Brightening Toners

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Achieve a radiant and luminous complexion with these brightening toners. Designed to target dullness, uneven skin tone, and discoloration, these transformative formulas work to reveal a more youthful and vibrant appearance. Whether you're looking to fade dark spots, minimize the appearance of pores, or simply enhance your natural glow, these brightening toners offer a range of options to suit every skin type and concern.

Glow RecipeCloudberry Bright Essence Toner™

ITEM: 2734606

Size: 2.53 oz

809 Reviews

$52.00

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Love this toner!...Glow Recipe has some of the best products for people who need to brighten and hydrate their skin! This one specifically brightens more than hydrates. ...new brightening toner!...i've been looking for a toner that brightens/helps with uneven skin tone as i've always just been using hydrating toners. i love that it has vitamins, rice water, glycerin, oats to brighten and hydrate the skin!

What it is: A concentrated essence toner formulated with cloudberry, a superfruit rich in vitamin C, and powerhouse antioxidant CoQ10.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Cloudberry Concentrate: Is fermented for enhanced absorption and efficacy and is also packed with vitamins C and E to visibly brighten and hydrate skin.
- Coenzyme Q10: Is a powerful, highly biocompatible antioxidant that visibly strengthens skin while synergizing with the active ingredients in your routine, boosting the benefits you see.
- Glycerin 5% and Rice Water: Seal in moisture, hydrate, and nourish skin.

Mario BadescuGlycolic Acid Toner

ITEM: 2192086

Size: 8 oz/ 236 mL

55 Reviews

$25.50

After only 4 days of use I can already notice a difference on my skin. It glows and the dark spots are starting to lighten....Love this toner. Keeps my skin clear and bright. Have not gotten a single blemish since I started using this.

What it is: A resurfacing toner with a mild, alcohol-free, and visibly age-defying formula to brighten and balance your skin’s appearance.

Skin Type: Dry and Combination

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Glycolic Acid: Is an exfoliating ingredient that leaves skin looking brighter and smoother.
- Grapefruit Extract: Visibly rejuvenates and refreshes skin.
- Aloe Vera: Soothes and hydrates, visibly restoring skin’s brightness.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is als

$38.00

Brighten Moisturizing Pads...They leave my skin feeling so moisturized and bright. Will continue to use !...Brighten skin...I like that they're soft and gentle on my skin. They make my skin bright and reduce redness.

What it is: A set of daily toner pads with vitamin C and green tea enzyme to visibly brighten skin and fade dark spots like post-breakout marks and sunspots.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness, and Uneven Texture


Formulation: Wipes


Highlighted Ingredients:
- Pure Vitamin C and Niacinamide: Help visibly brighten and fade dark spots, including post-breakout marks and sunspots.

- Green Tea-Derived Enzyme and PHA: Gently exfoliate and dissolve dead skin cells.

$38.00

The Daily Gentle Retinol Salicylic Toner Pads smooth, brighten, and refine my skin without irritation. ...These helped tremendously and brighten my face as well as helping to clear acne.

What it is: A set of daily toner pads for acne-prone skin with gentle retinol and salicylic acid that visibly improve texture while soothing and hydrating.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Pores, Redness, and Uneven Texture


Formulation: Wipes


Highlighted Ingredients:
- Gentle Retinol Technology and Salicylic Acid: Enhance skin turnover and exfoliate dead skin cells for smoother texture.

- Green Tea Soothing Complex (Green Tea Ceramide and Biome): Helps maintain the skin’s barrier health.

- Cica and Allantoin: Soothe skin.

Kiehl's Since 1851Ultra Facial Toner

ITEM: 2664233

Size: 8.4 oz / 250 mL

203 Reviews

$36.00

Holy Grail of Toners...The perfect toner - and at this price point it's hard to even consider buying anything else...I have REALLY bad hormonal acne prone skin. My face is dotted with scars and redness. This has helped my skin recover enough to renew better and lighten these.

What it is: A mild yet effective facial toner for all skin types.
Skin Type: Normal and Dry

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Apricot Kernel Oil: Moisturizes and softens skin while helping retain clarity and suppleness.
- Avocado Oil: Helps to restore the natural moisture of the skin.
- Squalane: Supports skin’s natural moisture balance to keep it extra soft and supple.

What Else You Need to Know: For optimally hydrated skin, use face toner with the other formulas in the Ultra Facial regimen.

