MY LITTLE BEAUTY

Advantages: Instantaneous results, youthful, radiant, vibrant skin
Disadvantages: The price and perhaps the packaging

...Until very recently I'd never tried a single Clarin's product and until even more recently I didn't believe that beauty products really could work miracles. So what has caused the cynic in me to disappear? My in laws gave me a birthday present that is a pretty little pink box containing a number of Clarin's trial size products. It was in this little box that my miracle beauty product lurked, untried and untested by myself until about two weeks ago, largely because I hadn't bothered to read the leaflet and wasn't quite sure what it was for. I am, of course, talking about Clarin's "Baume Beaute Éclair" or more commonly known as "Beauty-Flash Balm" (BFB). Then a couple of weeks ago I was at a two day work conference and the overnight stay resulted in some pretty serious drinking with some pretty stunning hangovers and an almighty...

fantasybeliever 24.09.2005 · Read review
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Beauty Flash Bum!

Advantages: None that I can think of
Disadvantages: Expensive and over-rated

...I was given a tube of this 'wonder cream' as a Christmas present from my in-laws just last Christmas. It sat inside my dressing table drawer until about three weeks ago, still in its original box/packaging etc, unused. I don't know why it's taken me so long to open the box and read the 'instructions leaflet' and actually use the stuff - maybe I was having a 'premonition' about it?? I have to say, Clairins Beauty Flash Balm, or, as it states in the French (also on the packaging/tube) "Baume Beaute Eclair" has been probably THE most disappointing beauty product I have used, EVER!! I've used a lot during my years, but this stuff does not live up to the hype, so don't waste your money. The tube I was given is a 50ml (1.7floz) size and I believe it costs somewhere in the region of £17.00 to £19.00 in major department stores. I...

mightymuffin 31.03.2007 · Read review
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Beauty-ful

Advantages: Gives you a healthy glow
Disadvantages: Price - can cost up to around £21 for 50ml

...A friend of mine had been ranting on about how she wanted to try this product. I had seen it on a daytime TV programme as a 'wonder-cure' to make you look like you've had 8 hours sleep. On a shopping trip, there was an offer where you buy 2 Clarin's products and get some other trial-sized goods for free (many many department stores so this). So we bought one each and split the freebies. I had hoped that it would be wonderful and transform my face? however it did not go that far. It did give me a healthy glow when I wore it under my make-up and my make-up did last longer. So it lives up to that claim. The instructions say to use a thin layer under make up 2 - 3 times a weeks and you can also wear it as a beauty mask for 10 - 15mins once a week. Personally, instead of wacking on a layer in the mornings, I have mixed a small...

tiger13 13.05.2005 · Read review
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Beauty in a flash...

Advantages: Instantly works on improving skin appearance
Disadvantages: Quite costly

...Wanting to further improve my skin, friends recommended me this flash balm so a friend offered me a sample of the product to try. I was eager to try it out! Clarins is a well-known and highly respected brand in the make up industry. Their ranges of products are all of an extremely high quality and value. Although their prices are on the high end of the scale, their products are well worth the money. So what is this Flash Balm? Clarins states that this Beauty Flash Balm will -Promote immediate and long-lasting radiance. - Firms and helps minimise fine lines and wrinkles. - Smoothes and softens skin. - Strengthens and refines the contours of the face; skin regains firmness and suppleness. - Make-up looks exceptionally radiant. My first thoughts on Flash Balm, is the name, which came across as a product that works quickly...

redballoon 16.03.2005 · Read review
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clarins beauty flash balm

Advantages: the way it gives your skin a de-stressed fresh look
Disadvantages: none

...clarins beauty flash balm This product maybe a little more expensive than a range like johnsons and johnsons but it is well worth the money. Clarins is not just an ordinary range of skin care, they ofcourse invest alot of time and money into designing products that actually work, products that do give benefits, and beauty flash balm is no different. Clarins Paris is an expert in skincare and beauty products, gaining a wealth of experience and knowledge in the form of professionals to help design worthy products that do benefit yourskin, they employ experts in varied fields, from natropaths to dermatoigists and doctors to chemists and science professionals and a team of test humans who review the product before it is actually available on the shelf to consumers. They do not just whip together a formula and chuck it on the shelf...

astroangelz 19.10.2008 · Read review
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Clarins Beauty Flash Balm

