I previously worked in a Bare Escentuals boutique and they best way to apply this is to dab small even amounts on both fingers ON the bone below the eye, moving up to the outside of your eye to your brow creating a C shape. If you get any closer to your eyelids, the long-term effects of doing this will create the little bumps on your skin. I saw this a lot in many of my older clients who were under the assumption that it was safe to place eye cream all the way up there. This is not necessary or preferred actually. The oils in your skin will move naturally and absorb the product over time once applied without adding more cream in that eyelid area.

I don't know about wrinkles, but I put this on for redness on my eyelids. Never had any problems.

I purchased this product mainly for use on my eyelids, hoping it would tighten and tone, but after several months of use, I have seen no difference whatsoever. It makes a good general moisturizer, but for firming the skin on eyelids, I wouldn't recommend it.

It's an eye cream- so yeah, you should use it on your eyelids. Don't worry, I have very sensitive eyes and it caused no trouble so far.

THIS IS MENT FOR EYELIDS!!!!! READ MY REVIEW! IT "SAVED" MY LIDS FROM SURGERY!!!!!! Get some for Mom too. She is problably like me- mid 50's going on 38!

yes, I believe you will see fast results. If it worked for me @ 62, can you just imagine @ 20 how well it will work for you. I love it and you will too.

Yes. I apply the dots under the eye, to the side of the eye where your squint lines are and on the brow bone itself. I don't apply it close to the lashes.

I use it all over my eye area but sparingly. I haven't had any trouble with it.

I've always used eye cream on my lids. Including this one by Bare Escentuals and I especially adore this cream. I've got some wrinkly lids as well and have seen great improvement using this product. Hope this helps, good luck!

I used it on my lids and my eyes are sensitive so it's safe.

umm. I think everyone who has purchased this product has used them on eyelids...because it is an eye product...

This works great for puffiness. I've found that it works even better and feels great when you put it in the refrigerator.

I have the same problem with puffiness,and it helps only a bit. I wouldnt buy this just for puffiness.

I used to swear by the "tea-bag method" for puffiness or even "sliced cucumbers," however I had been using Cindy Crawford's MEANINGFUL BEAUTY's eye treatment for the last 18 months. This one blows all three clean out of the water!

Depends on how severe your puffyness is. Regular somewhat puffyness in the AM, yes. Extreme persistant puffyness...I don't know you might need this and something else.

yes

The first result I noticed was decreased puffiness.

I think it reduces puffiness a small amount. I don't have extremely puffy eyes, but it does work.

yes

I feel like it has. I havehad a huge problem with that & have noticed it helping already!

My puffy eyes were reduced within a few days of using it, seems to work well still.

No start using an eye cream now,you will be glad you started early.

This seems like it's good for younger ladies. It will probably be moisturizing enough. I've used this for a while for eye bags, little wrinkles and puffiness and it helped with neither. Maybe will be better for younger skin.

Not for dark circles. Try something else!

You might not need an eye cream yet. I used serums that reduce puffiness until I also developed wrinkles as I got older. My best advice is to use lots of oil-free sunscreen when you're young. Sun damage starts in your teen years. I'm living proof of that.

The earlier you start utilizing eye cream, moisturizer, and sunscreen the better your skin will be the older you become. START WHEN YOU'RE A KID!

Ok I'm not old enough to have lines wrinkles and saggy skin yet but I use eye cream because my aunt did when she was young and now she has perfect skin in her 60s. I haven't started using the crazy strong doctor Rx ones because I'm afraid theyll do more damage than good. I use moisturizing eye creams that keep my eye area healthy. I don't see any harm in it! Maybe one with SPF will be good to prevent damage!

You know what. It depends on how old you are. I would say that if you are 18 or under seek out an eye cream that is specifically for your dark eye circles and make sure you wear sunglasses and sunscreen to prevent wrinkling from sun damage. However, wrinkling starts at different times for different people. I started noticing faint wrinkling in my forehead and around my eyes (called expression lines) when I was 25. Just make sure that you are using the product for a specific purpose. Don't waste your money on a product that you are using for a purpose you don't need it for.

Someone once told me that if you want to look young when you get older, then start a skin care regimen while you are young!! I have taken that advice to heart and am currently 27 with no wrinkles yet! I also love that BE's eye cream is moisturizing and helps dark circles appear lighter. Also, powder does not cake on it after letting the cream soak in for a minute.

I also have dark circles and probably will never be rid of them. This cream, used over time, will help diminish the darkness and the puffiness.

no age doesn't matter but sleep does. you can not fake a full night of sleep. I recommend using this if you can get sleep but in combination with drinking water. if you drink water and use this your eye are should be reduced.

I had the same concerns,but I also use B.E and this is perfect for it,I would give it a go if I were you.

I use it under my foundation and it works great!

This product works the best with mineral makeup. Just use six tiny, tiny dots around the eye top and bottom.then tap in. Don,t give in to the temptation to rub or smooth on, just keep patting and tapping. I then use my blow dryer on cool and with my eyes WIDE open for just 1 or 2 seconds. MAGIC!

This product has worked out fine with my minerals on top, but as a habit i try to allow a few minutes between moisturizing and make up application to avoid any unwanted splotches.

It works great! Just give it a chance to fully absorb into your skin and don't apply it in a humid sticky environment.

The product is very lightweight and I don't wait more than 2 min before I apply makeup. It doesn't leave any smears or residue when you apply

During the summer when I knew that I was going to be spending a lot of time in the heat, I didn't use this product during the day. Except for those days, though, I've used it every day under my mineral makeup. It absorbs quickly and without any greasy afterfeel, so any powder I apply on top of it does not streak. I do wait a few minutes after I apply the cream to make sure the skin is dry.

