Geting rid of those purple marks under your eye?

Caesar_Bojangle

I've had these dark purple marks under my eyes for years now. They are not actually bags but a really dark shade of purple which on normal people are either a light yellow or white but make me resemble a terminal junkie or someone who has just been punched in both eyes. Anyone know how to make them vanish?

Gordon

Gosh, I think that is a very tricky one.

Do you sleep well? Do you eat 3 times a day? Do you drink or take drugs?

Riamfada

Well staying up all night drinking more than three times a week would deffo cause that on anyone, drugs, including hash would cause that.

Durden

Long sleep. Long long sleep. i get em to sometimes, they come and go

Mutz

Try going for some long walks... might be something to do with not enough sunshine (I'm probably wrong).

Eat healthy food and give up the smokes (Had them too, gave up smoking and they're kinda gone, just have permenant pink eye now! lol thats from staring at the screen too long).

deimos

i was suffering from bad itches about a year ago and i had the same problem with the black bags under the eyes.... i began taking vitamin a suppliments, the itchey rashes went but so did the bags, i dont know whether it was co-incidence or whether it actually done something, i have them again and i ament taking the vitamin a things....... so maybe their worth a shot

Mewzel

my theory is that they never go away. ive had them for years and i dont drink, smoke, do drugs and always eat and sleep well.

be prepared to be plagued for the rest of your life, or you could get a really good concealer.

Victor

Wear make-up?

Caesar_Bojangle

I'm a relatively healthy guy, get an average of 7 hours sleep weekdays and 9 at the weekend. I have not drank alcohol in three months and when i do drink its no more than say 5 pints maximum, i dont even drink tea or coffee and have never touched drugs/cigarettes. But for some bizarre reason i have these purple marks, not bags as some of you suggested.

Mewzel

do you have really pale skin? cause i do and im pretty sure thats what makes them more prominent than other peoples

eth0_

I have the same thing as caesar. I don't drink, don't smoke or do drugs to any extent, walk for about 45 mins a day, and i still get this purple colour under my eyes (no bags).

I drink a stack of water and get 7 hrs sleep min too, can't think what could be causing them. Maybe something to do with circulation

sunbeam

Alas I have them too. Rarely drink, don't smoke or do drugs. In many cases they can be hereditary. I find lack of sleep definitely makes them worse.

I agree that being a whiter shade of pale (as I am) makes them more obvious. It kind of rules out the usual cosmetic advice to use a yellow toned concealer too. Boots do a pinky toned one which helps a lot.

LegacyUser

I kind of have the lightly black bags under my eyes.. I suppose I do get enough sleep at the end of the week, but I smoke & drink a lot
also also do drugs(hash,pills and cocaine) but by some of the posts here... it doesn't look like any of the above I metioned has anyhting to do with them, in all I think its lack of sleep/lazyness...

Samba

http://www.hps-online.com/nbagman.htm

You may find an answer there.

I have small purple marks under my eyes aswell they generally arent that noticable unless you look for them, but ie I got a fright when i woke and saw them last new years day, up all night, drinking/drugs smokes.

eth0_

lol did you click on the 'cure' link? You have to buy something. Great!

Len - i'm sure abusing drugs like you are is hardly improving your complexion and knowing a couple of people who regularly do those same drugs, they have pretty ****ty skin and purple/redness under their eyes.