I've had some time to think about why I was having such adverse reactions to the Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector six months after I stopped using it and updating you all on my progress. I've even managed to come up with a theory: If you have extremely sensitive, scarred skin (like me), you cannot use the Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector and the Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer without exfoliating.
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November 28, 2010
Skin Care Sundays: What You Should Know if You Buy Any of the Clinique Even Better Products
April 21, 2010
Vixen, Interrupted: Am I Still Using the Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector?
Hey everyone!
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that I'm still doing the Clinique Even Better Clinical regimen. I just had to take a mini hiatus because I've been breaking out so much from this product! It's quite difficult to see progress when all I see is new blemishes. While some are whiteheads, I've developed cystic pimples on my cheekbones and chin. There's no way in hell that I am recommending this product. For $49.50, it's so not worth the price. I will not be repurchasing this "clinical" version or the original version.
However, for your sake, I will continue to use this product until I use the whole bottle. Most of my Clinique Even Better Clinical Spot Corrector is almost gone anyway. Afterwards, I will start the JolieMD regimen. I cannot tell you all how excited I am that I have it in my possession.
Also, recently I've decided to go schedule an appointment at the dermatology wing at BAMC here on post. I hope that they can refer me to a dermatologist off post. If not, then I'll just document my progress with whatever they prescribe me here on Blaq Vixen Beauty.
May 23, 2010
Skin Care Sundays: Does Clinique Work Better, the Same or Less Than Ambi?
Ever since I started my Clinique Even Better Clinical regimen, I've been receiving more tips than anything else. Recently, I received a question from Adrienne:
"I have always sworn by Ambi. Particularly because I've always had super oily skin and they offer the formula for oily skin. But, still, I'm always on the lookout for other products that might even be more effective. I was wondering, considering the difference in cost, with Clinique being much more expensive, is it worth it?"
She also asks if Clinique works better than or the same as Ambi? Or when it comes Ambi, does Clinique even compare at all?
April 27, 2010
How to Use Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector
Editor's note: Since I only made it halfway in my Clinique Even Better Clinical regimen due to more acne and scarring (6 weeks), I can't recommend this product. However, since the majority of my visitors come to Blaq Vixen Beauty searching for information on this product, I figured I treat this post as a Q&A, not an official review.
Question: Are you using Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector correctly?
Answer: "Hannah," a Clinique consultant over at Paula Begoun's Beauty Bunch blog, provided this simple regimen (with some of my recommendations thrown in) just in case you are not sure:
- Clean your face completely - simply removing your makeup does not count!
- Apply the Dark Spot Corrector directly on the skin.
- Apply Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer.
- Liberally apply a broad spectrum (protects against UVA and UVB rays), water-resistant sunscreen with a SPF of at least 30+ 15 to 30 minutes before going outdoors. Please be consistent in applying the sunscreen after apply the serum. Remember, a few hours of excess sun exposure can stimulate your pigment-producing melanocytes and undo week of skin care (source). DSC contains melanin-inhibiting ingredients which will make your skin sensitive to the sun.
- Use twice daily - morning and night. One bottle is a 4-week supply if used correctly.
Prepare to invest in three bottles of Clinique Even Better Clinical to see the full benefits of the bottle but Hannah says that you should see results with the first bottle.
April 25, 2010
Skin Care Sundays: Halfway Through Clinique Even Better Clinical Regimen
April 22th marked six weeks into my Clinique Even Better Clinical regimen. Honestly, I'm considering buying another bottle because Clinique says that in order to see a 53% improvement in my skin tone, I have to use it for twelve weeks.
February 03, 2010
Let's Get Clinical: Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector
With reports as early as October of last year, I am almost embarassed to admit that I knew zilch about Clinque's Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector until I hit my local Clinique counter yesterday. The clinical version is something else, based on an article at Moodie Report. Declared as "a breakthrough for technology," but more specifically one in the field of hyperpigmentation, Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector features the brand's patent-pending CL-302 Complex.
The CL-302 Complex can be seen as a sort of potent pentagon, consisting of "five synergistic brightening ingredients:"
- the Dianella Ensifolia plant (originates in southeast Asia)
- ascorbic glucoside (stable form of vitamin C)
- blackout yeast (digests excess melanin)
- salicylic acid (normalizes cell turnover/anti-inflammatory agent)
- glucosamine (assists in the departure of surface pigmented skin cells)
Debbie D'Aquino, one of Clinique's skin experts, revealed that Clinique is considering marketing body/hand products that contain this technology as well. She also hinted that adding a sun protectant is possibly in the works "for maximum effectiveness." I hope so because with all these brightening ingredients, it would be nice if you didn't have to worry about whether or not if the Clinique Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer with SPF 20 would provide adequate protection. I think they should increase the SPF to at least 30 if not 50.
Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector is scheduled to hit the shelves around March-April timeframe. Can't wait to see how it truly measures up since the skin experts in the article claim that clinical tests have proved that the performance of Even Better Clinical is comparable to hydroquinone. Not only that, but you should see 42%-46% improvement in skin tone within 4 weeks with consistent use, twice a day.
