I actually don't really wear white or nude eyeliner often. I have the nyx one. The reason is because I'm forgetful. I usually do my make up at work and I wear the same thing everyday. A white eyeliner is just not in that make up bag which it really should.

This entry actually reminds me to keep my white eyeliner in my everyday make up bag. I do prefer peach though. I look white looks REALLY obvious on my so I prefer peach/nude. I think it's more natural than white.

I like using white eyeliner to highlight the inner corners, but I really dislike using it to line the entire bottom lid. I don't know, maybe I'm doing it wrong, but somehow when I line the entire bottom lid, I feel it stands out waaaay more than I want it to … or it turns a bit "gray" in colour cos eyeshadow powder or whatever falls on it.
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Oh my. I totally hate the way the second and third girl you have pictured looks. It is just so fake looking – I can totally tell that they have added something in the hopes of looking more awake or bright-eyed.

On the other hand, I much prefer to go without white liner on the water-line. If it was meant to be white, it would be already. Instead, I dab it in the corner of my eyes and smudge it so it subtly makes things look brighter – much easier on the eyes (pun intended) and it doesn't make you look like an alien. If you want to really put something on your waterline, nude liner is the way to go. I would use a lighter nude, probably very close to a shade that could almost be white, but not going too far. It should make things look a bit more uniform, especially if paired with a good concealer.

As for drinking water and sleeping, I do too much sleeping and not enough water drinking. Need to balance out the two. I do, however, now spend more time on my beauty routine by focusing on my eyes. I use a brightening eye cream that does wonders without me packing on the concealer and looks a lot more natural.

Another way to look more awake and bright: use a good highlighter for your cheek-bones paired with a very lovely, define brow. The brows frame your face and really give it a good shape – defining my brows adds more dimension and texture to my face, taking the beholder's eye away from my circles / bags and focusing on how well my brows look. The highlighter also acts as another draw away from the circles / bags, but in a more subtle fashion, which is why alone it isn't a good "shield."

All in all, I prefer natural. It is human nature, biologically, to occasionally have to deal with circles and bags. I don't mind that very much. Obviously, however, if you are very ill and/or they are super noticeable you might want to do some damage control.

Thanks for the post – it makes me consider my options more when confronted with this particular issue!