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With eczema and sensitive skin, they really like the Revive Eye Serum and use it all over the face because their skin is sensitive to retinol.
“beauty of joseon revive eye serum retinal but I use it all over my face since my face is sensitive to retinol.”
Used it nightly for six months and the milia around their eyes disappeared with no marks.
“I used Beauty of Joseon revive eye serum RELIGIOUSLY every night, and after six months they literally just disappeared one day”
Started retinoids with the Revive Eye Serum last year: no irritation going slowly, and it softened their fine lines after about a month, though dark circles may not change.
“this didnt cause any drama just go slow with it”
Used a pea-sized amount over the whole face with a rice toner; after about three weeks their acne calmed and marks are fading.
“Recently i tried k beauty boj retinal eye cream (pea size amount on entire face)”
A week in, Sunday Riley Auto Correct is hydrating and leaves skin powdery soft with a light-reflecting finish.
“The cream was hydrating and left my skin powdery soft. The cream also has mica, a light reflecting ingredient. I've been using on my face for 1 week.”
After many eye creams, BoJ's retinal eye product is the only one that worked for their under-eyes, with results after 3–4 months of consistent use.
“Beauty of Joseon retinal eye cream. I got this after trying numerous eye creams and this is the only one that worked.”
Effective at reducing the look of their under-eye dark circles.
“I don't have bags either. It works for my dark circles”
A user really likes the COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream and uses leftovers on brow and smile lines too.
“I really like the eye product and use the regular Cosrx snail mucin in the rest of my face, neck, upper chest.”
Uses it as a face moisturizer on thin, dry, sensitive skin: much softer skin, no stickiness or irritation, lasts all day.
“it makes my skin feel dramatically softer, (2) it has absolutely no stickiness, (3) it doesn’t irritate my skin at all, (4) it seems to last at least a full day”
A 41-year-old with sensitive skin, rosacea and dry eyes loves the COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream after other eye creams stung their eyes.
“OMG I love this product!”
The numbuzin No.9 eye cream gives a glass-skin look under the eyes at first, but after a week of morning and night use the area is irritated, stings with anything applied, and feels burnt.
“I like that when I first apply it, it gives me a glass skin look under my eyes.”
Under-eyes got darker and drier in a month and improved after stopping.
“So I stopped using it to see if it was really the cause... Yup! After one month of not using it, my eyes are less darker and less dry.”
Used three tubes with no improvement at 60+.
“It gets rave reviews everywhere but I went thru 3 tubes and - nothing. No improvement whatsoever.”
Decent for hydration and nothing more.
“I find it decent for hydration but that is literally it.”
Used the Multi-Peptide Eye Cream for months without seeing a difference.
“I currently use Naturium Multipeptide eye cream but have not seen a difference and have been using it since February of this year.”
A user finds the Revive Eye Serum irritates their eyes even used sparingly.
“boj irritates my eyes, even though its a form of gentle retinol, it still irritates my eyes”
A user's under-eyes love the Revive Eye Serum, but the crow's-feet area became itchy and dry.
“I’ve been using the eye cream and while my under eye loves them, I’ve also been using in the crows feet area”
Gave them dark circles that took a couple of days to fade; their only reaction to a The Ordinary product.
“It gave me dark circles that took a couple of days to go away. It's the only Ordinary product that's given me a reaction.”
Right after applying around the eyes it left red, darker raccoon-eye marks that were still there 10 hours later.
“Pretty much immediately after I noticed my eyes get a lot redder and darker.”
Each test caused a painful chalazion within a couple of days.
“I tested the serum a few times over a 6 month period, and both times, it caused a painful chaalazion with a couple days of using it.”
Using it on irritated under-eyes with no improvement yet.
“Been using cerave eye cream now but not seeing any improvement”
Slight warm tingling for a couple of minutes with no redness or swelling.
“After applying a small amount under my eyes, the skin feels slightly warm/tingly for a couple of minutes, then it goes away. There’s no redness or swelling.”
Under-eyes looked darker while using it.
