Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Loss of firmness1 expert

“but as I've gotten older, I really do like that firming effect.”

Dr. Shereene Idriss, watch at 2:36

Crepey skin1 expert

“and when you apply it [...] on areas like your neck and chest, especially the crepey areas, [...] your skin looks firmer and tauter immediately.”

Dr. Shereene Idriss, watch at 7:46

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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Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

~Yay

"The Clarins double serum belongs in this conversation. If you know me, you know that I love this formula. It is a dual face formula so you're combining a water phase with a lipid fatty phase. You're getting that hydration plus the nourishment in one. You have in this formula humectants like glycerin that is helping to pull water into your skin. Then squalane and emollient helping to give your skin back some of that softness and cushion that it has lost."

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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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"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."

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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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"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."

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"The Clarins double serum belongs in this conversation. If you know me, you know that I love this formula. It is a dual face formula so you're combining a water phase with a lipid fatty phase. You're getting that hydration plus the nourishment in one. You have in this formula humectants like glycerin that is helping to pull water into your skin. Then squalane and emollient helping to give your skin back some of that softness and cushion that it has lost."

Allie Glines

829k subs

~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."

All 2 takes from Allie Glines

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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."

Hyram

4.33M subs

~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."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Yay

"Clarins with their Double Serum would be another one that's been out for a while."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~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."

All 2 takes from AliceintheRabbitHole

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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."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~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."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

~Mixed

"This is my Double Serum Spray."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

222k subs

~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."

Nipun Kapur

413k subs

~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."

Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

~Yay

"The Clarins Double Serum [...] is a great moisturizing gel texture with the tiniest bit of light cream mixed in. It keeps my under eye area soothed, moisturized and bright without overwhelming it for the morning."

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All 2 takes from Kelly Driscoll

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"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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"The Clarins Double Serum [...] is a great moisturizing gel texture with the tiniest bit of light cream mixed in. It keeps my under eye area soothed, moisturized and bright without overwhelming it for the morning."

DermAngelo

968k subs

~Yay

"The Double Serum from Clarins has a dual serum system with both hydric and lipidic components to address chronological and environmental causes of aging. I really like that they have control over the quality and provenance of their plant extracts since they grow them [...] on their own farms. Over the past few months, I've been reaching for this again and again and again, and it's become a regular part of my daily routine."

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Doctor Youn

5.57M subs

~Yay

"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."

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Doctorly

3.59M subs

~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."

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All 2 takes from Doctorly

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"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."

Lab Muffin Beauty Science

865k subs

~Yay

"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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Caroline Hirons

250k subs

~Yay

"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."

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All 5 takes from Caroline Hirons

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"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."

S2 Ep5: Jamie Genevieve

"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."

S2 Ep3: Candice Brathwaite

"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."

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"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 packs 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."

Olivia Attwood

"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."

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Frequently asked.

What is Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate?

A Clarins facial serum designed to hydrate the skin and address visible signs of aging, with a plant-extract-based formula.

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

The gurus are split. 9 of the 15 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 4 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 64%.

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

Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate holds a Guru Score of 64%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 15 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.

What is Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate is good for loss of firmness (1 expert) and crepey skin (1 expert).