Beautiful and Heathly Skin is better than a Made Up Look! That is what I learned when I found a great Natural Skin Care regiment and compliments came!

I am developing a blog in regards to Natural Skin Care, Beauty and Health products that people discover and want to share. This letter came from Paula in New York City. If you would like to have your letter posted please e-mail Diane at opaquebottle@aol.com for approval and I will post your letter. Affiliates are welcomed as long as the products they want to share are natural ingredients or naturally derived ingredients.
Thank you! Diane

Hi,

I have been so into Make up for many years. The emphasis I was taught was how to apply eyeliner and eye shadow, foundations and blush and finally the lipstick. So I was pretty lost when it came to actual skin care. Make Up artist are the "in" thing and we are supposed to take them seriously. I did and I was always made up, but I never possessed the complexion I wanted, the confidence of being caught without my make up and not be embarrassed, eluded me. http://www.alexandrahaydens.com/Natural-Skin-Care-Vitamins-skin-care-Avocado-Sunflower-s/1.htm

Frustrated I wondered if women were designed to put on a mask every day of their life. When we see a cover girl the obvious answer we find later is that they are air brushed and have make up artist apply their make up. Even they usually don't look great without their make up and it has become a big business for the photographers to catch the celebrities without their make up. I guess so that the rest of us can feel better about ourselves looking bad without make up. http://www.alexandrahaydens.com/Natural-Skin-Care-Vitamins-skin-care-Avocado-Sunflower-s/1.htm

I decided to scout around for a better answer and I finally found it in an obscure corner of the internet.
http://www.alexandrahaydens.com/ is an interesting site. It doesn't hit you like a carnival barker, it is quiet but extremely informative about cosmetic ingredients and naturally derived ingredients used in natural beauty care. I choose the Green Tea Skin Care program. It isn't sold as a program but I put it together myself what I thought I needed. Wow is all I can say. It is like finding that hole in the wall great restaurant. Where have you guys been all my life. I think they are a new company with a great attitude about helping me be the best I can be without altering my existence. I want to share with you my routine because the results are absolutely stunning. First of all, I have never been accused of being a pretty girl because frankly, I am not. That is my reality but I do like to look my very best and that is why I have invested so much in make up. Yes, I have been trying to alter my appearance into something I thought was more attractive. But I did find a better way of being pretty. Not over the top glamourous but the kind of pretty that people take notice and I find actually enjoy looking at me or lingering longer than they used to when talking to me. So my new skin care has improved my life all around. I am excited so let me get started telling you about these products because I want to share my new treasure with you. Go straight to green Tea Skincare http://www.alexandrahaydens.com/Natural-Skin-Care-Vitamins-skin-care-Avocado-Sunflower-s/1.htm

1. I started with the Green Tea Cleanser and Skin Nourishment - This cleanser is simply fantastic because it deep cleans without scrubing or using drying agents. They use a combination of potent oils rich in vitamins with skin healing properties. I never would have thought to wash with a cleanser with oils in it. I learned that when we put alcohol or drying agents on our skin that stimulates the oil glands and our skin gets oilier. I like to let the cleanser soak in my skin because it feels really good before I add water and start washing, always with an upward motion. Then I splash clean and blot the excess water off. My skin feels clean, the black heads disappear and my skin texture is soft and pliable without being oily.
2. Then I use a cotton pad with the astringent and gently wipe off the excess dirt that the oils brought to the surface from the pores. Now my face feels really clean! But something else has happened, color is coming to my face. That pasty look or tired lifeless skin now looks rejuvenated and my color is better.
3. Not giving my age away, all girls should use a moisturizer at around 25 years old. So I apply the Green Tea Moisturizer all over my face and neck. Always remember to let the moisturizer stay on for at least fifteen to twenty minutes before you start putting your make up on because the moisturizer will make your make up slip off. Your skin will absorb all it is going to absorb in that time so if you are going to use Mineral Powder Foundation then you might want to wipe away any excess before you apply the powder with the astringent or Toner if that is what you are using.
4. I need some help under my eye with the dark circles and puffiness so I picked up the Green Tea Under the Eye Nourishment. It only takes a small amount and I gently apply that with my little finger so that I dont' rub it on too hard or use too much pressure. This is the area under the eye that has very thin skin and we don't want to tug or pull that skin. See, I feel like an expert now and all I did is read their website. Cool!
http://www.alexandrahaydens.com/Natural-Skin-Care-Vitamins-skin-care-Avocado-Sunflower-s/1.htm

Now this is the truth. After I completed my first Skin Care regiment, I looked in the mirror and for the first time in my life I contemplated not wearing any foundation because my skin looked that good.

I went to work the next week not wearing any foundation, only the eye make up, blush and lipstick.
Like I said, no one has ever accused me of being pretty, I have never been complimented for being pretty.
One girl at the office looked at me and said, "Paula, you really look pretty today, I never realized how pretty you are". I nearly fainted! Then another, male co-worker told me that I had beautiful skin. I've been told at least four times this week that I had a beautiful complexion. That has never happened to me in all my life and I will tell you it feels like the most wonderful feeling to know that you don't have to accept mediocraty, we can be something special and we are something of value. So why hide behind a mask? Yes, I will wear the Mineral Powder Foundation especially in the summer for spf protection but I will never be afraid to go without my make up and I will use less foundation make up.

So the short of it - Don't hide behind a mask, let your skin show off sometime and take care of your skin don't just cover it up. The Natural Skin Care of my choice is:
Alexandra Hayden's Head to Toe Mineral Care at
http://www.alexandrahaydens.com/Natural-Skin-Care-Vitamins-skin-care-Avocado-Sunflower-s/1.htm

I hope you do take the time to check it out because I really like for companies that are working hard to make it. I think you will enjoy the Alpha Sunsation Body lotion too. If you have an older person in the family this is a good gift to buy them. It is loaded with vitamins and rich oils with the Alpha Hydroxy acids that sloughs off the old skin and lets the hyalouric acid that moisturizes penetrate deeper in the skin. I'm not old but this body lotion is great and my father loved it. I probably wouldn't ever have gotten him to try it but it comes in a silver bullet so it is a man or womans bottle.

Paula
New York City