Alice, This is my favorite category of skincare ☺️. Recently I’ve loved applying liquid products using dropper bottles so that I can put the drops exactly where I want them and then spread it around with my fingers. It’s easier to avoid the eyes when needed and easier for viscous liquids that can’t be sprayed. I find this more pleasant than putting the liquid in the palm of my hand and doing the full palm press-press. Not sure why. 🤔 My palms are just as clean as my fingers but for some reason, they don’t feel like it in the moment 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️. I find that I use only a few drops of the Paula’s Choice 2% BHA per day, otherwise my skin feels too tacky after applying it. So it tends to last me forever and therefore doesn’t seem very expensive. If I forego it, I start to get closed comedones and blackheads, so it’s the one product I’ll never be without. 🏆 P.S. I do quite like your advent calendar background 😊
I'm currently using the cosrx balancium ceramide toner and cosrx full fit propolis toner. I absolutely love the ceramide one and are onto the 2nd bottle of it. I used to think toner was to remove the last of the Cleanser years ago, but now it's one of my favourite steps to hydrate. I'm really enjoying these style of videos. Thank you 😆💚
When I fell in love with cosrx’s snail essence, I thought that had to be their “best” product (you know how some brands have one hit and the rest of the brand is just okay?) how wrong I was - I’ve been blown away by so many of their products!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I know what you mean , I usually have 1 or 2 items from each brand, but I have a quite a few from cosrx. I recently bought their hyaluronic cream and I've never used anything like it before. It's incredible stuff.
Yeah I need a toner right before hyaluronic acid or else it's just a sticky mess lol. Plus toners have different ingredients now...its not just alcohol and witch hazel lol..
Hi Alice. The Isntree Green Tea Toner you got from the Stylevana Advent Calendar is a must try. I use it to calm down acne and for anti-aging. It's more concentrated than the Benton Deep Green Tea Toner because it's made from green tea extract rather than just green tea water. Both are great, but Isntree is more potent while Benton is more hydrating. 😊😊😊
I figured you would not have Mamode Rose Water toner listed but I fell in love with it after getting a sample from the Allure Beauty box. I was excited to find a 2 pack at TJMaxx a month ago. I have sensitive skin but somehow the fragrance in this does not anger my skin. Thanks for the video. Also happy to see the PF made the top grade as I have that at my disposal as well. I hope you are getting settled into the new place and keeping healthy!
I love how the actual, 'honest to goodnesss' original use, of toners was to help products applied after the toner work better, or absorb better, as in preparing the skin - toning - it to receive further treatment and/or hydration. -former metry / kenner girl here..power blvd and david dr lady....mournfully adapting to life in these elevations...new england....
Ahh I lived right by Lafreniere Park for a while! I miss it so much ughhh, the rest of the world feels so bizarrely uptight in comparison to the Nola area!? It’s really thrown me for a loop!
The Good Molecules toner I would say is my overall HG skincare product! Just picked up a second bottle because I had started to notice a difference after I ran out.
After pushing you (you never needed pushing) towards K beauty I have also falling in love with Kiehl’s Calendula Herbal Extract Toner. I could bathe in it!! But still love my K beauties!!
Your back drop looks amazing Alice! I am a display artist and you have a great sense of balance. I have a urea toner recommendation I do not think you have mentioned before. It is the Sukoyaka Suhada Urea Moisturizing Toner. Would love to hear your opinion. 🖤
Thank you! Appreciate the rec also; I wasn't expecting to find an ingredient that works so well for me in such a specific way. Will have to give that one a try!
Personally, yes. I wait until my toner has dried before applying certain products, but I like to tone as quickly as I can after cleansing - helps keep my dry skin more in balance!
Fascinating insight. I am loving hydrating toners and/or K-beauty, currently using one from Pyunkang Yul, the Calming Deep Moisture Toner. I want to try the Beauty of Josin Bubble toner. I really like a spray toner because I don’t waste any.
If you have a favorite mist, save the bottle and test whether your watery toners work in it! I’m still using an old bottle of omorovicza mist (bottle only 😆) for an elf toner - it makes me giggle at myself every time for how massive the price difference between bottle and contents is, but it works SO well!!
I love my Indie Lee Toner, ordered my 2nd bottle recently! I do still enjoy the Murad hydrating toner I used before Indie Lee and I bought backs ups so I’m switching off the two. But thinking I will only continue repurchasing the Indie Lee going forward. If I can use down the road with Differin, I would like to try the Glow Recipe toner and all the ones in the top row seem great in 2nd category! I am working with mature skin and not acne prone so 3rd category I do not need, though I do have a Paulas choice 2% to try one day. Loved this video! 😊
I used both the G&G liquid hydration and the BoJ bubble toner today! They are HGs. I use the PC 2% BHA on my chest and upper arms every other morning and it's made a very significant improvement in my skin. And it seems like it's lasted forever. (I can't use it on my face as it gets flakey). But it's pricey so I'll probably finish off some other BHA products I have before I finally replace it, or wait for a good sale or something.
