I decided to start looking into under eye creams to help lighten up the dark circles under my eyes. When I was in my mid twenties, I tried a couple of the drug store brands, but didn’t get much satisfaction.
Now in my early thirties I am on the quest again. The most bothersome thing about my eyes are the dark circles. Luckily I don’t yet have the bags or the aging crow feet. But whenever I look at myself in the mirror without make up, I can’t help but be bothered by the reddish-brown circles under and slightly above my eyes. The raccoon eyes are staring back at me, screaming for attention!
I am not exactly sure why I get these ugly things. I think heredity got a lot to do with it, thanks to my mother’s side. Otherwise I feel like I have a reasonably healthy lifestyle as far as sleep, diet and exercise are concerned.
My friend loves Seacret under eye cream and her eyes look great. She swears she doesn’t use any concealer. So I decided to give it a try. We have a couple of Seacret booths at the local mall, and I approached one of them to learn a little more about the secret of Seacret. A smooth talking young Israeli lady explained to me that the company uses minerals from the Dead Sea in each of its products. Dead Sea is reach in minerals and helps heal problems like joint pain, arthritis, swelling, etc. She insured me that all of the ingredients are natural and her mom is in love with this line.
I explained to her my problem and she recommended that I try Seacret Regain eye cream. It supposed to help with dark circles, wrinkles and swelling. She told me that one ounce of cream costs $140, but since I wasn’t willing to spend that much, she said she’ll give me a special deal of $74. So $80 later and full of hope, I headed for the try. I also found out that the special deal I got still doesn’t beat the Ebay’s price of $60. She’s was also trying really hard to push the face cream, the face scrub and the serum, but spending $80 on a beauty product was plenty for me.
My directions were that for the best results, I need to use the cream every night before sleep for the first two weeks and then every other night after that. She also noted that I should be able to see the difference within first two to three days.
So here is what I decided to do. I decided to apply the cream every night to only one eye consistently. This way I can definitely see whether the cream is working by comparison. I took a picture of my eyes almost every night for 14 nights in the row after applying the cream. Enough talking, because a picture is worth a thousand words. In my case it’s ten pictures.
The true test of whether the cream is working, is whether you can see which eye I was treating. So see for yourself!
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 9
Day 10
Day 14
Can you see which eye I was treating? Personally I am disappointed. I can’t see any color difference under my eyes! On the positive note, I think the skin under the eye that I was treating got a little smoother. So when I smile, the wrinkles are a tad smaller. But this wasn’t a problem for me to begin with! The problem that I was trying to fix, was not improved, even by a tiny bit.
Unfortunately I can not return the product and get my money back, but I can exchange it for another product withing 30 days from purchase. I think that’s what I’m going to do.
Maybe you can let me know what products you used or are using that help you with the dark cirles.
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on Nov 5th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Looks like you are treating your right eye looking at the picture would be the eye on the left. I bought Seacret and they have a eye gel that might work better. But am I right?
on Nov 5th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Actually I’m treating my left eye, or the one on the right on the picture. It had slightly more darkness to begin with that’s why I decided to go with that eye. It still has more darkness though.
on Nov 15th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
A guy I work with spent a lot of money at one of those booths last year for Christmas and he said it didn’t work either. He bargained them down so much it makes me wonder what kind of crazy margin they are adding to their products. hmmmmm
on Nov 24th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Are you by any chance talking about the israeli lady who sells this Seacret Age-Defying Eye Cream at the Mesquite Mall in Texas? if so …this is the same lady l bought the same product from. It is not working on me either….I am so sad l spent $200 dollars in two products, the eye cream and another face cream that is not working either…..l am soooooooooo dissapointed…..
on Nov 25th, 2009 at 6:07 am
I’m sorry for your experience. I know how it feels, when you spend $80 on a product, you expect it to work, right?
I went to the mall in Brandon, FL. I think all of their employees are Israeli.
I actually exchanged Regain for an eye gell. They said it should work better. If not, I’m done with them! Too bad they don’t accept returns!!
on Nov 30th, 2009 at 1:33 am
[...] Seacret Age-Defying Regain Eye Cream Review – Malika Risley – My friend loves Seacret under eye cream and her eyes look great. She swears she doesn’t use any concealer. So I decided to give it a try. We have a couple of Seacret booths at the local mall, and I approached one of them to learn a … [...]
on Dec 10th, 2009 at 6:02 am
[...] unsuccessfully trying out Seacret Regain Age-Defying Eye Cream for under-eye darkness, I decided to go back to the mall and exchange it for the Eye Gel. I didn’t have much choice, [...]
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I have been using the Vitamin Enhanced Moisturizer (from Made from Earth) and after one month of daily use, here is my verdict: This stuff works. It’s not magic, it’s not a miracle, it doesn’t transform every wrinkle and age spot. But it makes your skin look BETTER than before, which is all we can really hope for, isn’t it?
I’ve noticed a somewhat dramatic change in the fine lines around my eyes (no, I don’t use a separate eye cream). They are smoother and much less noticeable. The few age spots I’ve developed seem to be lighter. Overall, looking at my face in the mirror now, I sometimes have to do a double-take because my skin looks so much better and brighter. The permanent dark circles under my eyes are even lighter.
I have acne prone skin and I was nervous about using a new moisturizer, but quickly found that my skin actually CLEARED UP while using this product. Likely, it was due to my regimented focus on skin care in general, but this did NOT contribute to any breakouts at all. Highly recommend the Made from Earth line if you are looking for solutions.
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Thanks for the advice Pauline, I’ll have to check it out!
on Jan 19th, 2010 at 12:46 am
I have been using Seacret Eye Gel, night and day cream as well as the mud mask and I found all of them fantastic. I have been getting comments about how much younger I look and did I have a facelift? Maybe it does not work on young skin or if it does it is not noticeably as all you would need is a good nights sleep and some concealer. Unfortunately they only come to my part of Australia once a year, before Xmas so I have to buy a years supply.
on Jan 23rd, 2010 at 10:45 pm
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on Apr 20th, 2010 at 10:12 am
The darkness under your eyes may be caused by the blood pooling under your eyes. You may want to try Hylexin or another product.
( EyeBryten is a less expensive brand). It worked for me. I know others did not have success with it.