Best laid plans

Well I had planned to do the night skin care today (taking the pictures last night), but our dogs followed me to the corner store and one of them didn't come back (right away) and we couldn't find her...  I was feeling very down on myself and not only did I not do the pictures, I didn't do my nightly skin care... :/  on the bright side.... I went outside this morning and the dog was sitting on the porch looking at me like, "Are you going to let me in?"

So instead I will kind of review my thoughts on the morning skin care, and in a little bit show may makeup stash :).

I don't know if there is a difference, so I will let you decide.... the first picture is from January (when I first started using Avon products, and the second one is from yesterday...  I know I take goofy selfies...  I haven't been using the skin care daily like I should, but I know my skin feel softer, and to me at least is a lot less red than it use to be...

on with my reviews....

  The cleanser gets all the dirt and oils off my face. It foams nicely, and is very creamy feeling before it gets wet.  It has a very clean smell to it (I know that isn't too descriptive, but that is the only way I can think of to describe it.)I splash my face with warm /hot water to open the pores, use about a pea sized amount (been using more just realized I still had about half of it on my hands after washing my face).... I just use my hands to wash my face... though I may start using a wash rag and see how that does) put it on my face, rinse again with warm to hot water, then a couple of splashes with cold water to close the pores back up.

 Not sure if I really need the lift treatment just yet so I don't know if it is doing anything.It has this really cool roller feature to target the areas you want targeted, also has an on and off so you don't have any coming out that will not be used and wasted when you have it sitting on your counter.  I open it, turn it on squeeze just a little out (so I see the gel on the bottom of the roller) turn it to off, then roll it in the areas I feel need the lift (jaw line, jowls, around nose and mouth areas...put a little on my forehead this morning after looking at those pictures above :)  )  I had been rubbing it in after rolling it on, but today I chose not to... and I do feel a little tightening going on.  It too has a pleasantly clean smell to it.

 The first time I used the day cream it felt really heavy to me...  but then again the only time I really put anything on my face other than an occasional moisturizer (what ever lotion we happened to have laying around) was when we were going to Splashtown...  and that was sunblock.  So I decided to push through and keep using it and see....  so now when ever I wear make up (which is becoming almost everyday now (got to be a billboard ya know :)  ) I do the morning routine skin care...  and I wouldn't do without it. The day lotion has a built in sunscreen of 25 spf, and is a great base for my make up. It has a light scent (possibly floral) to it, clean but with a bit of another scent to it.

 The eye treatment is another one that I am not sure if it is doing anything yet, but I have only been using the lift and eye treatments for a week or so now so it may just be too early to really tell :)I put a little on (either on my finger, or directly on the areas) eye lid, under eye, and outer corners (concentrating on saggy lids, dark circles and crows feet (really wish those crows would stop walking on my face :)  ) It too just has a clean smell to it.  I rub it in to the targeted areas...

And now I have my canvas prepared it is time to paint...  but that is for another post :)

I'll be posting my make up routine later today...if nothing prevents me from doing so... It is Spring Break right now, and all three boys are here.

Skin Care (face AM routine no make up)

Please Excuse my dirty wall... Ok in the past I haven't really taken as good of care of my face as I should have.  Now that I am selling Avon products I decided that it was time for me to start using some products.  These are the face products I am currently using... honestly most of them I either got free (for meeting sales goals (the Anew Vital eye cream, the ANEW clinical eye treatment, and firming treatments (just got these last week)) or came with the extra bundle I bought in my 3rd campaign (the cleanser and day creams (both Reversalist) (the bundle was a $35 booster kit that I could purchase to better help my business...  there was also a $100 kit that I did not get (it only started being offered at the end of my 3rd campaign and that was the only chance I would have had to get it...))  anyway the little jar is a trial size of the night cream(I bought two trial sizes of the day and night creams my 1st campaign).

and the jar next to that is the hydration mask (which is a new product that just came out) that I just got last week)

So here is what I try to do... and the correct order to use skin care products :) 

This is the AM routine

1. I wash my face with the cleanser.

2. comes the treatment... not really sure I need it but I am using it anyway :)  being pro active here.

along the jawline, jowls, and nose

3. is the lotion.  I get a finger tip full and dot it on my face, then rub it in.( this lotion also has sunblock in it for an added bonus)

4. is eye treatment... decided to go with the Vital as it is suppose to help with the dark circles and help make you look well rested.

after that you put your make up on as usual, or if you're not wearing make up... go about your normal day :)

Here are links to the products I used today. So you can read up a little more on them :) 

1. Cleanser

2.treatment

3Lotion

4.Eyes

There are several products to choose from, and Avon is now doing an Auto Replenish for the ANEW brand.  You get the day and night lotions plus an eye treatment for one price (A LOT less than you would pay normally) shipped directly to you every 4,6,8 or 12 weeks (your choice).

Hope you enjoyed my silly pictures.  Feel free to ask me any questions you may have, or just shop around My Avon store online.