Clarins Calm-Essentiel Redness Corrective Gel

I don't think I can rave about this gel enough!

I've never used Clarins before, but I am familiar with the brand. I think of it as being high end and quite pricey - but I'm happy to confirm it is worth the money!

The packaging: Is functional and simple. I read up a little online to get more information on what to use, when, but there is some info on the packaging. I used this solely in the morning as it doesn't matter if my skin is a bit ruddy in bed right?

The formula: Smells quite earthy/natural. It is a light gel and easily absorbed into the skin.

The effects: After use my skin felt refreshed and looked less red. It does what it says!

This is my fave product of the Calm Essential range. If you can only buy one of the three, go for this!

I love Clarins. It's been in and out of my budget for many many years. When I saw they had a new calming range, I jumped at the chance as my skin has become reactive over the past year due to a mix of hormonal red flushes and too many skin products with acids/actives. It needed a reset, and this is exactly what this Sensitive Skin Care Clairns range aims to do. The Redness Corrective Gel with Clary Sage is a 30ml pump tube packaged in the classic White and Red Clarins box. With both English & French info on Clary Sage, Ingredients, 'The Calm-Essentiel commitments', info on packaging, and claims for the gel itself on the outside, and even more info on the inside of the box if you are so inclined. The product is for sensitive and fragile skin, aiming to instantly sooth discomfot, correct redness, hydrate, refresh, protect and reveal skin's beauty, improving tolerance levels day after day. The pump tube is multi-lingual stating morning application. First use needs a couple of pumps to activate, and a nice pea-size amount is dispensed; I found myself using two pumps to cover my face. The gel is a gel-creme, tinged lightly green which helps to correct redness. The scent is very herbal, not unpleasant but different to the normal clarins fragrance I'm used to and I found it a little strong the first couple of uses, however didn't think about it after that. It's lovely and cooling on the skin upon application, absorbs beautifully. It does what it says in terms of instantly soothing that tight, dry discomfort. My skin felt hydrated all day. This is to be used as a day-time moisturiser. After the first week of use, I was able to wear liquid foundation again for the first time in months without any 'drag' across my cheeks. I found my skin looking brighter. I used more over the areas of my face prone to redness, and they definitly felt much more comfortable, less reactive, no longer dry, and skin tone was more even. Two weeks later, and I honestly love how my skin feels now. Even though I still get my peri-menopause flushes, it feels like the epidermis (outer layers of skin) no longer tightens and constricts the same, meaning the dry flakey area's have gone, skin is has greater hydration. In conjuction with using other products in this range to ease my skin's sensitivity, I've now switched from wearing a heavy daywear foundation to a light mineral powder. I will definitely be including this as part of my on-going skin care for this stage of my life.

In the short time I’ve been using this product I believe my facial redness has diminished and skin tone is more even. I took before and after photos and it is slightly improved so I’m excited to keep using this product to see how it goes. Product smells nice, goes on smoothly and a small Amount is all that is needed. If this works I will Purchase again.

Consistency is a thin cream not a gel, green in colour, fragrance is nice not strong,i found one push of the applicator and it did my whole face and neck. Quite pricey as it is only 30mls but it did work and helped with my redness, made my skin feel less tight. I do not like clarins packaging too busy and hard to find the english directions. Yes i would recommend it if you can afford it.

Wow, the Clarins Calm-Essentiel Redness Corrective Gel is awesome. I have very dry and sensitive skin due to medication and major redness in my cheeks. This product did exactly what it said it would, it reduced the redness in my skin and made it more softer and hydrated. I have tried other brands of redness corrector but nothing has worked as well as this did. I highly recommend it to anyone with redness in their face.

This gel feels very nice on my skin, and a little bit goes a long way. The upside down bottle has a pump dispenser, and one pump is enough for my face and neck. Green is a colour well known for neutralising redness, and this lotion is green. However I don't feel that is neutralised any of the redness on my skin. Once applied, it just got absorbed. It does feel nice and doesn't aggravate my skin which is a tick. It kind of reminds me of Avene Rouge Fort.

I am so so so so happy I got to trial this product because I absolutely love how my skin is looking. I use this in the morning after washing and cleansing my face. As I'm getting older my skin is changing and reducing redness is one of my needs now. This gel glides on my skin so nicely and my skin absorbs it quickly leaving no residue or stickiness. I have been using this in my skincare routine for about 2 weeks now and I have noticed a good deal of reduced redness which I'm super excited about. Before I started this trial I could see the redness through my foundation and now I can't. The pump bottle is great for using small amounts which limits waste. The fragrance is the only thing I don't like about this product, its not the smell I don't like how strong it is. I can smell it for about an hour after I've applied it which annoys me. The results out weigh the problem with the fragrance for me so I will definitely continue using this.

I have fallen in love with the new range of Clarins Calm-Essentiel products. The Clarins Calm Essentiel Redness Corrective Gel has removed the redness and I am sure some fine lines on my aging skin. The redness and uneven colouring has crept in over the past few years and it is amazing to find a product that is so easy to use that has such dramatic results.

The redness corrective gel comes in a pump bottle with the pump at the bottom end of the tube. So while the tube stands upright the product is easy to get out. I used this product in the morning, after my shower on my face and neck. The gel texture melts into your skin and is easy to apply makeup over. The scent is subtle and earthy but very light.

This product definitely evened out my skin tone on my cheeks and chin. I love that this product has a minimum of 95% natural ingredients, making me feel like I'm not adding an over abundance of chemicals to my skin.

A great product, easy to use and affordable. I highly recommend using the Clarins redness corrective gel with the restoring treatment oil and soothing emulsion. The combination of these three products transformed my skin which is sensitive, aging and needs that extra bit of love.

So firstly the packaging for this is fairly plain, white cardboard box with no fancy pictures etc on it. Clearly says what the product is on the box in red print.

I have patches of redness and burn scarring around my chin which is quite red unless covered with makeup. I used to use a green veil underneath my foundation years ago but haven't for a while. This works the same as it is green and works to mask or correct redness. I have used this every morning prior to moisturising and before applying my makeup (just under 2 weeks). To be totally honest I don't think it has made a huge difference redness wise, however I will continue to use it as it does say it can improve with daily use.

I must say that it smells really nice and goes on easily as the small tube has a pump which makes it easy to use and take with you if needed. I found that I needed to hold the tube upright to get it to pump out properly.

It did sooth my skin, as after cleansing and first thing in the morning my skin is usually quite tight and dry so this was lovely to put on.

I will continue to use this gel as I think that it will continue to work it's magic after more time :) Price wise, it's a bit on the high side for my budget, but Clarins is on the higher side and really is a good product.

Clarins Calm-Essentiel Redness Corrective Gel sounded like something I needed on my life for those days where my skin looked more flushed than flawless and a Rudolph-like nose became a whole new facial feature.

The first time I used it, I scrutinized my face as the green gel melted clear into my skin. If I squinted, I thought I saw a difference.

So of course I used it again, and again and again. There is a difference, but on my skin it is only faintly detectable.

It does however feel lovely at sits well with make up, so I've used it instead in place of a primer.