Advantages: Luxury, Feels lovely
Disadvantages: Can irritate some skins

...Rightio, before I start Id just like to point out that the cheapest price advertised with this product on ciao is £22. Thats actually higher that the RRP for this product and I know that is it £16 from wowwoman.com with free p&p. Be careful if you buy more than 1 item from this site thiough as any items you buy from Hong Kong over £18 come with an £8 customs charge. **************************** I got my Beauty Flash Balm, or Baume Beaute Eclair as it is also known, from wow woman after seeing it in endless magazines and such for years and years. For some reason I have always been mental about beauty products and since I was about 7 Ive been making a mental list of all the things I want. Whwn I got my first student loan a couple of years ago I embarked on a massive beauty splurge and have spent unspeakable amounts of cash on things...

NataliePhelan 29.05.2004 · Read review
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Understanding A Beautiful Mind.

Advantages: An excellent award winning drama, based on a true story.
Disadvantages: None!

...My Reason For Purchasing A Beautiful Mind DVD. I wrote this review a year or so ago for another review site which has since closed. I thought I would upload it here as A Beautiful Mind is one of my favourite Drama films ever and I just wanted to recommend it and give some opinions on it. There is quite a few reviews already about it, but I just wanted to give my two cents worth also. A Beautiful mind is one of my favourite Russell Crowe Movies. I actually like this better than the movie Gladiator. Well I watched this film a few years ago at the Movie house and I enjoyed it so much, that I bought it on DVD when it first was released. I have watched it several times over the years and each time I do, I love it more and always seem to pick up on something I missed in the film the previous time I watched it. This really is...

hillhead 06.10.2009 (23.10.2009) · Read review
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WHAT A BEAUTY!

Advantages: A stunning blend of floral and musk with staying power.
Disadvantages: None really.

...A stunning blend of floral and musk. ~* BEAUTIFUL *~ ~* Beautiful Eau de Parfum by Estee Lauder *~ The Estee Lauder pioneering cosmetic Company was founded in 1935. The Estee Lauder brand specialises in quality make-ups and perfumes designed to bring out the woman in us. 'Beautiful' is one their many gorgeous perfumes. The Estee Lauder brand really does have the most wonderful selection of fragrances. One of its early, huge successes in the perfume line way back in the 1960's was 'Youth Dew', which is still around and selling well today. Their perfumes are quite diverse and their appeal is broad. Beautiful was first released for sale in 1985 and was an extremely popular addition to their ever expanding collection. It is now one of the top selling perfumes in the World. The perfume was created by...

Morning_Becomes_Electra 21.06.2008 · Read review
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Fusion Cuisine - on the Cheap!

Advantages: Great taste, long lasting, good size pieces
Disadvantages: Ridiculous amount of packaging

...off with their Fusion gums, and then Trident have started bringing out all manner of crazy flavours, and suddenly it's almost impossible to buy gum in those thin soft sticks we used to have as kids. It's all in crunchy tablets now, with or without liquid centres. Over-packaged and over-priced, but exciting and new. I can't move for chewing gum stands in my local Sainsburys. Needless to say, I've tried a lot of the ones on offer. A lot of the flavours are pretty much "hubba bubba for adults"-style, which I must say doesn't really appeal to me any more. So after trying around and getting bored, I settled on the slightly more conservative sounding Extra Fusion flavour - "Peppermint with a twist of Berry". Frankly, it sounded disgusting, but it was cheaper than Trident and sounded more interesting than the massive pack of boring...

louiseypees 21.08.2008 · Read review
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Beauty FlashBalm -AMAZING!

Advantages: Does what it says on the box, easy to use, bottle lasts long
Disadvantages: addictive!expensive!

...I have to say that this product is all it has been bigged up to be. Firms and helps minimise fine lines and wrinkles * Makes a great moisture-boosting mask * Make-up looks exceptionally radiant Is said to be the secret of instant radiance. An ideal "pick-me-up" before an evening out or whenever you want to erase signs of fatigue. There are a few ways to use the product- Before applying make-up Morning or evening, after thoroughly cleansing and toning, apply, without massaging, a very thin layer over the entire face not forgetting the eye contour area. Follow with make-up application. For dry or dehydrated skin, apply a moisturising base before make-up. Alternatively, for an intensive beauty treatment Use 2-3 times a week preferably evenings, apply a thick layer on face and neck. Relax and leave on for 10-15 minutes...

nuish0003 02.11.2005 · Read review
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