Those of us with shellfish allergies probably shouldn’t use snail mucin. I won’t consider trying it ever since I learned about that correlation. I’m very allergic to all forms of salicylates, including the plant substances from which they’re made like willow bark. People with aspirin intolerance probably shouldn’t use BHAs, some chemical (aka organic) sunscreens, or some mineral (physical) sunscreens many of which contain salicylates. I’ve been looking for a spray to refresh my skin when it starts getting dry. The Laneige product in a spray bottle and the Dr. Ceuracle bottle that I think is what you held up gave me the idea to put the Kombucha essence in a spray bottle to try as my refresher. Thanks!

I love your style! I’m obsessed with the all black, choker and headband combo.. so cute!!

Woohoo Toners!!! I love your perspective on skincare so super excited for this! I GREATLY APPRECIATE your honest info! Yes, Anua's 77 Toner is Wonderful!❤

Definitely need a video on the top essences and serums! I feel like the basics (i.e. face wash, toner, moisturizer) people tend to find ones they love and stick with (even if they occasionally try something new 🤭) but I for one am always trying new things in the “optional” steps and am interested in hearing more about the more popular ones.❤

Love love love anua! Congrats on the sponsorship!! just cracked open my bottle of the heartleaf soothing toner and i am loving it!! I also rather enjoy the dokdo toner as a simple hydrating product, as i rarely use potent chemical exfoliant products nowadays. Laniege reformulated the cream skin to add a "cera-peptide" ingredient and apparently the texture has become lighter/changed in some way according to an influencer I watch. I'm not sure when / if itll be released on the kbeauty sites.

Love this makeup look! Especially the lip colour

I LOVE the Anua toner. Bought it on a whim a year ago and I already miss it. (Also, your makeup looks so lovely!)

Hi Alice, I agree with the Laneige cream skin toner just my last step before applying to moisturizer. It replenish the occlusion moisture which dry skin needs. 😊

I would love a video explaining sleep mask and what are the most hydrating options available if you feel like that would be of your interest. Love your channel and the way you explain things ❤

Yay!! Toners are my favorite part of my routine. 😊

What a great idea to use cream toners or essences as refreshers! I struggle to fit them in, but now I won’t. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your honesty in your product reviews unlike other korean influencers who are just out there to promote products to make profit. I really like that you mentioned about the allergy with snail mucin which was exactly what happened to me and cause me to break out all over my face despite all the hype around this product. I would love to try anua toner after watching this review and keep the good videos coming!

I'd love it if you do this style of video for other skin care categories. Always really appreciate your thoughts and opinions!

Hi Alice, wow your video was fantastic ❤❤ xx

Yes, please explore categories.

I absolutely love the Numbuzin n3. It's a shame you got an allergic reaction. It really delivers.

You did a great job of pronouncing Hwahae (화해 = Hwah Hey)! I’m biracial Korean and Caucasian 😊 I love your reviews (style, tone, format, etc.) So happy to have found a fellow Floridian. Much love from Seoul, Korea, Alice! ❤

oh my god! finally someone speak the truth of all 50 fermented ingredients about No. 3 toner! I had high hope but reacted so badly for this toner - all red bumps/patches and itchy! Couldn't figure it out initially until I had to travel for a week without this toner, my skin is back to normal

Thank you for bringing up the allergy issue with the snail mucin! I am allergic to arganine kinase (found in shellfish and this product). I wanted to try it to badly but after researching the ingredients i knew it wasn’t worth the risk.

wow numbuzin no.3 toner and no.6 serum has been my holy grail and it helped my skin so much! So sad that you got a reaction from it😭😭 You should def try out the no.6 serum! I don't think that one has any ingredients that people would have allergic reaction to!

Numbuzin no 3 toner - I struggled so bad trying to finish this toner. The scent was very strong... I did not have any allergic reaction. But I can see why you might get it with this Product. Huge ingredient list + fragrance - perfect combo for allergy.

Great Video! I too am sensitive to the ingredients in Numbuzin 3 but LOVED LOVED LOVED the glow. What toner would be comparable to this one that may work better for sensitive skin types?

Love the number 3 toner ( I have dry sensitive skin ) zero problems

love the lotr reference. I think laneige is switching to a new formula. They also made the toner version refillable which is nice. I've not really noticed a difference on using the reformulation. I have dryer skin, I just use it as the toner step. Sometimes i'll use the mist version i still have as a moisturizer refresher.

The Numbuzin Toner worked for me. I love using it. Sorry that your skin had a reaction to it.

I really love using toners and essence. They feel amazing. Have an amazing weekend ❌️ ⭕️

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, ANUA 77% heartleaf toner.

