Pick of the Week: Dr. Brandt GLOW Revitalizing Retinol Eye Cream

Retinol, a form of vitamin A, is essential to skin health. And where is your skin most vulnerable? Around your eyes. Road Test: I dabbed Dr. Brandt GLOW Revitalizing Retinol Eye Cream around my left eye. (I’m a good girl. I used my ring finger. Dr. Brandt recommends that because it’s almost impossible to put too much pressure on delicate tissue.) GLOW eye cream doesn’t sink in right away. I cruised my email. Five minutes later, checking the mirror, I saw a real and significant difference: The skin around my left eye was dramatically smoother and plumper. Dr. Brandt’s retinol binds water to the skin, prevents moisture loss and because it’s time-released, one application lasts a day. Thank you, Dr. Brandt. Nothing beats hard science. –Patricia Volk

Patricia Volk is the author of the forth-coming SHOCKED: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me (Knopf 2013)