LimeLife by Alcone Palooza 2018

I went to my first LimeLife by Alcone yearly convention, aka, Palooza. This years theme was "Under One Sun" because the company is going global we had beauty guides in attendance from USA, Canada, and the UK, and France (as we will be opening up there soon).

It was a long weekend of learning, collaborating, partying, socializing, and talking with so many people. It truly is a unique company in that collaboration over competition is encouraged and expected. There is not that cattiness one would expect with a group of 2,000+ women together. 

I joined LimeLife by Alcone in the end of September 2017. Having never truly worked in a network marketing or multi-level marketing company before I really did not know what to expect. I knew I wanted to try the skincare and professional grade makeup. I wanted to have access to the same makeup that was used by celebrities and their makeup artists, the same makeup that is used in the entertainment industry, on broadway, on tv personalities. I had tried so many different makeup and skincare lines starting with drugstore brands in my teens to high end boutiques. Nothing really could touch and cover up the acne marks that I was plagued with in my 30s and 40s. I didn't have high hopes. The first time I tried what I came to learn was "world famous foundation" I. was. blown. away. Not only did the concealer and foundation cover my marks and even out my skin tone, it stayed on all day and didn't look I had caked on a full face of makeup. It was magical.

From the foundation and concealer, to their lipsticks, glosses, blushes, and eyeshadows... not one disappointment. Truly remarkable. I am in awe and now know how celebrities always look so flawless on the red carpet. The right tools, the right products for the job truly make all the difference in the world. If you want to find and use skincare and makeup that and never have to look anywhere else... THIS.IS.IT.  There's no need to throw your money away on anything else. You will use all of this line to the last itty-bitty drop. I have never been able to say that before with any company. 

Run, don't walk. Run!! If you want to try first, I still highly suggest buying the starter kit! For $169 (+ tax) will get you over $350 worth of skincare and makeup products to truly get a sense of the quality of the products. You will not be disappointed. If you are still in love (and you will be), you can continue to buy the products at wholesale cost to you. You can even share it with your friends, families, strangers, everybody and make money while doing it. You can get your friends to do the same and can then head on over to our yearly conference, "Palooza", and meet up with and hang out and learn with your friends and make new ones. There really is no downside to this gig. You can make it what you want for yourself. Part-time, a hobby, full-time career. There's room for everyone! If you're interested in grabbing a seat on this rocket ship head on over to www.limelifebyalcone.com/rosanissenbaum to sign up. You can also visit me on my www.facebook.com/rosaslimelife/ or instagram page @rosaslimelife and message me. I'd love to help you!

Dry or Dehydrated Skin? What's the difference?

Pretty often the words moisturize and hydrate are used interchangeably when it comes to 

skin care. However, they mean two completely different things and why some people 

moisturize like crazy and still feel and look dry. It is important to distinguish between

the two so they can be treated properly.

DRY SKIN TYPE

Generally, dry skin is considered a skin type and means lack of oil
being produced in theskin. This skin type is characterized by smaller 
pores, parched skin and may have flakey patches. As we age our skin 
becomes dryer as we produce less oil. The use of topical skin products 
like prescription Retin-A or acne medications may also contribute to 
a lack of oil in the skin.

DEHYDRATED SKIN CONDITION

When the skin lacks water it is considered to be dehydrated. This is a
skin condition that any skin type can have including the oiliest. It is most
characterized by tightness, but alsomay be itchy or sensitive. Often fine 
lines and wrinkles may be accentuated and makeup may settle into those 
lines making the skin look older than it really is. You simply may just be
dehydrated!

If you have ever noticed your skin feeling shiny and oily, but tight at the
same time this is a clear indicator that your skin is dehydrated and lacking
water. 

Causes that contribute to the dehydration of the skin are many environment
factors such as lack of humidity in the air, flying on an airplane, hormones, 
steam rooms, overly stripping skin care products like many cleansers and 
overly exfoliating products.

MOISTURIZING SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

Moisturizing products make the skin feel softer and smoother. The function
of moisturizer is to form a protective barrier on the skin preventing moisture
loss. These types of products contain emollient ingredients such as pomifera
oil, sunflower oil, apricot oil, hemp seed oil, rose hip oil to name a few. These
ingredients essentially coat the skin to trap hydration in as well as provide
nourishing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.

This means if your skin is truly dehydrated and needs hydration, applying
moisturizer really won't hydrate your skin much if at all. You first need 
water soluble humectant ingredients to lock in.

HYDRATING SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

Skin care products that hydrate the skin contain water soluble humectant
ingredients. They work by attracting water molecules to the skin like a
magnet. Some of these ingredients include vegetable glycerin, sorbitol and
my personal favorite hyaluronic acid. By far the gold standard in hydrating
ingredients is hyaluronic acid. This ingredient our bodies naturally produce
to lubricate our joints and holds 1000 times its weight in water! This tiny
molecule will also take a crinkled skin cell, plump it and make it nice and
round smoothing fine lines.

DRINKING WATER + HYDRATION

A common myth is drinking water will hydrate the skin. This is actually
FALSE! Only 1% of what you ingest actually reaches the layers of the skin.
This means when you drink water it has to pass through your entire digestive
tract which is pretty hostile and acidic, excretory organs and muscle tissue.
The process is too quick and you'll urinate it out before it ever reaches the skin. 

The myth comes from people seeing a difference in the skin after drinking
a good amount of water for a period of time. Well, you have your kidneys to
thank for flushing out all those toxins making the skin appear better. However,
it does not actually lubricate the skin and topical application of products is the
best most effective way to do so.

Here are my favorite clean hydrating products that have water attracting
ingredients! LimeLife by Alcone products - They have everything from
cleansers, serums (boosters), and moisturizers.

shop and browse my website: www.limelifebyalcone.com/rosanissenbaum