Really nice and informative video… thank you

Love a sponsored queen ❤️

Love Korean toners and you showed as a few good ones thank you Alice 😉 I like the 7% cosrx aha toner every now and again at the moment my skin is so dry from the cold nights outside at work tonight I went in with the 101 centella soothing cream and dr jart ceramides cream skin still feeling parched and dry I think il have to go more for some good Korean hydrating products mary and may is catching my eye 👁 😊

I ordered a bunch of spray tops and added them to my favorite watery toners, including the ANUA one and I love it EVEN MORE... IF that's possible!! I love ANUA more and more the more I try from them!!

Would you consider doing a review on RNW? i think they have some interesting sounnding serums other than the barrier one you already like :) Als i like this style of video - i think it compliments your usual in depth reveiws of whole lines to focus on one type of product :D

I am going to try that Anua toner next. Sounds wonderful.

What a great explanation on hydrating vs moisturizing. I will have to write that down. So important but I have never heard it explained that way. Smart girl! Thanks for the heads up on the toner being included on Amazon Prime Day. Is it an all day sale or a lighting deal??

Oh my gosh I have been eying this toner for a while now but went with skin1004 probio cica toner. I might switch my isntree green toner with the anua because I really like the probio toner. Really love your content!

Since you mentioned Heartleaf, have you ever tried the Dr. G - Clear Soothing Active Essence from their RED Blemish line? I found it interesting because it contains Heartleaft, Centella and Mugwort all in one product (besides Ectoin and Niacinamide). I'm on my second bottle now and am loving it.

I’ve been dying to try the ANUA heartleaf toner 😢 but I just have so many I’ve just bought on a whim I have to finish first 😭

oh yeah when i used laneige i used it as a 'pre-moisturizer' so i would do my routine and just put it one before moisturizer sort of like how some use an oil under a moisturizer. Personaly it is the most hydrating product i have ever tried

The laneige cream skin "with ceramide and peptides" is the recently reformulated version, which can be found in Olive Young Global. I assume the prior version being sold at other Asian Beauty retailers is going to be taken down soon.

Love the anua toner It really works for acne! I’ve used it for 3-4 bottles!

I love Cosrx Blackhead power liquid for how gentle it is, my skin appreciates low and slow. I also use their AHA 7 Whitehead power liquid. I would love to know your thoughts on the Numbuzin no.9 serum as I have mature, dry, sensitive skin, and I trust your recommendations! Thank you for your hard work, knowledge of ingredients and willingness to share, it is greatly appreciated!! Many blessings!💖💖💖

My favorite toner is PC Skin Recovery Toner ❤ It's milky, soothing and 💯 completely absorbs....no stickiness, no residue, no heaviness. I will never go without. I've tried quite a few toners and nothing compares to it.

I choked on my tea with the LOTR reference lol

Anua toner IS A BIG YES perfect if you have pimples, redness and open pores

Hi Alice, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the Toners. Please provide us with the name of the app and were to download it. Thanks Alice; have a great weekend.

I can take Nambuzin in small doses. Nambuzin contains niacinamide which seems to be the go to ingredient these days. Unfortunately it was in everything I was putting on my face, including my tretinoin concoction. Too much of a good thing. I have to watch out for that, and maybe others do too.

Just wondering why I can’t find Anua brand on Stylevana and Yesstyle? I was going to buy toner you recommended but couldn’t find🤔

I'm using the Numbuzin toner now, so far so good but I really hate the smell! Ive also noticed that it pills especially if I try to layer it, but for some reason I haven't seen many others mention this problem. I dont think I would repurchase it. I prefer more watery essences. Have you ever tried the Secret Key essence?

So technically I understand hydrating vs. moisturizing, but I categorize "moisturizing" products into two categories (which I think of as moisturizing vs. occlusive). Products I consider "moisturizing" are ones that sink into the skin and make it feel replenished while products I consider "occlusive" act as a barrier almost on top of the skin. Originally I thought of this as the impact of a product being more lightweight, but Laneige Cream Skin was the first product to make me understand that this wasn't the case in terms of my personal perception. Cream Skin is clearly not a heavy moisturizer, but as soon as I put it on it acts as a barrier and nothing will get through. My skin doesn't feel replenished in a meaningful way, it just feels like it "locks" things in, almost like a really bad chapstick. I ended up using it as a body product since I didn't like its effect anywhere in my routine as even using it before a moisturizer felt like I was messing with the moisturizer's ability to absorb in a comfortable manner. Conversely when I use the Kombucha essence, I get the effect I wanted from a last step essence without feeling like I was blocking serums from working effectively. The interesting thing was that understanding this difference helped me a lot in finding products I liked to use on my skin and how I felt comfortable layering products. I do wonder what the feeling is caused by, possibly molecule size of the "moisturizing" ingredient?

