Product Description
Eye luminosity, the new visible sign of youth.
The new 360° eye contour transformation.
Lancôme introduces its 1st eye-illuminating serum, engineered with a unique rotating and massaging applicator to reach even the most inaccessible eye areas.
Experience a 360° eye contour transformation above and below the eyes for visible results.
The 5ml sample I owned comes from the Christmas Beauty set which I have been using for the past 3 months and since it is a booster for eye cream, I added it to my usual eyecare regime.
This product is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Synthetic Fragrances
- Synthetic Dyes
- Phthalates
- GMOs
- Triclosan
Finally, something from Lancome that comes without the nasties but first and foremost, it has to work. That is of the utmost importance, no?
My 5ml sample is a miniature sample of the retail sized of 20ml. It comes with a similar metal pearl-shaped massaging applicator with a unique 50-degree rotation angle for it to do the neccessary eyecare massage that is essential for it to depuff the undereye area.
Formulated with Caffeine, Escine and an extract of the micro-algae Chlorella Vulgaris, the pre-serum also works to correct puffiness, diminish under-eye circles and smooth fine lines when used on its own. After seven days, your eyes should look bigger, brighter, smoother and more youthful.
What its touted to do :
- Smoother skin, Reduced crow's feet, Reduced Wrinkles and Reduced Fine lines
- Lifted eyelid, Lifted arch of the eyebrow and Deflated eye bags
- Increased brightness, Refined texture and Faded dark circles
Since its made of stainless steel, its logical that the applicator is cooling and refreshing for the undereye area, especially when its coated with the eye serum.
The texture is runny and lightweight and sinks into the eye area after some eyecare massage ( mentioned below) with the applicator followed by some tapping movements. At least that is how I used it.
You can check out the recommended massage steps below.
The applicator tends to pick up more serum than necessary, hence either you do not mind or you like to clean off the excess. As for me, I like to use tapping motions on the undereye area for some blood circulation purposes as well as to get the excess serum absorbed into the skin.
There is no greasy after-residue but neither does it hydrate my dry undereye area sufficiently. It just feels refreshing. Puffiness and fine lines were still apparent.
Because this product is a booster, it is supposed to enhance the effects of the eye cream that goes on after that. I am currently using this product prior to using Garden of Wisdom Pack Your Bags and Say Good Bye but sadly I do not see a significant improvement. There is no difference with or without the booster itself.
The second ingredient in this serum is Bifida Ferment Lysate, a type of yeast Lancome uses in their other Genifique products. I have previously reviewed its Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate.
According to Paula Begoun, there’s no research proving that this specific form of yeast has any anti-aging or gene-stimulating activity when applied to skin, nor is it capable of eliminating eye-area concerns such as puffiness, dark circles, or pouching. There is limited research showing that yeast ferment filtrate (a compound different from bifida ferment lysate) does reduce oxidative skin damage in the presence of UV light, but this research also showed that many other antioxidants have a similar effect.
It currently retails for $110 at 20ml size.
Ingredients :
Aqua / Water / Eau, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Dimethicone, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Escin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Adenosine, Caffeine, Polyacrylamide, Chlorphenesin, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Salicyloyl Phytosphingosine, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ammonium Polyacryldimethyltauramide / Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Dimethiconol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bis-Peg/Ppg-16/16 Peg/Ppg-16/16 Dimethicone, Bht, Laureth-7.
Source : Lancome , Nordstrom
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