Eyes have and hide it with a great concealer

THE eyes are an instant tiredness and age giveaway.

And although concealer may be great to temporarily hide what lies beneath, it doesn't get to the root of the problem.

Origins Gingzing refreshing eye cream (20) is a bestseller which instantly reduces dark circles, while bags and puffiness disappear. A blend of optic brighteners illuminate the area resulting in radiant and vibrant skin. Dr Nick Lowe Dark Circles Eye Cream (14.99) also leaves eyes brighter and more radiant, with skin more hydrated.

And then there is the genius brand that is Clarins. The Super Restorative Total Eye Concentrate (43.50) is worth every penny, as the intensive cream-gel restores skin firmness and helps to repair deep set wrinkles, thanks to an innovative peptide and ceramide complex that stimulates cell renewal. The skin is left instantly brightened, hydrated and radiant looking and, over time, the eyelids become smoother and more "lifted", while lines between the brows and crows feet become less visible.

Darphin is another skin care great. Mature skins will benefit from Stimulskin Plus Eye Contour Cream (64), a luxurious and biotechnological cream that works immediately to lift the eye contour area and give comfort, suppleness and radiance. Extracts of rose, camomile, and mango hydrate the skin and eliminate puffiness and the appearance of dark circles.

Younger skins will prefer Clarins Advanced Extra Firming Eye Contour Cream (32.50), a lightweight cream that intensely nourishes and revitalises. Containing euphrasia extract, the cream instantly soothes and relaxes the skin while firming and line-smoothing ispaghul seed extract smoothes and moisturises the skin's surface and centella asiatica helps to stimulate the deep-down production of skin firming.

Darphin's Wrinkle Corrective Eye Contour Cream (39) is another new winner for younger skins. This silky-soft cream helps minimise the appearance of wrinkles and prevents their formation while restoring eye contour radiance and suppleness, thanks to high-tech ingredients including hyaluronic acid spheres, oligopeptide and hexapeptide as well as powerful natural ingredients of siegesbeckia, acetylglucosamine, magnolia grandiflora, lady thistle, organic cocoa butter and shea butter.

And skins of all ages will love Clarins Eye Revive Beauty Flash Balm (23.50). This specialist eye-care product delivers an instant concentrated dose of active ingredients to refresh, tone, decongest and moisturise the eye area. Tired eyes are instantly eradicated, and skin looks rested.