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.
Full ingredients
Guru Score
Mixed
4 experts · Moderate agreementWhat they liked
What they flagged
No single complaint stood out. The mixed and skipped takes below carry the reservations.
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.
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An eye cream with a pearlescent finish designed to brighten dark circles, reduce puffiness, and provide a primer base for concealer application.
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%.
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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