Clarins Toning Lotion With Iris

A few weeks ago, I had a bit of spend up on a blog sale. I picked up quite a few skincare bits, including this Clarins Toning Lotion With Iris for Oily/Combination Skin. It was only £3 and I thought it was a great way to try something expensive before buying it new.

Clarins Toning Lotion With Iris, Normally £18, purchase here

The toner is alcohol free, contains purifying iris and sage extracts. It claims to tone and tighten pores while helping to normalize skin oil levels. It has a slight scent, but the only way I can describe it would be "clean".

Alcohol-free toner—with purifying Iris and Sage extracts—removes every last trace of cleanser, leaving oily-prone skin clean and perfectly radiant.Tones and tightens pores while helping normalise surface oils. Preps skin for the Clarins treatments that follows. - See more at: http://www.clarins.co.uk/Toning-Lotion-With-Iris-%22Combination/Oily-Skin%22/C010103002,en_GB,pd.html?start=19#sthash.hqAE8MO1.dpuf

Despite the fact that I have dry skin, I thought I would give this a go in hopes that it might help balance the oil I get around my nose area. In defense of the product, it didn't dry out my skin, but it also didn't help me with any other skin issues.

I used the toner as directed by Clarins (soaking it in a cotton pad and massaging over the face and neck). It didn't help any breakout/oily areas on my skin, and it didn't worsen my dry patches. I saw no improvement in the visibility of my pores over the time I used it.

I can't say it's a bad product because it did nothing to make my skin worse but, for me, it's not worth the retail price of £18 because it did nothing more for me than helping remove the last little bit of cleanser left on my face.

For me, I would recommend trying the Tea Tree Cleanser and Toner from Superdrug before this because it helped out my skin at lot more than this and it's only £2.99 a bottle. The peppermint scent of this product can be off putting, but it does help with breakouts and it works as a traditional toner.

You can pick up the Clarins Toning Lotion with Iris at Clarins counters or here for £18.