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Creme Splendide

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DEFINED & CONTOURED
Creme Splendide
Biologique Recherche
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Benefits
  • Firming
  • Lifting
  • Brightening
  • Antioxidant
  • Hydrating
  • Anti-Wrinkle
  • Plumping
  • Barrier-Strengthening
  • Anti-Inflammatory
  • Anti-Redness

Biologique Recherche Creme Splendide instantly tones and revitalises the skin. Perfect for contouring the jawline and tightening the neck, it nourishes the skin and enhances its natural radiance.

A Complex based on Elderflower, Chestnut Wood & Myrobalan Leaf Extract is ultra-rich in polyphenols and flavonoids, providing strong antioxidant protection against premature ageing while boosting microcirculation and toning and firming the skin.

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid (Sodium Hyaluronate) penetrates the epidermis to plump and hydrate the skin from within. Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide) works to visibly reduce hyperpigmentation, refine skin texture and regulate sebum while improving the skin's barrier function.

Yeast Extract and Stabilised Vitamin C reinforce the brightening and antioxidant action, collectively delivering a complexion that is visibly more luminous, evenly toned and radiant with regular use.

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Biologique Recherche Creme Splendide instantly tones and revitalises the skin. Perfect for contouring the jawline and tightening the neck, it nourishes the skin and enhances its natural radiance.

A Complex based on Elderflower, Chestnut Wood & Myrobalan Leaf Extract is ultra-rich in polyphenols and flavonoids, providing strong antioxidant protection against premature ageing while boosting microcirculation and toning and firming the skin.

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid (Sodium Hyaluronate) penetrates the epidermis to plump and hydrate the skin from within. Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide) works to visibly reduce hyperpigmentation, refine skin texture and regulate sebum while improving the skin's barrier function.

Yeast Extract and Stabilised Vitamin C reinforce the brightening and antioxidant action, collectively delivering a complexion that is visibly more luminous, evenly toned and radiant with regular use.

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  • - + Who it is for
  • - + How to Apply
  • - + Ingredients
  • - + Smell & Texture
  • - + About the Brand
  • - + Who it is for
  • - + How to Apply
  • - + Ingredients
  • - + Smell & Texture
  • - + About the Brand
Who it is for
Green tick
For you if

Loss of Tone

Neck Loss of Tone

Loss of Firmness

Antioxidant Support

Dull Skin

Red Cross
Not For you if
How to Apply
Apply a hazelnut-sized amount of Crème Splendide over the face, neck and décolleté. Massage delicately with fingertips, working with upward and outward strokes until the product is fully absorbed.
Ingredients

Scroll down the page for a full breakdown of the active ingredients.

Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Sucrose Polystearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Jojoba Esters, Terminalia Catappa Leaf Extract, Pentaerythrityl Tetraostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf/Stem Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Yeast Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tannic Acid, Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax, Tocopherol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Polyglycerin-3, PVP, T-Butyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol.

* This product contains nut-derived ingredients and should be avoided by individuals with nut allergies.


Please note: The ingredients listed in this product are subject to change as the formulation is updated. We aim to update the INCI list as soon as possible, but we encourage you to read the ingredient list on the product itself to ensure it's suitable for your personal use.

Smell & Texture

Smells Like: A scent reminiscent of yeast, with earthy undertones.

Texture: A medium-thick, creamy and smooth texture

About the Brand
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Founded in Paris in the late 1970s by biologist Yvan Allouche and physiotherapist Josette Allouche, Biologique Recherche began as a laboratory for bespoke, high-performance formulas for elite skin professionals. Their medical-grade precision and artisanal formulation, paired with consummate savoir-faire, underpin their reputation for outstanding, clinically proven results.

Biologique Recherche treats skin according to its Skin Instant©, the skin’s precise, evolving state. Each formula is loaded with active ingredients in exceptional concentrations, then prescribed to address those real-time needs. This precision approach corrects imbalances, restores function, and delivers visible, lasting transformation.

Cold-processed actives are the core of Biologique Recherche. Formulated at 18–25°C, this method avoids the 70°C heat of standard processing that breaks down actives. Botanical, marine, and biotechnological extracts stay intact for higher absorption, stronger repair, and better tolerance. Antioxidants, peptides, and enzymes remain stable, ensuring consistent, visible results.

