Mary Kay CC Cream

Mary Kay CC Cream

Hello mommies and ladies!

PHOTO NOT MINE

Photo Courtesy of:

www.janemottbeauty.com

I am sharing another favorite product from Mary Kay. Are you excited? Well, I was excited when I first tried this one because it has an amazing result. I am excited even up to now and I will be excited for the next years to come.

Mary Kay CC Cream is one of the Best Sellers of Mary Kay. Why is it one of the BEST SELLERS??? Simply because it has a lot of benefits!!

1)      It PROTECTS. It has SPF 15 that’s why it protects. Our hometown is a very hot and humid area and you do not want sunburn and uneven skin tone, so grab this one!

2)      It BRIGHTENS. It does, really! I can attest to that because I am a user and lover since June 2015.

3)      It CORRECTS with light weight coverage. It corrects the skin color and evens it out. Like my forehead is way too darker and every time I put this, my forehead color matches with my cheek color already. Fab!

4)      It MINIMIZES redness. I have seen 2 of my clients who used this and they had reddish skin type and it lessens the redness on their faces.

5)      It CONCEALS. It really conceals not only for my face but for my clients who are about 63 of them; mom or not; single or not.. It works! I have a portfolio to prove it but you will only see it when you contact me for your facial and skin care.

6)      It HYDRATES. Does it? Yes! Yes it does. In fact, I have soft skin even after using this and my face feels hydrated.

7)      It REDUCES visible signs of ageing. Gosh! It really does!

8)      It DEFENDS. Super defend! Defend skin from ageing process; defend skin from dryness and from the extreme heat of the sun.

Nylyn - one of the candidates of Miss SSH 2015

She's doing the HALF FACE CHALLENGE HERE.

LEFT: With CC Cream spread all through out the area (even skin tone, whitens, not shiny and glowing appearance)

RIGHT: CC Cream dubs but not yet spread

Nylyn actually won Miss Mary Kay the night after the skin care class.

Nylyn and I during the pageant night.

Seriously, I am a very HARD to please person when it comes to products regarding the face. I am very particular with products that won’t give me ITCH and REDNESS and SWELLING since I am allergic to most of the products in the market. I have seriously tried almost wonderful and cheap products courtesy of my Aunts, Grandma, Cousins and my pocket. Mind you, I buy products here in the Philippines but most of the time, I ask from outside the Philippines so my face won’t get irritated and I won’t give clinics the benefit of buying expensive ANTI ALLERGY MEDICINES. This CC Cream is like AMAZING! It’s only Php 825. I used BB Creams which are over a thousand and made my face very oily! There was this BB Cream which was Php 1200+ and at first it was good but prolonged use made my skin super sticky and oily. So, good bye!

PHOTO NOT MINE

Photo Courtesy:

www.ohfishiee.com

(CC Cream comes along in 4 different shades.

But only 2 shades; Very Light and Light-to-Medium are available here in the Philippines.

I hope Mary Kay US would let us use the other two dark shades

because by nature Filipinas are not white,

we are brown-colored women.)

This cream has a pump. That way, it won’t easily mess up. It is very easy to use and your one bottle could reach about 10 months because I still have mine here and it’s still ¼ full.

Can you use it with powder? Yeah! Definitely! Apply powder using putting a little amount on your face.

Can you use it with moisturizer? Absolutely! Apply moisturizer first before putting the CC Cream.

Can you use it at night? Hah! Well, it’s for day time because it acts like a concealer and it has sun protection formula. However, if you would like to put this before your makeup at night for events, you may opt to.

Does it last long? Well, that is subjective. There are different skin types. Mine is oily but it last a long time and lessens the oiliness of my skin. However, if you do not believe me, it’s ok. It’s my review anyway. So, just buy 1 and see for yourself! It wouldn’t be a BEST SELLER for nothing anyway.

The best thing about this product is it comes along with 4 shades, perfectly telling you to LOVE YOUR OWN SKIN. It's GOD - GIVEN. Mary Kay does not push you to use Very Light if you are brown-colored skin person.

I hope you enjoyed my simple review. I am a Mary Kay CC Cream user since June 2015 and I am happy about it!

With CC Cream alone and exotic Mango lipstick

If you are in the Philippines and you would like to try this, you may reach me through our business number (083) 552 9081.

