Review: Bobbi Brown Extra Eye Balm

I bought this thinking it was something else. I saw a review of the Bobbi Brown Extra Eye Repair Cream and it sounded amazing! So when I saw this, sitting alone of the shelf with a clearance sticker on it, I grabbed it and checked out in record time.

It might be the best mistake I ever made, because this stuff is incredible.

First impressions:

As the name says, it's a balm rather than the usual cream. It pretty much feels like very thick Vaseline. Reading the directions for using it confirmed my thought that it was meant as a night cream; It's far too thick to wear during the day.

I was very unsure of it when I opened the jar, it has a greasy texture and the smell is not too pleasant. I get the feeling they were going for a cucumber type scent, but missed.

How does it work:

You do have to swirl your finger in it for a while to warm it up before you get enough product. I don't mind that at all because it makes me feel like it's really going to do my skin some good. I like my night time routine to feel like a little ritual so in that sense it's quite fun to use.

The packaging defiantly adds to that feeling. I'm sure I'm not the only girl to love the idea of a big, heavy glass jar of eye cream. It feels like such a luxury item!

Perhaps I'm crazy but I also love the sound unscrewing the lid makes. The dense plastic lid scratching against the glass pot; it sounds like eye cream!

Squeee!

I have oily skin but my under eyes get very dry, (I think because my eyes water a lot - tears are salty - salt is drying. That might not be legit science though!) so I do need to re-apply my normal eye cream throughout the day. With the balm, I can still feel it there when I wake up. Not that it hasn't been absorbed into my skin,  it's just so emollient.

Verdict:

I love it. My eyes look refreshed when I wake up. Where I usually have fine lines, the skin appears slightly plumper. Not puffy, just healthy and hydrated!

£40.50 for 15ml/.5 oz

I did get it on sale, but I will definitely re-purchase it at full price when I run out.

Laura x