The Beauty Fix

Solutions for your beauty concerns

These days there are so many beauty products to choose from, knowing which ones to use can become overwhelming. I often hear from my customers, statements like “I just want something to fix the wrinkles around my eyes, my dark circles, or my dry skin. The questions go on & on. Everyone wants that quick fix. Now, the fix isn’t always quick but I am here to help direct you to the solutions.

I’ll discuss common beauty concerns & pair them with product solutions. Several product solutions may be available, addressing more than one concern. With it being winter & I’m in New England, dry skin is 1 concern on top of the list. Cold winter weather & indoor heat do a number on our skin. Plus in the cold weather, I know I tend to drink less water. Our bodies are made up mostly of water, drinking more water helps our skin from drying out, but it’s not enough.

For starters, a basic skincare regimen should include a cleanser, treatments, moisturizers, and an eye cream/gel. More information can be found in my previous post “What is a Skincare Regimen?”

The Concern:

My face seems to be dryer in the winter even though I am still using my moisturizer.”

This happens to me and I find adding moisturizing treatments help.

The Fix:

Option 1:

Adding a hyaluronic acid serum to your routine.

Adding a hyaluronic acid serum to your routine for visibly plumper, bouncier skin. This super ingredient acts like a sponge holding up to 1,000 times its weight in water for intense, lasting hydration. It’s your rescue treatment for those extra dry areas.

Option 2:

Adding a moisturizing sheet mask helps skin feel less dry and irritated.

For skin that feels dry and tight.
Moisturizing sheet masks help skin that can feel tight and uncomfortable feel less dry. Infused with panthenol to help improve elasticity, ceramide to help strengthen the skin’s moisture barrier and squalane to help maintain moisture in skin for a dewy glow.  

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Option 3:

Adding a nighttime “sleep” treatment several nights a week with hyaluronic acid, shea butter beads & raspberry.

This is what your skin has been thirsting for—Anew Hydra Fusion, the collection of skin care that both hydrates AND defends. A revolutionary combo of power-packed ingredients infuses skin with instant*, deep, lasting hydration. Discover the ‘best-slept’ secret that repairs your skin while visibly re-plumping it with 3X more moisture as you slumber. + defends it from environmental stressors.

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Local Heroes Special Offer

Limited Time! Exclusive Offer for Essential Workers

We are thrilled to announce a new offer exclusively for essential workers, starting now. As a special thank-you to the local heroes who keep our communities going, we’re offering essential workers the opportunity to join the Avon family for $0, and they’ll get a free welcome gift kit valued at $300!

If you are or know a medical worker or someone who works in emergency services, the non-profit sector, or community volunteering and is looking to make extra cash, be sure to share this opportunity with them.

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Avon Independent Sales Representative/ Leader

3 Easy Tips for Healthy Holiday Skincare

Tips For Looking Your Best for the Holidays

The holiday season is upon us & and it’s such a busy time. All the shopping, cooking, and festivities can make us feel & look tired and run down. Just when you want to look your best for all those gatherings.

Here are 3 easy tips for keeping your skin healthy and looking great during the holiday rush.

1- Drink Plenty of water Proper hydration levels help the skin to become plump and improve its elasticity meaning it’s less likely to crack and have irritations and blemishes.

Seven Skin benefits of drinking water

  • Increases skin elasticity. …
  • Helps with skin conditions like eczema. …
  • Boosts skin glow. …
  • Smaller Pores. …
  • Prevents acne and pimples. …
  • Reduces wrinkles. …
  • Speeds up the healing process of sunburns.

Solution belif The True Cream Moisturizing Bomb

BENEFITS
• Girls’ Life Beauty Awards 2022 Winner!
• Helps dryness, loss of elasticity and firmness
• Suitable for sensitive skin

Hydration is the bomb! A lightweight yet indulgent cream, with a comforting, cushiony, whipped texture. Envelops skin with an intense, long-lasting moisture for a look and feel that’s smooth, supple and deeply nourished.

