Need Anti-Aging product recommendation from real women!

[cynthiampaine]

It’s so hard purchasing anything online these days! You don’t know if you can believe the reviews because they have bots and others that have an interest/bias in your purchase! I hope it’s different here.

Does anyone have any good recommendations for reducing fine lines around eyes and upper lip area?

[WinglessOne]

@cynthiampaine  I’m 50something with prominent undereye lines and hollow tear troughs, plus I’m now getting more sunken skin all around my orbital bone (happens naturally as we age). @danielledanielle‘s recommendation of The Ordinary Argireline Solution 10% Serum for Facial Wrinkles 1 oz/ 30 mL is a good one. Argireline won’t erase your lines, but it can soften them with consistent use. It’s what I’ve often used around my eyes. 

Or, consider trying The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum  around your eyes and lips. This serum also contains argireline, plus a few other peptides that may help with lines. I’d normally use it on my whole face (alternating it with the non-copper peptide version of the same serum; The Ordinary used to call it “Buffet” before renaming it), but for the last 2 months I’ve used it twice daily just around my eyes. It hasn’t removed my lines—no topical product can do that longterm—but it’s definitely softened them. Since this serum’s loaded with hydrating ingredients, it plumps my skin up a bit to help it look less sunken. Some of that might also be thanks to the copper peptide (copper tripeptide-1, aka GHK-Cu), which has been studied as a collagen production stimulator among other things. 

If you just wanna target lines, maybe try the Argireline Solution serum and see how that works for you. If you also need something for dryness and sunken skin, then try the Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides serum instead. No need to buy both (unless you use ‘em on different parts of your face) since they share argireline as an ingredient. Whichever you choose, definitely follow with a moisturizer. Doesn’t have to be a fancy eye cream; I just use my full face moisturizer around my eyes. If I need something more occlusive (water loss preventing), I follow that with Aquaphor Ointment or CeraVe Healing Ointment; Vaseline or any other petrolatum-based balm would also work to seal in hydration. 

And while I’m here rambling on and on 😅: fake reviews—whether written by bots or real people—are terrible and I wish there was an easy way to zap ‘em all. When I read product reviews, I often start with some of the negative/lowest rating ones and then read some mid tier (3 star) ones, before reading 4 and 5 star reviews. That way, I get more of a full picture. Plus, I’m usually looking for answers to a specific product question I have (is this gloss sticky; does this sunscreen pill; is this mascara a flaky mess; etc.), so I skim reviews for that info. Eh, it helps me weed out the fake ones. I do tend to trust reviews by folks here on BIC (the community you’re reading right now). We’re generally an honest bunch here. 

[SportyGirly125]

@cynthiampaine Sephora employee here

I’m in my 40s but people think I look in my late 20s. I use around my eyes and put the leftover around my lip area:

StriVectin Peptight ™ 360˚ Tightening Eye Serum 1 oz / 30 mL 

StriVectin Intensive Eye Cream Concentrate for Wrinkles PLUS 1 oz / 30 mL 

Caudalie Premier Cru Anti-Aging Eye Cream for Fine Lines and Wrinkles 0.5 oz / 15 mL 

[LittleSaturday]

If you had to pick only one to start with, which would it be me why?  

Also, what benefits do you see from the three together? 

[SportyGirly125]

@LittleSaturday I would start off with Strivectin. You don’t need both the eye creams just one. I see an improvement in fine line and wrinkles. 

[danielledanielle]

The Ordinary Argireline Solution 10% Serum for Facial Wrinkles 1 oz/ 30 mLfor softening fine lines.  It's pretty watery, so I tap it in quickly.  For my undereyes, I usually will add in a hydrating eye cream, too.  @WinglessOne put me onto the serum @cynthiampaine