If you don’t struggle with dark under-eye circles, you don’t need this product. The verdict: Fenty Beauty bright fix eye brightener It sits beautifully on the skin, feeling comfortable all day and keeping the area looking bright throughout. If you don’t struggle with a lot of discolouration under the eye but just want to look more awake, this would work alone without a concealer, particularly on minimal make-up days. When paired with our usual concealer, it worked more effectively as a colour corrector, as the concealer provided the coverage that we were missing while the brightener worked to illuminate and hydrate the skin underneath. With that said, it doesn’t claim to, as the focus is on hydration and brightening rather than full coverage. We tried the “butter” shade, which is a soft yellow that works to brighten light-medium to medium skin tones the shade worked well for us, brightening the under-eye without looking chalky or unnatural, but on its own the brightener didn’t eradicate our dark circles. Read more: 10 best eye serums to treat dark circles and fine lines The liquid formula dries down quickly into a velvety, soft-focus finish that lives up to the brand’s blurring claims. Once we got the hang of the applicator, we found that gently tapping the product in with your ring finger was the best way to apply it, as the light consistency means it easily absorbs into a brush, meaning you’re wasting product. We found it easy to layer if you are looking to build coverage, and it didn’t disrupt any of our base products underneath. If you have dry skin and find that heavier concealers can cake or crumble under the eye, we’d recommend trying this. We’d argue that no eye product can be really ever be crease-proof, but we noticed that our concealer creased less when wearing the eye brightener underneath, thanks to its hydrating properties. The formula is initially quite watery before it dries down on the skin, meaning a little goes a long way, so this is really good value at £18 for 10ml, considering the brand’s 8ml concealer costs £19. The squeezy tube has a plastic ball applicator that dispenses the liquid, and while it’s a far more hygienic design for make-up artists than wand concealers, it is quite difficult to disperse the right amount of product. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.įirst up, let’s talk packaging. We may earn commission from some of the retailers, but we never allow this to influence selections, which are formed from real-world testing and expert advice. We put its long-wearing, sweat- and crease-proof claims through their paces, considering how well it applied both alone and when layered with other products, the quality of the brightening result and how it felt to wear all day, alongside the packaging and price point. Rihanna isn’t playing it safe here the brand is still a newcomer in the great scheme of things, so to launch an arguably niche complexion product this early on is admirable.īut how does it actually fare on the eye? We struggle with dark under-eye circles and dryness, so we were the perfect candidate to put it to the test.
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