Using a mattifying product on the face creates a silky- smooth complexion

The skin can become shiny over the course of the day and some of us realize this more than others. Skin is in its best condition when it appears silky-smooth and soft to the touch. Shine takes away from a radiant complexion and can leave skin looking duller than it should. For a reinvigorated complexion, give your skin the smooth-over with Clarins range of mattifying products, available as a lotion, mask or serum.

When should you consider using a mattifying product?
Beginning your day with a matte complexion, and sustaining it, is the best way to highlight and enhance all of your features, contours, and colors! Clarins anti-shine mattifying products work to create and maintain a matte complexion by nourishing the skin while cutting out shine. Enlarged pores and an over-production of sebum are at the root of the problem, and mattifying products counteract this in order to give skin a luminous and smooth appearance. A mattifying powder is a great partner to any mattifying product, for instance: Ever Matte Mineral Powder Compact, which contains a unique "Shine-Stopper" complex.

Combination and oil skin types- which mattifying product is best?
First, cleanse your skin to remove make-up and use a product such as Toning Lotion With Iris "Combination/Oily" Skin, to diminish the appearance of large pores. The astringent properties of the toning lotion will set the stage for further mattifying action. Following this, a mattifying serum for the face can be used; try the Truly Matte Pore Minimizing Serum, which softens skin for a beautiful complexion, and works well with combination or oily skin. For instructions on how to ensure great results from your products, refer to the Clarins application method.

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