Some of you might remember that I’d taken on the Kiehl’s 28 day Midnight Recovery challenge some time last month. Its coming on a month now, which is a perfect time to talk about the new Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Eye Cream.
My thoughts on the Midnight Recovery Concentrate serum have not changed from my review and view over a year ago. If anything, I’m glad to have been forced to put it back into my skincare regime because good things shouldn’t be ignored or set aside! I’m happy to keep it there in my nightly skincare regime 🙂 I have also found a really nice combination I will be telling you about soon too! 😉
But what about the Midnight Recovery eye cream? Its a new one, and I know lots of people are curious about it.
On the tube, it promises “Fresher younger looking eyes by morning”. Lofty claims yes? Does it live up to it? I did a quick search online to see what other people thought about it and for the most part, I found that people had nothing but raves for it, saying they saw results almost immediately. Made me feel a little foolish to write this review but here goes nothing.
I’m going to tell you that unlike the Midnight Recovery Concentrate serum which did give me noticeable results almost immediately, the Midnight Recovery Eye doesn’t work as quickly. Sorry folks! Just tellin’ it as it is 😛
What I will tell you however, is that persistence will lead to results. I have been using this eye cream for about a month just at night and I do like it because it is light and it smells nice but it is only after about 3 weeks that I actually noticed real results. These results came in the form of skin around the eye that looked a little bit smoother and perhaps a little less puffy.
I must stress however, that results will vary from person to person depending on your concerns. My concerns will be some fine lines and dry skin around the eyes. I don’t personally think I have serious eye bags nor dark eye circles. If I don’t get enough rest or spend too much time in front of the computer *cough* then I get reddened eyes. But if I take things easy, it goes away. This might be why I only noticed any improvements after a longer period.
Another reason why I say that results were less noticeable is possibly because the area I’m treating is much smaller than the rest of my face. When I use the MRC serum, its over a larger skin area and results are noticeable almost immediately. For the eye cream used just around my eyes, it took a while and even then results weren’t drastic.
The texture is that of a cream but when you blend it out and pat it into your skin, it takes on a silky texture. And I like the lavender scent too. Its calming, just like the face serum.
If you don’t like the scent of lavender, don’t fret. Its almost unnoticeable. I have to physically hold it up to my nose if I want to discern the smell, and it doesn’t last very long. It absorbs very quickly into the skin around the eye, and does not leave an oily after feel.
I can’t quite tell with this one if I should say its wonderful or not because I do think it would ultimately depend on your concerns. For hydrating the eye area and helping it remain looking smoother and less lined, I think it works well enough. For puffy eyes or dark circles, I cannot help you on that one.
In a nutshell
A light textured eye cream that smells lovely of lavender and absorbs quickly into the skin without leaving an oily after feel. After regular daily use for a month, I have noticed slight improvements to the skin around my eyes. However, results were not noticeable immediately or the next morning as claimed. I think its a good eye cream for hydrating and helping keep lines at bay but I cannot tell you how it’d work for dark circles or puffy eyes as those are not problems I have.
Pros: Light cream texture that absorbs quickly into the skin, Skin around the eye looks hydrated and less lined with regular use, Lovely scent
Cons: Pricey
I know what some of you are thinking. How does this compare to the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye serum. Sorry ladies, I can’t quite compare it. Texture wise, they are different. I like how the Kiehl’s one comes in a tube which I feel is much more hygienic but I do prefer the lighter gel-serum texture of the Estee Lauder ANR eye. In terms of performance, I found them equal for tackling my problems which, I’ll be honest, aren’t quite a major concern for me. So long as I have an eye cream/gel that keeps the skin around my eyes hydrated, and I don’t see any more lines than I should *touch wood* I’m all good.
I lost my box with the ingredient list so all I can tell you is that this product is paraben free and has no mineral oil, fragrance or silicones; but has squalene, lavender essential oil, evening primrose oil and butcher’s broom. The latter is not a physical product naturally. Its a plant.
I have no hesitation to tell you to go out and get the Midnight Recovery Concentrate serum because I do love it a lot, but as for the eye cream, I’m going to have to let you decide on your own because I’m not going to be held responsible if it doesn’t work for you 😛
Might you have tried the Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Eye cream? I’d love to hear your thoughts on it if you have!
Paris B
Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Eye cream retails at RM150/15ml at all Kiehl’s stores and counters.
Completely unrelated, I got a sample of Line Reducing Concentrate Eye cream from Kiehls. I LOVE IT. I think it’s the potent Vitamin C in the product that’s working its miracles. Have been using it day and night and I do notice some fine lines fading away. Not gone altogether but fading.
YES YES! I think its a great product too! I’ve had it a while. Loved it, stopped using it to use others and when I came back, I noticed the difference. I like this one 😀
I believe this one contains alcohol denat as one of the ingredients in the top 10 so that’s a turnoff for me. Giving the serum another go since reading more raves but again, it’s just average for me but at least, this time it didn’t break me out.
