Sulwhasoo is a prestige line made by Amore Pacific, distributed in Asia. Upon hearing that the "Star Product" was the eye cream, i went to check it out. I balked at the price ($250) but ended up splurging b/c of a free gift and loads of samples. Plus, it was duty-free (justification, justification)!

The SA told me that it's so concentrated that you just need a dab, emulsify between fingertips and apply. The texture is like thick frosting, but it absorbs really quick and is never greasy or oily. It is also water-free; meaning instead of water to dilute out the base formula, they use Bamboo sap instead. It has all these premium ingredients and high-tech buzzwords but really---the proof is in the pudding.

My take? oh my Lord. It really does work. After using this almost a year (yes, this jar lasts you that long!! and i was pretty generous in usage), this eye cream has maintained and improved the texture underneath the eye, preventing any further fine lines that whole year, and i saw ZERO acceleration in aging. There must be some enzymatic action or cultures in the cream that refine the skin b/c i saw the undereye texture improve, slowly but surely. in fact, even my facialist remarked at my eyes and saw decreased milia and smoother skin. She has been trying to push her branded products on me (as all facialists do) but she retracted her words when she saw how good my eye area looked.

Need further proof? it's been a year and my beloved cream is all gone. I have switched to another brand of eye cream and you can tell it's mostly water, unlike the Extra Refining eye cream. Not only that, but i've been getting milia (*sigh*) and the fine lines are creeping back.

in the interim, b/c i haven't been to Asia for a while, i bought Amore Pacific's Time Response eye cream (also $250), hoping that the formula would be similar as that's what the SA at Amore told me. It's been about a week since i've been using it; However, i find the Amore much more heavier and oilier (and a low 33% rating on MUA ---grrr why didn't i check first!!) and totally unlike the magical, lovely Sulwhasoo. Sometimes flirting around with other potions doesn't pay :(

Needless to say, i have to use up my Amore Pacific eye cream, but come my next trip overseas, i am totally buying the Sulwhasoo Extra Refining Eye cream. There's a reason why it's a cult product.