- Value: 19/20
- Functionality: 19/20
- Ease of Use: 16/20
- Aesthetics: 18/20
- Effectiveness: 18/20
TOTAL: 90/100
Working in the beauty industry for several years has turned me into a bit of a skeptic. Ninety-five percent of skincare products just don’t live up to their lofty claims and life-changing promises. I would know—I’ve tried nearly all of them. The only thing that’s ever transformed my skin before my eyes has been baby Botox, which smoothed out my crow’s feet in mere seconds. But when trips to the derm were put on pause during the early days of the pandemic, I went back to just slathering on eye cream and hoping for the best. Only, I was left wondering why I even bothered since it seemingly had zero effect, no matter how diligent I was with it.
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