Following yesterdays post about toners - here's a quick guide to a few of my current faves and some trusty reliables.
Starting from affordable 'cheap as chips' up to middle priced - I won't spend £££ on a toner. A treatment
lotion - absolutely - but a toner. No.
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| L'Oreal Age Perfect - Mature Skin |
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This toner retails for around £4.69 for 200ml and being in the 'mass' category you can sometimes find it on offer in the big chemists. And it does what is says on the bottle. Very refreshing and leaves the skin soft and smooth. I have some of this decanted into a mini-spray bottle on my desk - for hot weather AND hot flushes?
If you're on a budget - this is for you. *The Mouth Recommends
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Liz Earle's Instant Boost Skin Tonic retails for £11.50 for 200ml. In a world where toners are being forgotten and discarded (not MY world you understand!) this is bucking the trend. Sales are up and continue to grow.
It contains organic aloe vera, natural vitamin E and rose geranium - but if you are a 'natural' freak - it is not completely natural - and claims otherwise are misleading. Check your inci's. Does absolutely leave the skin refreshed, plumped and hydrated. Also available as a spritzer - very handy.
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| Clarins Lotion Tonique - Camomile |
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Clarins Lotion Tonique comes in two flavours - Camomile and Iris and retails for £16.00 approx - you can buy it as a kit with the suitable cleanser and it comes up a bit cheaper. The Camomile is for a dryer skin and the Iris is for combination. But they are much of a muchness in my opinion. I should probably use Camomile but I prefer the smell of the Iris. Both toners contain alpine herbs and really do soften, plump and in my opinion - nourish. NOM.
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| Lancome Tonique Douceur |
This retails at £20.00 for 200ml and is here for my mum. She has used this for over 20 years and swears by it. Again alcohol-free, it contains pineapple as an anti-inflammatory and papaya extracts to hydrate. She is a woman 'of a certain age' and her skin is a marvel. This obviously contributes to that.
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| Gatineau Nasturtium |
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Gatineau's Nasturtium retails at £21.00 for 250ml - but if you are a fan you can get salon sizes cheaper on QVC. This is aimed at a more combination skin as the nasturtium flower extract rebalances the skin. Leaves skin plump and fresh.
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| Darphin Intral Toner |
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Darphin Intral Toner retails at £26.00 for 200ml. I love a bit of Darphin and I love this toner. If
like me you suffer from sporadic outbreaks of redness, or basically any inflamation whatsoever - this is the toner for you. It instantly calms, takes away redness and really does leave the skin soft, smooth and nourished. Lush. *
The Mouth Recommends
What about you? Have I missed any of your favourites? Let me know!
Oooo... Im so on form! Haha. I have the Liz Earle one and I love it and I recently bought a L'oreal one, L'Oreal Visible Radiance Renewing Gel Toner, which Im really liking too. I would definitely like to try some of the higher end toners.
ReplyDeleteHow long after applying your toner do you apply your moisturiser?
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You don't! You obviously then apply your treatment serums/gels/lotions and THEN you apply your moisturiser! ;)
ReplyDeleteI go in fairly quickly - seal that moisture in stat!
I was hoping you'd say Liz Earle as I loev it!
ReplyDeleteI normally apply my toner, then my eye cream, facial serum then moisturiser. I apply mine near enough straight after each other. I was just wondering if maybe Im supposed to leave a bit of time between each one though?
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Great suggestions, but how do you apply yours? I now apply a la John Gustavson, I dispense with the cotton wool pads and pour a little into my hands and apply rather like a serum (albeit a very thin one). At the moment I am mostly using Nude clarifying and Alpha H liquid gold, but have used LE and Gatineau.
ReplyDeletecreeps off silently to buy a toner so I can join in.
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I'm going to start using my Mir Rose Water more regulary. As in every day...
ReplyDeleteI was also sampled with this one from la prairiehttp://www.laprairie.com/lp/prod/en_zz/category/collections/biologyCollection/AdvancedMarineBiologyTonic/150100000000.html it's a bit fancy. Any good ya reckon? xx
Thanks for the recommendations! I would love to try the Liz Earle.
ReplyDeleteJo - you can pile them on - no problem. the gap should come between moisturiser and foundation. Leave it at least 5 minutes.
ReplyDeleteLipstick Mamma - I have applied it like that in the past but tend to now apply with cotton wool and then spritz on top. Sometimes the same one but usually something different.
I just like the feel.
And lovely Katy - I would call that a tonic rather than toner - and would apply it straight after toner. I'd like to see a full inci though. We'll do on your questionaire!
Thank you all for commenting. xx
I also have a couple of toners on the go, at the moment. I’m currently using Elemis and Decleor (both for dry/normal skin).
ReplyDeleteThe Darphin toner does looks nice, but I shouldn’t really buy it, as my beauty products’ spending has gotten completely out of hand!
I love the Elemis Balancing Toner (Lavender). I apply by spraying a light mist over my face and then use cotton pads.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm low on funds and I've run out of Elemis I think that Simple do a great toner x
I'm very slow to the party I know. But I have recently just become a little more interested in toners - which I will elaborate on in my entry to the EH giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI have two questions: L'Oreal is a fab price but is for mature skin. Are there any in this price range they have any for younger skin that you recommend?
Also, you mentioned to Katy that the La Prairie one is more of a tonic than a toner, yet Liz Earle's toner is called 'tonic' on the bottle! How are skincare numpties like myself supposed to tell what's what? :S xx
Howdy Little Miss H!
ReplyDeleteAny in that price range are fine - just try and avoid alcohol. Go for Avene, Vichy, Le Roche-Posay - all nice.
Tonic/toner - depends on your thinking really - but a traditional toner would be hydrating and a 'tonic' should have more benefits to the skin... but its swings and roundabouts to be honest! Companies will call it what they want!
If you ever want advice on the spot just nudge me on twitter!