It has a gel consistency that will gently exfoliate darkness underneath the eye. I recommend using an eye cream on top to add more hydration.

You need to just leave it on all night and just add a light moisturizer on top of it. Works like a charm

It definitely pat-and-leave. If you're looking for something to keep your eyes looking fresh, why don't you try using eye shadow creams instead of the traditional eye shadows or a primer?

I BELIEVE IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE PUT ON YOUR EYE LIDS! IT IS MORE OF A SERUM IT WORKS OK NOT GREAT!

this is an alpha hydroxy nightly treatment. You pat in on, let it dry, then follow with your regular eye cream. it will exfoliate the gentle eye area without the irritating effects that a scrub would do.

Leave on exfoliater... I lightly swipe it on & upward, then gently pat. In about a minute I put on my Dior Sorbet Eye moisturizer.

I would you a moisturizer in addition to this product.

Put it on and leave it, apply eye cream on top.

You pat it on and let it dry. You don't have to do anything else afterwards. It feels amazing.

This does not go on the eyelids. It goes on the undereye area. You pat it on the undereye area and leave it to dry, then follow up with a moisturizer, very important! Bring it out to the sides of the eyes, but not onto the eyelid area.

Oh, I should mention that IF you want an immediate payoff of tighter gorgeous eyes before makeup, try Clarisonic's Opal, you'll be astonished:
http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P257102&categoryId=C19920

I have tried the Philosophy Eye Hope and would say that this Truth is in the Eyes along with Philosophy Hope in a Tube work great together. Philosophy Eye Hope burned my eyes but Ole Henricksen doesn't.

i've never used the philosophy eye cream, but i used a korres one that burned my eyes like crazy! it was awful. this one has not burned or caused irritation at all. i'm much happier with it!

I find this only burns in the eye area if I have used a mild exfoliating scrub prior. I know you aren't supposed to exfoliate the eye area but the surrounding area often gets a little exfoliation as a result. Other than this it does not sting or burn me at all.

It doesn't burn my eyes, and I use this in the day with Eye Hope as it seems it is no longer as effective as it used to be on my skin. I would say this is a fairly powerful boost to your daily and nightly skincare regimen.

I also use Philosophy's Eye Hope and prefer this product. I feel the Ole Henricksen product delivers more improvement in my eye area and it does not burn at all.

This is the only product anyone should ever use for these purposes. It is awesome, nothing compares, and it has never burned my very sensitive eyes & skin; even when I have got it into my eyes a little.

Eye Hope is a moisturizer and would be a good followup AFTER using this product. This is an exfoliator for the undereye area, but very mild. Some people may have some burning, but I've never heard of it, but if you do have some, stop using the product immediately. Always follow afterward with a good moisturizer, and Eye Hope would be a good one to use. I've used it afterwards and works great.

Hi! I recently received this as a sample and like you I use the Eye Hope from Philosophy. What I have been doing is using this underneath the EH as a serum. It's really lightweight and believe me, a little goes a long way! I haven't haven't had any issues with my eyes burning with it but if your eyes are super sensitive you may want to use less and let it dry before the EH. It's a great product and is boosting the power of the EH for me. Hope this helps!!

I agree, this product is not at all irritating to the eyes. It also absorbs quickly, so it also won't accidentally smear into your eyes either!

I have stupid-sensitive eyes and can use this all around them w/o any irritation. This is NOT an eyecream though, so I can't compare it to Eye Hope. It is a skin improving serum you can use before eyecream. (use an SPF eyecream if you use it during the day)

I use the product both day and night, durning the day, I also use undereye cream, at night, just the product, that works for me.

I use it night and day. I put the Ole eye cream for night over it before bed and the Ole eye day cream with SPF15 over it in the daytime. I have pretty fragil skin under my eyes and slightly dry skin all over, that's why I opt for the heavier cream. I've also tried it with the invigorating night eye gel and liked those results too.

This product will minimize your dark circles. My dark circles were bad, and this made a huge difference - they still are a tiny bit dark, but better than any other product that I have used (Teamine, Kinerase, Origins, Neova). This also really helps with under-eye bags. It smooths that crepe-y look too. It says not to use it on your lids or close to your eyes, and I don't, so I haven't had any problems w/it bothering my eyes. BUT, I can tell you what creme NOT to use: the Truth Is In The Eyes SPF 15 - it may "bleed" into your eyes, and your eyes will water like you have never experienced before. I use the peel at night with a sample of an eye night creme, or during the day with an eye creme, and put my facial SPF just above my cheekbone at the eye. I was very pleased with this product; it is the best I have used so far. I still have not settled on an eye creme to use with it, but it will probably be an Ole Henriksen product.

I use morning and night, and use the sheer transformation moisturizer. I have noticed my dark circles are getting lighter, I think my eyes overall look alot brighter

I do think it has helped my dark circles, even though that wasn't the reason I first used it. I have very sensitive skin and can't use retinol-type products, so was pleased to find this one. I use it in the morning, under a light eye cream, and at night. Have been using for about 4-6 weeks and see a clear decrease in dark circles, wrinkles and puffiness.

