Elle Australia - September 2019

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Q.ISTHERESOMETHINGI CAN

DOTOMAKEMYDARKUNDER-EYE

CIRCLES GOAWAY?SOMETHING

THATACTUALLYWORKS?

A.Therearemanymythssurrounding

darkcircles,butaccordingtothepros

it basicallycomesdowntoageingand

genetics.“Theskinaroundtheeyesis

10 times thinner thanthe skin on the

face,” explains Skinstitut expert Zoe

Devine. Ageing means a decrease

incollagenproductionand,overtime,

the skin around the eyes becomes

eventhinner andless elastic.“As we

lose density in this thin tissue, the

capillaries within the dermis become

more visible and give rise to the

appearanceofdarkcircles.”

Lifestyle habits such as smoking,

lack of sleep and a high-sugar diet

only speed up this ageing process

(all the more reason to cut back),

causing bloodtopoolinthose veins

under the eyes. Thisis

creamscomeinto use. oreye

creams that utilise caffeine, as this

acts as a vasodilator to open

up constricted vessels and get the

stagnant blood flow going,” says

Devine. Antioxidants like vitamin C

willkeeptheareabright,whileusing

a vitamin A formula at night will

promote healthy cell turnover and

keepthedelicateareaplump.

For those who have genetics

working against them, it’s a more

challengingroad.“Bonestructurecan

produce deep-set eyes and create

shadowing under the eye area,”

explains Devine. “Some people with

this issue are happy to consider

cosmetic injectables, such as dermal

filler,toreduceshadowing.”

Unfortunately,inthecaseofnatural

pigmentation,thiscan’tberemovedby

topical products. But don’t despair,

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Words: Kate Lancaster; Christopher Xi. Photography: Chris Collie; Sevak Babakhani (still-life); Jason Lloyd-Evans

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