Peppermint Gel Eye Pads

Under eye patches are the universal signal that the getting ready portion of the evening has begun, and these peppermint gel eye pads bring the holiday version. They turn a sleepover into an event, with everyone in a robe, briefly unable to make an expression, and somebody taking a photo. Drop a set into a teen's stocking, build them into a spa night basket with fuzzy socks and cocoa, or hand them out at a holiday slumber party. As gel eye pads go, the peppermint styling is what makes these feel seasonal rather than clinical, and friendly enough in price to give by the handful. Chill them first for the full spa treatment.

Which way do under eye patches go? Under-eye patches are placed with the wider, more curved edge toward the outer corner of the eye and the narrow end toward the inner corner, resting on the orbital bone rather than up against the lash line. Leaving a few millimeters of clearance below the lower lashes keeps the gel from migrating into the eye.