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L’Oreal Deep Set Wrinkle Repair Eye Cream

L’Oreal Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair Eye Cream comes in a double sided tube. One side for night and the other for day. As far as eye creams go, it is pretty standard, but a decent enough choice for a product with Retinol at around $20.

The day creme is really a light lotion that includes SPF 15 and moisturizers for basic conditioning and protection. It absorbs well, feels fine, and I really can’t find anything to complain about other than it doesn’t really stand out either. It basically is a just a good everyday basic eye cream.

The night creme is slightly thicker (but not much) and includes Retinol for anti-aging and wrinkle treatment. Retinol is pretty much the ingredient of choice for night treatment and L’Oreal’s cream feels good and absorbs well. However, without knowing the concentration of Retinol, it might not be the best choice available. If you are not sensitive to Retinol, look for an eye cream that includes the full amount allowed over the counter, such as ROC. I have my doubts that L’Oreal includes it to that concentration. Also, keep in mind that this cream, or any eye cream for that matter, regardless of the amount of Retinol, is not going to repair your deep set wrinkles. They might help with the appearance some, or better yet, prevent worsening, but no cream is a cure. Sorry.

Overall, L’Oreal’s eye cream duo is pretty standard. It has an OK price point for its ingredients, but mostly I just like the combo of a day and night cream in one package and I think it is particularly nice for travel.

Note: this review was based on a product given to me by a representative of the company. For more, see my disclosure page.

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Bulgari Lumiere and Precieuse Eye Creams

Bulgari has come out with a fill line of skin care products and they sent me a number of sample sizes to try. I plan to cover most of them but am starting with the two eye crams because I grabbed them first to try. Why? Because I am a sucker for a good eye cream! So those jumped out at me as what I wanted to test first.

The Bulgari skin care line contains Bulgari Gem Essence which is described by the company as follows:

Bulgari’s exclusive Bvlgari Gem Essence® formula contains four extracts of fine and precious stones chosen for their synergetic and beneficial effects on the skin. These include: sapphire, malachite, tourmaline, and citrine. In addition, the line includes a specific polypeptide III complex. Furthermore, the combination of the two should stimulate the production of collagen, elastin, hyaluronic acid, and fibronectin all of which can affect the skins tone, coloration, and elasticity etc.

There are two different eye cream formulations:

Regard De Lumiere is a day cream that absorbs quite quickly and feel very nice. There is no residual oiliness with it and it has a luxurious feel, which I would expect from a luxury line!

Regard Precieux is a bit heavier eye cream, suitable for dry skin or as a night cream. It too absorbed well and had a nice feel.

I didn’t have large enough samples to really state anything about the effects of these creams over a longer period of time, but both are nice in terms of feel and moisturizing ability. I particularly liked the light weight and quick absorption of the Lumiere cream. Being from Bulgari, they also have rather nice packaging.

the Bulgari skin care lines are available at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus.

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DHC Eye Bright

I am a big DHC Skin Care fan, so I keep getting new items from them to try. My latest favorite is DHC Eye Bright . This is a gel eye cream that depuffs and brightens using caffeine, revitalizing Isodonis japonicus (a Japanese botanical), and licorice extract. The gel also hydrates and soothes with sodium hyaluronate and cucumber.

The gel has a nice cooling feel to it when it is applied. Put it in the fridge for even more depuffing! I really like Eye Bright in the mornings when my eyes are puffy and I need a quick pick me up.

Read here, for more reviews of DHC products, makeup, and skincare items!

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Guest Review: Olay ProX Anti-Aging Skin Care

Today brings a guest post from Kylee Baumle, who writes a beautiful gardening blog, Our Little Acre, a site that is also full of wonderful photography and a good dose of cat stories! Read below for Kylee’s review:

Around the age of forty, I started thinking maybe I should consider taking better care of my skin. When fifty rolled around, I wished I’d taken better care of it at twenty and thirty. I’ve always been a fan of Olay Regenerist products, especially the Daily Serum, so when I started seeing their new ProX products being advertised, I checked them out. ProX is clinically proven to stimulate skin to perform much like it did when it was younger by increasing turnover of the surface cells and repairing the moisture barrier. In addition to costing a fraction of what department store products do, as an introduction incentive Olay was offering a $10 discount at the time of purchase of their Anti-Aging Starter Kit, which retails for about $60. Their guarantee promised my money-back if I wasn’t satisfied with the performance of their products, so I bought them.

