8 Best Eye Creams

Brighten up and deflate bags with this GH Seal star Mary Kay cream containing skin tone-evening niacinamide, also a winner of the GH Beauty Lab’s eye cream test. It received the highest marks in Lab digital imaging analysis for improving the look of dark circles and among testers for decreasing puffiness and undereye bags. The treatment also upped hydration 24% and firmness 20%. “No more morning puffiness,” a tester revealed. “A magical product!” Another reported: ” I do feel like my under eyes look smoother and less dark.”

• Size: 0.5 ounces
• Key ingredients: Peptides, resveratrol, vitamin B3
• Primary benefits: Reduces dark circles, minimizes puffiness

Infused with collagen-stimulating retinol, Murad’s serum was the strongest in GH Beauty Lab testing at tightening slack skin around the eyes. The light formula raised skin’s firmness by 33%, more than all other products in the Lab’s test, and moisture levels by 18%. It also reduced wrinkles by 7% and improved the appearance of bags. Users rated the formula nearly perfect for lack of irritation. “Finally, an eye treatment that actually delivered on its promises,” one tester raved. “The best I’ve ever used.” Another said: “It really tightened my skin, smoothing it out.”

• Size: 0.5 ounces
• Key ingredients: Retinol, amino acids
• Primary benefits: Firming bags, hydrating, wrinkle smoothing