Thank you to Clairins for sponsoring this post - as usual all opinions are entirely my own.
I’ve never been one to make sure I use a primer before applying my makeup. But a primer WITH A PURPOSE?! Now I’m interested…
Clarins just released their brand new line of SOS Primers available in 6 different shades. Each shade has a purpose - a benefit to your skin to address any skin concern you have. These primers also utilize Clarins exclusive ‘High Lumitech Complex’, which visibly neutralizes, illuminates and blurs imperfections to prep the skin for makeup. This Complex creates the perfect long-lasting finish, all while moisturizing for 24 hours. To me it honestly feels more like a moisturizer than the sticky primers I’m used to!
To address my own personal skin concerns, I tested out 03 Coral and 05 Lavender:
05 Lavender was made to “neutralize sallowness for visibly brighter skin”. I’ve always struggled with “sallow” skin in my opinion. If you’re not sure what “sallow” skin is - it’s basically when skin looks older than it is, yellow tinted, and tired. These describe my lackluster skin perfectly! I actually forgot I had applied the Lavender SOS Primer in the morning, and later in the day at work I found myself thinking how good my skin looked that day. 🙂 No I did not get an extra hour of sleep - it was my beautiful purple primer!
03 Coral was made to “visibly reduce dark spots for a more even skin tone”. Due to acne scarring, I have a few dark spots that always bug me. No matter how hard I try, I can’t find a concealer to perfectly mask them, it always makes them stand out more. I love that I can apply this Coral SOS Primer ALL over my face, and it cloaks the dark spots without calling attention to them with lots of concealer.
Which of the 6 Clarins SOS Primers would you like to try?
Clarins SOS Primers available HERE!
Photos by Paige Nicolle