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 that this is hermetically packaged - the tube/pump means that air isn't going to get in. It also means you're not coming into contact with the unused product.

I used this in the morning and found it really did what it said on the tube...it makes ruddy skin less red and more even. I mean, what else is there to say about the results?

It has a lovely fragrance that adds to the experience. I actually love that its fragranced, i know for some people that's a no-no for sensitive skin products, but for me I love it that they've found a gentle way to add scent using calming ingredients.

This leaves skin even and smooth, and is a really nice base for makeup. I didnt need to use my primer after using this product!

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.

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.

The Clarins Calm Essentiel Redness Corrective Gel is rather curious is that it comes out of its pump looking like a light pastel green cream (which confused me as it's called a gel) but it does instead spread out and feel like a gel product on your skin.

It sinks in quickly, and I really enjoy the lightly floral scent. Does it work? I definitely found that during my trial the redness on my cheeks reduced, and my skin felt rather lovely after using it.

My only feedback would be that the pump wasn't great and it was hard work to get product out over the course of my trial, and for the price I would expect it to be of better quality. Also, clearer instructions would be great.

Overall though this product did what it said it would do and I would recommend it to friends who are looking for a redness-reducing, calming product.

To provide some context, I have very dry sensitive skin with rosacea. The type of rosacea I have its red hot skin with occasional pustules which is basically acne.

After a shower in the morning my face is beetroot coloured. I hate it even though after an hour or so it usually calms down on it's own. I started putting this redness corrector on my face straight after the shower. It works!! My face will never be completely free from redness but this cream definitely calmed me down from a flare up.

I have tried many redness corrector creams that havent been designed for sensitive skin per se. This has often lead to making the rosacea symptoms worse. This stuff has been designed for skin like mine and it worked great.

I used this under makeup to hide the redness and on makeup free days It definitly reduced the red a bit.

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.

A gel that works well for sensitive and reactive skin type. I found that this gel helped reduce the redness near my cheeks and chin at the same time leaving it feeling hydrated. The creamy texture is easily absorbed and doesn’t leave a oily residue. For longer lasting hydration I would recommend using this with the emulsion or even follow up with a suitable moisturizer. Overall it did help reduce the redness and my skin felt smooth and calmed without any irritation.

At first I was just using this on its own in the morning, and then realized I needed toa dd the emulsion afterwards! However, it was hydrating enough to be used on its own as my skin felt great with only this on! It also seems to be a good primer as my makeup sat really well over it.

I didn’t notice a huge difference in redness (it has green pigments to counteract the redness) but it was super smooth when applied and a little goes a long way. I like the scent of this and I tried to have a bit of a relaxing moment using it before getting ready for the day!

This tube has a pump which is handy to prevent much wastage and is more hygienic than using a pot.