Review: Triumph & Disaster Logic witch hazel toning lotion

Might toning be the shortcut to vastly improved skin?
Annabel Rivkin26 January 2018

Something troubling is occurring. A) It’s dark. B) It’s freezing and those Baltic breezes aren’t kind.

C) The heating is on round the clock, sucking the very life out of my complexion. D) I’m hormonal — I’m always hormonal. E) I’m older than I’ve ever been (and younger than I’ll ever be — God). By rights, my skin should be oily yet dry, spotty yet dry, inflamed and dry while also managing to be dull. And also dry.

So why is my skin looking better than it has in forever? It started to glow right in the perineum of the year: that nameless, lazy, gluttonous period between Christmas and New Year when everyone looks awful and before the January health kick begins. So I did the maths…

Annabel Rivkin rediscovers toning

Yes, I was using rich Rodin Olio Lusso face oil. True, I was washing my face with Skinceuticals no nonsense Blemish + Age (wrinkles and spots… Oy!) cleansing gel. Sure, I was whacking on Vita Liberata Ten Minute Tan twice a week but, so far, so what? What had changed?

And then it dawned on me: for the first time in 10 years I had started toning again. Honestly, my beauties, it is transformative.

I stumbled upon a stylish, simple unisex skincare brand called Triumph & Disaster. Its Logic toner is witch-hazel based, with all the trustworthy astringent and anti-inflammatory properties that implies.

Tasmanian pepper calms while alpine willow herb extract promises to shrink pores, which it really has. No spots, less redness and — this is the best bit — no more gaping pores around the T-zone.

Is this a shortcut to vastly improved skin? I wanna say… yes!

Triumph & Disaster Logic witch hazel toning lotion, £26, at shop-beast.com

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