Derma ProMedics Eye Renewal-- A Gem for Anti-Aging

I'm back this week, after taking the last 5 days to devote to other work, and I'm so excited to be introducing the newest gem in my anti-aging arsenal -- the Eye Renewal cream from Derma ProMedics.

The folks at Derma ProMedics were so incredibly kind that they allowed me to try their Eye Renewal Cream (as well as another awesome product that's been referred to as a "face lift in a bottle, which will be reviewed later).

First, I'll share a little about these Derma ProMedics products with an excerpt straight from their website:

"Derma Promedics is a scientifically tested serum that actually works. It comprises of state of the art firming ingredients and a perfect mix of vital moisturizers along with vitamins. Once you apply Derma Promedics, the skin is well nourished and feels pampered. The effects of Derma Promedics that work on your skin are:

• Derma Promedics is purely responsible for diminishing wrinkle density by 37%

• Derma Promedics manages to reduce the Wrinkle volume by 18.5%

• Last but not the least Derma Promedics reduces surface wrinkles by 44.9%

These statistics are scientifically researched and tested. This makes Derma Promedics an Anti Aging Micro Sculpting Wrinkle reducing serum that helps to fight the signs of aging, thus giving you a young looking smooth skin."

My skin type:

Combination skin -- dry "flakes" are common around my cheeks and nose while the middle of my forehead has excess shine/oil most of the time. Breakouts occur more frequently than I'd like, leaving behind blemish marks.  Minor, but noticeable scarring on cheeks from previous breakouts.

What I Wish To Accomplish Using the Eye Cream:
 Lighten/improve the dark, sunken circles that have appeared underneath my eyes and never went away, no matter how much sleep, vitamins, minerals and herbs I take. The extra moisturization I get from using this cream is an added benefit.

 My Results with Eye Renewal Cream

Here are a couple of "before" photos so we can track my progress and you guys can follow along. Believe me, it wasn't easy posting photos of me with zero makeup (aside from mascara. I actually cleaned everything off, leaving the mascara just for these pictures!). You may notice the bags or dark eye circles. Notice the smile lines. And let's see if over the next month of using these Derma Promedics, we can't just diminish those a bit!

In this one, you can really see the under-eye circles and darkness as well as my smile lines.

 

After 1 month from the start period, I'll be taking "after" pictures and posting them for you guys to see for yourself if I've gotten any progress! Just promise not to judge! ;)First impression: I found the lovely green tinted eye cream to be quite soothing on my skin, and highly moisturizing. I usually swipe it under/around my eyes before bed & upon waking, there's no visible or feel-able residue left behind. I love that! 


Fresh cucumber scent is pleasant, does not linger.

The Eye Renewal Cream goes on smooth, is mostly light to medium weight, and absorbs into skin magnificently without leaving a greasy film of any kind. 

So far, a week into using the Eye Cream -- and also having been extremely sick with what must be a very bad cold -- I actually have not had such noticeable dark, sunken in effects under my eyes, so I'm under the impression this stuff works very quickly for those things! Seeing that, and knowing that I should be looking very dark and sickly under my eyes these last few days excites me to see further results as I continue using! I wouldn't be surprised if the darkness under my eyes eliminates all together at this rate.

I'll update you guys as I continue using. 

Bonus: The beautiful packaging the Derma ProMedics products came in makes these anti-aging gems totally gift-worthy!

With a refreshing aroma of cucumber, I wasn't surprised to find cucumber listed as one of the ingredients in the Eye Renewal. Cucumber has long been touted as an effective remedy for dark circles and puffiness, and just for its soothing properties in general, so I was pleased to see that it was used in this product.

