REVIEW: CLARINS GENTLE EXFOLIATOR

BASED ON CLARINS'S WEBSITE: 

Suitable for: 

All skin type focusing more on skin suffering from uneven skin tone, hyper pigmentation and freckles.

Claim: 

This dual-action formula cleanses and brightens for a clear, even-toned complexion. Clarins’ exclusive plant and mineral micro-beads gently whisk-away dry, flaky cells while freeing pores of impurities. A blend of Raspberry, Strawberry and Grapefruit help fade dark spots and freckles for renewed clarity and effective hyper pigmentation correction. Rinses away easily with water.

Benefits

• Eliminates impurities and dead skin cells

• Astringent, tightens dilated pores

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MY REVIEWS 

OVERALL VERDICT >>>>> LIKE

RATING >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 

My skin type: 

Normal to Dry (Cheeks and chin area)/Combination Oily (T-zone), Uneven skin tone with lots of freckles and pigmentation on cheeks. Also, sensitive (redness) around the cheek area. 

Just a note: 

I generally do not wear make up except for sunscreen. On a daily basis, it's only my skin care and sunscreen, that's all. 

How long have I used this: 

More than a year but on and off.

Will I repurchase:  

No, read on to know why.

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Still using, on and off due to irritation and sensitivity (redness) and stinging sensation.

Works, pigmentations ad freckles fading with daily usage only at night.

Absorbs fast

smells okay, more like chemical but not a bad smell at all.

Watery consistency, a teeny bit sticky but goes away once the product dries.

After using religiously for 3 months, it's noticeable that freckles and pigmentation have faded by a lot. 

Skin looks more luminous and bright too. 

Also helps even skin tone.

Clears out breakouts and acne with consistent usage

Should have more amount

Results were considerably fast. 2 weeks in and results were seen.

My conclusion is, although this product delivers results, it did get my skin irritated and become hypersensitive causing redness around the cheeks area and also stinging after every application of this product, which is a sensation that I can tolerate but don't want to really. 

So, I'm gonna pass on repurchasing this product but instead, look for another product that would work as good but doesn't irritate my skin. That's why I only give it a 4 out of 5 stars.

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PROS

• Lightweight.

• Absorbs fast.  

• Watery consistency.

• Smells like chemical but acceptable.

• Noticeably more luminous and brighter skin with everyday usage.

• Helps fade freckles and hyper pigmentation. 

• Helps even out skin tone.

• Clears out breakouts and pimples with consistent usage.

• Didn't take long to see results. I saw results about two weeks after I started using this product. Pretty impressive.

CONS

• Expensive for a 125ml bottle product. Althought we ony use a bit at a time, it is considerably pricey for a bottle of 125ml.

• Stings on application but goes away after about 10-15 minutes.

• Irritated my skin around the cheeks area every time applied but the irritation goes away after the product settles into the skin.

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