You know, it’s actually that aspect of waiting for a good sale that has kept me from buying more PC products in general. I keep waiting and waiting and waiting 😆 Maybe the Black Friday sales will be the best? I’ll have to keep an eye out
I love this since I seem to be perpetually looking for the perfect toner for my dry skin! I love the trial sizes in this category especially so much! I would love to see a ranking of mists because I feel like I’ve gone through a bunch and I have yet to find one that really works well with my skin! Even the most “hydrating” seem to dry out my skin… maybe that’s just a me problem lol but I’d still love to hear your take on that! Also really love the new background!!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I started out with finishing sprays that I heard were nondrying like Mac fix and the Charlotte Tilbury setting spray. I wasn’t surprised that those and other setting sprays were drying so I moved on to hydrating non-setting mists like the one by Algenist and the coconut based one by ELF. I think I tried one by pixie as well. My bathroom is under construction so I can’t go look I’m sure I’ve tried more though! I always feel hydrated at first and then drier 10 minutes later. What tends to happen with me is I get a super hydrated base going but then I have to set some areas of my face to reduce the texture. Later in the day I always want to add hydration but I can’t seem to do that well even on days where I don’t use any powder at all. I would love to find something that adds hydration without it just being straight up oil or something that temporarily helps but then evaporates and makes things worse. Saying all of that I’m not sure that even exists 😆 i’m sure there are some that are better than the ones I’ve tried though!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I guess those are all finishing spray type mists anything before that I feel is like a toner IMO For example I have the haruharu bamboo mist but in my head I categorize that as a type of toner. I’ve even put toners in spray bottles so maybe that’s why my brain just puts everything before sunscreen in that category. It makes it more complicated I guess when you really break it down into what mists there actually are!
Missha makes a really good toner with ascorbic acid in their Vita C line, and recently ive really enjoyed the Detoskin Rosehip Peel & Moisture toner pads, really find them great for gentle exfoliation if i feel like doing it in the daytime because they have gluconolactone (they also have salicylic acid but its the second to last ingredient, so i would think its functioning as a preservative at that level as opposed to an exfoliant)
I want to buy from Missha so badly, but I end up talking myself out of it due to feeling overwhelmed by the options 😆 Someday I need to compile a list of their best products-if that’s a high L-AA toner it might be exactly what I’m looking for!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole im not actually sure of the percentage, but it has Ascorbic plus 2 derivatives (3-0 Ethyl and Ascorbyl Glucoside), Tranexamic, Licorice Root, Niacinamide, Sea Buckthorn, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Panthenol, Lactobionic Acid, Tocopherol, Ceramide NP, Peptides, and also Arbutin, i was honestly shocked seeing how many great ingredients they were able to pack into this, although for sensitive skin types, it does contain some citrus oils, plus lavender and eucalyptus oil, but i found it an amazing daytime AOX option personally, also definitely try the red algae essence it is so good, but i feel their other essence variations get all the hype
@@AliceintheRabbitHole i'd say if you really want to try Missha and get a feel for the brand, dip into anything labeled Time Revolution first, they tend to be their most popular products and the lines within it are the original line (First Treatment Essence and Night Repair Ampoule/any of the purple night repair products), Red Algae, and Artemisia, they have some other products in the Time Revolution lineup but theyre harder to come by and i feel they really base it around those 3 lines
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I just started using the Missha Vita C Brightening Toner two days ago and I’m sooo smitten by the ingredients, relatively airtight packaging, and the fact that it doesn’t smell bad. It’s just a mild citrus scent that you can’t smell after it absorbs. Right now it’s cheapest at Soko Glam even with Missha’s double discount. I’m excited to try the concentrate ampoule from the same line but mine broke in the mail so I’m waiting for my replacement. My sister did say my skin seems to be brighter today after I used it as a toner pad sheet mask last night.
@@LittleAmyHe honestly given that anyone looking at Missha can handle the fragrance (although they have a good amount of great fragrance free options) pretty much every product has impressed me so much
Great video, Alice. I loved hearing your faves! My fave toner is the Laneige Cream Skin, but it’s pricey. Have you tried it? Do you know of any toners/essences that are similar to that one, but more affordable? Thanks in advance! 💕💕
That’s a product I’m hoping to try soon! I suspect I’ll like it, but I do wonder if I’ll feel similarly to how I do with the I’m from rice vs Tonymoly. Only one way to find out though haha!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole that’s right! Maybe I should check out the TonyMoly or I’m From Rice Toner. They look really nice. I love milky essence/toner hybrids. They work so well for my dry skin.
@@AliceintheRabbitHole have you tried the tonymoly honey mask? I keep seeing it pop up when I look up the I'm from one and curious if it's also similar like the toners
I’ll have to disagree on the Indie Lee though, only because of the medium-strength scent. The fragrance smells like regular bar soap to me and since it slightly bubbles when you shake the bottle, I can’t get away from the association that I’m spraying soap with a high pH on my skin (and therefore wrecking my skin barrier). Weird I know. Scent can ruin things psychologically!
I’m glad you shared this!! I’m editing a haul right now in which I talk about a similar concept. There’s a certain oil that I pretty much can’t wear to bed as the smell offends Ara too much 🤣 (worse yet, since she’s explained what it smells like to her, I’m over here going “oh no now I see it”. See it? See it with my nose? Lol!) Smells can make or break a product for sure!!
