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3.7

416 reviews

66%
would repurchase
3.9/5
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description

Instant radiance. For Normal, Dry, Combination, Oily skin type. Cream texture. Apply morning and/or evening. Also acts as a make-up base. The ultimate pick-me-up for tired, stressed skin—Clarins best-selling radiance booster helps eliminate signs of fatigue in a flash! Instantly moisturises, brightens and tightens facial contours so skin looks rested and relaxed. Olive and Witch Hazel extracts help smooth the skin’s surface, diffusing the look of lines and wrinkles. Soothing Bisabolol helps restore skin’s youthful glow. Preps skin for perfect make-up application and hours of luminous wear. Restores skin’s youthful glow. Diminishes signs of fatigue. Smooths and soothes the skin.

ingredients

Aqua/Water/Eau, Propylene Glycol, Octyldodecanol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Glycerin, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Stearate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Bisabolol, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum/Fragrance, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Citrate, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract, Algae Extract, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Coumarin, Benzyl Salicylate, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Eugenol, Limonene, Isoeugenol, Ci 15985/Yellow 6

Reviews

Reviews


2.0
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2 years ago

Beauty Flash Balm has been a Clarins 'cult product' & best-seller for over 20 years. I can't see that being the case for much longer as the formula has recently changed for the worse. The pros of...

About reviewer (811 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Tan, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown



1.0
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3 years ago

Really? I simply cannot understand this product. I find this so sticky & overly fragranced, I just can’t tolerate it. I don’t find it moisturising or any good as a primer, it just sits on my skin....

About reviewer (20 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Medium

HairBlond

EyesGreen


5.0
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3 years ago

I would buy this over and over again. I read somewhere in the reviews Clarins started to produce this cream in the 80's. They still sell it these days. So it must be a keeper. For me it definitely...

About reviewer (112 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinSensitive, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


5.0
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4 years ago

This is one of the still available cult creams of the 1990s. It is actually from the 1980s and due to its pleasant texture (and followers) it is still produced. I find it a lighter cream that...

About reviewer (1181 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


1.0
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6 years ago

I had heard so much about the "magic" of this product that I finally had to buy it. I'm glad I only bought a smaller (15ml) tube last summer. I still have not finished it and I probably won't...

About reviewer (101 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesGreen


4.0
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6 years ago

I really like this moisturizer. I use it as a mask and sometimes under makeup. It does pull if you rub your skin so I pat on my makeup over it with a beauty sponge. It helps my makeup look radiant...

About reviewer (239 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


4.0
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6 years ago

Great moisturizer. Feels great on the skin, kinda balmy. I like using it over harsh retinoids. The skin in the morning is plump and smooth, not much irritation.

About reviewer (472 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen


3.0
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6 years ago

This is very hit or miss for me. I started using it over 20 yrs ago and seem to forget the cons and buy it intermittently. When it works it makes my skin dewy and luminous. Sometimes though my...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinSensitive, Fair

HairBlack

EyesHazel


1.0
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6 years ago

It is not a modern formula as it balls up if you put makeup on over it. So unless you do not wear makeup it is useless.

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


5.0
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6 years ago

Am I glad I discovered this - I feel like I've unearthed a several decades-long beauty secret. Clarins claims this brightens, tightens, and adds radiance to the skin. The Clarins Beauty Flash...

About reviewer (494 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair, Neutral

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


1.0
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6 years ago

I received a few sample size tubes in an online order for other beauty products and thought ok, they might be good for travel instead of hauling my usual moisturizers, etc with me. What a mistake...

About reviewer (1140 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


3.0
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7 years ago

I’ve had this product for some time and rarely reach for it. I don’t see the difference when I use this as other reviewers have stated. For me it’s just ‘meh’. It evens out texture, makeup applies...

About reviewer (248 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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7 years ago

I purchased a small tube of this online (15 ml / 0.5 Oz) and I use such a small amount each time that it will last forever. When I finish this tube I'll buy another small one. For me, there are...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair

HairRed

EyesBrown


4.0
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7 years ago

I have had this for a while but never used it until the other day. I had a late night and had to meet someone for breakfast. Looked dreadful. Then I remembered this stuff. It does exactly what it...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinSensitive, Medium

HairBlond

EyesHazel


2.0
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8 years ago

I like lot of Clarins products but this did nothing for me and just sat on top of my skin, not absorbing at all. It sounded so perfect but didn't agree with my skin type.

About reviewer (197 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


2.0
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8 years ago

I have used a full bottle/tube of this product and still have no idea what it does??? I have noticed no visual improvement to the way my makeup looks or lasts. Also the fact that the...

About reviewer (156 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesHazel


1.0
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8 years ago

I have been fooled by this product to many times now! It is nice in the beginning making my face look soft but after some time I start to dry out, get breakouts and my skin gets irritated. I stop...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Curly, Medium

EyesGreen


2.0
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8 years ago

I have sensitive skin, acne prone skin with eczema and bought this to help treat dry patches and brighten my skin. I felt like this was very goopy and thick, not to mention it had such a strange...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesOther


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8 years ago

This product doesn't work for me. Its too oily for my combination T zone skin. I also do not understand the benefit of this product - it just didn't do anything to my skin. I still have a...

About reviewer (27 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Fine

EyesBlack


1.0
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8 years ago

Received a free sample of this as part of a Clarins promotion. I had heard rave reviews about it for years and figured it couldn't have much of an impact on my now mature (hate that word) and...

About reviewer (34 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinSensitive, Fair, Not Sure

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesGreen