Beauty | Honest experience with Clarins (and a €15 discount for you!)
Although living in France for most of my life and being very familiar with the Clarins brand, I was never a costumer except for a Eye Cream I tried almost 10 years ago and a Express Make Up Remover I got when I purchased their FEED pouch for charity a few years ago.
Even if both experiences were positive and I had friends using and raving about Clarins, but I always found it to be a "mature" brand, one to look forward to using and not starting in my 20s, such as Lancôme, Sisley, La Prairie, La Mer, Chantecaille... Is it in my head only?
Jess
Bref !
Now that I am close to my 40s I took the leap. Whilst vacationing at Vidago Palace Hotel in May 2024, I got a massage at their Spa by Clarins and it was quite an experience.
I asked for a reinvigorating 50-minute massage - The Body Lift Sculptor - as I was working out very often and wanted to feel a bit leaner and with less inflamed legs and thighs. And it really worked as I went to the toilet before the massage, during and right after, just draining out toxins and retained fluids out of my body. I was seriously impressed and wanted to feel like I could have such a massage daily in my life. I can't live at the hotel - I wish - so I bought their Body Active cream to recreate the experience at home and massage especially my legs and thighs after a workout.
The Mask that changed everything
What truly made me connect with the brand was a Andreea Ali recommendation (yes, again! I love all her beauty advice!) was their Cryo-Flash Face Cream-Mask which promises an instant tightening, skin firming and glow boost. Andreea says she uses it on clients when they did not have enough sleep and need a facial boost before applying on skincare and their make up for an event or a photo shoot. Well, I frequetly look tired - even when I am did have proper sleep! - so it was enough for me to purchase it and try it.
Oh. My. God.
The instant freezing sensation is something I have never felt before! Your face temperature immediately drops and you feel immediate effects while you have it on for just 10 minutes. And then comes the time to wash your face away and both face and hands are just so cold! It's such a both weird and satisfying sensation! Your face is immediately firmer and ready to soak in your skincare products and make-up. I liked this mask so much I have already purchased it to gift to 3 dear friends a few weeks ago.
Jess
Here are a few of the sample size Clarins sent me with my purchase:
- Baume Beauté Eclair
- Fresh Scrub
- Doux Peeling
- Masvelt Advanced
- Body Firming
- Mascara Supra Volume 01
- Total Eye Revive
- Démaquillant Tonic Express
- Hydra-Essentiel Baume Lèvres Réparateur - already used this one and it is quite rich, will be interested in buying a full size if I ever finish my already existing lip balms ;)
- Double Serum - I got a full week sample pack, so I am going to try it and come back with updated results when I do
Jess
I will update this article as I use more of Clarins products. Let me know if you have tried this brand and what you love about it!
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