Hope the serum will work for you this time, even if it doesn’t give the glow everyone says they get, at least if you don’t break out, you get to luxuriate in the scent 🙂
great that your pet tiger is making regular rounds as a model 😉 i normally don’t find that eyecreams or gels work in general for me, and i’m now on the lookout for anti-puffy ones. guess i might give this a skip.
Yes! She’s so much more pliable and obedienet than a real pet 😛 I have tried one recently that’s anti-puffy. It worked quite well for me for that. Will have it go up soon!
This sounds like a good no-frills, starter eye cream for those who seek hydration only. I read your MRC serum review again and I want to try it so badly! I’m gonna seek out a sample first since my skin is very sensitive.
Yes do try a sample first. Most people have reported good results with it, but there are the small minority who break out 🙂 And I think you’re right. This one’s a bit of a simple eye cream – for me anyway.
Awwww India! I find it so cute that she’s got her hind paw on the serum in the 2nd photo as if to say “It’s mine! Hands off PB!” 😛 (Not that she needs it anyway. Lol.)
I have yet to find an eye gel or cream that doesn’t make me erupt with milia. Even my favorite skincare Clinique hasn’t been able to help. 🙁
And lately no thanks to my allergic reactions now seeming to focus on my eye/mouth area, I found that my skin has deteriorated rapidly in the past 3 – 4 months! Fine lines, pronounced (for me anyway) eyebags and dark circles! 🙁
Eye cream is a very delicate balance. Many do tend to be a bit oily. Try an eye gel instead. They are lighter in texture, absorb more easily and have less oils so less chance of milia forming. Sorry to hear about the allergies. I hope they clear up and go away soon!
p/s India says thank you 😛
went to the store wanted to try, but the 1u outlet has been OOS for very long =/
Really? Sales are that good huh? Hope you get to pick up a sample if they have them 😀
Hmmm…would love to try it on my *concerns* – ahem!!
I’m not sure how effective it is, but there are reports of people who have had very good results so who knows, it might help!
Cute! The tiger is helping to squeeze out the cream from the tube in the 2nd pix. 🙂
haha helpful one she is 😛
Sounds good! I might try it!
Will be good to know how it works for you 🙂
Might have to wait for some time though. Eye creams are so difficult to finish!!!
Btw, its only when I am down to my last drop of caudalie eye serum that I start to love it. Used in conjunction with naruko’s eye night gelly, I wake up with my fine line under eye almost ironed out!!
Sounds like you have a winning formula there! You may have to replace your Caudalie then 😉
Night creams are the hardest things to determine. You want it to work yet you don’t want to see that you have eye wrinkles :p I trust Kiehl’s though and their eye serum would be my choice 🙂
Haha I love this – its so true! We don’t want to see that we actually need an eye cream 😀
Glad that it works for you. But I have serious eye wrinkles PLUS dark circles that I don’t think it would work for me. I’ve tried many cream-based products before, and none of them worked. Sigh…
Yeah it worked as best as I could see but I honestly can’t tell how well it’d work for those who have serious concerns. I was told that sometimes dark circles are due to hormones and the lack of collagen in our skin as we age so if its that, then no eye cream in the world can cure it.
hey.. i’ve been using Midnight Recovery Eye for a month and a half now. i could say that it helps reducing puffiness because i have severe problem regarding this concern. they’re like big fat bags hanging below my eyes and i’m so happy that they are now less visible. but when i say it helps reduce, the bags haven’t gone completely. they are still there, just less. hopefully they’re gone once i finished the tube *crossing fingers*
Thank you for sharing your experience with this product Deeya! Its great to know that it actually helped with reducing puffiness for you. I’m sure other readers will find this very useful!
Been wanting to find an eye cream that won’t cause oil seeds to form on my eyelids or around my eye area. May try this eye cream and see how it goes. The oil seeds seem to just stay there forever and I have no idea how to get rid of them! *sobs*
I’ve read that the only way to get rid of the oil seeds is to have them extracted. Try using an eye gel instead of a cream. Gels are lighter and have less oils.
Hi – I bought the Midnight Recovery Eye – used it and my eyes actually puffed up terribly. I had to take benedryl for a few days. I am not sure if it was the cream but I didn’t introduce anything else. I am not prome to allergies but have requested an allergy test be done. I think I am going to send back this cream. Afraid to use now. I did also by the concentrate – have not tried yet but will.
I am trying the midnight recovery cream now.. I am 26 and don’t notice too much puffiness or bags but the lady at the store recommended it.. I don’t notice a deference but I mainly want eye cream for prevention. I do notice that in the morning I get a lot of “eye boogers”. is this normal? Is it bc it takes the extra ‘puff’ out of the tissue around eye?
When I put it on at night, it kind of makes my eyes feel puffy.. Weird feeling..
Anyways I’ll def use up the tube but I don’t think this cream is for me..
My dark circles were lighten and less severe after using it. I was told to tap the eye cream into ur eye area, not dragging it.
Kiehls midnight eye concentrate is a Godsend , it works if you have raccoon eyes like me , if you went out clubbing one too many nights or your hooked on opioids like me.. then get this.??