Under eye cream

February 22, 2006 5:33 PM

Can anyone suggest a cream to rid me of under-eye, sleep deprivation lines?

I'm 21 years old and I use a lot of products to take care of my face. For the last three years I have these lines about 2 inches under each eye. People tell me it's from sleep deprivation, but I got like 8-10 hours everyday! Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

posted by AMWKE to Food & Drink (14 answers total)

Hemorrhoid creams are, supposedly, widely used for this purpose by actors.
posted by orthogonality at 5:37 PM on February 22, 2006

Clarins eye revive beauty flash.
posted by peeps! at 5:41 PM on February 22, 2006

Are you adequately hydrated?
posted by gramcracker at 5:55 PM on February 22, 2006

I use this.
posted by quadog at 5:57 PM on February 22, 2006

I reccomend Benefit's Ohh La Lift. One of the few cosmetics I own that I used up and replaced.
posted by dipolemoment at 6:07 PM on February 22, 2006

This stuff is bloody good.
posted by blag at 6:49 PM on February 22, 2006

I also use the Ooh La Lift. The hemorrhoid cream will help if you are puffy, not for discoloration. Age and genetics will also give you dark circles. You can use a bleaching agent, or you can just use a yellow based tint or concealer. I use Benefit's Lemon-Aid when the Ohh La Lift doesn't cut it.

You can try any of these products as Sephora too.
posted by blackkar at 7:15 PM on February 22, 2006 [1 favorite]

Do you have dark circles as well? The Doc tells me that stuff is caused by allergies...
posted by mhuckaba at 7:35 PM on February 22, 2006

Response by poster: No dark circles around the eyes, just the two indented lines 2 inches under the eye.
posted by AMWKE at 7:39 PM on February 22, 2006

I've been told allergies can do it, also. I like Bobbi Brown's concealer.
posted by 6:1 at 10:29 PM on February 22, 2006

I think any product containing Retinol is exclusively for this purpose.
posted by JJ86 at 6:39 AM on February 23, 2006

Hemorrhoid creams are, supposedly, widely used for this purpose by actors.

I've tried this myself (to no avail), and the internets says that it's a myth. But perhaps you want to try it anyway...
posted by elquien at 7:20 AM on February 23, 2006

kiehl's marine something or other eye cream! in the blue jar. works wonders.
posted by echo0720 at 12:02 PM on February 23, 2006

Along the lines of elquien's suggestion, drug-store brand witch hazel might work. I might even go so far as to say it does work, but after scanning that straightdope link, I'm suddenly wondering if I've been the beneficiary of a placebo effect.
posted by phrits at 2:10 PM on February 23, 2006