Clinique Unhappy

Advantages: Allergy tested, Fragrance free, Some improvements to my skin
Disadvantages: Very expensive, Smells like TCP

...As brands of skincare products go, you don't get much bigger (or much more prestigious) than Clinique. Established in 1968, these are cosmetics so posh that they have to be sold by scarily immaculate women in clinical white outfits stationed on special counters in Boots and department stores rather than off the shelf like most brands - and they have price tags to match. Anybody who knows me may well be wondering what someone as cheap as me is doing with such top of the range toiletries. How exactly can I afford to indulge in the legendary "3 Step System" that Clinique purvey? The simple answer is that I can't?but I did find a bottle of their Clarifying Lotion 3 lurking around on ebay for a modest price (by Clinique standards) and decided to give it a try. After all, hadn't I read plenty of glowing reviews here saying how wonderful...

Collingwood21 02.12.2006 · Read review
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Clinique are All About Eyes

Advantages: Tones skin, nice silky texture, diminishes dark circles
Disadvantages: Doesn't rid me completely of the dark circles, no SPF

...Dark circles are my biggest complexion problem - no matter what I do, whether it's more sleep, more water, eye creams, they don't seem to budge. Having tried numerous eye creams in the past, I'd not been convinced that they really did anything to help shift the circles, but when I began to suffer from tiny patches of dry skin under my eye last month, I knew it was time to invest in an eye cream pretty sharpish! Having read numerous positive reviews of Clinique's All About Eyes on Dooyoo, it seemed to be the best choice as it promised to rid me of the dark circles as well as moisturising. All About Eyes is packaged in a small 15ml orangey pink pot with silver screw top lid. Like all Clinique packaging, it's simple but classy and looks great. It has a plastic cover underneath the lid to prevent the cream from falling into the lid if you...

bubblegum_princess 27.03.2009 · Read review
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Classy Clinique Aromatics Elixir

Advantages: Little goes a long way really nice fragrance
Disadvantages: none

...I have only just discovered this perfume and I love it. The fragrance is from Estee Lauder subsidary company Clinique. Aromatics comes in a lemon coloured box and the bottle is glass as shown in the picture with a spray top. It retails between £20--£27 for a 25ml size and can be bought at most good department stores and chemists as well as on line from various perfume discount sites. The fragrance has a rich woody dry character with light violet undertones. The rich fragrant ingredients that also have physical benefits include Rose de mai for toning properties Sandalwood and camomile for cleansing Orange blossom to relax muscles White jasmine Oakmoss and Patchouli When first sprayed on it is quite strong and spicey but settles down to a subtle slightly flowery fresh smell which lasts on me until I wash it off which is...

manlybeach 08.02.2008 (16.09.2008) · Read review
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Classic Clinique

Advantages: Cheaper than other designer brands, widespread, staff
Disadvantages: May irritate sensitive skin

...Clinique Laboratories Inc. is one of the world's most famous producers of prestige skin care, makeup, hair and perfume products. Clinique was first launched in 1968 and claims that all cosmetics are Allergy Tested & 100% Fragrance Free. It all started when a Vogue Editor Carol Philips joined Lauder to create a new cosmetic line. Clinique is part of the Estée Lauder group. This includes Estée Lauder, Prescriptives, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown, Aveda, La Mer, Stila, Jo Malone, Bumble and Bumble, Kate Spade beauty and Michael Kors. What do they sell? Make-up (Lip-gloss, lipstick, powder, eye shadow, eye-pencils, nail varnish) Hair products (Shampoo, conditioner) Skin products (Soap, spot care etc) Sun care Products Men?s Products Perfume (Happy is the most well known, smells lovely) They do not test on animals, use high quality...

Katieshaz 07.07.2004 · Read review
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Clinique.

Advantages: Jolly good skin
Disadvantages: The price

...Before moving to France, I was one of those women whose most expensive toiletry purchase was a Boots own, three for the price of two, makeup remover/moisturiser/ toner - I really didn't give the subject much thought. On arriving in Paris, I was faced by a very peculiar phenomena - women seemed to spend *A LOT* of money on looking good, not just their clothes, but also their skin care. Not to be outdone by the chic little b*****s (do I sound bitter?), I decided to investigate. The most popular brand here is Lancome, but after discovering that Lancome also own Loreal and basically repackage those items for the Lancome range (and being allergic to most Loreal products), I decided to try out Clinique. Clinique has mystique in Paris, simply because it isn?t a French brand, so I was making one of those one-up-woman-ship deals on my...

peel.rebekah 09.03.2001 (25.03.2001) · Read review
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Clinique clarifying lotion helps with milia