Thanks for this very insightful and useful information! If possible, I'd really appreciate your ranking of eye creams that truly brighten. I have a deep skin tone, combination skin, and some hyperpigmentation. Thanks so much. 💜
An esty I follow never uses cotton pads for her toners. She's a continuous fine mist spray bottle person or nano facial mister person and she also in some cases depending on the type of active, will recommend applying the toner first. I would like to find a nice hydrating toner for my sometimes dry skin that doesn't cost a fortune or smell like a bouquet and preferably, could go pick up at a brick and mortar. The Physician's Formula ones looks nice but I think I'd have preferred without the ascorbic acid and some comments complain about the spray/mister not functioning but maybe it could be transferred to another bottle.
I can answer your question on that: not easily unfortunately. You can spray it into another bottle...aka the very tedious way. But unfortunately it does not open 🙁 Definitely good to know about the sprayer - I might go ahead and preemptively transfer it as I do adore the formula. Thanks for sharing that!! I feel like physicians formula has SO MUCH potential in their skincare products - but there's often a tiny detail that keeps them from being among my absolute favs. Check out the ingredients on their gold line: it's fantastic. Except...why gold. WHY GOLD PF.
@@AliceintheRabbitHole Thanks. As for the gold thing, at least one derm has said it serves the same purpose as caviar in skin care, to separate people from their money, lol.
Hi, I asked about sending a quick dm. You didn't mind but how I send one. I have some questions and I don't want anyone to think they are using something incorrectly. Thx Marie
Hello question about the Paula’s Choice. This is an item I have been wanting to try but I get very confused if it’s a toner or not. On the website it says it’s a exfoliate and to be used after a toner. But you are describing it as a toner. So I’m not sure if this should be in place of a toner or along with a toner
I'm never without the Klairs toner, it is so flexible. If my skin is doing well then throwing on one layer is great, if I'm a little dry then using multiple layers of the Klairs really amps up the hydration without any heavy feeling on my skin. 😘 My other favorite when my skin is irritated or reacting to retin-a is Dr Jart ceramidin liquid - that one is almost a liquidy lotion but layers so well under other products. Question - any thoughts on the SNP Peptraronic line that has shown up at Ulta? I was thinking about a peptide product and came across those.
Funny you mention those; they have been in and out of my cart for a while now! Have you seen the size/price of that serum!? But because the value is SO good, I keep convincing myself the products might not be worth it. 😆 Is that even rational!?
@@AliceintheRabbitHole OK sounds good.I like I'm from Rice toner...but the Dr. Ceuracle Vegan Kombucha Tea stuff is absolutely a fine feeling on the face..so not using Laneige cream skin too often..not sure if they are interchangeable but love that feeling!!
Well, my top product of all time is the snail essence - so I am indeed biased towards it! In fact, I think my love for that essence is why I didn’t have high expectations for the watery toner. Instead, it surprised me - they’re both excellent (and different) products
Lmafo u know I still have tried GM I am so disappointed in my self..lol I love toners I'm such a toner girl all kinds of toners give them to me. I laugh when people say I dont use toner unless they have aha in it and I have dry skin? Like what are u doing with ur life try them on ur off days of active toners or even the same days and get back to me. 🤣 I finished off a cosrx propolis toner I need to order another one I dont with out it's like has maybe one or 2 uses it doesn't die I think in done and it keeps going..lol
Hahaha I’ve had those “bottomless pit” products too! I’m never upset about that happening, but I find I get myself nervous about how much is left WAY before I should have 🤣
Mochi is pronounced “moh-chee”. It’s actually a Japanese word but from my understanding it’s used as a slang for “baby” cute things in Korea. Think baby face and cutesy childlike cuteness in general. I think mochi in this toner is suppose to imply “supple baby skin”.
I use so many toners and i have dry skin. Currently using the keep cool bamboo and cosrx balancium ceramide toner. I also like ones containing green tea, centella and propolis
Ok, even as a lawyer that L'Oreal advertising pisses me off. I'd be ok if they said 99% Alcohol Free on the front, but an asterisk that requires you to flip to the back only to find out its not at all alcohol free still strikes me as false advertising. The placement on the ingredients list also establishes that nothing other than Water and Glycerin are included at levels higher than 1%. As for the rest of the reviews, my initial reaction was "wow.... we use very different types of toners" and then I thought about it and figure a lot of what I use as toners probably belong in the essence and essence/toner category. I like the I'm From Rice toner and the HaruHaru, but since I use the P&L glass serum (and have way too much of it due to an accidental double order) I mostly avoid HA focused toners unless they have significant other benefits like ceramides (might give the Mocchi a shot once I run low). I have the CosRx propolis toner as well from a CosRx bundle but haven't tried it yet. All other non-basic "toners" I use are antioxidant heavy toners. I'll use AHA/BHA toners and toners with actives I receive as part of boxes on the body just to use them up, but I don't want to mess with the rest of my routine. I also get the impression I'm saving a ton of money by not using pads seeing how much they soak up. As far as other categories, I firmly believe you should do what you want with your series, but to the extent feedback is helpful I'd love to hear your feedback on the following: 1) Eye Serum/Active Eye Creams: To date I've found the most success in going with a k-beauty ceramide/peptide heavy cream/gel and supplementing actives with an eye serum, so I'd be interested in eye serums you feel add a lot of value in the actives (vitamin c, retinol, or something else unique) or eye creams with similar effects. 2) Hydrating Wash Off Masks: I really enjoy the I'm From honey and mugwort masks, but I'm still experimenting with less expensive hydrating and possibly calming wash off masks that could be used on a daily basis and are a bit less moisturizing/nourishing than the honey mask. Based on your feedback in previous videos I'm not sure if this will really be your thing since I know you look for more potency in wash off masks and I believe have suggested sheet masks for hydration (which is probably the best option, I just don't like sheet masks). 3) Supplemental Serums: I tend to place serums in one of two categories, heavy actives and supplementary. I generally won't use more than one heavy active serum (usually vitamin C or retinol though I'd count exfoliating as well) in a routine, but I enjoy using 1-2 other serums that boost skin health without adding a strain. Examples of this in my mind are barrier care serums, some of the k-beauty snail serums, and possibly something as potent as the Clarin's Double Serum that uses alternative ingredients.
