HOW TO GET RID OF SKARSGARD-LEVEL UNDER-EYE CIRCLES? PARSLEY EYE MASKS!

A beauty blogger I am not, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a few tricks up my bell sleeve every now & again.

Coming from a long line of Swedish raccoons myself (including one ancestor who may or may not have fallen off the Mayflower so I’m told??), the under-eye circle struggle is very, VERY real. Like…Bill Skarsgard-level real, if you know what I mean.

And while lack of sleep, over-extending yourself & turning your dining room table into an around-the-clock face mask production line can all definitely have a lot to do with flare-ups, we’re always here for a good beauty hack. Today’s of which features not $85 eye cream…not pounds of under-eye concealer…not truckloads of those disposable under-eye masks you see all over Instagram….not resorting to wearing sunglasses inside for the rest of your life like a regular Gene Simmons, but something that costs 99 cents & most likely already lives in your fridge.

Oh yeah. Forget love- it turns out all we need is PARSLEY! 

Plot twist, I know I know. But it really is as simple as that. Of course, it’s not like this is a one-and-done miracle cure, but it is a nice little DIY treatment that ~when done regularly~ can help! Largely thanks to the herb’s rich composure of vitamin K. 

So if you’ve made it this far through the post & have yet to jump ship like my ill-fated forefather, then let’s get into how easy it truly is.

// WHAT YOU NEED //

+ a handful of fresh parsley

+ one tablespoon of boiling water

+ two cotton rounds

// WHAT TO DO //

++ Finely chop the parsley into tiny pieces & add them to a cup or super small dish.

++ Spoon one tablespoon of boiling water onto the parsley & vigorously stir the mixture, continuing to crush the parsley bits as you go to create a paste. 

++ Let the mixture cool to room temperature (or stick in the fridge to get extra chilly) & then soak the cotton rounds in it.

++ Spoon a little bit of the actual parsley onto each of the soaked cotton rounds as well & fold them in half. Place one under each eye & let sit for 10 to 15 minutes.

++ Remove the cotton rounds & gently rinse any parsley residue off your face. Follow up with moisturizer as desired & repeat the treatment a few times per week.

Done & DONE. Like I said, could not get *any* simpler. 

So instead of letting that giant bunch of leftover parsley go bad every single week, why not make a weird tea-like concoction to marinade your face with, right? Oh the joys of a quarantine glow up…

Let us know how it goes!

xxAA

(( picture within feature image from Interview Magazine ))

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