Are eye creams controversial? Do we need them or are they just an extension of any regular day cream suited to be used on the entire face? Are eye creams part of the beauty industry's devious plan to snatch more money from our pockets? Deep, fundamental questions indeed – I reckon most of us asked ourselves these questions at some point. Most of you know that I'm a devoted user of treatments and face creams which contain AHA's or BHA's and such creams are banned from laying a foot on the delicate eye area. There probably are certain basic face creams that I can sneak pass my own face control and get away with it but – I'm prone to milia and I really cannot take my chances (even the lightest of face creams can appear to be too heavy for my under-eye area). You see, I am unintentionally guided towards dedicated eye creams. My concerns? Due to irregular sleep patterns and lack of sleep in general thanks to my night shifts, I'm prone to developing dark under-eye circles. Majority of them go away after a good night's sleep but sometimes I drag the remnants. I don't have baggy eye problems nor do I have wrinkles but dehydration-induced fine lines are sometimes noticeable. All in all, I'm after a good basic eye cream to freshen up my tired eyes, hydrate the under-eye area (exclude heavy creams), to perform as a good base for my concealer and to soften darkness under my eyes. Perhaps it is too much to ask but I've come across a few good eye creams (e.g.Nuxe Anti-Age, Afrodita Hydra Thermal) – however, I think I might have found ‘the one’ in the terms of cooling and soothing effect.
Da li su okoloocne kreme kontroverzne? Da li su nam uistinu potrebne ili su jednostavno produzetak bilo koje kreme koju mozemo koristiti na povrsini cijelog lica? Mozda su okoloocne kreme dio podmuklog plana kozmeticke industrije sa ciljem da nam izmame jos koju novcanicu iz dzepa? Ovo su duboka, fundamentalna pitanja koja smo, vjerujem, sve mi nekada sebi postavile. Vecina vas zasigurno zna da sam posvecena njezi lica u sklopu koje cesto koristim tretmane i kreme za lice sa AHA ili BHA kiselinama a kreme takvog sastava su strogo zabranjene da uopste pridju posebno njeznog kozi ispod i oko ociju. Potom, sigurno postoji barem par jednostavnih kremica za lice sa cijim koristenjem na okoloocnom podrucju bih se mozda i mogla izvuci ali – sklona sam stvaranju milia tackica ispod ociju i zaista ne mogu priustiti eksperimentiranje (nekada su i kreme najlaganije teksuture bile isuvise teske i izazivale mi probleme). Kao sto vidite, u svakom pogledu me okolnosti navode na koristenje namjenskih kremica za okoloocno podrucje. Onda, kakva ocekivanja imam od takvih kremica? Radi neredovnog sna i uopsteno nedostatka sna zbog visegodisnjeg rada u nosnim smjenama, sklona sam tamnim kolutovima oko ociju. Vecinom nestanu nakon sto se odmorim no nekada se i ‘vuku’ danima. Nemam ‘kesice’ ispod ociju niti bore ali su fine linije zbog dehidrirane koze tokom zime primjetne. Sve u svemu, u potrazi sam za pouzdanom okoloocnom kremom koja moze biti i jednostavna ali ocekujem da mi osvjezi umorne oci, da hidrira iscrpljenu kozu ispod njih (uz iskljucenje teskih krema), da posluzi kao dobra baza za korektor te da barem omeksa dojam tamnih kolutova. Mozda je sve skupa i previse zahtjeva no naisla sam na par jako dobrih okoloocnih kremica (npr.Nuxe Anti-Age, Afrodita Hydra Thermal) – ipak, mislim da sam pronasla ‘onu pravu’, barem sto se tice smirivanja iziritiranih ociju.
