Congrats are in order

oldergirlbeauty — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:52:00 -0600

A hearty congratulations are in order for Zosimos Botanicals, as they are a Top 10 winner in the Greenest category in the Home Based 100 Competition sponsored by StartUpNation.com.

I was lucky enough to get to try their Raspberry N Honey Facial Mask and was so impressed I sent Linda over there a thank you note. So please join me in congratulating Linda and check out her line of organic products, because I am sure you can definitely find something good.

Like a scene out of "Ghost"...

oldergirlbeauty — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:51:00 -0500

...only without the wheel and Patrick Swayze behind me. That's what it was like opening up my new jar of Raspberry N Honey Facial Mask from Zosimos Botanicals.
I was lucky enough to win this mask from a giveaway over at Sparkle*Shelf, and boy, am I glad all that clicking paid off. I gotta admit, I was nervous about this because I have a horrible aversion to Raspberry. I mean, the smell just makes me...well, not very happy. So, you know I was wanting to try this, if I was willing to gamble that this was going to be heavily Raspberry scented. I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that it wasn't fragrancy (yeah, that word works here) - it smelled like really good clay.

I did not have a brush to apply this, as suggested, but I managed to smear it all over my face very easily. I lazed around watching the Olympics Closing Ceremony for a bit, while the mask dried. It did not dry too hard that it hurt (my face can be sensitive to things somtimes). I could feel it tightening up as it dried, but not uncomfortably. After 10min I used a damp cloth to clean the mask off, and it came off so easily. There was no scrubbing or redness. Just a nice smooth face, that I patted dry. After it dried, I noticed that my face was not red or overly tight. That was such a treat. The pores on my nose seemed noticeably smaller, too.

My face is fairly normal, not overly oily, so I didn't really a lot of results from this mask. But, I must say that I liked the fact that with all of the natural oils and honey, my face felt moisturized after a drying mask. Quite a feat.

I must also mention that my jar came to me very quickly and in a very neat little drawstring bag and a nice handwritten note. I like those kind of personal touches in customer service. For that alone I would recommend anyone looking to try a more natural approach to skincare. However, I can happily add the Raspberry N Honey Face mask to that recommendation, too.

*I would like to thank Marie over at Sparkle*Shelf for hosting the giveaway and Linda over at Zosimos Botanicals for providing the mask.

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Congrats are in order

Like a scene out of "Ghost"...