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"Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème - Rozjaśniający Krem Pod Oczy, który Oświetla Twój Wygląd!"
This eye cream got rid of my dark circles in days
I'd tried everything from fillers to cooling eye patches—this works.
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Updated April 26, 2021
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As soon as I hit my 20s, I noticed dark brown circles under my eyes. I attributed it to the typical habits of a college student: staying up late, studying for class, or perhaps a not-so-great diet. (Living with a group of friends on campus can enable these behaviors.) But even after I graduated, moved into my own apartment, and got my nutrition, sleep, and hydration back on track, the circles didn’t budge.
I started to research what causes dark circles and how to get rid of them, or at least make them less noticeable. That’s when I found out that family history, diet, and sleep can all impact the development of dark circles. I also learned that the shadows I was seeing around my eyes can be caused by an excess of pigment in the skin. I wasn’t the only one in my family who saw dark circles at such a relatively young age, so the hereditary option seemed like the most likely possibility.
Even though I couldn’t pinpoint the exact cause, I attempted to address the dark circles because I was tired (no pun intended) of always looking tired. I wore cooling eye masks, I slathered refrigerated eye gel under my eyes, I relied on many layers of concealer, and I even had the dissolvable dermal filler Belotero injected under my eyes to add fullness. While Belotero made the most visible difference, the effects faded fast and didn’t feel worth the money or pain that fillers require.
About My Skin: Dark, dry under-eyes
I have dark, genetic under-eye circles that can't be erased with a topical eye cream alone (I'd need filler for that). And that's okay! My dark circles aren't caused by hyperpigmentation or an actual tint to the skin—they're actually a result of my muscles showing through my (very) thin under-eye skin. Because my under-eye skin is already so thin and dry in my late 20s, I tend to reach for eye creams with a peachy tint that can deliver an immediate brightening effect by neutralizing some of the blue tones in my under-eyes, and ones that offer some antioxidant protection to help protect my skin in this area from aging more rapidly.
So, contrary to the name of this eye cream, banana is not one of its ingredients, the name is inspired by banana powder, a yellow-tinted powder that makeup artists use to brighten and color-correct dull skin.
"Since the launch of Banana Bright Eye Crème, we discovered an exciting gold complexed vitamin C active that inspired us to upgrade Banana Bright Eye Crème to deliver bigger and brighter benefits," says Riva Barak, SVP of Product Development at Ole Henriksen. "Banana Bright+ combines this upgraded gold complexed vitamin C with the two additional powerhouse forms of vitamin C included in the original–3,O-ethyl ascorbic acid (aka ethyl ascorbic acid) and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate–to deliver more potent benefits to the skin.
Ole Henriksen Reformulated Its Banana Bright Eye Crème to Serve Sensitive Skin
Holly Rhue is the editorial director for Byrdie, covering all things beauty for the brand. She has 6 years of experience in beauty editorial and has been with Byrdie since 2019.
- Fragrance-free
- Moisturizing
- Boasts powerful ingredients like vitamin C and collagen
- Jar lasts for months
The Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Eye Crème is new and improved—it hydrates, prevents under-eye creasing, and is fragrance-free to suit sensitive skin.
We received a complimentary sample of Ole Henriksen's Banana Bright+ Eye Crème so our writer could put it to the test. Keep reading for our full product review.
Editor’s Note: We reviewed this article on September 23, 2023. As per our editorial policy, we are constantly updating our content, to make sure it reflects the best of the best when it comes to beauty, wellness, and fashion. We want to assure our readers that we still stand by our recommendations, which we do.
As someone who's had serious dark under-eye circles since I was a kid, I'd been on the hunt for a brightening eye cream (that actually works) for years before I discovered the original Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème. It's the top-selling eye cream at Sephora and a Byrdie go-to for reducing the appearance of dark circles—plus, Kim Kardashian is reportedly a fan. It earned a permanent place in my routine the moment I applied it to my skin.
But while the original formula was an immediate beauty bag staple for me, there were reports from those with more sensitive skin that the formula caused irritation and allergic reaction. Ole Henriksen could have continued to reap the benefits of chart-topping sales of Banana Bright despite the complaints and recent innovations in vitamin C—but instead, the brand sprung into action to reformulate a more effective, gentler, fragrance-free iteration.