Making up is hard to do
So far the Arbonne FC5 skin care is working well. My face is still a little dry in spots, but it's only been a few days, so I need to give everything a chance. I know, I know, it's not really natural, but after my experience with Real Purity, I was a little gun shy. Baby steps, I say. At least I'm paraben free! And of course, I'm loving the scent of everything just as I did with the samples. Once again, at least it's not synthetically fragranced, but how did they get those strawberries and kiwi in there?
And finally, since I know all four people that read this blog, I can afford to post that my ex-boyfriend (a VERY nice and single guy) asked me for some advice about skin care for men. As I told him, I used to send all of my ex-boyfriends to Mary Kay's line for men, but not now, so I have some additional research to do. At least I know he's not looking for makeup, too.
Also, I received some samples of Intelligent Nutrients. Unfortunately, they sent me the anti-aging serum, moisturizer and mist, but no cleanser. I'm using Arbonne's cleanser, so it's hard for me to make a judgement with mixed product lines. I will say the anti-aging serum feels great on my skin. It's like silk. Not greasy, just smooth and nourishing. The moisturizer smells funny and I meant to call to ask whether that meant it was past it's shelf life, but I haven't had a chance. I can't say the lines around my eyes have disappeared, but that may be a lifestyle issue more than anything. Let's just say that my toddler, Ava, could care less whether mommy is ridding the house of toxins.
Now what to do for makeup? Mary Kay's makeup line is, sadly, as full of parabens as the skin care, so I'm on the prowl. I'm checking into Arbonne's makeup line since I'm already a customer at this point. I asked the Intelligent Nutrients folks whether they were introducing a makeup line anytime soon and they responded with:
It's a tricky biz to produce makeup that works and can honestly be called non-toxic. We've got our top people working on it.. and working on it.. and working on it.
And I thought choosing new skin care was tough.
I never did get a real answer about nano-particles from Bare Escentuals, either. I've been using their mineral makeup now for a few years and while I like it, I want to make sure it's safe. I just don't think they answered the question about whether their products contain nano-particles. See what you think:
The safety and well being of every customer is of paramount concern at Bare Escentuals. We would like to assure our customers that there is absolutely no credible scientific evidence that our mineral cosmetic products can be easily inhaled into the lungs, much less linking our mineral cosmetic products with negative health effects. Unsupported allegations that all mineral cosmetic products are “dangerous,” based on what unidentified “experts” have supposedly said, are unnecessarily alarming and fear-inducing because such allegations are simply not supported by any credible evidence. We stand behind our products and look forward to continuing to provide high quality products to the millions of women whose lives have been touched by bareMinerals.If I find out there are nano-particles in the bareMinerals line and that they are, in fact, dangerous, you can bet I'm going to feel more than "touched" by Bare Escentuals.
And finally, since I know all four people that read this blog, I can afford to post that my ex-boyfriend (a VERY nice and single guy) asked me for some advice about skin care for men. As I told him, I used to send all of my ex-boyfriends to Mary Kay's line for men, but not now, so I have some additional research to do. At least I know he's not looking for makeup, too.
