Brighten your complexion with Benefit’s Erase Paste

If you’re like me, dragging yourself out of your cozy bed for work in the morning is enough of an ordeal. A cup of coffee might clear the fog from your brain, and a hot shower can do wonders for the skin and hair. But one look at the dark circles under your eyes, and all those efforts have accomplished zilch. You’re not fooling anybody. Not to mention later, during those romantic dinners by candlelight, when the flickering candles suddenly cast your poor tired eyes into zombie-like relief.

Solution? Benefit has created a concealer cream, Erase Paste, which manages to tackle the dark circles under your eyes head-on. The cream comes in a little jar about the size of a lip balm container, but a little goes a long way. Thick enough to cover the most stubborn dark spots, “Erase Paste” requires only a small dab under each eye with the provided spatula. After blending, your skin is lighter and brighter. The product is available in several shades to suit your skin tone. Ingredients include soybean oil, petrolatum, and lanolin, among others. Be sure to moisturize under the eyes before applying, if you suffer from dry skin. The cream can be used for blemishes or other shadowy areas of the face as well, but it works best on the eyes.

Maybe you can erase that zombie look after all.

Benefit Cosmetics Erase Paste, available at Sephora - $26