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Some of the main causes for why we get these nasty little beauty blunders can include:
Allergies
Heredity
Emotional stress
Smoking
Obssesive rubbing of the eyes
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My mom calls them her raccoon mask, I just call them a nuisance (see photo above). I absolutely loathe the dark circles under my eyes that make me look tired, angry and just plain ole ugly. Before becoming an esthetician I tried everything from caffeine roll on eye gels, to spot removers and any other toxic brew that I could find on the shelf of the drug store for some relief. To no avail, I was left broke with eyes that still looked like I just recovered from a beat down.
Some of the main causes for why we get these nasty little beauty blunders can include:
Allergies
Heredity
Emotional stress
Smoking
Obssesive rubbing of the eyes
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