Monday 29 December 2014

Sukin Hydrating Mist Toner



I really enjoy Sukin products - they're simple, inexpensive, and I adore their signature lavender/citrus fragrance! Today I am writing about their Hydrating Mist Toner.

After discovering the benefits and joys of using a toner day and night (thanks, Caroline Hirons!), I can't go without a hydrating toner and an exfoliating toner in my skincare routine. The Sukin Hydrating Mist Toner is the hydrating toner in my current routine, which I spray on after cleansing my skin and swiping it with an exfoliating toner.

It helps to bring hydration back into my skin and is also great in the morning as a bit of a wake up call. I also like to use it on really hot days to refresh my skin and makeup. I love the delicate rose and chamomile scent, it is heaven to spritz all over! I also find that it helps my serum and moisturiser to spread all over when my skin is damp and absorbs more quickly.

The pump packaging is so handy - I really dislike hydrating toners that are packaged in bottles without a pump, I feel like I'm wasting so much product on the cotton pad rather than my skin. This one disperses a nice even mist and I use about three sprays over my face and neck, both morning and night.

It is alcohol and paraben free, with a perfect little list of ingredients (what I like to see) including rosewater and German chamomile extract. It does contain a small amount of synthetic preservative in the form of phenoxyethanol.

The Hydrating Mist Toner also recently won the Best Toner in the Beauty Heaven 'Best in Beauty' Awards 2014. Congrats Sukin!

At only $9.95 for a 125mL bottle, I'd definitely recommend everyone give this toner a try, especially in preparation for the boiling hot summer ahead of us in Australia!

Price: $9.95 (Sukin website, Priceline) [$0.08/mL]
Rate: fragrance, small ingredient list, hydrating, cheap, pump packaging
Hate: nothing!
Verdict: would repurchase!

Saturday 27 December 2014

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Hi everyone!

After having a skincare (and makeup, but the less said about that, the better!) obsession for quite some time now, I thought I would start up a blog to document it and share my wisdom on some of the products I have fallen in love with.

My name is Bonnie - I'm a 22 year old soon-to-graduate Agricultural/Commerce student from Perth, Western Australia. I start full time work next year in February and let's just say that my skin is NOT looking forward to having to deal with office air-conditioning.

My skin is dry, tending towards dehydrated, with hormonal acne fairly regularly but nothing too extreme. Although I prefer to use natural, organic skincare - I like the scientifically proven stuff too!

So, let's do this!

I look forward to sharing my skincare picks (and misses) with you all.