Products for Dark Circles and Puffy, Tired Eyes

You're supposed to wear SiO's Eye & Smile patches overnight, while you sleep. For a quicker fix, though, you can apply them while you work, so long as you're wearing them for at least a few hours. That's long enough for the silicone patches — that's all they are — to capture and return moisture released by your skin. It also smooths existing wrinkles and prevents, via compression, new ones from forming.

The Bro Mask Eye Gels work well in a rushed routine. You leave them on for just 15 minutes, just under the bottom eyelid, and rub in the serum that's leftover after they've been removed. What's in the serum? Bakuchiol, caffeine, collagen, hyaluronic acid, peptides, green tea, licorice, and ginger. 

This is the first stick on this list. You use it in the same way you would chapstick, but it, of course, goes on the sensitive skin beneath your eye. The caffeine in it reduces puffiness, while the niacinamide fights wrinkles and fine lines. Plus, "We hear it also feels good to apply when your under the influence. Just a rumor though," the brand says. Not sure what that means. Try it and tell me?

Peter Thomas Roth's under-eye patches leverage hydration to address a number of issues. (AKA all of the ones I mentioned above.) The formulation comprises several sizes of Hyaluronic Acid, a hydrator, and healthy doses of collagen and caffeine combine forces.

These Anti-Fatigue Eye Patches are a super-fast — 10-15 minutes under each eye — resolution to puffiness and dryness, or, simply put, that all-around tired look about you on mornings when it was hard to remove yourself from bed. Caffeine does the obvious work (flatten inflammation), but centella asiatica offers longer-term, anti-aging properties. 

You use Patchology's FlashPatch Eye Gels before bed: put 'em on for five minutes, remove them, and rub the serum in. It seeps into the skin overnight, interrupted by you touching your face, outdoor air pollutants, or other products. Cucumber extract (for puffiness) and peptide complex (for fighting fine lines) are the standout ingredients. 

Because you're sticking this to your face, you can really use Oars + Alps' Wake Up Stick whenever and wherever you want. I'd still recommend the morning (when you're most tired) or evenings (when your skin responds best to reparative products), but this healthy kick of caffeine can't do any harm during the day.

No, this product is neither a mask nor a roll-on. It's its own cream...that you have squeeze and apply yourself! Gasp! But, here's why you should still get it: it's $10, and for the value you're getting a fragrance-free and ophthalmologist-tested formula that fights wrinkles and dark circles. 

Superstar ingredients like aloe, snow mushroom, and moringa seed oil join forces with caffeine in Huron's 2.0 iteration of the Eye Stick. You roll it on twice daily, and while you'll notice an immediate impact — a cool, hydrated feel — it takes six to eight weeks for real results. It's worth it, though, as this pen's both affordable and effective.

This is another roll-on option, but it specifically address puffiness. Glycerin, caffeine, citrus, and hops help hydrate the skin and reduce inflammation. Both happen fast and with only a handful of rolls back and forth.