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There’s one thing most people can’t live without because it makes them feel refreshed and wide awake. I’m talking about caffeine, which I myself love to sip on. But did you know caffeine can do more than just give you a jolt of energy? When packed into a skincare product, it can help reduce puffiness. The under-eye area is especially prone to this concern whenever fluid builds up beneath the skin. It could be due to allergies, genetics, a late night out on the town, binge-watching K-dramas until the early morning and the list goes on. Luckily, you’re not doomed to swollen under eyes thanks to The INKEY List’s Caffeine Eye Cream. 

This lightweight cream targets puffiness, dark circles and fine lines under your eyes. Caffeine assists in reducing fluid retention, while Matrixyl 3000 peptide promotes collagen production (translation: it smooths fine lines). Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract (which comes from Persian silk tree bark) works to make your under eyes look extra refreshed. 

So if your under eyes could use a pick-me-up, don’t reach for anything but the Caffeine Eye Cream. One shopper wrote, “Really makes my eyes look like I’ve had a good night’s sleep!” 

Essentially, this depuffing product is like a cup of joe for your under eyes. Shop it for only $7 during The INKEY List’s Black Friday sale. The brand is starting way early, which means you get even more time to save. From November 10 through November 20, save 25 percent off of everything on the site. It’s time to get ahead on your Black Friday shopping with this amazing deal.

RELATED: Shoppers Say This Balm Makes Their Under Eyes ‘Brighter & Younger-Looking’ 

Photo: The INKEY List.

You might be impatient to get rid of puffiness, dark circles and wrinkles around your eyes, which is why this cream is perfect for you. According to the brand, you could start to see visible results in as little as two weeks. Full results take six weeks, but it’s well worth the wait.

In fact, one shopper said they noticed results even quicker. They wrote, “Love this eye cream. Very good price. Visibly reduced dark circles in a week. Definitely recommend.”

Another reviewer wrote, “I have tried many eye creams and gels, but this is the best. I have dark circles and eye bags… this gets rid of both! Brilliant stuff which I buy on repeat (and now also for my daughter!).”

Apply the eye cream in both the morning and evening on a daily basis. This step should come after you’ve cleansed and applied serums. Be sure to use your ring finger and keep your movements nice and gentle, since this area is super delicate. 

The brand also has a pro tip that’ll enhance the product’s cooling effects. It’s simple: Toss the Caffeine Eye Cream into the fridge for 30 minutes prior to application. Who doesn’t want to feel like they’re at the spa when they’re applying this product?

Give your eyes the T.L.C. it deserves by adding The INKEY List’s Caffeine Eye Cream to your arsenal. Make sure you scoop it up before the Black Friday sale ends.

Have you ever heard that sitting on the floor is one of the best ways to stay active, live long and be healthy? It may seem silly or even impossible because right now it’s not easy for you to get up and down from the floor.

And that points right to the problem for many of us – we’ve lost the muscle strength and range of motion in our joints not because of how long we’ve lived, but from spending way too many of those years sitting in just one shape. It’s the same shape whether we’re sitting on a chair, in the car, on a bike or on the couch.

As biomechanist Katy Bowman writes, “The problem isn’t sitting or standing, but the constant and continuous use of a single position.”

Floor-Sitting and Longevitgy

There are many good reasons to sit on the floor. It’s a common and traditional way to sit in many cultures and spiritual practices. According to an article about the longevity of people living in Blue Zones around the world:

“Okinawan centenarians sit and get up from the floor dozens or hundreds of times per day. This exercises their legs, back, and core in a natural way as they get up and down all day long. Sitting on the floor also improves posture and increases overall strength, flexibility, and mobility.”

If those benefits aren’t enough for you to consider sitting on or nearer to the floor more often, take a look at this scientific study that correlates the “ability to sit and rise from the floor without support” with a longer life expectancy.

Is Floor-Sitting Good for You?

“Many goldeners find getting down to the ground and back up again daunting, so if you’re one of them, rest assured you’re in good company,” Katy writes in her book, Dynamic Aging.

Can you imagine feeling comfortable and confident enough to sit on the floor to eat dinner, watch a movie or when visiting friends in their homes?

Katy Bowman says our environments shape us, especially at home. “Our beds, couches, and chairs, as comfortable as they are, prevent us from making it down to the floor. And so we must slowly start using our body in ranges of motion that have been stifled by use of furniture, until we redevelop enough strength in our legs, hips, and arms to carry us more easily.” 

Start with the Chair Squat

You’re already getting down and up multiple times each day – from chairs, car seats and toilets. How you do it makes all the difference to which muscles you are strengthening. You need to intentionally engage your backside (glutes and hamstrings) to rise up to standing. The best way to build better get-up techniques is to practice them as an exercise before you drop down to the floor.

