Garnier Skin Active Vitamin C Brightening Eye Cream

Love the tube – hygienic, product-protecting, easy to use – and love the rich, creamy texture of the product and the neutral sweet-cream fragrance. Just beautiful. I also like the dark-banana colour of the cream, as it’s easy to see where I need to keep patting to absorb it all.

Once applied, although it melts into the skin, it still feels like it’s softly there, moisturising and nourishing, for the rest of the day. After a month of daily use, I’m not convinced that it’s improved my eye area significantly in terms of wrinkles, bags, etc., but it’s a really nice, affordable, moisturising, nourishing eye cream that’s got great hydrating, collagen-boosting ingredients proven to be effective for skin. Also, so many eye products make my eyes sting or go puffy, and I haven’t had those problems with this one, so I’ll probably be buying it again. Plus, one tube will last me more than 4 months I reckon, as a small blob is all I need for good coverage, so it’s well worth it.

Honestly not really. Did I like the smell and texture of the product yes but unfortunately for me and my skin it didn't make much of a difference. This is one I won't be adding into my daily routine.

My favourite part was the application and the top of the cream. Loved this feature and hope to see it on more products as it made using it simple.

When I received this product to trial I was very excited, as I've had great experiences with Garnier eye products before.

However, this one had me confused. Was it eye cream? Or was it makeup?

Claims on the box like 'in one week get brighter, well-rested eyes' suggested it was eye cream (plus the fact they called it eye cream!). But lines like 'reduce signs of fatigue... including appearance of dark circles', 'brightening pigments' and the yellow colour made me think it was makeup. The instructions told you how to apply it to the eye area, but not when, so I dithered for a while before deciding it was an anytime thing.

In terms of using it, it was easy to apply and didn't show up yellow on my skin. It made a small difference to the look of my under eye area - not to the extent of looking like makeup, but enough to make me look less tired. It also felt nice and cooling on my skin.

I like the packaging. It's easy to open the screw cap and the slanted top makes it easy to get the correct amount on your finger. There is something very attractive about the long, slim packaging - even if it does tend to fall over on the shelf!

At this stage I'm still dubious about this not-quite-makeup eye cream, but as I try to reduce my amount of daily makeup for the sake of my skin, this might turn out to be exactly what I need...

I found this eye cream was fairly good. It certainly moisturised my eye area but I didn't really notice much of a difference in the appearance of my dark circles or fine lines. Perhaps mine are a bit too far gone! I might need to use it for a longer period to see greater results. Nevertheless, I enjoyed using the cream to nurture the delicate skin around my eyes. The formula is thick and creamy and comes out easily from the tube. There is a decent amount in the tube which I think is good value, and I like the fact you don't have to use your fingers to dip into a pot.

As a preface: I have post-partum, combination skin with occasional breakouts, fine lines and hyperpigmentation. I have been using Ethique's range to reduce plastic consumption and to avoid sulfates as much as I can.

I love the idea of this in theory; anything to help hide my tired mum eye bags! I just felt like it did exactly nothing - even asking my partner to see if he had noticed anything different about my eye bags immediately after applying it after 2 weeks and, well, nothing.

Can confirm it's not scented.

After trialing this product for a few weeks i felt it was a nice hydrating eye cream, i used this between cleansing and applying the gel moisturizer. It has a small yellow tint that gives the appearance of bright refreshed eyes. I used this mainly on my no makeup days or before bed. But i did try it a few times under makeup and my makeup went on perfectly over top with no creasing or rubbing off.

The eye cream came in a sleek tube which was easily chucked into a handbag for use on the go.

It had an applicatior which was functional, the cream itself had a yellow tinge which meant you needed to ensure you gently worked it into the undereye area.

This was not one of those eye creams which cause your bags to tense up, pack up and get it together , rather a gentle wake up to help you look like you has a few more hours sleep then you really did

I trailed the Garnier Skin Active Vitamin C Brightening Eye Cream for a few weeks.The cream comes out orange so you need to make sure it is rubbed in properly. The tube is a good size and easy to use, the tip on the end makes application easy. It stopped the pufflyness around the eyes but couldnt see a huge difference with lines. But will keep using this product to see how it works long term.