10 eye creams that work hard to diminish fine lines and wrinkles

Improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles with the Vida Glow Age Defiance Eye Contour Cream, which contains a range of peptides that work to reinforce hydration and de-puff tired-looking eyes. Using Vida Glow's marine collagen that’s found in its supplements, this eye cream is designed to complement a full Vida Glow skincare and supplement routine.

$96 at a-beauty

One of the main things that sets this product apart from the rest is its unique delivery system. It features a roller system designed to dispense a really small amount of product evenly across the area to allow for maximum absorption and to reduce puffiness. This is because the skin around the eye is very thin and delicate. Aloe vera deeply calms and hydrates the area, while hylauronic acid instantly plumps fine lines. 

$48 at Tribe Skincare

Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème is a lightweight vitamin C-rich eye cream that instantly targets fine lines and wrinkles, while reducing the look of dark circles and discolouration, helping to illuminate the entire eye area over time. Plus, it sits like an absolute dream under your concealer.

$63 at The Iconic

This silky formula contains a potent combination of Proxylane™, blueberry extract, and a complex of flavonoids and synergistic peptides to improve the appearance of dark circles, puffiness, and crow’s feet. It also includes optical diffusers to disperse light and immediately improve the radiance of tired, dull-looking eyes.

$274 at Adore Beauty

Packed with antioxidants and soothing, hydrating ingredients, Paula’s Choice Anti-Ageing Eye Cream performs on all fronts. It improves multiple signs of ageing, including fine lines, wrinkles, loss of firmness, under-eye shadows and puffiness, while the addition of shea butter adds that extra boost of hydration for bright, supple skin.

$58 at Paula's Choice

If there was a competition for the most peptides, Drunk Elephant C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Cream totally wins. The creamy formula contains eight different peptides, five forms of vitamin C, and cucumber extract, which all work together to create firmer, stronger-looking skin around the eye area. Replenishing ceramides and plant oils keep the eyes hydrated and youthful. It’s super potent, but it’s also extremely gentle and can be used day and night.

$103.02 at Catch

Dermalogica Stress Positive Eye Lift is a cooling cream-gel formulated with ingredients like fermented yeast and a unique hyaluronic acid blend to firm skin and help generate a lifting effect. It also tackles under-eye circles and those dreaded eye bags with bioactive diglucosyl gallic acid – a powerful ingredient that works with your skin’s natural microbiome (microorganisms) to brighten and energise the eye area.

$105.90 at Adore Beauty

Featuring four per cent AHA and a special blend of vitamins B3, C and E, this anti-ageing eye cream is serious about improving skin texture around the eyes. It's a fragrance-free formula devoted to dialling up firmness and tone, reducing fine lines and wrinkles while also enhancing overall brightness.

$44.99 at Chemist Warehouse

This powerful formula offers all the essential ingredients to fight the signs of ageing, including vitamin B3 (niacinamide) and peptides. Olay Eyes Ultimate Eye Cream works to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, puffy eyes and dark circles, while intensely hydrating and soothing dry skin.

$39.99 at Chemist Warehouse

Formulated with a unique patented formula called Accelerated Retinol SA, Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream delivers pure stabilised retinol into the skin’s surface to reduce the visible signs of ageing. It fades the look of lines and wrinkles, while evening skin tone (see ya, dark circles) and rejuvenating and nourishing the skin around the eye.

$22.49 at Chemist Warehouse

Is there ever a ‘best eye cream’ article without Antipodes? We think not. That’s because this little beauty does it all – but especially when it comes to anti-ageing. Antipodes Kiwi Seed Oil Eye Cream offers a powerful cocktail of vitamin C and other antioxidant-rich ingredients to boost collagen production and rescue damaged skin tissue.

$62 at Adore Beauty