Puffy eyes? Dark circles under the eyes? These are very common among bloggers like me. Since most of the work I do comes after the kids are tucked in their beds, I most often suffer from puffy eyes the following morning. However I have learned some tricks to get rid of dark circles under eyes.

  • Cucumber and tea bag – apply a cool cucumber on top of your closed eyes for 15 to 20 minutes. If you don’t have cucumber at home, use a tea bag. Place it inside the fridge and once it’s cold, place it over your eyes for 10 – 15 minutes. You can opt to have chamomile, since it is believed to have a very relaxing effect.
  • Moisturize – apply a moisturizing cream under the skin before going to bed. But keep in mind that the skin under our eyes is very thin, so use your ring finger (it doesn’t have too much force) to apply a dab of cream and gently massage it.
  • Sleeping position – head should be slightly elevated when you sleep. Avoid using very flat pillow or a very high one. Gravity will cause fluid to accumulate in your lower eyelids which can create shadows.
  • Protect your eyes from the sun –apply eye creams with at least SPF 15 at least thirty minutes before sun exposure.
  • Cover up – Concealer is my personal favourite. It brings wonders to my eyes and according to beauty expert, Bobbi Brown, “Concealer is the secret of the beauty universe.”

The next you get those dark circles, try these tricks, it might work!