Clinique Reviews
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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Clinique For Men Face Scrub Reviewed
Quick disclosure before anything else, because it matters for how you read the rest. I trained as a beauty therapist, and one of my early jobs was working on the Clinique counter while I was at university. So I have sold this, demonstrated it on strangers’ faces, and used it on my own for a…
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Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Eye Cream: Does It Work?
Yes, within limits. Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Eye Cream is a genuinely good peptide-and-hyaluronic-acid eye cream that hydrates, calms and softens the look of fine lines around the eye. What it will not do is erase deep or structural wrinkles, and, despite what a lot of write-ups say, it does not contain the…
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Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Serum: An Honest Review
Smart Clinical Repair is Clinique’s flagship anti-ageing serum and the replacement for the old Repairwear Laser Focus. Clinique call it their most advanced serum, and build it around three things: a peptide complex, a gentle retinoid, and hyaluronic acid. I’ve been using it on and off since launch. It’s good. It’s also a lesson in…
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Clinique For Men Maximum Hydrator Water-Gel Concentrate Review
The mouthful that is Clinique For Men Maximum Hydrator Activated Water-Gel Concentrate is a lightweight, hyaluronic acid enriched, hydration serum for men. Keep reading to find out more but get £5 off it at Look Fantastic using my code THOM-R1X Is this a serum or a moisturiser? The name is confusing and I’ve been asked…
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Acne, spots & blemishesCliniqueDark Spots & PigmentationDry / Dehydrated SkinEye Bags & Dark CirclesNormal-Combination SkinOily SkinSerumsThe Body ShopSeeing Double: Clinique Fresh Pressed Daily Booster vs. The Body Shop Vitamin C 10 Day Glow Boosting Concentrate
As I mentioned in my previous article, the Clinique Fresh Pressed Daily Booster is not a new innovation on the market. The Body Shop first release their version almost 10 years ago in the form of the Vitamin C 10 Day Glow Boosting Concentrate (formerly Vitamin C Facial Radiance Powder). The two product concepts are entirely…
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Acne, spots & blemishesCliniqueDark Spots & PigmentationDry / Dehydrated SkinNormal-Combination SkinOily SkinPhotoageing & FirmnessClinique Fresh Pressed with Pure Vitamin C: How to Use It
This isn’t a new product concept on the market, but as Clinique does, they’ve taken the technology; perfected it and then tested it to the ends of the earth. Vitamin C treatments tend to be quite active, so the fact this has been tested and approved for sensitive skin is quite a coup. The Fresh…
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Acne, spots & blemishesCliniqueEnlarged & Blocked PoresNormal-Combination SkinOily SkinSensitive SkinClinique Pep-Start Skincare Review
Earlier this week I was in Manchester visiting the Clinique Pep Start #PepStream tour, which you can read about here. As mentioned, Pep-Start consists of 5 products including the Pep-Start eye cream launched at the beginning of this year. The collection is targeting younger, on-the-go skin that could just do with a bit of a wake-up –…
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Hitting The Road with NEW Clinique Pep-Start
This week and next, Clinique has hit the road with it’s Pep-Start trailer visiting cities up and down the UK for the launch of the new Pep-Start skincare line. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thom Watson (@manfaceuk) Pep-Start consists of 5 products including the Pep-Start eye cream launched at the…
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Be careful when trying to reduce oily skin
It’s no myth that men’s skin tends to be more oil-prone. This can leave you shiny, blemish ridden and feeling more like a teenager than a man. So many products out there, lining the shelves of department stores and supermarkets promise to reduce shine, reduce oil and leave your skin fresh. The problem is that…
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The Anti-Blemish Serum I’ve been waiting for
This has surely been a long time coming from Clinique who’s anti-blemish skincare system is one of the most widely regarded and used out there. I have used it intermittently for almost 10 years as and when needed to deal with occasional (but severe) breakouts. The Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions Blemish + Line Correcting Serum kills the…