Wednesday, April 25, 2018

2018 New Product Launch!

So pumped coming back from our Global Training Conference! We have so much to be thankful for with Arbonne. We are committed to being the leading health and wellness brand, as evidenced by our "Not Allowed List." This list includes 2000 ingredients that are not allowed in any of our products, helping us to be healthy inside and out! Arbonne so understands the connection between what we are eating to nourish our bodies and what we are putting on our skin. Using our nutrition line in connection with skin care and cosmetics is a winning combination!

Let's get to the new products!

RE9 Advanced Prepwork
New skin care line for the Millennials, but can also be combined for us who are a bit <cough> older :-) Everyone should be taking care of their skin, after all, we wear it out EVERY DAY! This line is skin care line is targeted to woemen ages 18-35. Check out the video below, but this line includes a Superfood Cocktail of ingredients across four steps of the process:

1. Cleansing Polish: Gently exfoliates to buff your skin and also cleans of makeup and oils

2. Gel Eye Mask: These are amazing. Put them in the fridge. Then when you wake up, put them on. Puffiness and bags considerably reduced!

3. Hydrating Dew Cream: Airy hydration with a creme to gel formula.

4. Soft Focus Veil Mineral Sunscreen: Blur baby lines and protect your skin before you go out! 



As someone who has been using Arbonne for the past two years, I use the Calm wash daily, for one of the washes, but can definitely see including the Prepwork wash as well. The Gel eye masks will be a nice addition to the rest of my routine! I'll probably stick to the RE9 Advance for the toner, serum, eye cream, and day/night cream. I also incorporate the Intelligence facial oil, especially in the winter months when my skin is dry.

Mind Health
Our nutrition line has created this amazing product I could have never predicted, Mind Health. This is a nutrition supplement meant to be taken once a day. It's purpose is to produce focus, concentration, and enhance memory...it's there to nourish our minds! One of the ingredients it's formulated with is phosphatidylserine, a key ingredient in all our cells. We get this mineral from food, but usually not enough of it; it's a "key building block for the billions of cells in your brain!" (source). Arbonne knew this and created Mind Health. I've had this as my drink for lunch the past three days, and even though my to do list is insane this week, I notice a calm sense about it for sure. Must collect more information, but in the meant time, it tastes great - a very light cherry lime flavor, and even better with fresh lime!



Blackberry Fizz
These won't be out until June first, but a third flavor is added to our nutrition line! Fizz sticks are an awesome pop and coffee replacement, and provide clean energy via B6, B12, and chromium. The new Blackberry adds to our others of Citrus and Pomegranate, and are great in the morning or afternoon to deal with the sleepies. Check out our adorable Dr. Tanda Cook (Arbonne Independent Consultant and Holistic Health Coach) as she tells you more about the Fizz...




Reformulated Body Cleanse
Our Cleanse has also been reformulated! Formerly a liquid, it's now a powder. It has a lemon ginger flavor. Aloe soothes the gastrointestinal track, ginger supports healthy digestion, and choline supports liver function. As we know, the thing about Arbonne is that we are putting out supplements to support our organs of elimination, to continually eliminate those things that don't serve us. This cleanse is meant to be used along a whole-foods, clean eating plan, and is gentle enough to be used daily! Arbonne recommends using this quarterly to feel your best! Jump into our 30 Days to Healthy Living group and they will cover all of our nutrition supplements more in depth, and also teach you about why we eliminate those acidic, addictive, and allergenic foods!

Essential Oils
We've added two more Essential Oils to our line, Tea Tree and a Focus Blend. Many people were missing our Tea Tree shampoo from the intelligence line, but now you can simply add a few drops of the oil to your shampoo! Tea Tree Oil is also a great one ot use on acne and cleaning, and a range of other uses, as blogged about here

Our Focus Blend is for just that - getting things done. Diffuse this one, or place on your pulse points to be reinvigorated, and add to energy and mindfulness with this earthy blend.

Check out both of them on the video below, and just a note from me, our oils are in such large bottles that some from another brand - I'm talking 3 times as much fluid (0.5 vs. 0.17 fluid ounces) for a way more affordable price point! We also offer lemon, peppermint, lavender, and a harmony blend!



It's quite the lineup, right? I'd love to have you over to try out some of these new products! If you're local to Chicago, I will have a Healthy Happy Hour on Friday, May 4th, hope to you can join me! And some of my Preferred Clients have a free gift on their accounts now, so hope you are able to take advantage of that and try something new! Our Free Gift list has changed just a bit, so be sure to check out the new one below.


Be sure to keep up with me daily in my prive facebook group, weekly on Instagram, and of course here on my blog!

If it's Arbonne, or another brand, wishing you health, wellness, and happiness, friends!

xo,

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Fave New Music

I've recently gotten a music upgrade with Spotify. It's social music. My little sister is making me playlists and I'm following playlists from my yoga teachers, I LOVE IT! And, discovering new music, too! If you don't have a Spotify, highly recommend. And if you do, let me know so I can come stalk check out your albums, too!

Here are some of my fave songs as of late...

Leave Right Now & Sweetheart, by Thomas Rhett







Light, by San Holo



You and Me, by The Hunna



Don't Call, by Lost Kings



Drink Up, by Train



Kinks Shirt, by Matt Nathanson



Sit Next To Me, by Foster the People



Mine, by Bazzi



What songs are you LOVING right now? Leave me a comment so I can add to my playlists!

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Spoken Word Poetry Faves

It's National Poetry month, and in celebration of that, I bring you some of my favorite Spoken Word Poems!

All time fave - Poet Breathe Now by Adam Gottlieb. Part of Louder than a Bomb here in Chicago, here's a great reason to write, and share, poetry.



Touchscreen, by Marshall Davis Jones. While technology is wonderful in many regards, we mustn't forget those personal, face-to-face connections.



Knock Knock, by Daniel Beaty. Just heard this one for the first time today and it's powerful. Family connections and loss. Making the world a better place, and sometimes having to do that on your own.



What Teachers Make - a classic, a favorite since my first years of teaching. I'm sure students would love it too! Discusses what teachers make, and not necessarily money. And if you like Taylor Mali, check out this link for more of his work.


If I Should Have a Daughter, by Sarah Kay. Wishes from a mother, to her future daughter.



Three Ways to Speak English, by Jamila Lyiscott, a "trilingual orator." If you've ever been around someone who says with a negative connotation, "Oh, that's just how *they* speak..." this poem is for you. Code switching, and pride for all the ways we do that.



Complainers, by Rudy Francisco. You're having a bad day? Let's put that in perspective. Thanks Gorz for sharing this one :-)



Somewhere in America, by Brave New Voices. (Explicit language and mature content.) Three girls discuss the ironies of America.



I am not black, you are not white, by Prince Ea. Racism, or labels? Listen and you decide.



Lift Off, by Donovan Livingston. "Our stories are the ladders that make it easier for us to touch the stars." What are students meant to do? Donovan explores that in his address at Harvard's Graduation ceremony.



Trigger Warning, from four girls from Hinsdale Central High School. This poem is a dedication to the shooting in Parkland, Florida, performed in Chicago at the March for our Lives Rally. 



Just a few of my favorites, what about you? Leave me a comment with yours!