I need to Sleep following our conversation in the lift about things that make us feel ugly (like eyebags and pimples), i decided to post an Dark Eye Circles/Eye Bags 101 entry. What? Actually just buildup of fluid, undereye bags often signal that you're not getting an adequate amt of sleep, ie seven to nine hours of sleep a night. As with bags, dark circles--which are simply veins showing through the thin skin, also result from a lack of sleep. Why Sleep? Sleep is when your body rejuvenates. Blood flow and circulation increases, eliminating waste products and delivering vital nutrients, like oxygen, to your skin. If you're getting plenty of shut-eye and still have puffy eyes, the culprit may be allergies, too much salt in your diet, poor circulation, hormonal changes, hereditary factors or simply the aging process. How now brown cow? 1. Apply a cold compress of rosemary tea to increase circulation 2. Eye massage (think primary school and those ridiculous finger exercises they taught you. they can now come in handy.) 3. Concealer 4. Cucumber If all else fails, there's surgery to remove the excess skin and fats under the eye. BUT i rather not, so i think i'll just go get some sleep. and maybe i should stop sleeping at erm. *looks around for a clock* 3.45am from now on.