L’Oreal Paris Age Perfect Collagen Expert Retightening Care Eye Cream

I have a long and difficult history with eye creams, so I was a little wary of trying yet another one.

Compared to the night cream in the same range, the scent was minimal, so this was a plus given I've reacted in the past.

The texture was lovely and soft, and like the night cream, less is definitely more when it comes to application.

I put a very small amount on the back of my right hand and used my ring finger to pat it around the eye socket area. It absorbed quite easily and left no sticky residue.

After about 30 minutes my eyes still felt okay, so no reaction was great news. I had no reaction for the entire trial period.

As far as tightening and firming the skin, the results were mixed. I definitely felt my eye area was more hydrated, so I was really pleased with that result. But as far as the tightening effect went, results were minimal. Perhaps with more time, this effect might have been visible, but over a couple of weeks, change was negligible.

So while I was happy with the extra hydration this cream gave me, it's just like alot of other age specific eye creams. I probably wouldn't recommend it over any other brand either.

The eye cream is a pretty pale pink, and smells nice, not overpowering. It's quite thick, but absorbs in quickly and seems to be quite moisturizing. I'm not really a fan of products that you have to dip your finger into, however it's quite easy to get out. I'm not sure that I saw any tightening of my eye area as yet, but will continue to use it and see if I get any wrinkle improvement.

I have enjoyed using this eye cream, it does make the skin under and around my eyes (crows feet) look less obvious and slightly tightened. There was some effect and my skin did look a bit better. I’m not totally sold on this product as there are other products that do the same thing and possibly better. I haven’t finished the little jar of product as I tried another product that I’m trialing.

Having just turned 50 but with a lifetime of dry, lifeless skin behind me, eye creams are something I'm used to using. I've never used one that I didn't like before, but they all seem to make claims they can't really live up to. Unfortunately this cream seems to be one of those. That said, it's a nice cream that's light, not greasy and easily absorbed and I'm sure is doing good deep down, it just isn't really that effective on my crepey under-eye area, below the brow-bone area or on my ever-present dark circles. I'm not holding that against it, and I've only been using it for just under 2 weeks, so this may improve as time goes by. It's certainly a lovely cream and I'm happy to keep using it and see if I can see any of these miracle effects (tightening etc) that it claims to have. It's a good sized jar for the cost and is easy to use although I found it pilled under my concealer so I'm only using it at night time now, which may affect results. Love the faint scent and the pretty pink colour and the jar will last a long time as you only need a very small amount. Product spreads easily and the customary square pot is very cute and distinctive in my product drawer (easy to spot!).