# Eye cream that works under concealer

Source: HiveTried, https://hivetried.com/beauty/eye-cream/works-under-concealer/
Category: Beauty > Eye cream. Updated 2026-10-16. Based on 195 counted first-hand reports from Ulta and Sephora shopper reviews, Nov 2015 to Oct 2026.

**Question:** Which eye cream works under concealer?

**Short answer:** Clinique All About Eyes Eye Cream with Vitamin C has the best record at 18 of 19, though that rests on a small group of shoppers, and it is also the best pick sold on Amazon. Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Vitamin C Eye Crème (25 of 29), The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream (20 of 23) and Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream (18 of 21) come next, close enough to each other to read as a tie, while IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Bags has the weakest record here at 2 of 11. Each record counts just shoppers who said how concealer sat over it.

**What stands out:** Price draws complaints on several creams: 7% of Clinique reviews, 9% of Ole Henriksen reviews, 10% of Kiehl's reviews and 12% of IT Cosmetics reviews say it costs too much.

## Ranking (buyers who said whether it worked)

| Rank | Product | Smooth under concealer | Share | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinique All About Eyes Eye Cream with Vitamin C | 18 of 19 | 95% | yes |
| 2 | Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Vitamin C Eye Crème | 25 of 29 | 86% | no |
| 3 | The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream | 20 of 23 | 87% | yes |
| 4 | Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream | 18 of 21 | 86% | yes |
| 5 | Kiehl's Avocado Eye Cream | 20 of 27 | 74% | yes |
| 6 | IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Bags | 2 of 11 | 18% | no |

Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% Wilson confidence interval, so a product needs a high share and enough reports to rank high. An Amazon link is shown only when at least 60% say it works.

## Product notes

### 1. Clinique All About Eyes Eye Cream with Vitamin C

Shoppers bring up hydration in 33% of its 30 reviews and good value in 13%.

- Praised for: Hydrating (33%), Good value (13%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (7%)
- Reports counted: 30

### 2. Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Vitamin C Eye Crème

More shoppers stated a result for this cream than for any other here. Hydration comes up in 29% of its 56 reviews.

- Praised for: Hydrating (29%), Good value (4%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (9%)
- Reports counted: 56

### 3. The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream

Of its 31 reviews, 19% call it good value and 32% call it hydrating.

- Praised for: Hydrating (32%), Good value (19%)
- Reports counted: 31

### 4. Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream

It is described as hydrating in 44% of its 32 reviews and as good value in 9%.

- Praised for: Hydrating (44%), Good value (9%)
- Reports counted: 32

### 5. Kiehl's Avocado Eye Cream

Concealer creasing, slipping or breaking up is what its 7 misses reported, though 50% of its 30 reviews call it hydrating.

- Praised for: Hydrating (50%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (10%)
- Reports counted: 30

### 6. IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Bags

Its 9 misses mostly said concealer caked, pilled or looked patchy over it. Reviews first posted on the brand's own site, which we show but don't count, point the same way at 1 of 6.

- Complaints: Too expensive (12%)
- Reports counted: 16

## Questions

**Which eye cream works under concealer?**

Clinique All About Eyes Eye Cream with Vitamin C has the best record (18 of 19), followed by Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Vitamin C Eye Crème (25 of 29), The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream (20 of 23), Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream (18 of 21), Kiehl's Avocado Eye Cream (20 of 27) and IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Bags (2 of 11). The three after the leader are close enough to treat as a tie.

**Why does the Ole Henriksen cream rank above The INKEY List cream with a lower share?**

The ranking weighs how many shoppers stated a result, not just the share. Their shares are nearly the same, at 86% against 87%, but 29 shoppers stated a result for the Ole Henriksen cream, against 23 for The INKEY List cream, and the larger group earns more trust.

**Which of these eye creams are sold on Amazon?**

Clinique All About Eyes Eye Cream with Vitamin C, the leader, is the best pick sold on Amazon. It is sold there by the brand or Amazon itself, as are The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream, Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream and Kiehl's Avocado Eye Cream. We found no official Amazon listing for Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Vitamin C Eye Crème, so it has no buy link here. IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Bags has no buy link here either, because too few shoppers reported a good result for us to recommend it.

**Do these records say anything about dark circles or puffiness?**

No. We count just whether concealer went on smoothly over the cream. The counts are what shoppers said after using each cream, not a lab test, so follow the label directions.

## Method

HiveTried counts first-hand reports only, drops reviews written for free products, shows brand-site reviews without counting them, and never accepts payment for placement. Full method: https://hivetried.com/how-we-count/