oh happy day my beloved readers!
today’s post could be your winning lotto ticket in the battle against fine lines, discoloration, and slack skin.
we have laurie herman to thank.
laurie herman and her all-natural, AFFORDABLE, effective, skincare fell into my lap last month when ms. herman got in touch after reading about my love of fitness and healthy living.
thinking our obsession for all things ‘mother earth‘ could collaborate, and hearing about my affinity for skincare, sometimes at the behest of my pocketbook, laurie wanted my opinion on her products.
no strings attached, no promises to find the nearest mountain-top whereupon i sing her praises; i agreed to use laurie’s serum, toner, body moisturizer and facial wash.
the first product i tried was the pacific facial wash.
unlike any face cleanser i’ve ever used before, this product comes out in a dry, grainy, powder.
it’s best to wet your face first, and THEN pour out a little bit of product into your hands, mix into a velvet scrub, and then apply to face.
each time i use this wash i am instantly surprised at the difference in texture and softness in my skin.
it’s a bizarre grand finale of squeaky clean and satin-pillow soft.
most skincare lines use heavy fragrances to make their products more pleasing; these perfumes, many of them phthalates are actually very toxic, and have been linked to hormone disruption. using only essential oils, laurie’s products are completely fragrance-free; therefore sometimes the scents truly are NATURAL. the face wash has a strong kelp scent.
i actually like the fact that i can smell the ingredients {even if it is a bit oceany} of this product.
next was the neroli water hyrdating toner.
typically i’m not a big believer in toners. i think they’re kind of a waste of time; like first marriages or foreplay, just let me wear my vera wang dress and buy me my breakfast in the morning.
but as i get older {less hydrated} i’m noticing the importance of toners and their hydrating properties.
this neroli water hydrating toner, designed to tighten and firm, gives a nice boost, post wash.
last but not least is the face serum firm it.
this is a game-changer.
using the neroli firm it serum all the way up to my eyeballs and down to my chest, i noticed an immediate difference–i’m talking “let’s make an infomercial” results here.
it’s like my skin gets a juice-cleanse and barre class every night.
toned, lifted, full of vigor, and more vivacious; my face drinks this serum up like a sad, wilted, dehydrated, desert animal.
i could give you my opinion, but i think the opinion of my friends and husband are more convincing.
hunkiest, a man who typically wouldn’t notice if my hair was on fire, let alone when i cut it 6 inches shorter, has been a factory farm of compliments; churning them out like well-packaged, precise hamburger patties of kindness on how pretty my skin looks; he even missed a crucial left turn opportunity on 17th street one saturday afternoon he was so confused by focused on my new complexion; we’re still in the center divider, by the way, waiting to make that left turn.–i’m typing from the car.
and a couple of weeks ago, in the harsh morning, non-instagram filetered light, my friend alexei, who at 8 months pregnant doesn’t have time to stroke my already texas-sized ego, told me:
“you’re skin looks amazing, what are you doing different?“
i was all:
you, like?
but then her husband marc, excited to also notice my new, dewy skin, tried to play with the big girls in the compliment game, by adding:
“yeah..i was like…is THAT????………that’s not katie is it?????”
um, thank you? i guess.
a compliment, even served wrapped up in a tortilla of insult, is still worth gobbling down.
thank you laurie herman for turning this troll katie into something safe for public consumption.
now it’s your turn to fool your friends.
even if you think your skin is flawless and you’ve been dunked in a vat of perfect, i still implore you to try laurie’s products.
she has a 100% satisfaction guarantee good for 365 days {that’s one year for you english majors} and she’ll even pay your shipping.
laurie has graciously offered a limited time 20% discount and free shipping on all of her products to my readers; thank you so much laurie.
when checking out use the coupon code: xokatie
this will be valid until august 8th.
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here’s to happy, shiny, all-natural skin m’loves.
