Clarins make some nice products for sensitive skin, I particularly like their cleansers. Having some success with those (and their UVA/B sun block) I wanted to try one of their moisturizers.
The multi-active day cream is a nice light cream. As with other clarins products a very little goes a long way. Just a little dab of this cream covers a lot of skin, it has a very soft sheer consistency that glides on really nicely. That said, this particular cream for ‘all skin types’ doesn’t quite give me as much hydration I would need on the dry areas of my skin, it would probably be more accurate to say this was more for normal skin types than all skin …

The Clarins daily energizer cream and cleanser are made with young skin in mind – to refresh and tone the complexion. They are not the most hydrating products around and I would make the disclaimer that they are best suited to normal to oily skin types. That said they are lovely to use and really do make the skin feel fresh and rejuvenated. First up the cleanser is wonderful. It is a soft gel that lathers up a little and cleanses very thoroughly. The cream gel is more like a regular moisturizing cream than a gel although it is on the light side so the gel part is appropriate.
The best thing about the energizer cream and cleanser is the lovely …

I must admit most of the clarins creams I’ve tried so far tend to be not hydrating enough for dry skins. That’s mainly due to the ones I’ve tried, the hydraquench range however is made to hydrate all skin types including dry or very dry skins. This particular product from the hydraquench line, the cooling gel cream is a summer favorite of mine and even though it is for normal to combination skin types I find it provides enough moisture for dry skin too. It is the most ideal skincare to use in really hot climates, perhaps only second to Skinfoods cucumber and lettuce jelly. I always keep a jar of it in the fridge for the extra cooling …

I’ve gotten a bit behind in my giveaways but to make up for it I have a very special product up for grabs this month just in time for summer – Clarins high protection sunscreen sticks! Clarins sunscreen is one of the best for sensitive skin and this one is particularly good as it is especially for delicate and/or sensitive areas. I’ve been using my sun stick around the eyes but also on my face and it is wonderful! I am notoriously sensitive to most sunscreens but not this, I really do have 100% tolerance for it.
Not only is this sunscreen very well tolerated but it also comes in the niftiest little container. To open it you twist …

Well, surprise, surprise; a product claiming to be a face lift substitute. Of course no savvy consumer really believes these promises, but even so, the appeal these comparisons can generate is large. Clarins Beauty Flash Balm is not a new product, it has been around for a while and is quite popular too. Of course it doesn’t give you the same results as a face-lift but I have spoken to numerous women who love it, aged in their late 30′s and above so I thought I’d give it a go. Beauty Flash Balm is meant to tighten the skin and provide a ‘lifting’ and firming effect. Although I still have relatively young skin but days when I am tired or …