Neutrogena Hydro Boost City Shield Eye Serum ($20) is a new hydrating eye serum that contains hyaluronic acid that acts to hydrate the delicate area of the eye helping it to retain moisture. This launched at Ulta a few weeks ago and I hauled around Thanksgiving and I’ve been using it daily since (I’m almost completely down with it at this point) my purchase. I decided it was about time to share review and thoughts on it as it is an interesting product with some quirks.
Let’s take a look!

Neutrogena Hydro Boost City Shield Eye Serum arrives in a clear pump jar that contains 0.47 oz of product and will set you back around $17-$20. Although a gel base it surprisingly contains no alcohol nor oil which made me very happy. It seems like all these eye gels always contain alcohol and I was surprised to see this didn’t have any! This is a plus since alcohol is known for drying out skin and ho wants that under their already dry eyes" I’ve used this as a serum which means I apply it first under my eyes, allow it to set, and follow up with my own eye cream. I do feel like that’s the best way to use it for me since I didn’t feel it was hydrating enough when used on its own. The texture is a gel that has tiny “multivitamin beads” which I hated as they left a streaky white mess under my eyes and I felt like I was chasing them around my eye area to get them to absorb. They do burst however, it still leaves behind this weird whit...