Clarins Calm-Essentiel Regime

My my my! Finally a regime that helps soothe my sensitive irritable skin. The regime is pricey but worth it. There are no specific precautions or precise instructions mentioned anywhere on the packaging or tubes. I had to look up Clarins YouTube channel to get the insights. That was very helpful by the way. I have used it for a week and my skin feels smooth and soft and silky. The redness has reduced thanks to corrective gel. I must say for this product to work you have to be consistent and patient. It’s really soothing. I had trouble when I used chemical peel. I had minor tingling on my face when I applied these products but there was no visible redness. It worked for me I hope it works for you. Needless to say it’s safer to use.

What can I say, this regime is the best I have ever tried. All the products soothed and hydrated my skin so well that I am going to continue purchasing these when I run out. The regime is great on sensitive skin, as I normally have an issue with most products but this time I haven't. They also do what they say they do, my redness has gone down a lot and my skin has never been so hydrated and soft before.

I used the redness corrector, then the soothing emulsion mixed with the restoring treatment oil for a long lasting coverage all day. At night I just used the restoring treatment oil before bed, which hydrated my skin throughout the night.

Btw did anyone notice that the redness corrective gel has a really nice subtle musk smell?

Really happy that I was able to trial this range. I started of the day by using the anti redness gel which is very easy to use and spreads on nicely without leaving a greasy feel. Instantly I could see that this helped reduce the redness on my skin and gave it a smooth finish. I followed up with the emulsion which is my favorite product out of this range. The emulsion helps lock in the moisture and kept my skin hydrated all day. This even worked well under my make up. In fact the anti redness gel is great as a primer.

For my night routine I cleansed as usual and used the emulsion with a drop oil the restoration oil and loved the feel and look it gave my skin. After using this for 10 days I can definitely say that my skin hasn’t broken out and this range has certainly helped calm my irritated dry sensitive skin. I will continue to use these and repurchase this as well. Most days I used this without following up with my normal moisturizer and found that the Clarins Calm essentials range kept my face well hydrated without the greasy or oily shine.

Thank you BR for the opportunity to trial the Clarins Calm essential range of products. Highly recommended for someone who like me is prone to redness and has very sensitive dry skin.

Have been using these 3 together for over a week now. Love them individually and I believe my skin texture has improved in this small amount of time. Redness is diminished, texture is more even and skin feels smoother to touch. Make up goes on smoother and sits nicely. Looking forward to seeing what it’s like over a longer period of time

I have loved using these 3 products. I find it difficult to find products that work for my sensitive skin and i usually spend so much money going through a trial and error process. It was amazing to find a range of products that are gentle on my skin but effective- they leave my skin feeling soft and smooth, really hydrated and i have less redness and breakouts. Overall this regime has been so great and i am so happy with the results. I will be repurchasing and telling my friends to purchase these products as well because they definitely work.

This three-product regime would be well worth the money spent on it given the results I have had over the last 10 days.

I have been using the Redness Corrective Gel in the mornings under my makeup and a combination of the Soothing Emulsion and Restoring Treatment Oil at night after cleansing.

From day one I noticed an improvement in the hydration of my skin, and a reduction in the redness throughout the day. The corrective gel applies easily and is non-greasy, requiring four pumps to cover my face and five to cover my face and neck. It glides on and is instantly ready for my SPF moisturiser and foundation to be applied over top.

While I don't really like the scent of the soothing emulsion (first thought was Grandma's moisturiser that had been sitting in her makeup drawer for a couple of years), mixed with the very faintly scented restoring oil the scent tones down a little.

I needed three pumps of the emulsion along with three drops of the oil to cover my face (four of each to also cover my neck with a little on the backs of my hands - which have also benefitted from this treatment). As with the corrective gel it was non-greasy even with the oil added into it, and was absorbed by my skin relatively quickly.

After the fourth day I noticed some small breakouts, so dropped the oil back to every second day, which worked fine with no more breakouts.

Overall I have noticed a definite reduction in my rosacea and redness in my skin. I am very prone to blushing, which is normally a prickly burning sensation on my face and neck, however this has also toned down since using this regime and is not so painful.annoying.

Overall I'm pleased with these products and they have achieved good results on my skin as they promised. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone suffering from redness and rosacea.

When I first heard about this trial, I read the words “calming”, “redness”, and “emulsifying”, and I knew something good was on its way. I received the products on May 3rd and immediately began treatment. I stopped using all my other serums, moisturisers, and eye creams; the only thing I kept using was my cleanser. Packaging was simple and products were all easy to remove. They’re very proud to have recycled and ethically sourced packaging, as they should be. Ingredients and more information can be found inside the boxes. Initially I had been using these products in the wrong order. After receiving an email with more information (there was nothing I could find on the packaging or online) I found out they work best used as such: cleanse your face in the morning and apply the redness corrective gel. It takes a few pumps before anything comes out, but I only ever needed two pumps to get enough redness-corrective-goodness. Let that soak in and then apply the restoring treatment oil over. For me, this is brilliant because it preps my skin for makeup. Whereas before I would have to use moisturisers and primers by the truck load and still end up looking cakey, every single day since May 3rd my makeup has looked so natural and so radiant!

