Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream

Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream - £9.50

 

I had a major skin meltdown over May this year, it was horrendous! A month of skin hell is putting it politely. I was at my wits end trying to find something that would work to get rid of my itchy, very dry and very red skin. Around my eyes was one of my more severe areas of eczema flare up, and my usual holy grail Dr Organic Manuka Honey Rescue Cream was just not cutting it! Which still makes me sad as i've used that for three years and until now it's worked wonders. But I felt maybe the skin around my eyes would want a cream that was a little less heavier in consistancy. And after researching for many long hours about creams that work would well for around the eye area, I decided to try out this Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream.

 

Firstly though I must talk about the brand, as I just love the story of how Avene came to be. Avene is a French brand created after the discovery of the thermal spring water back in 1736 in Southern France in a town called Avene near the Black Mountains, it is the geological aspect of these mountains that makes the water so special. This thermal spring water has been used around the world for centuries to help treat skin conditions, with it proving to have medical benefits, the water was even shipped over to America to help treat the burn victims of the Great Fire of Chicago in 1871. It's kind of like a mythical fairytale, the way this special water has been proven to treat irritated skin. I love stories of brands like this that go back through the centuries. And you know a brand must be good if it has been going for almost 300 years.

 

This Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream is indeed pricy at £9.50, especially for only 10ml of product, but I was willing to pay anything to help my eyes out and i'm so glad I did. It has really reduced the redness around my eyes and the dryness has gone completely. I'm now able to wear foundation and concealer around my eyes, without it settling into the dry patches (oh it was not a good look!) and it's all thanks to this cream, as I haven't changed my foundation or concealer.

 

I just patted a tiny little bit of the cream to my under eye area, and I have used it a bit around the eyelid and brow bone area, but I have another eye product which I prefer for that, which is the Clinique All About Eyes Rich cream which i'll talk about in another post very soon. But for the under eye area it is so amazing. It is, as the name suggests, very soothing and calms and itchiness down completely and just makes the area very soft and not at all dry. I've been loving this so much! I just wish that it came in a larger tube and it was a bit cheaper. I don't know how long 10ml of product will last me but we'll see, I'd like to repurchase it but the price point is a real negative for me. I'll have to do some online research to see if I can get it anywhere cheaper.

 

If you are suffering with itchy, dry and red skin around your eyes, that are very sensitive to products then i'd urge you to try this. It has no fragrance and no parabens, so it is great for sensitive skin sufferers like myself. I don't know if I could be without this cream now, I just am head over heels in love with it.

 

 

 Avene Soothing Eye Contour Cream - £9.50

 

 

 

What Avene products do you recommend?

 

 

 

 Love

Amy

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All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.

The Body Shop - Vitamin E Eye Cream

 

The Body Shop Vitamin E Eye Cream - £10.00

 

I don't know when the right time to start using eye creams are, but i'm now at the age of 23 and i'll be 24 near the end of this year so my age is catching up with me faster than i'd like. Not that this is an anti-aging product in the slightest, but I think it is important to look after your eye area as it is the most delicate area of skin on your face. Also the whole 'your eyes are the key to your soul' phrase kind of rings true, when you're ill or just not looking your best it shows first around your eyes, so i've come to the realisation that I want to try looking at some good eye creams.

 

This is the first eye cream i've ever tried, and for £10.00 this may seem a tad steep for a cream, especially as it is only 15ml but I suppose it has more properties in it that makes it more expensive, plus it is a Body Shop product and they aren't always the cheapest. But I did like the fact it was made with Vitamin E as that is known for making the skin lovely and smooth.

 

This eye creams claims to help with puffiness, fine lines and dark circles. Now for me it hasn't worked on the fine lines, I do have a few but they aren't too bad and I don't suffer with puffy eyes either it's just some dark circles now and again. I don't think it has helped too much with the dark circles, they aren't severe enough that i've noticed if it's worked or not. I did however notice that the area around my eyes looked a lot brighter and more awake, as you can see by the next picture.

 

I was disappointed in the fact that it didn't make my under eye area feel smooth, it felt sticky if anything. Also I needed to shake the tube a few times to get it to come out as a white cream, otherwise it just came out like water. I don't know if that means mine has gone bad, or if it was just a bad one that I got, but it was still a concern.

 

All in all I probably wouldn't recommend this eye cream, it was too sticky for me and the fact I didn't notice much difference, as well as the hastle to have to shake it for a while to get it to turn into a cream was a pain. It's a shame because I love Body Shop products normally, but this one is not for me.

 

If you do want to try this out for yourself it is avaliable

for £10.00

here

 

 

Any questions/comments please leave below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own, product bought myself.