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Charlotte’s Magic Eye Rescue is a smoothing, brightening eye cream which claims to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, dark circles and puffiness on tired-looking eyes!
Who is it for?
This eye cream is suitable for all
Appearance and Texture
Creamy white in colour and comes as a rich cream smooth texture.
Suggested Use
Apply both morning and night. Gently massage around the eye area for a refreshing, cooling effect
My verdic
The Charlotte Tilbury’s magic eye cream looks almost identical to the magic cream. It has a thicker gel-balmy consistency and a more beige coloring. It is extremely emollient and rich! It applies on very smoothly and absorbs well into the skin.
However, I am honestly very divided when it comes to Charlotte Tilbury skincare products because while they are marketed as luxurious, rich, and extremely beneficial products, I struggle to see any of the benefits on my own skin that cheaper brands can not offer.
Charlotte claims on the website that this eye cream will do the following:
- BOOSTS THE APPEARANCE OF RADIANCE BY 329%
- SKIN LOOKS SMOOTHER BY 301% and SKIN FEELS FIRMER BY 219%
- EYES APPEAR LESS PUFFY BY 79%
- DARK CIRCLES APPEAR REDUCED BY 68% and WRINKLES APPEAR REDUCED BY 72%
- SKIN TONE APPEARS MORE EVEN BY 117%*
- SKIN APPEARS MORE ELASTIC BY 35%
- HYPERPIGMENTATION APPEARS REDUCED BY 71%
- 97% agree skin FEELS INSTANTLY HYDRATED
- 94% AGREE SKIN LOOKS AND FEELS SMOOTHER
- 91% AGREE EYES APPEAR MORE AWAKE and FINE LINES, WRINKLES & CROWS FEET APPEAR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
- 90% AGREE EYES APPEAR YOUNGER
- 89% AGREE EYE CONTOUR LOOKS HEALTHY & RADIANT and EYES APPEAR LIFTED
Reading this definitely got me excited to try the product but after using for 7 weeks, can i really see a difference? This eye cream does little to treat my skin. I’ve used many eye creams at much more affordable prices and felt a difference. For the high price tag, I would expect much better results. I can not relate to any of the above claims that this product makes other than it does help to moisturise the skin around the eye area.
Furthermore, looking at the ingredients list, most of the key ingredients fall at the bottom of this list. Meaning there is possibly less than 1% of the ingredient in the cream.
Check out INCI decoder to see what each ingredient does
Where to buy?
PRO'S
- Helps to moisturise the skin around the eye area.
- Absorbs well into the skin
- Nice packaging
CON'S
- No visual improvements to skin around the eyes.
- Expensive
- Makes my eyes sting
How long did I test it for and My overall ratings
Would I repurchase?
Most likely not. However I do love Charlotte Tilbury’s makeup and not against this brand at all
Ingredients
AQUA/WATER/EAU, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, POLYSORBATE 60, OLUS OIL/VEGETABLE OIL/HUILE VÉGÉTALE, PEG-7 GLYCERYL COCOATE, GLYCERIN, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), PEG-8, ETHYLHEXYL STEARATE, DICAPRYLYL ETHER, SORBITAN STEARATE, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, OLIVE OIL PEG-7 ESTERS, PHENOXYETHANOL, SACCHARIDE ISOMERATE, C12-16 ALCOHOLS, CERA ALBA/BEESWAX/CIRE D’ABEILLE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, SQUALANE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CHLORPHENESIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, HYDROLYZED RICE PROTEIN, PALMITIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT, DISODIUM EDTA, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, POLYSORBATE 20, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) PROTEIN, SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE, CITRIC ACID, HYDROXYPROPYL CYCLODEXTRIN, TOCOPHEROL, SODIUM CITRATE, IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM PCA, IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), ASCORBYL PALMITATE, DAPHNE ODORA CALLUS EXTRACT, SODIUM DEXTRAN SULFATE, NICOTIANA SYLVESTRIS LEAF CELL CULTURE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, RETINOL, PLUMERIA RUBRA FLOWER EXTRACT, BORAGO OFFICINALIS SEED OIL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ASCORBIC ACID, LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE, RETINYL PALMITATE, ASCORBYL TETRAISOPALMITATE.
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Other Eye Creams
Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream for Dark Circles, Daily Eye Wrinkle Cream with Hyaluronic Acid & Retinol
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