It’s been a couple of years since my last
toner roundup and I’m either finished or very nearly finished all of these so
here are some quick reviews before I open some more!
This is a lightweight, hydrating and
refreshing toner which is exactly what K Beauty is known for so no surprise there!
It contains yam root extract to replenish skin moisture and keep skin supple
along with vegan milk complex (derived from oat, rice, coconut and other
plant-based ingredients) and lipid water to strengthen the skin barrier. It
feels gentle, has a milky consistency and helped hydrate and calm my skin! Read my review here!Use my Yesstyle code DANIELLESBB5 for $$ off!
I was pleasantly surprised by this
formula having found everything I’ve tried from Glow Recipe a bit blah until
this which I loved! It’s cooling, brightening and hydrating and it didn’t smell
overpowering like their watermelon line. It contains Cloudberry which is packed
with Vitamins C and E and Coenzyme Q10 which is antioxidant and strengthens
skin. The bottle is only 75mls so I went through it quite quickly and it was
hard to get the last quarter out as it’s a jelly-like consistency and comes in
pump packaging but I would repurchase as it made my skin feel so good! Read my IPSY review here!
Another underrated gem from Pixi! This is
formulated with glycolic, lactic and salicylic acids, to promote smoother,
clearer skin without drying it out! It also contains aloe and probiotics to
soothe and balance skin. It used this anytime my skin felt like it was breaking
out and it helped so much with congestion! It’s alcohol free so didn’t dry my
skin out but worked well to exfoliate and keep spots under control!
I was spoilt earlier this year when
Farmacy sent me their three toners! This one is a toner/essence hybrid with
chamomile to calm and soothe, ceramides to replenish the skins moisture
barrier, smooth fine lines and boost elasticity as well as honey to heal and
nurture dry skin. I have loved using this – it’s hydrating, and softens and soothes
my skin leaving it ready for my next skincare steps!
This one might be my favourite of the
Farmacy trio! It claims to reduce the look of dark spots in just 7 days and I
would have to agree! It contains 3% tranexamic acid to work on aforementioned
dark spots and to brighten as well as 5% PHA and azelaic acid to even skin tone
and gently exfoliate. This has worked so well to brighten my skin and help
lighten some stubborn dark spots I get after breakouts! It’s gentle and I love
using it in both my AM and PM routines!
Lastly, another hit for Farmacy! This one
contains 2% BHA to exfoliate and help clean pores, draw out excess oil and
refine skin texture. Moringa refreshes skin and papaya enzymes gently exfoliate
and clarify skin! This works so quickly for me to calm my skin down when I am
experiencing breakouts and really helps refine problem areas and balance my
skin!
I can’t recommend any of these toners
enough! I have loved them all! The Farmacy are really up there though – I
received them in January and they will all be finished by the end of the month
so they lasted me a good 9 months with rotational daily use! I have a few
toners in my stash to use up but I would repurchase all of the toners here
tomorrow if I had a gap in my toner stash!
Welcome to my end of year empties! I
don’t think it’s quite as big as previous year end’s so I have obviously been
slacking lately but let’s get onto the mini reviews!
Haircare
Living Proof Perfect hair Day Dry Shampoo
One of my favourite dry shampoos! I do
prefer the advanced version but this one is still great! Doesn’t leave a white
cast and gives me an extra day of two out of my hair! Have already repurchased!
Read my full review here!
Bondi Boost HG Dry Shampoo
Got this on a half price sale from
Sephora a few months ago and it was nice to try something different! Smells
very strongly of rosemary (reminds me of a cocktail!) and had no whitecast
while giving me extra days out of greasy hair but I prefer the Living Proof
offerings so not a repurchase!
Head and Shoulders Classic Clean 2 in 1
I always like to have a shampoo with SLS
in my shower as I tend to use it once a week as it’s clarifying! This one also
happens to help with dandruff which I get occasionally and it's affordable! Will
repurchase!
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Joia Milky Leave
In Conditioner
Loved this! Smells just like
the body cream, offers heat protection up to 450˚ and smooths my hair! Will
repurchase in the future! Read my full review here!
Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray
Found this to be a little disappointing
as the claims and hype are so built up! It didn’t do much for frizz when my
hair was going through a frizzy phase but it does make my hair feel incredibly
smooth and soft. Not a repurchase!
Kerastase Nurtitive Masquintense*
Love this! Smells divine and is very concentrated
so a little goes a long way! Leaves my hair feeling super soft, smooth and the
ends well hydrated which makes them look healthier! Despite my hair not being
thick, it rinses out well and doesn’t leave it weighed down. Lasted me ages and
I never wanted it to end! I will repurchase once I finish a few other hair
treatments! Read my full review here!
Living Proof Perfect hair Day Shampoo
Enjoyed this mini, made my hair feel
clean and would like to try more hair products from Living Proof but not a
repurchase right now!
Living Proof Triple Bond Complex
Another favourite! I use this weekly and
it offers heat protection up to 232˚C to help prevent future breakage and
leaves my hair feeling protected, smooth and manageable with a good shine and I
have noticed my ends looking way healthier with less split ends! Already
repurchased! Read my full review here!
Bodycare
Naturium The Soother Sensitive Skin Body
Wash
Got this on sale last year and it’s a really
nice, simple and gentle body wash! Unscented, so a little boring but works well
for my skin! Would repurchase but have a few others to get through!
Nivea Rich Body Lotion Firming Q10 plus
Vitamin C
Really enjoyed this and you know I love
Nivea! It felt hydrating, smoothing and firming and it’s so affordable! Will
repurchase!
The Inkey List PHA Exfoliating and
Hydrating Body Water Cream
Another love! This made my skin feel so
smooth! Another bit of a boring one as it’s not scented but it was affordable
too and worked well on my KP! Would repurchase!
Eresos Energos Active Muscle Therapy Balm*
Lovely balm that smelt of eucalyptus!
Took me longer to finish than I would like because I don’t tend to reach for
products like this so not a repurchase!
Frank Body Smoothing AHA Body Lotion
Another nice body lotion that hydrated my
skin and made it feel smooth but I went through this size so quickly! Would
repurchase the bigger size on offer!
Biossance Squalane + Enzyme Sugar Body
Scrub
This was nice but nothing special for the
price! I prefer something scrubbier or even exfoliating gloves! Not a
repurchase!
The Body Shop Hemp Hard-Working Hand
Protector
A little too rich for me for day to day use and I don’t love
the scent! Not a repurchase!
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream
One of my favourite body creams! Smells
amazing and feels so hydrating! This size was handy to have for a couple of
nights away I had recently! Will repurchase!
Skincare
Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel*
One of my favourite cleansers! I’ve been
through a few bottles of this now and it works so well as a second or morning
cleanse for me and is gentle and non-drying. It makes my skin feel calm and I
can’t recommend it enough! Will repurchase when I finish a few other cleansers!
Read my full review here!
Isntree Yam Root Vegan Milk Toner*
This was a really lovely gentle and
hydrating toner! It’s lightweight and replenishes skin moisture to keep skin
supple as well as strengthening the skin barrier. Would repurchase! Read my full review here!
Nivea Double Effect Waterproof Eye Makeup
Remover
The best waterproof eye makeup remover
there is! Gentle and hydrating and removes eye makeup with ease! Already got
several back-ups!
January Labs Restorative Tonic Mist
Love this mist, it works so well when I
have breakouts to calm my skin! Gutted this has now disappeared from SpaceNK as
it had already left Cult Beauty! I have one backup left and would love to
repurchase but it might be too difficult to get my hands on!
Enjoyed this – it’s definitely on the
hydrating side but non greasy and worked well to protect my skin leaving no
white cast and didn’t pill under makeup. Don’t love the smell and it's pricier
than some K Beauty SPF’s I prefer so not a repurchase for me right now!
Vichy Mineral 89 100h Moisture Boosting
Cream Rich*
Loved this cream – it felt so hydrating
and worked well with my combo skin as both an AM and PM moisturiser! Makeup sat
better underneath it and I would repurchase! See my full review here!
