#Clearproof

I was chosen to receive the Clearproof line from Mary Kay and boy was I excited! Post baby hormones and stress have done crazy things to my skin.  I was hoping this could be just the thing to clear it all up.  My face was dry in some places and oily and blemish in others.  I moved sometime after submitting my address and the shipping of my VoxBox so I waited a while to receive it-about the time I gave up on my box it showed up at my house, I only had to pay $6.72 to get it from the postal carrier.  Blah, oh well, if I were to buy it on my own from Mary Kay the system would cost $45.  I surrendered my cash and tore open the box.  It's a four part system.  Cleaner, toner, moisturizer and treatment cream.  The cream instantly made me nervous, I'm allergic to pimple creams-even the one by Mary Kay made my eye swell shut years ago when I was a teenager and even more self-conscious.  I thought I "might" try it or I may let my husband review that part for me, depending on how brave I felt the next time a pimple showed up.

I put the cleanser in the shower and waited until morning to try it. The next morning I popped the top and applied - my first thought was that it went on smoothly, my second thought was that it smelled very much like chemicals.  Now, I realize that a scent in and of itself mostly comes from chemicals but I think I missed the "nice" smell that some cleaners have.  My next step, after the shower was the toner.  I love toner, I think it really helps with my pores! And this is in a great squeeze bottle that makes it easy to squirt onto a cotton ball.  Overall, I liked the toner.  The moisturizer kind of weirded me out, you are supposed to apply it in an upward motion, pretty sure if that's how you are supposed to apply creams I have never done that right.  Just feels weird.  It went on fine and my skin felt alright after, not tight, not itchy, and not overly wet either.  I held off on the pimple cream then because I didn't have anything blatantly obvious.  I did try it later and - Hooray! I did not swell or break out!

I really did like this line but, to me, nothing was really exciting about it.  I don't know what would have made it exciting, perhaps a scent, perhaps really spectacular results. I didn't notice any big change but I also found myself going back to my old regimen.  My old regimen simply feels more "natural" (and I am not a crunchy granola type of person) I had been trying out a blogger's recommendations of  coconut oil, witch hazel and grapeseed oil.  By this point in my testing of the product I am back to my old routine.  My husband continues to use the Clearproof cleanser and pimple cream and is very happy with it.  I am very happy I was able to try out the system thanks to @Influenster and @MaryKay.  I appreciated the opportunity and had fun getting to review things once again.

Being "IN" on "Influenster"

There are a couple of websites that I have a membership with in which I get to check out products and review them.  Influenster is my favorite! I have applied for and been accepted into several campaigns in which I have been able to sample a lot of products at once.  They send you a survey and if you qualify you start the process of anxiously awaiting the arrival of your VoxBox (that's what they call the boxes).  After you get your box you "check it in" and then check out certain tasks associated with each product.  Sometimes they want to hear from you but other times they want to see you, such as pictures or videos.  I can't say that I ever have and not sure I would ever submit a video but I have had to take a few "selfies" in regards to showing off their products...I think that is the part that makes me most uncomfortable.  But I have done it because I want to be a good reviewer.

All in all you get to try out products, some that I would never try on my own risk free and cost free.  Recently @Influenster has added VoxPerks which are discounts you can try without even being accepted into a campaign.  They also have added @InfluensterApp that allows you to review products on your phone or tablet.  You can review products that you receive in a VoxBox or products you try on your own.  You should apply to be an Influenster (influenster.com) and find more out on your own.  I love being a member!