“I actually felt like my under eye area was darker using this product.”
Triggered a bad eczema flare around their eyes.
“I have eczema so this cream actually caused horrible eczema in my eyes.”
Under-eyes look a little plumper with less creasing, but no change in darkness.
“I did notice how my eyebags looks a little more plump when I smile, it used to crease more. Darkness wise I didn't really notice anything.”
One month of use around the whole eye area with no irritation and visible improvement.
“I did not experience any irritation and I used it all over my entire eye area.”
A month in: some improvement, but it hasn't lightened their dark circles much.
“I’ve been using it for about a month too but your improvement is much more significant than mine!”
Made their hooded eyes look much more awake.
“I love this eye cream! I have hooded eyes and it was recommended to me by an esthetician who also had hooded eyes and it literally made me look so awake!”
Leaves their eyes feeling gritty the next morning, so they're stopping.
“every time I use it my eyes feel gritty afterwards in the morning.”
Five months in on very dry skin: no irritation, and brighter, less puffy eyes.
“It's not a miracle product but it def has improved my eye area enough for me at least to notice a difference.”
Only makes under-eyes smooth, no brightening.
“I currently use the CeraVe eye cream, but all I feel like it does it make my under eyes very smooth to the touch.”
No reaction to the new tube, but the reformulated version feels like a serum that dries down.
“I didn't have any negative reaction, but the new one is definitely more "serum" like and dries down instead of absorbing.”
Liked it, only stopped for a more permanent solution.
“I actually really like this product. I don’t use it anymore, simply bc I found a more permanent solution.”
A user found the Revive Eye Serum brightening at first but then noticed more prominent under-eye lines that persist months after stopping.
“at first it was fine and brightening my under eyes but then I started noticing more prominent lines under my eyes”
Dark circles look more pronounced each time they use it.
“almost every time I put it on, my dark circles (to me) appear more pronounced.”
This user found The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream super harsh and prefers Kiehl's.
“I personally love the Kiehl’s and found the Inkey cream to be super harsh on the skin!”
With moisturiser and Vaseline puffiness and dark circles lessened noticeably.
“I've been doing this consistently an the puffiness has gone down noticably an lesser dark circles.”
The older cream formula has kept their eyelid eczema at bay for nearly ten years.
“I got a new tube of the CeraVe eye cream today which is the only eye cream I use because it keeps my eyelid eczema at bay.”
A daily user likes the Revive Eye Serum a lot; results are slow and subtle but it has thickened the skin under their eyes and reduced darkness.
“I use this daily and like it a lot—but the results are slow and subtle.”
Used The Ordinary caffeine eye serum for years; the only thing that has helped their dark circles.
“I've used the caffeine eye serum for years. It's the only thing I ever found that helped dark circles.”
Really likes the eye cream they currently use.
“I really like cera va eye cream I currently have so I will definitely check out their retinol”
After three months they love the Multi-Peptide Eye Serum; their hollow, purple-tinted under-eyes look better.
“I've been using it consistently for at least three months now — and I *love* it.”
A user's eyes swelled and turned red after using the Revive Eye Serum; they don't recommend it.
“I got swollen eyes after using this BOJ eye cream - panax ginseng root extract 10% retinal liposome 2%.”
Disappointing: it did not make their eyes look more rested or less puffy.
“this one was disappointing. I couldn’t tell what, if anything, it was supposed to do for my eyes.”
Almost a year of use without much effect on bags and dark circles.
“I've used it for almost a year and tried other stuff and it doesn't do a whole lot.”
Caused serious dryness, irritation and splotchy discoloration.
“Do not use this serum. It caused me serious dryness and irritation under my eyes.”
With slightly dry, sensitive under-eyes, this user finds Supergoop Bright-Eyed looks horrible under concealer.
“what I'm currently using (Supergoop Bright Eyes) really isn't cutting it as it looks so horrible under concealer.”
Got red dots under the eyes after using it.
“I got red dots on my under eyes after using it, I’m gonna try not using it for a couple days to see if they disappear”