I know there are lots of organic and natural products out there for dark circles. But there is a little trick that works for me, that is even more natural – black tea.

The bonus? It doesn’t have lots of fancy packaging (at least mine doesn’t.)

It sounds counterintuitive, but if you place a cool black tea bag on your dark circles, they will look better and brighter.

The key is to use black tea – not herbal, not green, not oolong.

Steep the teabag in a mug of hot water, then pull the bag out and let it cool completely before putting it anywhere near your eyes.

I usually rest it on each closed eye for 10 minutes.

This is a trick I’ve been using for years, and I’m not sure where I picked it up.

A quick search found several different sources offering similar advice. Many report that any type of tea will do, but from my personal experience, black tea is the only one that really works.