Clarins Beauty Flash Balm

I think I have read every review on here for this product, I hummed and ha-ad and eventually bought it. There as a Christmas gift pack with this in full size and two delux samples in a toiletries bag.

It comes in a decent sized tube, and the price was ok. It's a gel like cream, milky orange in colour. I applied it and contined to apply my makeup and......nothing much. My make up applied as normal, nothing exceptional, it lasted as per normal nothing exceptional. I'm not really sure what I was expecting but whatever it was in my mind it had been built up to be a lot!

Can't say I felt my skin to be extra hydrated or anything, in fact I missed my regular morning routine. I certainly look like i could us a few extra hours sleep still.

To be honest I'm a little devastated because it wasn't as good as I was led to believe.

So i had got given the small tube as a gift, and decided to use as a primer. it has a real heavy texture the kind of drags along my skin, it made my skin break out and irritated, and dry. The fragrance is subtle, i wasnt a fan

This balm is perfect for days when your skin feels tired and forlorn. The balm is greasy as you imagine a balm to be — it's quite the opposite. It tightens the skin, smooths and soothes, and leaves your face feeling soft and uplifted. It smells great too!

I had a couple of deluxe sample sizes of this, with the hope that it would make a good primer under foundation. It made the foundation look a bit more dewy but did not help with pores or foundation wear time. So it that respect it was not for me. I also tried it as a mask as the company talks about it being helpful to tighten the skin. For the price I could buy several other cream or sheet masks.

Maybe someone with dryer skin would appreciate this more than me.

A white squeezable tube red printing packaging is so so wouldn’t get excited about it or the box it comes in.

The cream it’s self is a pale apricot, the fragrance is fresh and creamy pleasant enough but nothing to write home about and it fades pretty quickly.

I use this nearly every day I pop it over my moisturiser as a primer for under my makeup or just as a light blur.

During the day if I need refreshed I pat a small amount on my face over my foundation and powder and I sort of get a wee makeup pick me up. A little glow on.

As a face mask I cleanse then put a reasonable amount on my face and neck (don’t forget your neck, it is seriously the first place to show your age) let it have a good soak for ten to fifteen minutes. Rinse it all off with warm water and a face cloth then follow with moisturiser. In the morning if my skin looks a little tired or I’m a bit off colour this has been a life saver, just to brighten my skin.

Till I did this review I didn’t realise how much I use it, also a tube lasts I’m yet to buy a full size as I always get it with gift with purchase. I’d recommend this, its subtle but it’s good.

I got given a sample but I would never actually pay for this product myself. It didn't make any difference to my skin whatsoever. It works perfectly fine as a primer, but you can find primers that work just as good for a quarter of the price.

The tube of Beauty Flash Balm I have is kind of oval rather than round which makes getting most of the product out a lot easier than some tubes. I appreciate the simplicity of the packaging; a white tube with red text. There is nothing gimmicky, I feel like my money is going towards a product rather than a flashy package. When it comes to the product itself, I’m not sold. The cream is a peachy-apricot colour with a light perfumed scent. Although it feels like it would be pretty heavy straight from the tube, it quickly absorbs into the skin and provides a bit of moisture with a subtle glow. I don’t notice anything really different from a moisturiser which is why I don’t think I’d repurchase this product.

Under foundation it make it look terrific. As a mask this is excellent for drier skin especially. I love a great multi tasker and this is it. I must get some more.