Ingredients:
Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Alcohol*, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil*, Dodecane, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Mica (CI 77019), Fragrance (Parfum)**, Tocopheryl Acetate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract*, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract*, Caffeine*, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil*, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Xylitylglucoside, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Dehydroxanthan Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Lactate, Glucose Glutamate, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Silica, Cichorium Intybus (Chicory) Root Extract, Algae, Magnesium Gluconate, Maltose, Hydrolyzed Pearl, Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Linalool**, Limonene**, Citronellol**, Citral**, Geraniol**, Benzyl Benzoate**
* ingredients from certified organic agriculture
** from natural essential oils
I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Ingredients thought to be good and useful for skin I mark green. Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...
Thoughts:
- Irritates my eyes and eye area slightly, enough that it's uncomfortable to use
- The brightening effect... yes, instant white bling bling for your dark circles so that they are even more visible, I feel!
- Also makes me look sick
- Didn't notice any change in my small lines around eyes, then again couldn't really use this product every day or for too long because of the irritation (I think I tried only for a couple of weeks)
- I tried to use this product as a highlighter on my cheeks as well (:D) but it turned cakey and flaky in hours, I don't know it does the same for eyes as I used this only during nights because of the bling
- The fragrance lingers a bit
- When I just tried this product on the back of my hand, it feels tight, unpleasant, no wonder my eyes didn't like it either, see there's alcohol on the ingredient list! The tightness on my hand hasn't disappeared in ten minutes
+ Maybe they have intended that this product is used with foundation or concealer on top of it so that it doesn't look so bad?
+ It certainly does what it says: "instant bright and radiant eyes"
+ The eye cream does moisturize, I'll give it that, it saved my dry eyes after some clay mask sessions when it was impossible to get the mask off and it got into my eyes as well (I'm looking at you, Elizavecca Bubble Clay Mask!)
+ Also the irritation is usually gone the next morning when I put this in the evening, but sometimes not, and even my eye discharge felt like it hurt and there was more of it than usual
+ It's quite light cream
+ It does have a smell but it's not too overpowering, like candy, licorice...?
- The brightening effect... yes, instant white bling bling for your dark circles so that they are even more visible, I feel!
- Also makes me look sick
- Didn't notice any change in my small lines around eyes, then again couldn't really use this product every day or for too long because of the irritation (I think I tried only for a couple of weeks)
- I tried to use this product as a highlighter on my cheeks as well (:D) but it turned cakey and flaky in hours, I don't know it does the same for eyes as I used this only during nights because of the bling
- The fragrance lingers a bit
- When I just tried this product on the back of my hand, it feels tight, unpleasant, no wonder my eyes didn't like it either, see there's alcohol on the ingredient list! The tightness on my hand hasn't disappeared in ten minutes
+ Maybe they have intended that this product is used with foundation or concealer on top of it so that it doesn't look so bad?
+ It certainly does what it says: "instant bright and radiant eyes"
+ The eye cream does moisturize, I'll give it that, it saved my dry eyes after some clay mask sessions when it was impossible to get the mask off and it got into my eyes as well (I'm looking at you, Elizavecca Bubble Clay Mask!)
+ Also the irritation is usually gone the next morning when I put this in the evening, but sometimes not, and even my eye discharge felt like it hurt and there was more of it than usual
+ It's quite light cream
+ It does have a smell but it's not too overpowering, like candy, licorice...?
+ Not sticky either, smooth finish
+ I don't remember getting milia or anything from this cream
+ I don't remember getting milia or anything from this cream
* I bought Lavera's Illuminating Eye Cream on a whim while buying groceries because well, I wanted! The packaging was pretty! Pink! Pearls! Organic cosmetics! Back then I didn't look at ingredients and didn't do research of products
* Well, my eye area seems to be very sensitive and since this product I haven't dared to put anything there and I'm struggling to find something I even want to try
* I suppose I had this idea that organic cosmetics are less irritating or something but I have learned my lesson, look at all the oils and extracts and alcohol!
* I'm starting to doubt that I'm sensitive to sodium hyaluronate (in large quantities) as well but it's too early to go make assumptions... particularly because it's not supposed to irritate? Quite the contrary
Price:
I think 15-17 € / 15 ml
I think 15-17 € / 15 ml
Bought from:
Supermarket
Buy again?
No.
Worth the money?
Absolutely not, at least with that ridiculous mark up that I paid because it was an impulse purchase! For someone who wants the illuminating effect and has a skin and eyes that can handle anything, maybe? This product is not for sensitive people.
Absolutely not, at least with that ridiculous mark up that I paid because it was an impulse purchase! For someone who wants the illuminating effect and has a skin and eyes that can handle anything, maybe? This product is not for sensitive people.
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