Over time my eyes have become very sensitive and itchy. I've always worn eye makeup -- tons and tons. I never go out without eye makeup. Love it but the last few years, just putting on eye liner is very itchy. So I have some work arounds. First, I use Visine soothing drops before trying to put on any makeup. I like Make Up Forever Aqua Eyes liner pencils -- soft and not too expensive. Sephora has them. Then I fill in with Milani eye liner. It's inexpensive and has an accurate brush. Drugstore.com has it. I've gone around with mascara but always come back to Lancome. They have a base coat/lash conditioner that makes the mascara go on easier and say on very well without irritation. Another mascara that has worked well is Laura Mercier though it didn't thicken enough for me LOL. There are a few removers that work well. I find I need more than one. Lancome's Bi Facil is my longtime staple. It gets most any eye make up off very easily. But then I go over my eyes with the Eye Scrub Lyban linked above -- also from drugstore.com It's sterile in sealed pouches and removes the little bits. I also sometimes use Klorane Floral lotion which is very mild. My eye lids were awfully dry a few years ago -- my skin has become dryer over all. I use Mario Badescu Special Eye Cream V every night. It's sheer and doesn't irritate. Mario Badescu, in NYC., is a salon that makes their own products which are quite gentle. I order those online and usually wait till they have a % off sale and free shipping around holidays. Their emails let you know. They are the best quality/value I've found overall for skin care and the choices are extensive. They have 8 different eye creams depending on skin needs. They also give free samples with order. And their Glycolic Foaming face wash removes all traces of makeup after the two removers -- but leaves skin moist. But there's a whole menu of those too, geared to skin type. I also really love their face creams -- it's hard for me to get any that really moisturize but theirs do. So many suggestions! Will be interesting to see what you like.

In Luke and Matthew the conception of Jesus is the virginal conception. In Matthew the wording that Joseph did not have sexual relations with Mary until after the birth of Jesus literally means Mary was not a life long virgin. Jews of that period other than sone ofcthe Essenes did not espouse virginity as a physical social or spiritual goal. The term immaculate conception refers to Mary conceived in the womb of her mother Anna without original sin. Anna and Joachim had sexual relations in order to conceive Mary after years of infertility. This story is not in the Bible. Much of it comes from the Protevangelion of James. The dogma developed later in the Middle Ages but was not made official until the mid 19th century. Many people confuse the virginal conception with the immaculate conception. Sorry for going way off topic.

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The results are in.... I used the under eye patches this morning and I have a mixed review. Alright, my under eye bags are exactly the same as they were pre-patches. So that is a disappointment. I have allergies and a string of autoimmune challenges, so I guess my eye bags are not going to budge. Not for these patches and certainly not for the various eye creams I've tried over the years. These are my bags it appears and I'd better learn to wear them proudly. On to the good part...the crows feet filled in so well it's amazing. The crinkly skin under the eyes also 'ironed' out. Bags are there, but crinkles smoothed over. I give these patches a thumbs up just for that. I'm going to try using a patch upside down on my upper lip, maybe tomorrow and see if it can fill in the lines from talking, eating, drinking and being alive that one gets there. That would be great if it did! On to the elevens some of us get between the brows, I think that if you cut a patch and stick it there, it might help with that if the grooves are not too deep (If cutting the patch doesn't ruin it of course). My elevens come and go--it all depends on how much the people in my life are pushing their limits with me. The more they misbehave consistently, I get elevens. If everyone is behaving themselves, my elevens fade down. The patches were comfortable to wear and did not irritate my cranky eyes anymore then they already are. I suspect it's not adhesive that keeps them in place because even band-aids give me a month long instant rash. I think it's the serum the patches are bathed in and the consistency of the patches themselves. Seems they will stick to just about anything due to that. There you go. I would use them again, but with expectations that my bags will not change for the better.