Clinique Mild Clarifying Lotion

Nice to my skin

I like this very mild BHA product. I can use it often to provide a little moisture and exfoliation without excessive peeling or dryness. My only complaint is the top of the bottle gets a bit gunky from shaking it up, I'd like a flip top or something like that with a small hole instead.

August 4, 2014

Clinique Repairwear Anti-Aging Makeup SPF 15

Almost too perfect

I LOVE the finish and blendability of this (very smooth), LOVE the physical sunscreens, the coverage is really good, in fact, too good, for me. I have experimented mixing it with moisturizer (Olay Complete sensitive, as well as some non-sunscreens), which makes it a little more sheer, but still more than medium coverage. It mixes easily with sunscreens and moisturizers (probably not ones w/ avobenzone though) For this reason, I love it as concealor for redness, but not on my whole face, at least not without mixing moisturizer with it. The other problem is that the lightest shade (Alabaster) is still a wee bit too dark for me (NC20, PC Nude, Almay Buff, Lancome Renergie Porcelain 10), especially with the full coverage, but it still seems to be imperceptible on red spots/pimples, etc. It's not totally matte, but it does seem to stay in place, which is good because I often have f/d slip into my laugh lines. This one doesn't do that (and I don't use powder) unless I mix it with the moisturizer. It isn't really moist either, but it isn't drying and doesn't seem to highlight flakes. If the color were closer to perfect, I'd love this for those occasions I wanted good full coverage (like really red days, or special occasions). It didn't seem to irritate my skin, but it may clog pores a little (although I could just as easily attribute this to something else). I might buy it as a concealor when I use up the sample (maybe next time there's a gift). UPDATE: I bought to use as concealor, which is difficult with the pump, I always get too much. I prefer squeeze tubes really, but for use as f/d, this pump is ok.

February 1, 2008

Clinique High Impact Mascara

One of my favorites

This mascara is just the right mix of lengthening and thickening, without overdoing it. It doesn't flake or clump and it lasts all day for me. It washes off easily too. Only complaint is that too much hangs onto the brush at first so you have to wipe a bit off on a paper towel for the first couple of weeks of use.

February 1, 2008