Comments on: Clinique Redness Solutions: user reviews

By: Cleo

Cleo — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:20:06 +0000

I have tried so many products that will help me reduce and calm down the redness on my face…

I don’t know how I started to get this red mask that goes from my right cheek up to my forehead.. sometimes looks like a rash.. there are times that looks like i have some sort of chicken pox.. it’s HORRIBLE!!

i have tried from expensive to over the counter products.. such as Mary Kay (that made my skin break out even more, so I gave the product away to my relatives… 380 dollars later) Jafra sensative skin line products, Avon, Clear Skin, Neutragena, Aveeno redness reducer, physicians formula, ProActiv (this product burned my skin)

One day a commercial ad came on TV.. and got my attention on Clinique Redness solution.. I debated for about a month if I wanted to buy it or not.. since I was not in the mood to continue to throw my money away with products that aren’t working… so three weeks prior my 39 birthday, i walked into Macy’s Department Store and spoke to a Clinique representative.. explaning my skin condition which I didn’t really have to say much.. it was pretty much super visible.. The lady sat me down in front of a mirror and applied Redness Solution Foundation…. And I almost cry!!! the redness DISSAPEAR INSTANTELY!! and my skin looked as I didn’t had any redness, puffiness, nor chicken pox at all!!!
I purchased the whole Redness Solution line.. Cleanser, moisturizer, sunblock, foundation and the yellow powder (which I love)

It’s been now 4 days… yes that’s right!!! 4 days since I have been using the product day and night… and my skin looks as if I have NO imperfection.. my redness has gone away completely!!! Foundation is the most awesome thing ever!!! I throw away my M.A.C. make up and my bare minerals make up and my Sheer cover make up and my Bobby Brown Make up… and HELLO CLINIQUE!!

In exactly 4 days… my skin has actually converted from redness dull condition to uplifted, firm and red free… when I was asked how old I was going to be and I said 39.. people that didn’t know me.. thought I was 32…. what a difference in such a matter of days!!!

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:13:41 +0000

Have just started using the redness solutions on my (mild luckily) rosacea and love it! I had a free trial at the mall and noticed a difference that very day. Over the weekend every time I looked my face was less red and the bumps that had only just come up that week were disappearing.
They did recommend a slight variation on their redness line for me though – might work for someone else.
I also agree with another comment to try Strawberry net if it’s in your country (I’m in NZ) as it’s much cheaper there. But my local (farmers) dept store had a gift with purchase I just couldn’t resist.

Here’s what they recommended for me – so far so good!
Redness solutions cleanser – love how it feels
Mild clarifying lotion – great because I missed using a toner
Redness solutions daily relief cream – have ordered this but at the moment still using my Simple moisturiser which is fine for me.
Super city block – instead of the redness solutions base – has a yellow tinge so you don’t look like a ghost and don’t have to put makeup over it.
She also recommended the even better clinical black spot corrector to use after it’s settled down and to help with the scarring – haven’t ordered this yet but probably will later on.
I still use my current mineral powder makeup – I liked the way the Clinique lady didn’t even try to get me to use their stuff – just asked if I was happy with my current one.

My conclusion is it’s definitely worth a try – even just the cleanser and clarifying lotion – it was sooo great to watch the redness fade! (nothing else has worked this quickly for me or gotten rid of the red so well).

By: Shelli

Shelli — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:42:52 +0000

I had to come back and give an update to the post I made months ago.

I am still using the redness solutions cleansers and cream. They are still working fabulously and I have no reason to try anything new.

I was using bare minerals foundation, and was happy with it. But then I decided to try the matte, and it really caused havoc on my skin.

During that switch, I had to go in to get more clinique at van maur. The Clinique girl suggested the redness solutions foundation, and made me a little sample pot of it.

I was really not expecting much. I havent been able to use a liquid foundation for years!!

BUT….

I. Love. It!!!

It works so well…covers nicely, doesn’t do anything that the other liquid foundations I had tried in recent years did…it’s not cakey, it doesn’t do any of that ugly stuff.

And my skin is looking the best it has for years!!! I have very little redness, and no outbreaks of acne since I started it.

I really, really couldnt recommend it enough! Go in and ask for a sample…they gave me a mini pot of it that lasted a number of days so I could really test it.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:23:22 +0000

I developed rosacea about ten years ago and although it probably isn’t as severe as many of the posters on here, there have been times when the flare ups make me look like the example pictures you see on internet medical sites, resulting in a trip to the doctor and a course of strong antibiotics. I have worked out some of the foods that set off my flushes (red wine sadly is one of them) and wear sun cream every day. I also take a two-pronged approach to my skin care – pimples and redness. For the pimples, I used Cetaphil for cleansing for quite a while, but didn’t really get on with it. I then spotted a bar of Neem soap in a local supermarket (this is a natural glycerine soap enriched with neem, tea tree and lemon grass oil) and decided to give it a go as it is good for acne prone skin. It is ok, but is a bit drying and I am often left with flaky skin, so moisturising is a must. For the redness, I swear by aloe. I know this doesn’t agree with some people, but if you haven’t tried it, I would strongly recommend giving it a go. I used pure aloe gel to start with, but now use Suncare Central’s aloe and rosehip aftersun as a moisturiser and their aloe suncream. OK so I still have spots, but the redness is well and truly under control. The important thing with aloe is to check it is the first ingredient on the list and keep the chemicals to an absolute minimum. The problem is that I live in the UK and so have to order the SC stuff online and get it shipped from Europe at an additional shipping cost of 6Euros per bottle. I should say that I first discovered these on holiday, when a rep did the by-the-pool sales pitch. I have never looked back. Anyway, today I have been given a sample of the Clinique Redness Solutions Daily Relief cream simply by expressing an interest in the product at the counter in Boots. I am going to give it a go and see what happens.