 Disclaimer: I am not a specialist, expert, professional or doctor of any kind. Content on this blog is not intended to be taken as medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or advice of any sort. I'm simply sharing information about my own experiences and results from use of a product or activity in hopes of providing useful information to readers, not to be taken as a patient/medical adviser relationship. I am not responsible for what readers choose to do after viewing the content here. Furthermore, I do not hold an "exceptional" or other special relationship with any company mentioned on this site. I'm simply a consumer who worked with the company on a review that is in compliance with FTC's guidelines. That means, everything you read here is my own words, not anything of the company's. I was not provided with monetary compensation for my review. All information posted has been done so with complete honesty. No action should be taken based solely on the content of this publication ( I'm not responsible.) Readers who rely on the information in this blog to replace the advise of an appropriate health care provider assume all risks of such behavior.

ResVitale Collagen Renew with Vitamin C

Today is a good one because we get to talk about two things I enjoy on a daily basis -- health and anti-aging. 

I've had the lovely opportunity to try the incredibly designed Collagen Renew with Vitamin C (thanks, ResVitale!) and I feel excited to share the results and information about ResVitale's new Collagen skincare supplement with ya'll! 

Image source: Someecards

A lot of you have emailed me with questions about the last ResVitale Collagen supplement I posted about, and I know people said they had mixed results, so I'm going to try and be as useful as possible by describing all the possible benefits this supplement may have as well as the results. Just hang tight, folks.

ResVitale's new Collagen supplement is supposed to help skin to maintain elasticity and help reduce appearance of wrinkles. These are benefits make an anti-aging supplement pretty near perfect since you always want to be working to both prevent aging signs and also to do some repairing of what's already there. So, one supplement and you get prevention and some repair -- now I'm happy.

First, I feel like it's important to start from scratch, so lets talk about what collagen is, exactly:

You probably have an idea, like me, I knew that collagen was something in your skin and joints, and pictured it to be a clear squishy substance. Until I actually read up on it myself, I didn't know that collagen was also in bones and its exact definition is "a fibrous protein found in bones, skin and tissue."

Collagen connects and supports skin, muscles, bone, tendons, cartilage and also our internal organs. I didn't know that one until looking into it, either. This makes me think that taking a supplement that contains collagen and Vitamin C might even be helpful for more than just skin, but also perhaps those body parts mentioned as well.

*I am not making any for-sure claims, though, just to be clear. I'm just giving my thoughts and opinion.. and later, my experience with this new ResVitale product.*

  

  Why the Added Vitamin C is Important:

In order for collagen to be able to produce, Vitamin C is necessary, so it makes sense that ResVitale include the ascorbic acid in the Collagen Renew. Connective Tissues require Vitamin C in order for collagen production to, well, produce!

Of course there's also the health benefits of Vitamin C, which most of you already know. To refresh your memory:  Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which alone provides anti-aging (you know, free radical fighting and all.), boosts immune system, etc.

Also important to note is that the ResVitale Collagen Renew with Vitamin C contains scientifically studied Bioactive Collagen Peptides®

  

  

I've included a picture of the Collagen Supplement from ResVitale above, so you can get an idea of the size and look of the tablets. They're not horse pills, but are easy enough to swallow, especially with the glaze on them. They go down smoothly and quick, with no taste or aftertaste.

Of course ResVitale packages their supplement in dark colored glass bottles and the bottle comes with the safety sticker over the opening.

My Results

It was probably right at the two week mark of my beginning this ResVitale Collagen Renew with Vitamin C when I actually put together that it was actually affecting the appearance of my skin. Surprisingly enough, although I was taking the supplement on a daily basis (3 times), I had forgotten about the results it claimed to deliver. I just didn't remember to really keep an eye out for anything, which I think worked in my favor and I like when that happens because it helps me be assured I won't be biased and just "think up" results or attribute them to the product when it's not really the product to give credit to, if that makes sense.

For several days, when I'd look in the mirror, I would think "my skin is just looking great today." I remember thinking that several times when after a while I thought "wow, my skin just keeps looking great." That's when it hit me that something had changed. My skin never has this long of a "good spell," I thought. My skin will have these "good spells" where for a day or two I'll look and think "hey, it's looking good." And then those few moments are over and my skin is back to looking rough. 

So when I realized it hadn't gotten rough again, I started thinking of what I had done differently, and nearly kicked myself when I realized I'd been taking ResVitale's Collagen Renew with Vitamin C. That was one of those rare aha moments, and it excited me. 

