The Eyes Of March
How To Care For
The Windows to Your Soul
There’s a question I’ve been asked repeatedly ever since I got into skincare. It’s both practical and philosophical, something I’m sure has crossed the minds of everyone reading this.
“Is eye cream really necessary?”
Philosophically, this is a question only you can answer for yourself. But practically speaking, for a long time my feeling was that I saw eye cream as an insurance policy. Sure, eye creams require different microbial testing than face creams, and they’re formulated with the specific concerns of the eye area in mind, but ultimately I hadn’t seen any major results from ones I’d tried. However, I didn’t want to find out after a neglectful ten years that it actually was important.
Now, who can say if that was my outlook because I was in my 20s/early 30s and didn’t have some of the concerns we look to eye creams to treat? Or perhaps ingredient technology wasn’t impressive enough? I had certainly tried eye creams from some of the most well-regarded brands on the planet. Whatever the reason, I never had any products that I really swore by… until the last couple of years. You may already know and love some of these, or they might be new to you, but allow me to tell you about my favorite eye creams.
Let’s start with the latest product to hit our shelves, the brand new Firming Eye Treatment from London-based Reome. Founder Joanna Ellner draws from her 20-year career as a beauty editor to create incredibly smart, chic, and most importantly, efficacious products, all powered by biotechnology. No one tries more products than beauty editors, so her standards are impossibly high. But I digress.
The Firming Eye Treatment is the first product formulated with DHK-3™️, which is a biotech marvel. Derived from Siberian pine trees, this triple-hydroxy flavonoid has incredible qualities. Not only is it 130x more powerful than Vitamin C, but it is clinically proven to firm the skin by inhibiting glycation and elastase, and increasing elastin production. The cooling gel-cream texture immediately hydrates and provides the skin with a glossy effect, thanks to the 5-Ceramide Complex. This is quickly becoming my daily go-to, especially when baby Séamus decides to start his day at the crack of dawn 🙃
My all-time favorite eye cream, Auteur’s Definitive Eye Cream, is another game changer. Auteur separates itself from the pack with their focus on next-generation peptide technology. With Gold Pro-Collagen Peptide enhancing peptide performance 90x, ingredients like SYN®-AKE (this neuropeptide mimics the venom of the Temple Viper!), Gatuline® Expression, and Lift Oléoactif® are made even more potent. If that sentence sounds like a bunch of gibberish to you, just know that they’re patented compounds harnessed to relax wrinkles, smooth and firm skin, and reorganize the collagen network. This one is super moisturizing and great if you like a richer cream formula.
Next up is Neova’s Super Eye Lift Serum featuring DNA Repair Enzymes and their Copper Peptide Complex. This little tube with a cooling metal applicator packs a big punch. With neuropeptide Argireline, dynamic wrinkles are diminished. DNA Repair Enzymes recognize and eliminate oxidative damage before the DNA is compromised. Copper Peptides repair tissue and stabilize skin proteins. Now who doesn’t want their skin proteins stabilized?? It’s a lovely lavender colored (thank you, copper) gel serum that absorbs beautifully and leaves the eye area hydrated and smoothed.
Finally, we have the Youth EssentiA Vita-Peptide Eye Gel from Environ. This bad boy includes my all time most favorite ingredient ever, Vitamin A! Along with Vitamins C & E, of course, after all it is an Environ product. There’s also a peptide trifecta including neuropeptide Argireline… are you sensing a theme here? The lightest weight of the bunch, this is a true gel formula. Monica likes to layer it over Calecim Professional Serum for a one-two regenerative punch!
This sure makes the case for eye cream seem a lot more compelling, doesn’t it?