I use this product at night and another one during the day for my dark circles and lines, and I'm in love with both products. =) This eye serum is fantastic, and you can use it during the day (it says so on the packaging), but I don't know if it would be a good base for concealer or primer. Stick to using it at night and you'll see great results (and it'll last twice as long!) =)

I used this for a month and did not get any results with fine lines or dark circles diminishing.

This didn't help my dark circles and I finished the whole tube.

For dark circles, I have had good results combining this with the Ole Hendriksen Ultimate Eye Lift Gel.

I don't feel like Truth is in the Eyes reduces dark circles. Eye cream seems to help that most. This does help to tighten the eye area and reduce the appearance of lines.

For dark circles, I have had great results with Caudalie's "Premier Cru The Eye Cream." It's expensive ($95), but a little bit goes a long way. I use about a third as much of the Caudalie eye cream as I have used of other eye creams and I get better results (by far).

I would not use this product with retinol for a number of reasons. First of all, the ingredients will almost certainly counteract one another. AHAs (like the lactic/glycolic acid in this product) create an acidic environment on the skin (pH around 3-4); retinol requires a higher pH to be functional (around 5.5, the normal pH of skin). If used together, you get an in-between pH level, so neither will work optimally.

You could space them out by about 45 minutes to give your skin time to absorb and readjust to a normal pH. However, both retinol and AHAs can be irritating to skin, so if they did both work effectively, it would likely be too harsh for your delicate eye area.

Most dermatologists recommend using retinol and AHAs/BHAs on alternating nights, or at least using one at night (the retinol since it degrades in sunlight), and one in the morning (the AHA, like this product). Also, both AHAs and retinol make you photosensitive, so don't forget sunscreen!!

Cheers!

I dont know about Retinol specifically, but I have worn it under several moisturizers. In fact the product recomendation is to always apply moisturizer over it after it absorbs. Hope that helps.

This did nothing for me, so I suppose it could be combined with a retinol, but I wouldn't even bother spending money on this product.

I am not sure about retinol products; however, I use mine with Ole Henriksen Visual Truth Eye Cream and I see noticeable results. It's not heavy or thick when you put it on & it hydrates the skin. Any Ole Henriksen eye products should work well with this product.

The instructions say to let this product dry before using any other cream, so I put my eye cream on after "Truth" has dried. I use it morning and night.

I use it with a basic mositurizer, & I have had great results so far.

I would say using both retinol eye cream and this eye gel would be too much! Use one or the other (i do suggest this one along with a simple hydrating eye cream!)

Skyn Iceland eye cream is great with this product!

It is not formulated to be worn on the lid because, it has exfoliating ingredients in it. Gently pat it underneath the eye.

These products tend to warn against getting them in your eye and I think that the lids are too sensitive for that.

I use it on my lids, allow it to dry and then follow it up with a hydrating eye cream. I've had no problems with dryness or with irritation.

The skin on our eyelids is incredibly thin and delicate. Any product with acids in it can burn the lids, making any issues we have there even worse. I suggest the Ole Henriksen Ultimate Lift Eye Gel, which can be used safely on the lids, and has a tightening effect (I use it at night).

I don't know the specific reason, but when I get it too close to my eyes in the corners or on the bottom, I find it irritates my eyes. It works incredibly well on circles and fine lines in the corners though, so I would consider using it in conjunction with another product (at least that's what I'm doing.)

It does help with it. The large milia are still there after 2 weeks but there is improvement with the smaller milia

Yes! I had a few tiny little bumps (really only noticeable to me, but still), and this product has helped tremendously. One is still there a tiny bit, but the skin under the other eye is completely smooth. I've only been using this for a short while, and I'm truly shocked that it's worked so well. With Sephora's generous return policy, it's certainly worth a try -- you have nothing to lose but milia.

That's odd. I noticed the sample packets have hardly anything in them. I bought this stuff and cannot stand it. I just answered another person who felt her eyes seemed to be getting more wrinkled -- I don't know if they get better - because I had to stop using this. Primer balls up when you put it on top of this stuff and it's just peeling all the time but for what? I don't care what this costs as I will never buy it again. I bought a whole set of this - the only good thing about this Truth stuff is the orange citrus scent.

I thought I was imagining that! First of all, when you put primer over this for eye-shadow it makes the primer ball up and shed little pieces of ...what I don't know - I suppose that's what's "peeling" - but it certainly shouldn't be worn during the day with make-up and primer. At night it seems to sting, even though it's no where near your eyeballs. Then I started to think I'm imagining that this is making my orbital area skin LOOSE! In any case, I do not like it at all -

I've been using this for 3 weeks now. I started out applying once a day, every day (in the morning) in combination with the eye creme, and that has been enough for me.