Worth the hype? Review on Glam Glow Bright Mud Eye Treatment

After having read rave reviews on the Glam Glow products, I decided to purchase ‘The CAMERA-READY Try Before You Buy’ trial pack, currently retailing at £13. It includes 3 of their mud treatments in single-use sample sizes including the Youth Mud, Super Mud and their Bright Mud eye treatment.

 

Today, I will be reviewing the Bright Mud eye treatment. The product claims to be ‘The world's first tap-on-wipe-off eye product designed to work for Hollywood actors in just a few minutes, just before going in front of a camera on-set. It is designed for instant 3-minute results targeting dark circles, puffiness, tired eye, fine lines by hydrating, brightening and plumping the eye area.’

I don’t really have any major concerns around my eye area, but I was looking for something which would brighten my under eye area as well as help with a few fine lines and this product said it would do just that.  

The formula is said to contain advanced active ingredients (including caffeine) and you can visibly see the bits of the ‘teoxi peppermint leaf for a brightening finish’. When applying the product, you tap the product under your eyes (you can use it on the orbital area too) and then wait for 3 minutes, and wipe off with soft dry tissue, using a clean part for each wipe. I personally found the application process quite unpleasant, the leaf bits felt odd and uncomfortable around my eye area and I’m not sure I even waited the full 3 minutes as I wanted to take it off as soon as possible!

After I removed the product as recommended, this was a bit of a pain in itself and not great for the delicate eye area, I was hoping to see some instant results as promised by Glam Glow. It’s worth mentioning that I used the product on 2 separate occasions in order to write a more informed review. While I saw a very slight improvement in that it seemed to tighten my under eye area, it was no way near the results I was expecting. It did nothing in terms of brightening or helping to diminish my few fine lines. I can’t really comment on the puffiness aspect as I don’t have this concern but I am 99% sure it wouldn’t have helped with that either.  I actually did some before and after photos which I was planning on posting but there really was no visible difference so I thought it would be pretty pointless.  

Disappointingly, I can’t help but feel as though this product is quite gimmicky and there doesn’t seem to be any proven scientific research or benefits behind its ingredients.  The product retails online at £44.99 (for 12 single treatments) which I think is massively over priced for what it actually does (or doesn’t do!) and I’m very glad I didn’t waste that much money on it. I think there are much better (and cheaper)  products out there which give significantly better results and with longer lasting benefits too.

Are there any eye creams you would recommend?

Xoxo