The Cryste Marine eye cream is interesting. I liked it a lot at first. It has a nice feel and was better than whatever I was using before (philosophy?). It doesn’t soak into the skin very quickly though. It’s more like a light paste but not sticky. I started using it in October and stopped when I recently ran out. It didn’t affect my main eye concerns (deeper wrinkles). Honestly, you have to rub a little to get it to absorb, which flies in the face of trying to reduce wrinkles if you ask me. Also, if you use it for day and don’t rub it in, your eye lids may look like they are flaking awhile later. Long review short – not recommended.

The Midnight Recovery Concentrate I tried in sample form. It is a liquid/serum and not a very viscous one at that when compared others. I didn’t like how it applied and like I said before, I think things got worse rather than better. I have normal skin – slightly on the dry side.

The one great thing about shopping at Kiehl’s directly is the samples. You always leave with usually three samples and the quantities of each go a long way. I’m trying another eye cream now and it’s lasted three weeks (Line Reducing and Brightener for Eye – jury out). That said, there needs to be something you actually want to buy in order to get the samples.

On another note, I just found your site last week, and I love it! It’s now a daily read. Thanks for all the great info.

I’m also interested to hear that about the Midnight Recovery Concentrate, because I was lemming that just a teeny bit. Have you tried the Cryste Marine eye cream?

I’ve now started using their Dermatologist Solutions Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate at night before the Ultra Riche. It says it is “Clinically-Demonstrated to Noticeably Decrease the Appearance of Marionette Lines, Crows Feet, and Sub-orbital Wrinkles while Improving Skin Texture and Radiance.” Would love to hear your thoughts on that one. Jury is out for me.