The Benefits

  • - + Firming & Lifting
  • - + Brightening (Energising)
  • - + Antioxidant
  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Anti-Redness
  • - + Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss
Firming & Lifting

Firming & Lifting skincare is designed to restore strength, structure, and definition to the skin, creating a visibly tighter, more sculpted appearance. As the skin loses collagen and elasticity over time, it can begin to soften and sag, losing its natural contours. Advanced formulations work to rebuild this support from within—boosting firmness while helping to visibly lift and redefine the skin. The result is a smoother, more toned complexion with enhanced bounce and resilience, where facial contours appear sharper and elevated.

Brightening (Energising)

Brightening skincare involves using active ingredients to boost your blood circulation, detoxification and cellular energy. Improved blood circulation brings more essential nutrients and oxygen to your skin, while detoxification helps eliminate cell waste and impurities that can make your skin look dull. Certain active ingredients also enhance your skin's metabolism and regeneration. These combined actions restore your skin's vitality and radiant appearance, giving you a fresh, energised complexion.

Antioxidant

Antioxidant skincare is dedicated to protecting the skin against oxidative stress—one of the primary drivers of premature ageing and cellular damage—while preserving overall skin integrity and vitality. These formulations rely on potent molecules such as vitamin C, vitamin E, and polyphenols, which neutralize free radicals generated by UV exposure and environmental aggressors before they can compromise cellular structures like lipids, proteins, and DNA. Beyond defence, many antioxidants also support repair processes and enhance collagen stability, contributing to improved firmness, brightness and resilience. The result is skin that is not only shielded from ongoing damage but maintained in a healthier, more luminous state over time.

Hydrating

Hydration is a fundamental part of healthy skincare, focusing on maintaining and restoring the skin’s water content. Well-hydrated skin appears plump, smooth and radiant, while dehydration can lead to dullness, tightness, fine lines and increased sensitivity.
Hydrating the skin can work through a fascinating mix of ingredients with different roles. Humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin act like water magnets, pulling water into the skin to instantly plump and smooth, while Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMFs)—such as urea, amino acids and sodium PCA—mimic the skin’s own hydration system, helping it hold onto water and stay balanced from within.
Adding humectants like hyaluronic acid to your routine will restore your skin's healthy glow, minimize fine lines, and provide a plumping effect.

Anti-Wrinkle

Anti-wrinkle skincare is focused on both preventing and visibly reducing the formation of lines by targeting the structural and dynamic causes of wrinkles within the skin. Fine lines and deeper wrinkles develop as collagen and elastin decline, cell turnover slows and repeated facial movements create creases that become etched over time. Advanced formulations address these mechanisms through a combination of elastin-stimulating actives, smoothing peptides that help relax the appearance of expression lines, and deeply hydrating ingredients that plump the skin from within. By reinforcing the skin’s architecture while softening surface contractions and improving elasticity, anti-wrinkle skincare delivers a visibly smoother complexion.

Plumping

Plumping involves using active ingredients to boost the production of key structural components like collagen, the dermal-epidermal junction and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), giving your skin more volume and density. Collagen provides structural support and firmness, while the dermal-epidermal junction, a thin connective layer, ensures smooth, wrinkle-free skin by facilitating cell communication. GAGs, like hyaluronic acid, keep your skin hydrated and plump from within. By stimulating these components, active ingredients help restore your skin's plumpness and radiance.

Skin Barrier Strengthening

Strengthening your skin barrier involves replenishing the key elements in the top layer of your skin (stratum corneum), leading to a stronger and healthier barrier. These essential elements include lipids (ceramides, fatty acids, and cholesterol) and Natural Moisturizing Factors (amino acids, hyaluronic acid, etc.). Various factors, such as incorrect skincare use, seasonal changes, and aesthetic treatments, can damage your skin barrier. When this happens, your skin loses excess water through Trans Epidermal Water Loss (T.E.W.L) and becomes less capable of defending against environmental stressors, resulting in dryness, sensitivity, and irritation.

A healthy skin barrier is crucial for overall skin health as it helps prevent hydration loss, protects against environmental damage, and reduces the risk of skin conditions like eczema and acne. By strengthening your skin barrier, you ensure your skin remains well-hydrated, resilient, and protected.

Anti-Inflammatory

Anti-Inflammatory skincare soothes, heal, and balance your skin, the targeted actives are designed to reduce inflammation. Inflammation is your body's natural response to injury or irritation, but continuous inflammation can lead to troublesome skin conditions like acne, rosacea, or eczema. Our anti-inflammatory skincare solutions work to soothe and calm your skin, reducing redness, swelling, and discomfort to provide much-needed relief. By strengthening your skin's barrier, these products help protect against further irritation and damage. Additionally, the anti-inflammatory actives support your skin's natural healing processes, leading to a more balanced and resilient complexion.

