I'm melting here...

Ok this is almost ridiculous. I'm in Houston and it is literally 99 degrees today. It's almost never that hot here! It's been just as bad in Big D. Unseasonably warm for June! As much as I love the Revelage Day cream, I've had to switch back to te FC5 oil-free with SPF20. I felt like the other was just melting off my face. I realize, I'm really just sweating it off...haha. Still using the Revelage night serum and concentrated age spot minimizer, which is doing wonders for my overall complexion as I spend more time outside and in the sun. My face does not feel a bit oily or greasy after using the FC5 today, and we spent an hour practically melting during my kids' swim lessons here.

Oh it's ON!!

Alright - so I tried to come up with a catchy title...haha. So it's now summer and we spend ALOT of time at the pool. I've been super careful with my skin care and protecting my face. The revelage has been awesome! My face has gotten sun but not the uneven mess I've been getting with the horrible freckling. And it doesn't look dried out. The rest of my skin, on the other, not so much. I am so not a body lotion person. Not because I don't like it - I do! It's just not something I generally take time for. It's an extra step. But really, my skin is suffering from the chlorine. I mean, hello. Public pools have TONS of it!! Obviously, I have a few body lotions lying around the house, so my job over the next few weeks is to try them all out (again) and decide which one really delivers for summer "pool skin". It's the Battle of the Body Lotions (cue dramatic theme music - I mean hey, I've got to do something to make this seem more interesting than it really is!!!).

Pure, safe and Beneficial

I went to a meeting and training this morning....learned some awesome makeup tricks from Hollywood makeup artist Krista Embry (who uses and promotes Arbonne products herself). But the neatest thing was hearing from one of our Executive National Vice Presidents who happens to also be a cancer survivor. She had non-Hodgkins lymphoma as a child and is serious about her health. She gave a startling statistic that was published in a cancer journal. A little publicized fact is that more cancers are caused by personal care products (including skin care and cosmetics) than by cigarette smoke. Wow. I walked away with an even bigger belief in what I'm sharing with others, and I love knowing that i never, ever have to worry about what I'm putting on my skin or in my body. So for those reading that use our products - kudos to you! You are doing something wonderful for yourself and your family!

Energy on the Go

Well, as usual, May was crazy busy. It was all I could do to make it to the end of school. You'd think I'd be ready to kick back and relax. This is our first official week of summer vacation. My older daughter has a cheerleading camp down in the Park Cities, which is fun to visit since I grew up there but sooooo far from where we live now! I'm shuttling her back and forth all week as well as packing up my entire downstairs so we can rip up our floors in two weeks to put in hardwoods. Needless to say, I am short on time and really trying to cram it in. I feel like I did when we moved a few years ago!! I have to admit, the NRG Fizz tabs have really been my saving grace. I take one every day with the fiber booster anyway, but I have been working especially hard the last few days with a lot of physical labor and really have felt "inspired" if that even makes sense. I feel good knowing that I am consuming things that are safe and beneficial...but this is one time I am especially grateful for some extra energy so I can get things done. If you are in need of an energy boost, I highly recommend it!

Itch relief

Along with a bit of sunburn from the weekend at the ranch, we all got chewed alive by bugs while we fished. Yes, we used OFF bug spray. And no, it really did not work all that well. Anyway, when I first started my business I had heard that the Arbonne baby diaper cream worked well on bites. I can assure you we put that theory to the test! And while I may look a bit silly with patches of white on my ankles, it really does work well. I don't like calamine because it's runny. I like knowing that I'm still using pure, safe, and beneficial to treat the bites on my family. Eventually it gets too hot even for bugs. But in the meantime, here's to safe and effective itch relief!

more sunburn

Well, we just spent the weekend at the ranch. The kids literally spent all day yesterday outside down at the lake fishing and canoing. I got the faces with sunscreen but it was super cloudy and I totally forgot my younger one had on a sleeveless top, so of course, with her pale skin, she got burned. I think we'll be getting a lot of use out of the seasource line again this summer. My girls love the body gelee and BEG for me to put it on them! As for me, I continue to be pleased with the results of the SPF 30 Revelage day cream. love, love, love it! Having a spa night with friends to share all my goodies!! I am off to the salon with daughter #1 for mani-pedi's! I love treating her to them at home with my shea butter set, but this will be her first professional ones!

Soothing Relief

Soooo...both my daughter and I have some random patches of sunburn. I mean really, try getting an 8 year old to stop riding water slides long enough to sufficiently reapply sunscreen. Me, I guess my only excuse is not being able to reach certain parts of my back and missing a bizarre spot on my foot. Oh well. Anyway, I posted before about the Seasource Spa Body Gelee. It is seriously the best sunburn relief we have ever used. Not sticky, very soothing. Obviously I'd prefer not to get sunburned at all (and I would LOVE if Arbonne would come out with a spray on sunscreen!) but if I'm going to get those patches because of missed spots, this is definitely good relief!

You know, it's funny. i've been posting for about 7 months now. Sometimes it feels redundant or inane. I mean, after all, it's only some products. I know that most of you don't post comments...or at least not on the blog, since you have to register for that. But I love the feedback I get through your e-mails or when I see you in person. Thanks for reading my blog! I'm so glad it's inspired some of you to try some new products, and even more, I'm thrilled that through my blog you've found some products that really have benefitted you or your family!