As a licensed esthetician, I am going to say something very controversial. I respect Paula Begoun. I don't always agree with her, but I respect her. There, I said it. For those of you who are not familiar with Paula, she is dubbed "The Cosmetics Cop". She wrote the immensely popular "Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me" which exposed the cream of the crop from the crap in the world of beauty products. She has appeared as a beauty expert on countless TV shows ranging from CNN to Oprah.
Its controversial to respect Paula because many estheticians truly believe that the best products are "professional" products. Its not hard to understand why since "professional" products can only be sold in spas and dr. offices and if we, as estheticians, endorse over the counter products, that's taking money straight out of our wallets. And as you can imagine, many in the beauty industry (i.e. cosmetics companies) have issues with Paula, especially when she pans their products. But what Paula attempts to do is separate fact from fiction - distinguish the actual performance of a product from its claims by consulting with cosmetic chemists, analyzing the latest medical research and testing each individual product.
In this video, Paula addresses eye creams. Paula asserts that there is no need for eye creams because, for the most part, they contain the same ingredients as face creams and claims for the need for eye creams are bogus. I challenge you to read labels and see if Paula's assertions are true. Let me know what you find!