Some puffiness is gentic, and no eye cream will erase or reduce it. But if your bags come and go, fluid retention is probably the cause. Salty dinners, late nights, a cocktail or two – they can all make your body hold on to water. “Since the lid skin is thinner than else where on your face, you’ll notice swelling more,” explains jody A. Levine, M.D., a New York City dermatologist.

To the Rescue: Thanks to the pull of gravity, morning facial puffiness is usually gone by lunchtime. To speed things up, try placing a chilled eye compress, cold watersoaked tea bags, or cucumber slices over the lids for five minutes. Cold constricts blood vessels and reduces , swelling, says DR. Levine. The caffeine in many eye creams is tightening, too. “Gently press on the bones around your eyes as you apply it. The pressure helps stimulate circulation and drain excess fluid.”