Anti-Redness

Anti-Redness skincare is all about reducing and preventing facial or body redness, which can result from irritation, skin conditions, compromised barriers, and hormonal changes. A targeted approach with multiple strategies works best for tackling redness. Anti-Redness formulations include active ingredients that soothe and strengthen your skin barrier. Their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties calm inflammation and protect against environmental irritants. Additionally, these ingredients have vasoconstrictive properties, meaning they reduce blood vessel dilation to lessen redness. Together, these actions help achieve a more even-toned, balanced complexion that's less prone to redness flare-ups.

Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss

Reducing Trans Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) is key to maintaining your skin’s optimal hydration levels. By strengthening your skin’s natural barrier, these ingredients prevent water from escaping, keeping your skin well-hydrated and plump. The result is a smoother, more supple complexion with improved texture and resilience, giving you a healthier, more radiant look.

  • - + Firming & Lifting
  • - + Brightening (Energising)
  • - + Antioxidant
  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Anti-Redness
  • - + Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss

Active Ingredients

  • - + Complex based on Elderflower, Chestnut wood & Myrobalan Leaf Extract
  • - + Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid
  • - + Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)
  • - + Stabilised Vitamin C
  • - + Sunflower Seed Wax
Complex based on Elderflower, Chestnut wood & Myrobalan Leaf Extract

A complex based on Elderflower, Chestnut Wood & Myrobalan Leaf Extract is ultra-rich in polyphenols and flavonoids. These ingredients provide strong antioxidant properties, protecting the skin cells from premature ageing whilst boosting microcirculation. Additionally, the complex helps to tone and firm the skin.

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid

Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid (LMW-HA) is a smaller, more penetrative form of hyaluronic acid. Unlike high molecular weight forms that primarily hydrate the skin’s surface, LMW-HA has the ability to penetrate deeper into the epidermis, where it attracts and binds water to maintain optimal moisture levels from within. This deep hydration helps improve skin elasticity, firmness and smoothness, while reducing the appearance of fine lines and dehydration-induced wrinkles. Additionally, it enhances overall suppleness, making the complexion look plumper and more resilient. It is ideal for dehydrated, dull or mature skin, and especially those in need of long-lasting hydration and improved texture.

Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)

Vitamin B3 also known as Niacinamide, is versatile and highly effective ingredient with many benefits. It helps to strengthen skin barrier function and increase water retention by increasing natural ceramide production. It's anti-inflammatory and sebum regulating properties soothe, repair and balance irritated, weakened and acne prone skins. Niacinamide is also a potent antioxidant with protective and brightening properties helping to restore skin's natural glow.

Stabilised Vitamin C

Stabilised vitamin C is a chemically modified derivative of Vitamin C engineered to maintain potency and resist oxidation caused by exposure to light, heat, and oxygen, offering enhanced stability and controlled release into the skin. Once absorbed, they function as potent antioxidants, neutralising free radicals generated by UV radiation and pollution to prevent oxidative stress and premature cellular ageing. Stabilised vitamin C also inhibits tyrosinase activity, reducing melanin synthesis and promoting a more even, luminous skin tone. Additionally, it stimulates collagen synthesis by supporting fibroblast activity, improving skin firmness and elasticity over time. Because of their lower irritation potential and greater formulation stability, these forms are accepted by most skin types; including sensitive, acne-prone, or reactive skin.

Sunflower Seed Wax

Sunflower Seed Wax is a plant-derived wax obtained from sunflower seeds, valued for its ability to form a protective, breathable film on the skin. It helps to lock in moisture, reinforce the skin barrier, and improve softness and suppleness. By enhancing the texture and structure of formulations, it contributes to a smooth, velvety finish while supporting long-lasting hydration and skin comfort.

  • - + Complex based on Elderflower, Chestnut wood & Myrobalan Leaf Extract
  • - + Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid
  • - + Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)
  • - + Stabilised Vitamin C
  • - + Sunflower Seed Wax
Biologique Recherche Phyto Complex

The BR Phyto Complex is an advanced complex comprising Elderflower, Chestnut Wood, and Myrobalan Leaf Extract is characterized by its high concentration of polyphenols and flavonoids. These bioactive compounds exhibit potent antioxidant properties, effectively mitigating oxidative stress and protecting skin cells from premature aging. Furthermore, the complex enhances microcirculation, promoting improved nutrient delivery and waste removal. It also contributes to skin toning and firming, supporting overall skin vitality and resilience.