I definitely had far more noticeable results with this newer Vitamin C version than the last Collagen Renew that didn't contain the extra Vit.C. So, I think that was the key in making the product really work to its full potential, and ResVitale deserves a lot of credit there for listening to customers and making such a quick updated product that works better. Kudos to you, ResVitale!

Before I forget, the ingredients have me thinking that this supplement might also produce some surprise benefits for hair! It has ingredients that are beneficial for hair, and skin and nails for that matter, but thought I'd mention that.

Now, I'll tell you exactly what this "improvement" I noticed was:

A great complexion! Yes, it's that simple. It wasn't one little thing I could pin-point, but I just had glowing, nice, non-spolchy, dry and damaged looking skin. My pores didn't look overly-huge on my T-zone areas, less noticeable shine, and even possibly a bit of a plump effect, but nothing extreme. A nicely evened out complexion with a perfectly smooth, glowing texture. Also less "sunken in" circles around my eyes that I've been working religiously to reduce! Those suckers have had me stumped for ages as they only recently appeared and well, they came with their bags packed (pun intended) and planning for a looong stay. I researched everything I could about causes and remedies. I keep a close eye on Vitamin and minerals and work to keep enough in my system unless chaos creeps in, but they kept hanging around no matter how many things I fixed and how repaired my sleep became.

And I've finally seen a slight improvement. And I'm not about to give up now. Those babies are leaving. They don't have to go home, but they cannot stay under my eyeballs. Any takers looking for a new set? I hear they look lovely on some people.

Kidding. Kidding.

Joking aside.

I haven't seen a reduction in acne at all, but I have had a lot less trouble with my skin just having that dreadful dull look, if that makes sense. I am in that group of people who have basically all the skin "concerns" there is. A little bit of breaking out, a little bit of fine lines, an oily T-zone, enlarged pores, some minor scarring, little random blemish spots. And dryness on top of all that! That's usually in the form of little flaky skin around my cheek bones and chin every so often.

All of those things were reduced during the time of my taking ResVitale Collagen Renew with Vitamin C, and only days after I stopped did I notice my skin looking just cruddy again. I really enjoyed the results I was experiencing though, which will lead me to continuing use of the supplement. It wasn't until I'd seen some of the issues reappear that I realized just how great the improvements really were. I think I was in need of that added Vitamin C, too. 

Oh, and one more added benefit I learned about the Collagen Renew with Vit. C that really got me wanting to keep taking it:

Apparently, it can help with osteoarthritis, and since it helps build collagen, I think it'd be great for my bones and joints, which are at high risk due to a medication I've been on for years (for endometriosis and reducing growth). It's just icing on the cake that this supplement can provide help there, too. 

Dosage:

"As a dietary supplement, take 3 capsules daily with food or as recommended by your healthcare practitioner."

Instructions: Store tightly in a cool, dry place.

Now, for the supplement facts:

Each serving contains 10 calories, 10 milligrams sodium, 2 grams protein, 60 milligrams Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) and Verisol Bioactive Collagen: 2.5 grams.

Other ingredients:

Rice Concentrate, Vegetable cellulose gum, silica, pharmaceutical glaze.

Note: Very impressive ingredients! No added harmful stuff like dyes and such.

What's not to Love?
Not much as this is a supplement that will be beneficial whether results in appearance are noticeable or not (you know, internal health). However, it's not exactly a one-a-day, but 3 daily. Not bad of course, and I don't have trouble remembering since I usually take the whole serving at once.
The price for quantity. You get 20 servings (60 tablets total), and at 3 a day, that means one bottle doesn't quite last a whole month. Price per quantity is a bit high.

My Pearl Of The Day --Tatcha Cleansing Oil

   First, please forgive my shoddy photos. At least you can still see what I'm showing you though. In the little white bottle above is the Tatcha Cleansing Oil. 

  Remember me raving about the beauty papers and the cleansing powders? Well, this cleansing oil combined with the cleansing powders takes you skincare routine a step further. 

