Eye Cream Review...Getting Those Peepers to Shine!

A good eye cream should be a staple in your beauty regimen. The skin under your eyes can be one of the first thing to give away your age. The constant squinting, concentrating, frowning, smiling, or general rubbing can take its toll. And especially if you wear contacts. After all, you must take them out!

With all of the eye creams out there, I thought I would share my thoughts on three: Clinique All About Eyes, Kiehl's Cryste Marine Firming Eye Treatment, and Estee Lauder Resilience Lift Extreme with SPF 15. Each does something different and that is why I have all three!

Clinique All About Eyes does what it says it will do; it diminishes the look of puffs, circles, shadows, and lines. My grandmother started me on this and it really does give my eyes a lift when I feel they need it. I don't generally have issues with puffiness or dark circles, but when I feel my eyes need a pick-me-up, I turn to this eye cream. It's also allergy tested and 100% fragrance free.

Kiehl's Cryste Marine Firming Eye Treatment is what I call my "caviar eye cream". I suppose I call it that because the name seems very high-end. I feel this cream also does what it advertises: it firms and rejuvenates the eye area and all with algae extracts! Now it's true that I don't know why algae extracts matter, but it definitely sounds impressive doesn't it? It also seems to firmness and elasticity (econ!!!). What it claims to do that I don't agree with: I don't think it helped with the few under eye circles I had and I really didn't think it hydrated the under eye area as strange as that may seem. Overall, a good cream that I like, but I don't know that I would buy it again.

And last, Estee Lauder's cream with SPF 15. I love this one! I love that it makes my eye area so smooth and soft and I love even more that it has SPF 15. More creams should include sun protection. It just seems smart. My under eye skin feels firmer and I think it minimizes lines, even though it doesn't claim to. I would definitely buy this again.

I do know that Neutrogena makes an under eye cream with SPF in it and I am sure it is cheaper than Estee Lauder's ( I got mine in a free gift). When I run out of cream (which will not be soon), I think I will try Neutrogena. If anyone has tried it, please let me know!