Advantages: Clears up my cheek milia, exfoliates really well, diminishes wrinkles
Disadvantages: Stings a bit when applied, fairly expensive for most

...For years I've had milia on my cheeks, but I didn't know what they were. Since I read that milia only appears around the eye area, I always presumed that I'm just prone to whiteheads. Although they're not really whiteheads since they look like bumps under the skin. They are trapped skin cells. If I tried to squeeze them, I'd make an absolute mess of my skin and they'd then turn into inflamed spots that can be popped. However for the first few days, there would be nothing but clear liquid in them. I was always puzzled by this. And then I came across a forum where someone was talking about their cheek milia and I recognized my problem. Funny enough, the advice to try Clinique Clarifying Lotion came from my boyfriend. He uses it all the time and claims that's why his skin looks amazing, despite having oily skin. Don't you just love...

rosalynn 24.06.2009 · Read review
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Clinique happy feminine flowery scent gives "butterfly effect"

Advantages: really long lasting,uplifting fresh feminine and flowery, cheeky scent
Disadvantages: the bottle looks dull, not for formal or very serious occasions, many people uses it

...I've got my first Clinique Happy perfume about 5 years ago as a birthday present from my mum. I wasn't specially `happy` when I first noticed the bottle as I had expected a different fragrance for the occasion and it made me a kind of nervous that everybody encouraged me to wear lighter, fresh scents due to my age however deeper exotic perfumes excited me much more those times. My first impression about the fragrance was that it was "nice" but i didn't find it really special or exciting, however I did use it every day till it ran out. Only a few months ago I discovered a bottle in the local pharmacy and just to remember the scent I sprayed a bit on my wrist. This time the effect was totally different from the first experience. As the fresh, light but youngish cheeky mixture reached my nose my imagination took me to a spring field full...

amoremiamore 10.11.2009 (12.11.2009) · Read review
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Cliniquely great

Advantages: Large sizes last for ages
Disadvantages: Very very expensive

...I've always had problem skin, very oily; prone to spots, highly sensitive and very allergic. All my life I've stuck to a very simple routine of Imperial Leather and Nivea cold cream simply because it was the only stuff that didn't bring me out in a dirty great big rash. I put up with the little blackheads on the tip of my nose and those tiny little white spots on the chin and gave up trying to wear make-up regularly. Well, it came to a point I'd had enough. A friend with, lovely, lovely skin recommended Clinique to me and I decided I'd dig deep into my fluff filled pockets and get myself some of this so called magic. You can buy Clinique in a number of places, department stores such as John Lewis', House of Fraiser and Debenhams. It is also available in Larger boots stores. The staff wear white lab coats which make them appear...

michaird 05.06.2002 (20.07.2002) · Read review
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CLINIQUE ME UP

Advantages: FAB RESULTS AND GREAT PRICE
Disadvantages: NOTHING

...Name of the product I will be reviewing: " Clinique Superbalanced Foundation" - Price - I paid £ 18.50 for 30ml of this product I personally think this is a very reasonable price for such a good quality product, I usually pay up to £29 for any make-up product and this is well under my budget which is surprising seen as this product delivers great results and I would defiantly say it's one of the best foundations I've used and one of the cheapest. The reason I bought the superbalanced foundation was because I have combination skin, and this product is targeted at people who have my skin type as it is an oil free skin product but it also moisturizes in places that are dry. - Shades available - There are eighteen shades available of the Clinique Super balanced foundation, the fact the product has a large selection of shades...

Sarahhhx 07.11.2008 · Read review
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Clinique Happy - didn't make me feel especially happy!

Advantages: May smell nice on some people; nice bottle; shimmer version very pretty
Disadvantages: Smelled unpleasant when I wore it; also very faint smell

...I received Clinique Happy as a very thoughtful present from my mum. The version I was given had special shimmer particles in it, leaving a subtle glittery sheen wherever it was sprayed. I'm not sure whether that version is still in production. I am reviewing this perfume as it smelled when it was new - I know that perfume can't be kept indefinitely, as it goes past its best! The bottle is a simple glass cylinder with a smooth metal lid. It comes in a cheerful orange box. The bottle is an attractive, minimalist type design with the name of the fragrance printed on it. The edition that I had was full of tiny sparkly particles, which led to a lovely swirly silky liquid in the bottle when it was shaken. The fragrance is described as having heart notes of Rose of Bulgaria, Patchouli, Iris, Ylang Ylang, Vetiver, and Camomile, with an overall...

Sacheverell 03.11.2009 · Read review
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