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye
Supercharged Gel-Crème
This is a balmy-gel and works so well to
hydrate under and around my eyes reducing fine lines! I didn’t notice a huge
difference in under eye darkness which it does claim to target but I still
really like it because of how smoothing I found it! Would repurchase if I found
on a good sale!
Pixi Clarity Concentrate*
This was my go-to when I was experiencing
breakouts and it worked a treat! It contains glycolic, salicylic and lactic
acid as well as probiotics and aloe and really helped to gently exfoliate my
skin while still keeping it hydrated and my breakouts healed much faster with
use! I don’t think this would work miracles if you are experiencing severe acne
but for the usual time of the month breakouts, it’s great! Would repurchase!
Read my full review here!
REN Brightening Dark Circle Eye Cream*
Another eye cream I enjoyed for its
hydrating purposes more so than brightening claims! I tended to use this in the
morning and the Estee Lauder at night! Like I said, it didn’t do much for
brightening (a lot of eye creams don’t!) but it worked well under my makeup and
didn’t pill and kept my under eye hydrated throughout the day! Not a repurchase
for me right now though as I have a few others to use up!
Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Toner
A lovely gentle toner that felt creamy
and hydrating! Would love a full size of this for winter and would repurchase
in the future!
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream
Really rich moisturiser that was great
under makeup! Super expensive though so not a repurchase for me as I have others
I prefer but a lovely product nonetheless!
La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume
A classic soothing balm/moisturiser, this
is nice to have on hand but I’m not sure it did much for me though that’s
probably to do with the size! Would consider a repurchase in the future!
Pat McGrath Divine Skin Rose 001 The
Essence
Nice hydrating essence but not a
repurchase for me, I’m a little sick of rose scents!
Dr Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Extra Strength
Daily Peel
Love using these as a more intensive
treatment once in a while! Work well to smooth my skin! Will repurchase!
Pixi Volumizing Infusion Sheet Mask*
Patchology Flash Patch Hydrating Lip Gels
Patchology Flash Patch Illuminating Eye
Gels
Rodial Bee Venom Jelly Eye Patches
Won’t go into detail on all of these but
I enjoyed using them and they worked well as a treat to hydrate my skin!
Wouldn’t go out of my way to repurchase them but I do like using them when I
remember!
Makeup
By Terry Hydra-Care Setting Powder in 0
Colorless
Really enjoyed this powder on my combo
skin, it worked well to mattify my t-zone and never looked cakey or detectable!
Would repurchase if on sale!
Merit Clean Lash in Black*
This has become my new favourite mascara
this year! It’s a tubing mascara and there is no smudging, clumping or flaking,
the bristles make it easy to coat my lashes and it works well to lengthen. Received
in PR but I repurchased with my own money! Read my full review here!
Saie Glowy Super Gel in Starglow
This is a gorgeous illuminator that I mix
in with my foundation and it works to help brighten and add a little somethin’
somethin’ to my skin! Got another shade to try in a Sephora favourite set I
recently purchased!
Clarins SOS Primer (Boosts Radiance)
Another nice glowy primer I like to mix
with foundation! Overall, I prefer the Saie so not a repurchase for me but I
would happily use it again!
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm
This was a nice lip balm but it’s so
hyped up I’m not sure what I’m missing, it's nothing special! Have a mini in the
hot cocoa scent but not a repurchase for me!
Naturium Phyto Glow Lip Balm in Petal
Loved this! The perfect amount of
stickiness and lasted ages on my lips, hydrating them without having to top up
very often! Petal is a lovely my lips but better shade! The packaging on this
is awful though, I had to duct tape it as the end popped after only a couple of
uses. Naturium customer service was good and refunded me but I have never had
this problem on any tube lip balms before! Have repurchased in a different
shade!
Miscellaneous
Organika Enhanced Collagen Protein
Love these, absorb so well in water and
help my joints!
Genuine Health Original Greens+
Not my favourite greens taste but I’m a
picky eater so like to subsidise my greens intake with these. Have gone back to
the Costco ones as I prefer the taste but would repurchase these on offer!
So that’s my year end empties! I need to
get back on track as I had a few products I was hoping to finish by now but
didn’t quite manage to so hopefully they will be in my first empties in the New
Year! Did you see any products you like or want to try?
