Key West Health + Beauty Retinol Cream Review #retinol

I am very careful with my skin care.  It is easier to take good care of your skin than to try to go turn back time.  So I am always seeking novel skin care options to help make me look a bit more youthful in a natural way. There have been so many innovations the past few years in creams and serums. They really can make a huge difference if you choose a quality cream or serum. I recently had the opportunity to try something new from Key West Health & Beauty.

Key West Health & Beauty was founded by 2 multi-location day spa owners with over 15 years of experience performing thousands of skin care treatments. They crafted a Retinol Cream with an innovative formula. It has 97% natural and 71% organic ingredients which is fairly different from your drugstore shelf. Most retinol creams contain heavy amounts of synthetic ingredients and fillers. That is not something that I want on my skin so I was impressed right from the start. 

The Retinol Cream from Key West Health & Beauty is 2.5% retinol. This means it contains 2 1/2 X the amount of retinol as the standard 1% strength found in most commercial retinol creams. This is the strongest strength of retinol available without a prescription too.

Consider this too, Key West Health & Beauty Retinol Cream 1.7 oz size is nearly twice the size as the standard 1 oz container offered with most retinol products. That is going to last me a while. 

I have had an opportunity to use this Retinol Cream during the week and I am continuing to use it. It goes on smoothly and you only need a small bit.  I avoid my eye area but otherwise have been using it all over my face and neck.  My skin feels good and looks great. I think I am going to need to wait a month or two to see significant results but I like it so far. Hopefully, over the next few weeks I will see my brown spots get lighter and my fine lines soften a bit.  My skin is clear and my makeup goes on smoothly so that is a great start.  

You can buy this high quality Retinol cream quickly and have it at your door in a flash.

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Gary Thomas: A Lifelong LOVE Review and giveaway

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Would you like to discover how to live out a sacred marriage? Consider this:  You believe your marriage has eternal purposes. I know you do. Even amidst all the busy-ness of your life and family, you truly ong for it to reach beyond your home and encourage others. But the big question is HOW? Can busy working moms and dads like us have spiritually intentional relationship in the midst of dirty dishes, work deadlines, and car pools? Gary Thomas shows you that it is possible. 

In Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas showed us that God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy.  Now, in A Lifelong Love, Thomas gives us the practical tools to craft our marriages into inspiring relationships that breathe spiritual life to others. Whatever season of marriage you are in, A Lifelong Love gives your the practical help you need to infuse your marriage with a spiritual passion that will not only change you but will change the world around you. If you think Gary sounds as fascinating I do you probably want to find out more. You can see a bit more about Gary Thomas on his official book website.  Don't forget to follow this wonderful author via Facebook and Twitter for updates as well.  

About the author:

Gary Thomas is writer-in-residence at Second Baptist Church in Houston, a frequent guest on Focus on the Family and FamilyLife Today radio, and a popular speaker. His award-winning books, includingThe Sacred Search, have been translated into over a dozen languages and together have sold more than a million copies worldwide. Thomas and his wife have been married thirty years and have three children.

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Smart Fall Wardrobe Care + Cleaning Ideas from P&G Fabric Care #CareforClothing

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in partnership with One2One Network and P&G. As always my opinions are my own.

I am kind of particular fanatical about taking care of my clothes. I don't like stains and I really try to follow care instructions so my clothes stay in good condition.  That includes storing them properly (and clean!) in my cedar closet.  As it gets cooler and the seasons change, it's time to pull my trusty and beloved fall clothing out of storage and get them ready to brave the mid Atlantic chill.  A bit of help from quality P&G Fabric Care products like Tide, Downy and Bounce help make sure everything stays beautiful and smells fresh all winter

I eat healthy, work out most weeks about 4-5 times and enjoy shopping for clothes as a special reward from time to time. I love luxury clothing brands too. One caveat, even items that indicate they are washable hold up better for the long haul when you use quality detergents and softeners like Tide, Downy and Bounce. The reason is that the Acti-Lift formula found in Tide Original is designed with ingredients to help provide deep cleaning for all kinds of facbrics. This special formula even works to effectively break-up dry stains, and even provide a whiteness boost. Now I know why my mom always insisted on Tide even when the budget was tight years ago. You can really see the difference in how your clothes come out. I have had some classic luxury pieces for years from shirts to skirts and more that rotate in and out of my closet from season to season.  Tide helps keep them beautiful year after year. 

Tide helps get all your clothes clean, removes the stains and keeps them white but what is the best way to keep them soft? You have a few options and you can even use a combination depending on your personal needs. I alternate and then, sometimes use both Ultra Downy April Fresh liquid in the wash and Bounce dryer sheets depending on my mood. I just started using Ultra Downy April Fresh a few years ago. I don't know how I didn't know to use it but I didn't. I was just glad I discovered it. This wonderful liquid fabric softener provides an entire week of motion-activated freshness with just one wash...yes 7 whole days.  It is a lifesaver for my sweaty gym clothes. It makes me feel confident even through a grueling workout thanks to the Renewing Scent Pearl technology. The fresh scent just keeps going. Clothes are so much softer too no matter what the fabric after using Ultra Downy. Ultra Downy April Fresh liquid uses a special formulation with SilkTouch™ which creates that magical softness not to mention that wonderful scent.  An additional benefit is that it helps to reduce wrinkles too.

It only takes one extra second to throw a Bounce® Dryer Sheets Outdoor Fresh in the dryer and it makes a whole lot of difference. Bounce has been around since I was a little kid and I loved the scent then and still love all the options today. One little Bounce sheet softens, freshens, provides excellent static control and even helps to repel lint and hair from clothes.  So if you have kids like me who sometimes forget to throw away their tissues and leave them in the pockets...sigh...Bounce can help. The Outdoor Fresh scent makes you feel like it is summer any day of the year too.

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NEW Purex® Crystals Aromatherapy and a Giveaway

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Are you just cringing thinking about the long cold winter ahead?  Aaah, fall is just coming so we still have a while. I am trying to just enjoy fall...I keep hoping that the winter will not be too chilly for me. Purex has been thinking about us and has come up with a solution to keep the inside of your home scented with wonderful aromas all year long no matter what the weather.

NEW Purex® Crystals Aromatherapy is the latest Purex® Brand experience for all of us to enjoy. The NEW Purex Crystals Aromatherapy scent infusions will surely stimulate your life with peaceful bliss and boundless spirit. You just have to get a closer sniff at the wonderful scent of these soothing aromas.  It is just what you need to brighten up any wash day no matter what the season.  You can choose from Energy, Well Being or Serenity. Just the names themselves make me feel so relaxed.

Holy tamale....you care going to be dazzled by the gorgeous bright pink, ocean blue and fresh yellow colors on the bottles.  The scents are even more wonderful than they look too. So relaxing all of the scents just make you go, "Aaaaah," even after a long day with the kids or a crazy day in the office. Who wouldn't feel good adding a little bit of Serenity to your wash? Perhaps you prefer some Well Being? On days that you are just pooped out you might look forward to Energy just like me. I kind of look forward to doing laundry because each of these scents is like a little treat for my mind.

If you are looking for a great new laundry softener you need to check this new option from Purex out in the stores. The combination of the black and bright colors adds a spot of glamour to my laundry room.  This Purex Crystals bottle and scent will add a colorful escape to your laundry day.

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