Like I'm five: Eye cream

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I don't know how to use eye cream. I sort of thought that I should just shut my eyes and smear the cream all over my eye area, but then some cream inevitably gets in my eyes and burns. Am I just supposed to rub it under my eyes? I feel like I didn't get some of the appropriate "being a girl" genes!

[cjeanette]

I focus on undereye and the outer corner.

[mfluder]

Like the others said, just go under eye (and side of eye - where crows feet might eventually show up). You can put any left over around your eye, but really, I'd keep your eyes open, so you can really getting under your eye up to the lashes, and on the side corner.

Also, random, but I highly recommend actually using eye cream, and not random moisturizer. I just say this, because this is what I found out my mom was doing, and she didn't understand why it was stinging her.

[mfluder]

Oh, and its recommended to use your ring finger to pat it in, not rub (because that finger is weaker) to avoid encouraging wrinkles.

[ejpint]

All of this, I also go as far down as my cheekbones, where you might start to see those laughlines/crows feet spread. I use one that's anti-wrinkle but also helps with brightening for my undereye circles. I pat under my eye first, then up around the crease of my eyelid. If there's still a smidge left, I rub it on the backs of my hands for extra wrinkle prevention

[Deleted]

Thanks ladies! You are so helpful.

And DAMN is it hard to be a woman! Patting with your ring finger? Sheesh!

[noodleoo]

Wait, rubbing across your eyes causes wrinkles? How? I do that every day!

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Jul 15, 2012 8:59:03 GMT -5 v said:

Jul 14, 2012 21:57:27 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

Wait, rubbing across your eyes causes wrinkles? How? I do that every day!

skincare.about.com/od/skin101/tp/avoidingeyewrinkles.htm

(See number two)

Squinting and furrowing your brow will also cause wrinkles (eventually)

I do way too much furrowing. I have made a conscious effort to stop since I am seeing a vertical line forming between my eyes. I think I'll be at the dermatologist's office for Botox in the next ten years. :-(

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Jul 15, 2012 8:59:03 GMT -5 v said:

skincare.about.com/od/skin101/tp/avoidingeyewrinkles.htm

I CANNOT stop sleeping on my belly!!

[mfluder]

Jul 15, 2012 11:00:34 GMT -5 @redbellpeppers said:

Jul 15, 2012 8:59:03 GMT -5 v said:

skincare.about.com/od/skin101/tp/avoidingeyewrinkles.htm

I CANNOT stop sleeping on my belly!!

ah crap. I didn't know this one. Crap.