Our Best Men’s Eye Creams to Add to Your Routine
The best eye cream for men depends on your primary concern, whether that's dark circles, puffiness, fine lines, or everyday hydration. Understanding your specific eye-area concerns is the first step to finding the right solution for your routine. When you meet someone for the first time, their eyes are likely the first thing you notice. Eye contact allows for communication and connection, and a person's eyes are critical to how they're perceived. We know the skin around the eyes is the thinnest on the entire body - it's delicate skin that needs to be taken seriously with a dedicated eye product. Men's skin around the eyes is just as prone to puffiness, dark circles, and fine lines, and a regular moisturiser typically isn't formulated to address these delicate concerns. We recommend looking for key ingredients like caffeine for puffiness, vitamin C for brightness, and peptide for firmness. To find the right men's eye cream, we recommend identifying your specific eye-area concerns and seeking out a formula designed to target them. Equally important is typically using it daily as a regular part of your skincare routine.
Men's Eye Creams: Key Takeaways
- Since the skin around your eyes is the thinnest on your body, swapping your regular face moisturiser for a dedicated eye cream is essential for targeting delicate concerns.
- Match your eye treatment to your specific needs by looking for caffeine for puffiness, vitamin C for dark circles, or peptides for fine lines.
- Always use your ring finger to gently pat the formula along your orbital bone, as it applies the least amount of pressure to this fragile area.
- For an extra refreshing wake-up call, store your eye cream in the fridge to help cool and de-puff tired-looking eyes.
Best Eye Cream for Men Who Want Daily Hydration
Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado
For everyday hydration, our Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado. is a Kiehl's favourite that delivers instant and long-lasting moisture to the delicate under-eye area. Made with avocado oil and caffeine to help energise the under-eye area, the rich formula is clinically demonstrated to help de-puff and brighten tired-looking eyes. It also helps defend against environmental stressors and reduce the look of fatigue. Suitable for all skin types, it's a versatile choice whether you have dry, oily, or combination skin, and it's the ideal starting point for men new to eye care.
Best Men's Eye Cream for Dark Circles
Powerful-Strength Dark Circle-Reducing Vitamin C Eye Serum
Dark circles are one of the most common under-eye concerns for men, and they can make you look tired or stressed even when you're not. The skin around the eye is very delicate and is often one of the first places to show signs of ageing. This thin skin can sometimes appear nearly translucent, which may cause dark circles to become more visible.
Managing dark circles requires both addressing the underlying cause (if possible) and using the right skincare formulas. If dark circles are your primary eye area concern, we recommend adding an eye cream for dark circles like our Powerful-Strength Dark Circle-Reducing Vitamin C Eye Serum to your routine. This effective eye serum with active ingredients including vitamin C, hyaluronic acid and tri-peptide instantly hydrates and smooths the under-eye area to refresh the appearance of tired-looking eyes. Over time, you may notice the under-eye area looks visibly brighter and more refreshed.
Kiehl's Tip: If your eye area is prone to dryness, we recommend layering your eye serum under a richer eye cream for added hydration.
Best Anti-Ageing Eye Treatment for Men
Super Multi-Corrective Anti-Aging Eye Cream
Because the skin around your eyes is so thin and delicate, it's typically one of the first areas where you'll notice visible signs of ageing, like fine lines and wrinkles. These changes are often accompanied by other eye-area concerns, like dark circles or dryness, that can become more prominent with age.
We recommend tackling these concerns with a multi-purpose anti-ageing eye treatment, like our Super Multi-Corrective Eye Zone Treatment. The fast-absorbing gel cream, with key ingredients bilberry seed extract and collagen peptide, targets the visible signs of ageing in four key eye zones - specifically, the under-eye area, outer corners, brow bone, and eyelids. It helps visibly soften fine lines and wrinkles, firms the skin, and improves skin texture while also helping to address eye puffiness. Suitable for all skin types including sensitive skin and dry skin, we recommend adding this everyday eye treatment to your skincare routine.
Best Energising Moisturiser for Tired Skin
Facial Fuel
If your complexion looks fatigued and puffy, Facial Fuel is our energising men's moisturiser designed to help you look more awake and refreshed. Caffeine is one of the most effective ingredients in skincare for puffiness because it helps stimulate circulation and firm the skin. The refreshing formula smooths the face with weightless hydration and helps visibly diminish the appearance of fatigue while restoring radiance. Suitable for all skin types including dry skin, it can be used morning and night.
Kiehl's Tip: We recommend popping your moisturiser in your fridge for 5-10 minutes before applying it. The cooling sensation feels especially refreshing on heavy, tired-feeling skin.
Best Eye Cream for Crow's Feet and Wrinkles
Age Defender Eye Repair
Crow's feet can develop naturally over time as a result of everyday motions like squinting or smiling. These little lines at the corner of your eyes are named for their resemblance to birds' feet, and they are usually noticeable as you reach your 50s or 60s (though, for many, they can develop earlier). While crow's feet tend to be most visible later in life, many men benefit from starting a preventative eye cream routine in their late 20s or early 30s.
To help smooth the appearance of crow's feet and under-eye wrinkles, we recommend our Age Defender Eye Repair. This effective eye cream for wrinkles, made with natural ingredients linseed extract and rye seed extract, helps smooth and firm skin to diminish the appearance of crow's feet and fine lines. It also helps brighten the under-eye area and reduce the appearance of dark circles. We recommend using it morning and night for a recharged appearance.
Best Night-time Recovery for Men
Midnight Recovery Concentrate
How much - and how well - you sleep can have an enormous impact on your skin's appearance. This is especially true when looking at the eye area, which is uniquely susceptible to the effects of sleep deprivation. In addition to getting enough sleep, we recommend caring for your skin with a night-time facial oil, like Midnight Recovery Concentrate, suitable for all skin types including dry skin. The replenishing yet lightweight oil visibly smooths and restores the skin while you sleep to help diminish the appearance of fatigue. When gently patted around the orbital bone and face consistently, it may leave the skin feeling strengthened and can help promote a fresher, more youthful appearance. For a truly restorative night-time ritual, we recommend pairing the concentrate with an overnight mask to help nourish and hydrate your skin while you snooze.
A dedicated night-time recovery oil can make a real difference to how rested and refreshed your complexion looks each morning. If you want to boost your complexion or revolutionise your daily skincare routine, take a look at our definitive guide to a skincare routine for men.
