Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner Review

Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner Review

by Shruti

Hi Guys! How are you all? I know it’s been a long time :) Winter hasn’t set yet in Chennai but the weather is pleasant. Let me get straight to the review. A couple of weeks ago I started getting pimples all over my chin and my left cheek. I got so worried and that increased the breakout. I then realized that 3 years ago, when I had an allergic reaction to fluoride (yup, fluoride makes me break out around my lips) my dermatologist in Dubai had prescribed a medicated cream.
     Now this cream dries out the pimples and slowly makes your skin peel. So I ended up having dry patches on my skin which looked awful. Imagine sitting in the office, in AC, and in an hour or so, you see skin flaking. Yuck! I applied lotions and what not, but my skin started burning. I realized that I could use a face spray or a toner to calm my skin and keep it hydrated.

To cut my long story short, I picked up this baby online and it’s helped me in my quest for fresher skin :) I am talking about Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner.

• Read: Forest Essentials Facial Toner Panchpushp

What does the  Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner Claims:
An alcohol-free hydrating toner that cleanses refreshes and soothes your skin.


Price & Quantity: Rs 150 for 200 ml


Ingredients:
Purified Water, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Lavender Essential Oil

Usage Instructions:
After washing your face and neck, spray the skin toner onto a cotton swab and gently stroke in an upward direction. Avoid contact with eyes.


Shelf Life: 18 months

My Experience with Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner:

Packaging: It comes in a transparent plastic bottle with a white plastic flip top. The top has a small nozzle. Personally, I would have preferred a spray bottle. But this nozzle is small so I guess it would do!

•  Read: How to Get Rid of Oily Skin on Face Naturally?

Colour, Consistency & Fragrance: The toner is transparent and runny like water. It smells of lavender and is mild and relaxing.

•  Read: Home Treatments to Cure Skin Rashes in Sensitive Skin

How it works: It’s like a balm for my irritated and raw skin :D I have this tiny spray bottle into which I have transferred some of the toner. As I mentioned earlier, my skin starts peeling really fast and it burns. I simply close my eyes and spray this onto my face. Let it dry on its own. My skin automatically calms down and I feel much better. Also it hydrates the dry patches of my skin. I use it many times  during the day. It didn’t break me out too. Touchwood!!

PROS of Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner:

• Great for sensitive irritated skin
• Contains lavender which soothes acne and calms down irritation
• Smells amazingly relaxing
• Controls oil secretion too
• Gets absorbed really fast
• No burning sensation
• Economical
• Good quantity for the price
• Easily available in the Fabindia stores and online too
• Didn’t break me out.

CONS of Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner:

• Bitter taste :( Please purse your lips while spraying it.

Makeup and Beauty Home Rating: 4.5/5


Do I Recommend Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner?:
This is an amazing toner for sensitive skinned people like me. However, please do a patch test and then use it for your face. Better safe than sorry.


Would I Repurchase Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner?:
Yes. Actually thinking of making my own toner too. :)

Have you ever tried the Fabindia Lavender Skin Toner? How does it work?

Forest Essentials Facial Toner Panchpushp

Guest Post by Shruti Lakshman
Weekend Fun Giveaway July Week 2 Giveaway Entry #9
 
My search for a toner ends here! I never did follow the whole CTM routine (Yaaa..I am a noob). Then after reading a lot of stuff on how IMPORTANT toning is, I started looking out for a natural toner. I have sensitive skin and I am very careful as to what I put on my skin. After careful research (with the aid of my office computer), I zeroed in on this.

Product Description:
Facial Mists are excellent for rehydrating and freshening the skin. They help alleviate the effect of environmental pollution and daily stress.

•Tones • purifies

This hydrosol or floral water comes from the condensation collected during the steam distillation of flowers when extracting essential oils. This contains five flowers of which the Rose is naturally hydrating , Bela helps in retaining moisture , Marigold is toning , Kewda is softening and Saffron gives a glow to the skin.
• Recommended for all skin types.


