Fighting Bags with Bliss Eye Mask
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At the age of 21, I have the under eye bags of a middle-age power bitch, and that is not— I’ll repeat that, NOT— acceptable.
The Cause:
“Fluid retention due to changes in weather (for example, hot, humid days), hormone levels or eating salty foods, sleeping flat on your back, not getting enough sleep, allergies or dermatitis, especially if puffiness is accompanied by redness and itching, [and/or] heredity,” are five causes of under eye puffiness according to MayoClinic.com.
The Fix:
There are a thousand and one ways to solve my little problem with unwanted eye luggage, I could try sleeping in an elevated position, but I would inevitable get no sleep because of the discomfort. I could change my college kid diet of fast food and green tea— for good measure— but, why would I want to do that? I could layer on tons of make-up in an effort to disguise them, but I’m a 1-2-3 make-up kind of girl, eyeliner, blush and lipstick. There are also the old-fashioned remedies of cold spoons, tea bags and cucumbers. I, however, am a modern power-bitch-in-the-making and would rather head to my local cosmetic store to get my hands on a quick fix— don’t judge me, it’s the American way— in the form of Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Eye Mask ($54).
The little de-puffing pads are soaked in “3 forms of glow-inducing oxygen, antioxidant vitamin C and puff pummeling cucumber extract.” Leave them on for 15 minutes and feel an odd cooling sensation, which, in my mind, means it’s working.
The Results:
After spending $86 on the eye mask and a tube of the Baggage Handler Eye Gel ($28) and 15 minutes processing time, I’m not fully de-puffed, some of my under eye luggage were definitely checked. My battle against the bag will be a continuous one, but I hate to lose, so bags beware!
p.s. In the picture, I’m only wearing a bit of blush, lipstick and eyeliner, and there was no retouching done— take that Vogue!
