Avalon Organics: Balancing Toner

Well, look at that! Another skincare item! Who would have thunk it? Now to be honest, toner is still a relatively new thing to me. I've always done the facial moisturizer thing (well, as long as I have been getting to stuff like that), but toner? That was a foreign word to me. I've heard of it here and there, and had some friends that used it, but wasn't completely sure what it was for. As far as I knew, it was something that helped with acne, and I really didn't have a problem with that, so I just kind of ignored it.

Until I discovered there was a beauty community on Youtube.

I saw some girls talk about it, but was really did it for me was Nicole Guerriro. She actually explained what a toner was, and she recommended one from Neutrogena to try out. It worked, and was pretty cheap. I was sold.

Oh, and if you're not sure who Nicole is, here's a link to her channel: www.youtube.com/user/nguerriero19
I'm glad I tried the Neutrogena one, because it was so cheap. A nice, biggerish bottle was just around $5. Prefect for someone who's just trying it out. Overall, I'm glad I did. I like the way it made my skin look and feel, and I wanted to add to my non-existent skincare routine.

However, I wasn't a fan that it was making my eyes sting and water (sometimes even my skin), and it was geared toward acne skin, which I didn't really have. I liked that it took any traces of makeup off, but I wanted to see what else was out there.

So, while walking that "natural" section of Target (I'm actually in that aisle quite a bit), I stumbled across this:

A toner!! With oranges on it!!!
And that really was the first thing that appealed to me: oranges on the bottle. Citrus!! Yum!! One of my favorite scents!! Then I noticed it wasn't targeted towards acne. Another bonus!! So I screwed the cap off, took a whiff, and fell in love!
Overall, I love it :) It smells fantastic, doesn't sting my skin (my old toner did), doesn't burn my eyes, takes off any left over make up still on my face, and leaves my skins soft and smooth. :)

It's pretty much a keeper. I don't think I'll ever really want to try another toner. I don't say for sure I won't, because who knows, maybe one day I'll wake up and hate the scent of oranges. But until that happens, I will be repurchasing this little sucker. Oh! And the price wasn't too bad, around $8 I believe.
:)

Toodles!

Emily

P.S. They also have other skincare stuff that also smells fantastic! I can't wait tory them!