I'm extremely cautious when it comes to skin care products so I'm never one to go off and try something if I don't see the need for it. Therefore I've always used my facial moisturizer to moisturize my entire face, I never felt the need to invest in an eye cream, until last year.



 I had to go look for something for my under eye area, after I moved to the UK last year.  It was Autumn/Winter at the time and the weather was really dry so my light weight moisturizer wasn't  cutting it. I have combination to oily skin on my face but the skin in my immediate under eye area is normal to dry. I love my day time moisturizer but it wasn't giving my under eye area the moisture  that it needed.  The area just felt and looked dry and as a result, my under eye concealer stayed looking dry an patchy.

I purchased the Clarins eye contour balm  last year, during Black Friday sales. Clarins never even came to mind while I was thinking of possible brands to check out for an eye cream (they are really high end). I had planned to explore options that I had available at the drug store first however, the  Clarins eye contour balm was selling for close to half the price so I felt that it was a good bargain.

 I was told that it was was very hydrating (main reason I bought it), light weight and suitable for all skin types, so I was really  really excited to try it out. It was all of these things except one, it did not work for skin type, I had to stop using it after about a month. It clogged my pores, badly. I had these little bumps immediately under my under eye area, right on top of chin and then the pores in my immediate under my eye area also started getting more visible, nope, it didn't look good. It was the only thing that I had introduced to my skin care routine so I knew that it was responsible. I had such high hopes! I'm just happy that I didn't buy it at full price. The product normally retails for £30 but I paid between £17- £20 for it.

Has anyone tried any good eye creams? feel free to share!

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"He will destroy death forever. The Lord will wipe away tears from every face." Isaiah 25:8