Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue Cream with Retinal.

Retinoids

About this product

A lightweight eye cream from Charlotte Tilbury formulated with retinal to target fine lines, dark circles, and loss of firmness around the delicate eye area.

Full ingredients

Aqua/Water/Eau, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Olus Oil/Vegetable Oil/Huile Végétale, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), PEG-8, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Sorbitan Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters, Phenoxyethanol, Saccharide Isomerate, C12-16 Alcohols, Cera Alba/Beeswax/Cire D'Abeille, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Squalane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chlorphenesin, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Palmitic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Disodium EDTA, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein, Superoxide Dismutase, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin

Guru Score

57%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they liked

Perks up the eye area quickly
Works well under makeup

What they flagged

Not a true treatment eye cream
Pricey for a makeup prep product

What the gurus are saying

This cream is really more of a makeup primer than an eye treatment. Gurus found it bounces light and lightly conceals darkness, which can perk up tired eyes for makeup prep or bare-faced moments, but they don't rate it as a serious skincare performer for the price. Both experts note you can get the same light-reflecting brightening effect from a regular moisturizer gently patted around the eyes, and if you want a retinoid there, you have better options.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take October 2023

Best for

Mature skin

Type

RetinoidsCream

Key actives

Squalane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

~Nay

"I don't think it's a very good eye cream. I do think it's a really nice enhancing type of product. I [...] like this for makeup prep, I like this when I'm wearing bare face, no base makeup, but I'll use a little bit of this just to kind of perk up the eye area. [...] I like the effect that it brings to my skin, I think that it can be very helpful, but this is something that I kind of keep on the makeup side of my bathroom instead of the skincare side."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Nay

"Not only is she applying eye cream but she is applying an overpriced eye cream from a makeup brand. There are a few products that I like and they have amazing makeup and some skincare products are okay but their eye cream definitely no. Eye creams in general are just not great products. Carly, we did great with the cleanses, why are we going south with this? [...] If you feel you need to buy an eye cream there are maybe five that I know of that I would actually spend my money on."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue Cream with Retinal?

A lightweight eye cream from Charlotte Tilbury formulated with retinal to target fine lines, dark circles, and loss of firmness around the delicate eye area.

Is Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue Cream with Retinal worth it?

The gurus are split. 0 of the 2 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 57%.

What is Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue Cream with Retinal's Guru Score?

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue Cream with Retinal holds a Guru Score of 57%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.