Clarins Beauty Flash Balm

A good multi purpose product, works well as a primer under your make up, as a quick 5 min pick me up mask or just to give your face a little boost. It refreshes, tightens and smooths your skin. Only gripe I have is its smell, I really don't like it!

I hadn't heard of this until I became counter manager at farmers, but boy am I glad I did! A great big drink for the skin, a great wee pick me up under makeup, and a few customers even swore of it after a big night!

Ignore my past review - must have done this too late at night is muddled this with Elizabeth Arden's 8 hour cream (that's the one I'm on the fence about!) thanks to the wonderful lady who pointed this out! I like this product in short - although my oily skin I found it broke me out, so have stopped using it.

I have had this product in my kit for about 4 years. It is the one thing I can rely on to refresh my skin. I love the texture and smell. I often dab it on at the end of the day when my make up needs reviving.

I enjoy this product as a pick me up for my skin, but I find that it is not the best under my make-up. When I used it under my foundation it caused pilling/ my foundation flakes off around the edges of my face, jaw line etc

I really like the feel of this product, it makes my skin feel great, and can be used as a mask, but would hate to waste it by wiping it back off after 10 minutes!

To me, I wouldnt wear this as a primer, but more to give my skin a boost, or on the rare make up free day!

The Clarins Beauty Flash Balm is a lovely little 'extra' product. It is certainly not an essential product, however if you have some spare cash or can get it as part on a deal/gift pack then it is a great product to use. This product claims to 'brighten' and it does this to some extent. This may be more evident on older, dehydrated skin. When used as a make up primer it doesn't significantly alter the skin, but it does ensure that my make up stays fresh and doesn't move. The product smells divine, like manderins. I wouldn't use this as a mask as the product is expensive and I would use it sparingly. There are certainly better masks out there.

This works really well as a primer, I typically use on days where my skin looks particularly dull and tired.

Pop a little on my skin, focusing in the T-Zone, wait for it to sink in and then proceed with my foundation. Foundation applies so smoothly and glides over my pores instead of accentuating them. My base always lasts longer and looks better after using Beauty Flash Balm, give it a try!

I do love this product. It makes my skin glow and puts some colour in my cheeks. Using it before putting on makeup makes foundation easier to blend and apply. I do think that it is quite expensive and I can get the same result from Olay which is quarter the cost.