[ Review ] : Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask

Product Description
Creamy, oil-free facial mask deeply moisturizes while you sleep. Wake up to a dewy glow in the morning. Since skin loses moisture while you sleep, this rich, penetrating night mask replenishes moisture all night long. It soothes and nourishes to help skin stay hydrated. You’ll wake up to soft, dewy, glowing skin.

A 15ml travel sized Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask is part of my purchase from a Sephora Favourites Mask Wonderland Set sometime back. I have been using it nightly for the past 1 month.

Allergy Tested, 100% Fragrance Free, Oil-Free, Non-Acnegenic and Ophthalmologist Tested, Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask is also paraben-free, phthalate-free and fragrance-free.

It has a pink creamy texture that looks pretty and feels emollient on skin. Gliding beautifully on skin and absorbed within a few minutes, Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask makes my skin feel slightly softer and more supple. It  can also doubled up as a night moisturiser or spot moisture treatment.

Since I don't like to layer too many products on my skin at night, I mainly use it as a night moisturiser and when there are flaky spots on my skin, I also use it to touch up on those dehydrated areas. The Overnight Mask is hydrating enough to be used as such.

Initially, when I first started using the overnight mask on my dehydrated-combination skin, it tends to make my skin shine and look greasy throughout the night till the following morning. Instead of a dewy glow, I looked like a greasy wok.

However, along the weeks of consistent usage, my skin gets better and the shine reduced drastically, leaving just a slight shine around the nose area. The following morning, my skin also is plumped up, smoother and more supple. It also works very well as a spot moisture treatment, any flakiness instantly disappeared once I applied the overnight mask on them.

The formula contains a good mix of emollients, water-binding agents (mostly from various types of algae) and a range of antioxidants.

In terms of ingredients, there are several skin conditioner/mosturisers found in the list, namely Shea Butter, Mango Seed Butter, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycereth-26, Sucrose, Trehalose, Gellidiela Acerosa (Algae) Extract, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Pantethine, Sorbitol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate and Hexylene Glycol but normally, I am only concerned about the few top ingredients with higher concentration as they make more of a difference than ingredients with lower concentration.

In conclusion, I would think that this product may work better during winter or when your skin is dry or dehydrated. For oily skin, you may want to take note of the shine, despite it being oil-free. Do note that it contains Dimethicone so if you are allergic to it, please be aware of it.


How To Use
Use once a day, in the evening.
Use after 3-Step, or anytime skin needs a moisture boost.
Apply to face and throat all over, or where needed.
TIP: Avoid eye area.

Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask scored 4.3 from 128 users on Makeupalley. Clinique products are mainly misses than hits for me but my one and only favourite product from Clinique would be Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm.

Where To Purchase : Amazon | Shopee
Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask
Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask ( Travel Size )
Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask ( Shopee )

Ingredients :
Water\Aqua\Eau , Glycerin , Cetyl Alcohol , Dimethicone , Glyceryl Polymethacrylate , Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) , Cetyl Ethylhexanoate , Peg-8 , Glycereth-26 , Sucrose , Sorbitan Stearate , Peg-100 Stearate , Trehalose , Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter , Hypnea Musciformis (Algae) Extract , Gellidiela Acerosa (Algae) Extract , Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Extract , Triticum Vulgare (Wheat Bran) Extract , Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract , Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter , Cetearyl Alcohol , Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water , Peg-75 , Caffeine , Pantethine , Sorbitol , Butylene Glycol , Oryzanol , Bisabolol , Panthenol , Phytosterols , Tocopheryl Acetate , Caprylyl Glycol , Sodium Hyaluronate , Hexylene Glycol , Carbomer , Potassium Hydroxide , Dextrin , Disodium Edta , Phenoxyethanol , Red 4 (Ci 14700) , Yellow 5 (Ci 19140)

Source : Clinique

Review : Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream

Product Description
Dermatologist-developed exfoliating cream refines skin texture, helping to smooth and polish skin and unclog pores. Plus, helps minimize the appearance of fine, dry lines. Exfoliator clears the way for moisture and smoother makeup application.

Formulated without parabens, phthalates and fragrance, Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream is also allergy tested, dermatologist developed, and free of fragrance, mineral oil, alcohol, SLS, talc, silicone and gluten with 100 percent vegan ingredients.

