Toner

01 Apr 2024 Skincare Comment

elf Pure Skin Toner – Surprise! | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER When you have been testing skincare products for years, you can get a little arrogant and look at something like the elf Pure Skin Toner and think “I know exactly what you are made of”. Because, let’s be honest, there are only so many things you can put into your products. That doesn’t mean all products are the same, no. You…

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A dark brown bottle of SKIN1004 Probio-Cica Essence Toner with a cream label standing in front of a dark background with white flowers

19 Feb 2024 Skincare Comment

SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Essence Toner – Why essence toner? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Fermented ingredients are huge in Korean skincare, and so is Centella Asiatica as ingredient. Well, the SKIN1004 Probio-Cica Essence Toner offers fermented Centella Asiatica – I was intrigued. If you have seen my post about fermented ingredients, you know that the fermentation process breaks down the initial structure into smaller pieces like amino acids and proteins, which, depending on what you…

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A bottle of Balea Beauty Expert Hydration Toner standing in front of a dark background with white flowers

22 Dez 2023 Skincare Comment

Balea Beauty Expert Hydration Toner – SO good! | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER I know the Balea Beauty Expert line is a little niche, as the brand is only available in select parts of the world, but when I saw the Balea Beauty Expert Hydration Toner as new releases in my local DM, I knew I had to pick it up. Some of the products I tried from the line were really good,…

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A bottle of facetheory Glycolacsal Solution (brown glass with a blue and white label) standing in front of a dark background with white flowers

13 Nov 2023 Skincare Comment

facetheory Glycolacsal Solution – Effective, but… | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Exfoliating toners like the facetheory Glycolacsal Solution seem to be really popular. Somehow they are perceived as less intimidating than exfoliating serums, although we all know that concentration and formulation plays a much bigger role than the name a certain product got – I have seen toners that pack way more punch than a serum! Is that the case here…

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A travel size of the facetheory Cera-C Pore Reducing Toner standing in front of a dark background with white flowers

06 Nov 2023 Skincare Comment

facetheory Cera-C Pore Reducing Toner – Is that the right name? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Pore reduction seems to be a popular topic, and believe me, as someone with oily skin I get that, so facetheory has a dedicated product for that. It is called facetheory Cera-C Pore Reducing Toner and has, as you might have guessed Ceramides, hence the Cera, and a Vitamin C derivative, hence the -C. Usually toners aimed at pore…

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A bottle of Real Barrier Extreme Essence Toner standing in front of a dark background with white flowers

25 Aug 2023 Skincare Comment

Real Barrier Extreme Essence Toner – My precious! | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST, BUT THE VIDEO LINKED IS SPONSORED. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Back in December 2022 I received a few products from the brand Real Barrier, a Korean skincare brand I hadn’t heard of before. As December is a busy time, I kind of forgot about them until I one night, on a whim, reached for a sheet mask they had sent me. I don’t often…

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Picture of the innisfree Intensive Hydrating Toner with Green Tea Seed (the travel size), a small, dark green bottle with a flat top cap.

12 Jun 2023 Skincare 1 comment

innisfree Intensive Hydrating Toner with Green Tea Seed – Special? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PR (GIFTED), THE TONER ITSELF WAS PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER As someone that grew up in the 80s/ early 90s, things like the innisfree Intensive Hydrating Toner with Green Tea Seed will never stop to amaze me. In my formative years toners were harsh, alcohol based fluids designed to strip your skin, and the hydrating beauties that come from Korean skincare are, compared to that,…

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A bottle of Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner in front of white flowers on a dark background

17 Mrz 2023 Skincare Comment

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner – good for acne? | Doctors Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: SOME PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER According to the website, the Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner is inspired by the Korean Aqua Peel Facial in that it exfoliates and hydrates at the same time. To achieve that, it features both PHAs or Polyhydroxy Acids, big exfoliating acids that are really gentle because they don’t penetrate the skin as deep as Glycolic Acid for…

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11 Nov 2022 Skincare Comment

Balea Beauty Expert Liquid Peeling compared to Paulas Choice 2% BHA | Doctor Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE PURCHASED MYSELF, LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER Whenever I see a product in slender, round packaging, using 2% Salicylic Acid, my first thought is: How is it going to compare to the original, the holy grail, the Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant? Especially when it comes at a fraction of the price, like the Balea Beauty Expert Liquid Peeling 2% BHA. If you are not familiar…

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11 Mrz 2022 Skincare 2 comments

Will the Seven Skin Method give you glowing skin? | Ask Doctor Anne

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS POST ARE MOSTLY PR (GIFTED) AND LINKS USED ARE AFFILIATE LINKS. I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE THE BLOGPOST. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER I started exploring K-beauty skincare a little over a year ago and fell deeply in love with their toners. No, using a toner is not a necessary skincare step, but one that I enjoy for extra hydration. (More info: The difference between Toner, Tonic and Essence explained) And if you love toners and K-Beauty, it doesn’t take long until you stumble…

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