NEW ON THE SKINCARMA BLOG | SKINCARMA APPROVED : 3 TOP FACIAL MOISTURIZERS FOR WINTER WEATHER | Link in bio 👆🏼 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ I really love toners. The toning step is so important to hydrating, balancing, softening and preparing skin. So pardon me if I swear right now. (I never said this was a family page.) WHAT THE HELL IS A STICK TONER?! How in the world is a solid toner supposed to do anything that a toner does? A toner is inherently wet, watery, and intended to seep and absorb deeply into the skin layers, drawing whatever is applied over it into the skin along with it. A toner turns the skin into a damp, absorptive sponge. So, full disclosure, I’ve had these two Milk Matcha stick formulas — one cleanser, one toner — in my stash for months. Both are infused with pro-skin health antioxidant Green Tea Leaf Extract. The cleanser functions as expected. I love a good stick cleanser (cue up my review last week on the NEOGEN Real Fresh Green Tea Cleansing Stick)! But I was dreading using the toner stick/stick toner. And along came the e.l.f. Pore Toner Balm — and I’m thinking, “Oh is this a thing?!” It’s a thing alright. But not a good thing. Just a whacky thing. Look, they’re both actually okay formulas — the Milk toner better than the seeming knock-off e.l.f. one. But they’re both fatally flawed in their execution. The Milk Matcha Toner is packed with several good-for-skin antioxidants. But in no way is this the way to deliver them. Yikes! 📺Watch my IGTV channel above for a video review and to see it in action! ✅@milkmakeup Matcha Toner solid toner stick ✅@milkmakeup Matcha Cleanser solid cleanser stick ✅@elfcosmetics Pore Toner Balm ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Check the Skincarma blog for smart product reviews and ingredient knowledge. I invite you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. Links in bio 👆🏼 🖤 SKINCARMA ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ • • • • #skincarma #elfcosmetics #menwhomask #milkmakeup #matchatoner #matchacleanser (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br40H9XnTIp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6jm5cjhfrq4y