However, the odd name makes me wonder if the scrub cream is supposed to be used for 7 days straight, 1 week to be exact but since there is no description on the website or on the product that mentioned it, I used it twice a week like a regular scrub.

Review : Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm

Product Description
Lightweight makeup remover quickly dissolves tenacious eye and face makeups, sunscreens. Transforms from a solid balm into a silky oil upon application. Cleans thoroughly, rinses off completely. Gently helps remove the stress of pollution so skin looks younger, longer. Non-greasy. Non-drying. Our #1 makeup remover in a silky balm formula.

Allergy Tested, 100% Fragrance Free, Non-Acnegenic and Ophthalmologist Tested, Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm is a modern day version of a classic cleansing cream. It was a surprising find of mine recently although it is not a new product from Clinique. I owned a 15ml sample size and it was such a joy to use, at the end of the day to remove my light make-up.

Review : Clinique All About Eyes

Product Description
An award-winning, lightweight eye cream-gel that diminishes the appearance of eye puffiness, darkness, and fine lines. This nourishing cream-gel formulation brightens dark circles and sends puffiness packing while actually helping to hold eye makeup in place. It refreshes and brightens eye area and is recommended for use morning and night, both under eyes and on lids.

Active Ingredients :
Scutellariabaicalensis root extract : a natural ingredient that moisturizes the skin deeply and reduces inflammation as well as addresses eye puffiness
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate and Camellia Sinensis : antioxidants that help protect the skin from free radical and UV damage

Formulated without parabens, 100% fragrance free, allergy tested and opthalmologist tested, this 15ml Clinique All About Eyes seems like a product which addresses most of the eye area concerns, including mine. I gotten it for AUD46.40 in Sydney last year. 

It is much cheaper on Amazon where you can get at US$17.40 for 2x7ml sizes ( prices fluctuate so grab the deal before its gone ), sizes which are simply great for travelling. 
An Amazon affiliate link is at the end of the page, for your convenience.

Review : Clinique Moisture Surge Face Spray

Product Description
Water your skin. Take along a refreshing face spray for showers of thirsty skin relief. Bursting with moisture and active aloe. But not a drop of oil. Rapidly replenishes skin's moisture level, restoring balance. Softens and soothes in a flash.

My recent Hong Kong trip had me picking off some travel-size friendly products from their Sasa and Bonjour stores. This product was one of them. I actually bought one larger size during my USA work trip early last year but it was thrown away, due to the < 100ml rule.

I don't use many of their products as I am not a fan of Clinique. Only their Moisture Surge range appeals to me. This moisturising facial treatment in liquid spray form is a handy and portable friendly size for travelling. Their spray mist design gives off an even burst of mist to the skin, leaving the skin feeling fresh and cool.

While I like the burst of hydrating mist on my dehydrated skin, the hydration does not last for more than 30minutes. My skin have been behaving well recently so this was just a minor hiccup for me as I use it as a refreshing mist. However, if I do really need to depend on it when my skin is sensitive, irritated and dehydrated, this comes across as too mild and too gentle. I found it to be useless during that difficult phase of mine and I found myself reaching for my Avene Thermal Spray which does a more wonderful and effective job than this spray.

Nonetheless, everyone's skin is different. It scored a happy 4.1 from 108 reviewers on Makeupalley though.

Source : Clinique

Review on Clinique Deep Cleansing Emergency Mask

Product Description
Clay-based treatment for oily, pore-clogged, skin-under-stress.

This is a clay-based, lightweight and creamy mask treatment recommended for the oily and pore-clogged skin.
A close friend of mine highly recommended this mask to me. She has flawless skin and this mask is part of her regular maintenance. Her hubby is also a fan of the mask and used it on every alternate day.
Wow. If this is really that good, then I must try it.

As proclaimed before, I am not a Clinique fan because I have seen how it made another friend of mine broke out with even more pimples and that freaked me out. Good products are not supposed to do that, I felt.

The texture is abit creamy and chalky, although it spreads easily but it still gives a chalky and gritty feeling after application. As the mask starts to dry, there is a tightening feeling and if you look into the mirror at the end effect after the mask had dried, the area looks cracked with lines.
Its not a pleasant sight but that is a minor issue for me. It can get abit messy to rinse though, as water cannot seem to cleanse all away because the nitty gritty white clay debris still gets stuck on some areas so what I usually does, is to wet the cotton pads with water and clean it off before rinsing my face with water. As it can be drying, sometimes I follow up with a hydrating mask or booster.

