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Bright Start Activated Eye Cream.

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Bright Start Activated Eye Cream
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About this product

An eye cream with a pearlescent finish designed to brighten dark circles, reduce puffiness, and provide a primer base for concealer application.

Guru Score

59%

Mixed

4 experts · Moderate agreement
4Gurus
1Yay
1Mixed
2Nay

What the gurus are saying

This eye cream's pearlescent formula gives instant brightness for dark circles, but some find it leaves the under-eye area too wet even after setting. Beyond the brightness, it depuffs and works as a primer under concealer. The CA fennel extract offers a plant-based retinol alternative for sensitive eyes, gentler than actual retinol but slower to show results, and suits most skin types.
Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take January 2025

What the gurus are saying.

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~Nay
"I don't like that eye cream it kept my under eyes too wet despite me letting it like really set in um and I'm just getting creasing up in here"
~Nay
"Literally guys nobody's talking about it"
~Yay
"I really like this eye cream. I get this instant brightness with it because there is a little bit of a pearlescent in the formulation, so perfect for those that have the shadowing underneath the eyes with dark circles. If you're just looking for that brighter look, this will give you that instant bright. It also acts as that primer before your concealer. It sits really nicely underneath concealer and it just gives this nice brightness. [...] This also depuffs [...] as well. You can use it everyday twice a day and this is great for most skin types. If you're into retinol but you can't use an eye product that contains retinol because maybe it's just too irritating for you, this could be your alternative. There's an ingredient in here called CA fennel extract, and this is a plant-based alternative to retinol. This ingredient will help with fine lines and wrinkles. [...] This ingredient might take a little bit longer to work if you were to compare it to a retinol eye cream but it's going to be gentle."
~Mixed
"Oh okay so she uses the Ilia eye cream I think that one's kind of bougie but I really like Ilya as a brand"

Frequently asked.

What is ILIA Bright Start Activated Eye Cream?

An eye cream with a pearlescent finish designed to brighten dark circles, reduce puffiness, and provide a primer base for concealer application.

Is ILIA Bright Start Activated Eye Cream worth it?

The gurus are split. 1 of the 4 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 59%.

What is ILIA Bright Start Activated Eye Cream's Guru Score?

ILIA Bright Start Activated Eye Cream holds a Guru Score of 59%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.

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ILIA Bright Start Activated Eye Cream: a Guru Score of 59% from 4 experts on The Guru Index

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