Clinique Superprimer Face Primers.

Hopefully by now you know that you need a makeup primer. Every day. A makeup primer helps to perfect your skin for your foundation - or makeup. It does so much more than just "prime" and smooth skin. A makeup primer fills in pores and lines; it creates a barrier to seal in hydration; it helps to keep makeup in place all day. Makeup primers just keep getting better and better. A great example of this are the new Superprimer Face Primers from Clinique. These new primers take makeup priming a step further, as the Superprimers color correct skin too.

Clinique Superprimers come in one formula, as in the formula that smoothes and primes skin is the same, but in five tinted formulas. Each tinted formula is specifically designed for ones' specific skin care needs. Do you have redness, dullness, sallowness or other skin care discolorations? There is a specific primer here for you.

The five colour correcting, skin perfecting shade variation address specific complexion concerns. Each one uses the theory of colour science to color correct or neutralize the contrasting concerns to even out skin and helps makeup look more even.

Colour Corrects Redness - This yellow tinted primer colour corrects skin redness for a neutral, even base.

Colour Corrects Dullness - Pink tinted primer colour corrects dull, lackluster skin for a vibrant, radiant base.

Colour Corrects Dullness for Deeper Skins - Soft, pearlized bronze tinted primer colour corrects ashiness and dullness on deeper complexions for a radiant, healthy looking base.

Colour Corrects Discolorations - Peach tinted primer helps colour correct dark spots, acne scars and areas of hyperpigmentation for a brighter, even-toned base.

Universal Face Primer - This one is a simple makeup primer, with no colour correcting properties. If you have an even complexion, this one is for you.

Colour Corrects Sallowness - Lavender tinted primer colour corrects sallow skin for a healthy base.

I have some redness in my face, but I am more concerned with discoloration and overall unevenness, so I have been using the peach tinted primer. The peach tint works really well to make my skin look more even, and overall more natural and better looking. My makeup goes on more smoothly when using and lasts all day long too.

Clinique Superprimer Face Primers are available now at all Clinique locations for $27.00 each.

Clinique's NEW Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+.

Have you heard? The iconic yellow lotion seen on more bathroom counters in America than any other has been reformulated to deliver even more dramatic results. Really, it is true. Introducing Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+. Make note of the + (plus).

Why mess with a good thing? Clinique's famed moisturizer was already the #1 selling moisturizer in the United States, so why did they go and make it even more different? Well, times have changed and science had seen a lot of advancement in skin care. So Clinique took the latest ingredients and advancements to tweak the formula to make it even better.

Doing so was no easy task. It took 6 and a half years, 3 formulating dermatologists, 53 researchers, and 100 formul trials to get the new Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ just right.

See also: Clinique Dark Circle Eye Corrector

The mission was to provide barrier strength and to boost the moisturizing power of the lotion. The barrier repair complex is comprised with a blend of sunflower seed cake, barley extract and cucumber fruit extract that helps to strengthen the skin's barrier, imparting resilience ad resistance to environmental stresses. The new moisturizing ingredients include Hyaluronic Acid to help skin hold onto moisture for improved hydration; Glycerin to attract moisture to the skin; and Urea, which is a naturally occurring component in the products of the skin's own moisturizing factor that helps to mimic that function.

Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ was tested on 1,600 people of different ethnicities across 5 countries. Users saw:

• 50% improvement in moisture for all day hydration without an extra drop of oil
• 54% improvement in skin's barrier strength in eight weeks without changing the famously silky texture.

I can attest to both of those statements. The new Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ formula looks the same, feels the same, and still absorbs very rapidly. This formula keeps my skin feeling hydrating and and glowing all day.

Look for Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ on Clinique counters and online at clinique.com now. It retails for $26.00 for 4.2 oz.

Mascara Monday: Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara.

Did you know that 82% of women wear mascara on a regular basis? And 80% of women surveyed said their brush was either too fat, too long or curved the wrong way to apply to bottom lashes.

Although a makeup-must, even the most highly acclaimed mascara aficionados find it challenging to apply mascara to teeny, tiny bottom lashes and keep the formula from smudging or flaking.  Thankfully, Clinique is here to help.  Always at the forefront of mascara innovation, Clinique’s new Bottom Lash Mascara is specially designed to reach those hard-to-find bottom lashes and lasts for 24-hours with a special long-wearing formula.

Exclusive to Clinique, the Bottom Lash Mascara micro-mini brush is one of the smallest on the market with the biggest job of enhancing smaller, more delicate lower lashes.  The unique precision applicator perfectly defines bottom lashes to create a naturally wide-eyed, lash look.  Housed in a beautifully designed silver floral patterned barrel, its miniature size makes it the perfect portable partner to any Clinique mascara. 

Here’s a tip: For those who have short bottom lashes, hold brush tip vertically and wiggle through lashes then hold normally (or horizontally) to even out for a perfect application.

Choose from Black or Brown/Black.

Bottom Lash Mascara is available for $10 at Clinique counters and online at clinique.com.