Clarins Spring 2015 Collection

After this crazy winter, I am so ready for Flawless Skin. Just in the nick of time, Clarins invited some of us Boston Bloggers to Bloomingdales to check out the new Spring line, where we loaded up on skin-saving moisturizers, replenishing balms, and happy-making colors that all but banish winter blues. What good are the perfect tools if you don't know how to use 'em - or in what order? Enter Clarins tres charming Celebrity Skin Care Specialist Christopher Truffa, who walked us through just how to get skin that might just have you mistaken for a Courtins-Clarins sister. 

For a beautiful, dewy, and just plain healthful look, start with a regimen of super-moisturizing skincare. Gently pat a quarter sized shot of Double Serum, $85 (or as beauty afficionados in-the-know call it, Nectar Of The Gods) and Super Restorative Eye Treatment, $85, to prep pores, then layer on the Multi-Active Day Wrinkle Correction Cream, $85. Top yourself off with UV Plus Antipollution Sunscreen, $41, to ward off sun damage, and keep skin looking as great years from now as it does today. (An extra boost of Everlasting Foundation, $41 doesn't hurt, either - It lasts 18+ hours, and has SPF 15, to boot.)UV Plus Antipollution Sunscreen, $41 / Super Restorative Eye Treatment, $85 / Double Serum, $85 / Multi-Active Day Wrinkle Correction Cream, $85 / and Everlasting Foundation, $41. (Also pictured: Instant Concealer, $31 from the current Winter season).
Next, add some color. Clarins' is in full bloom -- this season's color palette is aptly named "Garden Escape", and it's all about shimmering lids and striking, evergreen eyeliner that makes any and every eye color pop. Add in soft, sun-flushed cheeks and a sweep of Be Long Mascara for thick, undeniable lashes for a look that is feminine and powerfulBe Long Mascara, $26 / Limited Edition Garden Escape 6 Colour Eye Palette, $45 / Blush Prodige Illuminating Cheek Color, $32 / Khôl Eye Pencil in Garden Escape, and Khôl Eye Pencil in Brown, $25(I also use the Nature Temptations Eyebrow Pencil, $25, not pictured, which I love because it's easy to sharpen -- a major plus! --- and for the lovely, soft sculpting brush it comes with. )Then, the icing on the cake, er, lips. A combo of sorbet balms, velvet lipsticks, and silky lip oil (yes, that's a thing, and it's a game-changer) offers up a sweet, natural look.Instant Light Lip Balm Perfector, $23 / Jolie Rouge, $27 / Instant Light Lip Oil, $23. (All products c/o Clarins.)

Cheers,Renata