Mary Kay Satin Hands Review

Mary Kay Satin Hand Spa Set

Photo Credits: www.marykay.com.au

Hi there mommies and single ladies of all ages! Today, I will be introducing a wonderful product from Mary Kay.

When I first started being an Independent Beauty Consultant of Mary Kay last June 2015, they gave me a challenge. The challenge was to purchase a certain amount and the reward was winning the HAND SPA SET. The hand spa set contains Hand Softener, Hand Scrub and Hand Cream and all of those were in the scent peach.

The first thing I did was look for clients who would be ecstatic to order Mary Kay products. The response I got from social media alone was absolutely amazing. Relatives, friends, former co-teachers and classmates were giving me orders I didn’t expect. Some of them were previously Mary Kay users and were not able to find their Consultants anymore for more than 2 years or 1 year and now that I was doing it, they were ordering tons of items.

My own set. Clearly it's been used over and over again

since June 2015 by different clients.

So, I placed the order and I really got the reward. I was so excited to use it. My Consultant and coach Engineer Jiffrey Ann already gave me hand spa treatment a year before I became a consultant but the feeling of having the relaxing moment is quite different. I tried it again and good thing that I wasn’t allergic to it. I have tried many lotions at the market, pharmacy or even malls, no matter how cheap or expensive for as long as I would itch, I would immediately stop using it. And then again, I wasted TOO MUCH money for both cheap and expensive lotions. So I am very happy that I got this hand spa set for FREE and I got a hand spa set which I AM NOT ALLERGIC TO.

There are 3 steps in the hand spa set:

1)      First is to wet your hands or use a dampen cloth to prepare your hands for the creams. Then apply a very small amount of the hand softener. Just rub it on the palm of your hands and sometimes I include the wrist. If you know proper washing technique which is used in the hospitals or any medical practitioners, you may use that technique. You will feel that it softens your hands.

2)      Second is to place the hand scrub (the one with the pump) on your softened hands. Rub it like the way you did on your first step. You could feel every bead on your hands and your palm. It scrubs out the dead skin cells. One of my clients told me, it feels like salt. But it’s wonderful. I couldn’t agree more. Then time to rinse it. Rinse it very well. The problem with some people is that, when they buy expensive products, they tend to let it stay on their skin for a longer period of time and they do not wash it when it’s time to rinse it. That’s one reason your skin would dry. Hand scrubs are also like facial scrubs, you only have to use it once or twice a week to prevent excessive drying of skin.

3)      Third, after rinsing is patting your hands dry. Do not over dry it on the towel. Keep a little moisture then add a little amount of Hand Cream on your hands. Rub it like lotion. The scent is really lovely. And the effect is great!

My own hands

I'm showing the before and after Satin Hands use.

I didn't use anything on my right hand.

In addition to that, you may use Mary Kay Satin Hand Spa set for your feet. It lessens cracks and makes it feel and look smoother like a baby skin. Just like what I did with my feet because I really have an old looking skin.

Benefits: (For buying Mary Kay Satin Hands Spa)
1) Your hands will be soft as satin. I'm using it for 7 months now and I love it. Works for me.

2) Your hands have the chance to have even skin tone; except if you have undergone surgery due to 3rd degree burn. So you can't expect that even skin tone.

3) The scent of Peach is really good. Not too overpowering. Not to light. It's neutral.

4) You may use it for your feet as well. There is a chance for your fee to get that smooth feel and look! Less crack! Just like mine.

5) It's not expensive. It is very very MONEY WISE. Php 2600 for 7 months and there is still more in the containers is like Php 300+ a month of hand spa and foot spa! So if you are going to the spa and spend Php 300 every two weeks, that's Php 600 a month x 7 is Php 4,200 for your feet alone. It doesn't include your hands. So, which is more MONEY WISE now??? You compute! :D

That’s it for now. I will be posting products of Mary Kay which I have tried and love. You may reach me through my business number (083) 552 9081 if you would like to have Mary Kay business here in the Philippines. I would be very much willing to assist you. If you would like to try this SATIN HANDS for FREE, let me know. 

Have fun!

Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant

Hi there mommies and beauties!

I’m Jonee Ross. By now, I know that you already know what I usually share on my blog. It’s all about kids, developments of babies or kids, travel and family stuff. I was busy lately that’s why I wasn’t able to post a lot of articles for mommies out there! The good news is, I wasn’t busy with being a LAW student or managing my tutorial business. I am busy with something new and something greater than what I previously did with my life. It’s a business and self-care I wanted to share to every moms and ladies out there, whether young or old. It’s Mary Kay!

Yup! You got it. I had been doing Mary Kay since June of 2015. (It took me 1 year to sign up with Mary Kay because I wanted to be sure about it.) My short “I STORY” is this:

I, most of the time get free lipsticks, makeup and skin care from my Aunts, Cousin Lorren or grandma outside the Philippines, particularly in the US. I’m not so particular with how I look; I was just particular on how to be fit and healthy. I easily get allergic with any cosmetics and most of the time when I buy something and try it just once, I would have my entire lips or skin itchy and ugly cosmetics leave undesirable result.

My first Unit Meeting with the team GORGEOUSLY GENEROUS.

This was my first photo with my amazing team leader and coach.

July of 2015

My Floral Outfit for the Meeting's Dress Code.

And I won OUTFIT OF THE DAY!

I got wonderful items!

A person named Jiffrey Ann gave me a message on facebook regarding their products with Mary Kay. We were not close that time although we came from the same high school and the same curriculum. So, I bought a lipstick in their premiere line True Dimension in the shade of Sizzling Red at Php 860 last June of 2014. That’s because I know when I buy not so costly cosmetics; I would end up buying more expensive medicines. For sure, it was a risk not worth doing. Then I tried it and tried it some more, the lipstick was amazing. It didn’t give me any allergies. I like the smell. It’s not as amazing as BUXOM which I really love for many years now but the scent of MARY KAY Sizzling Red was good. Not only did I fell inlove with the product, I also fell inlove with this lady Miss Jiffrey Ann (but I'm straight, just so you know. I have a husband and two kids). I liked her a lot and how she carries herself and all that. She is just an inspiration!

My first Mary Kay lipstick from the line of True Dimensions:

Sizzling Red

Photo Not Mine

June of 2014

First time to use Mary Kay Sizzling Red

With my lovely Coach Engineer Jiffrey Ann Dequito Banzuelo and me

during Judging Hiyas ng NMES December of 2015.

Thanks to our friends at Mabuhay Elementary School for this opportunity

especially to my good friend and classmate Teacher Gretchen Cumayas.

I finally wanted to join this business because I CANNOT SELL what I do not use and what I DO NOT LIKE and I CANNOT SELL WHATEVER THAT GIVES ME ALLERGY. I do not like women to end up buying injections for anti-allergy or medicines for that matter. The business was amazing! I had so many clients I could ever imagine. A lot were re-orders and there were some new clients I really do not know but were referrals. It saved my dying career. It gave me a purpose. It made me someone who would only look into the brighter side of life and be thankful always. The culture is really amazing. The team of Miss Jiffrey Ann does not prejudice or criticize people or women. They help women. They help build each other.

I am very happy to share my change and my newly found skills (doing simple makeup).

So, that's bare me on the left.. After putting some makeup with the aid of Michelle Phan's video,

I created a simple look on the right. Plus the very bright light in the room.

That's one of the favorite lipsticks I was wearing here: Red Rouge

For me, I gained so many benefits because of Mary Kay.

1)      I wasn’t allergic to their lipsticks. I love their True Dimension lipsticks Sizzling Red and Exotic Mango. I love their Crème Lipsticks Apple Berry and Red Rouge. Those were very saleable and our best sellers.

2)      I do not need to ask my relatives for the free cosmetics. I do not when they will be taken away from the picture of life and if that will happen, who will buy something for me?

3)      I was helping my husband financially. My husband got broke big time and Mary Kay was just helping us over and over again. It made me feel great helping our family. I do not when my husband will be taken away from the picture of life so I should always have a backup plan so my kids could go to college and have wonderful jobs and businesses someday. (My dad died when I was 13 years old so I won’t take any chances risking my children’s future just by asking money from my husband.)

4)      I continue sending my cousins in school; that’s fare + tuition monthly + projects.

5)      I could give the needs of my kids and my cousins who are also under my custody.

6)      I gained lots of friends and clients. Not to mention my team members Miss Lislie, Miss Mary Joy and Miss Jenny.

7)      I changed my perception regarding women using makeup.