Yup, the L’Oreal toner is phenomenally disappointing to me. I grabbed it while I was in a CVS because I couldn’t get over how much the skincare community these days would clearly see through the nonsense - but it’s actually interesting what happened after. I looked up reviews and found makeupalley had quite a few (which was popular 5-10ish years ago for makeup and skincare reviews). I was shocked by how many people there called it a holy grail! IMO, it shows how far we have come in understanding what we want in our skincare products and how ingredients impact results. We think alike with the serums category! Suffice to say: that will be a significant portion of this series (if not it’s own mini series, still deciding there)
@@AliceintheRabbitHole See.... I don't know how to feel about the holy grails thing. I only got into skincare about 2 years ago, but as I understand it a lot of people weren't using toners and even with mostly glycerin I could see a hydrating toner doing something. Also the denatured alcohol at 1% feels like it wouldn't dehydrate the skin with presumably that much glycerin/water. That said, I could see it actually helping some other products penetrate the skin possibly enhancing a basic skincare routine. I actually avoid denatured alcohol in products not because I think its the worst thing to formulate with, but because I'm concerned it will mess with the effectiveness of the rest of my routine making it harder to manage.
Might just be me and my vision, but seeing the toners directly on the plate would have shown me texture better. I couldn’t really see them shook on the pads.
Thank you for the input! I think I’m going to try a matte finish plate (if I can find one at least, didn’t expect that to be such a challenge!) and if that doesn’t work, I’m ditching the idea. Completely agree that the vision and final result isn’t the same 👀
PSS. Cotton Pads. I just poor toners of all consistencies into my palm and splat on my face, neck etc…I rarely use pads but when I do I recycle them. All those door and window jams that have funky stuff in and on the tracks get nicely cleaned with any used cotton pads and or cotton swabs. And just use your imagination… all kind of places they fit in!!!
Please do mask segment! Wash off, sleeping mask. I can tell from your drawer behind you, I can see I’m from and other wash off masks. 🙏🏻
Your idea to make little shelves with your advent calendar is so cute!
Thank you!
The advent calendar box as display shelving looks terrific!
Thank you! ☺️
Alice, This is my favorite category of skincare ☺️. Recently I’ve loved applying liquid products using dropper bottles so that I can put the drops exactly where I want them and then spread it around with my fingers. It’s easier to avoid the eyes when needed and easier for viscous liquids that can’t be sprayed. I find this more pleasant than putting the liquid in the palm of my hand and doing the full palm press-press. Not sure why. 🤔 My palms are just as clean as my fingers but for some reason, they don’t feel like it in the moment 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️.
I find that I use only a few drops of the Paula’s Choice 2% BHA per day, otherwise my skin feels too tacky after applying it. So it tends to last me forever and therefore doesn’t seem very expensive. If I forego it, I start to get closed comedones and blackheads, so it’s the one product I’ll never be without. 🏆
P.S. I do quite like your advent calendar background 😊
Ooo, I would love if you would do one on mists! 😆
I'm currently using the cosrx balancium ceramide toner and cosrx full fit propolis toner. I absolutely love the ceramide one and are onto the 2nd bottle of it. I used to think toner was to remove the last of the Cleanser years ago, but now it's one of my favourite steps to hydrate. I'm really enjoying these style of videos. Thank you 😆💚
When I fell in love with cosrx’s snail essence, I thought that had to be their “best” product (you know how some brands have one hit and the rest of the brand is just okay?) how wrong I was - I’ve been blown away by so many of their products!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I know what you mean , I usually have 1 or 2 items from each brand, but I have a quite a few from cosrx. I recently bought their hyaluronic cream and I've never used anything like it before. It's incredible stuff.
Yeah I need a toner right before hyaluronic acid or else it's just a sticky mess lol. Plus toners have different ingredients now...its not just alcohol and witch hazel lol..
I like the glow recipe, Anua and Paulas choice toners.
Wow- your eye make up is stunning! Actually whole make up is flawless.
