Sisley's Black Rose range isn't cheap, but beauty editors swear by it, and for very good reason: it works (and feels incredibly, incredibly luxurious). Parisian facialist Marie Depoulain gives her expert advice on how to apply the latest edition to the Black Rose range, the Eye Contour Fluid, to help stimulate and perk up the eye area.
Best for: Reducing undereye puffiness, brightening up dark circles, and hydrating dry, crepey skin that can make fine lines look not so fine.
Tools: Sisley Black Rose Eye Contour Fluid (£108), although any eye cream can work (one with a curved applicator head is preferred, but you can also just use your fingers).
Steps:
- Before applying the eye cream, start by lightly pressing on your eyebrows several times using your thumb and index fingers, moving from the inner to the outer corners with just the right amount of pressure to gently stretch the muscles.
- Move to under the eyes, performing a lymphatic drainage technique by starting in the inside corner of your eyes, lightly pressing several times to the outer corners of the eye area.
- Place the ceramic applicator point on the outside of the eye area and squeeze out a pea-size amount of product. Then, using small strokes, smooth the cream to the inner corners. (If your eye cream doesn't have a curved applicator tip, you can also replicate this movement with your ring fingers, which apply the least amount of pressure.)
- To finish, press on the upper part of the eye area underneath your eyebrow with the ceramic applicator point. Again, if your eye cream doesn't feature the same curved applicator as Sisley's, you can use your finger for this step, too.