Sep 24, 2012

Yes, I'm an eye cream addict

Ever since I was 20 years old and realized that my eyes could get puffy and would get dark circles when I do and I don't get enough sleep. 

I have tried many eye cream. Some claims to erase dark circles, some say to reduce puffiness. As soon as I see the label says reduce puffiness, I'm sucked into buying those.

Currently, I'm using the following : 


L-R: Boscia amino-AG eye treatment, Yes to Blueberries brightening eye roller, La Roche Posay hydraphase eye cream with SPF 29, Dermaglow anti-age eye treatment and Bliss baggage handler eye gel

My perfect eye cream would be moisturizing but not sticky,  de-puff bags underneath the eyes, brighten the eye area and have SPF.

My morning routine would be combining a few of the products. I would use the Yes to blueberries brightening eye roller first. It claims to smell like blueberries but I don't find the scent appealing. The good thing about it is the roller is always cool and when I apply it, it could help de-puff my eye area. It is affordable($19.95). So I was willing to give it a try, not expecting it do much.

Then I would put on the La Roche Posay hydraphase eye cream. It has SPF 29. Very moisturizing. However, it has been discontinued. 


This is the replacement they came out with. I don't see any SPF but willing to give it a try. $38 at Shoppers Drug Mart

Next, I would put on some Bliss baggage handler eye gel on my " bags". It is a very light texture gel. I don't think it does much though. So for this reason, I won't repurchase.

At night time, I would put La Roche Posay Redermic eye(intensive daily anti wrinkle firming fill-in care). It is a very moisturizing cream. I like the fact that it would help diminish the fine lines around my eyes. 

Then I would put on one of the eye treatments, either the Boscia or the Dermaglow. I have been using those two interchangeably for 3 weeks now and have not noticed a significant change in the texture of the skin. So won't be repurchasing those.

I also use Kiehl's avocado eye cream at nite sometimes. It is the smoothest eye cream I have ever used. But I find it is not enough other than a regular eye cream. Don't have any anti-age or firming properties. So I am not sure if I would repurchase or not.

To add to my " collection", I just received my order from Kiehl's. They had a 20% family and friends promo a week or so ago. Since I'm almost out of the Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate, I ordered that together with the Midnight Recovery Eye.


I have been using the Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate for almost a year and love it. It is a serum I use at night. It really helps with the overall skin texture. Makes your skin so smooth but not sticky. So when they had the midnight recovery eye cream come out, I was tempted to try. 


Will try my hardest not to try this before I use up all my other eye cream first.


Also got a couple of samples of the eye alert

I have heard a lot of good reviews about the Origins eye cream and think I will go there next. Have you tried those or any other good eye cream you would recommend?