Baggage... Dark Baggage

I, like EVERYONE else have baggage. Daddy baggage, ex-boyfriend baggage, college & financial baggage. I'm starting to think of this baggage as color coordinated, well planned baggage. I've reorganized and packed it all tightly and am getting ready to toss it... ALL of it. With that being said, my EVERYDAY baggage is that of a a gal with lots of pigment... around the eyes. Undereye baggage!

There are many causes such as:

1. Allergies
2. Eczema
3. Heredity (BINGO!)
4. Stress/Smoking/Alcohol Use
5. Nasal Congestion
6. Pigmentation Irregularities
7. Rubbing or scratching your eyes
8. Sun Exposure
9. Thinning skin and loss of fat and collagen (aging)

For me, #s 1,3,4 & 7-9 may be factors but even as a teen #3 was clear (no pun intended)! My grandpa is where it all starts... as pictured below at my 8th grade graduation.



My the struggle has been between not-enough-coverage and so-white-it's-grey when applying undereye concealer. I've tried Avon, Almay, Mary Kay and just recently... Mac. And NOTHING works the way it should.

No worries though! I stumbled across the MOST interesting beauty tip I've heard YET and HAD to share. Deep brown corrector is said to be the 'secret'. "The bright pigmentation of the product works to even your skin tone before applying any foundation or concealer. What’s so great about it is it can be used for dark spots on any part of your face, not just under your eyes" as noted on Birchbox Blog.

Other products to note for this pesky little prob?

• M.A.C. Lipstick in So Chaud
• YSL's Touche Eclat
• Smashbox's Photo Op Under Eye Brightener
• Benefit's Ooh La Lift

Pics and reviews to come soon! In the meantime... gonna get to planting a money tree for vanity spending. :)