Pick of the Week: Clarins Toning Lotion with Chamomile

No matter how you clean your face – soap, cream, oil, baking soda, sand - no matter how thorough you think you are, what’s left behind is a shocker. Surface impurities you can’t see clog your pores, affect the way makeup goes on, and muffle your frabjous God-given natural radiance. Try this test: Cleanse the way you usually do. Then take a cotton pad and moisten it with Clarins Toning Lotion. Rub it gently on your face. Check the pad. Ew.

Clarins tonic removes those last vestiges of surface gunk and normalizes your skin’s hydration level. It’s alcohol-free so your skin won’t feel tight. The smell is lightly herbal (it’s made with soothing chamomile.) Use Clarins Toning Lotion every morning after cleansing and ditto before bed. It’s what clean feels like. –Patricia Volk

Patricia Volk is the author of the forth-coming SHOCKED: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me (Knopf 2013)