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Clarins Beauty Flash Balm

By Jesse Kornbluth
Published: May 13, 2020
Category: Beauty/Vanity

I’m this vain: before going to bed, I rub Egyptian Magic under my eyes. And when I shave in the morning — yeah, I’m that much of an Englishman — I’m braced by what I see. I can’t claim I look like a teenager, but I definitely don’t look my age. And I think: If this thing ever ends, others will wonder if I spent the pandemic on Bali — the enduring damage won’t be visible.

All this is prelude to praise for Clarins Baume Beauté Éclair — Beauty Flash Balm. Women I know and admire use it. The Amazon reviews are hymns of praise. I’m told that many celebrity make-up artists use it.

I read the manufacturer’s explanation of ingredients that tighten the skin and reduce wrinkles, but the technical reasons that Beauty Flash Balm works are beyond my understanding. I did note the emphasis on not rubbing it in. And, elsewhere, I saw testimonial after testimonial for its use as a base for makeup and as a home facial (apply, let sit 10-15 minutes, rinse or tissue off.)

This is the ultimate endorsement: “It’s like eight hours of sleep in a tube.”

To buy Clarins Baume Beauté Éclair — Beauty Flash Balm — from Amazon, click here.