Clinique Superbalanced compact make-up

Advantages: Gives a natural look
Disadvantages: You dont get a lot of make-up

...I bought this Clinique Superbalanced compact make-up for about £17 for 10g from Boots about a year ago. I It's a must have for combination skin; it knows exactly where to hydrate and control oil. It's an oil free product with 13 different shades, I recommend golden for medium to dark skin (I have pale skin but when I get a spray tan I use this colour) The good thing about this foundaiton is you can buy refills so you dont have to keep buying the whole compact again and again refills cost £14 for 10g saving around £3 if you buy another compact. The coverage is moderate; I don't like full coverage foundations as they look really unnatural, where as this compact makes your skin look very natural but flawless at the same time. How to apply the product Use the sponge given to you in the compact or any other sponges and smooth it...

Sarahhhx 24.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Clinique Superbalanced Compact Makeup SPF20 No. 19 Golden

Superbalanced make up

Advantages: Does not interfere with natural moisture balance, good coverage, glowing skin
Disadvantages: Hard to match colour, may require setting with powder

...I brought this foundation from my local Boots store. This was on the recommendation from one of the staff according to my skin type (dry/combination). I paid £17.50 which I believe is still the current price for this product, although I am sure that you can get this cheaper if you shop around. However, I found twice that I needed to return to Boots in order to have the colour changed as the staff had recommended the wrong shade to me. I believe that this is no fault of the product and is simply due to the fact that I have very pale skin and the lighting in the store is not particularly good. The packaging of the product was good. It came in the trademark green box and was instantly identifiable as a Clinique product. It was well packaged and easy to carry home safely. The bottle itself is glass and is fairly thick which...

rachela81 27.03.2008 · Read review
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Clinique Superbalanced in Alabaster

Advantages: Nice even coverage, controls my oily areas
Disadvantages: Quite Expensive

...I've been using this foundation for about 4 months now for daytime use. I don't like to wear anything too heavy for daytimes and this foundation works great for me. The lady at the Clinique Counter helped me choose the colour and the type of foundation suitable for me. I told her I was looking for something with a medium natural coverage that is suitable for dry/combination skin and Superbalanced is what she suggested. It is oil free and fragrance free and I must say that it does seem to control my slightly oily t - zone area. It pours out nicely without being too runny and I apply with a cosmetic sponge. It blends really nicely and glides easily over face into neck area. I work as a housekeeper in quite a hot house and it does stay on pretty well for a good few hours. I do have quite pale skin with a yellow tone to it. The Clinique...

AnnieNature 22.02.2008 · Read review
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Superbalanced for combination skins.

Advantages: Matches my skin tone well and blends perfectly.
Disadvantages: Is rather pricey.

...I've tried out alot of different types of foundations because I have terrible skin. I am blemish prone and it goes through it's spells of being too oily or too dry. I can also never find a nice shade for my skin, I am rather pale, and I've found that sometimes the lightest shade in a make up range is basically white, and the next shade down is too dark! I wanted to try out the superbalanced make up for a while. I was buying some of the Clarifying Powder (which I also recommend) and they were doing a bonus time, so I had to buy something else for the gift. I asked the sales advisor about this type of make up and she found a good shade for me, Alabastor and it blends in very nicely. This foundation is lovely and silky and is good at covering up any marks. I apply it using a sponge but it blends in just as nicely using your fingers...

GemmaC25 16.02.2009 · 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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Superbalanced makeup and very pale skin

Advantages: Good range of colours, even coverage
Disadvantages: Doesn't stand up to extreme heat very well, variation in viscosity of product, bottle has no pump

...I've been using Clinique superbalanced in Alabaster for about a year and have found it to be a pretty good foundation. It covers up imperfections and provides medium coverage. It is quite expensive, but I find I'm really paying for a foundation which is pale and doesnt leave me looking ill. Its not too yellow based and with a bit of bronzer or blusher, I can almost pass as someone who has a pulse!! Clinique was set up in 1968 as an off shoot of the Estee Lauder brand. Its more focussed on "individual skin care needs" instead of a one type suits all approach. Generally, Clinique is more suited to younger skin and Estee to the more mature market, although recently there has been a lot of blurring of these boundaries and I find stuff in Estee Lauder that I'd have originally looked for in Clinique. One thing I have noticed is that you...

kittykatty31 15.09.2005 · Read review
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Superbalanced, super foundation

Advantages: Length of coverage, ease of removal, blends perfectly
Disadvantages: Slightly pricey but worth it

...I hate my skin! As a youngster I had bad acne and am still prone to it now. If you've read any of my previous reviews you'll see that my skin is a complete combination so I have to be really careful what I buy because otherwise it's a waste of money! I always thought that clinque was a very expensive brand that I wouldn't buy because I never use to wear make-up that often, however, as I wear it more now I felt that spending a little extra would be worth it. I brought it from a local big retailer for £18.50, however, you can get it cheaper on websites so this is not a problem. It is easy to apply either with hands or brush or pads and smoothes in well to blend in with the colouring and textures of your skin. It's long lasting, I wear mine up to 12 hours a day without need to top it up. it works well with other clinque...

ebarnden1 04.04.2009 · Read review
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Wish Clinique did the job I ask.

Advantages: Very light so blends into face.
Disadvantages: Made my face look hard and craggy, after a few hours.

...Being new to this site, I didn't do enough research, and put this review in the wrong place. So many kind people let me know, and I immediately e-mailed ciao to see if it can be moved. If they are able to do it, I will let all the people who asked, know. Thanks Susie. Well it was that time of year when the parties start rolling in. Normally I dress casual, that's living in Florida, and use very little makeup. However, last year when we went to friends for 'Thanksgiving', and at a Christmas party, I decided to dress up, and spend more time on my make up. I always wear eye shadow, eye liner, and mascara, because I have small eyes. Very thin lips so rarely use lipstick. So I thought I would try face makeup. I have a bottle of Clinique Superbalanced makeup. This is a square bottle that looks very elegant. It has a silver screw...

Susie-34668 14.01.2003 · Read review
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Superbalanced Foundation

Advantages: Great coverage- but not too heavy
Disadvantages: Glass bottle so cant get all foundation out

...It took me ages to find the right foundation, but i finally found it. The clinuque superbalanced foundation gives great coverage but without being too heavy and blocking all of the pores. I found choosing the colour really hard, but if you go to a shop that has clinuque consultants, like boots they will halpyou pick out the right colour and show hyou other makeup that goes well with the foundation like there concealer stick. Overal the foundation last most of the day, but you made to top it up once if you like strong coverage all day. The superbalanced foundation helps combination skin, because it adds moisture to dry skin and takes out excess moisture on oily skin. I have found this foundation great so far and i will be buying it again....

bluemini127 25.01.2009 · Read review
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Super Balanced Makeup - 27 Alabaster (N)

Advantages: Can be closely matched to your skin tone
Disadvantages: Need to use powder with it ideally. Only provides light coverage.

...As I have very pale skin I find it hard to find the right foundation to suit my needs. After getting fed up with the results I got when I tried to match my foundation to my skin myself I decided to go to a counter where they could match the foundation to my skin for me. I noticed Clinique did this so I went to their counter and just confessed I had no idea what I was doing or what I should be looking for. They selected a couple of foundations they said I could try and this was the one I settled on. I chose this one because it has enough coverage for daywear without looking heavy. I often have blemishes and whilst this didn't cover all of them (I still needed to use concealer) it definatley evened out my skin tone. I personally love the results I get with this. The trick is to use a brush and only a tiny amount to start with. Then...

BananaNoodle 25.06.2008 · Read review
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