Detox Round Two

So this time around, my hubby is doing the body cleanse this time. I'm going to wait another week or so. So I will keep everyone posted on his progress. As for me, my hands are super dry while I deal with garlands and such...so I am bathing in the Shea Butter lotion right now. Yummy!

Top 10 Holiday products

So I just shot off an e-mail to customers because so many don't even know what a blog is...can't say I blame them since I am so very new to this! So here are the Top 10 products for holiday gifts based on sales (though I suspect that some may be hoarding products to pamper themselves rather than friends or family!!)

10. Shea Butter hand care duo - awesome gift; smells like frosting.
9. RE9 anything...enzyme peel is super popular!
8. Nature's Garden wash, lotion, fragrance mist : split preferences on Orchid or Jasmine
7. Detox Body Lotion and Massage oil: I guess my recommendation went over well.
6. Detox Salt scrub and mask (I suspect these are not for gifts!!!)
5. Pampermint set - it's a yummy gift!
4. Jasmine candles - they just smell out of this world and are beautiful!
3. Sky for Men wash and shave gel: lots of women buying this for their men...I guess it's a hint!
2. Intelligence hand and foot cream 5-packs - awesome gifts for teachers! Trust me, we wash our hands alot!
1. Aromatherapy and Ginger Citrus candles: they are almost sold out so hurry on this one!

Enjoy!

Aaahhhhh Part 2

So I was so impressed with the 5 in 1 massage oil from the spa line mixed with the lotion that I decided to read up more on the oil. It said you could put some in your bath, so I decided to give it a try. It was absolutely heavenly. My skin was so incredibly hydrated and soft afterwards. I was afraid I would feel, you know, kind of oily or greasy...but instead my skin felt the way it does after those hydrotherapy treatments at the spa. This will definitely be my new favorite thing for winter, when my skin gets so dry! And it made my bath smell wonderful to boot :-) I have never been a fan of oils before but I love, love, love this one!

Aaahhhhh.....

I had a really, really stressful day. I was definitely a bundle of nerves and stress by the end. Sweet Hubby is always so good about giving me back and neck massages. Tonight I tried out a sample of 5-1 massage oil from the detox line. I am really weird and picky about the consistancy of things that go on my skin. And in particular I am not a fan of oils because they feel so, well, oily. But because of the versatility of this product, we combined a few drops with the Spa body lotion and I LOVED it! Of course, I already love the relaxing smell...but this was heavenly. After massages at different day spas, I tend to always shower because I don't like the greasy icky feeling afterwards from what they use. Maybe I need to make the rounds and tell them about this! Now I want to try out the other uses for the massage oil...particularly the foot soak. But first I will have to buy the full-sized one! Fortunately, after all the orders from events this week...I have tons of $100's for $20 and can get my spa products for next to nothing. I've gotten a ton of my Christmas shopping done too!

Hallelujah!

I'm healed!! Ok so not quite healed. I'm a little bit stiff this morning, but I did one more round of the Arbonne muscle massage gel last night and the pain melted away. My back does not hurt at all this morning. Yea! And this is my day for my spa splurge, so I should be feeling great later! Since I did the mud mask earlier this week because my skin was desparate, I will just do the sea salt scrub, rescue wash, sea soak and hair mask....and then the lotion. And by the way, the Spa Set is 50% off this month!

Back pain update

Well, I had a pretty good night's sleep. While the Arbonne muscle massage gel does not get rid of the pain at the source, it definitely relaxed all the muscles around the one I hurt, thus drastically reducing the amount of pain I was in. Of course, after a day of teaching 4 year olds and leaning and lifting and carrying, I'm hurting quite a bit again. I'll have to do another round of the gel...it is definitely worth the 10 minutes of uncomfortable burn to have the relaxing heat - and it literally lasted all night. I wish it didn't smell like Ben-Gay, but I guess that is to be expected. Now if only Arbonne had something to give me a deep tissue massage to work out the kink in that one muscle :-)

On Fire!!!

So for whatever reason, I decided to take on yet another responsibility and help with publicity for the Nutcracker production that the Dallas Ballet Company puts on. My daughter is an angel this year and we are soooo proud - she is one of the few 7-year olds cast in that role. Anyway, I volunteered and figured I would just be passing out fliers in my area. But nooooooo....I spent the entire hour of her ballet class today hunched over stamping on fliers to go out next week. After stamping 800 of them, I tried to stand up only to find my back in knots. The drive home was excruciating and even a 30 minute soak in the tub and a glass of wine did not help. I pulled out the big guns....hubby put on the Arbonne Muscle Massage gel....Lord have mercy on me....my back is literally on fire! This stuff better work! I've used it before but never right out of the bath. Yowza!!! Seriously the pain of the burning feeling is so bad I forgot how much the muscle hurt!! I'll keep you posted tomorrow and let you know how this all ends up.

Positively Glowing

I rarely have the time to do the detox mud mask. It is admittedly not my favorite...it's messy and has a thermal fusion aspect that I don't just love. But my skin was screaming at me this morning and I took the time to slather it on. I make time about once a month for it. Lindsay always thinks I look like a green monster when I have it on. While I still don't love doing the mask, I must say, my skin is GLOWING!! I love the way it looks and feels after drawing out all the toxins and yucky stuff from deep within my skin. I always follow it with the rescue wash. Aaahhhhh....so nice! I am ready for the holiday open houses I am participating in this coming week!

Halloween aftermath

Well after the wine and pizza and copious amounts of yucky, sugary Halloween candy consumed, I was thinking I needed to do a detox of sorts, but was not in the mood to do the 7 day cleanse again just yet. I think I will save that for after Thanksgiving or else New Year's! So...I have been using our herbal colon cleanse once a week just to maintain health. Last night I decided to be more thorough and take the recommended two and drink a detox tea later. I'm already feeling much better. I have been recommending this as an alternative for people who are interested in the body cleanse but are skeptical or afraid to try it. This is a less expensive and milder option. Right now I am content to sit on the sidelines and silently praise God I am not doing the cleanse with Laura and her friend Jennifer right now!