The hack
Utilizing a small chilly compress with a tip – on this case, a frozen lipstick barrel – to alleviate darkish circles.
The promise
Chilly compresses are an incredible reliever of swelling, and utilizing one thing small with a tip ought to (in concept) be efficient on dilated blood vessels. The query is whether or not an outdated lipstick is the most effective software for the job. TikTok appears to suppose so.
The check
Everybody from cold-bath fanatic Wim Hof to Hollywood legends (Joan Crawford splashed her face with chilly water 25 instances every morning) has extolled the virtues of “icing” your face to extend circulation and scale back irritation. However that is needlessly time-consuming. First, I eliminated the lipstick remnants from the bullet with a cuticle stick (time: half-hour). Then I cleaned it with rubbing alcohol to keep away from bacterial contamination (10 minutes). Lastly, I crammed the tube with water and put it upright within the freezer (three minutes by propping it up with vegan Magnums). Subsequent day, behold: a tiny ice curler. Utilizing it in circles round my eyes was cooling – and it did depuff the realm slightly – however not more than a chilly flannel or ice dice in clingfilm would have carried out. My darkish circles had been unchanged and the ice melted in about 30 seconds.
The decision
Resolutely fashion over substance. For one minute of ice-rolling, I’d reasonably pop my face right into a bowl of ice-cold water.
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