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Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate.

Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate
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About this product

A two-phase hydrating serum with water and oil chambers that blend together, formulated with plant extracts and active molecules designed to moisturize and address visible signs of aging.

Guru Score

62%

Mixed

14 experts · Strong agreement
14Gurus
8Yay
2Mixed
4Nay

What they liked

  • Lightweight, absorbs without heaviness
  • Pleasant fragrance
  • Hydrating and plumping feel

What they flagged

  • Pricey for what it does
  • Contains fragrance, may irritate sensitive skin
  • Plant extracts lack strong clinical backing

What the gurus are saying

The serum's signature two-phase texture and scent earn consistent praise, with dermatologists finding it genuinely hydrating and noting it can visibly plump crepey skin on the neck and chest. However, experts split on value: some celebrate the sensorial experience and firming effect as worth the $95, $135 price, while others flag that hydration is its only real strength and the cost is steep for what it delivers. Those drawn to fragrance and a luxurious feel may want to try it; those with fragrance sensitivities should patch test first.
Synthesized from 14 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Nay
"This is the most overrated skincare product of all time that people actually use. It's a laundry list of ingredients, and out of all of them, how often do you hear dermatologists talk about these? Almost never. The only functional thing about this entire product is the peptides, and you can get peptides anywhere in your routine. You probably love the way this feels on your skin, but it's probably not going to make a big difference, and you're probably just paying more for the experience."
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"The Clarins Double Serum is like a scam, like not in a scam like it's not a good serum, but I saw this ad for the Clarins Double Serum where they showed a person who put their face like this and was like this initially in the before, and then the after they did this, and they were claiming that it shaped the jaw, which is just like an insane thing to claim that a skincare product can do. There's just no universe where a skincare product is going to do that for your face. I hated the Clarins Double Serum ever since that, but I'm sure it's a good product."
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"This is the most overrated skincare product of all time that people actually use. It's a laundry list of ingredients, and out of all of them, how often do you hear dermatologists talk about these? Almost never. The only functional thing about this entire product is the peptides, and you can get peptides anywhere in your routine. You probably love the way this feels on your skin, but it's probably not going to make a big difference, and you're probably just paying more for the experience."
~Yay
"This is a really iconic serum for a reason, and I personally really love it. For some reason I love the smell, it has a very nostalgic smell to me. It's a really good serum, it's kind of packed with a lot of different things, and my skin loves it. My skin is always glowing after I use this. It's very anti-aging, so I feel like my skin is more firm and plump. It's just a good one."
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"This is actually a serum that I've heard so many good things about from like my friends, my creator friends, and I finally, you know, gave it a try earlier this year. And it really is phenomenal for a reason. There's so many people that love this for a reason. [...] The texture is so unique and it really just over time makes your skin look so much healthier. There's so many different benefits that I've seen personally from this serum, but for it to be 50% off is kind of a big deal."
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"This is a really iconic serum for a reason, and I personally really love it. For some reason I love the smell, it has a very nostalgic smell to me. It's a really good serum, it's kind of packed with a lot of different things, and my skin loves it. My skin is always glowing after I use this. It's very anti-aging, so I feel like my skin is more firm and plump. It's just a good one."
~Nay
"I was kind of surprised to see Clarins in this routine. I tried that serum once, but it was many moons ago, at least ten years back. What I can say is that I'm not a huge fan of the fragrance that Clarins does include in their products."
~Yay
"It's the Clarins Double Serum. It's just heavenly. It is nice. It is chewy. It is yummy on your skin. It also has a beautiful scent. So, from an experiential point of view, it really is all so calming. I think you guys should try it out or gift it. The person you gift it to will highly enjoy it."
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"It's the Clarins Double Serum. It's just heavenly. It is nice. It is chewy. It is yummy on your skin. It also has a beautiful scent. So, from an experiential point of view, it really is all so calming. I think you guys should try it out or gift it. The person you gift it to will highly enjoy it."
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"Clarins has a divine smelling serum. Yes, it has a scent, but I absolutely love the scent of this. It's their Double Serum with 22 plant extracts and five active molecules. It helps to hydrate your skin and hold on to that hydration. And it gives you a beautiful sensorial experience because at the end of the day, skin care is meant to be enjoyed. And if you don't have an allergy to fragrance, I'm a dermatologist. Go knock yourself out. Go use it. It goes for $95, but it's a nice gift if you're looking to gift it to somebody."
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"I just fell in love because of the smell. I started using it because I enjoy the scent and I just continued using it particularly on my neck because we all start noticing that laxity that starts to build. This is an expensive one for $135, so take advantage of the sale. It has a base of water and oil, so it is very liquidy and you can actually see the water and the oil and you have to mix them together. It does feel oily and it does feel like it has a tackiness and a residue, but I will apply it on my neck and I just love the smell so much. It has turmeric in it. I do not think turmeric is a miracle ingredient, it is not, but it does address some signs of aging and has some anti-inflammatory benefits. This product in particular has something known as organic giant prental reed which neutralizes the impact of skin aging from the world and environmental stress, and it does give a firming effect to your skin. I would try this on your neck if you have crepy skin on your neck."
