For Everyone Wondering, This Is Why I Love Elemis!

Most people who know me know that I'm not one to rant and rave about and brandname of anything, and I'm likely to seek out products that have ingredients I like, from small business owners I can support, or have an environmental stance that shines through in all of their work. If I'm promoting it by saying it's name outloud, you can bet I've researched it and tested it out myself for awhile before I'll start raving to the masses. Just like I'm afraid of how doctors in America are overmedicating their patients, I don't want to send all of my friends off on a shopping spree just because I like the pretty packaging.

(Okay, I admit, I like their packaging.) AND they don't test their products on animals. Mui importante!

But mostly I love that I've been able to find something in each part of the Elemis Skin/Body/Hair/Makeup/Anti-Ageing Lineups that actually works for me! I'm so tired of seeing commercials on TV and reading magazines with ads for Covergirl, Clairol, Maybelline, etc. promising results - basically promising things that no one could ever deliver. Listen, if you're human and an adult who is aging like the rest of us - no product is going to make you perfect, or reverse the last few decades of your life. Nor does any one product have the answers for everyone. When did the media start lumping us all into the same category? Oh, I know. When they wanted to make a bunch of money off of you by playing to your insecurities and fears.

That being said, Elemis products aren't cheap, but i found a great place to get them (see previous link). But this is also one of their biggest selling points for me (ironically). Once I realised that if I wanted something to work for me personally I would have to invest in it, life became much easier. The really fun part of this is allowing myself to try a new product after researching it and it's ingredients online - it's like a little gift to my body, my temple - and I believe Elemis products are a gift from myself to my body.