CLWO #5

Click to see: Arbonne Smoothing Facial Cleanser


some might think of arbonne as the mary kay of this century, but i don't really think it has much in common other than the pyramid structure.  the company is held to the stricter european standard in health/beauty care as far as the ingredients.  it is a natural line, costs a little more, and works wonders.  i suppose that's relative over what you've been using before though.  clinique is a big fav by a lot of women i know, but it really never did much for me.  that also has been years ago.  bioelements is a line i've favored for a while, and i've liked several of their products and continue to buy them on a not so regular basis, except for one of the gel based moisturizers that i use in the summer.  might be CLWO #6.

on to the item of today, the RE9 line is an anti-aging line designed specifically for more mature skin, as in over 40.  i've been using it for over three years and i don't know if i look 33 or not.  click the link and find the before and after pictures to see for yourself.  what it has done for the texture of my skin has been fabulous.  i love all the products of the original RE9 line, and just received my kit of the RE9 advanced.  i couldn't wait to try it.  i was wowed by the cleanser.  my skin felt silky, not oily (big issue here).  the product itself lathered up better than the previous cleanser, and almost felt mousse-like by the time i was ready to rinse.  the sticker price on arbonne (because you can't possibly buy just one item) always makes me cringe, but with the improved dispensing of this cleanser - which comes in a gravity-fed tube with a quarter opening lid - i have a feeling this bottle will last me three months.  i got a box of goodies to try, so you might see a lot of products coming after this.  but when i pay for an item like this, you'd better believe i'm going to be picky!