This article will serve as your go-to resource to determine whether the brand’s products will be worth your time and money. Lastly, in our experience, lots of people think eye cream is only for use at night. But coffee and hyaluronic acid are excellent ingredients to reduce morning puffiness and dark circles. We chose to use maple bark extract for its protective and anti-inflammatory properties, perfect for reducing puffiness around the eyes. Through high levels of ellagic acid, it boosts collagen production and strengthens the sensitive skin in this area. We’ve also incorporated cucumber extract, rich in Vitamin C to hydrate the skin and aid tired and puffy eyes. Lastly, we use repurposed coffee grounds to brighten the skin, reducing the appearance of dark circles. If you love the idea of promoting a circular economy and using products that reduce food waste, Upcircle Beauty has a growing range of skin and body care products that salvage coffee, chia, ginger, date seeds and more that would otherwise be discarded. They even make candles. If you love the idea of your skincare smelling like coffee, then look for the Upcircle products with upcycled coffee like their Face Serum. The Upcircle Night Cream smells like sweet buttercream.

One of the biggest mistakes that people make when introducing eye cream to their skincare routine is adding it at the wrong point! It’s an easy mistake to make and can depend on the individual eye cream and the other elements of your skincare routine. PS. Coffee grounds as a skincare exfoliant - hello long term skin damage and premature aging!!! *sheesh* The area around the eyes can be drier than the rest of the face. Therefore, even if you have an oily forehead or chin, your eye skin may need much greater targeted hydration. 5. Healing and wellness Eye creams are designed for fragile skin around the eyes. That’s their job. And if you choose the right one, you will be able to give this area of your face the love and devotion it actually needs. Do I need to use an eye cream? Dark circles are caused by different reasons, but if yours are due to the generally thinner skin under the eye area, then eye cream will help to boost the skin’s depth. 2. Reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinklesThe Upcircle eye cream is 99% natural and made with coffee oil extracted from repurposed grounds and anti-inflammatory maple bark extract, a by-product of the wood industry. They say it helps “brighten, refresh and renew, reducing the appearance of dark circles and fine lines.” While I feel the eye cream provides a good dose of hydration I would not expect any dark circle brightening miracles. Hereditary dark circles are impossible to get rid of and if you’re just experiencing an episode I prefer to recommend sleep, good food and exercise than any supposed miracle eye cream. Since eye cream is usually the first or second step in a skincare routine (after a light serum or toner, and followed by sunscreen or makeup), it’s important to be wary of what products do and do not mix well together. In terms of serums, lightweight serums (like hyaluronic acid) can be applied underneath eye cream if the skin needs an extra boost of hydration. If you are using an eye cream with retinol in it, it's OK to use a hyaluronic acid serum before applying your eye cream. Although, if you like to use a vitamin C serum in your skincare routine, do not mix it with an eye cream that has retinol in it because layering these potent ingredients can cause irritation. (The same goes for vitamin C and niacinamide.)

Your skin acts as a protective barrier between you and various external elements, from pollution to makeup. Eye cream helps ensure that your skin can do its job. 4. Targeted hydration How much to use: Just a few drops of Serum are needed for best results- between two and four should be plenty! As with all UpCircle skincare, our eye cream is natural, vegan, cruelty-free and made in the UK. It’s suitable for all skin types. When should you use eye cream in your skincare routine? Eye creams are bang on trend, but why? Perhaps it’s because we’ve finally woken up to the reality that you can’t take a one-size fits all approach to your facial skincare, and that maybe, just maybe, our grandmothers knew a thing or two when they focused on their eye area morning and night.Clearly this company, its owners and those desperate enough to ‘work’ for them are only interested in profit and setting themselves up a cushy exit strategy for mass profit. At UpCircle, our Eye Cream with Maple and Coffee brings you some unique benefits. It is made using repurposed maple bark extract and coffee oil from repurposed grounds. It also contains hyaluronic acid. After just one week of using this eye cream, you’ll notice the skin under your eyes is more supple and soft. For the best results, we suggest using it two to three times a week to start, so your skin can adequately build up a tolerance to the retinol. Once your skin is comfortable with it, you can use it up to five or six times a week. Hand poured in Yorkshire, this candle uses a soy base and repurposed coffee grounds. The scent will transport you right to a Yorkshire Cafe. This candle is 180 ml and can burn for up to 35 hours. .

You want to dab eye cream below the eye along the top of the cheekbone. Then very gently blend it using a tapping motion, without getting too close to the eye itself. We find using our metal eye roller is the best way to use our eye cream for deeper absorption. Plus the cooling and soothing effect the eye roller gives will also help with boosting circulation and improving skin tone, texture and facial tension! Alternatively, you can use your ring finger. There are lots of benefits of using eye cream. These can be boosted according to the individual eye cream that you choose. Our best recommendation is to use an eye cream that includes hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic eye cream benefits are becoming more widely known, and can really make a difference to the skin around the eyes. We’ll include these benefits below: 1. Minimise dark circles Still, just because a company is popular and buzz-worthy doesn’t mean their products are high quality. With cosmetics in particular, it’s important to do the research to make educated purchasing decisions so you know that what you’re putting on your skin won’t be harmful. Firstly, it’s very tempting and very easy to use too much eye cream. Realistically, the eye area is very small. A good quality eye cream won’t need much.Your eyes are the focus of much of the ageing process on your face. They also have thinner skin which does a fabulous job of showing up when you’re run down or haven’t had enough sleep. As the area most likely to get puffy, dry and be most sensitive, it follows that this area needs a little extra TLC. Why should you use eye cream?