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7 eye creams that’ll help you ditch darkness and de-puff

The best in show

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / March 20 2023

Eye cream is one of those skin care items that a lot of people like to skip, only to then turn around and complain about not using them after the fact.

Well, we’ve had enough of the back peddling.

It’s time to get on the eye cream bandwagon, and we’re taking you with us — whether you come willingly or kicking and screaming.

If you know your skin benefits from specific ingredients, then take a glance at our extensive list of retinol eye cream and vitamin C eye cream, respectively.

But otherwise settle in and get ready to enjoy a parade of some of the eye cream category’s heavy hitters – these are the best eye creams money can buy in Australia.

LANCÔME Advanced Genifique Eye Cream

Can’t make your mind up between all the brightening, anti-ageing and hydrating eye cream formulas out there? Lancôme Advanced Génifique Eye Cream is a veritable multitasker that tackles a plethora of eye-related woes such as dark circles, fine lines and wrinkles, texture and dehydration with an innovative prebiotic and probiotic infusion.

$112 at Sephora

BIOSSANCE Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream

Vegan eye cream just got an extremely luxurious makeover. This rich formula includes marine algae complex to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, squalane to inject skin with a lightweight but lasting hit of hydration, and paracress extract to smooth and firm the complexion. The cherry on top? The pink-hued finish which helps to minimise the appearance of dark circles. We love her.

$83 at Sephora

ESTÉE LAUDER Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Complex Synchronized Recovery Eye Cream

Ever been a simp for the Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex? Yeah, same. This eye cream harnesses the same life-changing formula to minimise lines, dryness, puffiness, and dark circles, while simultaneously protecting skin from pollutants that cause premature ageing.

$110 at Sephora

Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado

This avocado-infused eye cream has a cult-following of beauty gurus for a reason. But instead of just eyeballing your favourite beauty YouTuber as they slather on a healthy layer of the stuff, we suggest sampling the creamy eye treatment for yourself. Avocado oil, shea butter and vitamin E are the key players responsible for hydrating your under eyes, while keeping dark circles and fine lines at bay too.

$52 at Adore Beauty

Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and De-Puffing Eye Contour Cream

Late nights taking their toll on your poor peepers? Overthrow unwanted dark circles and puffiness with this radiance enhancing, line-smoothing and circulation boosting formula that includes caffeine, Brazilian ginseng root extract, and horse chestnut extract.

$93 at MECCA

QV Face Revitalising Eye Cream

Powered by safflower oil, this delicately hydrating eye cream promotes elasticity, smoothness and softness in the fragile skin surrounding the eye. It's also safe for sensitive skin types, a tricky-to-tick box in the eye cream world!

$16.60 at Ego

Perricone MD Cold Plasma+ Eye

Harness the powers of vitamin C, copper tripeptides and omegas 3, 6 and 9 to help restore your under eyes to their former glory before work (and a little too much play) got the best of them. Say adieu to dark circles, puffy under eyes, crows feet and a lack of firmness!

$157 at MECCA

Dermalogica Biolumin-C Eye Serum

Technically an eye serum, this lightweight, silky formula helps to minimise any dark circles you may be experiencing while tackling a few fine lines while it’s at it. It features a potent vitamin C complex that combats damage caused by pollutants, while brightening and firming skin. Skin-strengthening, antioxidant-rich arjun tree extract makes an appearance too, while micro-algae smooths fine lines and wrinkles, and promotes moisture retention and overall skin resilience.

$115 at MECCA

Need a dedicated eye cream to target those pesky fine lines and wrinkles? These are the best anti-aging eye creams on offer.

Main image credit: @lilyjcollins

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).