You have heard it before, I am Strong,
I am Invincible, I am Woman, I am Tired. Yes, I couldn't agree more,
add being a stay at home mom or a working mom or even a working woman
and you can add exhaustion, overwhelmed and completely out of your
mind to that list. I believe that if you fake it, even a little bit,
you will be a happier more well adjusted person. Simple things like
when you are having a bad day slapping a smile on your face and
getting through it. My go to fake it strategy is putting myself
together, I believe if you feel good about the way you look you will
feel good about yourself and that can do wonders when you have been
awoken 6 times by 3 different children throughout the night!
I am constantly in search of the next
skin care miracle. I watch infomercials, I read Dr. Oz and I go into
department stores. I comb the web looking for the next big anti aging
thing! I ask people all the time, what are you using on your skin?
Its kind of a later in life obsession. I never really cared much when
I was younger, because hell, I was younger, but now I am fast
approaching “that age” and over the last few years I have really
gotten serious about it. I thought I would share with you my
findings and what I have used, what I use now and what I am going to
try in the near future.
I am a firm believer that skin care
expires, at least on me it does. After about 2-3 years my skin care
regimen doesn't seem to produce the same results. Or maybe I just get
bored with it it could go either way. When I first started this quest
in my very early 30's I did what every Grandma and Mom did, I called
my Mary Kay girl. Their Timeless Line served me well over about 5
years, but then I just stopped seeing results. So then I became a
infomercial junkie and that is where this whole review begins.
I started out using Murad,
http://www.murad.com. It was a
great product but I think I may have been a little too early for it.
They kept sending me “Age Spot” something as my freebie every
other month. It gave me a complex! I even called and asked them to
change it and I kept getting them! I loved the cleanser and the
night cream. The night cream was really thick and I like it when
night creams are thick, it makes me feel like they are doing
something. The cleanser was light and made my skin feel amazing.
One of my biggest issues are my eyes, I have darker circles and
sometimes baggy looking eyes, so my eye cream is everything, it can
make or break a regimen for me and this one unfortunately did it for
me with Murad. The formula of their eye cream wasn't a good fit for
me which was sad because I really did love the other products.
I then moved onto Meaningful Beauty,
www.meaningfulbeauty.com.
This is where I am now and frankly about to move away from, for now.
This one has an eye cream that rocks. The formula lessens the
darkness around my eyes and helps with wrinkles too. I really like
the day moisturizing lotion as well, it light and not greasy at all.
They have a new night cream but since I ordered mine prior to the new
night cream being released, I unfortunately do not get it. Which
really stinks because I tend to not use the night cream with this
regimen. The cleanser is good, but I often wonder, “Is it doing
anything?” It is very thin and doesn't foam or lather and that
really took some getting used to. All in all I have really loved my
Meaningful Beauty experience but again, I feel like maybe its not
working as well as it did when I first started using it so maybe its
time for a change?
Now, I mentioned that I don't really
use the meaningful beauty night cream. Well that is because I have
found an AWESOME substitute! St Ives Timeless Skin, you can get this
at any Walmart, Rite Aid, Grocery Store anywhere that sells St Ives
and its about $5 for a huge tub of it! I saw on my Pintrest feed that
Dr. Oz first posted about this a few months back. I saw it one day
and thought, “What the heck?” It has turned out to be one of my
favorite facial creams of all time. It really does reduce lines and
the collagen in it really works around the circles on my eyes. You
definitely have to wash your face in the morning though but it is
good, good stuff, give it a try!
What is in my skincare future? Well,
let me tell you! I recently had a conversation with my friend Jessie
who is starting a new business. I LOVE supporting businesses
especially the home based businesses. I really feel that the home
based businesses are amazing and wonderful things, not to mention if
executed properly there is a whole lot of money to be made. I have
friends who sell Pampered Chef, 31 Bags, Silpada and hell, I have a
good friend who is making a FORTUNE in schlepping sex toys! All home
based businesses, all helping people bring in a little extra money to
help supplement their incomes. In talking with my friend Jessie I
found out that she is starting one of these businesses, but this is
skin care we are talking about and it is something that I take
seriously so I did a little research on it and it sounds pretty good!
Rodan & Fields,
https://jdilucia.myrandf.com/Home,
is not a household name yet, but its sister product, Proactive, is.
These are the same Drs that created Proactive and now they are
helping people with all sorts of skin care issues. Sun damaged, Anti
Aging, Adult Acne, you have it they seem to have a solution. In the
world of the internet and shopping online you really have to go by
poeples reputations. Proactive has an amazing reputation and the
results are amazing, so why should this be any different?Check it out
and if you try it let me know. I think I am going to give it a try
over the summer. I need to finish out this Meaningful Beauty
shipment I just got and then I will take the plunge. I will
definitely let you know how it all works out!
One more thing I need to mention is
that as a woman you MUST do the things that make you feel good. One
of those things that serves 2 purposes is getting a facial. No matter
what skin care regimen you use on a daily basis every now and then
you need to get some deep pore cleaning done. Its important not only
for the health of your skin but for your mental health as well. You
walk out of there feeling like a million bucks! I usually go 2 times
a year. I wish I could go more but financially this is what makes
sense for me. If you can go more then go! I usually go to Designers
Denn, http://www.designersdenn.com/.
I go to Lori there although I have never had a bad experience with
any other person at this spa. They have a great Signature Facial for
$110 and it is worth every single penny.
You may be tired, you may be at the end
of your rope, trust me I am on a daily basis, but the good news is
there are products out there to help you look amazing! Best of luck
and make sure you let me know what you try! I would love to hear
what you think!
