Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. And funnily enough, the skin around our eyes is the most delicate and often gets overlooked in our daily routine. The skin around the eyes is about four to six times thinner than the skin on the rest of our face. Plus, there are no sebum glands naturally lubricating them, and the two end up being greater than the sum of their parts because in the end it’s where the first signs of ageing will show itself. Then, add in the factors of lack of sleep, a diet high in sodium, stress, or even genetics, and it’ll serve as an explanation for dark circles.
This is where eye creams come in. Whether you’re looking for a hydrating formula to help with fine lines or a brightening option for dark circles, we’ve rounded up a list of eye creams for your consideration–no matter the budget.
Formulated with avocado, retinol, and coffeeberry to help brighten and treat the appearance of dark circles. As the avocado hydrates and nourishes the skin, the coffeeberry helps to brighten and depuff the skin.
Made with pure caffeine which relieves fatigue, and dermochlorella to help depuff, the Vichy Mineral 89 Eye Contour Repairing Concentrate is a multi-benefit eye serum which repairs, strengthens, plumps and brightens the eye contour area.
Its lightweight texture absorbs easily, bringing relief to those who experience dehydration, dark circles, eye bags and fine lines around the eye contour. The formula is clinically proven to reduce the appearance of dark circles up to two times in four weeks.
This counts vitamin C, caffeine, and Pro-Vitamin B5 as key ingredients to target pigmentation, puffiness, and improve skin resilience respectively. Plus, it has a cooling metal tip roller-ball applicator to help massage and decongest the area for instantly refreshed eyes.
Formulated with caffeine, Panax Ginseng, magnolia extract and natural optic brighteners, this eye cream helps wake you up and refresh you while restoring the skin around the eyes back to radiance.
Great for soothing and depuffing the delicate eye area, this cooling eye cream contains hyaluronic acid to lock in moisture and improve skin density.
Formulated with an impressive 80 percent Centella Asiatica extract, this eye cream supports cellular rejuvenation around the eye contours. This in turn improves skin resilience and density so darkened blood vessels appear less visible.
Perfect for those dealing with dark circles, puffiness, and a loss of elasticity, this lightweight eye cream packs potent ingredients to soothe, depuff, firm, and brighten the eye contours. At the same time, it is rich in polyphenols to strengthen skin against external aggressors and is also enriched with vitamins C and E to condition the fragile skin around the eyes.
Suitable even for those with sensitive skin, this powerful anti-ageing eye cream combats all visible signs of ageing, including dark circles, wrinkles, and puffiness. A combination of dermatological ingredients like hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, and mannose work hand in hand to brighten, firm and depuff the area to take years off your face.
Packed with antioxidants, peptides, and plant extracts, it restores skin firmness and reduces the appearance of dark circles. Thanks to a multi-pronged approach, these active ingredients improve microcirculation and reinforces skin’s barrier layer so that your eye contours look smoother and more energised.
Thanks to a powerful vitamin C derivative, it also counts on vitamin E and Ferulic Acid to strengthen the delicate eye area and diminish the look of fine lines gradually over time. Caffeine works to reduce the look of eye bags while Filmexel forms a protective veil over skin to firm and tighten so makeup glides on after.
Thanks to a unique anti-ageing molecule called Triple DNA, it is able to retain 10,000 times its weight in water to effectively hydrate the eye area. Meanwhile, it also contains a refreshing agent that stimulates microcirculation and energises the eye area while plumping sugars smooth out wrinkles for a youthful appearance.
There’s a reason why this eye cream is so highly coveted. Besides the brand’s deeply rejuvenating properties, this potent eye treatment contains hematite, a magnetically charged mineral which triggers microcirculation to alleviate the look of dark circles. As it’s a fast-absorbing treatment, it promises to reduce the look of dark circles and fine lines in three weeks. Formulated with lime tea concentrate, it also helps prevent future damage around the eyes.
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Powered by SK-II’s signature ingredient, Piterra™ (known for enhancing the skin’s natural function to improve clarity), R.N.A. Power Eye Cream is specially formulated to care for the skin around the delicate eye orbital area. Eye-specific ingredients such as Lupine-Alfalfa extract and Palmitoyl Dipeptide7, help to restore skin suppleness and reduce the appearance of fine lines caused by dehydration.
We hope you like the products that we’ve curated! Just FYI, we may earn a commission from the links on this page. All prices are accurate and items in stock as of the time of publication.
Text: Joyce Cheo, Additional reporting: Arissa Ha and Farisia Thang
This post was first published on July 8, 2019, and updated on June 9, 2020.