  I know most people are hesitant about using an oil on their face, but there's no reason to be. At All. I use olive oil, coconut oil on my face and it's not going to break you out. It's good for your skin. If anything, it will clear things up. Most of the oils for your skin also help prevent signs of aging.

  Unlike olive oil though, Tatcha's Camillia Oil doesn't have the thick greasy feel to it and doesn't leave any residue behind after being rinsed. 

  WHAT DOES THE CAMILLIA CLEANSING OIL DO?
   
 The Camillia Cleansing Oil contains camillia and rice bran oils to removes makeup, and does so quite nicely I might add. Much better than any drugstore remover I have tried. I have used DHC's over-priced olive oil as makeup remover with horrid results before. It always smeared my NON-waterproof mascara and wouldn't pick up the remaining under eye mess. That is why I did not expect this to even remove mascara. I really didn't. I am happy to report that I was wrong. I use this recommended by Tatcha as "step one in your beauty regimen." 




HOW TO USE
The Camellia Cleansing oil came in a bottle with a clear stopper over the top so that it doesn't spill. The stopper has a tiny hole in it so you can squirt the desired amount without over doing it or spilling your prescious oil. It works wonderfull and can be left in the shower without water getting inside the container.


Once it's in my hand, I notice the clear oil take on a white, foam looking nature. I think it's because my hands are always wet. Interesting though.


  Then I rinse and follow up with "step 2" which happens to be the rice enzyme powders I raved about previously.


  After step two, I dab a little Radiant Serum (posted about it earlier). And in the morning, right before putting on my makeup I use the moisturizer/primer from Tatcha. Don't worry, I'll save an entire post just for that product.


  

• Non irritating/Non sensitizing. Can be used on even sensitive skin
• Dermatologist tested -- if that's important to you
• Contains NO PPG's, PEG's, Urea, DEA, TEA
• Contains NO sulfate detergents
• Contains NO synthetic fragrance or color
• Contains NO Pthalates
• Contains NO Parabens
• Contains NO mineral oil

INGREDIENTS

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Algae Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract

  

Ultramarine Nutrient Serum

 The Ultramarine Nutrient Serum is another lovely product from Skin Actives. It comes in a very convenient bottle with a eye dropper style lid so you can easily grab the amount you need in a second. In the second photo you can somewhat see the consistency, texture and color of the Serum. It is white like a moisturizer and somewhere between a thin moisturizer and serum in texture. It's smooth and leaves no greasy or sticky residue behind. 

 This too is a product that can be used by children to the elderly and both male and female. Very versatile and a product that can benefit the whole family. 

 INGREDIENTS:

 Distilled water, Lactobacillus/kelp ferment filtrate (and) Porphyridium extract (and) Laminaria japonica extract (and) Arthrospira extract., Sodium PCA, Alpha Bisabolol (natural), Coconut Endosperm, Natural Active Peptides, Sodium Hyaluronate, Guaizulene, Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben (and) Propylparaben.

  The Ultramarine Nutrient Serum applies and dries quickly and easily and can be used before applying makeup as it will not react negatively or roll up in those tiny balls like some moisturizers and serums. I like that this Nutrient Serum never leaves a thick residue on my face. It can be used for dry skin, combination, oily and normal so this will fit most skin types wonderfully. I can't think of any skin type or person that couldn't benefit in some way by the Nutrient Serum.

Like the Ultramarine Sea Kelp mask, this too can be used as aftershave or as a mask. I like to apply some any time I need it, night or day and leave it on all day or night. Since it will go on without peeling or drying you out or leaving residue, it's great for a quick application while giving your skin what it needs.

The Ultramarine Nutrient Serum is amazing for any inflammation, redness or irritation. I just had this enormous cyst like bump come up on my nose and it's terribly painful and it's the type that does not go away no matter what. I decided to try some of the Nutrient Serum on the area as well as another inflamed bump and the huge cyst-like bump has drastically gone down in swelling and I am telling you, it's unbelievably miraculous! That huge bump had the entire side of my nose swelled up and it hurt so bad just to touch it. I applied the serum maybe 12 hours ago and there's no sign of that sucker! No swelling, no soreness, nothing! I love this stuff.