2-Get Enough Sleep

Results show that the faces of sleep-deprived individuals were perceived as having more hanging eyelids, redder eyes, more swollen eyes and darker circles under the eyes. Sleep deprivation also was associated with paler skin, more wrinkles or fine lines, and more droopy corners of the mouth.

Solution: Isa Knox Anew Clinical Collagen Booster Eye Lift Pro Dual Eye System is the only two-in-one system for a complete eye lift and for anyone wishing to help treat or prevent the telltale signs of aging. 0.66 total fl. oz.

In 1 week, the Eye Lift Pro:
• Visibly provides a dramatic lift
• Makes eyes look and feel dramatically firmer
• Virtually erases the visible signs of aging on eyes

BENEFITS
• Eyes feel tighter
• Under-eye shadows are visibly reduced
• Makes eyelids feel weightless and younger
• Keeps eyes looking wide awake
• Reduces the appearance of crow’s feet and the look of eyelid sagging
• Reshapes the appearance of contours of the eye area
• Hypoallergenic
• Suitable for sensitive skin
• Allergy-tested, dermatologist-tested, ophthalmologist-tested
• Vegan
• Fragrance-free, drying alcohol-free, phthalate-free, sulfate-free, petroleum-free

3-Make time for Yourself

Are you stressed out? Your skin can show it. Studies show that both acute and chronic stress can exert negative effects on overall skin wellness, as well as exacerbate a number of skin conditions, including psoriasis, eczema, acne, and hair loss. Take time for a relaxing bubble bath with Senses Calming Lavender Bubble Bath

Step into a bath of these blissful bubbles and feel yourself instantly transported to a garden of fragrant lavender. Combined with soothing olive, the scent creates a spa-like experience of relaxation and serenity.

After your relaxing bath, apply soothing Physiogel lotion to calm your irritated sensitive skin.

BENEFITS
• Triple relief formula: provides anti-dryness, anti-irritation and anti-itchiness by moisturizing
• Makes skin less sensitive
• Advanced BioMimic Technology with essential lipids, vitamin B3 and pro-Vitamin B5
• Clinically proven to strengthen and restore skin’s moisture barrier
• Feels like a lightweight emulsion
• Great for dry, itchy, and irritated skin
• Hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic
• No preservatives, perfumes or colorants

Resources-

AASM- American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Wateraide-https://fundraise.wateraid.org.au/blog/seven-skin-benefits-of-drinking-water

Harvard Health Publishing-https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/stress-may-be-getting-to-your-skin-but-its-not-a-one-way-street-2021041422334

Avon -https://www.avon.com/repstore/tkolodziej?rep=tkolodziej

Early Holiday Shopping

7 Steps to Getting The Best Deals with Your Holiday Budget

With so many supply chain issues across the nation shopping early is more important than ever this year. If you’re already stressing out over your holiday budget this year, take a deep breath because we’re here to help. You don’t have to spend a fortune to find amazing gifts your family and friends will love. We have plenty of gifts for men and women under $50! Whether you’re shopping for a beauty lover, your husband, or your mom, you’re bound to find something they’ll love while staying within your budget.

How to find the best holiday special offers.

  1. Right now we have the 12 days of Christmas going on. Each day there is a different Free Offer with your $60 order with a special code. Check my website daily https://www.avon.com/?rep=tkolodziej to view the newest special and get the code. Additionally, you will automatically receive free shipping on all orders over $60, 12 days of Christmas ends Nov 11th. https://www.avon.com/features/special-offers?rep=tkolodziej
  2. Sign up for the Free Sweepstakes Avon offers. https://www.avon.com/sweepstakes/glitz–glam-sweepstakes?rep=tkolodziej

3. Special Offers- Under the Specials Offers Tab you’ll find holiday deals, gift sets, and other specials to choose from while you shop. https://www.avon.com/features/special-offers?rep=tkolodziej

