How to perk up a tired-looking face and eyes

A tired face and tired eyes happen to all of us and pretty much anything can cause them – from lack of sleep and a poor diet to environmental pollution and the wrong skin care routine. But there are simple ways to brighten the appearance of tired eyes with the best glowing skin care products that’ll turn up your complexion’s radiance and energy.

What are common signs of tired skin on the face and under the eyes?

If you have dull, flat skin on your face, fine lines, puffiness and dark circles under the eyes, you have tired skin. Tired skin can develop as a result of a lack of sleep, genetics, lifestyle choices, stress, and aging.

What causes tired eyes and dull skin?

Bright eyes and a radiant complexion are the poster child for good health and youthfulness. But as we age over time, or undergo stress from working and/or partying too hard without working out or eating well, it can impact the appearance of our eyes and skin. It could even be that excessively dry skin or a head cold has flicked the switch of our luminous glow.

Here are common reasons that cause your skin to look tired and the area under your eyes to look puffy:

Failure to shed dead skin cells can coat the skin like gray dust and prevent your skin from reflecting light.
Our world is more polluted than it’s ever been, which means tiny particles called ground ozone not only coat the skin but can penetrate our pores – scary but true!
Dehydration is also a major culprit of tired skin – when moisture is lost from the skin’s surface, our cheeks look more like a desert than a glossy swimming pool.
You may have a poor diet – you need lots of trace minerals, and collagen and antioxidant-rich foods (think colorful fruit and veggies, and good oils) to glow like a polished peach.
Time spent in the sun without a good quality sunscreen is a definite no-no!
Last one (we promise!) – your hormones during puberty, menopause, and while taking certain medications, can turn on you – leaving you with dark circles or bags under your eyes, and sallow skin.

Not to worry. Just when you thought the odds were stacked against you – there are just as many ways to turn the lights back on and own your glow! So let’s talk about the best skin care products that’ll help brighten the appearance of those tired eyes.

What is the best skin care routine to target tired skin on the face

Tired eyes are unmistakable. There’s not much you can do to disguise them with a hat or a heavy-duty foundation. So, how to minimize the appearance of bags under the eyes? Is it possible? And if you have bags under the eyes, you might also have dark circles. So let’s find out how to lessen the noticeability of dark circles, too.

Tips for treating tired skin around the eyes

Visibly improve your long-term appearance with contour eye gel

The answer is that you can’t simply make your bags or dark circles disappear instantaneously, however, our TOTAL EYE CONTOUR GEL can begin the process to visibly reduce the appearance of them. It is considered the best eye cream for dark circles and puffiness. It's enriched with plant-based Caffeine and Ginkgo Biloba to visibly depuff, target dark circles, and leave the eye contours looking more radiant and better rested. Remember those pollutants that can play havoc with your skin? Total Eye Contour Gel contains Clarins’ Anti-Pollution Complex to decrease the risk of the effects of environmental aggressors. It is also the best eye cream to use to prep eyelids for your eye makeup application and long-lasting wear.

For signs of aging around the eyes: use anti-aging eye cream

For the best under eye cream for aging skin, you can’t go wrong with CLARINS TOTAL EYE REVIVE. This eye cream helps improve the appearance of fine lines and puffiness.

For dry skin around the eyes, hydrate!

When life hasn’t been kind and you need serious skin care products that can deliver well-rested, wide-awake eyes – reach for Clarins’ TOTAL EYE HYDRATE. If you’re wondering how to reduce the appearance of dark circles – this is one of the best ways to start the process. Super-quenching Organic Leaf of Life delivers maximum skin hydration to help tired-looking eyes – and the lightweight texture melts comfortingly into the skin. You can use the eye mask as a 10-minute express mask, or leave it on all night for an intensive dose of moisture while you sleep.

Use Double Serum for glowing skin around the eyes and the rest of your face

Clarins’ Double Serum targets dull skin and leaves you instantly feeling at your most comfortable while achieving a visibly more youthful-complexion with just a few days of application.

Clarins’ beauty experts crafted the new Double Serum with 22 plant extracts that target signs of aging directly, including Turmeric, Organic Strawberry Tree Fruit, Organic Giant Provencal Reed Extract, and Ginger Lily to:

Visibly firms and boost the skin’s energy and radiance while reducing wrinkles
Provide the skin with much needed moisture and nourishment
Strengthen the skin’s natural moisture barrier in a single moment
Defend against signs of aging like puffy, dull eyes and crow’s feet

Learn more about how to care for mature skin here.

What lifestyle changes can improve dull skin and tired eyes?

For bright eyes in the long term – make a few simple lifestyle changes that will work alongside your best under eye cream and skin care routine.

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

Skin hydration begins from the inside out. Drink plenty of water each day

Reduce stress with sleep and exercise

Get a good night’s sleep, and take up a relaxing hobby like yoga or dancing to counteract stress aging.

Make healthy diet choices

Do what your mamma told you – eat your vegetables and enjoy a rainbow of fresh fruits. No skin care routine will be effective without a healthy lifestyle to boot.

Start your daily skincare routine for glowing skin

With Clarins’ best skin care products and a healthy change here and there – you’ll own not only a visibly radiant skin complexion but you’ll glow from within!