Clinical Proofs

EFFICACY TEST:
In-vivo efficacy test conducted on 22 women aged 41 to 69 who had used Crème Splendide morning and evening for 28 days on the entire face, neck and décolleté. Cutometer measurements were taken
to evaluate the firming properties of the product. The device measures the skin’s capacity to return to its initial state after having undergone a deformation. It translates this result into a % of improvement.

EFFICACY TEST:
In-vivo efficacy test conducted on 22 women aged 41 to 69 who had used Crème Splendide morning
and evening for 28 days on the entire face, neck and décolleté. Cutometer measurements were taken
to evaluate the firming properties of the product. The device measures the skin’s capacity to return to
its initial state after having undergone a deformation. It translates this result into a % of improvement.

USAGE TEST:
Usage test conducted under dermatological control on 22 women aged 41 to 69 who had used Crème
Splendide morning and evening for 28 days on the entire face, neck and décolleté.
- 95% of women said their skin was firmer
- 87% of women felt an immediate firming sensation
- 95% of women said their skin as toned
- 91% of women said their skin was redensified
- 95% of women said their skin was strengthened
- 95% of women said their facial contour was smoothed
- 95% of women said their skin was revitalised
- 91% of women said their skin was visibly younger

* The above information has been supplied to the Embassy of Beauty by the brand manufacturer. Embassy of Beauty takes no responsibility for these claimed studies and or results.

Spotlight

Biologique Recherche Phyto Complex

The BR Phyto Complex is an advanced complex comprising Elderflower, Chestnut Wood, and Myrobalan Leaf Extract is characterized by its high concentration of polyphenols and flavonoids. These bioactive compounds exhibit potent antioxidant properties, effectively mitigating oxidative stress and protecting skin cells from premature aging. Furthermore, the complex enhances microcirculation, promoting improved nutrient delivery and waste removal. It also contributes to skin toning and firming, supporting overall skin vitality and resilience.

Clinical Proofs

Clinical Proofs

EFFICACY TEST:
In-vivo efficacy test conducted on 22 women aged 41 to 69 who had used Crème Splendide morning and evening for 28 days on the entire face, neck and décolleté. Cutometer measurements were taken
to evaluate the firming properties of the product. The device measures the skin’s capacity to return to its initial state after having undergone a deformation. It translates this result into a % of improvement.

EFFICACY TEST:
In-vivo efficacy test conducted on 22 women aged 41 to 69 who had used Crème Splendide morning
and evening for 28 days on the entire face, neck and décolleté. Cutometer measurements were taken
to evaluate the firming properties of the product. The device measures the skin’s capacity to return to
its initial state after having undergone a deformation. It translates this result into a % of improvement.

USAGE TEST:
Usage test conducted under dermatological control on 22 women aged 41 to 69 who had used Crème
Splendide morning and evening for 28 days on the entire face, neck and décolleté.
- 95% of women said their skin was firmer
- 87% of women felt an immediate firming sensation
- 95% of women said their skin as toned
- 91% of women said their skin was redensified
- 95% of women said their skin was strengthened
- 95% of women said their facial contour was smoothed
- 95% of women said their skin was revitalised
- 91% of women said their skin was visibly younger

* The above information has been supplied to the Embassy of Beauty by the brand manufacturer. Embassy of Beauty takes no responsibility for these claimed studies and or results.

Why I love it

  • "The efficacy of Biologique Recherche relies not only on its science-driven approach to balancing and curing the skin, but on its prescriptive and tailored nature."

    X Natalie K-F

    Founder, Embassy of Beauty

  • Biologique Recherche Creme Splendide 50ml
    Biologique Recherche

    Creme Splendide

    £211

    Biologique Recherche Creme Splendide instantly tones and revitalises the skin. Perfect for contouring the jawline and tightening the neck, it nourishes the skin and enhances its natural radiance.

    A Complex based on Elderflower, Chestnut Wood & Myrobalan Leaf Extract is ultra-rich in polyphenols and flavonoids, providing strong antioxidant protection against premature ageing while boosting microcirculation and toning and firming the skin.

    Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid (Sodium Hyaluronate) penetrates the epidermis to plump and hydrate the skin from within. Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide) works to visibly reduce hyperpigmentation, refine skin texture and regulate sebum while improving the skin's barrier function.

    Yeast Extract and Stabilised Vitamin C reinforce the brightening and antioxidant action, collectively delivering a complexion that is visibly more luminous, evenly toned and radiant with regular use.

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