4. Don’t miss the Holiday tab under the Shop Tab for holiday gifts for all budgets. https://www.avon.com/category/holiday?rep=tkolodziej

5. You don’t want to miss the Featured Tab where you’ll find a variety of New & Now products. a list of Best Sellers and Guides which provide skincare steps, key ingredients, and more. https://www.avon.com/repstore/tkolodziej?rep=tkolodziej

6. Are you ready to start shopping but need some ideas? Check out this Beauty blog on my site Gift Ideas Under $50: Amazing, Affordable Gifts for Any Holiday

7. Join Avon for free. Shop with representative discounts, special offers, and enjoy new representative incentives. https://www.avon.com/becomearep?rep=tkolodziej

Skin-Care Game Changers

The Double Cleanse

Have you heard the phrase “double Cleanse” lately?

A double cleansing method is typically used to remove your makeup and sunscreen first to clear the way for your regular cleanser to cleanse the skin, instead of having to work its way through layers of heavy makeup and sunscreen.

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Complete your clean skincare regimen with a clean beauty formula of nurturing, sustainable ingredients. Boasting a Super Greens blend of broccoli sprouts, brussels sprouts, moringa oil, and green tea, this balm helps boost the moisture barrier as it dissolves makeup and impurities. For normal, dry, combination, oily and sensitive skin types. Responsibly packaged.

Fun fact: The double cleansing technique first became popular in South Korea and Japan before catching on in Europe and then North America.
 

HOW TO DOUBLE CLEANSE

We recommend starting with oil, oil-based liquid cleanser, cleansing balm (we love Isa Knox LXNEW Clean 2-In-1 Exfoliating Cleansing Balm) or gentle face scrub. Be sure to pick one that suits your skin type.

Follow with your regular water-based cream or gel cleanser, then finish the rest of your skincare routine as usual. A great water-based cleanser is belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb Jelly Cleanser, a jelly-to-foam formula that contains amino acids and glycerin-based cleansing agents to gently remove makeup and impurities without stripping skin of moisture.

WHEN TO DOUBLE CLEANSE

Generally, you’ll want to double cleanse at night to remove the sunscreen and makeup from the day.

In the morning, one cleanse usually does the trick, however, if you have very oily skin, you may want to double cleanse. Double cleansing can also be helpful if your regular cleanser isn’t removing enough excess oil, but using a stronger cleanser leaves your skin feeling dry and tight.   

WHO SHOULD DOUBLE CLEANSE?

If you have normal-to-oily skin, are prone to breakouts, or wear heavy makeup, double cleansing is perfect for you.

If none of the above applies to you, think of double cleansing like a face mask or a targeted treatment and add to your routine as needed—like a day that you wear caked-on makeup or experience especially oily skin.

If you have sensitive skin, you can still double cleanse, but we recommend you use gentle products. Try an oil-based cleanser or balm paired with a cleanser formulated for sensitive skin, like Rice Water Bright Foaming Cleanser. This gentle cleanser features a whipped cream-like texture that softly glides onto the skin to effectively remove makeup residue while moisturizing.

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BENEFITS OF CLEANSING WITH OIL

Cleansing with oil is beneficial as it helps dissolve all types of makeup and helps remove sunscreen. Every oil works differently and some might argue they work more efficiently than ingredients found in cleansers.

Cleansing oils designed for your face have an edge over pure oils because they contain an ingredient known as an emulsifier. This allows oil to mix with water and form a milky emulsion, making it easy to rinse off instead of leaving a greasy residue like pure oils can. 

DOUBLE-CLEANSING GUIDE

– Add cleansing oil to palm of hand or balm to your fingertips.  
– Use fingers from opposite hand to apply to dry skin.
– Gently massage in circular motions, including your eyes for about 30 seconds or until you feel the makeup melting. 
– Rinse with lukewarm water or gently remove the cleanser with a soft, warm washcloth.
– Follow with your regular cleanser and apply to damp skin.
– Gently massage in circular motions, avoiding the eye area if not intended for the eyes.
– Rinse.
– Pat your skin dry.
– Finish your skin care routine! 

