The full review
12-week user trial · INCI read line by line
What is in it
Four peptide technologies do the work here: myristoyl pentapeptide-17 and biotinoyl tripeptide-1, the two best-evidenced lash peptides, plus oligopeptide-2 and acetyl tetrapeptide-3. All four sit in the top eight ingredients, ahead of the thickeners and preservatives, which is unusual at this price. Caffeine and panthenol round it out. There is nothing ending in -prost anywhere on the list.
Full ingredient list
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Oligopeptide-2, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Caffeine, Panthenol, Arginine, Glycine, Glycoproteins, Larix Europaea Wood Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Dextran, Maltodextrin, Zinc Chloride, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Metabisulfite, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin.
How it performed
Slow and unspectacular, which is what an analogue-free formula looks like when it is working. Nothing visible before week eight for most of our panel. By week twelve the change was in density rather than length — lashes that looked fuller at the base and held mascara better, without the obvious lengthening a prostaglandin produces. Two testers saw nothing at all. Nobody reported irritation.
Who it is for
Anyone who wants improvement without the eye-area questions attached to analogue serums, and anyone testing whether a lash serum suits them before spending more. Also the sensible pick for contact-lens wearers and for people with light irises, where pigmentation change from an analogue would show most.