This Serum From a Victoria Beckham-Used Brand Is My Go-To Eye Product

Frankly, I’ve been less than keen on under-eye skin care — creams, gels, and serums designed specifically to enhance the dry, thin skin below your peepers — in my eight years of writing about beauty products. Most prove overly heavy for my milia-prone skin. Plus, I’d prefer to shorten my frazzled morning skincare routine, which hardly needs another minute tacked on, especially from a product that fails to deliver on its brightening, firming, and depuffing promises, which has often been my experience. My apathy towards under-eye skincare has since changed, however — single-handedly thanks to the Ocean Eyes Age-Defying Serum from celebrity-favorite brand Osea Malibu. 

My interest in Osea was sparked by a friend with excellent taste in skincare. After procuring a host of its bestsellers, including its body oil — which is used by the likes of Victoria Beckham and Brie Larson — I immediately joined the leagues of Osea fans; and, in a rare turn of events, became an under-eye product convert.

The Ocean Eyes Age-Defying Serum is an ultra-lightweight, under-eye treatment with a rollerball applicator. Intended for daily use — or whenever you’re particularly drab — the formula hydrates, depuffs, and improves the overall appearance of weary under-eyes. Ideal for all skin types, including sensitive skin, the serum soothes, sans stinging, via a cooling, fragrance-free formula. 

I’m hardly the first fan of this product; Hilary Duff and Camila Cabello are similarly fond of the under-eye elixir, according to the brand. So, too, are shoppers, one of whom calls it “so cooling and refreshing,” and notes that they “feel the firming effects” with each use. 

In addition to the metal rollerball applicator, which retains a fridge-fresh cooling feel, the formula within delivers a bevy of dermatologist-approved skincare ingredients. Hyaluronic acid, for instance — a moisture-loving molecule — hydrates dry under-eyes and plumps fine lines on contact. This effect preps the area for concealer, which glides on smoothly, sans pilling, and prevents the flaky, dry skin I typically experience come midday.

Caffeine, which offers vasoconstrictive benefits, pummels puffiness in minutes. Finally, peptides — proteins that firm lax skin thanks to their role in collagen production — are present, and tighten the appearance of crepey under-eye skin over time. 

As far as texture, the serum is notably layerable, with a water-light formula that mitigates the pilling problems I’ve so often experienced with richer eye creams. Housed in a half-ounce tube, a quick roll or two covers the entire eye area, proving this product to be long-lasting. FWIW, I’ve barely made a dent in my supply despite swiping it on for months. Also of note is the tube’s TSA-friendly size, ideal for travel (which, incidentally, is when my puffy, sleep-deprived peepers are most in need). The convenient, mess-free application prevents in-transit product spillage, too.

For firmer, fresher under eyes in a flash, shop the serum that single handedly changed my outlook on under eye care, the Osea Malibu Ocean Eyes Age-Defying Serum. 

Shop more Osea favorites below:

Undaria Algae Body Oil

Collagen Dream Night Cream

Ocean Cleanser

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