Elemis Absolute Eye Serum

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=== About Elemis ===
I've been using Elemis products since last July and found that their exceptional high quality skincare products have helped me improve my eczema-prone, rosaceous and very sensitive skin. Not all of their products have worked for me but at least none of them has caused any adverse effects. Due to the price tag Elemis products come with, I've been using other brands eye creams / serums. As a couple of month ago ...
...I decided to go for Elemis Absolute Eye Serum (£23 / 15 ml).

=== Packaging ===

The 15 ml bottle itself is a silver glass bottle and has a metallic eyedropper lid and a glass pipette. The bottle is recyclable (it means you can screw off the eyedropper and fill it up with something else after you've finished it).

Overall, I wasn't happy with the bottle design at all. It is a glass bottle, not a pot, so it ... more

Skin type: All
How it works: Active ingredients of rosewood, osmanthus, comfrey, lavender and chamomile gently preserve and refine eye contours.

About Elemis

I've been using Elemis products since last July and found that their exceptional high quality skincare products have helped me improve my eczema-prone, rosaceous and very sensitive skin. Not all of their products have worked for me but at least none of them has caused any adverse effects. Due to the price tag Elemis products come with, I've been using other brands eye creams / serums. As a couple of month ago I ran out of my Clinique Eye Serum I bought for £23 / 15 ml, I decided to go for Elemis Absolute Eye Serum (£23 / 15 ml).

Packaging

The 15 ml bottle itself is a silver glass bottle and has a metallic eyedropper lid and a glass pipette. The bottle is recyclable (it means you can screw off the eyedropper and fill it up with something else after you've finished it).

Overall, I wasn't happy with the bottle design at all. It is a glass bottle, not a pot, so it makes it difficult to estimate how much is being used. The pipette does not work as well as the rubber tipped ones, and you will most likely to drop 1-2 drops on your fingertip and not directly to the eye area anyway before applying the serum, the eyedropper idea is clearly wasted.

When the bottle started finishing, it was impossible to get out the remaining drops as the eyedropper wouldn't pick it up from the bottom. A glass bottle with a rubber tipped eyedropper would have worked a lot better; I have plenty of those to keep my essential oils in.

Absolute Eye Serum

The serum is a very light, clear liquid. It's not a jelly or a cream but it's rather runny and once I managed to tip over the bottle and some of the serum ended up on the bedcover. It got absorbed very quickly into the fabric before I even had a change to scoop it up. It wouldn't have happened to my other eye serums I've ever used because they wouldn't have leaked in the first place.

Usage:

Apply one drop around each eye daily.

Aftercare:

It wasn't suggested that I should be using the Absolute Eye serum alongside any other eye cream. Even on their website Elemis only says that it can be used under Pro-Collagen Eye Renewal. To me this suggests that this is a standalone product so no complementary eye cream is needed.

Yet it is too light to be used alone. My eyes felt naked and non-protected in this respect. All the other eye serums I've used (Clinique or Simple Regeneration Plus Eye Serum) felt more protective, were richer in texture and lasted longer.

Results:

The couple of drops do get absorbed very quickly but after that I don't have the impression of just having treated the delicate eye area. My skin is very sensitive so it needs a protective layer of a cream applied that will lock in moisture and keep out irritants.

The delicate skin below the eyes did look brighter and less tired, though the results were very similar to those I was experiencing with similar products before (Clinique and Simple Regeneration Plus Eye Serum). Or, if there were to be more results, unfortunately the serum didn't last enough to see it happen.

How long does a bottle last?

I was told by my Elemis beauty therapist that the 15 ml serum should last 2 months. It unfortunately only lasted for a month using the recommended amount.

Price / where to buy

Stores:

£ 24 / 15 ml from Elemis at John Lewis and Debenhams

Online:

£ 24 / 15ml http://www.timetospa.co.uk/
£ 23 / 15 ml from http://www.salonskincare.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/254/

Conclusion

I wouldn't heartily recommend this product. Elemis do have fantastic products but I found this to be too expensive for too little value. I almost felt like I was using a sample sized product. 15 ml of eye serum should have last at least 2 months as I was told it was going to. For me a serum says it is a concentrate so that's why a drop or two should do. Having said that, without complementing it with a regular anti-aging eye cream, I didn't find it to provide enough care for sensitive and very sensitive skin types.

The use of a few essential oils renowned for their anti-aging properties didn't warrant this heavy price tag. Personally, I will stick to my home-made eye serum I created using the same oils with the added bonus of being a lot cheaper, lacking any additives and has the perfect texture too.

Thanks for reading my review.

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