If you’re anything like me, you’ve negotiated this scenario with yourself: hit snooze for just another nine minutes. But then those nine minutes turn into another, and that one micro-descision sets off a chain reaction for the rest of your day.

Recently, I had a genius thought: What if I used those initial nine minutes (plus one more) a little more productively? Enter Patchology Moodpatch Perk Up Eye Gels.

I pop the cooling gel patches under my eyes while I’m doing everything else—making coffee, getting dressed, deciding whether my hair can survive another day of dry shampoo—and let the caffeine-infused formula get to work in just 10 minutes to reduce puffiness (and all the other evidence that I was scrolling on TikTok way too late).

By the time I peel them off, my undereyes feel cooler and smoother and look brighter and considerably more awake. They also feel refreshed and hydrated, which makes my concealer go on easily instead of immediately settling into every tiny line.

Do I still go to bed later than I told myself I would? Unfortunately. Do I still hit snooze? Sometimes. Am I perpetually running late? Always. But do my eyes show it? Nope.

Patchology Moodpatch Perk Up Eye Gels is in the September Allure Beauty Box.