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June 3rd 2007 11:49
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My mum recommended Clinique’s 3-step skincare in my late teens when I realised that using the cheaper products like Neutrogena, Ten-O-Six and Clearasil were giving me dark circles around my nose and mouth so that, sometimes, in certain light, it looked as if I had a five o’clock shadow.
Extra Mild Soap : AUD$22.00 – 100ml
The soap comes in an attractive pale green dish. Which I totally hated and found quite inconvenient to use. I hated having to ensure my hands were clean first before I could wrap my fingers around the Clinique soap to lather it. I also hated sliding the lid over the soap to a close as it meant that the edge of the lid would scrape over the top of the soap, leaving an untidy gunk on the side of the lid. Oh, and a word of warning : never leave the soap by the sink when you’re sharing a bathroom with other people. They tend to think it’s household soap. I don’t know how many times I’ve screamed in frustration to see dirty fingermarks on the bar. Recently, I saw that Clinique has finally developed a Liquid Soap.
After using the soap, my face did feel clean and fresh. Unfortunately, despite the saleslady assuring me it was a gentle soap and it would never leave your skin dry, it did just that and I couldn’t wait to go through the whole 3-step skincare so I could get my hands on the moisturiser. While I was no longer breaking out every month and my skin was no longer peeling like I had sunburn, I would still break out every three months and my facial therapist informed me my skin was too dehydrated and advised me to use a gentler cleanser.
Rating : 1/5
Clarifying Lotion 2 : AUD $35.00 – 200ml
Applying this clear lotion to your face with a cotton ball, it’s supposed to clean away any traces of dirt and grime that the soap didn’t pick up. And from the grey layer on the cotton ball after I’ve applied one stroke, it seems that the soap didn’t do such a good job after all. You’re only supposed to apply the lotion once or twice to your face but I kept applying until the cotton ball was finally clear of any grey layer. Which is probably the reason why, by the time I finished, my skin was really dry and taut. However, my skin did look clear and I felt a slight tingling.
Rating : 2./5
Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion : AUD$73.00 -125ml
This moisturiser is a thin, yellow-coloured cream with no fragrance. I had to apply two to three layers of the moisturiser to my face so I could actually make faces without feeling the tautness left by the Extra Mild Soap and the Clarifying Lotion. Unfortunately, and maybe it’s because the lotion is so sheer, my skin felt taut again by mid-afternoon and I would have to apply another layer as soon as I got home.
Rating : 2.5/5
OVERALL VERDICT : Clinique packages and promotes their products really well. After twenty years, my mum remains loyal to Clinique products, especially when they bring out their promotional bags with a lot of miniature goodies every three to four months. For me, however, I expect to get good results if I have to pay AUD$130 every four months. Even using their mildest products suited for the more sensitive, dry-prone skin, my skin was still dry and I hated breaking out every three months. So I thought there had to be other products out there, that were cheaper or, for the same price I was paying, more effective than Clinique.
My mum recommended Clinique’s 3-step skincare in my late teens when I realised that using the cheaper products like Neutrogena, Ten-O-Six and Clearasil were giving me dark circles around my nose and mouth so that, sometimes, in certain light, it looked as if I had a five o’clock shadow.
Extra Mild Soap : AUD$22.00 – 100ml
Clinique Extra Mild Soap
After using the soap, my face did feel clean and fresh. Unfortunately, despite the saleslady assuring me it was a gentle soap and it would never leave your skin dry, it did just that and I couldn’t wait to go through the whole 3-step skincare so I could get my hands on the moisturiser. While I was no longer breaking out every month and my skin was no longer peeling like I had sunburn, I would still break out every three months and my facial therapist informed me my skin was too dehydrated and advised me to use a gentler cleanser.
Rating : 1/5
Clarifying Lotion 2 : AUD $35.00 – 200ml
Clinique Clarifying Lotion
Rating : 2./5
Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion : AUD$73.00 -125ml
Clinique Moisturiser
Rating : 2.5/5
OVERALL VERDICT : Clinique packages and promotes their products really well. After twenty years, my mum remains loyal to Clinique products, especially when they bring out their promotional bags with a lot of miniature goodies every three to four months. For me, however, I expect to get good results if I have to pay AUD$130 every four months. Even using their mildest products suited for the more sensitive, dry-prone skin, my skin was still dry and I hated breaking out every three months. So I thought there had to be other products out there, that were cheaper or, for the same price I was paying, more effective than Clinique.
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Comment by Lily-tu
<a Really Long Link and makeup blog. Clinique Skin Disaster</a>
and your post. I am staying clear of this comnpany's products.
Comment by Anonymous
There are about 9-12 combinations you can choose. Are you sure you had the right one?