References- Avon Beauty Blog https://www.avon.com/blog/beauty/206/What-is-Double-Cleansing?rep=tkolodziej

Money Monday

Ways to Earn with a Side Gig

So many people look forward to Friday because it’s the weekend & for many, it’s payday. Every day can be payday with Avon.

9 Different Ways You Can Earn with Avon

  • 1. When someone orders from your website Avon will deposit your earnings into your Avon Wallet 2 days after it ships.
  • 2. Some representatives keep an inventory of their most popular items for cash & carry so each sale is a payday.
  • 3. Collect local orders with payment from your customers. Put in your order shipment, pay Avon & send. Once you’ve paid your Avon bill the remaining cash is your profit, so you’ve paid before the shipment even arrives.

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  • 4. You will earn a % of your team member’s sales even for your 1st team member.
  • 5. You can earn special Avon jewelry when your sales reach Presidents club, as your team title grows from Bronze Leader, and there is a gift catalog to pick something each time your title grows.
  • 6. Avon Perks- Exclusive discounts to Avon reps on everyday items from shoes & bags to travel, hotels, & even mortgages.
  • 7. You are a member of the Avon/LG family. Enjoy the LG family discount of 20-40% off LG products.
  • 8. Avon Rewards for new representatives enables you to choose something from the gift catalog as you reach different milestones.
  • 9. You can earn free travel. Right now every Avon representative has the opportunity to earn an all-expense-paid Cancun trip for 1 or 2. (available for new reps too)

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Skincare Regimens

Choosing Your Perfect Moisturizers

Previously I posted, defining what a skincare regimen is & the steps to take to personalize your regimen. Then I went with the steps to help you choose the right products for you. We’ve discussed cleansers, treatments and now we’re moving on to moisturizers.

First, we want to go back to the earliest of questions previously discussed, “What’s your skin type”? Do you have dry, oily, combination, or even sensitive skin?

You will want to use a day moisturizer & a night moisturizer. The day moisturizer will help you replace the oils you removed from your skin while cleansing & it will keep your skin moist throughout the day. Day moisturizers tend to be lighter than night moisturizers & oil-free for a base under your makeup.

BEAUTY TIP- Keep your day moisturizer away from your eyes. Day moisturizers may contain sunscreen which may cause your eyes to burn. Use a separate eye cream.

In the evening you will want to remove all the impurities your skin attracted during the day. Things like sweat, air pollution & your makeup need to be removed. During your rest, your skin, with applied moisturizer, works harder to repair the damage you put it through. Night creams tend to be heavier than day creams to replenish moisture & help reduce signs of aging.

Day Moisturizers come in various forms like creams, gels, and even tinted moisturizers. While night moisturizers may come in those forms they also may be in the form of an oil or even an overnight mask.

Travel size bundles are another way to experience a skincare regimen before committing to full-size products. This luxurious line, Mission Luxerev takes over 2 years to produce & uses fermentation technologies.

You have the option to mix and match day & night creams. They don’t have to come from the same line. Occasionally I change up my night moisturizer to reap the benefits of other product lines. In my current regimen, I use the sculpting line of Isa Knox Platinum. Then, some nights I treat myself to the vegan Anew Ultimate Supreme Advanced Performance Crème for all its benefits.

The ultimate in skin performance, our luxury night crème indulges your skin with a supreme experience and rewards it with immediate and long-term results on most visible signs of aging, including deep wrinkles, creases, expression lines and skin firmness. 1.7 oz. net wt.

With Black Pearl Extract, known to enhance skin’s ability to retain moisture, our advanced performance night crème dramatically improves visible signs of aging. Born in the exotic waters of Tahiti, the black pearl is known to improve skin’s ability to retain moisture. Our luxurious yet lightweight night crème, infused with black pearl extract and our highest-level Celluvive anti-aging complex, helps repair the look of all visible signs of aging* while immersing skin in radiant moisture for the ultimate transformative experience.

