CAFFEINE FREE

feel like the bags under your eyes need to be checked into an airplane's overhead compartment? getting enough rest and still have friends naming you after a tasty biscuit snack? hellooo panda! fret not, help is here. (:


before you start piling up on eye masks/gels/creams like no tomorrow after realising the shadows under your eyes are not cast by your luscious lashes, lets start by doing a simple evaluation like how all sensible people would. heh.

do you have, brown dark circles? blue dark circles? or puffy eyes? ive got a little of all, especially puffy eyes ): so yeah, all my boxes are checked. sigh.

brown dark circles (i dont mean sexy smoky brown eyes) are caused mainly by excessive melanin production, or hereditary reasons. also, as you age, the thinner the skin under your eyes get, thus making the circles more obvious.

blue dark circles are harder to conceal but easy to rid off, because they are caused by the lack of sleep. so a good night's rest is all you need, or rather proper sleeping hours and routine.

puffy and dry undereyes are due to an imbalanced diet, high salt intake and water retention. watch out heartbrokens, crying yourself to sleep, binging on salted chips and choking on water before you sleep will guarantee that you look as terrible as you feel, so chin up, tomorrow will be a better day!

ive been using Ettusais’s new tinted eye zone tinted colour essence and the eye zone massaging essence for a couple of days now and to sum the experience up in 3 words, “a pleasant surprise.”

to combat brown dark eye circles while concealing them in the day, ettusais has came up with this loaded pen of creamy goodness of tinted essence. it has vitamins C and E derivitives to improve blood circulation and prevents melanin formation, also it comes with a soft brush tip for gentle and easy application!

use this after your pre-makeup base for a natural finish, or pat on more after your foundation for stubborn shadows.


my skin on my left undereye is slightly dry and prone to irritation, so i try not to pat on too much of it to prevent a cakey appearance, but as a result, the dark shadows are still slightly visible.the coverage isnt as fantastic as a normal concealer, but its pretty decent for an eye essence with dual properties.

whats awesome about it is after i take off the concealer at night after a day of errands, my dark eye circles do not appear darker than how it looks in the morning, betraying signs of how tired i actually am.

it worked great for my right undereye, so if your dark eye circles arent social-life threatening and you havent got dry skin under the eyes, the eye zone tinted colour essence actually works like a charm.

also, not forgetting the eye zone massaging essence which really impressed me. this gel like essence easily tops the list of one of the best eye gels ive ever used. reduction of puffiness and lightening of dark undereye circles could be seen the first night i tried it. its also moisturising enough without the heaviness of a cream, so worry not about milia seeds!

the ettusais brochure that ive got has this easy massage technique which i coupled with the essence. ive done up a short video on the application and massage techiques, i hope it helps you guys! the volume's rather soft though, and i massaged the wrong way round for the first step. heh. sorry! how embarrassing.

here's the massage techiques in pictorial form taken from the brochure for girls who do not have the time to pick one up at the counters. (:

okay, i hope all of you enjoyed this post and found it useful. stay fresh for the new year and in the meanwhile, banish those dark eye circles!

(retail price for the tinted essence, $39. the massaging essence, $56.)