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"Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème - Rozjaśniający Krem Pod Oczy, który Oświetla Twój Wygląd!"
Does the OleHenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème do what it claims?
The OleHenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème smooths wrinkles and fine lines with collagen.
After just the first night, my eyes looked brighter, refreshed, and evened-out in color. In disbelief, I chalked the color-correcting effects up to the cream’s concealer-like tint, but I still noticed an improvement after washing my face and removing the cream. After a solid week of use, my dark circles reduced significantly in color.
Every person's skin is different and results will vary, but I—like thousands of other reviewers—experienced the results that the Banana Bright Eye Crème promised. I felt and saw a boost in hydration and firmness and a reduction in dark circles.
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.
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.