Arbonne makeup, first impression

Last Sunday, I've tried the Arbonne product that I love to try the most.. Arbonne makeup!! I've tried their primer, foundation, concealer, eyebrow pencil, mascara, eye primer and brow cream.

I prep my face with their RE9 advanced, skin care product first! yiiieee!

The primer:  I really love this primer, it's texture is like that of my Benefit Porefessional  primer, but this one is not on tube container but in a pump bottle. True to its word, it  glides on my face smoothly. It has a thin consistency,  very light weight on my face. I do have normal to dry skin, but it didn't feel dry on my face (maybe because i prep my face properly). I guess those with normal to oily or combination skin would like it too. it evens out my skin and made it foundation ready.  Love it!

The foundation:  I bought the shade"neutral beige" I'm not sure  if the shade suits me (downside of ordering foundation online👎) My sweat glands in the face works double time so I am worried about  the foundation oxidizing on me (before I discovered the primer works wonders 😊). I'm glad that the color is just right for my skintone. The foundation feels very light and not thick and creamy which is good for me, it feels so smooth and velvety, very buildable and a little goes a long way, I think I just use 2 pumps and that is enough to cover my entire face and neck.

The concealer:  I have a panda/racoon under eyes, it is not a puffy eye bags but more of a blueish-grey circle under my eye that makes me look tired. That's why I'm satisfied I choose the correct concealer shade (medium neutral) it is creamy and very hydrating, not all concealer has hydrating effect so it's a plus, and it really does the work, covers my dark circles and keeps the moisture under my eye intact. It didn't crease on me the entire day I was wearing it.

The eye primer reminds me of urban decay naked primer.. 'nuff said hehehe

Eye brow pencil!:  This is important to me, because I can go out without lippie, foundation or earrings but I've gotta make sure I have my eye brows shaped and filled or at least filled. I was born with a straight  brows so I really shape it before going out.. of course there are this times too.. that you don't feel like it!

The product glides really well, and covers the sparse hair on my eyebrows, I got the brow cream too ( brow-cara, brow gel) I always use a brow gel too usually to tame the end of my brows. I love the tiny spoolie, it comes thru the hair of my brows easily.  I've got the medium shade.

Mascara:  I have the shortest lashes in the world ( I think) so I make sure that I use a mascara that has a lengthening effect.. (falsies on! on special occasion), It made my lashes fuller, but not longer. I didn't like the mascara wand, its too big for my eyes, and for my tiny lil' lashes hehehe. But it last long and didn't smudge even if I was teary-eyed from the Pastor's message last Sunday 👍

Some little things I'd like to point out,  the foundation, dries more to matte, which is good for normal to oily, or combination skin. But for me, I've got  normal to dry and gets even drier on colder weather, I wanted a dewy finish. I hope in the next product launch they would add a variety of finish in their foundation.

For the eye brow pencil, I just hope they make the pencil is a bit thinner  so you could create that feathery(hair-like) strokes for a natural look.


Overall, I am satisfied with the products, just need some variety. This set is good for everyday makeup and for night out.

I'll review the eyeshadow separately..

Ciao!

First Impression: RE9 Advanced Skin care set

It's FriYay!! 

Today, I'm just posting my first impression on the Arbonne product "RE9 Advanced Skin care set". I received it yesterday but I was down with migraine..so I just opened the box, but haven't tried the products yet.  Anyways still over the moon when I received the products yesterday.. even with that throbbing pain in my head I managed to take photos(& a crappy unfocused video) of unboxing the products 😊

Ok, so the first I've tried was the infamous RE9 Advanced skin care set. I was actually keen on buying the brightening set, but it is currently out of stock.

Here's the picture of  my RE9 set:

L-R: eye cream, facial cleanser, toner, serum, moisturizer and renewal serum

The packaging is sleek, the design is classy, in an old kinda'v way hehehe.. maybe I'm not just into those classy old rose/ beige kind of designs (I love the packaging of sensitive skin care set tho' 😉)

Just like any other skin care, I started with the cleanser, it is in a pump bottle, one pump is all it takes. The formula is a bit creamy, that I suddenly have to take a look at the bottle again for the directions, checking if it needs to be  rinsed off with water cause it felt like cream cleanser that you just wipe off, before it hits me that I put it on a towel-dried face 😅 saaahreeeeh! (Later I'll try to use it on a wet/damp face to check if it is foamy or what) 

Next stop, toner. It is in a mist spray bottle! It's a plus for me, cause I don't really use cotton whenever I put toner on my face, I just directly put it on my palm and pat it to my face. (that's because I use double cleansing, so I don't need cotton to check for dirt.. hehehe way too many words)  

So with this, I just spritz here and there and tap it gently on my face.

Then the facial serum, the texture is same as those Korean serum I've tried before, it is not greasy and very smooth. The difference is it absorbs quicker and disappears to the skin faster. With the other serum I've tried, I usually wait around a minute to allow it to fully absorb in my skin, before putting on my moisturizer. I would say, it is comparable to the lamer and skII (sampler hahaha) that I've tried before.  I just use one pump and it covers my entire face.

Eye cream, some uses eye cream first before serum, but for me I use serum first, just to buy time for the serum to work its way onto my skin while applying the eye cream. Well, the eye cream really moisturizes my under eye, without that thick, sticky feeling.

Last, the moisturizer, it has a creamy texture, maybe because  I tried the extra moisture restorative cream, I have normal to dry skin and my skin tends to get really dry specially on cold season, that is why i love moisturizers. This moisturizer is creamy and thick, after putting it on, but the tacky feel goes away after a few minutes, so it's good for me. 

