Hooded (or drooping) eyelids are extremely common. As board-certified dermatologist Dr Blair Murphy-Rose explains, everyone’s eyelids can naturally droop over time. Our collagen levels decline, skin becomes thinner and less firm, the muscles that support the lids weaken, and sometimes the fat pads around our eyes shift downward as we get older.
Vogue’s favourite eye creams for hooded eyes at a glance:
Skinceuticals A.G.E. Advanced Eye
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Dermalogica Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream
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Kiehl’s Super Multi-Corrective Eye Cream
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Genetics also plays a major role in hooded eyes, as someone could just be predisposed to these types of eyelids, Dr Murphy-Rose explains, and you might also have to take into account some daily habits, such as excess sun exposure, smoking, allergies, and chronic rubbing in the eye area as factors at play. Simply put, there’s nothing wrong with having drooping eyelids. But if you’re like me, a perpetually tired-looking person with slightly hooded eyes, an eye cream that can help mask the sleep I did not get the night before and give me the appearance of a slightly more lifted look is always welcome.
Huge caveat: Eye creams aren’t miracle workers; they will not dramatically tighten or change your overall appearance. For that, you’ll need to look into more intense in-office treatments. It’s all about the art of the subtle lift with these products; behold the nine best below.
