In airports, beauty experts can be recognized by their transparent cosmetic bag (never a plastic bag) with single-dose capsules for everything, if the trip is short, or the mini sizes that the best advent calendars treasured. It is likely that they also carry eye patches in their handbag, the perfect complement to XXL sunglasses to arrive at their destination with a fresh and deflated look. When there is half an hour to go, it is time to put them on, cover them and close your eyes waiting for the landing.
Beyond the plane or the trips, they give a lot of play and erase the effects of fatigue and stress in marathon days. They hydrate and restore the skin tone around the eyes while eliminating visible signs of fatigue and are extremely easy to apply. They are the shortest way to reduce bags, dark circles, wrinkles and puffy eyes that reveal a bad day or a bad night. A flash remedy that works in record time – from 10 to 30 minutes maximum – and that helps to face the appointment or the meeting or the first morning glance in front of the mirror with a better face.
The secret is in its formula, in which active ingredients such as retinol or vitamin C and hyaluronic acid, along with other moisturizers and calmers, can work wonders. There are illuminators –some with 24 Kt gold– with a lifting effect, with caffeine and vitamin E to deflate bags…
There are still some in mascara format but the most manageable are in the shape of a half teardrop and a hydrogel texture that easily adheres to the eye contour. They are for occasional use, as there are already a multitude of sophisticated eye contours for day-to-day use, and they are not reusable, although they can be applied to the nasolabial folds (from the nose to the corners of the mouth) before discarding them, where they also work wonderfully. .
Some go further and work as a mask for weekly use to achieve a more long-term antiaging treatment. In this case, they are usually used at night and act during sleep to wake up with a good face. If they are used in the morning and the formula contains retinol, it is essential to use an SPF 50 sunscreen.
In times of TikTok, those with a visible logo or a color that stands out such as gold or black, much to the masculine taste, have a long history in networks, but the vast majority tend to be calm colors due to discretion. To get the most out of them, they must always be applied to clean skin, and it doesn’t hurt to do a mini massage by gently tapping the area with the tips of your fingers to stimulate microcirculation and make the skin more receptive. They are applied starting with the tear duct and spreading to cover the crow’s feet area. Almost immediately, and depending on your assets, you will notice how the swelling and bags contract.
Keep them in the fridge, for the cold increase this action, it is an absolute yes. If the patches are in single-dose sachets with liquid, the excess can be used as a serum.
