Elizabeth Arden's Ceramide Eyes comes in a rather futuristic-looking pot containing lots of little capsules.

On one hand we like the capsules as the product stays fresher for longer as you haven't opened the bottle or jar. But on the other hand they are a bit fiddly - some of us resorted to nail scissors to cut the end open because they didn't all twist off that easily and if opening them goes wrong you'll get it all over the place!

The capsules are recommended by Elizabeth Arden for moisturising, reducing puffiness and easing fine lines. It's not clear from the packaging whether to use in the morning or evening or both - we opted for both. And according to the packaging one capsule is an application for both eyes.

Inside each is something of a cross between a serum and an oil. It's a nice texture, not at all greasy and it pats and smooths easily and gently into the skin. We found one capsule is far too much for both eyes in one application, unless you're perhaps doing a home facial and you could then pile it on as an eye mask, so we usually used half in the morning and half at night.

Most of us found it to be good on puffiness, especially when you use a whole capsule at night - that was almost an instant result. It was also very good for moisturising the eye area and some of our testers with particularly dry skin found that this soothed and helped reduce redness and soreness near the eyes. All saw a positive improvement in the feel of the skin - much smoother and on the whole a reduction in crepiness and fine lines.

If moisturisation and smoothing is what you'd like from an eye product then we would recommend this. Reducing puffiness is a bonus, but if that's your only eye problem then there are other products that would be better for you.

It won't touch dark circles - none of us found an improvement there - and deeper lines and wrinkles didn't see much of a reduction, if any.

A good product for if you're in your late 20s - early 40s with worries of fine lines or for those with dry skin.

Available from:
Beauty Counter Direct
Garden Pharmacy