Celebrate Your Age
Why would a 50+ founder of a skin care company talk about "celebrating your age" when all her products support youthful looking skin? Read this note from the desk of Pure and Simple Founder and President Sally Peoples to find out!
 It may seem odd for the founder of a skin care company to be talking about celebrating your age, but it seems to me that much time and effort has been spent trying to convince women 50+ that we need to try to look 25, when we are just arriving at the best years of our lives. This edition of the Pure and Simple Newsletter is devoted to encouraging my readers to take the best care of themselves possible as part of a bigger picture- your overall quality and enjoyment of life.
- Sally Peoples, Founder and President, Pure and Simple Inc.
When I was a young girl each year seemed to stretch out indefinitely, and the month before Christmas seemed like a whole year! My impatience to become “a year older” was amplified by being the youngest of four children and watching my brothers step up to privileges and freedoms that I could only look forward to.
It was at that time in my life that my mother passed on a pearl of wisdom that I have never forgotten: “You’ll find life a much richer experience if you can enjoy each age as it comes, instead of spending your time wishing you were a different age and missing completely what this age has to offer.”
I think it made a bigger impression on me, because she obviously had mastered that ability, moving gracefully through each age with true “joie de vivre”. Both my mother and grandmother were beautiful examples of graceful aging, improving with time like fine wine. I get a kick out of the phrase, “chronologically enhanced”, cleverly referring to the aging process in a positive way!
One of the benefits of being my age is having so many wise, wonderful women as friends and confidants. Our current newsletter features tips and insights from two accomplished, beautiful women who have mastered the art of enjoying each age to help you love the skin you are in and celebrate your age.
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3 Simple Steps to Great Skin
Pure and Simple has put together a synergistic daily skin routine with its newest kit...
The Gold 3-Step
Skincare System!
Cleanse your skin using the Cloud 9 Cleansing System
Moisten the Cloud 9 Chamois with warm water.
Pump a dollop of Cloud 9 Self-Foaming Cleanser on the Chamois, and apply to face with a gentle, circular motion moving outward and upward, removing all makeup and debris. Take special care to move gently in the eye area. Cloud 9 Self-Foaming Cleanser and Chamois effectively removes eye makeup, including mascara.
Rinse Chamois and go over face again with clean Chamios. Skin will feel clean and soft, not tight and dry.
 Nourish your skin and replace lost collagen with Swiss Collagen Fluid
 Pump one full pump of Swiss Collagen Fluid on the still-moist skin, applying first to the eye area, both above and below eye on lid, gently and quickly smoothing outward.
Quickly apply the rest to the areas that need it most- between the eyebrows, down either side of the nose and around the lips. Smooth outward and upward, covering the entire face. If there is enough, smooth onto the throat and with upward motions massage the throat area until all the Swiss Collagen is absorbed. Your skin will feel a bit tightened while the fluid is penetrating.
Wait a few minutes (3-5) before applying moisturizers, eye gels or foundation to give the Swiss Collagen time to disappear. If your skin is still tacky after this amount of time, spread the fluid further or use less in the next application. It should leave no residual surface feel, and your face will look smoother right away.
 Moisturize and protect your skin with Collagen Solar Spray SPF 25
 Shake the Collagen Solar Spray and spray 2 or 3 sprays directly onto fingertips, then apply to the entire face except the eye area, smoothing in until it has completely disappeared. Pay special attention to the bridge of the nose and cheekbone area, where sun does the most damage (don’t forget earlobes).
Spray newly cleaned skin on arms, 3 or 4 down each arm, smoothing in to cover until it disappears. 3 or 4 sprays down each lower leg and down each thigh, repeating smoothing process. Spray chest area and neck especially where the sun will be touching exposed skin.
Spray Collagen Solar Spray on stomach and hips, anywhere your skin tends to feel dry or is subject to stretch marks- the collagen in the spray will help skin retain its elasticity and moisture, while African Redbush Tea helps soothe unsettled skin and is your guard against dangerous free radical damage.
Don’t give another thought to your skin- you’re done!
The Gift of Starting Slow:
Creating a Morning Ritual
 In a world were everything is rushed from the moment you wake up, until you lay your head down to sleep, one of the best things you can do for yourself is start slow. Do this by creating a morning ritual. Instead of waking up with just enough time to get dressed and rush out of the door, plan to wake up 30 minutes earlier. In that extra time take a moment to sit in your favorite quiet place, read an inspirational passage, and enjoy a warm and soothing cup of tea. Make this a sacred, quiet and pampering time. Wear the soft plush robe, light a fragrant candle and breathe in the gift of starting slow. Spend a few extra moments in the shower allowing the water to refresh you. Take good care with your hair, skin, and body. Replenishing these major components can keep you feeling refreshed throughout the day. To give your life an extra boost, make time for an evening relaxing ritual as well. While it’s a fact that life can move very fast you have the power to slow it down. Habits are formed by doing something over and over again; your morning ritual can become a habit and a gift that you open each day.
Jordan Mercedes
President, The Art of Rest Retreats for Busy Women
www.theartofrest.com
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