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Bright Start Retinol Alternative Brightening Eye Cream
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About the Product
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What it is: A potent eye cream—powered by a plant-based retinol alternative—that’s clinically shown to visibly brighten, hydrate, smooth, and depuff while prepping skin for concealer.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dark Circles, and Puffiness
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sea Fennel Extract: Is a plant-based retinol alternative that visibly brightens, firms, and smooths skin.
- Upcycled Avocado Extract: Visibly reduces dark circles and puffiness.
- Caffeine and Peptides: Depuff and revive the look of tired eyes.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Slow down your morning ritual and visibly awaken your eyes with a retinol-alternative-powered cream clinically shown to reduce the look of dark circles, puffiness, and wrinkles. The cooling ceramic tip works as a massage tool, while sheer pearl illuminates for a softly brightened look. The formula’s lightweight texture layers well under makeup as well.
Clinical Results: In a 6-week instrumental study of 30 women (ages 39 to 65):
- The formula hydrated skin and reduced dark circles
In a 4-week clinical study of 52 women (ages 39 to 65):
- 100% said concealer applied more smoothly
In a 6-week clinical study of 52 women (ages 39 to 65):
- 93% said under-eyes felt smoother
- 91% said under-eyes were brightened
This product is an Allure Best of Beauty award winner.
Clean at Sephora is our commitment to offering effective products without certain ingredients, such as parabens, sulfates, phthalates, and mineral oils. Learn more here.
-Upcycled Avocado Extract: Visibly reduces dark circles and puffiness.
-Caffeine and Peptides: Depuff and revive the look of tired eyes.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Propanediol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters, Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters, Brassica Campestris/Aleurites Fordi Oil Copolymer, Silica, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Behenyl Alcohol, Caffeine, Moringa Oil/Hydrogenated Moringa Oil Esters, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Mica, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Squalene, Caprylic/Capric/Succinic Triglyceride, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Phytate, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Phytosterols, Tocopherol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Sodium Citrate, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491 (Iron Oxide).
The list of ingredients is subject to change, please consult the packaging of the product purchased.
-Dispense a small amount and spread under eyes with ceramic tip.
-Use smooth side of ceramic tip to massage into skin, starting at your temple and moving along the orbital bone toward inner corner of eyes.
-Tap with fingers to help excess product absorb.
-Wear alone or under True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C (sold separately).
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With transparency as our guide, we challenge the conventions of clean beauty to create something radically new—through safe, potent formulas that protect and revive your skin. Founder Sasha Plavsic started the brand in Vancouver, Canada, and grew it while living in California, where it is now headquartered in Laguna Beach.