Try this Chair Squat:

• Sit on a flat, hard chair; ideally one where your hips are slightly higher than your knees.
• Scoot forward to the edge of the chair and tip the top of your pelvis forward (so you are not sitting on your tailbone).
• Adjust your feet so your ankles are directly below your knees.
• Reach your arms forward and lean forward.
• Shift your body weight into your HEELS as you stand up.
• Rise to full standing.
• Lower yourself back down slowly.
• If you can’t lower without plunking those final few inches, bolster up with a pillow or blanket to a height where you can land softly.
• Go slow to get stronger. Strengthening your glutes and hamstrings can take weeks, months or years.
• Practice dozens of times every day, every place that you sit down.
• As you get stronger, lower the bolster and lower your sitting elevation, maybe all the way to sitting on the floor.

How Much Do You Really Sit Each Day?

By now, you might be convinced that sitting all the time is a sure path to pain, stiffness and poor health. But you may think you don’t really sit that much each day. If you want to find out, there’s an easy way to calculate your sedentary minutes per day.

I actually decided to write this blog after I came across the results of my own calculations from September, 2016. That’s when I was still working fulltime, commuting long-distance to a fluorescent-lit cubicle.

At that time, I spent 150 minutes each day commuting, 420 minutes sitting at work, 90 minutes eating, 120 minutes watching movies or reading books for entertainment. For a total of a stunning 81% of my day spent on my butt with my legs bent 90 degrees at the ankles, knees and hips.

When I saw that percentage, I immediately requested two “work from home” days each week. (This was long before the pandemic. There’s far more remote work and less commuting for many people now.) On those days, I would only sit 65% of my day. That was when I began to plan my retirement and started my training as a movement teacher!

Here’s How to Make Your Own Calculations

There are 1440 minutes in a day. Calculate the number of your usual minutes spent sleeping. Subtract that number from 1440 and that is your minutes awake each day. Now, add up the total of your usual sedentary/sitting minutes each day. All the driving, eating, reading, working, movie-watching minutes.

Calculate your daily percentage of sedentary time by dividing the total sitting minutes by the total awake minutes. Your percentage may shock you into doing something different sooner than later. It did for me. I applied to become a Restorative Exercise instructor and here we are.

The Solution Is Sitting Less

If your daily sedentary percentage is higher than you imagined, it’s time to update your sitting habits. Squat into all your chairs, gradually lower your seat, eventually sit on the floor. Go slowly and see what happens! Being sedentary most of the time is not for our bodies or our minds.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Why do you or don’t you sit on the floor? What gets you up and out of your chair? What’s your assessment of your sitting situation?

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As much as I don’t want to admit it, winter is upon us. What goes hand in hand with the season? Swapping out or rotating products in your daily beauty routine for formulas more fitting to handle the weather. And what better way to refresh yours than by shopping big beauty sales? Luckily, Space NK is hosting a Singles Day sale that’s giving you 20 percent off top brands for a limited time, including Augustinus Bader, Drunk Elephant, The Ordinary, Olaplex and more. 

Perhaps you want to finally try the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade that everyone and their dog has tried. Or maybe you want to venture into the world of K-beauty with Dr.Jart+ products. Regardless, there’s something for everyone in Space NK’s Single’s Day sale. You could even cross off someone from your shopping list by getting them any of these eight picks.

RELATED: The Best Procrastinator-Proof E-Gift Cards That Are Easy To Buy & Send Online

Photo: Drunk Elephant.

Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum

Blur wrinkles, fine lines and uneven skin tone with Drunk Elephant’s T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum. It blends tartaric, lactic, citric and salicylic acids with raspberry extract and horse chestnut to provide gentle exfoliation, without drying out your skin. 

Augustinus Bader.

Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream

If you’ve been eyeing any of Augustinus Bader’s luxury products, now’s the time to take the plunge. Multiple bestsellers from the brand are included in this limited time sale, including the ultra-nourishing The Rich Cream.

Photo: Olaplex.

Olaplex No.3 Hair Perfector

Score Olaplex’s cult-favorite hair treatments, such as the No.3 Hair Perfector, for 20 percent off. It’s the perfect addition to your shower to combat dry, damaged hair int he coming months.

Photo: REN Skincare.

Ren Ready Steady Glow Tonic

Over a million bottles of this glow-inducing toner have been sold, and it’s all due to the products ability to combat pollution, dullness and fine lines like a champ.

Photo: Anastasia Beverly Hills.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade

We know you’ve definitely heard about this cult-favorite Anastasia Beverly Hills product. The creamy brow pomade lets you shape and define your brows to fluffy perfection. The long-lasting, waterproof formula is easy to apply and has a natural matte finish. 

Photo: Sunday Riley.

Sunday Riley Charcoal Smoothie Body Scrub

You’ve probably already tried Sunday Riley’s incredible skincare offerings, but did you know the brand also carries a handful of equally as effective body products? This body scrub is one example. It calls on salicylic and lactic acids to smooth out the skin and gently slough off dead skin cells. The product also draws out impurities and hydrates the skin so that it isn’t left dry and irritated.

Photo: Mario Badescu.

Mario Badescu Vitamin C Serum 

Mario Badescu’s Vitamin C Serum leaves you with a bright, smooth, glowing complexion. On top of multi-tasking vitamin C, the formula also includes soothing aloe, plumping hyaluronic acid, rejuvenating collagen, restoring ginseng root extract and conditioning castor oil. 

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, STYLECASTER may receive an affiliate commission.

