worth a try if your eyes are getting you down (Decleor Eye Contour Firming Serum)

Member Name: freud

Product:	Decleor Eye Contour Firming Serum
Date:	16/03/09 (90 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: easily absorbed, good results

Disadvantages: dispenser & ingredients not listed on the bottle

Not only do I have an unfair share of wrinkles & lines around my eyes but, to top it all, the last week or so I've been waking up with puffy eyes - how unfair is that?!

I had a good look in my lotions & potions to see what might be of use as slices of cucumber & cold tea bags didn't seem to work on the puffiness like they used to do.

I've always been a bit wary of using products around my eyes as they are quite sensitive & can become irritated quite easily but I remembered I'd bought some Decleor Hydrotenseur Eye Contour Firming Serum last year & decided I'd give it a try again.

I'm not quite sure why I stopped using it as it's a good product, knowing me it was probably because of the price & I wanted to save it for emergencies as it cost £30 for 15ml.

The container is glass & has a gold pull-off cap & the white plastic dispenser is a push-down one which allows the serum to be released. In my opinion there are 2 gripes about this -

- you can't control the amount dispensed which means you waste the product
- the plastic dispenser gunges up quite easily.

The serum itself is a good consistency - thinner than a gel but thicker than water which means it's easy to distibute where you want around the eye area. It doesn't smell & although it looks pale yellow in the container it's actually clear when put on the skin.

The ingredients aren't listed on the bottle but were on the leaflet & box which I didn't keep. I never buy eye products unless they are made from natural products such as plant extracts & are pure oil-based so I'm 100% sure, especially at this price, that there are no 'extras' added.

The serum claims to,' help moisturise the fragile skin around the eyes, smoothing fine lines & wrinkles leaving the skin ready for make-up'.

Directions state it should be 'gently applied to the eye area morning & evening working from the outside in'.

Results
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- I must say that it DID reduce a lot of the puffiness within half an hour of applying the serum.
- it's easy to apply, non-sticky, absorbed well & smoothed some of the fine lines around the eye.
- I can tell I've used it as there's a tightening effect when I smile or frown so it must be doing something!

Summary
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- very expensive but, to be fair, it does last ages.
- worked on my puffy eyes & did help with the fine lines around the eye area.
- ingredients aren't listed on the bottle itself.
- the dispenser dispenses too much at a time.
- worth a try but I'd advise buying it from QVC as you get a 30 day no quibble money-back guarantee if you're not happy.

Summary: good results for me - worth a try ?