Sunday Riley

Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream.

Eye Care

About this product

An eye contour cream formulated to brighten the under-eye area and reduce the look of puffiness, with caffeine and light-reflecting properties.

Full ingredients

Aqua, PEG-8 Beeswax, Caprylyl Caprylate/Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Dimethicone, C10-18 Triglycerides, Glycerin, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Boron Nitride, Fructose, Jojoba Esters, Sodium Phytate, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Methylpropanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Propanediol, Glycolic Acid, Caffeine, Mica, Triethyl Citrate, Polysilicone-11, Titanium Dioxide, Cetyl Alcohol, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract, Benzoic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract

Guru Score

66%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

That instant glow under the eyes is exactly what splits the gurus. Fans say it lifts tired eyes and calms puffiness, with caffeine and antioxidants behind the brightening. Skeptics call the glow makeup in a tube, thanks to mica, and flag fragrance and citrus extracts near the eyes, which left one reviewer red and irritated. Sensitive skin may want to patch test first.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take March 2026

What they liked

Reduces puffiness and fine lines
Luminous, light-reflecting finish
Helps eyes appear lifted and bright

What they flagged

Fragrance irritates sensitive eye area
Pricey for a small amount
Brightness comes from mica, not actives

Type

Eye CareCream

Key actives

AHA

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo 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.

Under-eye puffiness2 experts

“This one is probably my most used of all time because it does help with puffiness, fine lines, wrinkles.”

Caroline Hirons, watch at 10:51

Fine lines around the eyes1 expert

“This one is probably my most used of all time because it does help with puffiness, fine lines, wrinkles.”

Caroline Hirons, watch at 10:51

Dark circles1 expert

“It's got caffeine which helps with puffiness and under eye dark circles, helps brighten it up.”

No BS Beauty, watch at 14:57

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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No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Yay

"The Sunday Riley Auto Correct Depuffing Eye Cream is a depuffing eye cream. It's got caffeine which helps with puffiness and under eye dark circles, helps brighten it up. Watermelon extract, great antioxidant. It's got xanthrul, which is another great antioxidant, and ginseng. So it's a really nice eye cream if you're looking for one, especially if you have puffiness or looking for brightening up under eyes. This one's really nice."

Hyram

4.33M subs

~Nay

"Big huge. My eyes got very irritated after using this one. [...] Once I looked at the ingredient list, I found that there were a lot of fragrant components in this one. Citrus extracts, irritating fragrances. I don't believe I used it for very long. Even though I did notice that some of the darkness seemed to go away on my under eye area, I still was like, this is too irritating. It's making my under eyes really red. I don't like that there's fragrance in it, and it's pricey as fuck."

Caroline Hirons

250k subs

~Yay

"This one is probably my most used of all time because it does help with puffiness, fine lines, wrinkles. But what it also has, it has light reflective properties. So when I put this on my eyes glow and it lifts them. So if you are someone who, like me, shows their tiredness in your eyes, you put this on. It takes me from just looking like I've been dug up to actually quite presentable."

Nipun Kapur

413k subs

~Yay

"This is the Sunday Riley nice and eye center"

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Nay

"We have some jojoba esters, which I love. We [...] have some polysilicone, caffeine, [...] glycolic acid, but then we have mica and more beeswax. [...] When you put this on, you're like, 'Oh my god, my under eyes are so bright.' And it's like, yeah, you just applied makeup that's put in a tube of eye cream. [...] There's fragrance in here, which is concerning up by the eye area. [...] This eye cream does not get the Cass pass."

What the evidence says.

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

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

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

Frequently asked.

What is Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream?

An eye contour cream formulated to brighten the under-eye area and reduce the look of puffiness, with caffeine and light-reflecting properties.

Is Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream worth it?

The gurus are split. 3 of the 5 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 66%.

What is Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream's Guru Score?

Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.

What is Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream is good for under-eye puffiness (2 experts), fine lines around the eyes (1 expert) and dark circles (1 expert).

Is Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream good for under-eye puffiness?

2 experts who reviewed Sunday Riley Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour Cream say it is. Caroline Hirons put it this way: “This one is probably my most used of all time because it does help with puffiness, fine lines, wrinkles.”