8)      I realized that more than nail art, I could do art with my face. It is very difficult for me to do makeup that would make me look beautiful so I am on the other side of makeup line.

9)      I changed my perception regarding makeup itself.

10)   And there are a lot more to say… But I will be saving that for the next blogs.

And that’s what I had been doing since June 2015 (a year after I bought my first Mary Kay lipstick). From this day onwards, I would be sharing to you our Mary Kay products and the changes I do with my face when I do crazy makeup.

This is my recent photo (year 2016 of January).

I am a housewife. I am a mom of 2 kids.

I do tutorial. I do business with Mary Kay.

And I am happy with my changes!

-Jonee Ross

Mary Kay SENIOR IBC

I will get to you the soonest! I hope you mommies and ladies are very excited about this..

Have fun!

How To Fight Back Simple Classroom Bullying

Bullying is an unwanted and aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or imbalanced of power (according to stopbullying.gov). Let us understand bullying.

It has different types according to some websites like: teasing, calling names, inappropriate sexual comments, taunting, threatening to cause harm, embarrassing someone in public, spreading rumors about someone, telling other children not to be friends with someone, hitting someone, kicking someone, pinching someone, spitting on someone, tripping, pushing, taking or breaking someone’s things and even making mean gestures or hand gestures.

I have simple ways to prevent it. This is my first time to share my secret on how to manage bullying inside the classroom.

Exhibit A: Kind of Bullying: Making mean gestures and taking someone’s things

There was one time when a child, very close and dear to me told me that she / he won’t eat and bring any more “baon” because her / his classmate keeps on eating whatever she / he brings. Not to mention hitting him / her if she / he won’t give the food. What I suggested was let her / him bring 2 “baon” or snack instead of just 1. Put too much salt on the other rice and the other is just plain rice. If the classmate will get the rice again forcefully, then it’s time for her / him to bring out the SALTY RICE first. When the classmate taste it, good luck!

Discussion: If we go over exhibit A, the kind of bullying is making mean gestures and taking someone’s things. The thing is you will only give the salty rice if the bully asks for it again and tries to hit you again. If not, don’t give it. Or else you become the antagonist. Do only prevention of Exhibit A if you have warned the teacher already for 2x about the attitude of the bully against you or your other classmates.

                                                                                                                                                                   

Exhibit B: Kind of Bullying: Making mean gestures and taking someone’s things

If a classmate will keep on asking for food from you and that’s the last food you have, you can always share. That’s what our parents and the bible would always say, share your blessings. But there are others who will take your food without asking. Either they will run away with it or spank you and get your food and drinks and even money and laugh at you. So, if you are holding a soda or milk or water in a glass container or can container and that bully approaches you and tries to get your soda, just SPIT on it or DROOL on it. And give it to him. He will have second thoughts on taking it.

Same thing with sandwich, prepare 2 sets of sandwich. 1 with very salty and too peppery mixture in the middle. Why in the middle of the sandwich? Well, no one would know that you prepared a different thing. Take out the too SALTY and PEPPERY sandwich and nervously give it to the one who is always taking your “baon” from you.. Why nervously? It’s pretending that you are scared of him but actually you are not and it’s like, “YEAH RIGHT, TAKE IT. GOOD LUCK WHEN YOU EAT IT!”

Discussion: If we go over exhibit B, the kind of bullying is making mean gestures and taking someone’s things. On the kinds of bullying it was stated that SPITTING ON SOMEONE is a form of bullying but fighting back bullies by SPITTING ON THE FOOD OR DROOLING ON THE FOOD THEY TAKE AWAY FROM YOU FORCEFULLY is not bullying. Again, do this if and only if they will try to get the food again. Quickly spit on it if and only if they are about to take it away from you or when they are about to hit you. If they have seen you do it, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! Warn the teacher before you try to do this so the teacher would be aware about what they are doing to you and your classmates. Make sure that the teacher is not one of them or someone whose credibility could be bought.

Well, there are other things you could do to prevent bullying on your own. Just think of the way the bullies would think and you should always know how to get away with the mess without you being scolded by either the teacher or your parents.

NOTE: Be open to your parents, guardians and teachers about the problem. Your parents or guardians and teachers can help you best.

Best of luck!

