Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Balm is a cleansing balm designed to melt away makeup and leave skin feeling clean.
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
Experts split on whether this makeup balm is a keeper, and breakouts are the sticking point. One camp loved the color but found it left skin breaking out, so the affection wasn't mutual. The other camp praised it in dramatic terms, saying it saved their sight. Only a couple of gurus have weighed in so far, so there's not much to go on yet.
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Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Balm is a cleansing balm designed to melt away makeup and leave skin feeling clean.
The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 71%.
Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Balm holds a Guru Score of 71%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Balm is generally suited to oily skin, dry skin, combination skin, normal skin, sensitive skin and acne-prone skin.
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