Included in the starter kit were: Eye Restoration Complex .3 oz tube, Age Repair Lotion with SPF 30 1 oz. pump, and Wrinkle Smoothing Cream 1 oz jar. I was to use the Eye Restoration both morning and evening, the Age Repair Lotion in the morning, and the Wrinkle Smoothing Cream at night. As one who has a hard time following any kind of skin care regimen, this was a challenge to me. But I’d spent enough money on the kit and I truly wanted to see results, so I vowed to stick with it.

After just one week of using the kit, I noticed that my skin felt softer. At somewhere around two to three weeks usage, my skin looked slightly smoother. It’s been five weeks now and I like how my skin feels and looks. To be honest, the results aren’t dramatic, but they are enough that I will keep using it and have already purchased a second starter kit.

None of the products felt greasy, which was a relief to me. I had somewhat oily skin as a teenager and shunned moisturizers for years after that because I hated that greasy feel that most gave me. I am a side sleeper and did notice that my skin felt slightly sticky where it touched the pillow. It wasn’t enough to be all that annoying however.

The ProX products have a very slight fragrance – something somewhat medicinal in nature – but not strong enough to be objectionable. I wish they’d used whatever fragrance is in their Regenerist Daily Serum, as I think that one is quite nice. Because the regimen is different in the morning than it is in the evening, I was more diligent about sticking with the program and only missed a morning or two. I have never missed a night of using the products.

There are three other products in the line: Deep Wrinkle Treatment, Discoloration Fighting Concentrate, and Hydra Firming Cream. I’d like to try each of those, especially the latter two.

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M Lab Anti-Aging Eye Cream and Anti-Aging Treatment Serum

I have been trying out some M Lab luxury skin care products and today I focus on two of my favorites, M Lab Anti-Aging Eye Cream, and M Lab Anti-Aging Treatment Serum.

M Lab focuses on including a high level of active treatment ingredients in every product. Their eye cream is wonderful stuff. It is deeply moisturizing, with quick absorption, and it has luxurious look and feel to it. My under eye area has been looking great ever since I started using the cream a month ago and it is up there with the best I have ever tried. There are a multitude of different active ingredients in this eye cream and details are available on the M Lab site. Unfortunately, it all also comes with a hefty price tag–$170 for .5 oz. So, as much as I love my sample, I can’t quite jusitify spending that much for an eye cream. It is very good, but there are more affordable good eye creams out there as well.

Another M LAb favorite of mine is the treatment serum. This serum is formulated with 74% active ingredients and targets wrinkles, hydration, and pigmentation. It absorbs into the skin with a bit of tingling, but I didn’t find myself running into sensitivity issues with it. After a couple of weeks of nightly use, my skin definitely looks brighter. I love this serum, but as with the eye cream, it carries a high price–$275 for 1 oz. Again, it is lovely stuff, but I don’t beleive that it merits that high of a high price tag.

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Lumene Time Freeze Cooling Eye Stick

2167091 Time Freeze Cooling Eye Stick is a unique and literally cool little product. This stick eye cream has a nice cooling effect on the skin to help reduce puffiness and it moisturizes the under eye area at the same time. I have become rather addicted to mine!

The little stick (it kind of looks like a mini deodorant stick) is easy to carry and easy to use. I use it first thing in the morning and then sometimes stick in my purse for use after my noon workout. Look for Lumene skin care items at CVS and ULTA Beauty stores.

Update: You can now also get Lumene products at Sears: Lumene Time Freeze Cooling Eye Stick

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Eyes By Design Blue Eyes Kit

I tried out an Eyes By Design Kit sent to me by the Home Shopping Network. The Kit I tried, the Discovery Set, included a mini palette of four eye shadow shades formulated for blue eyes (there are also kits for green, brown, and hazel eyes), mascara, an eye cream, and a primer.

The items turned out to be of great quality. The eye shadow shades were perfectly suited for blues eyes, and the shadow wore very well, with no creasing and good color payoff. The primer was one of the better eye primers I have tried, and the eye cream is a nice thick cream appropriate for night wear.

What I liked best, however, was the mascara. Eyes By Design Volumizing Mascara does a great job of both thickening and lengthening, without a clump in sight. Indeed, I even got sloppy and did not wipe the brush before applying (this really is a no-no) on several occasions and still did not get clumps. That is pretty impressive!

An Eyes By Design kit is featured in episode two of HSN’s series Faces of Beautiful You. In that episode, Nicki and Hallie marvel at Smith’s speedy preparation time for her big interview at a luxury spa. To see the kit in action take a look at the series!