I used to get these cyst-like nightmares on my nose as a teen and goodness they're awful. I've never ever found anything that would actually help those until today. It's pretty amazing! I have no idea what it is that worked such a miracle.

I also added some of the Antioxidant Booster to the area a while after letting the Nutrient Serum absorb and that may have had some great effects on the bump as well. All I know is that if it done something that major, then there's truly no telling what else it is capable of. I won't hesitate to use this stuff daily. 

It also works as an antihistamine as well as helping with atopic dermatitis, inflammation and sun damage. This, my lovelies, is some powerful stuff! Once it cleared my awful bumps, I was recommending it immediately. The 12 year old has some break outs recently and I can't wait to try this out on his forehead! 

Here's what Skin Actives has to say:

" The objective of our marine serum is to alleviate inflammation and soothe the skin. It helps with mosquito bites, after shaving and sun after-effects.

This is the perfect nutritive base for users with oilier skin types. It is the perfect base for KGF, EGF, and our other water soluble actives. It provides all the advantages of our Sea Kelp Ultramarine but is easier to work with in terms of dissolving actives. It can be layered with our ELS Base Serum to achieve a perfect wet/dry balance. This serum has a beautiful blue tinge, thanks to Guaiazulene, which also gives it anti-inflammatory benefits."

The Ultramarine Nutrient Serum can be used alone or mixed with other actives like the Antioxidant Booster. ALA will not dissolve in this product though.

I absolutely recommend this lovely serum to anybody who wants healthier skin or has inflammation or anything I've mentioned here. Even if all it does is clear up those awful red bumps, I'll be totally satisfied. I'm positive that it'll help in so many ways and will update y'all each time I have results!

You can find the Ultramarine Nutrient Serum at Skin Actives as well as products for any skincare need you may possibly have! Have fun and if you do use any of the products from Skin Actives, share your results! I'd love to have some recommendations from you guys. I've used several of their products, but am always happy to try more!

*For more info on sponsored reviews see my disclosure page. Honesty pledge can be read at the top of this page!*

Lip Collagen Serum

The Lip Collagen Serum is also a Skin Actives product. Don't let the color fool you, this stuff isn't actually brown on the lips, but goes on clear and smooth. 

If you're looking to smooth things out, have a healthier set of kissers and need to prevent or heal dry, chapped lips, the Lip Collagen Serum just may be your miracle. 

I actually have never heard of or seen a lip product that does what Skin Active's lip collagen product does. It's very unique and has some amazing benefits. 

You know those lines you get in your lips and around them? The Lip Collagen Serum reduces those and creates smoother, softer and healthier lips. I didn't know what to expect from it at first. I wondered if it would feel thick and glossy or stick (hate that!) or like chap stick. I had no idea! So I was too excited to slick it on my lips. 

It feels very liquidy and runny. That was a surprise for me and the color goes on clear and dries instantly. Since there's no residue or glossy finish left on the lips, both men and women can use the Lip Collagen Serum.

At first it simply feels like wet lips. It really doesn't have a scent and hardly a taste. Most people would never notice the taste, but since I was curious, I licked my lips right after applying the Lip Collagen Serum and it had a subtle hint of something. The only thing I could think of that it resembled was the light taste you get after licking an envelope. Nothing that will get your attention unless you are deliberately trying to taste it. This diminishes seconds after applying and your lips are left feeling like lips! No gloss, thick residue or shine. It felt as if it just disappeared until I touched them with my fingers and could notice a sort of squishyness to them. That made it clear that the lip serum was absorbed and working only without leaving you sticky.

I have the habit of picking at my lips and it leaves them dry and scabby so I have to use a chapstick or gloss of some sort to help heal them and moisturize them. I hate chapped lips and if I feel any skin there, I pick! My lovie is always getting on me about it. Many times I don't even notice that I'm doing it and he tells me that my lips are "too pretty to pick and destroy." How nice! 