Ten Month Old Milestone

Kera at 10 months

She is enjoying the colors of the book

Like any other 10- month old babies, your little sweetheart must probably be crawling a lot faster than his earlier months right now. He could pull a light-weight chair on his own. He finds joy in exploring other things like picking up big and small things. But remember to keep all small toys and other small things away from them as it is very dangerous for them to swallow these items.

Choosing her walker..

Wee ones are still enjoying 2 naps in a day and one full lengthy sleep at night. However, this case may not be true to all babies. Our daughter, for example, do not enjoy a long sleep at night. She wakes up every 3 or 2 hours then needs some milk and get back to sleep. Sometimes, when I am away from her, she tends to just wake up and cry a lot. More patience is needed from parents... Do not give up.. You are almost there! You are near 1 year old. The baby needs your support.

Baliktad na story book. Hahaha

This is our bonding time with the kids.

Bible time or any story book time before sleeping

For the baby's food: You can try serving a variety of food good for little ones. There are fruits and vegetables. I am very happy to share that my daughter loves papaya, mango, squash, potato, carrots. When you really start feeding kids at 6 months with veggies and fruits, she will definitely enjoy these instead of junk food or processed food. You may also serve little amount of yogurt or baby food. But I am breastfeeding and I only feed our kids with veggies and fruits plus protein. And, we are Asian, so they eat rice!

Celebrating wonderful 10th month of existence

They are very interested with music. So, don't forget that music can also aid in the development of their brain. They love colorful things. So, expose them with wonderful things which are colorful.

Some babies would utter simple words like PAPA, MAMA, NAM (for eating), MEME (for sleeping) but others just don't utter anything yet. Don't worry, be patient, time will come that these little babies will just say words on their own at their own pace.

I have two completely opposite kids - one advance and one quite late than the other. But with the right practice (daily) for walking and talking, the baby will surely learn.

That's it for now, I hope you enjoyed what I have shared.

The Genes...

Learning Process

When I started teaching my son with primary and secondary colors, I only wanted for him to learn the basic. Little did I know, his progress was already very impressive for his age. He is becoming a wonderful artist. Am I surprise that he could draw and paint? No. That’s because all of us in the family draws very well and paints well. Am I surprise that he could do it at an early age? Yes, very much. I thought it well develop in later stage of his life like early grade school or late grade school. But his skills developed way too early for any of us in the family.

I am sharing the articles where you could see his previous artworks when he was 1 , 2 and 3 years old.

http://joneepslimwitch.blogspot.com/2013/02/working-with-red-yellow-blue-introduce.html

http://joneepslimwitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/lets-work-with-secondary-colors.html

http://joneepslimwitch.blogspot.com/2014/03/video-killed-authentic-learning.html

http://joneepslimwitch.blogspot.com/2014/06/from-doodle-to-clarity.html

I am sharing the simple artwork of my 4 year old son.

My advice to other parents is that... just support your child in whatever skills he wants to develop and who knows, he might be your little champ!

Nine Month Old Milestone

At 9 months, your baby is now a fast crawler.. They would crawl using their two knees and they are super fast. Most of these babies would climb the stairs but be very careful they might fall down so parents please keep watch. Just like my daughter, she would climb up the stair and go down on her own but of course, we still assist her to avoid accidents.

They are also playful and would tend to move a lot. They would change position rapidly from sitting down to crawling to standing and then sitting down again. When they walk, other books would suggest that we should allow babies to walk barefoot for them to develop their muscles on their feet. I guess that is also a good suggestion. It worked for my son (first born) and I am doing it for my 2^nd born.

They are also developing their motor skills especially fine motor skills. They would pinch you literally. Or they would pick up small pieces of items from the floor using their little thumb and index fingers.

Clapping of hands is also learned in this stage. Even high five is learned but only by consistency basis. In addition to that, babies will have more teeth. At 9 months, my daughter has already 4 milk teeth; two on the upper incisors and two lower incisors and one lateral incisor on the lower area coming. Sometimes, it makes them uncomfortable or uneasy and even sleepless. There is oral teething gel for this case but go to your Doctor first.

They love playing with balls. I suggest big soft balls for throwing. I was even surprise when my 4 year old boy played with me and the little baby went crawling towards us and picked up the ball and threw it. She wanted to join. So we played and we all enjoyed it.

You can even teach them to dance. Just play the music and show them. They would love it and they would really smile a lot.

That's it for now mommies, I hope you enjoy! Comment below for questions and suggestions. Thanks!