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My single skincare hot issue is the eye zone because it's usually the first place you see aging--and as could be expected--my 36 years are starting to show up around my peepers. IQ Derma stumps for intelligent beauty routines and who can't get behind that? I checked into its RestorEyes Therapy every night before bedtime for three weeks.

Let's break down the science (and if you hate science, skip this paragraph):

Haloxyl has been scientifically proven to decrease dark circles, and you might recognize Dermaxyl as an ingredient in Smashbox's incredible Photo Finish primer, but it's just the brand name for Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, which is an anti-aging peptide that fakes collagen nicely. As for the remaining two ingredients, Grant-X (formerly called GranTox) is a trademarked component described as a topical Botox while trademarked silicon-based Ronasphere LDP fills in wrinkles and scatters light to make them seem less obvious.

On paper, this is great stuff, but can it deliver? My fine lines were duly spackled and skin moderately relaxed after application (although now that I know what was happening, euuw). While my dark circles come and go depending on my hydration and sleep deficit, I had no circles to speak of while using RestoreEyes Therapy. However, let's be blunt: for a tiny little jar that costs 85 bones, I want to be wowed. And while I came away from this anti-aging cream a little "meh", I suspect that if I had more loose skin around the orbital area, I might have been singing its praises. IQ Derma, it's not you, it's me.