Nieves Álvarez uses plastic wrap to soften crow's feet and eliminate dark circles: "It's my trick for those days when there's no one to hide your tired face."

Probably one of the areas of the face that most reveals the passage of time and also our pace of life are the eyes. Wrinkles begin to appear, dark circles and bags begin to appear and the upper eyelid, little by little, looks more and more droopy. Therefore, this area requires specific care and a lot of care in the skincare routine. And not only through specific products, but there are also small gestures and tricks that we can carry out without complications, and that are capable of giving our eyes a more rested and luminous appearance.

The model Nieves Álvarez, through her social networks, usually leaves us many interesting tips, and the last one she has shared is a specific one for the eye contour, and that has very good results.

Nieves Álvarez's anti-dark circles trick

What Nieves recommends doing is to use the occlusive effect of the plastic wrap to perform a more intensive treatment around the eyes. “It's my trick for those days when no one can hide the dark circles and tired face,” says the top.

The first thing the model recommends is, “apply a good amount of eye contour as a mask.” Here, as Alvarez has shown, we have to be generous and completely cover the contour of the product. The one she uses is Eye Lifting Cream from her brand, Nieves Beauty (42.99 euros), but obviously we can use whatever suits us best.

The second step is to cover the area with transparent film or reusable silicone patches. The ones Nieves shows are The Eternal Eye Patches from Santa Marina, which work very well and I really like them. Another option that I highly recommend is Yinger's Perpetual Eye Patches. To use the film we must cut out some pieces to cover the contour and adapt them well so that they act thanks to their occlusion.

For the effect to be as desired, you must let the product act for a long time. This way the active ingredients of the contour will be able to penetrate more deeply and water loss will be avoided. “Sometimes I fall asleep with them, so I leave them on all night,” Nieves confesses.

As a final step, the massage. After removing the film, we must massage the area gently with the fingertips, tapping, to promote the penetration of any remaining product.

The dark circles concealer is the second great ally after the treatment

If, like Nieves Álvarez, we have an important event coming up and we have put into practice this simple plastic wrap trick, we only have one last step left to enhance the result: resort to the dark circle concealer, our best ally to achieve a brighter, rested and more uniform look.

Ideally, the concealer should not be too dry or too creamy. An intermediate point so that it integrates well, does not crack or dry out the skin, but also not excessively creamy if we do not want it to go everywhere. Experts recommend using a pink or peach pre-concealer to cover purplish or very dark circles under the eyes.

Then we would apply the concealer, which must be the same tone as our skin, so that the result is even. Now, you should not exceed the amount, what makeup artists like Gregory Fuenmayor recommend is to “apply a couple of strategic points of luminous concealer on the tear duct and on the outside of the eye, blending outward with the fingertips,” explains the professional. This way we will not saturate the area and prevent the result from being artificial.

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