I’ve covered Part 2 of Skincare Regimens, “Where to Begin” to create your personalized skincare regimen. It’s time to get started with those right products for your concerns.

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Now, remember the 3rd STEP- “Give it Time” You’ll need to give your new regimen time to work with your skin. Depending on the anti-aging products you choose it may take 6-8 weeks to see results with consistent use. As you age your concerns may change & it’ll be time to revisit your anti-aging regimen to update it.

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Skincare Regimens

Choosing Your Perfect Treatment.

So far I’ve talked about what is a skincare regime & how to choose a cleanser. Our next step is choosing treatments. Yes, I said treatments as a plural because you may want to target more than 1 concern. Some treatments are suggested for night use, while some are only used a couple of times a week & some treatments are for every day.

First, we cleanse our face then we add the treatments. Treatments may come in the form of a serum, a cream, an oil, or even a scrub. You may use more than 1 treatment at a time. Eye treatments are included in these choices. Your eyes are surrounded by more delicate skin than the rest of your face therefore the treatments are different.

Have you ever said, “Oh it’s ok for my face so I’m going to use this on my face & my eyes?” Then your skincare burns your eyes. That’s because some skin care products, usually day creams, contain SPF. If you’ve ever gotten sunscreen in your eyes, you know it burns.

TIP- Apply your treatments from thinnist to thickest.

Again, we go back to your concerns. You choose the areas you want to target. Maybe you are noticing some fine lines and wrinkles appearing lately and you already have dry, sensitive skin. You can check out all 3 categories below & in each product description search for all your concerns.

By clicking on the concerns below you will be brought to several choices of skincare treatments. A great bonus is you will see products in several categories because of the multiple concerns they target. This allows you to address several concerns with 1 product.

Dull & Uneven Skin Tone

Fine Lines & Wrinkles

Blemishes

Dehydration

Sensitivity

Rough & Uneven Texture

Dark Spots & Hyperpigmentation

Redness

Visible Pores

Multiple Signs of Aging: Deep Wrinkles, Discoloration, Loss of Definition

Lifting & Firming Sagging Skin

Eye Treatments

Dark Circles

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Cyber Monday Holiday Specials Are Here

Online Shopping Made Easy

Sit back & relax. Enjoy your holiday shopping this year and avoid all the frustration.

Online Shopping Advantages

1) No crowds

2) No parking issues

3) No winter weather

4) No long checkout lines

5) No store hours to worry about- Online shopping 24/7

5) More product details available

6) Free Shipping*

7) Free Gifts**

8) Delivery to your door

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PLUS

Happy Holidays

Black Friday Shopping Has Begun

Shop Black Friday Specials Now

Can you believe it’s already that time of year? The holiday season is here & every year it seems to just “pop up” on us. Avoid the crowds by starting your Black Friday shopping now online with free shipping & free gifts*. Our specials run right thru Shop Small Saturday.

Skip the long lines & parking hassles. Grab your favorite beverage & head to your computer. Who’s on your holiday shopping list? Maybe some jewelry for mom, a nice cologne set for dad, scented body lotions with matching body sprays for the teens & some new holiday decorations for the house? We have slippers for the whole family to keep everyone warm & cozy this season. Don’t forget those stocking stuffers like mini holiday packaged hand creams and lip balms. These make wonderful gifts for teachers, the bus driver & even your hairdresser.

Did you know that you can order gifts & have them shipped right to your family? This makes easy gift-giving for those family members who live across the country with no waiting at the post office. Once you find the perfect gift, put in their shipping address, add a message to the gift card, it’ll be wrapped in Avon tissue paper & sent right out to them. How easy was that!

Is everyone coming to your house this year? We now have cleaning supplies to help you get ready for all your visitors & with the cleanup once they all head back home.

And there’s more.

Watch for Cyber Monday Specials starting

Nov. 28th – Dec 4th