Eye puffiness is frequently caused by water retention or allergies when your eyes feel watery or itchy. If water retention is the case, black tea is the answer. Make a cup of very strong tea as you normally would, chill the wet bags in the fridge, and apply them directly on top of the closed eyelids. Press only so slightly to make the cold black tea penetrate under the eye lids. Black tea is rich in vessel-constricting tannins and antioxidants that help prevent premature skin aging. Very quickly, they will stimulate water "eviction" from under-eye area so it looks lifted and smooth. Read more of this post