After seeing Black Robin in the sponsored posts on Facebook I knew I had to try everything they made! Slowly making my way through all the products this is one of the last things I purchased from them.
All the packaging is adorable! The pattern vector stickers and the cute names make receiving these packages such a treat. Not to mention they wrap them in black crate paper with bakers twine which makes it like christmas every time I receive products from them.
As much as I wanted to try this I was a little bit apprehensive. Solely because of the rose as it isn't my favourite scent and would never usually reach for it. However, I gave it a go anyway.
You get 100mL worth of product which is quite a lot for $20 and it comes in a brown glass bottle with a squirt top to make applying it to your face a dream! I would never go back to cotton pad and toner after this. I use it morning and night after cleansing to hydrate my skin. I love it! theres only 3 ingredients in it and it makes my skin feel fresh and glowy. You hardly notice the rose and I can smell cucumber more than anything which has a light fresh scent to it. I think it's amazing as a toner to hydrate your face and I would definitely purchase again! Plus it's cruelty free AND vegan as well as being hand made in NZ so it ticks all the boxes.
I won a voucher from Black Robin earlier in the year, and had heard good things about this product. I'm not really a toner person, it makes very little difference to my skincare regime if I use one or not. This calls itself a toner - I use it more to refresh and hydrate, especially in the morning, or after a long day/flight. it's also lovely to spritz on after i use a mask.
Black Robin products are characteristically beautifully packaged, and this is no exception. The brown glass bottle with a push-top spray cap, looks a little old-school functional, but the pretty green and pink label pulls it together nicely. The whole package vibes natural and recyclable.
The toner itself comes out as a mist - light and airy - one/two pumps is more than enough. The scent is mainly rose but the cucumber softens it and the neroli rounds it out.
This mist is ultra refreshing, and - while i'd say it's softening rather than hydrating - does have an effect on my face as well.
All in all, this lasts ages, feels nice, and serves a purpose, so it's a win! It only doesn't get full marks from me because I feel like I could the refreshing effect from anything cold sprayed onto my face (the experience just wouldn't be as pleasant) and the short-ish shelf life - mines set to expire less than a year after I got it. I know that that's to do with how natural it is but I'd rather buy a smaller bottle at half the price and use it faster if that's the case. So saying, I'm going to use this past 'expiry' anyway...
Tips: I keep mine in the fridge, which makes it ultra refreshing <3