Puffy eye bags any solutions

Cucumber slices are supposed to do the trick.

Ahahahaha the least of your worries - and here goes for a laugh- my kind of yoddling

youtu.be/O4QzHeUE-CM

sing with me ...

Cold teabags were suggested to me once. I can't remember if they work or not.

Apparently haemorrhoid cream works. Not that I've tried it yet.

I've tried all the above including haemorrhoid cream. No noticeable difference I am sad to say

granjura
Thanks for the link, I'm learning to yodel

Surgery then?

Its not exactly a miracle cure.....but for several years I've been using Neals Yard white tea gel and its reduced my bags and seems to be keeping them at bay very well.

Have you tried minimising them with makeup? Plenty of youtube vids on techniques.

I've started to get puffy eyes when I get up but it's water retention as it does go after a while. Not nice though. If I have a man again it will be the old saying "They go to bed with Gilda and wake up with me" Rita Hayworth quote. Mind you, I don't know what Gilda looked like!

witch hazel gel just dab some around the eye area, its really soothing to.

I have used all manner and makes of eye creams and have found them largely to be the same but now I use Optrex Actimist (you spray it onto closed eyes) the puffiness is much less and the itching is relived. I read somewhere that dietary remedies give some relief - perhaps if its water retention cutting down/eliminating salt - I don't know really its waffle morning here.

What I have found recently as camouflage is white lipstick. Sounds strange I know but it sticks on nicely and covers the dark bits I have under my eyes. I used to use Touch Eclat and other types like that, but find they wear off after a short while.

I bought the white lipstick some time a go from a website for goths

overthehill apparently stuff which is light/white works by bouncing the light, taking the emphasis away from the area.

Never thought about white lipstick-what a brilliant idea.

I've thought about kids' white face paint, though. Haven't done it yet..

You should drink plenty of water, ice-cold water, apply aloe vera. Its very effective.

Apropos of nothing on this thread, I am intrigued by your name, William Robinson. There was a famous Field Marshall by that name who was the first to rise to that rank from private. Or is it the full name of Will Robinson from 'Lost in Space'? Or perhaps perfectly random? Sorry everyone, will bow out now.

That will teach me to butt in. The Field Marshall's name was Robertson. Ahhh. Anno D.

Has anyone tried a lip stain? I want a natural look without a glossy finish

I've tried a lip stain Marian and it was dreadful to get off! The slightest smudge in the wrong place stuck with me all day, no way could it be wiped off. If you have a very steady hand, give it a go, but stock up on some heavy duty make remover.

A very vain male friend of ours had plastic surgery to reduce his eye bags. He insisted that his eye surgeon, after laser treatment, told him it was helpful for his recovery.
We went out for lunch with him and his wife two weeks ago and the bags were back as big as ever perhaps proving it is a temporary measure.

You may be lacking Zinc.

Thanks ChewBacca - sorry seem to have invaded another thread!

Try Instantly ageless, its really good, you just dab it on and the bags miraculously disappear, you can get it on ebay or Amazon, 5 little ampoules for under £10 you can get a few applications out of them,
Some hairdressers sell it, which is how i found out about them
You might not want to use them all the time,but for special occasions

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