How do I get rid of puffy eyes and dark circles?

The quickest way to send under-eye bags packing is to prop up your head on a pillow at night to help the fluid drain. You can also apply cold, seeped black-tea sachets over your eyelids for a few minutes in the morning — the tannin in this tea shrinks swollen blood vessels. Then treat darkness around the eyes by patting on a few pea-size dots of eye cream containing a mild acidic ingredient like vitamin C to even out your skin tone. If that doesn’t do the job, dab on a brightening foundation with light-reflecting pigments. Set it in place with a dusting of loose powder.