Is my face on backwards now? Clinique Total Turnaround Cream. (Clinique Total Turnaround Cream)

Member Name: GillMN

Product:	Clinique Total Turnaround Cream
Date:	01/07/09 (105 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Feels nice when applied. Reduces flakes of dry skin. Pot design means no wastage.

Disadvantages: Highly priced and slightly silly name.

Clinique, although expensive, is my cosmetic brand of choice. I have enjoyed consistent quality from their products and I rarely pay full price for them because I either wait for their promotions or buy their products when I am in the US.

I bought the little pot of CLINIQUE Total Turnaround Cream whilst I was in New York in December. It cost me $18.00 from Maceys. Here in the UK it retails at about £28.00.

Inside the trademark pale green Clinique cardboard box, it comes in a little pale blue glass pot containing 50ml/1.7oz. The lid is white plastic and easily twists to remove. Inside is a little 'dust' lid to keep the cream fresher I think. (I have never really worked out what that extra little lid is for!) The neck of the pot is as wide as the base so it is possible to get the last bit out with no wastage. It has a rich white creamy consistency which has no discernible smell. It feels cool and soothing as I smooth it on.

The cream is absorbed easily and smoothly. Very little is needed because it is applied after you have moisturised. It is designed to be used for very dry to dry skin which periodically I suffer from.

~~~The claims from Clinique for this cream are~~~

"Effectively eliminates dulling flakes & impurities
Keeps skin perfectly clear while diminishing fine lines
Achieves a brighter, softer & more luminous skin"

~~~What I found~~~

It did stop my skin flaking around my forehead. It hadn't been a huge problem but occasionally tiny flakes of dry skin were visible. Since I started using this cream that has not happened. So that claim stands up.

I am not sure whether it diminishes fine lines or not. The fact is, if I look at the fine lines in my complexion I always see more because I am looking for them! Not having counted or measured them I really couldn't say whether there was an improvement or not.

My skin stayed clear, so that part of the claim stands up!

"Brighter, softer & more luminous?" My skin does feel softer.
I don't know about 'more luminous', it get's progressively harder to tell as my face gets more suntanned. My skin looks good enough to me but I don't spend a lot of time looking at it. I have a feeling that 'luminosity' is more to do with my diet and state of mind but I might be wrong. (I don't really understand what the difference is between 'Brighter' and 'More luminous'. I thought they were the same thing!)

I find myself a little bemused by the name of the cream 'Total Turnaround' where do they get these names from? It certainly didn't "Totally turnaround" my face which, when I think about it, is just as well because I would look very strange with my face on backwards!

It also says on the tub, "Visible skin renewer." That is a bit ridiculous too. We renew our own skin from the inside out don't we?

However, Clinique are no better or worse than any other brand for making up strange names, claims and psuedo scientific slogans. If I got too amused/indignant about it I'd never buy anything!


~~~Would I buy it again?~~~

I don't think I would pay full price for this product, I bought it as a treat for myself to help me look good for my daughter's wedding. It has lasted me well but I haven't used it every day. A little seems to go a long way although I have only applied it to the areas of my face that needed it. Having said that, I think I got reasonable value for the money I spent. (It was a special occasion after all!)

It is readily available at most cosmetic departments or online.
Clinique have promotions and free offers a few times a year so I would wait to buy it if you want some. I do think £24.00 is a bit overpriced for what it does.

Summary: On the face of it (Couldn't resist the pun!) a nice enough cream but with no spectacular results.