How to Gua Sha Lymphatic Drainage Massage at home with Nature's Secret

Hi ya Gorgeous!

Happy day to you! How is your March going?  Mine feels like it is moving a year per day while I wait to hear back from some film festivals on projects being accepted.  In this post I'm going to share with you about this new jade roller I'm using and my latest film project.

If you like, you can see the latest short inspiring film, 8 Days in Havasu, using this link here! 
It's available on Vimeo now and going to Amazon by the end of the month.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/8daysinhavasu

Now in a commitment to a healthier self care regime, I tested a jade roller from Nature's Secret to do at home Gua Sha lymphatic drainage massage.  I know I'm over worked and stressed beyond belief and getting in for a full body massage is next to impossible. But! I can do some ancient Chinese secret to health and beauty massage at home using the Gua Sha technique.

I have two videos for you demonstrating both the jade roller and the Gua Sha tool.

This first video shows you how to do the Gua Sha lymphatic drainage facial massage using the flat with notch jade tool.  The secret is to do it nightly or at a minimum 3 times per week and using light pressure.




To clean your tool, simply rinse it off and wipe clean.  You can keep it in the refrigerator for added coolness  to the touch, though I find that the natural stone has a cool feel to it, naturally!

The next video is demonstrating the jade roller technique. Both of these tools come in the Nature's Secret box set and can be used interchangeably for your health and skin care.




To really see benefits from the Nature's Secret tools - you need to use them - consistently. If needed, perhaps keep it by the bedside so you use it right before sleeping?

You can order your set on Amazon and once it arrives, open the box, rinse the tools, dry - prep your skin and get started to better looking skin!


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Clairol Root Touch Up - via Influenster - super easy to use

Hi ya Gorgeous!
Happy March!
Who else is ready for all the goodness this month?  I know I am - and I'm so looking forward to what's ahead.

I received a free sample from Influenster, of the new color powder compact with applicator brush for grey hairs and growing roots in your hair color from Clairol.

This sells for about $10 at Walmart and is super easy to use and it's compact, so if you need to carry it with you in your purse, say - because you do your roots with it in the morning for work but are going to the gym and then out after work, the small compact is easy to carry with a stiff snap so it won't break open in your purse!

I like the idea of a way to extend your color an extra week in between treatments.  Or if you are just starting to get a few grey hairs, no worries. You can easily color them to match the rest of your hair with this easy to use root touch up system from Clairol.

Easy peasy! Lemon squeezy! Just in time for a busy spring season! 

Thank you Clairol and Influenster for the free sample in exchange for my honest opinion!

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In Need of a Spring Break Lippie? Try the New Essence Cosmetics Butter Stick Lip Gloss

Hi ya Gorgeous!
Oh wow! Long time no chit chat! I am doing my best to get a post up on Monday - and here it is...Wednesday! My deep apologies! Though, I have good reason for missing the deadline.

I have been pressing forward in media and film making and I have a new short film, that is a family friendly positive encouraging "got get 'em" attitude of a story!

I'm so excited for 8 Days in Havasu to release on Amazon March 15th!

I took my samples from Essence Cosmetics - by the way, thank you very much Essence Cosmetics for these lovely samples! I loved mine, and then I took them to set to show the talent, and they loved too!

I'm short some colors because the talent loved!

So I have two videos for you - a lil vignette from the beach shoot with talent Leah Nead and also the full review from me






This video features these new matte and glossy shea butter infused lip "sticks"! These are available at Ulta Beauty or through the Essence Cosmetics website and average $3.99! I received these as free samples for a review and I'm so glad I got to try them! The colors featured in the video are: strawberry, dark syrup, hot cocoa, berry gold and the dark glossy brown did not have a name on it! I used these in my latest film, 8 Days in Havasu with lead actress Leah Nead! You can see her video on the Facebook page, http://facebook.com/8DaysinHavasu

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MyChelle Beauty Key 3 -what Valentine's Day skin needs now

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TGIF! It's so hot in Arizona right now and it's not even summer!  Valentine's Day is coming up next week and if you need a simple way to prepare your skin to look your best on date night, look no further than MyChelle Dermaceuticals.

These skincare products are bioactive, ethically sourced and formulated with high performance ingredients - like plant stem cells, peptides and vitamins in their most potent forms for superior results and natural healthy skin.

I'm a big serum user and lover and whoa do these ever work! I noticed results in the first day of using morning and night, the following morning, my skin texture was smoother and more vibrant.

I'm loving that the Retinal serum really looks and smells like it contains turmeric and ginger.

I tried samples of the Perfect C Serum 17% and it smells good and feels good!  I also tried the Remarkable Retinal Serum and it could possible be the culprit behind improving the texture of my skin.

All of the MyChelle products are certified gluten free, cruelty free, vegan and non-gmo.  These products are good for your skin and good for the planet.

My final sample I received is the Sun Shield SPF 28 Unscented and it uses titanium dioxide and zinc oxide as natural mineral barriers on the skin to the sun.  I do like it, though I don't love it.  This sunscreen does not contain any oxybenzone or avobenzone chemical ingredients making it reef safe and human safe too!

I'm definitely looking at more MyChelle Dermaceuticals to add to my skincare regime!
If you need to get a quick jumpstart on amazing skin for Valentine's Day, try some MyChelle Dermaceuticals, available online on their website, Amazon or at Whole Foods!






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Meet MLK2.0 by David Litwin book review

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Happy Monday and February! To say that the time is flying by is an understatement!  I'm so glad for the great activity, though a part of me is ready to just sit and relax in my chair and read a book!

Oh, wait - I did just do that! I just read the book MLK2.0 by David Litwin.  Wow is it ever action item packed and something that you could really benefit by reading!

It's available on Amazon for paperback or Kindle edition.  What I liked best about the book, is the message of hope. Not in the way like Red in The Shawshank Redemption talks about hope, but in the sense that you can truly help yourself, right now, where you are at with what you have kind of hope.

It's really important that in the ayin season that we are in, that you make the most of each moment that comes your way and be listening and tuned in to what your next step is.  So how do you know what the next step is and how to listen to it? Easy. You prepare yourself!  This wee read is a tool to help you, help yourself.

It's a short and easy read with action items that you can do right now! So what are you waiting for? Get started today on MLK2.0 by David Litwin.




Watch the video and see!

And...in other news, since I haven't updated in awhile I also included a wee bit of review on the L'Oreal Feria GlamGrunge hair color in Denim. Nope. Not at all. More like Grungy Elvis Presley!  My hair is not one shade of blue, more like, multi-shades of black!

Okay, it's going to be a very long grow out and cut, grow out and cut, grow out and cut, grow out and cut season for me. Be praying!

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