If you give it time to sink in (5-10 mins maybe?), then your makeup goes on smooth over it. I put it on as soon as I get out of the shower followed by Rare Minerals moisturizer, go eat breakfast or something, and come back to do my makeup and I've had no issues with streaking or sticking or anything.

I use it under Bare Escentuals Fairly Light foundation and haven't had any problems with it streaking. I first put Bare Escentuals Facial Moisturizer, Smashbox Primer and then this eye cream on and it looks great!

For me, this prodct was so drying to the skin under my eyes that applying my cream concealer (Benefit Erase Paste) was nearly impossible. I too, wear mostly B.E. products (not the concealer but the foundation, either Warmth or Faux Tan & finish with Mineral Vail) and after a week of using both the face moisturizer & eye cream, my skin was super dehydrated and my makeup started caking, mostly under and around my eyes. Both the eye cream & face moisturizer contain Retinyl Palmitate(a form of Vitamin A) so the anti aging benefits are definitely there, making this line potentially amazing. But the dryness that this ingredient causes has to be compensated for somewhere...

i'd say this is a great cream for any skin types. my sister has really oily skin and she hasn't had any issues with it.

I think this is better and I also have oily skin.

I've never used the BENEFIT product, however I swear by Bare Minerals and have been using it for almost 16 years!

I have never used benefits eye stuff. I would use this; I have oily skin and it works great. Fast absorbing.

Hi I have oily skin and it works for me. My main concerns are puffiiness and finelines. hope this helped :)

rare minerals!!! its cheaper and all natural!!!

I have used both and if you have oily skin I would suggest the Rareminerals eye cream. It does not take alot and it really moisturizes without being greasy.

I haven't tried the Benefit product you're asking about, but I purchased the Rare Minerals eye cream it on August 25. Been using it 2X a day- morning & night - since then so I can share my experience with it so far...
Within seconds of applying it, the skin under my eyes felt refreshed and there was definitely some pretty impressive de-puffing within minutes...! ;) I really don't have any major lines under my eyes to begin with but I've noticed the texture of the skin appears smoother. (However, this may be the work of Philosophy"s Eye Believe, which I got a sample of and used religiously for 3 weeks prior to purchasing the Rare Minerals.)
My philosophy on eye cream & dark circles is that of my dermatologist's - eye creams don't do much,-if even anything at all- for dark circles, so of course no change there. (Check out the results of the consumer study above and find the 2 lowest percentages, 69% and 66%. Surprise Suprise!)
Even in light of the amazing de-puffing factor & the skin soothing & smoothing factors this product isn't moisturizing enough for me AT ALL. I had a hart time applying my under eye primer & my concealer. ALso the makeup under & around my eyes got so cakey and crackley...it was awful!
If you're looking for moisture you may want to try the Benefit or buy at Sephora so you can return!

fine for oily skin, but don't have the answer for the other as I've never tried it

It does not state on the box nor on the tube if it has any sunscreen in it. To be sure I would e-mail Bare Escentuals directly or check with a Sephora beauty associate. I've done both and have received answers quite quickly.

nope.

I do not believe it contains SPF. Their bare mineral foundation has SPF, so I think this doesn't

No SPF, how about putting mineral veil over it. It has an SPF of 25!

no

This does not have SPF - christian Dior has a good eye cream with SPF of 15.

No spf.

I'm not sure if it's oil-free, but I have oily skin and it works great for me.

No, it has sweet almond oil

it's not oil free but the oils are natural & cold pressed. It doesn't feel heavy & greasy, it contains light plant oils.

No, it's not oily at all. As I have very oily skin...I can truly answer honestly...not oily.

There are no "ARTIFICIAL OILS." Just like cholesterol: there are two kinds: HDL and LDL - - bad cholesterol and good cholesterol. The same holds true with OILS. The BAD ONES MAKE YOU BREAK OUT and THE GOOD ONES ARE GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN!

Don't let the word oil scare you. I have oily skin and this does not add to my oilyness. Mineral oil is an ingredient that is in a lot of "moisturizing" products but has large molecules that cannot penetrate the skin. This product is free of mineral oil. Oil is great for your skin as long as it is a natural oil (think olive or canola oil).

I think it is oil free. That's probably the reason it does not irritate my very sensitive eyes - nothind to "leak" into the eye.

Yes that is the main reason I started to use this one.

Yes. I just keep it away from the area where the lid-lash-line area is.

yep. this is an eye cream...so it was formulated to use for your eye area.

if your lids are dry you can try it during the day, will work if you use an eye primer for sure. at night it can be used all over eye area and if you have lines going into the cheek - use it there too

yes

yes I have had no problems at all with that, and my eye's are sensitive

You can use this with any face lotion,just only use this around the eye and don't put the other stuff under your eye just your face and neck.

I always apply my intensive eye cream first then my moisturizer and any other (such as your Pro-Retinol product.)

Well, this would be your eye cream for day and night. So as long as you are not using another eye product I would say that's how you use it. If you have a night eye treatment than just use this in the am and skip the pm part.

use this at night with the retinol

after applying any moisturizer am/pm you tap this around the orbital bone and up to the lower lashes. at night you can use it all over upper lid also

I put this on first, and then I put moisturizer on after.

will not clog pores at all.

I've had no problems with pores being clogged from this product

Absolutely!

Been breakout free from this stuff for the last month plus a week.

yes

yes