Tatcha Eye Cream Review [The Silk Peony]
If you have normal to dry skin and are looking a lightweight, simple eye cream - this is for you!
Keep on reading for the full Tatcha The Silk Peony Melting Eye Cream review - this is a lovely balm to cream product that would make a great addition to your skincare routine. It's perfect to go under makeup and provides just the right amount of hydration without feeling too heavy.
Quick facts:
Makeup Alley Rating: 4/5 out of 4 reviews
Formulated without: Fragrance
Potential irritants: Fragrance (non-synthetic)
Application: The balm melts into the skin when applied leaving the under eye looking smooth and refreshed. The balm is thin and light ensuring there is no sticky residue left behind and is not too heavy on the skin.
Price: $62 USD for full size
Where to purchase: Sephora(I purchased from here), Tatcha.com
Scent: Very light floral scent
Packaging: Off-white pot featuring a gold peony on the lid. For the purposes of this review I purchased the mini 5ml size, but the regular size is 15ml.
Main pros: This eye cream is moisturizing yet lightweight enough for the under eyes. It wears well under makeup. I am prone to milia and this was not too heavy for me.
Main cons: The product contains fragrance, as well as citral, limonene (which I've read can make the skin sensitive to sunlight) - so use this in the evenings!
About the Tatcha Silk Peony Eye Cream
The Tatcha website notes that the silk peony eye cream is a healthy aging eye cream which melts into the skin, creating a ‘double shield’ of hydration that smooths lines under the eyes and provides moisture locking hydration from the Japanese white peony.
Tatcha Silk Peony Melting Eye Cream ingredients
Saccharomyces/Camellia Sinensis Leaf/Cladosiphon Okamuranus/Rice Ferment Filtrate*, Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Squalane, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Beeswax, Paeonia Albiflora Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Silk, Sericin, Geranium Robertianum Extract, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Yeast Ferment Extract, Sargassum Vulgare Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Inositol, Isostearic Acid, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Silica, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Stearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Acrylate/Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Dimethylacrylamide Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum/Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Mica (Ci 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Tin Oxide (Ci 77861). TATCHA.com
*The key ingredient is is the "Saccharomyces/Camellia Sinensis Leaf/Cladosiphon Okamuranus/Rice Ferment Filtrate", AKA Hadasei- 3, AKA Tatcha's "superfluid of Japan’s three essential nutrients of Green Tea, Rice, and Algae ". The green tea is well known anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory ingredient, rice for nourishment, and algae is claimed to help with hydration. The trio's fermentation process helps to break down the complex bio-molecules in the plants and helps to isolate the beneficial components for the skin.
According to INCIDecoder, most of the formulation is very low on the irritancy and comedogenicity scores.
How to use
- Cleanse, tone, moisturize, as usual in your routine
- Tap a pea-sized amount of cream around both eyes with your fingertip
- Can be used day or night
How long does the Tatcha eye cream last?
I use about a pea-sized amount of eye cream day and night, and so far the mini size has lasted me at least 2 weeks. The full-sized jar should last around 3 months.
Wrapping up this Tatcha eye cream review
I've tried both the Tatcha Dewy Cream and The Water Cream and this silk peony eye cream seems to be a perfect pairing to either one of the facial cream products. It's light but still very moisturizing and sits really well under makeup.
I have yet to much anti aging results from this eye cream though besides basic hydration - so I'm not sure if I'd purchase the full size! If you've used it or have found something really similar - comment below!
Cheers,
T