I have a friend who swears by the Clinique family of skin care products. So one day I went with her to Kaufmann’s and was talked into picking up a whole set of Clinique skin care. The set (bak then at least) came with a HUGE bar of soap that lasted me about six months, a toner and a moisturizer that was yellow in color and had SPF. The moisturizer was ok, but what I really like were the toner (or astringent whichever you call it) and the facial cleansing bar.

The cleansing bar was not too drying and had a pleasantly, lightly perfumed scent to it. And the toner was the same. I only used the toner at night, not in the morning, as I’m always afraid I’ll dry my skin too much if I use an astringent twice a day. Overall I definitely liked the Clinique skin care system, although I could take or leave the moisturizer. I think the key to having success with this skin care system is choosing the set that is right for your skin type.