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Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration
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About this product

A fragrance-free hydrating toner mist available in both bottle and spray formats, formulated with amino acids, panthenol, urea, and thermal spring water to hydrate and calm skin.

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Dry skinSensitive skin
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The Guru Index verdict

87%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus consistently praise this as an exceptional affordable hydration staple, with particular enthusiasm for its calming effect on irritated or post-procedure skin and its performance with drier complexions. The simple, clean formula with amino acids and panthenol resonates across reviewers. The decision to repackage from a toner bottle into a mist format is widely appreciated for convenience. Repeat purchases and daily use are common among reviewers, and there's strong consensus it pairs well with serums and active treatments like retinoids.
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Key actives & flags

AHAVitamin EFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Water, Panthenol, PEG/​PPG/​Polybutylene Glycol-8/​5/​3 Glycerin, Sodium PCA, Diglycerin, Urea, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Sorbitol, Lysine, Pca, Allantoin, Lactic Acid, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol

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What the gurus are saying.

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"It's about nine bucks, fragrance free, alcohol free. It's got panthenol in there. It's got urea which is a really great hydrating ingredient. It's got lantern. Then it's got rice protein and vitamin E for antioxidant hydration. Really nice product and super affordable. I'm very picky about my face mist, so I typically use this more with a cotton pad or just pat it on the skin. It's really nice. I believe this is my third bottle of this one."
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"I'm going to put a little mist of this on Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration and then I'm going to pat a little bit of this essence on it to kind of soak it in."
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"I'm going to use the Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration which is a mist kind of a toner. You can use this either way, apparently at first when it first came out it was in a toner bottle and now they repackaged it as a mist because apparently a lot of people requested it to be as a mist. I kind of let this do the heavy duty work because sometimes if I use a lot of products the night before I'll use a light mild cleanser in the morning but my skin tends to get pretty dry so I find a splash with water and then using a toner works well for me."
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"The Geek and Gorgeous liquid hydration is really nice for hydrating your skin. It was initially a toner when they released it and then they changed it up and turned it into a face mist. It's really nice for soothing skin, calming skin, nice for use after cleansing. It applies pretty evenly as well, so if you want to apply a little bit of it before you put makeup on or things like that it works well for that. No fragrance. Really affordable option. It's really nice for calming skin. After I did a BBL treatment and a Moxy laser, my skin was very unhappy, red, irritating for two to three hours. But anytime I misted this, my skin instantly calmed down. It's a pretty simple product with their thermal spring water which has some benefits."
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"It's about nine bucks, fragrance free, alcohol free. It's got panthenol in there. It's got urea which is a really great hydrating ingredient. It's got lantern. Then it's got rice protein and vitamin E for antioxidant hydration. Really nice product and super affordable. I'm very picky about my face mist, so I typically use this more with a cotton pad or just pat it on the skin. It's really nice. I believe this is my third bottle of this one."
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"Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration is very similar in a lot of ways. The ingredients that they've chosen are very similar. It's simple, no fragrance, no alcohol, very affordable, and easy to fit into any routine. I'm really enjoying it."
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"Their liquid hydration is a toner that they put in a mist bottle. I've actually been using this a lot lately. I'll mist my face the second I get out of the shower now that it's winter and it's a little bit drier. So the second I get out of the shower, before I pat my face off, before I dry it, I mist it with this. And usually my face kind of dries as I'm putting my body lotion and getting prepped for that. And this adds some moisture to it. Fragrance-free, really nice gentle formula."
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"I'm using the Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration, which again is the one I used in my morning skincare routine. I always feel like starting with damp skin is the best approach and the way forward when it comes to just achieving maximum absorption, which is really what we're going for."
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"This is their Liquid Hydration, they're Stressless, and they're Happier Barrier. One of the best moisturizers around, this is a great calming and soothing serum, and this is just a great toner to spritz for extra hydration. Individually all below £10, collectively you save even further. This is a real well thought through and curated collection which almost could be like someone's skincare routine. You're going to want to start with a cleanser, but then you can apply these in this order and you've got a pretty comprehensive routine, particularly for beginners."
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"This is a fabulous affordable budget friendly mist that has some real extra hydration benefits. It's not just watering a bottle like some formulas out there. This actually has like amino acids and other things so you can spritz the face and get things damp."
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"This is the Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration. When you're using a retinoid, cuz this routine would work with whatever retinoid you use, you want to maximize hydration. Retinoids can be a little drying on the skin, so anything you can do to boost the levels of hydration is going to help. And this is one of my favorite. Pack full of amino acids, just give it a spritz and it just refreshes and hydrates everything. Make sure that your face is cat hair free before you spritz this, but it's a great way of just starting everything off. I would say make sure that you always apply your serums onto damp skin. They'll just work that little bit better. It's a cheeky hack for getting a little extra bang for your buck."
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"This is the Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration, which honestly spoiler alert is the best you're going to find on the market, packed full of hydrators, calming and soothing ingredients. This will set up your anti-aging skincare routine for maximum results. I use this every day without fail and I love it. Quick spritz in the morning, going with your humectant serum afterwards, and you'll see instant results. It's super affordable, so I would genuinely say this is a sort of product that everyone should have in their skincare collection."
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"This is my Holy Grail though, this is the Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration. They actually do it in a standard toner and they've also started doing it in a spray too, kind of depends how you want your amino acids to take, but it's the same formula in both of them. This is packed full of great amino acid fix alongside some other calming and soothing ingredients. You don't actually need to spend any more money, just swap out your existing toner for the Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration and that way you're getting your toning action, you're also getting your amino acids and it's going to complement your peptides beautifully. I'd say this pairing is best for people that have dry, dehydrated skin who want to get some extra hydration. Their amino acids and peptides are like absolute perfection."
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"I'm using the Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration, which again is the one I used in my morning skincare routine. I always feel like starting with damp skin is the best approach and the way forward when it comes to just achieving maximum absorption, which is really what we're going for."
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"This is actually the Geek and Gorgeous Liquid Hydration. One of the best like freshening mists, hydrating mists. I love it."
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"If you just want to dial up the hydration in the skin, liquid hydration. On the days where my skin's been just a little sensitive, I'll give a spritz of this liquid hydration and it just feels so so good. The toner is amazing and I would definitely recommend it."
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"I like the spray super convenient. The mini liquid hydration in the spray bottle is really convenient if you're interested in that."
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"Geek and Gorgeous, they're doing really really cool stuff. They have incredibly affordable products with really good ingredient lists. This is called Liquid Hydration and it's a very soothing toner. It has 5% panthenol and I loved it. It's a fantastic brand and worth checking out, so affordable."
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