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Beauty tips: Don’t let your eyes give you away

It is important to start a good eye-care routine in your early 30s

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Eimear Hutchinson
Mon Aug 31 2015 - 12:00

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As time passes, certain parts of our appearance can give our age away. It is important to start a good eyecare routine in your early 30s.

Creams and gels designated specifically for the eyes are essential, as the skin around the eye area is thinner than skin on the rest of the body. The pace of life these days means that many of us don’t drink enough water or get enough sleep, both common causes of dark circles and puffiness around the eyes.

In order to combat these problems, there are a number of tools you can use in your attack. Clinique All About Eyes Serum De-Puffing Eye Massage (€30) and Garnier Caffeine Eye Roll-On (€13.99) are both brilliant products for reducing dark circles and puffiness in the morning, especially if you store them in the fridge.

Bia Beauty is an Irish company based in Cork that has a wonderful eye cream, Stop the Clock (€16.95, biabeauty.com), which combines essential oils, arnica and aloe vera to produce a cooling and healing eye gel to instantly brighten tired eyes. Massage a small amount of the cream into the area around the eyes with the fingertips, making little circles. The mini-massage helps apply the eye gel evenly and relaxes the skin and muscles.

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