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Bethan Shufflebotham

Woman mistaken for being 45 after £10 Boots eye cream made her look '20 years younger'

Sagging skin and wrinkles are an inevitable part of ageing, with many throwing expensive lotions and creams at their face in a bid to slow down the process. However, it seems you don’t need to spend a fortune or go under the needle to look decades younger.

Boots shoppers have discovered an affordable eye cream from a best-loved heritage brand that leaves skin looking firmer, is ‘better than premium’ brands, and left one woman looking ‘20 years younger’.

The mum, who posted a five-star review under the username ‘leosmum’, said people are frequently thinking she’s in her 40s, despite being 62 years old.

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She said: “Since using this product friends and acquaintances have told me I look 20 years younger. I am frequently mistaken for 45 years old (I'm actually 62, but don't tell anyone).”

Her secret is the Olay Eyes Firming Eye Serum For Wrinkles And Sagging Skin, which is usually £24.99. But, for one day only, it is down to £10 on the health and beauty retailer website as part of their weekly £10 Tuesday offers, saving shoppers £14.99 on the tube. It quickly sold out this morning, BUT, it's also reduced on Amazon, also priced at £10.

The daily anti-ageing serum is designed for the delicate skin around the eye area, as this is where many say ‘gives away’ their age. It’s said to smooth fine lines and wrinkles, hydrating the eye contour for a firmer, lifted look.

Olay's popular firming eye serum is reduced from £24.99 to only £10 for today only (Boots UK)

Another shopper, also in her 60s, wrote: “I purchased this two weeks ago on the recommendation of a friend, I'm 62 and need a bit of help these days. I must admit my eye area felt firmer after the first time using it, it feels lovely on the skin and dries quickly.

“After using it for two weeks now I definitely have noticed a real difference in the lines around my eyes - they seem softer. I shall continue using it and can highly recommend this eye cream. It's better than the premium eye cream I usually use.”

The fragrance-free formula is complete with ‘advanced amino-peptide complex’ that instantly hydrates to plump sagging skin and renews the skin’s surface over time to reveal ‘newer, firmer looking skin’ around the eye area.

Many fans of the eye cream have said they no longer look their age after using the cream, with another writing: “As I am 65 tomorrow people say to me that I don’t look my age and that is because I think that I use the firming eye serum. Would recommend it to all of my friends without a problem.”

The Olay eye cream is proving popular online (Boots)

A fourth said her mum saw the effects and then stole it for herself, too, writing: “I did not realise I needed this until I used it, what a difference after a few days. It applied smoothly with no stinging around the eye area which is something I have suffered in the past with other eye products.

“The eye area felt well moisturised all day and even after the first use my under eye looked firmer and smoother. Over time the effect just got better and now my under eyes do not look so tired or baggy and are much smoother.

“Even my mum (72) noticed and asked what I was using, she tried it and she had a better effect than I did. It seems to be the more help you need for this area the better it works, I will definitely keep using this and look forward to using it in combination with Ultimate Eye to hopefully achieve even better results.”

Shoppers can pick up the Olay Eyes Firming Eye Serum For Wrinkles And Sagging Skin for £10 on Amazon.

But, if you are shopping at Boots today there are dozens of deals available in this week’s £10 Tuesday offer, which sees several best-selling brands and beauty must-haves reduced to £10 for a limited 24-hour period, including brands such as No7, NIP+FAB, Urban Decay, Benefit, Olay, Frank Body and many more. Some of the savings are as big as almost £20.

Here are some of the other deals available today:

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