Peter Thomas Roth | Instant FIRMx® Temporary Face Tightener | Firm and Smooth the Look of Fine Lines, Deep Wrinkles and Pores

This is a genuine review—not one of those paid Vine ones where people get free products. I watched all the TikTok videos on this cream and read tons of reviews. Honestly, I was skeptical since the feedback was all over the place. But I’m pleasantly surprised to say: this stuff works.I’m 49, and I have under-eye puffiness and a few fine lines. The first time I used it, I applied it before my concealer—big mistake. It rubbed right off when applying concealer. The second time, I applied the cream first, let it dry completely before gently applying my concealer with a makeup sponge and setting it with a little powder. That did the trick.The key is to use a very small amount. My skin smoothed out beautifully, with no white cast (and I have olive skin, so any cast would definitely show). You’ll start to see results in about 3–4 minutes. I’ve worn it to work, and even by the afternoon, my under-eye area still looks smooth.You barely need any product, so the bottle will last a long time. I’m seriously impressed and will absolutely keep using it. This is my honest experience, and I hope it helps someone else who's on the fence!

USED ONCE. I AM RETURNING THIS. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS! Use a minimal amount. Allow it to dry 3-7 minutes. It takes up to 7 minutes to see the desired effect. Those stating here that it leaves a white residue have applied too much of the product. A tiny bit of this goes a long way. I had NO white residue.PROS:It does what it promises. While it doesn't get rid of dark circles under the eye, it DOES tighten the skin. When I put it around my "crow's feet", after about 6 minutes - those little lines disappeared.The skin under my eye became taught and smooth.HUGE CON (WHICH OVER TIME WILL AGE THE SKIN AROUND YOUR EYES):The delicate skin under my eye became INCREDIBLY, HUGELY, MONUMENTALLY - VISIBLY - DRY. This skin tightener works well, so long as you NEVER move your facial muscles. About a half hour after applying a tiny amount, my skin had indeed tightened. I held a mirror up to my face and smiled, and all of a sudden ALL OF THE SKIN UNDER MY EYES WAS NOTHING BUT TINY WRINKLES. That area of my face suddenly looked incredibly old and aged. I was about to go meet friends, so I tried to get rid of the dryness by applying a thin coating of under-eye moisturizing cream. Waited for that to sink in a bit, then did a tiny bit of powder to hide the blotches caused by the removal of the skin tightener.I cannot NOT recommend this enough. If you use it, just do not ever smile or move your facial muscles, and you'll do fine. It arrived yesterday. It is being sent back tomorrow. Bad, bad, bad. Please save your money.

I have been using this product for about 9 months now. It took me a little bit to get it to work for me, but I was told that it would by my friend that introduced me to it.For me it works best when I use a makeup brush and put my foundation on the brush then the Instant Firm on the foundation that is on the brush. I do let it dry for 5 minutes and try not to do any facial movements. I’m 61 and my skin looks great all day.

Here’s what SUCKS. This product WORKS, it’s not a gimmick, my under eye bags do disappear. BUT, the milky residue it leaves is NO JOKE. It would be fine if makeup covered it, but my makeup reacts to the residue and it just seems impossible to cover up.The more I try and cover it up, the more the product stops working. I can’t walk around with funky residue under my eyes so I can’t use this.If the owner of the company reads reviews, PLEASE, figure out a solution to this problem!!!

Definitely shaved some years off my face. It does leave a white residue, but that goes away if you add more moisturizer afterwards, but then there is a little flakiness (which is easily removed with a soft towel but who wants to go thru all that every time? Trying to layer concealer on afterwards would be a cakey nightmare ) . This photo was taken after the first use. Perhaps mixing it directly with moisturizer before application would stop the white powdery appearance, as suggested on the box? I will keep trying until I get the magic ratio because this stuff works. And my skin still feels really soft two days later. Took one star off because of the residue and the work it takes to get rid of it. I used literally a pea sized portion over my entire face, exfoliated and heavily moisturized beforehand, as recommended.