Horrendous eye wrinkles - best cream?

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I saw a photo of myself recently and was shocked to see that I actually have ridiculously pronounced eye wrinkles. Underneath and all up each side when I smile. They seem to have come from nowhere and are incredibly deep! And there's just SO MANY of them!

I do moisturise daily but this is going to take some effort. Do any eye creams actually work? Willing to go £££ it it is likely to help as it's my birthday soon and I could treat myself. I'm only turning 36 but my eyes appear to belong to a 96 year old.

Aged 33 here and my crows feet are so bad that when I wear my mask it always looks like I’m smiling. I like them. I’ve never found a cream that did absolutely anything and I’ve tried retinols and acid peels- the lot. Embrace your smiling eyes. You have the face of a woman who has enjoyed her life

I don't think creams work.

Creams absolutely do not work. I bet the wrinkles aren’t as bad as you think.

Creams don’t work. Do you wear spf every day? Even round eye area? Plus sunglasses to stop squinting in the sun. That will make them worse.

Retin-A or tretinoin is the only thing with scientific evidence to reduce wrinkles but notoriously difficult to use this round the eye area. ( I blend it up to the bone underneath the eye and a bit on my brow bone and hope it migrates). Very stingy if it gets in the eye.

Some eye creams have retinol, this is a weaker form of Tretin-A but could have a bit of an effect.

Plus most people’s eyes crinkle in to wrinkles when they smile. Are they there when you are not smiling?

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Thanks for the replies! Its definitely true that it's good to have smile lines I guess.

I think the main difference is that when I stop smiling, the lines are still there. That's a new thing and must be why I'm only just noticing it.

Don't tend to wear a lot of SPF unless wearing makeup, which is quite regularly. I'm finding my skin is changing though and makeup that used to suit me doesn't seem to any more. Maybe a rethink of my moisturiser....

Oh well. Here's hoping I develop many more laughter lines in the next 36 years....

The only way to prevent wrinkles is to wear SPF. Every day. Factor 50

Not rely spf in make up or moisturiser, but a separate product