Stage Makeup Advice

I'm working on a show right now that requires the prescence of "baggy eyes" in one character, you know the under-eye hell circles that are usually aimed to be removed? I've tried a few techniques so far, (Purple eye-shadow, bruise cream, yellow swell color on purple eye-shadow), but haven't come up with a satisfactory outcome. I am using Ben-Nye makeup. Any advice?

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A simple method would be to use either brown eyeliner (sharp) or brown creme makeup and a fine brush and create 2 or 3 lines under your eyes that follow the contour of the eye, then blending a highlight color (light beige) above each line fading into the next one. The first line should be right on the bone beneath your eye, and the next one or two should be about 1/8 inch below that one. Don't use black and white for shadows and highlights- your skin is PINK or BEIGE if you are Caucasian and BROWN if you are African American. Black and white are simply in a color family that doesn't make sense for use on the face when making shadows.

To be safe, you really should either consult an expert in person or purchase a useful guidebook such as the one DrMark suggested.

Hope this helps!!
(you can PM me with questions)

Thank you so much for the suggestions! I'm going to try them all right now.

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