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"Clarins Double Serum comes in a double chamber, a hydric and lipidic system, and it smells heavenly. It's a two-phase serum you mix in your hands, and when you apply it on areas like your neck and chest, especially the crepey areas, your skin looks firmer and tauter immediately. It gives instant gratification, filling in the cracks and crepiness. I absolutely love it, and the smell is just perfection."
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"The Clarins Double Serum is a very interesting dual-phase serum that has two chambers, a water-soluble chamber and an oil-soluble chamber. When you squeeze it out, both of these get combined together and they dispense together, so you're going to get double the benefit of this oil and water serum texture. It is especially great for the neck or areas where your skin has lost firmness. You will start to feel firmer over time. I usually use it on my neck and I'll dab a little bit extra on the back of my hands. It is extremely nourishing without feeling greasy or overpowering, and it also helps to neutralize environmental and lifestyle aggressors as well, which improves your overall skin glow. I am obsessed with it. I've been obsessed with it from day one. It has a light scent to it and that's really what drew me in, but as I've gotten older, I really do like that firming effect."
~Yay
"Clarins with their Double Serum would be another one that's been out for a while."
~Mixed
"The Clarins Double Serum is a product that I will only ever get at 50% off. I did like it, I liked Double Serum back in the day, but I feel like there are so many options at this point that I just personally would not repurchase it."
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"The Clarins Double Serum is a product that I will only ever get at 50% off. I did like it, I liked Double Serum back in the day, but I feel like there are so many options at this point that I just personally would not repurchase it."
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"That's a serum that I really did like back in the day, but at this point I just feel I have a lot of products that kind of do what that one does."
~Nay
"I really don't get the draw of this double serum from Clarins. It has a bunch of plant extracts which can offer some anti-inflammatory compounds and be soothing, for example it has avocado oil, oat kernel oil, and mango leaf extract that may have some polyphenols. It's like $95."
~Mixed
"This is my Double Serum Spray."
~Yay
"I think one of my favorite products is from Clarins, the Double Serum. I think I love it. That is a turmeric-based product. It is well done, super super moisturizing and hydrating to skin."
~Nay
"This is a good hydrating serum, but remember this is all that it will do, it will hydrate your skin. If you go to Sephora the BA will tell you that it's anti-aging and it will do all these things, but it will just hydrate your skin. It's pricey, pricey, pricey at $134. It's a pass for me because I've used it in the past."
~Yay
"Even better than trying the retinol sandwich if you're sensitive to retinoids is Clarins Double Serum. This is one of the best retinol alternative serums. It contains organic Harungana extract, which is a gentler alternative to retinol that performs like retinol but without the irritation. In a 56 day comparative head to head study versus retinol, Clarins Double Serum achieved very comparable results. In addition to the instant benefits of comfortable, hydrated, and smoother skin, after one month over 90% of users found improved skin texture, firmer skin, and less visible wrinkles. Unlike retinol, there are no sun sensitivity concerns. It contains 22 plant extracts and five active molecules and is a perfect foundation for an anti-aging skin care routine."
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~Yay
"It's iconic, and it's one of the best serums to help with the first signs of aging. The texture is a two in one water and oil based formula that dispenses together, thin, breathable and lightweight but with just enough richness that it doesn't disappear immediately, and I'd feel comfortable recommending it for any skin type. It also contains fragrance, just like the eye serum, and it hasn't caused any irritation for my skin. It has organic giant provencal reed extract, selected from over 800 plant extracts for its antioxidant properties, and organic turmeric extract, so it addresses both epi aging and chronological aging at the same time. It's not an aggressive active competing with retinoids or AHAs, it's more of a supportive player I use in my morning routine. I've used Double Serum before in the past, but this is really the first time I've tested it consistently and dedicatedly, and I've been genuinely impressed, truly. Even though it's thin and lightweight, it really locks in hydration, and after about two weeks my skin looked so much smoother, firmer and tighter, even around my pores, which I wasn't expecting. This product has really helped me look like I'm thriving when I'm honestly barely surviving right now."
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~Yay
"Clarins Double Serum is a really good example of a product where the concept stays the same but they keep adding ingredients and improving it. It's really just an anti-aging all-rounder, it visibly smooths wrinkles, reduces pores, firms skin, and evens out skin tone. My skin has been going through an unbelievably bad few months, and nothing really seemed to change until I added this. My skin looks so much more smooth and glowy, it's much softer and it's just way less angry. It has a moderate scent, the oil part is based on squalane so it's pretty light, and this one has been great in winter on my combination skin."
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~Yay