Thank you!
Hi Alice. The Isntree Green Tea Toner you got from the Stylevana Advent Calendar is a must try. I use it to calm down acne and for anti-aging. It's more concentrated than the Benton Deep Green Tea Toner because it's made from green tea extract rather than just green tea water. Both are great, but Isntree is more potent while Benton is more hydrating. 😊😊😊
I can’t wait to give that more of a try!
I just got that one and I’m really liking it too. ♥️
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I trying to watch you and The background is so wonderful. I love so many of these products.
Your background looks fantastic! Great work and thank u as always🙏
Thank you! ☺️
I figured you would not have Mamode Rose Water toner listed but I fell in love with it after getting a sample from the Allure Beauty box. I was excited to find a 2 pack at TJMaxx a month ago. I have sensitive skin but somehow the fragrance in this does not anger my skin. Thanks for the video. Also happy to see the PF made the top grade as I have that at my disposal as well. I hope you are getting settled into the new place and keeping healthy!
HI ALICE GREAT VIDEO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MIST VIDEO ALSO
Thank you ☺️
I love how the actual, 'honest to goodnesss' original use, of toners was to help products applied after the toner work better, or absorb better, as in preparing the skin - toning - it to receive further treatment and/or hydration. -former metry / kenner girl here..power blvd and david dr lady....mournfully adapting to life in these elevations...new england....
Ahh I lived right by Lafreniere Park for a while! I miss it so much ughhh, the rest of the world feels so bizarrely uptight in comparison to the Nola area!? It’s really thrown me for a loop!
Perfect timing as I was just about to purchase new toners! Thanks for ranking your favorites.
Aww yesss 😁💕
The Good Molecules toner I would say is my overall HG skincare product! Just picked up a second bottle because I had started to notice a difference after I ran out.
Same! I'm on bottle 5 or 6 😂
Nothing beats Indie Lee CoQ10 Toner! ❤️❤️
Yuuup, I love it!!
I completely agree with you on the Indie Lee toner! One of my favs too!!
Love indie lee toner. Love her. Those bottles are awesome to repurpose, too.
😆 I’m replying in reverse, so I love that I just said the same thing to your other comment LOL! Yup, it’s amazing!!
After pushing you (you never needed pushing) towards K beauty I have also falling in love with Kiehl’s Calendula Herbal Extract Toner. I could bathe in it!! But still love my K beauties!!
Your back drop looks amazing Alice! I am a display artist and you have a great sense of balance. I have a urea toner recommendation I do not think you have mentioned before. It is the Sukoyaka Suhada Urea Moisturizing Toner. Would love to hear your opinion. 🖤
Thank you! Appreciate the rec also; I wasn't expecting to find an ingredient that works so well for me in such a specific way. Will have to give that one a try!
I have been waiting on this one the most!! Can’t wait
I love your geometric "Hendecagon" cotton pads display
Hi Alice! Do you recommend that all of these be applied before any other products, after cleansing?
Personally, yes. I wait until my toner has dried before applying certain products, but I like to tone as quickly as I can after cleansing - helps keep my dry skin more in balance!
Fascinating insight. I am loving hydrating toners and/or K-beauty, currently using one from Pyunkang Yul, the Calming Deep Moisture Toner. I want to try the Beauty of Josin Bubble toner. I really like a spray toner because I don’t waste any.
If you have a favorite mist, save the bottle and test whether your watery toners work in it! I’m still using an old bottle of omorovicza mist (bottle only 😆) for an elf toner - it makes me giggle at myself every time for how massive the price difference between bottle and contents is, but it works SO well!!
I love my Indie Lee Toner, ordered my 2nd bottle recently! I do still enjoy the Murad hydrating toner I used before Indie Lee and I bought backs ups so I’m switching off the two. But thinking I will only continue repurchasing the Indie Lee going forward. If I can use down the road with Differin, I would like to try the Glow Recipe toner and all the ones in the top row seem great in 2nd category! I am working with mature skin and not acne prone so 3rd category I do not need, though I do have a Paulas choice 2% to try one day. Loved this video! 😊
Oh that's so funny, we must think alike! The Murad hydrating toner was an old favorite for me, but yep - the Indie Lee is better imo!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole Agree 💯! 😁
The cool pink eye shadow is bomb!
Thank you!
I have gone through *so* many bottles of that good molecules toner, it's hands down my favorite product in any of my routines
Right!? It's bizarre to think such a lovely product is also among the most affordable 🤯
I used both the G&G liquid hydration and the BoJ bubble toner today! They are HGs. I use the PC 2% BHA on my chest and upper arms every other morning and it's made a very significant improvement in my skin. And it seems like it's lasted forever. (I can't use it on my face as it gets flakey). But it's pricey so I'll probably finish off some other BHA products I have before I finally replace it, or wait for a good sale or something.
You know, it’s actually that aspect of waiting for a good sale that has kept me from buying more PC products in general. I keep waiting and waiting and waiting 😆
Maybe the Black Friday sales will be the best? I’ll have to keep an eye out
i feel like the rosen tropics toner is more like a kojic acid toner with some very gentle enzymatic exfoliation bc of the pineapple and papaya
I would love to see your ranking of advent beauty boxes. So many to chose from. Phyllis Heller
Yes to the mist!! I would love to know your advise on your mist products. I do enjoy this step!
