Review (5/5): A TRULY GREAT PRODUCT FOR MY SENSITIVE SKIN
This True Glow Eye Cream glides over my skin smoothly and absorbs quickly leaving my eyes refreshed and hydrated. It doesn't leave behind any unwanted greasy or sticky residue and wears all day under my makeup. The plant stem cells visibly improve the appearance of fine lines while the strong antioxidants neutralize free radical damage that is encountered daily and prompts collagen production. This protects the delicate under eye area and improves your skin texture. The Arnica works to stimulate white blood cell activity, relieving trapped fluid and bruising, thus leaving your eyes refreshed and brightened. The naturally derived Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, which is a unique type of Vitamin C that's known as one of the most effective and deeply penetrating antioxidants, gives this eye cream an extra boost by improving skin circulation. This leaves your under eye area looking well-rested for that bright-eyed look we all desire. Since the skin around our eyes is thinner and more fragile than the rest of the facial area, it needs deep hydration to remain soft and toned. The ingredients organic rosehip oil, botanical hyaluronic acid and their proprietary silk protein amino acid blend are nature's most powerful sources for this needed hydration. This True Glow Eye Cream contains a balanced formula for both day and night usage.
I recently reviewed another eye cream where I talked about other uses to make it a multi-tasking product. Therefore, for the purpose of this review entry, I want to address a few dos and don'ts when it comes to applying your eye cream. That's why I'm going to share an article that was published by Into The Gloss in 2014.
Tapping, dabbing, massaging. Everyone applies eye cream a little differently, like we're each a special, puffiness-hating snowflake. But should you actually be putting the stuff on all willy nilly, or is there an objectively superior application method? The truth is...slightly complicated. It's less that there's a single correct strategy, and more that there are lid hydration best practices. This isn't just something we thought up on our own (although our inner lives are vast!)—dermatologists agree. "I don’t think there is any one right way," one doctor admits. "Basically, you should be gentle." But what does gentle even mean? Gentle like 'pretend your face is an antique silk wedding dress once owned by Princess Grace of Monaco', or gentle like 'just don't give yourself contact dermatitis'? To clear up what, exactly, anything related to eye cream is about, he has a few useful pointers:
DO TAP AND/OR MASSAGE
"Soft massage and patting are both great," the doctor advises. You can press the cream in, you can try light, sweeping strokes, or you can even put it on a cotton round and leave it on under your eyes for a couple of minutes.
DON'T PULL AT YOUR SKIN
"You don’t want any stretching," he says. "The skin under the eye is a different structure from the rest of the face; it's more delicate." So if you're really moving your skin around when you rub cream in, you're probably doing it too hard.
DO LET IT SINK IN
Give your eye cream about a minute (or longer, if possible) to absorb before you put makeup on top of it. That way, your powder or concealer won't cake up from the extra emollient base in the eye cream.
DON'T PUT ON TOO MUCH
If you pack on the product, it won't make it more effective. It will, however, creep into your eyes and irritate them. Just put a pea-sized dab on your ring finger, then dot it on your brow bone and about a half inch underneath your eye. That's all!
Granted, the information above is probably not new to most people, yet I found it necessary to share anyhow. The reason why it's important is because the area around our eyes is extremely delicate and should in essence be treated with kid gloves. I don't know how many times I've seen people apply eye cream like they would body butter (vigorously). Every time I witness this, I cringe a little inside and step in like they've committed a skin care felony. I'm very passionate about proper skin care because no matter what, we're stuck with the skin we were born with and we need to do what we can to keep it as healthy as we can for as long as we can.
That being said, I absolutely love this eye cream. Honestly, I love all the Valentia products I have had the pleasure of trying and using. They have an exceptional skin care line that I recommend for all skin types. I have been using their products for almost a year and have not experienced any adverse reactions. Not to mention when I use this under my concealer and foundation, it doesn't make my makeup look cakey in the least. You really can't ask for much more in a skin care product.
**I received this product at no charge**