9 Ways to Look Instantly More Awake
It was 8:46 a.m. on a Thursday in mid-October. I’d slept six hours, ice-rolled my face, and made it to my desk with a ginger kombucha in hand. Still, my reflection said: overextended. A colleague asked if I was sick. I wasn’t. Just deep into Q4—with a to-do list involving rescheduled SATs, hospice consults, and a shower that didn’t drain properly.
It was 8:46 a.m. on a Thursday in mid-October. I’d slept six hours, ice-rolled my face, and made it to my desk with a ginger kombucha in hand. Still, my reflection said: overextended. A colleague asked if I was sick. I wasn’t. Just deep into Q4—with a to-do list involving rescheduled SATs, hospice consults, and a shower that didn’t drain properly.
Tired eyes are hard to cover. You can have clear skin, a fresh haircut, maybe even a little color on your cheeks from your weekend hike in Topanga Canyon—but if your eyes are puffy or heavy-lidded, you will still look like someone who fell asleep reading Instagram reels about longevity in bed (full disclosure: if you are not already following @peterattiamd, I highly recommend).
So I made it a project. Over the course of several weeks, I tested everything from prescription drops to cooling tools to every clean mascara that claimed to lift, curl, or fake a lash extension. I also asked a few derms I trust—Dendy Engelman, MD; Dhaval Bhanusali, MD; and Anetta Reszko, MD—what actually works.
Here’s the short list: nine things that make your eyes look more awake—even when you’re running on menopausal-mom fumes.
“I start every morning the same way: caffeinating my brain and chilling my face. I keep goop Lift + Depuff Eye Masks in a little beauty fridge in the corner of my bedroom and slap them on while brushing my teeth and checking Slack. “Cold therapy narrows blood vessels and helps drain excess fluid that accumulates around the eyes,” explains Engelman. Reszko recommends using anything from chilled eye masks and cold spoons to high-tech depuffing wands. “The cooling effect helps reduce puffiness.”
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