As much as I don’t want to admit it, winter is upon us. What goes hand in hand with the season? Swapping out or rotating products in your daily beauty routine for formulas more fitting to handle the weather. And what better way to refresh yours than by shopping big beauty sales? Luckily, Space NK is hosting a Singles Day sale that’s giving you 20 percent off top brands for a limited time, including Augustinus Bader, Drunk Elephant, The Ordinary, Olaplex and more. 

Perhaps you want to finally try the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade that everyone and their dog has tried. Or maybe you want to venture into the world of K-beauty with Dr.Jart+ products. Regardless, there’s something for everyone in Space NK’s Single’s Day sale. You could even cross off someone from your shopping list by getting them any of these eight picks.

RELATED: The Best Procrastinator-Proof E-Gift Cards That Are Easy To Buy & Send Online

Photo: Drunk Elephant.

Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum

Blur wrinkles, fine lines and uneven skin tone with Drunk Elephant’s T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum. It blends tartaric, lactic, citric and salicylic acids with raspberry extract and horse chestnut to provide gentle exfoliation, without drying out your skin. 

Augustinus Bader.

Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream

If you’ve been eyeing any of Augustinus Bader’s luxury products, now’s the time to take the plunge. Multiple bestsellers from the brand are included in this limited time sale, including the ultra-nourishing The Rich Cream.

Photo: Olaplex.

Olaplex No.3 Hair Perfector

Score Olaplex’s cult-favorite hair treatments, such as the No.3 Hair Perfector, for 20 percent off. It’s the perfect addition to your shower to combat dry, damaged hair int he coming months.

Photo: REN Skincare.

Ren Ready Steady Glow Tonic

Over a million bottles of this glow-inducing toner have been sold, and it’s all due to the products ability to combat pollution, dullness and fine lines like a champ.

Photo: Anastasia Beverly Hills.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade

We know you’ve definitely heard about this cult-favorite Anastasia Beverly Hills product. The creamy brow pomade lets you shape and define your brows to fluffy perfection. The long-lasting, waterproof formula is easy to apply and has a natural matte finish. 

Photo: Sunday Riley.

Sunday Riley Charcoal Smoothie Body Scrub

You’ve probably already tried Sunday Riley’s incredible skincare offerings, but did you know the brand also carries a handful of equally as effective body products? This body scrub is one example. It calls on salicylic and lactic acids to smooth out the skin and gently slough off dead skin cells. The product also draws out impurities and hydrates the skin so that it isn’t left dry and irritated.

Photo: Mario Badescu.

Mario Badescu Vitamin C Serum 

Mario Badescu’s Vitamin C Serum leaves you with a bright, smooth, glowing complexion. On top of multi-tasking vitamin C, the formula also includes soothing aloe, plumping hyaluronic acid, rejuvenating collagen, restoring ginseng root extract and conditioning castor oil. 

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, STYLECASTER may receive an affiliate commission.

As I’ve gotten older (ahem, late 30s), I’ve noticed my skin looking both duller and more freckly — hello, hyperpigmentation. It was a big wake-up call that I needed to start incorporating a brightening vitamin C into my skincare routine. Life & Pursuits Saffron Face Oil has been a surprising win for me and my skin. Why so surprising? Well, it’s much more affordable than the other vitamin C-infused face oils in my arsenal.

Life & Pursuits Saffron Face Oil contains turmeric, saffron and vitamin C to improve skin’s texture and tone. You’ll find these ingredients in luxe serums from brands such as Sunday Riley and Ranavat because they work. This face oil also hydrates while it brightens and nourishes with a blend of squalane, argan oil and apricot oil. Don’t worry — no sharks were harmed in the making of this squalane. Life & Pursuits is totally vegan and cruelty-free.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Life & Pursuits is a STYLECASTER sponsor, however, all products in this article were independently selected by our editors. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

Life & Pursuits.

Though my skin is dry in some places, I do have occasional hormonal breakouts and I’m happy to say this oil felt lightweight and non-greasy on my skin. Still, it’s made for dull and dry skin types so if you need a little more brightening power in the winter, this is the oil for you. It’s also great at evening the skin tone, ensuring dark spots are much less of a worry.

But don’t just take my word for it: Amazon shoppers rave about seeing results after just one week of use. “I was experiencing some dullness in my face,” says one reviewer. “But after a week’s use of this massage oil I noticed the radiance and health coming back on my face.” Another reviewer agreed, saying “it leaves my skin soft without being greasy, and absorbs quickly.”

And that’s not all that Life & Pursuits does well. Fans swear by its Bhringraj Hair Oil for the way it improves hair texture and stimulates hair growth — it’s even been likened to Olaplex and Rogaine. And it’s less than $20! You truly cannot beat that.

Life & Pursuits.

And you can’t forget the skin on your body. Life & Pursuits Turmeric Body Oil contains Ayurveda herbs such as turmeric, amla and ashwagandha to nourish, moisturize, and hydrate. Skin is fresh and any irritation is soothed.

Life & Pursuits.

It’s official: don’t sleep on this affordable brand. Get it all at Amazon now. (Hint:it makes a great gift!)