This is just my first impression, and not a review, I just tried it once and will continue to use it and hopefully it delivers what it says it does:

-improves skin's firmness, elasticity and tone

-minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles

-improve skin hydration

-skin visibly rejuvenated and younger

I'll be back to check the improvement after 30 days.😄

Short Meeting Team JLo

Last night we went to JLo's house to meet up with kuya Nath and ate Chei to discuss the checklist and what's the next steps to take after signing up to Arbonne.

So, we discussed the whys and the plans how to build our team, specifically me, cause I am under Jac's team as of the moment.

We are all excited about it, and we're positive that with focusing on our "why power" (motivation) and team work, we can make it happen, we can meet our goals..


Today, while I was chatting with Jac via messenger, she told me that their products arrive, and while talking to her, my son told me someone's knocking at the door, and yes.. I ran down the stairs as fast as I could. I don't want to miss the delivery! And there it is.. Our products arrived too!

I was excited, so I postponed grocery shopping at a later time to take pictures and videos of me unboxing the packages... Yaaay!!


Here are some photos.. 

  

  

 

I also have a video of unboxing, but because I was opening it and taking a video on my phone, it did not really focus the products heheh..

Praying for this new business to work for us, by God's grace.

Why?

I wasn't very productive (household chores) the entire day today .. I spent most of my time day today, I was online, browsing, social media about the business, checking catalogues and praying, and thinking about who to invite that wouldn't reject me.. wow.. I'm such a worry-wart.. I KNOW!!

Kuya Nath and ate Chei (first group of friends we've met here) are the ones who invited us last Saturday. They planned to setup another launching so that we can invite our friends, (team effort 😉) so I tried to ask an acquaintance.. (I've got very few friends here, mostly acquaintance). I got turned down, but I understand, it is a Sunday and 'twas a short notice.

We have this homework  actually, last night after signing up, Tamlyn asked us to think about WHY we said YES.. Why did we join the business..

For me, here's why:

First, to earn extra income obviously.. I've been out of the corporate world for 2 years now, .. I miss my paycheck ( not the work tho' 😊)

Next, I really like to try the product, at a discounted price.. yaaasss!

Lastly which is a bit personal for me, I wanted to challenge myself. This business is waaaaay beyond my comfort zone. Yup, all sorts of business invites like this is a "No" for me. I mean as a good friend I would often attend when friends invite me to such event, launching or any MLM business. But I don't really sign up after that..perhaps I'd buy this and that then that's it. Why? because I know I can't make it work, I know myself, I know I am not confident enough to talk to people and as I said I'm a passive, pessimist person.

This one's a bit different though, prior to coming over to David's crib,  me and my husband prayed first.. we prayed that if this business opportunity ate Chei and Kuya Nath is offering us  will be good for us  let us know Lord. We've been praying for another source of income or a business opportunity for our family for quite sometime now.

But when we arrived, I saw those brochures and products...I was thinking "Uh-oh smells like MLM/Networking...naaahh it is not for me Lord so I guess Your answer is no " 

I said to myself, "ok  you know the drill,  just listen and maybe buy something to help them get points, no biggie"

So I just sit back, relax and enjoyed  the presentation. While listening, it piqued my interest. I loved the products and love how the company works.. though it's a bit unclear.. but there is a gentle nudge inside me telling me to try it..

 After the presentation, I was torn if I will sign up or not... I was in dilemma.. I know this feeling.. I got this every time I have to make some decisions that involves money, career, future etc. I always play it safe.  But.. this time  I decided to say "yes"  not knowing what the outcome will be.. I've decided to be positive about it.. so what if I don't know anyone here.. God will provide! hahaha..
I'll take a step forward I trust my support system and of course.. God's with me no matter what..

Note to self:

Let's not overthink, ask help, take it slow.. one step at a time.. enjoy the journey...

One step at a time

I've decided to blog about this new journey in my life. I even opened this inactive blog (last post being 2011) to document my journey to this new business that I just started with trusted friends / brethren. It is a big thing for me, why? well because I am not the type of person who is so active, cheerful and full of energy when in comes to sales and approaching other people. I am a very passive, pessimistic at times, the kind of person who doesn't approach at first meeting...I wait till someone talks to me first. I'm shy (though not with close friends 😛)

That is why I hate selling, I'm more of a consumer. If you ask me to sell something, I'd probably buy it myself instead.
Last Saturday afternoon, David family invited into this business launching. Upon entering the house and was asked to do a scrub and massage, my gut feeling says.. its networkng... I know cause I've attended and turned down lots of these things in the past.

Still, we all took time to listen and while listening to the presentation, I felt a tinge of excitement until the presentation ended. It made me think.. "should I try it? the product looks promising.." .. but, that pessimistic girl in me keeps on contradicting me.  "Remember, you don't have friends here, except them..and you are not into selling stuff!" After that monologue in my mind,  I ended up saying "Yes count me in"

Then we went back home and she goes.. the pessimistic bella in my head...I was thinking, maybe  I should just buy products? No attachments...no targets... but deep inside I wanted to try it..
To make the long story short... I did it it!
After talking to my hubby and encouragement encouragement from friends, I did it. And that was just around 3 hours ago.

I pray that God will give me the strength and motivation I need to get through.. I want to make it work for my family.

God bless us all..

Arbonne Independent Consultant... yes that me!