Clarins own goal

I wish beauty product manufacturers wouldn’t fiddle with formulae.

Most recent off my list of preferred moisturisers is Clarins Multi-Active Day Cream SPF20.  The revamp has the bonus of a decent SPF but it has a heavier texture than the former and is minus the delicate rose scent.  I like my beauty products to smell nice and this is neutral which takes away so much of the pleasure of using it.

Worse still, Clarins has discontinued my adored Multi Active Serum.  The very first serum I used was the famous Boots Protect and Perfect which did me well for several years.  Then a Clarins holiday kit introduced me to their beautifully scented serum which I use to this day.

Last year I was persuaded to try their Double Serum (a whopping £70+) but was not impressed.  I finished it, went to restock on Multi Active and found it was going out of production.  I managed to get some 10ml tubes online – then a huge 100ml salon size at a knock down price – all of which will last me many months.  It’s still around online – but at double the price.