Garnier UltraLift Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream

...I eventually opted for the Garnier Ultralift firming eye cream that had £4 off making it only £6.49 for a 15ml tube.

~The Cream itself~
The box is quite eye catching and the tube (and the range of firming products for Garnier) is bright red. It is a small long tube with a fiddly twist cap. I had previously tried and been pleased with Garnier's Nutritionist Eye Cream which helps dark circles, so was hoping this did the trick. ...
...and visibly soften wrinkles and fine lines. It is supposed to have visible effects after 8 days. It is pretty straightforward directions for use, you just apply a small amount to around the eyes in the morning and evening, making sure the skin is clean first. The box claims that this product contains 'skin relaxing ginger' and 'natural essence of cherries' which apparently all goes towards making me look 21 (hopefully) again!

~Well...did ... more

~What Happened?~
Well as I peered into the mirror very recently I realised that my next birthday was going to make me 32....32! I was outraged, but not as outraged as when I looked closer around my eyes and realised that....oh no......there are wrinkles that I am absolutely positive weren't there last week! It was time to face facts; the wrinkles were here to stay unless I did something about it. So with a tentative step I made my way wearily to Boots (very depressed with this realisation I might like to point out) to look at the current eye products.

~The Selection~
Now I must point out that I am not a traditional girly girl and tend to shy away from heavy make up and the like so I am pretty clueless when it comes to the latest and greatest products. When I realised that there was such a wide selection I have to be honest and say it scared me a little. However I realised that the primary factor was cash! I didn't have bundles of it and actually didn't want to part with too much in case it didn't work!

There are numerous brands that claim to firm, reduce and keep wrinkles at bay. I realised that I had spent some time reading all the info on the back of the boxes and had spent nearly and hour at it and was still no further forward. You have the bigger and more expensive brands like Roc, Lancome and Clarins all coming in at around the £30 mark, too high for me so I concentrated on the cheaper brands hoping they would still be effective I eventually opted for the Garnier Ultralift firming eye cream that had £4 off making it only £6.49 for a 15ml tube.

~The Cream itself~
The box is quite eye catching and the tube (and the range of firming products for Garnier) is bright red. It is a small long tube with a fiddly twist cap. I had previously tried and been pleased with Garnier's Nutritionist Eye Cream which helps dark circles, so was hoping this did the trick. It claims to smooth the skin around the eye area and visibly soften wrinkles and fine lines. It is supposed to have visible effects after 8 days. It is pretty straightforward directions for use, you just apply a small amount to around the eyes in the morning and evening, making sure the skin is clean first. The box claims that this product contains 'skin relaxing ginger' and 'natural essence of cherries' which apparently all goes towards making me look 21 (hopefully) again!

~Well...did it work?~
I make sure that I religiously apply this cream in the morning and evening EXACTLY as directed. After all I want to maximise the potential for this to work. I can say that after 2 weeks I actually think that this is working. No I am not miraculously suddenly looking like Jennifer Aniston...but...well maybe they appear a little less 'obvious'. When I first started applying the cream it felt a little bit like it was stinging but this went after around a minute or two. After the first day I didn't feel any stinging at all. The smell of the cream is slightly fragranced but not an overly sweet smell and the cream also rubbed in pretty well and didn't feel too heavy on my skin. I think that this helps the appearance but is by no means a miracle cream. I think that for the price range this was in and the effects so far, it is well worth a try. All in all a very reasonable product that seems to be doing the trick!

 

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