Excuse the weird lightning, I was trying to take advantage of the last sun rays in my room x)
This has become my HG night cream. My skin has been causing me troubles since last year, although I've never had any acne problems until I was 21-22. So I tried using a more appropriate skincare regimen as well as eat a more balanced diet. It's great because at work we have a cafeteria with choices of 4 main dishes, as well as entrees and desserts. Although it's not the tastiest food it's a better incentive to eat balanced rather than when you go to the restaurant. And it's cheaper ;p
I've stumbled upon this cream by chance, and I'm glad I did. I was browsing through Lancôme's products in the department store when a saleswoman from Clarins approached me and convinced me to get this cream :p I used to be wary of Clarins as their products are usually heavily-scented and cause me breakouts. She gave me a sample of this and I went to buy the full-size bottle as soon as I was out of the sample product!
What their website says:
Gentle nights for sensitive skin: White Linen, Christophine and Hazelnut Oil prepare skin for a beautiful wake up call.The perfect nighttime partner to Gentle Day Cream which continuously helps balance skin. It optimizes the benefits of sleep to help restructure and replenish. Upon waking, skin is soothed, soft and radiant.
Apply in the evening using light, sweeping movements to clean, dry skin on the face and neck. For very sensitive skin, alternate with Skin Beauty Repair Concentrate.
-Vegetal complex based on Brown Linseed and Christophine: calms, soothes irritations.
-Liquorice extract: softens, soothes.
-Noctoferrine® (an exclusive Clarins protein): helps neutralize nocturnal free radicals.
-Hazelnut oil: no
This range was formulated specifically for sensitive skins and dermatologically tested. I tried the day cream as well but it didn't impress me much as it was too thick and not moisturizing enough in my opinion. However the night cream really delivers as I have been waking up with soft baby skin since I started using it. The gentle cream comes in a hygienic pump dispenser, and I usually use a little more than half a pump for my whole face and my neck. Be careful not to use too much as it might make your face slightly greasy.
This cream immediately soothes my skin upon application, and doesn't leave any greasy feeling if I don't use too much. The perfume is quite strong and will linger but it doesn't bother me too much and I like it (kind of floral? I suck at describing odours lol). It penetrates quickly and leaves your skin moisturized. I can't stop touching my face after I've used it, and my bf appreciates the baby skin too :)
I started using this cream as the weather got colder, I think it would be too rich for a warmer/more humid weather. It should be great for the drier colder winter nights though!
At 51.50€ for 50mL it's quite pricey, but I had a Sephora VIB 20% discount coupon and I thought this was definitely worth the splurge :) I might switch if I find something less expensive but for now I will definitely repurchase.
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