I used the Lip Collagen Serum for the first time right before leaving the house and later in the car went to picking and there wasn't anything to pick! The skin wasn't scabby and dry! I'm really liking that and am hoping that with further use of the serum, I'll be able to kick the lip-pickin'-habit! Needless to say, my lovie is all for making sure I keep this stuff around. He's hoping it'll keep the skin healed and I'll be less likely to pick as well. 

The Lip Collagen Serum can be used by anybody 20 years of age and up and I believe most of us could benefit from it. It's great for healing and soothing as well as smoothing out those lines. 

It is antioxidant rich properties as well as anti-aging (yippee!) and increases collagen synthesis. It also contains protective lipids and is supposed to help growth. That last part I'm positive it does! Remember. The lip-pickin' story? Yes, this stuff works great and it works fast!

INGREDIENTS:

Distilled water, cherry juice, sea kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) bioferment, pomegranate (Punica granatum) juice, sodium PCA, coconut (Cocos nucifera) endosperm, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium chondroitin sulfate, natural active peptides, fucoidan, L-carnosine, niacinamide, N-acetyl glucosamine, hyaluronic acid, liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) extract, resveratrol, lycopene, epidermal growth factor, keratinocyte growth factor, stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) extract, propylene glycol, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben (and) propylparaben

 You can find the Lip Collagen Serum as well as any skin care active or ready made product to fit your needs at Skin Actives.com!

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ONE skincare Olive Oil Nourishing Enrichment

 

Remember me posting about a new skincare approach I had begun, the olive oil deal? I guess that was about a month ago, but while doing a lot of reading and asking around about this olive oil approach, this is something I came across. One Skincare's Olive Oil Nourishing Enrichment. 

 While looking for olive oil based skincare products available, One Skincare is what stood out to me most. I was surprised to find that there really wasn't that much to choose from in this area. I had someone ask me about One Skincare and asked if I had tried the products. Now, I have! 

So I decided on a the Olive Oil Nourishing Enrichment since I was already interested in trying something that contained olive oil for my skin. I recieved a few sample packs of this oil. 

ABOUT THE OLIVE OIL NOURISHING ENRICHMENT

 The Olive Oil Nourishing Enrichment can be used on your hair, hands, face or about any other skin you have on your body. One Skincare refers to their product as a "soothing solution built upon properties like 100% organic olive oil polyphenols and restorative vitamin E, which are rich in antioxidants."

The Olive Oil Enrichment contains an all natural lavendar scent and that I love! 

"O.N.E. is suitable for all skin types. Paraben-free and USDA certified organic. It's time to rejuvenate the natural way."

O.N.E. looks and feels like an oil, but to my surprise it didn't leave me super greased and itchy like the DHC stuff did. Remember me saying I looked like a glazed ham and had gotten the stuff in my eyeballs! O.N.E. does not feel or look like that at all. How nice that was for me! It's actually much thinner and didn't make me itchy. 

MY EXPERIENCE

You guys probably remember me saying that I was trying DHC's oil for my face when I talked about trying olive oil. Well, I did use the stuff a little and didn't just love it. I really didn't care for it. However, I'm so far happy with One Skincare's Olive Oil Nourishing Enrichment. 

What do I love oh so much about O.N.E?

The ingredients! Here they are:  Ingredients: 100% organic olive oil, sunflower oil, vitamin E, lavender and geranium essential oils.

If you happen to be one of the people (if so, you better be the ONLY one! lol) who didn't read my post on olive oil back when I started looking into trying it for my skin, I will go ahead and briefly tell you why I wanted to try it. Olive Oil is supposed to be so amazing for the skin and according to some, miraculously keeps your skin looking incredibly youthful. I'm 21 and will turn 22 in a couple of weeks and when I turned 20 I started thinking about using anti-aging products. Not that I'm opposed to aging! I just want to reserve my youth :)

 Now that I'm about to be 22, I'm hoping to find something that truly will prevent serious aging.

