Ask a Beauty Editor: Do Eye Creams Work?

12:00 PM, July 17 2009

By Cat Marnell

Reader Kishori writes:

Q: I'm 22. If I use eye cream now, will it actually delay wrinkles/improve that skin area/do anything preventative, or am I just wasting my time?

A: The only eye creams that PREVENT wrinkles have SPF to protect the eye area from sun damage—and you can't use it enough. I love DDF Protective Eye Cream SPF 15—it's really, really gentle and depuffs, too—topped with Givenchy Mister Light concealer pen with SPF 10 (an office-wide obsession here at Lucky) for good measure. No eye creams "cure" fine lines and wrinkles, but good ones hydrate and plump so lines are less visible.

Readers, help Kishori out and share your favorite eye cream in the comments section!

--Cat Marnell, associate beauty editor

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