Price & Quantity:
Rs.945 for 200 ml 


Key Ingredients:
Steam Distilled Rosewater, Steam Distilled Marigold Water, Steam Distilled Kewda Water, Bela Steam Distilled Water, Saffron Ext.


Experience with this Product:

Packaging: It comes in a plastic bottle with nozzle and a plastic lid. Very similar to the cleanser from the same range. If you are traveling, just throw it in with the rest of your stuff and you are good to go. The bottle is transparent too.

Colour, Consistency & Fragrance: Its golden in colour!! I can’t describe the smell but it is something which peps me up!

How it works: Again an amazing product from Forest Essentials. After cleansing my face, I spray this toner. I just love the smell. After using this for a couple of weeks, I have noticed a visible reduction in my pores. An additional bonus is that it doesn’t dry my skin☺ And my skin has a visible glow (which I attribute to the presence of saffron)

PROS:

•     Suits sensitive skin perfectly
•     Has reduced my pore size
•     Doesn’t dry out skin
•     No chemicals at all.
•     Against animal testing
•     Lovely smell
•     Very travel friendly.
•     Gives quite a nice glow

CONS:

•     Price. Price. Price!

My Rating: 4.5/5 (I have reduced 0.5 for the price)


Recommendation:
If you have some money saved up and love chemical free toners, go ahead!!


Would I Repurchase: Yes. My skin loves this.

Have you tried Forest Essentials Facial Toner Panchpushp? Which is your favorite skin toner?

Leave your comments and feedback below!

Top Five DIY Beauty Fixes at Home

Everyone has their own 'beauty fixes'. We do follow some practices when we run out of our favorite skincare/makeup product. Most of them are common among everyone and some have always been 'secrets'. We are going check five common and more beneficial beauty fixes that many of the women swear around the world! Some of them might be natural, some budget-friendly, some quick and overall, beauty fixes are beneficial to every women out there. After reading the post, do not forget to share your beauty fix(es) below in the comment section!

Beauty Fix 1:
No Pimples Anymore
Mix together the Neem leaves and Tulsi leaves (basil). Paste them and apply this paste over your pimple affected skin before going to bed at night. Wash off face with cold clean water in the morning. Do this for 3 days to see the 'pimple free' face magic


Beauty Fix 2:
Out of your Toner?
It is not a very big worry if you ran out of your toner. Get some rose water, refrigerate it and use as your natural skin toner. Rose water cleanses out the leftover residues and softens skin with a nice cooling effect.

Beauty Fix 3:
Quick Nourishing Lip Balm
Ran out of your regular lip balm? Leave your worry. Get yourself a small box of Vaseline. Melt it in a double boiler and add 2-3 drops of Vitamin E oil [Extracted from the capsules] to it. Allow the mixture to cool down and your lip balm is ready to use now! Vaseline and vitamin E are two great sources of moisturizes. If you need some fragrance, add any of your favorite essential oil to this lip balm. Need some tint? Beetroot is there. Pour 2 drops of raw and thick beetroot juice to it. That's it, you're all done with your homemade lip balm.

Beauty Fix 4:
Skin Brightness in a Week?
Soak poppy seeds [Khus Khus] in water for 7-8 hours or overnight. Drain them and paste them to creamy paste. Mix two teaspoons of this paste with one teaspoon of fresh cream and blend together. After cleansing your facial skin, apply this smooth cream all over your face and neck. Gently massage for 10-15 minutes in upward motion and leave on for 10 minutes or until it is dry. Wash off with fresh cold water.

Beauty Fix 5:
All-in-one Overnight Face Pack
Get some fresh green fenugreek leaves and paste them until smooth. Use this paste as a face pack before going to bed every night. This removes pimples, blackheads, wrinkles and improves the skin complexion with regular usage. If you have dry skin type, add few drops olive oil to this face pack to prevent tightening of skin. You can see visible results within 10 days of usage.

Hope you liked the above beauty fixes. Now, its time to share girls! Share your favorite beauty secret(s) below and help the other divas out there. Let us make this a  'beauty secret sharing' space. And don't forget to enter our current running giveaways. We are planning to end those within 2-3 days. Hurry up! Quick.