By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:51:24 +0000

I love the Redness Solutions cleanser and face cream. My facial skin has
been horrible for the last 5 years and since using this for the last 2 months
my skin is wonderful. Never dry or itchy. It even seems as if the few wrinkles
that I do have are not as noticeable. I am hooked on this product. I really like
the eye cream too.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:57:17 +0000

I have very sensative skin and rocasea. I decided to try this line and noticed a difference as soon as I put it on my face. The redness was almost gone and my face feels so soft and smooth. It doesn’t irritate at all and people noticed the difference.
It’s a little expensive, but it’s worth it if it works.

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:07:05 +0000

I have very mild rosacea although in my early 30s (I’m now 39) it was worse.
I’ve been using the Clinique Redness Solutions range for a year now and am very happy with it. Used to use some gentle natural products which all sounded very ethical and smelt lovely but I always had patches of dry skin. I mistakenly would slap on thick night cream to try to ‘soak up’ the dry patches. I used to use the Clinique SPF25 face sun cream as a foundation in the summer and normal foundation otherwise- tried various things most of which dried my skin.

On trying the Clinique Redness range I’ve been able to forget the foundation and my skin feels so much better for it. I now use the cleanser (which I believe is a very gentle exfoliator) and that cleared up the dry skin within a week or two. I use the daily moisturiser cream, then the SPF25 on top. I’m now wearing this year round instead of foundation and it does even out skin tone somewhat. I then use the yellow pressed mineral powder to tone down redness on cheeks. As my rosacea is mild this is usually enough – and when it isn’t it’s so rare that I don’t care about it (which helps!).

I don’t use the emergency relief cream or the green tinted base although I do have a trial of this.

Ever since I switched to using Clinique I’ve been buying their normal makeup too (eye makeup etc) and as a regular customer get masses of freebies, which is nice.

I barely need to worry about rosacea any more – aged 29/30 when it started I was slightly obsessed about it but changes in diet also probably helped. I gave up drinking milk (instead I eat loads of yogurt) and gradually during my 30s have become far more aware of what I’m eating now (mainly organic stuff, decent bread, less meat etc). All that has no doubt helped – so has the Clinique range.

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:53:38 +0000

As for the Clinique line..awful for me. sad i knew more about rosacea than the Clinique lady. First 2 days ok then I broke out worse than ever. Same as cetaphil, cerave, vannicream, avene, laroche posay, neutrogena, vichy, lauder, lancome, la mer, shiseido, I could go on but you get the idea. Some will be great for up to 3 days then all of a sudden huge sores, red red cheeks, and by the end of day 4 a huge rash with pimples. Also finacea was the work of the devil. It surely was my most painful reaction to a prescription and Clinique’s DDM worst reaction in less than 1 hour from a moisturizer. My face was so blistered from DDM, i ended up in ER from the sheer pain and my skin looked like it had acid thrown on it.

My Story

I had a reaction in 2003 to a product and went to a derm to get it fixed and find an appropriate product for my concern then. My skin was dry cheeks, oily t-zone and sensitive but no other issues like acne or wrinkles. He swore I had rosacea, prescribed metro gel and desonide lotion. Metro gel did nothing for me but the desonide lotion cleared my face, perfectly. now i was not aware it was a steroid lotion nor was I aware it was for short term use and the derm kept me on it for 6yrs. My insurance changed and the new derm said I did NOT have rosacea because desonide would have made it worse and since I was “highly reactive” she recommended i stick with desonide. Now 9 yrs later I DO have rosacea- Steroid Induced Rosacea. Because i trusted 2 dermatologists i now can only use a tiny bit of vaseline on my dry areas and ice compresses 3-6 times a day. I had a perfect peaches and cream complexion and now i look like I am sunburned with thousands of small pimple that are filled with fluid. So gross. I am just 38 and I am so embarrassed to be even seen. It burns all day, itches so badly I have to sit on my hands to keep from scratching my face off. Now 2 new derms later..still same. the last derm want no meds or creams or treatments used, go for six weeks using nothing. Easy since I do not wear makeup and cannot even use a cleanser just a baby wash cloth (they are super soft) with ice cold water to gently wipe face down every morning and night with a bit of vaseline on dry areas only (be careful it causes more pimple, sigh). I am at my wits end. Im not looking for a miracle, just no burning and itching…maybe smoother skin again, less red. Not perfect again but livable doesnt seem to be too much to want right??

By: Heidi H

Heidi H — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:56:03 +0000

I have perioral dermatitis and rosacea and have been using the Clinique Redness Solutions line for nearly a month now. I also have very reactive skin and acne AND I’m pregnant. The cleanser is wonderfully gentle and sufficient with cleansing. The mosturizer is a little bit too moisturizing for my acne-prone skin, but it leaves my face feeling very soft . I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the green tinted base with the SPF. When the other 2 products aren’t working to relieve the redness, the base, along with either the almost make-up or the redness solutions powder, disguises any and all redness on my face, especially around my mouth and nose where the redness is BRIGHT RED.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:44:21 +0000

EXCELLENT! The foundation covers all of the broken blood vessels and redness of my nose. I use the whole line of products. Expensive, yes, but worth it.