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"Anybody else chugging tons of tea in order to get through this ridiculously freezing winter? Well next time you&amp;#x27;re finished steeping your cup of tea, toss the bag into the fridge (well, into a baggie in the fridge) instead of the trash. That&amp;#x27;s what lots of makeup artists and dermatologists I speak to do. Can you guess why? Chilled tea bags make excellent soothing eye compresses--and not only because the cold reduces swelling (a la those gel hangover masks we&amp;#x27;ve all owned at some time or another). Herbal teas like chamomile often have soothing and anti-inflammatory effects, while Earl Gray and green tea contain caffeine, an ingredient shown to constrict blood vessels like the tiny ones under your eyes that cause puffiness and dark circles. Really, you don&amp;#x27;t even need a fridge--I bet just leaving two tea bags on a really drafty windowsill near your desk at work would be almost as effective! (Just make sure they don&amp;#x27;t get all dusty or anything.) Have you ever used tea bags as an eye mask on a hungover or tired morning? Would you try this trick? More beauty tricks involving your refrigerator: * Chill a face spritz * Stash Visine-soaked cotton swabs in your freezer as pimple zappers * Stash your eye cream in the fridge More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering for or logging into Glamour.com! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter! Photo: Jupiter Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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