Toner Love

Today I wanted to show you some toners I've trying out over the last few weeks.



I've recently moved back to North Wales after 10 years up in Lancaster - how old does that make me sound! (I went up for Uni and stayed). Anyway once back I realised that I could no longer easily get hold of my most loved toner - Lush's Breath of Fresh Air as they are no Lush's locally.



I can go to Chester but it's not something we do regularly. So with that in mind I had to try and find a nice natural (if possible) replacement. I couldn't really decide in Boots so I went with the Nivea Pure & Gentle Cleansing Toner and Botanics Rosewater Toner.

Botanics,



Nivea,



Both are great and my face always feels refreshed after using either of them. I've also noticed that it didn't make much of a difference to my skin if I alternated between these in the week. Which is a bonus!

I find that they're both ok for removing any makeup residue thats left but if I'm honest the Botanics Rosewater toner does do a bit of a better job.

Overall they're both gear toners to use especially if you don't want to spend a fortune or have sensitive skin. But if I'm honest I'll be picking up a Breath of Fresh Air as soon as I get a chance. Can't fully describe why, but I just happier with my whole complexion when I use it.

Nivea Pure & Natural Soothing Day Cream

I seem to be constantly on the search for a 'Holy Grail' moisturiser. I've been using Neal's Yard Orange Flower Moisturiser for some time, and although I love it, I started to find that it wasn't really working any long on my nose. I suffer from quite bad dry skin on my nose and I really need a good moisturiser to combat the flakiness. But for some reason this had stopped working it's magic.

So off I went any on the hunt for another moisturiser. Now not only do I suffer from dry, flaky skin, but I also have a tendency to break out when the moisturiser are quite heavy and thick - so I fall into the combination skin box, however I also find my skin to be quite sensitive. As you can see not an easy task to find a good moisturiser.

I picked up the Nivea Pure and Natural, as I've always liked Nivea as a brand, but have never really used their moisturisers. I picked up the Soothing Day Cream for Dry to Sensitive Skin.

Firstly, it contains Chamomile and Moroccan Argan Oil and 95% of the ingredients are from natural origins.

It also doesn't include any parabens, silicones, colourants or mineral oils.

It initially looks like quite a thick moisturiser but once on the skin it's nice and light and soaks in quickly.

I think this falls into the moisturiser that have a gel like feel to them, much the same as the Neal's Yard moisturiser, and I have to admit that it's definitely my preferred type of moisturiser.

Also I love the smell - it's so refreshing and you definitely smell the chamomile.

Overall I love this moisturiser. It soaks in quickly and leaves my skin soft and hydrated.

For £5.10 from Boots, this is seriously looking like a good contender for re-purchasing and HG status.