Shiseido

Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream.

Eye Care

About this product

A rich eye cream from Shiseido's Benefiance line, designed to hydrate the delicate skin around the eyes and visibly smooth fine lines and wrinkles.

Full ingredients

Water(Aqua/Eau), Hydrogenated Polydecene, Glycerin, Mineral Oil(Paraffinum Liquidum/Huile Minerale), Petrolatum, Butylene Glycol, Paraffin, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Squalane, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium PCA, Glutamic Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Carnosine, Beeswax(Cera Alba/Cire D'Abeille), Microcrystalline Wax(Cera Microcristallina/Cire Microcristalline), Sodium Hydroxide, Alcohol, Polyethylene, Methylparaben, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylparaben, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Fragrance (Parfum), Trisodium EDTA, Tocopherol, Sodium Metabisulfite, Caffeine, Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, PPG-3 Dipivalate, Linalool, Limonene, Sapindus Mukurossi Peel Extract, Citronellol, Uncaria Gambir Extract, Geraniol, Angelica Keiskei Leaf/Stem Extract, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Sanguisorba Officinalis Root Extract

Guru Score

63%

Mixed

6 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Rich, cushiony and glowy: that texture is why fans keep returning to this eye cream for dry, creasing under-eyes, saying it holds a plump, wetish shine through the day without clashing with makeup. The skeptics aren't sold. They flag fragrance and other irritants near such delicate skin, and say no eye cream can change anatomy, which matters if your eyes run sensitive.

Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

What they liked

Rich texture
Maintains moisture and glow all day

What they flagged

Fragrance and irritating ingredients
Pricey for the formula

Best for

Mature skin

Type

Eye CareCream

Key actives

Vitamin ESqualane

Formula notes

Contains fragranceContains drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Dry under-eyes1 expert

“If you do have really dry under eyes, perhaps they kind of crease when you're not even wearing makeup, or perhaps they look dry and textured, something like this kind of holds this moisture, this shine, and this glow on the skin majority of the day.”

Robert Welsh, watch at 1:17

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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Caroline Hirons

250k subs

~Yay

"Favorite eye cream? I'm actually using a Chaseedo one at the moment and I'm liking that one."

Hyram

4.33M subs

~Nay

"This eye cream has fragrance as well as other irritating ingredients that are just not good for the under eye area. This is definitely a product I would never recommend or use."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

~Yay

"The Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream [...] is rich. If you do have really dry under eyes, perhaps they kind of crease when you're not even wearing makeup, or perhaps they look dry and textured, something like this kind of holds this moisture, this shine, and this glow on the skin majority of the day. [...] It really held this [...] wetish glow to the skin even when blended in."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Nay

"She's using her ring fingers which is great, and I would argue that this right here is de-puffing her eyes more than this eye cream. Now she did mention she is using this eye cream for under-eye wrinkles. [...] You cannot change anatomy with an eye cream. Eye creams are overpriced moisturizers. [...] This does have some caffeine and some turmeric which is not bad, but overall the answer is no. [...] I'm glad she likes it, but this is not something that would be on my recommended list."

Gothamista

683k subs

~Yay

"The Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream, this has been a long-time favorite, and that's kind of an understatement. It was one of the first serious eye creams I ever got, and I've come full circle decades later to really appreciating and needing this again, because it's intense enough to really handle what is happening in this area right now. I don't do injectables or anything, I need a very good eye cream. This is rich and it keeps this area moisturized, plumped out all day."

What the evidence says.

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

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

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream?

A rich eye cream from Shiseido's Benefiance line, designed to hydrate the delicate skin around the eyes and visibly smooth fine lines and wrinkles.

Is Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream worth it?

The gurus are split. 4 of the 6 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 63%.

What is Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream's Guru Score?

Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream holds a Guru Score of 63%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.