I’ve run out of my #1 undereye concealer/highlighter (Dior Skinflash #002 if you’re wondering) for a little while and haven’t gotten round to buying a replacement. I’m sort of tardy that way and was recently gifted with #001 by a friend who didn’t know what to do with hers, so yay! 😉 001 is quite different from 002 though, so if anyone is seriously considering trying the Dior Skinflash, I suggest you get 002 for the undereye area.
Anyway, rambling aside, I went digging in my stash to see what I could find to replace it temporarily, and I spotted the Garnier Light BB Eye Roll-on. Ah! I remember Xin raving about it before it appeared on our shelves, so I decided to see if it would do the job.
To my surprise, it does. And seriously, for something this inexpensive, it does a very good job at that! 🙂
The product is an eye roll on, rather like the cooling eye roll ons by Garnier that promise to depuff the eyes. The difference is that this is tinted, so you can use it as a 2-in-1 product – treat your under eye area and conceal at the same time.
You dispense the product by rolling the steel ball on the under eye area. Its very cool against your skin which is quite nice in the mornings, when you may wake up with puffy eyes like I sometimes do. Its also very soothing. However, I ran into a few problems.
The product does not dispense evenly and sometimes gets stuck. Some mornings, when I unscrew the cap and try to dispense the product, it doesn’t come out. I have to sometimes shake it, and roll it on the back of my hand a few times before it dispenses properly.
This may be to do with the fact that I store it standing up, so maybe the contents take a while to reach the roller ball. If you store it lying down, you may have less problems than I did.
The other drawback is that it can get grubby looking quite quickly. As you can imagine, the product is tinted, so the ball and surrounding plastic can look a bit grubby after prolonged used. Its quite easy to wipe it down if it bugs you, and I do it.
That aside, the tint and texture is quite light, and does a fair job at concealing dark circles or redness around the eye, and in brightening the eye area. If you have fairly tanned skin it may not be a match for your skintone. Here are some really scary before and after photos to show you what I mean.
Left: Without concealer Middle: Garnier BB Eye Roll on swiped on once Right: After blending in
I just use 1 swipe of the Garnier BB Eye Roll On, once I get it going. I always roll it on the back of my hand first, because I’ve found that it can sometimes go on goopy or be stuck as I’ve pointed out above, and does not apply smoothly. So, I roll on the back of my hand until I see it applies smoothly, before applying to the under eye area.
Then, I pat it in and blend. Idon’t have chronic dark circles as you can see, so I do not know how effective it will be for those with very bad circles. For me, it does a good enough job to brighten the eye area which leaves you looking perkier even if you don’t feel that way. Sometimes, you just need to look perky to inspire confidence 😛
I also only do 1 roll because I’ve found that if you roll on too much product, it can look thick and cakey and then you’ll look old with crepey eyes – yes, looks creepy too 😛 So just one swipe, pat in and go. Its quite quick… provided its running smoothly 😛
In a nutshell
A convenient product that is a tinted eye roll on by Garnier. As an eye care product, the only nice thing is the cool steel ball which soothes the eye area and helps to marginally depuff the eye area. As a concealer, it does a fair job at concealing under eye circles or redness. It does brighten the eye area a little and provided you do not use too much (I recommend just 1 roll) it isn’t thick or cakey. Its definitely worth taking a look at.
Pros: Affordable, Does a fair job at concealing and brightening the eye area, Steel ball and formula is cooling on the skin
Cons: The product sometimes does not dispense properly, The ball area can be messy due to the tint, May not suit those with dark skintones
I’ve been using this one for a couple of months now, and honestly, I don’t quite feel the need to repurchase my Skinflash just yet 😛 Granted, this one doesn’t leave my skin looking as radiant or as highlighted as Skinflash does, it does a good enough job concealing which is my primary concern. Plus, I could buy about 4 or 5 Garnier Eye Roll Ons as opposed to one Skinflash LOL! Not to say they are interchangeable (I will still repurchase Skinflash!), but this is a nice affordable undereye concealer that does a good job 🙂
Have you tried this Garnier Light BB Eye Roll on? Do you like it or does it not work for you? I’m not sure if this is available only in Asia or if it might also be available overseas so if its available in your country, do pipe up and let us know – it could help someone 😀
Paris B
Garnier Light BB Eye Roll On Price: RM24.90/15ml Availability: All Garnier counters at most major pharmacies
I’m using it right now, don’t have any life changing result but its working quite ok to satisfy my basic needs i guess. So I’m like not not intending to purchase any other under eye product until this is gone.
Haha you are quite right actually. It isn’t life changing, nor is it something I’d stick to, but it does a good job for the price 😀
i like it 😀 easy to use and it does the job for me at an affordable price
You said it! 😀 Does yours get jammed too? Mine does and I have to shake it up before it works smoothly
not too bad this one, easy to use! but there’s another shade available, which we don’t get it here. I think the one we have here is Natural, lacking the shade Light.
Ah! I think we only get one shade but even then, its already light enough. I can’t imagine one called Light! :O
i think I swatched natural before and thought of it being a little too dark, i bought light instead, works fine for me.
Hello!! I think I’ve got the European version of this product and mine’s in the shade Light. I am not sure if it’s any different from yours though and I reviewed it some time ago… Here’s the link!
http://www.s-bitsandbobs.com/2011/05/review-garnier-2-in-1-tinted-eye-roll.html
Hi Sukie! I reckon its probably the same or similar 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I haven’t opened mine… thinking the color may be too light. Maybe I should swatch it in the pharmacy first…
It does blend into the skin quite well and I somehow have a feeling it may work for you. But best to try it out at the pharmacy and see first – don’t want to waste it!
This is quite nice, if you have minimal dark eye circles, like you…but if you have whoppers like mine, you’ll need something more heavy duty!
Haha too long hours spent at the computer? 😉 But I will have to agree with you. On days when I need more coverage, this one does not do it. But for the everyday, its not bad 😀
I think this was in our goodies bag at the MWS Awards 2011? 🙂
I believe it was! Have you tried it?
Nice, I wanna try it!
Dig in your MWS Awards goodie bag! 😀
I wanna get this for everyday use. I look so tired with just SPF on at work!
You will also need a nice blush to perk you up! 😉
I already have an everyday blush, I just need to wake up a few minutes earlier everyday to it on! I love my sleep so much I barely have time to slap on my SPF, haha 🙂
LOL! Keep the blush in your office and apply when you get there – problem solved! 😉
I have been using it for a couple of month…being lazy using an eye cream to depuff my eye bags…not so sure got any different…but still it conceals under eye for me and although sometime the roller tends to be a problems I haven’t change to any new things..and it last for quite some times…5 months already still using the same thing
5 months! now that’s value for money 😀 I don’t know about any benefits it may have for the puffy eyes (I’m lazy too!) but for a concealer I think it does a fair enough job 😉
I have been using it for a while. But infrequently, because I don’t really use concealer. Think it’s okay. Will do when I need a concealer. haha, but not raving about it.
I think it sinks into fine lines very easily, so still have to apply some other cream.
Blends okay with my BB Cream… …
Lucky on ya for not needing a concealer 😉 I didn’t experience any accentuating of the lines around the eyes though but will bear your tip in mind 🙂
i got it from your awards event. it got stuck after 3-4 uses and never dispensed anything at all. i thought it was ok until i saw that my fine lines got deeper. stopped using it as i don’t think it does a good job at moisturising my eye area.