For most women today, life is busy and way overscheduled. Too many days and nights of burning the candle at both ends and too little sleep can result in puffy eyes and dark undereye circles.

To wake up the tired face and get the eyes ready to look out on another morning, end your morning cleansing routine with a refreshing toner. This will tighten pores, moisturize and revitalize your skin - leaving it ready for your makeup application.

For puffy eyes, one of my favorite products is Mary Kay’s Indulge Soothing Eye Gel. Keep this little pot of gel in the fridge and when you apply it to tired, puffy eyes they will immediately feel refreshed. The botanical formula reduces puffiness and improves the skin’s firmness and elasticity.

To hide dark circles, use a salmon or yellow-based concealer. Then just apply your foundation and usual makeup and you will feel and look alive!

Avon has added to their amazingly effective ANEW Clinical line with two new products.

ANEW Clinical Eye Lift is a dual treatment that comes with a gel for upper eyes and a cream for under the eyes. The results are these:

Upper Eye Gel
After 1 Week: 91% of women said the eyelid area looked and felt firmer.
After 4 Weeks: Helps reduce sagging and drooping.
Under Eye Cream
After 1 Week: 87% of women saw less puffiness.
After 4 Weeks: Visibly reduces dark circles and crepiness.

They also introduced ANEW Clinical Advanced Retexturing Peel which they say is superior to a professional 35% glycolic peel with 100% of women using it seeing improvement in texture, clarity, clogged pores and sun damage.

Avon is introducing these two products and offering them together as a package with a free light-up mirror as a bonus gift. Currently selling for $42 for the 3-pc set.

What really works to reduce puffiness under eyes? For years the rumor has been that models use Preparation H to shrink puffiness under the eye area. The makers of Preparation H make no such claim and in fact, the ingredient that was supposed to effect this shrinkage, yeast, is no longer included in the formula.

The old home treatments of tea bags and cucumbers do work to an extent. Soak tea bags in cold water before applying one to each eye. Tea acts as an astringent to reduce the fluid in the tissue. Or slice up a cuke and settle back with a couple of slices over your eyes. Another option is to use potato slices. If nothing else, you will feel relaxed and refreshed.

Puffiness under the eyes could be the sign of a medical condition(high blood pressure or allergies for instance), water retention or just genetics. If your doctor has told you they are not the result of any health problem, then basically you just have fluid trapped in the tissue under the eye. Avoid excessive intake of salt (which causes bloating), drink lots of water, get plenty of rest and try one of the traditional home remedies.