Review: The Body Shop Nutriganics Smoothing Eye Cream

Even though I'm only in my early-twenties, my eye area does need some extra care because I have a few lines stemming out from my inner corner. They're a little more prominent than what I would define as "fine lines" so they're pretty worrisome. The Body Shop Nutriganics line is targeted to fight the first signs of ageing and I thought it was just what I needed.

The Smoothing Eye Cream is a very lightweight gel-cream. It does take a little while sink in but it is still lightweight enough to use under concealer. I use this in the morning and I opt for a heavier eye cream in the night. The eye cream is supposed to diminish fine lines and brighten dark circles but I don't think it really helped in that department. The lines still look as awful as ever and I don't see any significant improvement to the darkness under my eyes.

The Body Shop Nutriganics Smoothing Eye Cream is a very basic eye cream with mediocre anti-ageing properties. Despite that, I like how the cream maintains its lightweight texture while being sufficiently moisturizing. If you have any recommendations for eye creams that will help with my fine lines, do let me know in the comments!

Review: Soap and Glory Puffy Eye Attack

The Soap and Glory Puffy Eye Attack is the second skin care product that I've tried from the brand. This turbo-boost hydragel claims to combat dark eye circles and reduce puffy eyes. It doesn't claim to be deeply moisturising or anti-ageing so it is more suited for younger skin. I struggle with both dark eye circles and puffy eyes so I decided to give this eye cream a try.

The eye cream is a gel formula that is rather thick in consistency. As with most eye creams, a little goes a long way and a thin layer of it is suffice to moisturise the eye area. I find that it takes slightly longer than I would like for it to fully absorb into the skin, especially when you apply a little too much. It is kind of a hassle, especially when I'm in a rush to apply makeup so I only use this eye cream at night or on days that I'm not applying makeup.

Despite being a gel, I find the eye cream to be sufficiently moisturising. However, if you suffer from dry skin, this will not be sufficient for you and you will be better off with a cream formulation.

I find that this eye cream does help to de-puff my under-eye area but it didn't help with my dark eye circles at all. My dark eye circles are still prominent even when I get plenty of sleep so I'm not expecting an eye cream to work miracles. I'm not too disappointed that it didn't help lighten the darkness. I am pretty pleased with it's de-puffing properties so not all it lost. 

The Soap and Glory Puffy Eye Attack is a good eye cream for de-puffing. Even though this eye cream is sufficiently moisturising for me, I still prefer cream formulas to gel formulas. I find that it's kind of odd for a gel to take such a long time to sink in and this limits the use of the eye cream for me. Soap and Glory skin care has performed rather well for me and I would like to try more from their line. Do you have any recommendations? Leave me a comment!

Review: The Body Shop Vitamin E Eye Cream

I've mentioned previously that I've tried quite a number of products from The Body Shop Vitamin E range and one of the products I've tried is the Eye Cream.

The Body Shop Vitamin E Eye Cream is packaged in a squeeze tube that offers great precision in terms of the amount of product dispensed. You only need a very small amount of the product for each application and the packaging is something that I really appreciate.

The product is supposed to "help reduce appearance of fine lines, puffiness and dark circles". I've been using it for more than a month now and I don't think it did much. I do think that it helps with the appearance of the area when you first apply it. It does seem to even out my fine lines a little and improve the look of my undereyes on a whole. However, it does not seem to have a long term effect, which is unfortunate.

The eye cream is very lightweight and not greasy at all which makes this a great option to be worn under makeup. I dispense the product on my ring finger and tap in on my undereye area until it gets fully absorbed and it does not leave any residue behind. It's sufficiently moisturizing for me but you may want to skip this if you prefer heavy-duty eye creams.

I do enjoy The Body Shop Vitamin E Eye Cream very much but I will not be repurchasing it because I do not think that it does much for me.

Review: Garnier Light Eye Brightening Roll-On

The Garnier Light Eye Brightening Roll-On contains caffeine to help combat dark eye circles and it's packaged in a rollerball tube which helps with puffy eyes. I'm on my second tube of this product and I've to say that one tube of this lasts you for absolutely ages. In fact, I only threw my first tube away because I felt that I've been using for way too long (more than one year) and it wasn't even completely empty!

The rollerball applicator is great because it makes this product so fuss free and easy to use. The metal tip helps to create a cooling effect during application and it is rather soothing for tired eyes. 

The consistency of the product is light and it gets absorbed relatively quickly so you can use this both in the morning and night. However, I don't think this product is very moisturizing and I only use this after my eye cream at night. After my eye cream has set, I will roll this back and forth under my eye and I really enjoy the cooling effect that this product has.

This is a nice product to have but I don't think it does much for my dark eye circles. My dark eye circles
are still very prominent and I don't think they have improved despite having gone through so much of this product. Despite my dark eye circles, my eyes are not very puffy and I believe that the rollerball did play a part in reducing the puffiness.

My current tube is about one-third full and I will use it up. However, since this product is not doing much for me, I will not be repurchasing it.