In last month's Glossybox I received a tube of the Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream which is said to be "soothing, brightening and lifting" for the eye area. I don't know how much this little tube retails for but I think it's available in places like Boots - but weirdly I couldn't find it on the Boots website to add a link in! Anyhoo, I've heard some good things about the Balance Me range and a few months ago there were a fair few reviews on them after one of the glossy magazines did a freebie.
I'm quite particular about which eye cream I use and generally stick to one particular brand, most recently I've used one from Dior. But as this was in my Glossybox I thought I'd give this a try for a while.
As this cream is "lifting" I put some on my eye lids and below my under eye area before I went to bed. I used this for about 5 nights before I got any results. The results.... red and sore eye lids! Seriously both eye lids were sensitive to the touch, bright red and very very dry!! I'm absolutely convinced it was this cream as I haven't changed anything else in my beauty regime at all. I've read that one other blogger has had similar sort of issues with this cream so I know I'm not alone (or being overly sensitive!)
I'm quite surprised this cream has had this effect on me like it has. I know I'm usually a sensitive little thing but this has got to be a record in how sensitive I am to a product! So I can't give a glowing report to you readers, I can just advise you use with caution...this stuff is toxic!
How have you got on with Balance Me products?
Which eye creams do you use?
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I'm not a fan of Balance Me I think it's over priced, I prefer Green People eye cream and would recommend to you. I suffer eczema & allergies and was able to use this cream so you must have a sensitivity to an essential oil as the selling point of this brand is it does not contain toxic ingredients (as in petroleum, parabens etc).
ReplyDeleteBrilliant - thank you so much! I have suffered with eczema practically all my life and have quite a few allergies to go with it so I do need really natural and non toxic products. Thanks for the recommendation.
DeleteI use Liz Earle which I get on pretty well with - they would probably suit you too?? xx
I have a bit of a love hate relationship with LE, some of her products contain parabens which I choose to avoid. My favourite dupe which I have used for years is Tropic Pure Plant Skincare. http://www.tropicskincare.com/
DeleteI've never looked into parabens and ingredients, maybe I need to start. Thanks for the link, i'll check it out later xx
DeleteI also was disappointed with this cream... shame you had such bad reaction! :( xx
ReplyDeleteYeah I know, I kind of had high hopes for this! At least it's one I know I need to avoid in future! x
DeleteThat's really interesting, I would say I have pretty sentive skin and I've been using this without problems! Maybe the skin around my eyes isn't as sensitive as the rest of my face though, as the sensitiveness of the rest of my face is caused by dryness. Which dior eye cream do you use? I received a sample of capture totale with a recent perfume purchase and I love it but it's just a bit too expensive for me. Id that the one you use? Maybe it's worth investing in. x
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It's weird how different people react to some things. I use the Christian Dior - Capture R60/80 Wrinkle Eye Cream - it is quite expensive but does last ages and I think it is worth the money. I've also had a sample of Guinot Age Logic eye cream which was amazing but way too expensive for me! No7 do a really good under eye cream, I think it's from their protect and perfect range and I'd definitely reccommend that one. xx
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