These Eye Serums Are So Good You Won't Need Concealer (2024)

Whether you spent all night bingeing Netflix, stared down a computer screen for 10 hours at work, or shed happy tears after hitting a new race PR, puffy eyes are no fun. "The skin around your eyes is more delicate because it's thinner than the skin on your face and body,” explains Sheel Desai Solomon, MD, a dermatologist in Raleigh, North Carolina. This thin skin, coupled with the constant movement of your eyes—blinking, expressing emotions, and squinting—means your peepers are one of the first areas to show signs of aging.

Enter eye serum, eye cream’s smarter, harder-working sister. While eye creams and serums are both formulated to care for the delicate (and let's be honest, problem-prone) under-eye area, the latter delivers results some creams just can't. Eye serums are made up of micro-sized molecules infused with active ingredients that can penetrate much deeper than a thick cream, which in turn can give you faster results.

Another added benefit of the thinner consistency: they wear well under makeup (TBH, you may not need as much concealer after using these anyway). Ahead, shop 15 of the best eye serums you'll ever try.

The formula’s peptides support collagen production to plump your skin, while skin-smoothing niacinamide gets to work softening wrinkles. Plus, the blend of antioxidants will protect your skin from damaging free radicals, leaving you with abrighter, smoother, and firmer complexion.

Ferulic acid works overtime to firm skin and fight wrinkles around the eye area while licorice root extract brightens dark circles and leaves eyes looking refreshed.

La Mer's lux "miracle broth" promises to lift the eyes and visibly firm and energize this thin, delicate area. It shapes the look of the eye's natural contours and elevates skin from lid to brow.

If there's one ingredient that belongs on the eyes, it's vitamin C. The skin-brightening antioxidant leaves your under-eye area looking well-rested—whether you got a full night's sleepor not.

The blend of natural actives and hyaluronic acid in this eye serum delivers intense hydration and supports the natural production of collagen for a major boost.

Fresh's black tea serum is said to provide a "corset-like effect" to your eye area. Peptides reduce the look of eye bags while smoothing the eye contour for a more defined look. Goji fruit extract improves firmness, and black tea complex enhances elasticity. The result is eyes that appear younger, radiant, and wide awake.

This eye complex targets the appearance of crow’s feet, drooping eyelids, under-eye puffiness, and dark circles with hyaluronic acid and glycerin. But the best part is you get all the hydration, without the heavy, sticky texture.

Allow me to introduce you to the most expensive serum of the group, but with good reason. This eye serum is formulated with clean ingredients, including antioxidant-rich red algae, to diminish the appearance of under-eye bags and reduce the look of puffiness. Furthermore, neuropeptide technology delivers a smoothing effect to help reduce the look of even the most severe wrinkles.

If you're afraid to overload your eyes, know this eye serum is noncomedogenic, so it won’t clog your pores. Plus, it's formulated without any irritants like parabens, mineral oils, sulfates, and synthetic fragrances. What it does have is Okinawa red algae, honeysuckle leaf, and caffeine—all of which offer instant firming, reduced puffiness, and plumping hydration to diminish the appearance of fine lines.

Along with antiaging retinol, this eye serum contains two other vital ingredients: Swertia flower extract and marine kelp complex, which work to firm and lift your skin.

This eye serum, infused with Jeju green tea and green tea seed oil, gives your under-eyes tons of hydration and strengthens the skin's moisture barrier. And since the application is half the battle, this eye serum is dispensed with a cooling roll-on massage-tip applicator.

This potent eye complex targets fine lines, wrinkles, dark circles, and puffiness. Peptides and hydrating hyaluronic acid plump skin to fill in fine lines and crow's feet.

This detoxifying serum uses red hibiscus toeliminate toxins and fight against environmental aggressors, leaving the under-eye area revitalized, smoothed, and re-energized.

This silky, lightweight serum is all about making the eyes appear younger. The brand promises each bottle increases hydration by 54 percent andfirmness by 24 percent, while reducingthe appearance of dark circles is reduced by 14 percent.

Thanks to hydrating acids and proteins found in algae, this potent formula gives the upper eyelid a more lifted look, diminishes the appearance of dark circles, and minimizes crow’s feet.