Exuberance is Beauty

A couple of weeks ago I did a post on this new company that I came across after helping out Malorie from EF Magazine called Exuberance Beauty. The line is completely organic and smells so yummy! No more harsh chemicals on your skin. Interested? Jodi, the owner of Exuberance, was so friendly but what struck me most was how strongly she believed in her product. She even told me that if it did not help my skin in 2 week, I could return everything for a full refund. Really? I decided to buy a starter kit - just to try it out. My skin is horribly finicky, sometimes it's clear and over night I wake up and see all these little bumps. The only problem is that I hate (and I meant HATE) washing my face if I come back from a long night out. I usually just reach for a cleansing clothe and wipe all the make-up quickly before going to bed. Whenever I tried to do a three step cleansing system, I always felt that it took way to long. The thing that I love about this system is that the toner can be directly sprayed on your face and then rubbed into your skin. No need for cotton pads! I haven't been using the product for that long but I will get back to you with the final verdict. 

My kit

Green Tea Fragrance-Free Facial Cleanser

Tangerine & Sugar Maple Balancing Facial Tonic

Wild Blubbery Intensive Day and Night Cream

Evening Primrose Eye Contour Cream (only night time!)

There are many more products online. Happy Shopping! 

Operation Beautiful

A normal day (for a Master student): sitting hours on end in the library reading articles while trying to internalize the main points and formulating intelligent ways to regurgitate this new found information in class... In reality, the library can be a pretty harrowing place. Rows and rows of students buried underneath stacks of books - stressing about their next paper or midterm. 

Most of the semester I live in the library. After hours of sitting at the same computer desk and re-reading the same line (for the 5th time), I feel tired, frustrated and a little depressed.  

Last Tuesday was a day like any other day. I was sitting at the computers, typing furiously and reading what seems like an endless article. After finishing up my 3rd coffee (it's so addictive!) I slowly made my way to the bathroom. 

Inside the bathroom was a post-it that was stuck to the bathroom mirror...

It was like a light was suddenly turned on. I was confident and left the bathroom with a huge smile on my face. How did this small piece of paper do all that in a couple of seconds? Wow, what a powerful post-it.

Someone informed me that these post-it notes are part of Operation Beautiful. The mission of Operation Beautiful is to post anonymous notes in public places for other women to find. The point is that WE ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL (just the way we are!)

I am so inspired by this website and this whole campaign. It it time that women stop focusing on the negative and instead focus on everything that they love. 

CUE THE MUSIC!

I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down 

Exciting NEWS! After having an amazing talk with the founder, Jodi, I have joined the Exuberance beauty brand and will be blogging about beauty, confidence and empowerment. The first assignment - Feeling beautiful from a 20-something's point of view. How hard is it to feel beautiful given society's rules?

Thoughts?