I've tried the Caudalie Vinosource SOS Morning Eye Rescue (£18) months ago when I received a 5ml sample with one of my feelunique orders. I fell in love with it back then but generous use of a full-size tube certainly cemented my initial thoughts. I adore the Caudalie Vinosource SOS Thirst Quenching Serum – it's the best face serum I've ever tried and a must-have during winter. It seems that the Vinosource range suits my skin so I'll probably pick up something new to expand my collection but – the eye cream is definitely something I can get behind! It contains biologic grapewater, polyfenols from grapes and Vinolevure (extracted from wine yeast). It is very good at keeping the hydration levels up. The SOS Morning Eye Rescue also contains Hyaluronic acid, also fantastic for boosting those hydration levels. It's such a basic formulation – of white coloring, light almost frothy texture, no scent – but it definitely works! I like that the brand doesn't make some wild claims – it's a very simple product that does what it promises. The very practical 15ml tube has a tight nozzle, perfect for dosage and careful application. It's visually pleasing as well. You can apply as little or as much as you like – the cream sinks into the eye area immediately, leaving it fresh, hydrated and smooth. It also makes skin radiant to the point when I feel bad slapping a concealer over it ( it does glide beautifully over it, though). It never feels heavy, sticky but it also doesn't leave the skin tight – I really notice a before/after difference. It doesn't make my dark circles go away but the skin feels so plump and wonderful that all dehydration lines disappear. It's an amazingly effective basic eye cream and it has my full recommendation if your under-eye area isn't too demanding. Dry under-eye area probably would need something thicker but in general, this indeed is the best I've found to suit my personal needs. I would and I will keep purchasing it when I finish the current tube.
Caudalie Vinosource SOS Morning Eye Rescue kremu za oci (cca 45KM) isprobala sam prije vise mjeseci prilikom primitka testera od 5ml uz jednu od feelunique narudzbi. Vec tada sam se zaljubila u nju no koristenje velike tubice, bez bojazni da se uzorak previse brzo da se istrosi svakako da predstavlja veci gust (i priliku za temeljitije testiranje). Velika sam ljubiteljica Caudalie Vinosource SOS Thirst Quenching seruma – jos uvijek smatram da je najbolji serum na koji sam naisla i nezaobilazan je u mojoj zimskoj njezi koze. Cini se da mi Vinosource linija ovog brenda odgovara kozi i sigurno cu nabaviti jos neku mazalicu kako bih obogatila vlastitu kolekciju ali – ova okoloocna kremica je nesto za sta definitivno mogu da dam stopostotnu preporuku. Sadrzi hidratizirajucu grozdjanu vodicu, polifenole iz grozdja (antioksidansi) i Vinoleuvre (ojacava kozu) koji Caudalie dobija iz vinskog kvasca. Svi sastojci su usmjereni na podizanje hidratacije koze i na njeno osnazenje. SOS Morning Eye Rescue kremica takodjer sadrzi i hijaluronsku kiselinu koja takodjer vlazi kozu. Formulacija je dosta jednostavna – krema je bijele boje, lagane kremaste teksture koja je gotovo pa pjenasta i ne sadrzi mirise. Veoma prakticna tubica od 15ml ima zgodno ‘grlo'/aplikator koji je dosta uzak i dozvoljava kontrolu nad doziranjem (vizuelno je pakovanje takodjer jako prijatno). Ovu okoloocnu kremicu mozete nanijeti u tankom ali i bogatom sloju i nikada nece izazvati nelagodu, ljepljivost niti osjecaj tezine. Trenutacno se upija u kozu osvjezavajuci je i pruzajuci hladjenje umornim ocima (posebno bitno za osobe koje kao ja provode mnogo vremena pred kompjuterom). Koza je osvjezena, hidrirana i sjaji na jedan zdrav nacin – do mjere kada mi je zao preko nje nanijeti korektor (a jako lijepo korektor ‘sjeda’ preko ove kremice). Iako je lagane teksture, primjetna je razlika u kozi prije i nakon nanosenja te ne ostavlja kozu suhom vec znatno hidriranom, mekom i zagladjenom. Izuzetno je efektna za jednu jednostavmu okoloocnu kremicu i ima moju najtopliju preporuku – narocito ako vam okoloocno podrucje nije zahtjevno. Mozda bi suhoj kozi bilo potrebno nesto teze i hranljivije no za moje potrebe je idealna. Kupila bih i kupiti cu novo pakovanje nakon sto potrosim trenutno.
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