Helloo... here at the 🐰🕳..fell in..
Mwah 😘
I love this since I seem to be perpetually looking for the perfect toner for my dry skin! I love the trial sizes in this category especially so much!
I would love to see a ranking of mists because I feel like I’ve gone through a bunch and I have yet to find one that really works well with my skin! Even the most “hydrating” seem to dry out my skin… maybe that’s just a me problem lol but I’d still love to hear your take on that!
Also really love the new background!!
Which ones have you tried? I do feel like they all work so differently - it makes it a category that is ALL over the place!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I started out with finishing sprays that I heard were nondrying like Mac fix and the Charlotte Tilbury setting spray. I wasn’t surprised that those and other setting sprays were drying so I moved on to hydrating non-setting mists like the one by Algenist and the coconut based one by ELF. I think I tried one by pixie as well.
My bathroom is under construction so I can’t go look I’m sure I’ve tried more though!
I always feel hydrated at first and then drier 10 minutes later. What tends to happen with me is I get a super hydrated base going but then I have to set some areas of my face to reduce the texture. Later in the day I always want to add hydration but I can’t seem to do that well even on days where I don’t use any powder at all. I would love to find something that adds hydration without it just being straight up oil or something that temporarily helps but then evaporates and makes things worse.
Saying all of that I’m not sure that even exists 😆 i’m sure there are some that are better than the ones I’ve tried though!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I guess those are all finishing spray type mists anything before that I feel is like a toner IMO For example I have the haruharu bamboo mist but in my head I categorize that as a type of toner. I’ve even put toners in spray bottles so maybe that’s why my brain just puts everything before sunscreen in that category. It makes it more complicated I guess when you really break it down into what mists there actually are!
Missha makes a really good toner with ascorbic acid in their Vita C line, and recently ive really enjoyed the Detoskin Rosehip Peel & Moisture toner pads, really find them great for gentle exfoliation if i feel like doing it in the daytime because they have gluconolactone (they also have salicylic acid but its the second to last ingredient, so i would think its functioning as a preservative at that level as opposed to an exfoliant)
I want to buy from Missha so badly, but I end up talking myself out of it due to feeling overwhelmed by the options 😆
Someday I need to compile a list of their best products-if that’s a high L-AA toner it might be exactly what I’m looking for!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole im not actually sure of the percentage, but it has Ascorbic plus 2 derivatives (3-0 Ethyl and Ascorbyl Glucoside), Tranexamic, Licorice Root, Niacinamide, Sea Buckthorn, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Panthenol, Lactobionic Acid, Tocopherol, Ceramide NP, Peptides, and also Arbutin, i was honestly shocked seeing how many great ingredients they were able to pack into this, although for sensitive skin types, it does contain some citrus oils, plus lavender and eucalyptus oil, but i found it an amazing daytime AOX option personally, also definitely try the red algae essence it is so good, but i feel their other essence variations get all the hype
@@AliceintheRabbitHole i'd say if you really want to try Missha and get a feel for the brand, dip into anything labeled Time Revolution first, they tend to be their most popular products and the lines within it are the original line (First Treatment Essence and Night Repair Ampoule/any of the purple night repair products), Red Algae, and Artemisia, they have some other products in the Time Revolution lineup but theyre harder to come by and i feel they really base it around those 3 lines
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I just started using the Missha Vita C Brightening Toner two days ago and I’m sooo smitten by the ingredients, relatively airtight packaging, and the fact that it doesn’t smell bad. It’s just a mild citrus scent that you can’t smell after it absorbs. Right now it’s cheapest at Soko Glam even with Missha’s double discount. I’m excited to try the concentrate ampoule from the same line but mine broke in the mail so I’m waiting for my replacement. My sister did say my skin seems to be brighter today after I used it as a toner pad sheet mask last night.
@@LittleAmyHe honestly given that anyone looking at Missha can handle the fragrance (although they have a good amount of great fragrance free options) pretty much every product has impressed me so much
Great video, Alice. I loved hearing your faves! My fave toner is the Laneige Cream Skin, but it’s pricey. Have you tried it? Do you know of any toners/essences that are similar to that one, but more affordable? Thanks in advance! 💕💕
That’s a product I’m hoping to try soon! I suspect I’ll like it, but I do wonder if I’ll feel similarly to how I do with the I’m from rice vs Tonymoly. Only one way to find out though haha!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole that’s right! Maybe I should check out the TonyMoly or I’m From Rice Toner. They look really nice. I love milky essence/toner hybrids. They work so well for my dry skin.
@@AliceintheRabbitHole have you tried the tonymoly honey mask? I keep seeing it pop up when I look up the I'm from one and curious if it's also similar like the toners
I’ll have to disagree on the Indie Lee though, only because of the medium-strength scent. The fragrance smells like regular bar soap to me and since it slightly bubbles when you shake the bottle, I can’t get away from the association that I’m spraying soap with a high pH on my skin (and therefore wrecking my skin barrier). Weird I know. Scent can ruin things psychologically!
