The desert island must-have skin-care item of every makeup artist we’ve ever met, eye cream can make a huge difference in how you look, particularly if you pat it on in the mornings before makeup or SPF. And clean versions, free of texturizers and fillers, can be the most potent and effective.

The first place on your face to show age or a late night, the skin around your eyes is famously thin and devoid of smoothing, plumping oil glands. Eye creams—or gels, serums, or even oils—are a way to (temporarily) get the skin around your eyes back on par with the rest of your complexion, helping with dark circles and the appearance of wrinkles, and for this, we love them.