Seven Eye Creams That Will Help Disguise How Tired You Are

If the daily stresses of work and family aren’t enough, a hostile political climate and 24-hour news cycle can produce enough anxiety and weariness to take a visible toll on your skin. This is doubly true for the eyes. “The eye area is much thinner and sensitive, so it’s going to show fine lines and wrinkles more than the rest of your face,” says Cindy Kim, co-founder and chief executive officer of Silver Mirror Facial Bar in New York.

New eye creams claim to reduce wrinkles, dark circles, and puffiness with the dab of a finger—part of a move toward multipurpose skin-care products. The trend can be friendly on the wallet but, depending on the expert you talk to, not realistic. “There isn’t magic in a bottle,” says Amy Wechsler, a board-certified dermatologist and psychiatrist. “There are things that go on with people’s lids that can only be fixed with a small operation. Eye creams help with the appearance of wrinkles more than anything else.”