I’m glad you shared this!! I’m editing a haul right now in which I talk about a similar concept. There’s a certain oil that I pretty much can’t wear to bed as the smell offends Ara too much 🤣 (worse yet, since she’s explained what it smells like to her, I’m over here going “oh no now I see it”. See it? See it with my nose? Lol!) Smells can make or break a product for sure!!
Thanks for this very insightful and useful information! If possible, I'd really appreciate your ranking of eye creams that truly brighten. I have a deep skin tone, combination skin, and some hyperpigmentation. Thanks so much. 💜
I am going to try the Tarte knockout. I never have. Have a great weekend ❌⭕
Definitely let me know how it goes for you!! (Patch test with everything I’ve heard 👀 although I do love it!!)
An esty I follow never uses cotton pads for her toners. She's a continuous fine mist spray bottle person or nano facial mister person and she also in some cases depending on the type of active, will recommend applying the toner first. I would like to find a nice hydrating toner for my sometimes dry skin that doesn't cost a fortune or smell like a bouquet and preferably, could go pick up at a brick and mortar. The Physician's Formula ones looks nice but I think I'd have preferred without the ascorbic acid and some comments complain about the spray/mister not functioning but maybe it could be transferred to another bottle.
I can answer your question on that: not easily unfortunately. You can spray it into another bottle...aka the very tedious way. But unfortunately it does not open 🙁
Definitely good to know about the sprayer - I might go ahead and preemptively transfer it as I do adore the formula. Thanks for sharing that!!
I feel like physicians formula has SO MUCH potential in their skincare products - but there's often a tiny detail that keeps them from being among my absolute favs. Check out the ingredients on their gold line: it's fantastic. Except...why gold. WHY GOLD PF.
@@AliceintheRabbitHole Thanks. As for the gold thing, at least one derm has said it serves the same purpose as caviar in skin care, to separate people from their money, lol.
Hi,
I asked about sending a quick dm. You didn't mind but how I send one. I have some questions and I don't want anyone to think they are using something incorrectly.
Thx Marie
Ah sorry just saw this! Let me know if you saw my other reply ☺️
Any ideas on where to buy Geek and Gorgeous?? Thank you as always!!! Shipping is outrageous on their site...
On their site, but there should be a decent free shipping minimum? It might vary by country though
Hello question about the Paula’s Choice. This is an item I have been wanting to try but I get very confused if it’s a toner or not. On the website it says it’s a exfoliate and to be used after a toner. But you are describing it as a toner. So I’m not sure if this should be in place of a toner or along with a toner
It’s an exfoliating toner! So another toner before it is very much optional ☺️
I'm never without the Klairs toner, it is so flexible. If my skin is doing well then throwing on one layer is great, if I'm a little dry then using multiple layers of the Klairs really amps up the hydration without any heavy feeling on my skin. 😘 My other favorite when my skin is irritated or reacting to retin-a is Dr Jart ceramidin liquid - that one is almost a liquidy lotion but layers so well under other products. Question - any thoughts on the SNP Peptraronic line that has shown up at Ulta? I was thinking about a peptide product and came across those.
Funny you mention those; they have been in and out of my cart for a while now! Have you seen the size/price of that serum!?
But because the value is SO good, I keep convincing myself the products might not be worth it. 😆 Is that even rational!?
@@AliceintheRabbitHole sounds rational to me 😁 the serum is what I was most interested in.
Are any of these Moisturizing Toners? ie provide oil or lock in water as I learned from your Mist vid..Thanks as always
Is say the I’m From is the most moisturizing in this video. Buuuut I finally tried the Laneige cream skin refiner, and that’s another option for sure!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole OK sounds good.I like I'm from Rice toner...but the Dr. Ceuracle Vegan Kombucha Tea stuff is absolutely a fine feeling on the face..so not using Laneige cream skin too often..not sure if they are interchangeable but love that feeling!!
Thank you so much! 😀
So I have the cosrx watery toner in my ulta cart but im wondering if the essence would be better??
Well, my top product of all time is the snail essence - so I am indeed biased towards it! In fact, I think my love for that essence is why I didn’t have high expectations for the watery toner. Instead, it surprised me - they’re both excellent (and different) products
@@AliceintheRabbitHole oh I meant the hyaluronic essence lol. The snail gets high praise but not sure i can get past snail mucin on my face 🤣
Lmafo u know I still have tried GM I am so disappointed in my self..lol I love toners I'm such a toner girl all kinds of toners give them to me. I laugh when people say I dont use toner unless they have aha in it and I have dry skin? Like what are u doing with ur life try them on ur off days of active toners or even the same days and get back to me. 🤣
I finished off a cosrx propolis toner I need to order another one I dont with out it's like has maybe one or 2 uses it doesn't die I think in done and it keeps going..lol
Hahaha I’ve had those “bottomless pit” products too! I’m never upset about that happening, but I find I get myself nervous about how much is left WAY before I should have 🤣
My skin gets along well with Yea tree..❌⭕
the klairs unscented preperation toner is NOT ragrance-free rose water is fragrance unfortunately :/
Mochi is pronounced “moh-chee”. It’s actually a Japanese word but from my understanding it’s used as a slang for “baby” cute things in Korea. Think baby face and cutesy childlike cuteness in general. I think mochi in this toner is suppose to imply “supple baby skin”.
