The Best Eye Cream I've Tried This Year

It isn't often I find an eye cream that I completely fall in love with. To be honest, eye creams are something that I struggle with as the majority of eye creams I have tried in the past don't achieve everything I want from them. I want an eye cream to help to reduce my puffy eyes and dark circles. I want an eye cream to help hide the lines underneath my eyes.
I've tried a variety of eye creams, from budget brands to high end, and none of them have been able to do all of this. That was until I tried the Benefit Its Potent Eye Cream.
I have never really been a huge believer that eye creams can transform your eyes from looking puffy to flawless, but this one does a pretty good job at hiding my tired eyes and making my skin underneath my eyes look clear and really helps to reduce lines and dark circles. I have been using this solely for around 3 or 4 Months now and I have noticed on photographs of myself since using this, that my eyes look less tired and my dark circles have dramatically reduced. I struggle with my sleeping routine and this has always been visible under my eyes, but since I have been using this product it seems to have reduced those pesky dark circles almost completely.

*PR sample*

Benefit Puff Off First Impressions

Benefit is a huge beauty brand that is well-known and well-loved for their cute packaging, quirky names and fantastic beauty products, but when it comes to their skin care, I had no idea what to expect having only used a few samples here and there. I was pretty impressed when I saw the new release of Puff Off! - an eye gel which claims to smooth away under-eye puffiness. I was sold straight away - who likes puffy under eye circles, really?! Anything to improve my under-eyes is always a good thing, so I was interested to see the results after giving Puff Off a whirl.

I really like the packaging; as always, Benefit delivers with their eye catching and fun designs. The idea of this eye gel is that the applicator appears a little like an iron - a funny pun, but is actually a really cleverly worked out concept - the shape of the iron is really easy to apply the product under the eyes. I have been using a sample of the product for the past few Weeks to trial it out, and thought I would share my thoughts here on my blog for anyone who is interested in trying it out for themselves. 

The product itself is very cooling. It feels a little like a primer to touch, and blends under the eyes with ease. I feel that my dark under eye circles are less noticeable, and my under eye area feels and looks a lot smoother. As I have only been using it for a short period of time I have not yet seen remarkable results; but I do think with eye creams it takes a longer length of time to notice the difference, so I will continue using this and will keep you updated.

Benefit Puff off is available in-stores and online for £22.50 full size.

An Introduction to Ponds Institute Skin Care

Pond Institute has been around since the 1840's, when the first Pond's Store opened in New York. Pond's Institiute is one of the first skin care brands to use hazel extract in their skin cream products, which has amazing soothing and reparative benefits. Their skin care products were loved and used by women all over the World - which shows their products are of a fantastic quality as they are still used and loved today! 

I have previously used the Ponds Institute  Cold Cream* - it is a fantastic multi-use product. It can be used as a nourishing face mask, an eye make-up remover and also, of-course a gentle cleanser. I love using it as a cleanser as it is really refreshing and feels great on the skin. I have been trying it out as a face mask and eye - make up remover too, and it does a grand job with both of those! It helps to remove heavy eye - make up softly and it is a really gentle cream so doesn't sting the skin and leaves it feeling as fresh as a daisy.

The Ponds Institute Eye Contour Cream* was a new product for me. I was excited to start using this as my under eyes really did need a good pampering and I hate my large dark circles. I apply just a small amount every Morning and Night to my under eyes, and this Contour Cream helps to reduce puffiness and calms and nourishes the skin. I must admit, in the very warm Days we have been having in the UK recently, the eye contour cream has been my go - to product as I also suffer from hay fever - my eyes constantly sting and water in the Warmer Months so this product has been a really good product for me.

The Cold Cream and the Eye Contour Cream are both part of the essentials collection, which are available to buy from Boots, Superdrug, Tesco, Sainsbury's and  TheHealthCounter.com. 


*This post contains PR samples/items which were sent to me for consideration to review. All opinions are 100 %  honest and my own. You can view my full disclaimer policy on the contact tab above*