Dixie Tries It: Make Your Own Toner

Dixie

Toner can be a contentious subject in the beauty world. Some aestheticians and dermatologists swear by it; others assert that it is unnecessary. However, despite what the latest studies claim, you know your skin best and only you know what works for it. Knowing what works for your skin is a great thing. It's one less worry while getting ready for work, school, or play. What's not so cool is that sometimes, a good toner can be expensive. Fortunately for those of us watching our pennies, which in this economic climate is roughly everyone, toner is easy to make.

For All-Over Soft Skin: Aveda Replenishing Body Moisturizer

Tamatha

About ten years ago, my hair stylist gave me a tube of Aveda's Replenishing Body Moisturizer for my birthday, and I haven't looked back since.

I love this moisturizer like nobody's business.

I use it year round. Since it's humid in New England in the summer, I mostly use it for my hands and feet during those warmer months. In the winter, however, this lotion is my go-to for keeping dry skin at bay.

One of the things that I like about this moisturizer is that it has a really nice consistency. It's not too thick, which is why I can use it throughout the year. But it's also rich enough so that I don't have to slather myself to feel the effects.

This Hippie Doesn't Stink: Saje Natural Wellness African Heart Perfume Solid

Replica

Okay. Let’s just get this out in the open right from the get-go. I live in Vancouver, BC Canada. Home of Lululemon, yoga, quinoa cookies and un-ironic use of patchouli. When I say I am reviewing a product labeled as a ‘natural fragrance’ from my town let me be clear – the battlefield is littered with shredded hemp sarongs, 100-mile diet organic compostables, and a heap of ‘Vegans Do It Better’ fair-trade cotton t’s.

When I walked into Saje Natural Wellness store in Kitsilano with my Mom  (who is a fanatical devotee of this company’s sleep products – which reek of such pungent low-level harmonically pounding sub-scents that you double bag the containers and STILL whiff them from across the house and go – whoo!!!) I was hoping only to make it out of there before I passed out from the sensory assault.