How To Soothe Tired Eyes

The skin around your eyes is 40 per cent thinner than that of the rest of your face, making it particularly delicate and susceptible to damage and changes. It's no surprise it is one of the first places to show signs of fatigue and ageing.

While many beauty insiders devote time to fine-tuning their skincare routine, many spend little time addressing their eye care. While face creams and serums benefit our overall complexion, your eye area calls for a nourishing regimen of its own.

1. Eye Balm

Forgo heavy eye creams that can result in increased puffiness and look to rich yet light balms that deeply penetrate and soothe tired skin. Minenssey's Rejuvenating Repairing Eye Balm features a powerhouse plant active combo of Kakadu plum and pomegranate, as well as SWT-7, a patented ingredient that's clinically proven to improve skin in seven days. The balm also helps to stimulate the production of epidermal growth factors in the skin, lessening the deepest of expression lines while still allowing you to smile.

Minenssey Rejuvenating Repairing Eye Balm, $90

2. Silk pillowcase

While DNA is largely to blame for under-eye puffiness and dark circles, sleep deprivation and excessive consumption of alcohol and sugar can trigger fluid retention, and enhance under-eye baggage. Ensure you're not causing further damage to the sensitive skin around your eyes while sleeping by ditching cotton pillowcases and adopting a silk pillowcase instead. Slip silk pillowcases help to reduce friction, which can reduce stretching and tugging on delicate skin.

Silk pillowcase by Slip, $95

3. Eye Mask

Designed to work in a similar way to face masks, eye masks gives your under-eye area the best chance to soak up potent ingredients. Laden with serums and actives, eye masks target myriad concerns from puffiness to dark circles and crepey skin texture. Supercharged with a concentrated gel formula containing hyaluronic acid, the Sarah Chapman 'Platinum Stem Cell' mask brightens and boost collagen levels. For fast results, pop the mask into the fridge for an hour before application.

Platinum Stem Cell Eye Mask by Sarah Chapman, $182.56 at Net-a-Porter