Carrying on... In the evening, cleanse your face again and apply the soothing emulsion. Again, takes a few pumps to get anything out. With this product I used 3-4 pumps to cover my face and neck. Just as before, let it soak in and then apply the treatment oil on top and you’re all set for bed. All the products smell lovely and soak right in. I haven’t had a single problem with application or use in general. The results, you ask? Let me start by saying that before I had even heard of these products, I had a lot of issues with my skin. On the absolutely worst days I would have dry, flakey, itchy skin. My tone was uneven, blotchy, red. No amount of foundation or concealer was helping as I would just end up looking cakey. Even from the first day of using these products I could see a clear improvement. I’ve been using them religiously as described for 10 days, morning and night. My skin is plump, smooth, poreless, glowing, and most shockingly, the redness is gone. I have an even skin tone again! I’m just so happy and I feel so beautiful with or without makeup. I still have quite dark under eye circles but I’m suspecting it’s got something to do with depressed tear troughs so not sure there’s any product that can help in that department. I did, however, notice an improvement with my under eye wrinkles! They’re less defined and much plumper, so much so that my makeup doesn’t really get creased into them anymore. This is all so fantastic. I’m not going back after this. I’m genuinely so impressed and elated with the results. These products will also last ages with the way I’m using them. 500/5

I was thrilled to be chosen to be part of this trial team and be given the chance to treat my poor sun and wind exposed skin. I am particularly fond of the Clarins packaging and find it to be very sophisticated and minimalist- it looks great on the counter! I really like the fact that the product come in pumps or pipettes so that you are not dipping your fingers into pottles all the time. I was quite unsure on how best to use the products as a regime, despite reading the packaging and also looking it up online. I was really grateful to receive an email explaining the regime from Beauty Review and feel that this is something Clarins really need to address! This range is lightly scented with musk and is designed to be used as a whole experience so as to calm the mind as well as your skin. I warmed each product up in my hands before applying and took a moment to appreciate the smells which I found to be very grounding. I used the Corrective Gel and Soothing Emulsion in the morning after cleansing my skin. At night I used the Soothing Emulsion again but followed it up with the Treatment Oil. I found the regime left my skin feeling soft and soothed and noticeably less irritated. I am keen to see the long term benefits of the protection as I continue to use them.

First off, the packaging is perfect for hygiene, dose control, uv protection and airtightness. The gel and emulsion both come in a handy tube format with a pump dispenser and a firm-click lid, so they're wonderfully portable. The oil is in a classy opaque glass jar with a precise dropper and excellent seal. Love them all. Plus they look pretty in white and dusky pink.

They all share the same scent. Pleasant enough but really strong. It didn't react with my skin at all, but it was stronger, more floral, and more lingering than I would prefer. Not a deal-breaker though.

In terms of the efficacy of the products as a whole... For context, my skin (normally sensitive and dry anyway) was VERY tight, dry and reactive before the trial (it gets like that most winters), stinging when I applied even gentle moisturisers. Before the end of the first week of the trial, my skin felt calm and comfortable, and that cycle of hyper-sensitivity was broken. As anyone with traumatised skin knows, that's fast!

In terms of the individual products... Gel: I put this on in the morning. It's lightly creamy and sinks in quickly. The green pigment is meant to reduce the look of redness, but I didn't notice a difference. It's soothing and calming though, and lightly hydrating. For oily or normal skin types, this would probably be perfect on its own. For me, I need more moisture, so I put the emulsion on top.

Emulsion: This is my favourite. It's soothing AND moisturising. Personally I'd be happy to use just this and skip the anti-redness gel. I ended up using it at night as well as in the morning, as it felt so good and I preferred it to the oil.

Oil: Recommended for night-time use, this, again, might be good for oily or normal skin types. On its own it was calming but not hydrating enough for me, and I didn't like the feel of it on my skin. (I'm not a face oil fan generally though.) It gradually mattes down, but it doesn't soak into the skin like a lotion. The oil worked well for me as an additive to the emulsion though. Two drops applied over the top of the emulsion really boosted the hydration. The result was a bit slicker than I'm used to, so I'd only do that at night when I need a real moisture hit.

I've given the regime 5/5, not because each product in it gets 5/5 for me personally, but because as a whole, it works really well together. You can mix and match the different products to suit all sorts of different skin types. And every one of them contains the same active ingredients for soothing, re-balancing and protecting stressed skin. Great for re-setting and then maintaining strong and healthy skin through the winter months.

It's very pricey, but it certainly works, and the products are all very economical in terms of coverage, especially the oil - one or two drops for your whole face!