I found the laneige cream skin at marshals tonight for 19$ the Neogen essence, iope stem 3 essence and serum and abunch of skinfix I got the 360 eye cream and the vanilla Koparie body wash with the pump the cream skin and sheets ..lol I found on clearance for 18$ . I went looking for the Pat McGrath pallets from the v day release but didn't find them but did find abunch of good skincare . They had abunch of cosrx, Neogen, tony moly, algenist and other good stuff. I didn't know much about the iope stem 3 so I didn't get it but I'm checking it out and may go back in the morning. They had abunch of the cosrx snail cream in the jars O abunch of Mizon creams too the snail and the purple jar I noticed and super cheap.

I tried all of them accept the cosrx one because i already own a specific AHA toner. I am currently testing to find one or two everyday toners that I like. Anua is ok but nothing special to me, dokdo is really nice, hydrates but lightweight and sinks right in with leaving you hydrated but not sticky or anything. Will keep using it. Lastly also bought the numbuzin 3 toner and did not like it at all first try. Did not expect the fermented scent. I did not touch it for around 1,5 months and started testing it again today together with the numbuzin serum no 3 since I wanna see how they do used together. Smell is something I can get used to if it improves my skin, so far no allergic reaction. Laneige was a long time ago, defintitely more hydrating and not something I would use during the day (oily senstive skin) but otherwise good toner, essence. Will try to update here after a while.

Dry skin here. I've decided that I only want to use spray toners moving forward. Was happy to see the Laneige toner. It's really interesting. I might put that on my buy list, but are there other favorite spray/mist toners that you'd recommend?

I was disappointed I couldn't use the Numbuz:n #3 toner on my face. I was able to repurpose it and use it on my body. I love it for body, it definitely makes my skin glow.

I used to use the leniege toner for years but now I opt for the purito silky oat toner. The formulas are very similar but purito is way more affordable.

I'm super curious about adding heartleaf into my routine! Have you tried the abib heartleaf calming toner skin booster? Wonder how it would compare to the anua.

Oooo yay I was hoping you'd review the round lab toner. Have you tried their tinted SPF or their other one? I heard it's similar to BOJ

Thoughts on toner pads? I recently ordered the Anua heartleaf toner pads but the ones from the brands needly and mediheal seem to be just as popular.

Hallo Alice, love to see toner options. For me they are just are kisses on my skin.

I don’t typically have reactive skin but I tried the numbuzin no. 3 serum and noticed weird texture/ red bumps 😭 I really wanted to love it because of all the hype 😂but it just didn’t work for me!

Hi Alice, it's interesting that products that are popular in Korea are not so popular in the western community. I can't use numbuzin toner either because it gives me an allergic reaction. Did you know that olive young's audience is young people? And the products aimed at older people are others like Sulwhasoo or Su:m37, Donginbi and others that I don't know about. A kiss from Chile ❤

Please review green tea, propolis, snail, ginseng /herb based toners/essences that are suitable for acne-prone skin...Thank you

Hey Alice. Off topic but could you remind me when Ulta has their “monthly perks”/diamond deals?? I believe it is like beginning of the month?? Thank you

Your face shape, skin texture and tone reminds me of Abbey Yung here on YT. You're both beautiful

I just read this post where someone said that cosrx reformulated this snail essence. Do you have any info on that? It would be nice if they announced that. And yes, Laneige reformulated their toner, but many stores still have old packaging in stock. Apparently new version is less moisturizing

the sephora laneige is the new version laneige when i looked at oliveyoung it had the same packaging as sephora. i’m assuming yesstyle and stylevana have stock still of the old version

Hi Alice, my question is off topic and out of season for you, sorry. I would like to know if you have a video on, or can you recommend any products for extremely dry sore lips and dry hands that start to itch and sting? It’s winter here in Australia and I haven’t had such an issue with my lips and hands before. I’m finding most products I’m using do very little or make things worse.

how do you spell huahei (this is my guess)? Also, have you tried the toner pad version of anua toner? It contains PHA. For the Laneige reformulated version, it's just a more hydrating and milkier version of the former one.

Alice, how do you feel about the JIN JUNG SUNG Soothing Non-sticky Face Moisturizer Essence Serum ?

My skin getting acne very easily and even oily skin also😢 im about buying anua toner but scared of the thick texture and overhydrated, should I give anua a try?

Ms Tanaka loves #3.

I think we’re due an updated body skincare video soon

Hi Alice, I’m wondering if you have any experience with the Torriden line of K beauty, specifically the Torriden - DIVE-IN Low Molecule Hyaluronic Acid Skin Booster? I’m looking for something light with lipids to keep my skin moist but not anything occlusive because I am prone to sebaceous hyperplasia + getting milia in my t zone.Thanks : - )

The numbuzin no.3 serum worked great for me but the toner was hard to use

I actually love Round Lab toners if not for the fact that I take eons to go through them!

