New venture

I am an advocate of living as healthy as possible. It's no secret that staying healthy and working out are important to me but I also believe that there has to be some moderation in there, whereas a glass or two of wine and a big piece of german chocolate cake every once in a while are a-ok, if not completely necessary. The moderation piece has been a journey for me as I used to be an all or nothing type of girl. As in, I was working out so hard and eating so healthy that I was not enjoying life. I have posted about my journey on this blog before and how I've come to define the true meaning of "healthy living" so I won't go there. But I will say that I believe you can be fit, healthy, AND vibrant and that everyone has the right to feel beautiful on the inside and OUT.

In that outward vein and the quest to continue to feel and look my best, I stumbled upon Rodan and Fields. Rodan and Fields is a line of skincare designed by dermatologists. I have teamed up with them as an independent consultant not only because I love what the product has done for me and my skin (the biggest expression of me that I have!) but because I also truly want to spread the word about this amazing product. I have always been a little skeptical about a skincare that holds so many "promises" and I have NEVER liked the whole Avon or Mary Kay type of skin care selling methods. I had a dear friend tell me about R + F and my first thought was OH MAN. Here we go again with these annoying selling things. I literally went home to Justin and said, I guess I'll have to buy something (GROAN). Then we met up with her for coffee and I heard more about the product. I started to think about it, realized "hey, this is someone I REALLY trust, she is very successful in her business and SHE loves the product, maybe I should think about this." So, I tried the product out from a couple of samples she gave me and literally was instantly in love. I think I texted her that night saying, "I am sold."

As a teenager and into my early 20s, I was an admitted idiot and spent more time than I care to admit in the sun and in tanning beds. As such, my face reflects that. I even had  my dermatologist recommend to me to try botox at age TWENTY SEVEN because of what she called the "crater" between my eyes (that I honestly had not noticed before then). I caved to that peer pressure and actually did botox. Then, the organic hippie in me could not justify it anymore as it's HORRIFIC for you but I've been on a quest since then to find a product that helps out with my sun damaged, fine lined/aging skin. Preferably natural. I've found that it's pretty impossible to find a product that works. Most products promise all of these things but don't work. Or are an exorbitant amount of money a month. Or are awful for you AND expensive (Botox, I'm looking at you).

This one?

Not even kidding, my skin looked better in literally DAYS. The crater between my eyes? Completely diminished. I honestly am floored. And my skin FEELS amazing, which is an added bonus!

Rodan and Fields are actual practicing dermatologists and are the makers of proactiv. After proactiv, they continued as practicing derms but decided to develop a line of skin care that helped the majority of their patients- lines for anti-aging, sun damage, post acne, and sensitive skin. Affordable skin care that also WORKS. They sold their new line (Rodan and Fields) to Estee Lauder in the early 2000s and Estee Lauder immediately took it to Nordstrom's where it was the #1 selling product line in 2007. Shortly thereafter, Rodan and Fields realized that the earnings potential would be much greater if they'd pull out of retail and direct sell. So, here we are.

After using the product, I told my friend, I'm in. I need to sell this stuff. Not only because I love the product and would be buying it anyway but because just like I recommend baby items to my friends, my doctors to my friends, my supplements to my friends, I recommend THIS to my friends. This is a solid product and a solid business model and I'm proud to be a part of it. Not to mention, I'm completely excited about this opportunity and this adventure I am embarking on.

So my new venture is this: a consultant for Rodan and Fields. I'll plan to update my blog with posts surrounding this venture as well as other health related posts I'm making on my facebook page. It's all a journey but I'm excited to see where this takes us!