"I have a huge amount of love and respect for Clarins. If you've been following me for more than a day you will know that I have a long history with this brilliant French brand. I first used them in my 20s, I worked for them in my 30s, and now I'm telling you about their brilliant new version of the iconic Double Serum. Unbelievably now in its ninth generation and undoubtedly regaining its cult status, it is quite frankly a sensational upgrade rooted firmly in the performance Clarins is known for. Double Serum now targets signs of aging linked to lifestyle think pollution, blue light, sun damage and UV with five new actives and a potent provinal re extract that tackle this head-on. I love the luxe texture, the elevated peptide in squalane formula and the innovative new dosage pump. Use daily as your treatment step. The results in four weeks are impressive. After five years of research and six patents to reach this version, it's absolutely been worth the wait. The Clarins crown is firm, back in position."
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"I have a huge amount of love and respect for Clarins. If you've been following me for more than a day you will know that I have a long history with this brilliant French brand. I first used them in my 20s, I worked for them in my 30s, and now I'm telling you about their brilliant new version of the iconic Double Serum. Unbelievably now in its ninth generation and undoubtedly regaining its cult status, it is quite frankly a sensational upgrade rooted firmly in the performance Clarins is known for. Double Serum now targets signs of aging linked to lifestyle think pollution, blue light, sun damage and UV with five new actives and a potent provinal re extract that tackle this head-on. I love the luxe texture, the elevated peptide in squalane formula and the innovative new dosage pump. Use daily as your treatment step. The results in four weeks are impressive. After five years of research and six patents to reach this version, it's absolutely been worth the wait. The Clarins crown is firm, back in position."
S2 Ep5: Jamie Genevieve
"I have a huge amount of love and respect for Clarins. If you've been following me for more than a day you will know that I have a long history with this brilliant French brand. I first used them in my 20s, I worked for them in my 30s, and now I'm telling you about their brilliant new version of the iconic Double Serum. Unbelievably now in its ninth generation and undoubtedly regaining its cult status, it is quite frankly a sensational upgrade rooted firmly in the performance Clarins is known for. Double Serum now targets signs of aging linked to lifestyle think pollution, blue light, sun damage and UV with five new actives and a potent provinal re extract that tackle this head-on. I love the luxe texture, the elevated peptide in squalane formula and the innovative new dosage pump. Use daily as your treatment step. The results in four weeks are impressive. After five years of research and six patents to reach this version, it's absolutely been worth the wait. The Clarins crown is firm, back in position."
S2 Ep3: Candice Brathwaite
"I have a huge amount of love and respect for Clarins. If you've been following me for more than a day you will know that I have a long history with this brilliant French brand. I first used them in my 20s, I worked for them in my 30s, and now I'm telling you about their brilliant new version of the iconic Double Serum. Unbelievably now in its ninth generation and undoubtedly regaining its cult status, it is quite frankly a sensational upgrade rooted firmly in the performance Clarins is known for. Double Serum now targets signs of aging linked to lifestyle think pollution, blue light, sun damage and UV with five new actives and a potent provinal re extract that tackle this head-on. I love the luxe texture, the elevated peptide in squalane formula and the innovative new dosage pump. Use daily as your treatment step. The results in four weeks are impressive. After five years of research and six patents to reach this version, it's absolutely been worth the wait. The Clarins crown is firm, back in position."
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"I have a huge amount of love and respect for Clarins. If you've been following me for more than a day you will know that I have a long history with this brilliant French brand. I first used them in my 20s, I worked for them in my 30s, and now I'm telling you about their brilliant new version of the iconic Double Serum. Unbelievably now in its ninth generation and undoubtedly regaining its cult status, it is quite frankly a sensational upgrade rooted firmly in the performance Clarins is known for. Double Serum now targets signs of aging linked to lifestyle think pollution, blue light, sun damage and UV with five new actives and a potent provinal re extract that tackle this head-on. I love the luxe texture, the elevated peptide in squalane formula and the innovative new dosage pump. Use daily as your treatment step. The results in four weeks are impressive. After five years of research and six patents to reach this version, it's absolutely been worth the wait. The Clarins crown is firm, back in position."
Olivia Attwood
"I have a huge amount of love and respect for Clarins, and I have a long history with this brilliant French brand. The new version of the iconic Double Serum is now in its ninth generation and undoubtedly regaining its cult status. It is quite frankly a sensational upgrade rooted firmly in the performance Clarins is known for. It targets signs of aging linked to lifestyle, think pollution, blue light, sun damage and UV, with five new actives and a potent provinal re extract that tackle this head-on. I love the luxe texture, the elevated peptide in squalane formula, and the innovative new dosage pump. Use it daily as your treatment step and the results in four weeks are impressive. After five years of research and six patents to reach this version, it's absolutely been worth the wait."

Frequently asked.

What is Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate?

A two-phase hydrating serum with water and oil chambers that blend together, formulated with plant extracts and active molecules designed to moisturize and address visible signs of aging.

Is Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate worth it?

The gurus are split. 8 of the 14 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 4 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 62%.

What is Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate's Guru Score?

Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate holds a Guru Score of 62%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 14 expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate best for?

Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate is generally suited to mature skin.

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