Review: Feels Good, Not Worth It .

O.K, boys, time to take a break. This here is a girly blog.

Now, I don't know whether to blame it on my natural skin tone (let's just say I'm not Snow White, ok?), my overly busy college lifestyle (I should be working on a paper, but this is "work", so it's o.k.), or my lack of sleep (...no excuse, I f*cking love sleep), but I've had pretty noticeable under eye circles since I was in high school. Not super-racoon or anything, but noticeable enough that I've tried concealers, highlighters, and cucumbers. Nothing seemed to work.

After doing a little bit of research, I saw that caffeine was supposed to be a helpful agent in the matter-- something about opening up blood vessels. Unhappy with the idea of my face smelling like coffee all day (not sexy), I was excited when I saw that Garnier Nutritioniste had come out with a caffeine-based gel product that rolled on your eyes. Hoping to find it on sale post-Thanksgiving, I headed out to the local drugstore to give it a test.

Now, I was o.k. with spending $12.99 on the product if it was going to work (especially since I had seen it priced as high as $16 online). Yeah, that could cover pretty much a day's worth of eating for me, but if this was going to make me feel better and last me at least a few months, it would be well worth the cost.

I threw some in my bag and started using it that day. Multiple times a day. It's four days later, and while my eyes may not be puffy (though that was never an issue), I have failed to see any of the "instant results" they talked about, and seeing as my circles are as dark as ever (despite my holiday sleep), I doubt it will live up to its one-week promise either.

To the product's credit, it does feel very cooling and soothing when it's being rolled on. The package is small and easily fits into a bag, and looks pretty darn cool for a skin product. So if puffiness is your main concern, then this product might be worth it (though, for $12.99 and no miracles, you may be better off using tea bags or cold spoons).

Still, it's a pricey tag for something that doesn't work all that well. It's probably time that I start using the money OTR gives me more wisely (aka less French Martinis) and invest in some higher quality eye cream.