MuradEssential-C Toner

ITEM: 654806

Size: 6 oz

272 Reviews

$57.00

Brightens skin...I love that the toner can be sprayed for easy applications. It definitely helps make my skin look really bright, fresh, and healthy....my favorite toner...lightens brightens and tightens..

What it is:
A patented moisture-replenishing toner that restores natural pH balance as it rejuvenates environmentally stressed skin.

What it is formulated to do:
Essential-C Toner is a patented formula that restores suppleness to environmentally stressed skin and delivers antioxidants to fight free radicals. Coneflower and licorice root extracts tone and brighten skin for a healthy radiance, while natural moisture factors condition and help skin retain moisture for firmness and elasticity. Essential-C Toner is recommended as a step one toner in any Murad Environmental Shield® regimen. It restores and replenishes environmentally stressed skin as part of Dr. Murad’s Inclusive Health® system of care.

$72.00

Great Toner...Great toner if you have dry, sensitive skin. I typically avoid toners because they are either too drying or irritate my skin but this one is amazing! ...Refreshing calm toner...This toner, however, feels so refreshing, the texture on your skin feels good, and I honestly love spraying it on my skin.

What it is: A light facial toner spray that hydrates and refreshes skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Redness, Dryness, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Spray

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Lavender: Soothes skin.
- Humectants: Attracts moisture to skin and hydrates.
- Arnica: Soothes and has anti-inflammatory properties.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances.

$57.00

I was looking for a toner with benefits and this has everything I’m looking for - lightening dark spots, smoothing, and tightening pores. ...This toner changed my skin. I am always on the hunt for a good toner, and this one was right up my alley! ...Exfoliates and brightens

What it is: An exfoliating daily toner that fades the appearance of darks spots in all skin tones and tightens the look of pores—for more even-looking tone and texture.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Uneven Texture, Pores and Dark Spots


Highlighted Ingredients:
- Rainbow Algae Extract: Visibly fades dark spots.

- Super Lotus: Smooths the look of lines and adds visible radiance.

- Succinic Acid: Decongests and tightens the appearance of pores.

$30.00

I love this toner!!! Doesn't dry out my skin like other toners do. ...I’ve only used this product for about 3 days and it’s made a huge difference in my skin already! It’s gotten rid of irregularities in my skins complexion and helped lighten scars from previous acne issues.

What it is: A gentle, alcohol-free toner formulated for normal and oily skin, that leaves the skin feeling soothed after cleansing.

Skin Type: Combination.

Skincare Concerns: Redness, Dullness and Uneven Texture, and Oiliness

Formulation: Lightweight Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Calendula Extract and Allatoin: Soothe skin.
- Great Burdock: Moisturizes dry skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.

What Else You Need to Know: This hydrating, alcohol-free toner soothes and improves the feel of skin. It is made with calendula flower petals handpicked in the Mediterranean.

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“I received this complimentary for my honest review. It’s a great cleanser. Exfoliates and brightens my skin. Does not make me break out and actually cleans and calms my face without making it too dry”
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“Picked this up after I finished my Hydrating Toning Lotion (which I LOVED). It didn't have any reviews but Clarins has never disappointed me, so I bought it”
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“It is a lightweight oil-free cream that niacinamide and viniferine (from grapes) to lighten dark spots and brighten the skin. It is a great moisturizer and a little definitely goes a long way”
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“This toner has a light cherry scent and leaves my skin feeling refreshed and hydrated”
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“Sephora brand products are hitting hard!! This super glow toner does exactly what it says, it’s a toner that also provides you with a glow”
Exfoliating Toners
“This one in particular contain AHAs and wonderful ingredients to help gently exfoliate the skin. I find that it is wonderful with the oil cleanser and does not strip my skin of moisture”
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“The Innisfree Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Brightening Toner Pads have quickly become a must-have in my skincare routine for their ideal combination of gentle exfoliation and brightening”
Brightening Makeup
“You would have to really swatch in stores as the online photo didn’t match with how they look in person - I went with peach first an orange tone to color correct the darkness after blending that I went with deep butter for a brightening effect - it does brighten your under eyes making you look awake and youthful but it looks so natural a total no makeup skin like look - I like this for natural Minimum maybe summery makeup - I couldn’t help but stare at how bright this made my under eyes but I didn’t get that full coverage look I love - a little of this product goes a long way it did not crease on me as it states it is creaseless”
Natural Toners
“this is the best toner I have tried. it makes my skin so smooth. the sent is not my favorite, but it works amazing, so it's fine”
Skin Brightening Pads
“I've been using these for years now and the last few containers have had the new pads and they aren't as good! The old ones were amazing”

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