I used this whenever my chin area broke out with a pimple and this mask really helps to heal it faster. In fact, I only need to use it once to see the effect.
My pimple becomes less inflamed, smaller and oil is better controlled on the chin area.

However, I do noticed that even though the zit may have been reduced and almost healed at times, it will erupt on the same area a couple of weeks later. It is as though the mask helps to suppress it to a certain extent but without clearing out the roots hence it is actually still hovering beneath the skin, waiting for the chance to get out again.

Note that this is highly recommended for oily skin as it can be pretty drying. As the name claimed, I am using it as an emergency mask that is, when I have a breakout, so I do not use it every week.
But this mask is not a permanent solution, as far as my skin is concerned because the same zit will still surface up several weeks later.

Review on Clinique Derma White Micro Motion C Serum

I picked this up onboard my NorthWest Flight from USA back to Singapore last year. In general, Clinque purchases are usually cheaper in USA than Singapore because its made in USA.

I was bent on erasing some slight dark spots on my cheeks and came across this serum in their catalog during the flight home.

This cooling gel-serum of super concentrated, antioxidant whiteners and brighteners works like a whitening spot corrector. It claims to to be able to slough off dead, melanin-filled surface cells with a tri-ball dispenser.

Its key ingredients is comprised of marine collagen & lecithin. Rich in vitamin C to combat dark spots, it features a tri-ball massage roller dispenser that releases a cocktail of brighteners on point of contact. Aids in exfoliation of dead skin cells from surface leaving smoother and more radiant skin.

Vitamin C
- skin brightener

Black Out Yeast Extracts
- blasts melanin clusters apart and disperse them throughout the skin

Scutellaria and Mulberrry Root Extracts
- renew clarity

Yan Kuei Fei and Citrus Unshiu Peel
- for heightened glow

RNA (Ribonucleic Acid)
- fragments to signal skin's natural repair process, mop up damage before it takes hold

I have been using this on the 2 small dark areas on my cheeks for almost half a year every morning and certain nights. Its a slow and long process but I do see a very slight improvement on the spots, the dark spots look slightly lighter and the area looks brighter.

The roller ball is quite cooling to the touch and to the face and it acts as a massaging ball as I apply it on the face.
I actually enjoyed the motion using the roller ball. Its quite fun.

However, in consideration of the steep price for a 10ml serum and the long process for it to work, its not that worth it.

Even though this serum lasted me for quite a while, close to 9 months and its oil-free and fragrance-free but the long list of ingredients kind of put me off.

Its recommended to use twice daily for best results.

How to use :
1) Press button in base to release serum onto roller balls
2) Massage roller ball head into dark spot for five to ten seconds
3) Gently pat spot with fingertip until serum is absorbed

Review on Clinique skin calming moisture mask

I am always on the quest for good hydrating mask.
During my trip to USA last year, I saw this in the duty-free shop, it was real affordable as compared to Singapore, at about S$20 so I decided to give it a try.

Actually, I have always been a bit anti-clinique, since secondary school days.
It could largely be due to the fact that I used to accompany a good friend of mine to Clinique counters to get products. She is a big fan of Clinique products and believe in it. But I saw her skin broke out in pimples whenever she tried those products that she bought and the promoter says its normal as it is to purge out those toxins.
I was highly skeptical of the effectiveness of the products. Serious.
Another good friend of mine also sweared by this product.

The image have always been in my head so I never want to try Clinique products. I meant, if its going to give me pimples, no way am I getting close to them.

But seeing this affordable good deal, I decided to give it a shot. Sadly, its a disappointment. Its just not for me.
This moisture mask is a light creamy white mask served to give in-depth comfort to dry, dehydrated skin. It can also helps to soothe redness.

But it did not materialized for me. In fact, after 5mins of application, my face becomes itchy.
I quickly washes it off. Thankfully, my face did not turn red, which happened to some of the masks which are not suitable for me.

I cannot comment further on the soothing effect since I have developed an allergic reaction to it. It would not be fair to Clinique.
There was also no moisturising effect as well. In fact, I do not feel any difference after the mask.

So I guess, I will not be using this product anymore.