No7 HydraLuminous+ Cooling Eye Gel

Most Helpful Critical Review

Underwhelmed!

No 7 very kindly sent me a full size "Hydra Luminous+ Hydrating Cooling Eye Gel" to sample in exchange for my honest review. The day before I received this product, my Elemis Eye-Revive Mask ran out, so I was game you try something new. I naively had great expectations for this product. First off:... the packaging. Virtually nothing stands this packaging apart from, say: a tube of Neosporin, toothache cream, you name it. If this was on display in a store I was in (which it very well could have been…) I would walk right past it without even noticing it. Its design is dated and boring—the equivalent of retail white noise. The product is in a small plastic tube that isn't environmentally friendly and has a cone shaped cap. I will say that the cap at least worked well to keep the product inside. With nothing to indicate the tube was made with sustainable materials, it is yet another unnecessary product in single use plastic packaging. From 3/28 until today (4/10) I followed the directions , only applying a small amount and gently dotting the gel around with my fingertip. I found that no matter how little of this I used it still resulted in all my makeup pilling and leaves my skin feeling quite tacky. This would be bearable if the product delivered any of the results/benefits it promises, but here it falls short again. Even the most basic aspect of this product didn't deliver. I did not experience any sort of "cooling" even immediately after application. I did not find it to be particularly hydrating either. I have seen zero results of any kind—be they temporary or longer term. I will continue to use this until I get a replacement of a superior product. I do not have particularly sensitive eyes, but I will say that at the very least No 7 HydraLuminous+ Hydrating Cooling Eye Gel did no harm.