O.N.E. does not leave you looking greasy, like I said. Instead, once it's nice and massaged in, you'll just have some glow to your skin and be extremely moisturized. This stuff is great for extreme dryness which I do have. Those flakes will be gone in no time! It'll also help with dandruff if you massage into your scalp.

So far, I enjoyed sampling O.N.E. and I believe this is the product I want to stick with for my "journey".

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Antioxidant Berry Facial Masque

  

 The Antioxidant Berry Masque from the Lady Soma line is perfect for dry winter skin. With ton of antioxidants, the Berry Masque gives your complexion a smooth and glowy look.

 Easy to apply and easy to rinse away, the Berry Masque is a quick and refreshing way to give your skin a boost!

The Antioxidant Berry Masque contains antioxidant berries as well as Vitamins A, C, and E.

"The masque allows for a detox facial treatment using the antioxidant power of blueberries and cranberries, which enhance cellular renewal and collagen production.

The glycolic and alpha lipoic acids create a microdermabrasion-like effect that eliminates dead skin cells to reveal a fresh new layer."

  HOW TO USE MASQUE:

This masque is easier and quicker for me than most masks that I've used in the past. It's creamy, rich texture is easy to slather on and just as easy to rinse off. No long waiting periods either. Swipe some of the masque all over the face while avoiding eyes and mouth of course, then let it sit for 8 minutes (shorter if you need and a few minutes longer if you prefer) Sometimes it just feels nice to leave it on for a while and let it really work. After you're done, simply rinse with warm water and follow with your moisturizer.

  TIPS: I like to do a little massaging when I am applying the Berry Masque to my face to help penetrate and just get the best results as well as exfoliate a bit. I just give my face a quick massage while I'm applying the masque and the tiny bits of berry are enough for a very gentle exfoliant. I do a little rubbing before I rinse it off too. Since it is thick and creamy (a good thing!) using a wash cloth to wipe some away before rinsing will make things quicker.

  Facial masks are fun and usually relaxing. I've used very many different masks and I've experienced everything from burning the skin off my face to giving me nice skin for 24 hours. However, I've never used a mask that kept giving me great results with each and every use. There's those cheap, refreshing facial masks you can buy at drug stores and when used once in a blue moon, they can freshen up your skin, but it only lasts for a few hours before you're back to your normal issues and forget keeping it around forever because after a couple of uses, it's like you're immune to it! It quits working for you. That's so disappointing and because of this, I'm so picky with skincare products.  Using the Berry Masque, it feels nice and refreshing and certainly not painful! I never experience the slightest discomfort and I can use it daily for a week without my skin's problems returning. It's a keeper!

 The first time I used the Antioxidant Berry Masque, I noticed a smoother, glowier complexion and my skin looked less dull and the little blemishes were less noticeable. I went ahead and used it again the next day and my skin looked great! I expected it to last throughout the night, but not through the next day. I was greeted the next evening with the same great skin when I looked in the mirror! Very moisturized and a big difference in the bit of discoloration I had from previous problems and blemishes. All the redness and dark spots and uneven skin tone around my mouth was clearing away quickly. A few days later, I chose to continue use every night and my skin looks even better! Masques are mainly a once a week type of thing, but it's hard not to use the Berry Masque every night! It feels great and gives my skin everything it needs.

  I even found that I needed little to no moisturizer afterward! That's a miracle. I have been using the Renewal Serum every night after the Berry Masque and haven't needed anything extra. The two work beautifully together! I love the smooth complexion! It did even things out and smooth away my little scars that would suddenly flare up every few days. 

  After using the Berry Masque, you'll immediately start to see skin that looks fresh and dewy, not dull and tired. Without drying out my skin or leaving it oily, the Berry Masque leaves me with an good glow. I also have noticed easier makeup application. I usually mix liquid foundation with a thick moisturizer because it dried out my skin and I don't like overly caking my makeup. I hardly felt the need for the foundation lately and only use a little bit to help tint my sickly pale face for now. Instead of creating little balls that roll off your skin when you apply makeup or moisturizer, the Berry Masque and Renewal Serum work well with anything you put on. I feel like I need less covering up every day and I've seen less uneven spots when I do apply makeup. Bronzer and blush will glide over the Lady Soma Products without problem and I'm able to blend the makeup well without lines! 

