Eye creams put to the test!

Happy Monday to you all! As I mentioned in my Happy New Year post, my mission for 2012 is to find myself the perfect eye cream. As I scan the eye products that are out there I am finding there are a plethora of different products, day, night, anti-puffiness, hydrating, the list is endless. Have I set myself the Mission Impossible of beauty missions??

So here's the thing. I turn 30 in 5 weeks. Not 29 or 28, but 30. Phew, I said it. Yes, as you can guess, I am having a hard time coming to terms with this number. And it is just that, a number. I have a pretty good skin care routine, but something I have never concentrated on has been the eyes. I don't know why, they just seem to have escaped my routine. When I look in the mirror, I don't think I look 30, until I look really close and realise my eyes give me away completely. Please see exhibit a. My eyes aged 29.

Yes that is a scary picture. So as you can see, I do have lines around my eyes. And for anyone who is about to ask the question, the beautiful eye that is our Twitter avatar is in fact Mags' eye not mine...

2012 is the year I will find a great eye cream. Every month I am going to set about testing a new eye cream, and rating the eye cream. And hopefully amongst them I will find a miracle anti-ageing eye cream that will rid my face of the tell tale signs of my real age. I hope.

January's eye cream - Clinique, All About Eyes



This product retails for about £20 for 15ml. I got this particular pot as part of one of the Clinique bonus time deals.The product claims to reduce puffiness, minimise dark circles and fine lines. The usual application method of using the ring finger to apply to the eye area sparingly morning and night is advised.

Verdict

The consistency of this eye cream is quite thick, and doesn't sink in that quickly, so I opted to use this only at night. I could also feel it on the eye area, so I don't know if I used too much. I was however impressed with the results. In the mornings, my eye area was definitely not puffy, wrinkles had lessened, and the eye area was smoother, making it was easier to apply my normal highlighter to the area. As for dark circles I didn't really notice a difference. I like the effect this had on my eyes, however it did not seem to make a major difference if used over a prolonged period of time, and so I would probably have to keep using the product everyday to enjoy the same results.

The price seems ok for what you get, and although I wasn't wowed by the effects, you could see a noticeable difference.

Scores on the door?

7/10

Repeat purchase?

I would buy this again if I don't find an eye cream that matches these results, but I really hope I do!!

Let's see what luck I have in my quest next month!

If you have any recommendations for eye creams, please let me know! I have 11 spaces up for grabs!!

Thanks for reading and stay beautiful!

Stace x

 

Foundations put to the ultimate test part 2

Today the foundation I am going to tell you about is: Clinique Superbalanced make-up teint.
This can be picked up from most Boots and Debenhams for about £21.00 for 30 ml, so a little cheaper than Double Wear from Estee Lauder. But what did I think??



This was very runny when it came out of the sachet to the point that I nearly lost it all over the apartment floor, not a great start! The colour I was trying was 03 Ivory.



This took a lot longer to apply and blend than Estee Lauder. The appearance on my face looked a little mask like, but this may just be because the colour of the foundation had not been matched to my own face colour.

The coverage was very good, but the final look was very dewy. The dewy, 'wet' look is nice in the Winter when complexions are suffering in the cold and central heating, but I felt in a hot climate this made me look a little sweaty, which is not a good look!! It didn't feel that comfortable on my skin. It also sunk a little bit into my lines which I was not happy about, I know I have wrinkles, but please don't highlight them!!

I was fairly happy with the final face, although I am not sure if I would fork out the £21.00 for this make-up, and I wasn't completely happy with the wet look.

The foundation went through a 30-40 min walk in the sun, and then I sat out in the sun for a few hours. Still looked fine by the end of the evening, but slightly dewy, which was probably due to the sunshine and not the foundation!

Next foundation I will be looking at - Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid.

Stay Beautiful!

Stace x