Ah thank you!
I never knew people used it as slang lol. I think I took the name way too literally, like it would make your skin look smooth like mochi 💀
@@jjayjae_ I meaaaan baby smooth and bouncy skin is essentially the same thing so you’re not wrong XD
Mochi is a kind of rice dessert... But it has a very specific, rather bouncy texture.
Indie Lee is my favorite!..❌⭕
It’s so good!! 😍
I use so many toners and i have dry skin. Currently using the keep cool bamboo and cosrx balancium ceramide toner. I also like ones containing green tea, centella and propolis
Ok, even as a lawyer that L'Oreal advertising pisses me off. I'd be ok if they said 99% Alcohol Free on the front, but an asterisk that requires you to flip to the back only to find out its not at all alcohol free still strikes me as false advertising. The placement on the ingredients list also establishes that nothing other than Water and Glycerin are included at levels higher than 1%.
As for the rest of the reviews, my initial reaction was "wow.... we use very different types of toners" and then I thought about it and figure a lot of what I use as toners probably belong in the essence and essence/toner category. I like the I'm From Rice toner and the HaruHaru, but since I use the P&L glass serum (and have way too much of it due to an accidental double order) I mostly avoid HA focused toners unless they have significant other benefits like ceramides (might give the Mocchi a shot once I run low). I have the CosRx propolis toner as well from a CosRx bundle but haven't tried it yet. All other non-basic "toners" I use are antioxidant heavy toners. I'll use AHA/BHA toners and toners with actives I receive as part of boxes on the body just to use them up, but I don't want to mess with the rest of my routine. I also get the impression I'm saving a ton of money by not using pads seeing how much they soak up.
As far as other categories, I firmly believe you should do what you want with your series, but to the extent feedback is helpful I'd love to hear your feedback on the following:
1) Eye Serum/Active Eye Creams: To date I've found the most success in going with a k-beauty ceramide/peptide heavy cream/gel and supplementing actives with an eye serum, so I'd be interested in eye serums you feel add a lot of value in the actives (vitamin c, retinol, or something else unique) or eye creams with similar effects.
2) Hydrating Wash Off Masks: I really enjoy the I'm From honey and mugwort masks, but I'm still experimenting with less expensive hydrating and possibly calming wash off masks that could be used on a daily basis and are a bit less moisturizing/nourishing than the honey mask. Based on your feedback in previous videos I'm not sure if this will really be your thing since I know you look for more potency in wash off masks and I believe have suggested sheet masks for hydration (which is probably the best option, I just don't like sheet masks).
3) Supplemental Serums: I tend to place serums in one of two categories, heavy actives and supplementary. I generally won't use more than one heavy active serum (usually vitamin C or retinol though I'd count exfoliating as well) in a routine, but I enjoy using 1-2 other serums that boost skin health without adding a strain. Examples of this in my mind are barrier care serums, some of the k-beauty snail serums, and possibly something as potent as the Clarin's Double Serum that uses alternative ingredients.
Yup, the L’Oreal toner is phenomenally disappointing to me. I grabbed it while I was in a CVS because I couldn’t get over how much the skincare community these days would clearly see through the nonsense - but it’s actually interesting what happened after. I looked up reviews and found makeupalley had quite a few (which was popular 5-10ish years ago for makeup and skincare reviews). I was shocked by how many people there called it a holy grail! IMO, it shows how far we have come in understanding what we want in our skincare products and how ingredients impact results.
We think alike with the serums category! Suffice to say: that will be a significant portion of this series (if not it’s own mini series, still deciding there)
@@AliceintheRabbitHole See.... I don't know how to feel about the holy grails thing. I only got into skincare about 2 years ago, but as I understand it a lot of people weren't using toners and even with mostly glycerin I could see a hydrating toner doing something. Also the denatured alcohol at 1% feels like it wouldn't dehydrate the skin with presumably that much glycerin/water. That said, I could see it actually helping some other products penetrate the skin possibly enhancing a basic skincare routine. I actually avoid denatured alcohol in products not because I think its the worst thing to formulate with, but because I'm concerned it will mess with the effectiveness of the rest of my routine making it harder to manage.
You used that one cotton pad 3 times 😂😂
Might just be me and my vision, but seeing the toners directly on the plate would have shown me texture better. I couldn’t really see them shook on the pads.
Thank you for the input! I think I’m going to try a matte finish plate (if I can find one at least, didn’t expect that to be such a challenge!) and if that doesn’t work, I’m ditching the idea. Completely agree that the vision and final result isn’t the same 👀
Best toners 0.0
PSS. Cotton Pads. I just poor toners of all consistencies into my palm and splat on my face, neck etc…I rarely use pads but when I do I recycle them. All those door and window jams that have funky stuff in and on the tracks get nicely cleaned with any used cotton pads and or cotton swabs. And just use your imagination… all kind of places they fit in!!!
Hi Alice ❌⭕
PS. Mocchi pronounced Mo-Chi ( like chihuahua). 😘
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