Key ingredients: blue hyaluronic acid, caffeine, niacinamide | Who it’s for: dry or mature skin | Fragrance-free: no
Best Under Makeup: Cosrx Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream
Why it’s worth it: Cosrx’s Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream is an Allure staff favorite. Content director Kara McGrath likes how the silky, lightweight texture scatters light without any artificial sparkle. “It also plays super well with makeup: There’s none of that dreaded pilling when I layer my go-to concealer on top,” she says. As for ingredients, snail mucin (also known as snail secretion filtrate), niacinamide, and peptides work hand-in-hand to firm skin, tone down the appearance of dark circles, and give your skin a dose of radiance. All of this goodness is dispensed via an airless pump, meaning it uses a vacuum-sealed system to push up the product as it’s dispensed, helping protect the formula against oxidation.
Key ingredients: snail mucin, niacinamide, peptides | Who it’s for: all skin types | Fragrance-free: yes
Best for Dark Circles: Saturday Skin Yuzu Vitamin C Bright Eye Cream
Why it’s worth it: Another Allure-editor favorite is Saturday Skin’s Yuzu Vitamin C Bright Eye Cream. “The buttery brightening eye cream feels like “a big reassuring hug for tired undereyes,” said Siegel. Vitamin C-rich yuzu extract, caffeine, and niacinamide minimize puffy eye bags, while panthenol (a.k.a. vitamin B5) and vitamin E offer deep hydration to the delicate eye area.
Key ingredients: yuzu extract, caffeine, niacinamide | Who it’s for: dark circles | Fragrance-free: yes
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