Since I'm looking at the other side of my 20s, I'm just hitching onto the anti-aging bandwagon, and I knew my eyes would be a focal point, especially since I love my eyes. All the eye creams out there (there are so many for different reasons! Huh?) simply overwhelms me. I decided to go a more affordable route and with a brand that I have enjoyed in the past: Garnier. Sure, it was their shampoos and conditioners, but I'm sure the cream in the electric green tube would leave me just as pleased.

It does. Sort of. It takes a long time to absorb, so it just sits there under my eyes like grease. If I...