Can you review the new Youthforia foundation from ulta? Supposed to be made for us with skincare and adult acne in mind

Salicylic acid is more controlled in Korea than here (max .5% over the counter) thats why they use other forms of BHA. I remember when the cosrx bha was popular people said it was the equivalent of 2% salicylic acid. Idk how true that is. I don’t really use BHAs.

Just wanna let you know that the ANUA toner is currently sold at 19.9, not 15.9. Do you know why that might be the case? Thanks for your help.

Should i get anua or laneige?normal skin have some bumps.please reply

I tried all of these and liked all but Numbuzin 3, as it had too much ingredients and oils, and the cosrx BHA as it did nothing for me, where I prefer stronger western BHAs. The anua is what I am using now and almost finished it, absolutely loved it. I do like a lot of Numbuzin serums but none of their toners appeal to me.

Hi. I placed my very 1st order of Korean skincare products on Stylvana but ordered the Cosrx snail mucin essence and cream on Amazon so it would arrive quickly. I am not sure how to use them. Do I use both at the same time? Or one in the morning and one at night ? At what stage in my skincare should I use each? Sorry - rookie questions

Hello, its my first time seen your video and I love it so much. Every content about the products is clearly and helpful for me to decide which one I need. I was confused between Anua Toner and Dokdo Toner but after this I have a better decision. Thank you again and you have a very beautiful skin ❤. Love and respect

Hi Alice! I love your makeup in this video! I always thought you had a cool undertone but warm makeup looks great on you too! ❤ I truly appreciated the review you did before on the roundlab dokdo toner. It’s really overhyped by korean skinfluencers. I haven’t tried it yet but there’s really no selling point to it other than the political symbolism. And they really keep saying it’s the number 1 toner in olive young. But what’s so great about it? 🤷‍♀️ Thank you for your honest opinions. Gotta go buy anua now 😆

This anua toner did absolutely nothing for my acne prone skin… I finished a whole bottle, neither sooting nor hydrating 😢 I usually love heart leaf

October 25 (1025) is an unofficial Korean celebration of ownership of the Dokdo Islands, following multi-century dispute with Japan. That was a very long sentence!! I did not learn this in private school either.

You don't like Beekman milkshake toner? Spray,I saw numbuzin girl, can't slip it by me!😅 I wish you liked it better😢

I patch test everything. I had a reaction to an eye cream so I am back to ALWAYS patch testing!👀❌️⭕️

Hearing that the Anua Toner has helped people with acne makes me want to open mine so bad. I have my first one of the Anua in the storage box but I’m trying to finish up my other toners before opening another one haha Also, what do you think about the COSRX BHA vs the Isntree Chestnut BHA, miss Alice? Both in results and texture wise. I’m looking to slowly introduce a BHA products into my routine as I have a constant stream of Acne. But I’m still somewhat hesitant as I don’t want to be that young adult who starts BHA and immediately compromises their skin barrier XD

Numbuzin No.3 Toner broke me out. I had some pimple acne and cystic acne. Not for me.

I actually enjoyed my private school years (K-6). It was hard transitioning to public school but I managed to survive, lol.

I ❤ the Dokdo toner. It’s not mind blowing but it’s the simplicity I love. No bells and whistles, just gentle hydration. I love pairing it with the Dokdo lotion, another good simple and gentle product. Actually I love and use most of the Dokdo line, I use the cleansing oil, foaming cleanser, toner, and lotion. I promise I’m not a shill I just really love those products lol They’re all really gentle basic products that do what they claim and nothing else and that’s what I’m looking for for most of my routine. I tend to prefer really simple basic products for the backbone of my routine and then I let my serum and exfoliant do the heavy lifting. I feel like this approach leads to less bad reactions and also helps me see if my actives are actually working.

What product did you hold up at 14:09?

I have wondered if teachers are still diagramming sentences. I 💕 getting into languages & their sentence structures. I am curious about the products with simple ingredients lists like heatleaf. ✨Thank you for highlighting these lovely toners! ✨

Hi Alice, could you do a video on cleansing toners? The ones you can swab onto a cotton pad and wipe your face with. One recommendation is Acwell Licorice cleansing toner. It’s great!

Hi Alice ❌️ ⭕️

I am there with you. Private school!❌️⭕️

Speaking of apps ... is anyone using any skincare apps to track your experience on products?

What is the name of the app?

I learned diagramming sentences in public school. I liked it, was like a game. I guess I'm weird 🤷

I have never tried the Laneige. Hmmmmmm?❌️⭕️

After some reading I’ve learned Dokdo/Takeshima are a pair of islands between Japan and South Korea who were fighting for their sovereignty. It’s been controlled under South Korea Army force which Japan claims is illegal. So that’s the political statement! Fascinatingly, there is ONE resident on the island, an 81-yo widowed Korean woman. Regardless of the political implications, that’s so badass😮😮