I’ve been sick last few days, and my skin has gotten pretty raw. So I was excited to see two generously sized samples in my Dermstore.com order, one of which is REPLENiX All-trans-Retinol Eye Repair Cream. As soon as I saw the words Green Tea Polyphenols, Arnica, and Vitamin K, I was ready to smooth it all over my red puffy eyes.

I tried it last night, and I’m impressed. The above mentioned ingredients calmed the rawness and puffiness of my eyes immediately, and I’ll be interested to see over the course of using the sample (it’s .14 oz, so I should be able to get a decent amount of uses out the sample before I pick up the regular sized .5 oz) if the therapeutic level of retinol is enough to smooth while not being irritating.

And based on my experience with the product last night, it is anything but irritating, which is fantastic considering it contains a retinol. In fact, it is incredibly emmolient and the smoothed, dewy look lasted through the day today, even after washing my face. I’m looking forward to checking out the rest of this line!

Find REPLENiX All-Trans-Retinol Eye Repair Cream at REPLENiX All-Trans-Retinol Eye Repair Cream at Dermstore.com for $62.50.

I am a huge fan of La Roche-Posay’s Hydraphase Eyes Anti-Puff Rehydration. It’s like youth in a tube. So I’ll be stocking up on the 25% off sale that Dermstore.com is having this week on certain La Roche-Posay Hydraphase items, including my beloved eye gel.

Quick makeup tip that I use with the Hydraphase Eye Rehydration gel – apply it, then apply your concealer, and then tap just a small amount of the gel over your undereye concealer. The skin around your eyes will look dewier than when you were six! And if you are looking to smooth vertical lines on your lips, this is your product – it plumps without irritating. Apply it a few minutes before lipstick and blot off any extra before lip color application.