'I tried Molly Mae's favourite under-eye product - the results weren't what I expected'

When Molly Mae Hague said she was a instrumentality of a reasonably-priced skincare brand, newsman Danielle Kate Wroe knew she had to effort the oculus patches for herself to spot what the hype is about

Like galore different Zillennials, erstwhile I realised Molly Mae had done a 'what's successful my bag' with British Vogue, I was each implicit it, keen to cognize what the erstwhile Love Island prima carries astir with her each day, each day.

And galore of america sighed, 'Ugh, she's truthful real' erstwhile the archetypal happening she pulled retired of her marque caller £3,670 Bottega Veneta handbag was a packet of babe wipes. In her bag, she besides had a hairbrush from her manner enactment Maebe, a vessel of perfume, which she described arsenic the "best happening I've ever smelt", and a Tacha lip mask.

But erstwhile she whacked retired a reasonably-priced skincare buy, I was shocked to spot it. Turns retired "before a shoot", Molly Mae swears by the Patchology FlashPatch Rejuvenating Eye Gels, which retail astatine £15 for a battalion of five. So, I decided to springiness them a spell to spot if they lived up to the hype.

So, what bash the oculus patches assertion to do? They're expected to "promote smoother, brighter-looking skin", and they're "infused with caffeine and greenish tea" to "protect against lacklustre-looking tegument and acheronian circles". The marque besides claims that the merchandise shouldn't "slip" erstwhile connected your look acknowledgment to their "hydrogel technology".

I tried them for 5 days, finishing the full battalion to springiness them the champion accidental astatine impressing me, and I person immoderate thoughts...

I didn't deliberation they made my tegument brighter, conscionable much hydrated

Granted, I had conscionable travel backmost from a holiday, truthful I was much bushed than accustomed erstwhile I started trying them. But passim the 5 days, I didn't peculiarly announcement overmuch quality erstwhile utilizing them, different than the information my nether eyes felt much hydrated than usual. But I was utilizing my oculus pick arsenic mean and past getting an other boost of hydration connected apical of that.

Thankfully, I don't peculiarly endure from acheronian circles connected a accustomed day, but this was the cleanable clip for the merchandise to radiance due to the fact that I was shattered. I decidedly bash deliberation the merchandise delivered hydration to the area, but I can't ideate it would bash thing for "crows feet" arsenic they claim.

The packaging is unnecessary

The information that the oculus patches are individually wrapped did instrumentality maine backmost a small spot successful the archetypal place, though I accidental they'd beryllium bully to adhd arsenic small stocking fillers into Christmas gifts for your besties.

However, what truly did marque maine cringe was the information that each brace of oculus masks was successful a circular integrative case. Not lone that, but each spot for each oculus besides came with a portion of integrative attached to it, which made removing the oculus disguise to enactment nether my eyes rather fiddly.

I decidedly similar the packaging that the 30 pairs travel in, arsenic they're housed successful a container, and you person to prime each idiosyncratic spot out. If I were to repurchase these (which I decidedly would!) I'd opt for the larger pack, conscionable for packaging reasons.

They'd beryllium cleanable for pre-night retired skincare

If you privation thing to depuff the country quickly, I consciousness similar these would bash the trick. And with the magnitude of hydration they provide, it would marque your make-up glide connected truthful overmuch easier. I bash deliberation the patches would marque your concealer beryllium truthful overmuch nicer connected your under-eye area.

My lone informing would beryllium that they are somewhat sticky, truthful marque definite you springiness yourself capable clip betwixt taking the patches disconnected and rubbing the excess successful and applying the primer earlier the remainder of your make-up. Otherwise, your tegument whitethorn consciousness a spot weird, and the products whitethorn pile.

On Look Fantastic reviews, respective women besides recommended users "keep them successful the fridge", truthful that's decidedly thing I'm going to effort successful the aboriginal for an extra-cooling effect.

Final thoughts...

Overall, I've decidedly seen amended results from different under-eye products. Some steadfast favourites for maine decidedly person to beryllium the Origins GinZing Ultra-Hydrating Energy-Boosting Cream Moisturiser (£32) acknowledgment to however overmuch it brightens the under-eye country (to the constituent wherever you consciousness comfy going retired without a scrap of make-up on!) and the esfolio - Gold Snail Hydrogel Eye Patches, which I erstwhile recovered successful TK Maxx for astir £8, truthful support your eyes peeled.

However, I'd decidedly crook to this merchandise pre-night retired conscionable for a speedy boost of moisturiser earlier I use make-up. But erstwhile I privation thing much concentrated with longer-term results, I'd opt for different products. At the extremity of the day, for £3 a pop, they're truly tenable for the results, truthful I'd 100% recommend.