Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream
Lancôme’s luxe, vitamin-packed cream won the GH Beauty Lab's latest anti-aging eye creams test, proving worth the splurge for hydrating and firming. The formula scored highest for increasing skin moisture, by 41% over six hours and boosted firmness by 29% over four weeks of use. Several testers said they could see a noticeable difference: “My bags are almost gone.”
SkinActive Ultra-Lift Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream
The most affordable winner of the GH Beauty Lab’s anti-aging eye treatment test, Garnier’s silky shea-butter-and-caffeine cream was a tester favorite as well as a fantastic skin firmer and softener. The formulation came in second for firming, with a 32% increase, and hydrating, with a 31% uptick, though it didn’t visibly reduce wrinkles in Lab assessments. It got great scores from testers for its pleasant scent. “I loved it!” and “Others noticed and asked what I’d done,” they raved.
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TimeWise Age Minimize 3D Eye Cream
Shine a light on shadows and deflate bags with this GH Seal star Mary Kay cream containing skin tone-evening niacinamide, also a winner of the GH Beauty Lab’s eye creams test. It received the highest marks in Lab digital imaging analysis for improving the look of dark circles and among testers for decreasing puffiness and undereye bags. The treatment also upped hydration 24% and firmness 20%. “No more morning puffiness,” a tester revealed. “A magical product!”
Restore & Renew Multi Action Eye Cream
Tiny tube, big benefits: With smoothing peptides, No7 rose above the rest in the GH Beauty Lab's test at diminishing crow’s feet and creases. In digital imaging with the Lab’s Visia Complexion Analyzer, the lotion minimized eye-area wrinkle size and severity by 13% in four weeks. It also ranked highly for making skin 28% firmer and more hydrated by 30%. “This visibly reduced the lines on and crepey texture of my skin,” a tester reported.
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TimeWise Repair Volu-Firm Eye Renewal Cream
This Good Housekeeping Seal star from Mary Kay reduces the appearance of lines and wrinkles, and moisturizes dry, crepey skin for up to 12 hours. We also love the tube’s smart design; squeeze out some product and gently use its metal applicator tip to smooth onto skin. The immediate cooling sensation will help depuff eyes!
Multi Correxion 5 in 1 Eye Cream
RoC was a past overall winner in the GH Beauty Lab's anti-aging eye cream test. It excelled at tackling every eye-area issue, increasing firmness by 19% and hydration by 20%, reducing wrinkles by 10%, brightening dark circles, and depuffing — all with a price way below the average treatment! Testers said it also helped the look of crow’s feet and under-eye fine lines. “I noticed within days that the issues around my eyes were diminished,” one said.
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Retinol Youth Renewal Eye Serum
Infused with collagen-stimulating retinol, Murad’s serum was the strongest at tightening slack skin around the eyes. The light formula raised skin’s firmness by 33%, more than all other products in the Beauty Lab's test, and moisture levels by 18%. It also reduced wrinkles by 7% and improved the appearance of bags. Users rated the formula nearly perfect for lack of irritation. “Finally, an eye treatment that actually delivered on its promises,” one tester raved. “The best I’ve ever used.”
Eyes Brightening Eye Cream
With its makeup-like effects (thanks to light-reflecting minerals), GH Beauty Lab test winner and Good Housekeeping Seal star Olay blurs eye-area imperfections in seconds. “This was like a primer, quickly diminishing the wrinkles at the corners of my eyes that can interfere with makeup,” one reported. “It even lifted my upper eyelids, which had started to sag,” another said. The most-liked formula among testers, it firmed skin long-term by an impressive 29%, though it wasn’t as hydrating as others in Lab calculations.
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Le Lift Crème Yeux Firming Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream
With this rich, luxurious Chanel eye treatment, you get what you pay for. A GH Beauty Award winner and the runner-up in our Lab test, the gentle formula was the most hydrating of all eye creams we tested. It increased eye-area skin hydration by an impressive 34% over six hours! It also earned near-perfect scores for texture and fragrance. Bonus, the product comes with facial massage techniques that you can incorporate during application.
Renewal Smoothing Eye Cream
A great drugstore buy, this Burt’s Bees pick is a luxe-feeling, rich formula. Our Lab evaluations showed it improved skin’s moisturization by 21% and firmed it by 18%. You’ll likely want to apply it overnight, since its thick texture takes some time to absorb into skin. One tester said, “It left my eye area much more moisturized, and made it much easier to apply eye makeup!”