The skin around the eyes needs extra TLC since it’s prone to puffiness, wrinkles, crow’s feet, dark circles and sagging. You need to keep it strong and healthy by nourishing and protecting it. Then you can dress your eyes up with the dramatic shades of blue and bronze that fill some of the hot new compacts on beauty counters right now.
What you need to know:
The skin around the eyes is four times thinner than the skin on the rest of the face and has few oil glands – leaving it vulnerable to moisture loss.
A lot of facial movement happens around the eyes and that contributes to wrinkles. Did you know we blink around 11,000 times a day – and women blink more than men?
Since it’s particularly fragile, the skin around the eyes shows signs of ageing first and fastest.
Smoking can lead to more under-eye wrinkles. That’s because toxins in the smoke speed up the breakdown of collagen and slow the growth of new cells.
Regular moisturisers can be too heavy and irritating for the eye area.
Dark circles are caused by micro-leaks from the tiny blood vessels beneath your eyes. Your bone structure and skin tone can make the problem seem worse.
Eye products should be applied in tiny dots and then smoothed into skin by gently patting – never rub or pull.
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