How to Brighten Eyes in Seconds

Learn how to visibly brighten eyes and draw attention to your eyes with a simple routine using eye cream, concealer and mascara for bigger eyes.

Woken up late? Slept past your alarm? If you’ve had a bad night sleep or woken up on the wrong side of bed chances are you’re not in the mood to use a bunch of complicated makeup techniques to brighten eyes. As bigger eyes and brighter eyes often help to brighten the overall face and give you a well-rested, more “awake” look. If you’re looking to learn how to make eyes look bigger or how to brighten under eyes there’s a few products you can incorporate into your routine for brighter eyes in seconds -- without any complicated eyeshadow or time-consuming highlighting techniques.

Start with an Eye Cream

As dry and dehydrated skin can often dull the under-eye area and thus your overall complexion it’s a good idea to use a product in your skincare routine which targets the unique skin around your eyes. An eye cream is the perfect prep to help smooth the under eye area and give it a boost of hydration before you move onto your makeup and concealer – it can help to create the look of brighter eyes and some specific eye creams can even help to reduce the appearance of dark circles like our Advanced Génifique Eye Cream for example. Advanced Génifique Eye is specially formulated to target the unique skin around your eyes and is clinically tested to visibly reduce dark circles & wrinkles under eyes over time for visibly brighter eyes. **. Advanced Génifique Eye also helps improve the appearance of fine lines caused by dehydration or due to thinning skin, which can eventually deepen into wrinkles. You may also like to try Advanced Génifique Yeux Light-Pearl Eye – our illuminating eye concentrate. It’s a brightening eye serum that works to improve the appearance of dark circles, and visibly reduce eye bags (thus eyes look more awake!) Note: Hydration and radiance doesn’t just stop at the eyes – for even more anti-aging benefits and radiance try the Advanced Génifique skincare collection and our award-winning Advanced Génifique Face Serum.

Brighten Under Eyes with Concealer

If you’re looking how to brighten under eyes, concealer is the answer. The ultimate fix for helping to brighten eyes Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Concealer covers dark circles in seconds thanks to its full coverage formula with 24h wear and hydration that doesn’t cake or crease. To brighten under eyes apply concealer directly under the eyes and blend with your fingertips – use after applying Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation for a polished and even complexion. For an ultra-brightening effect choose a concealer in one shade lighter than your skin tone.

Bonus: Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Concealer isn’t just great for brightening the under eye area and dark circles – the hydrating lightweight formula gives ultra-blendable full coverage that also works well on redness, discoloration, and blemishes.

Make Eyes Look Bigger with Mascara

Whilst concealer may help to brighten under eyes it shouldn’t be the final step in your quest to get bigger and brighter eyes. If you’re looking how to make eyes look more awake -- mascara is a non-negotiable (and it can add a load of impact in just a few coats). There are many different mascaras on the market but which mascara should you use to make your eyes look bigger? When it comes to making your eyes look bigger and wide-awake – look to a lash lifting mascara. Lash Idole Lash Lifting Mascara is specially crafted to create an eye-opening fanned out and lifted lash look which can help to make eyes look bigger in an instant. The lightweight formula ensures lashes feel feathery soft whilst the curved wand with 360 micro-bristles helps to push up and fan out the lashes to create an open eye effect and instant lash lift. Apply a few coats to instantly open up the eyes and make them look more awake.

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**Based on expert grading in a 6-week clinical study