I was lucky enough to have this gifted to me by a gorgeous BR beauty. I have noticed in the last couple of years that being under added stresses, that my eye area has taken a beating. The lines are far more noticeable and frankly annoy me because they age me a fair bit. How much of a blessing it was at the time to be able to give the Garnier Organics Lavandin Anti-Age Eye Care cream a whirl.
As you would expect from an under eye cream the container is small in size. I love that the design of the bottle reflects the organic look that Garnier are going for. It definitely makes me think clean and green image just seeing the outside. The applicator is a small dropper type to ensure that minimal product is used, A little definitely goes a long way for this product. The cream itself is quite thick but very smooth and silky in feel. It glides on effortlessly. I was expecting a slight lavender scent that wasn't overwhelming. I was not disappointed. It definitely has a hint of lavender without being in your face. It was great for relaxing me at bedtime....bonus!
I was worried about it being sticky, for the pure fact that the cream is quite thick. It sinks in to my skin easily without having any white residue like I thought it might without rubbing it all the way in. My skin graciously accepted it and it definitely gave it some hydration in the eye area. I use my left ring finger to gently pat the cream in to my eye area making sure to get the problem areas in there extra good.
Fast forward 3 months now. I can see a slight difference in the way that the lines are less noticeable now unless I smile or squint alot. The skin around my eye area is so much softer and hydrated, The suppleness is back a bit, I think the thing that lets me down and gives it the mediocre score is that it hasn't made the impact like I thought it would. I have found other brands alot more effective so for that reason this is my on the fence eye product.
I had run out of eye cream and this was amazingly cheap at countdown so I grabbed some of this to try and also to hopefully tie me over until I could buy my usual.
It was an ok product to use in the meantime.. I wouldn’t say it is very effective as it isn’t. I usually find with products like this they are very gentle and mild, I have no allergic reactions but also that the effects aren’t long lived or noticeable.
It’s probably too mild for my skin type or I am in that next age group that just needs something a wee bit stronger. I think this would be perfect and very affordable for someone in their 20s. But for me I just need something that has a bit more smoothing and filling power.
If anything it was probably only good at moisturising briefly but I didn’t notice any smoothing or plumping sadly.
I wasn’t too keen on the scent either but given the price and ingredients if your looking for something to start your eye skin care routine, if you don’t have the deepest set wrinkles yet and you want something without harsh ingredients this is a good bet for you.