HCG and weekend plans: prepare ahead of time!

Quiz: Can You Tell a Drugstore Cream From a Department Store One? Test Your Skills Here!

Test your product-ingredient knowledge and find out when to save -- or splurge

Field trip! We're headed to the drugstore and the department store -- where you're sure to find loads of products that make the same promises but have very different price tags. See if you can spot the difference between drugstore and department store products based on ingredients alone. Take quiz

Okay, I'm on day 7 and I'm hungry. I've found that melba toast is the most delicious food I've ever had after waiting all morning for it! The truth is, I am losing pounds, and inches just like the Dr. Simeons protocol said I would.

I do still take my thyroid medication and so far have not noticed anyting different or off? I have not used any of my usual armory of skin care products and I am so dry and itchy! The only thing I do use is my La Roche-Posay thermal water atomizer to mist my face when I can no longer stand it.

Ok, if I can do this so can you! I keep telling myself that I can do anything for a short amount of time and so far I am already a third of the way there! Plus, I like the results I'm seeing!
Now, time to plan ahead: I have weekend plans that I can not avoid and I will be surrounded by food! And lots of it!
Grace grace to me! And to you too!

Now, I have been working on a personal list of makeup products that are in the HCG diet protocol safety zone and more on that later! There are many books that list products and they all say Arbonne, Aubrey and Alba!  If you like those, you'll like Zia Naturals too and don't forget JASON and Noah's Naturals.

Til next time, keep counting, measuring and focusing on the end results! You can do it!
Remember: you are beautiful!
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Noah's Naturals anti-aging gel serum

Your Ultimate Sephora Shopping Guide

See what products are worth the splurge

Yes, we know it's your fave beauty store, but that doesn't mean every product on the shelves is perfect. The ones on this list, however, are so check them out before your next trip to the mall. See buys

Okay, thank goodness this sample of the Noah's Naturals anti-aging gel serum arrived just in time for me to work a very busy promotion in very harsh weather! This stuff has saved my skin from the elements in combination with the LaRoche Posay Anthelios creme!

I really enjoy the brand line Noah's Naturals because the local Walmart has a huge selection of their products, great prices on organic items and they are effective too!

This specific item, the gel serum has a texture that may need a time or two to get used to. It's a serum, so put it on first.

-wash
-tone
-apply your Noah's Naturals gel serum and allow a full 2-3 minutes to absorb into the skin
-apply your normal day/night creme
-apply your eye creme

At first, the gel serum will look a bit shiny on the face, though given the time to absorb into the skin before applying anything else, it will finish on the skin with your normal texture.

I tried it while allowing time to dry down, and I got great results and was happy.
I rushed it and put my moisturizer and foundation on over it before it was dry and the product didn't fully absorb and left me a bit shiny. Darn, so much for following directions!

I know you will like it, especially if you have crepey skin anywhere. Apply some Noah's Naturals gel serum and watch it plump up!

Get yours at Target, Walmart and find out more at http://www.noahsnaturals.com

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Noah's Naturals anti-aging skin care

Quiz: Are You Wearing the Wrong Foundation?

Find out and see which formulas are really right for you

Are you tired of your foundation looking a bit "off"? It can be daunting to find the right formula (not to mention the shade!) for you, but this quiz can help. Take the quiz

Whee! It's been a whirlwing of travel and in the middle of it all some lovely samples arrived just in time for me to test before a full week of Nissan at the marathon and Barrett Jackson car auction begin.

What I love about Noah's Naturals most is their commitment to being paraben free! The new line is an anti-aging wash, soft exfoliating scrub and a topical anti-aging gel that is not synthetic in it's base/emulsion.

I just got off the road, literally, washed, scrubbed and applied a few drops of the gel serum. Nice. Good smell, lovely texture, rinsed clean and the gel/serum smoothes on and is beginning to absorb.

Today is day one...more tomorrow on day two and I'll be sticking to this routine for the next week to give you the full report. As you know with most skincare, on first try you either like it enough to give it a chance or immediately file in the round container next to the only seat in the room.

I can tell you this far that the wash removed my makeup and mascara ( only two coats today!) and the scrub was soft and velvety. So kudos so far! Tune in tomorrow for more!
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