TALIKAEye Quintessence Day Eye Cream and Night Eye Serum Care Duo - Anti-Aging Eye Care - Day and Night Eye Contour Treatment - 2 x 10 ml

Not a personally recognised brand although the chosen tester claims that it is known although not necessarily previously used. "Eye Quintessence - Talika - Care Duo: Day Cream and Night Serum - Anti-ageing eye care - Day and night eye contour treatment - 2 x 10 ml" comprises two small droplet dispensers, one each for day and night respectively, where a tiny amount is lightly dotted onto the eyelids and immediate area within and around the eye sockets and then gently massaged in with a fingertip. The dispensers will need a few initial pumps to prime them.As individuals differ in their needs and perceptions, no specific age of an 'ideal' first-time user is given. The company's product page states it to offer relief and improved visual appearance once the signs of ageing appear, which could be at age 30, 35 or much later and so will offer few benefits until then. A high proportion of sample users in the brand's field tests claimed a better than 90% visual improvement in several categories after 28 days but the low numbers of users need not be a balanced sample although typical for the industry.Few natural ingredients are used; most are not but helps limit the chances of an allergy, unwanted skin reaction etc. Coincidentally, two functionally comparable kits but selling at widely differing prices (£400+ in one instance and formulated by a 'respected doctor', but subject to a 66% discount at the time) were promoted days apart on a TV sales channel. Both claimed to offer almost immediate visible improvements.The tester, who looks many years below her true age, has tried a limited number of relatively similar treatments but neither of those indicated above. Each, including this, eventually offers limited improvements. Results can be rated by each user although, as an outsider, they were considered non-apparent after a few days (the tester had opposing views); the full 28-day treatment cycle required is too long to meet review requirements.

I used the product as directed in the morning and evening on clean washed skin. After one application I was very pleased and after one week I was impressed with the results. Pictures ; Eye 1 is before and Eye 2 is after one week.I am aged 45 with combination skin and this trial was during a week of extreme temperatures and humidity.The duo bottle is handy as you don't have to rummage around looking for the one you need, and also the day and night cream are a different colour so it would be very difficult to get mixed up.I found the day cream thicker and the night cream looser. I wonder after time if the night cream will run out more quickly as one pump seems to extract too much cream. Which is the only flaw as you will be left with just one part of the treatment.I discarded the box and the instruction leaflet (both have writing that is far too small for my eyesight) as the process is simple enough and I found the product page on Amazon very detailed and informative.Hadn't heard of this company before so I looked them up and saw that they were founded by dermatologists from Miami famous for their chemical peel and spa treatments. So I feel the product has credibility.

This took some pumping to get even small amounts out of each type of cream, but they do go on nicely and I did pretty much immediately feel that my skin was less tight. The night time cream is a little denser and greasier, but that's fine for me, as I have really dry skin due to illness. The day cream is lighter and you need less, and it takes very little rubbing in. There wasn't any clashing with my Nivea Q10 face creams, i.e., none of those little 'sausages' of cream that form and need to be rolled off.But, due to the inefficiency of the pump, a lot of product will end up lost and unused, and based on the price, this isn't acceptable. Two small tubes with a nozzle would do a far better job. This is definitely nice to use, but it's outside of my budget - it's half the cost of my weekly shop for 3 adults!!

This is a review of Eye Quintessence - Talika - Care Duo: Day Cream and Night Serum - Anti-ageing eye care - Day and night eye contour treatment - 2 x 10 mlI gave this to a friend so this is her review:"The application is the problem with this product. The pump action dispenser takes ages to work. In fact, I thought the day serum wasn’t going to work and then it squirted all over the dresser. Very annoying.This company need to sort this out.The product itself is fine. On first use, it feels quite tingly but after a few applications that stopped. The skin in and around the eye socket/eye lid does feel a bit firmer and the eye area more moisturised. Not value for money because most of the day cream was lost!"

The great thing about this product is that you don't have to have two separate items for day and for night.The bottle has two compartments; one contains a night serum and one contains a day cream. Ideal for travelling as you don't have as many bottles to pack, and so simple to use.Each section has its own pump dispenser. The first use takes a while for the product to get through, but after that, it is absolutely fine and really easy to control how much is dispensed.I really both of the products. As expected, the day cream is lighter than the night serum, but even so they both absorb well into the skin, and leave no greasy mess. Applying daytime make up over the cream is fine, once its been allowed to absorb properly.I have noticed a difference. My eyes appear brighter and I can feel a tightening of the skin.I'd recommend and would purchase more