TO SEE A LIST OF INGREDIENTS IN THE ANTIOXIDANT BERRY MASQUE VISIT HERE.

I am impressed with the Berry Masque. I love the berry scent and all the amazing ingredients and benefits! The healthy skin is wonderful and noticeable instantly. After my 8 minutes of Berry Masque time are up, that icky layer of dead skin which is very noticeable on my skin, disappears and the dead, dry flakes are exfoliated away without using abrasive scrubbing. It's easy and quick and so convenient to not have to use literally a whole load of product every night and morning on my skin. I simply use the maque, rinse, apply Renewal Serum and sleep. Then I wake up, apply a bit of moisturizer (I've done that routine for so many years that I just can't skip it!) and then go straight to doing my makeup. Normally, I have to line up the facial products each night before I shower and then line em' back up for the A.M. It's ridiculous and takes up an incredible amount of my time. I can't even tell you how much I appreciate the Berry Masque and Renewal Serum. Using those two have been saving me some major time! TIP: If you're having to use more than one moisturizer/cream in one day, your moisturizer/cream is NOT doing it's job and you should consider switching to a product that can stand alone! Even if I didn't use the Berry Masque, the Renewal Serum alone is enough to cut my skincare routine time in half. It's more than worth it! PS. Don't you worry, I'll give you the juicy deets on the Renewal Serum asap!

I absolutely plan to continue using Lady Soma products. And to give you a little information, Lady Soma has a line of products made specifically for us ladies and you can find everything from skin and nail treatment (will be reviewing that soon and let me just say, it's amazing!) to facial products to digestive products which I'll so be trying! Do check them out at Lady Soma.com

Night one - My beautiful, young skin approach!

Olive Oil, Olive oil, Olive oil! 

Tonight is my first night starting this whole EVO thing. I’ve decided to try the olive oil on my face for tonight and will continue for a few weeks and see how it goes! Why? Well, apparently EVO is the ultimate beauty solution. Yep, that’s right! I’ve been doing tons of research and I’m just curious enough to see for myself. From what I gather, Extra Virgin Olive Oil will keep your skin looking young and supposedly beautiful. Now, I need all the EVO I can get! 

You can use “EVO” (sorry, but using EVO is much quicker than typing it out. It’s my lazy day!) on your cuticles, hair, body, face, ingest it, etc. It’s an everything in one kind of deal I guess. 

I don’t have time to soak my hands in EVO, but if it’s as amazing and miraculous as I hear, I’m happy to try it on my face every night.

NIGHT ONE:

I’ve had the EVO on my face for about an hour and a half. OK, OK, you caught me. I’m lying, I didn’t use EVO because I didn’t have any so I ued DHC’s Olive Oil stuff for the face. So sue me! Anyways, I figure it’s good enough, right?

I’ve had it on for a while and I’ve used it before, but didn’t repeat it til’ now. The thing is, I hate the feeling of the oil on my face! It itches! I guess those tiny little peach fuzzies soaked in olive oil make things itchy. After a few minutes if I don’t touch my face, it doesn’t bother me. Now since it’s so anti-aging, I smothered the areas around my eyes (even my lids!) in the stuff. (Hey, If I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna do it good!) and that was a mistake. I’ve had watery, itchy as hell eyes for the past hour because the stuff runs in them! Tomorrow night, the eyelids stay oil-free! It’s also contributed to my killer headache. 

I thought I’d share my new beauty adventure with you guys, but I want to hear your beauty regime! Anybody else use this EVO solution? Care to share? Any tips would be very welcome as well!

I’m off to do my school assignment and then bed. If I happen to wake up and be stunningly gorgeous, I will report back ASAP! Tomorrow I’ll be adding the oil to my bath. I just hope it doesn’t make me greasy and I also hope I don’t forget to do it! Ha. Ha.