Best for Young Guys
If you’re younger, or just starting out with eye creams, you don’t need anything too fancy or filled with active ingredients. You really just need a good moisturizing cream. This drugstore favorite, from Neutragena, is a simple but effective formula that’s all about hydration and delivers it via a lightweight gel-cream formula. It’s fragrance-free and gentle enough for sensitive skin, plus it sinks into skin quickly without any residue.
Hydro Boost under eye cream,$27 / $9.99 by Neutrogena
Best for Sagging
If your problem is less about dark circles and more about sagging, tired looking skin around the eyelids, then you need a different kind of eye cream. This one is specifically engineered to lift and firm the skin above the eyes with a potent blend of peptides, which boost collagen by stimulating the skin’s natural repair process. The formula also includes phytoactives, a collection of natural compounds that actively smooth fine lines and brighten the look of skin. It’s not cheap, but use this both morning and night and you’ll noticed near-instant effects.
Phyto Nature Lifting eye cream,
$118 by Dermalogica
Best for Fighting
Deep-Set Wrinkles
If you’ve been noticing deeper lines forming around your eyes and want to visibly reduce their appearance, you’ll want to kickstart the cell turnover process in the area. Retinol is a powerful form of vitamin A that’s been shown to boost collagen production, even out discoloration and smooth fine lines. This popular formula also has bakuchiol (considered a “natural” retinol) and ferulic acid, another firming and anti-inflammatory ingredient. But these ingredients degrade in light, so you should only use a retinol at night. Dot this on before bed and you’re good to go.
Advanced Retinol + Ferulic Triple Correction eye serum,
$71 by Dr. Dennis Gross