January Newsletter '09

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Issue #40 - Go Green

Greta braced herself against the January winds, as she walked into the village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. It was a windy day and being so close to the ocean on Cape Cod just made everything chillier. Greta quickly ducked into the famous restaurant/bar, Captain Kidd's, and found a table by the wood burning stove, overlooking the water. Her boyfriend and editor, Guy Thompson had sent her there to interview a famous climate change scientist for Face Magazine's Green issue. Greta didn't really know what to expect, but she had heard that Dr. Conners was famous in the field. 

Greta was glad she was wearing her new Chloe wool jumpsuit, not just because it was so warm, but also incredibly stylish. She assumed the scientist would be too serious too notice, but still she believed in looking beautiful, while doing her best to go green. In fact, just that morning she had begun her new skincare routine with GreatSkin's latest natural botanical products.

First, she cleansed her face with GreatSkin's Borage Leaf Foaming Cleanser. It contained a soothing blend of chamomile, cucumber and aloe Vera, plus Vitamin E and cocoa butter, which did wonders to calm and soothe her winter skin.

Next, she spritzed her skin with GreatSkin Ginseng Mineral Toner. What a refreshing and fragrant spray of bioextracts and minerals! Best of all, it hydrated and helped her skin retain its elasticity. After this, Greta indulged in a powerful anti oxidant, GreatSkin Red Tea Extract, made from the Roibus Plaint in South Africa. Any sun damage Greta might have from the summer before, was now a thing of the past!

And finally, Greta conditioned, protected, toned and brightened her skin with GreatSkin's Sage and Citrus Moisturizer. Ah, what a delicious and aromatic blend of sage, watercress and lemon!

Suddenly, Greta felt on a tap on her shoulder. "Hello there, I'm Lloyd Conners" he announced. "Are you Greta?"

Greta had expected a very serious, even distracted-looking man, wearing thick glasses. She never imagined that Dr. Conners would turn out to be the handsome man standing in front of her, smiling. This man was tall and slender, and very rugged-looking with a shock of silver hair and the bluest eyes she had ever seen. And in fact, he was quite stylish. As he removed his jacket, Greta noticed he was wearing a classic striped Picasso shirt and Greta couldn't help but mentioning it.

"Actually," he corrected her. "It's a Russian sailor shirt." And then Dr. Conners sat down and went on to explain the history of the shirt, and how he's traveled the world as a climate change scientist. The conversation leapt from talk of melting icebergs and stranded penguins to the winters in Helsinki and what it's like to be at sea for six months at a time. Greta could feel herself blushing slightly as she listened to every word and quickly took notes, all the time, thinking she was glad she had begun her new GreatSkin regime with natural botanicals and that she too was doing her part to protect the planet!

To take the best possible care of your skin this winter follow Greta's regimen!

Greta's winter skincare regimen includes:

• Getting a professional facial from her esthetician once a month
• Doing a mini facial (including a scrub and mask) at least 3x weekly
• Applying a C Serum product and sunblock daily
• Using anti oxidants to combat skin aging (FYI - aging starts in your twenties!)
• Never going to bed without removing makeup to make sure her pores stay unclogged
• Always cleansing her skin twice in both the morning and night so important serums can penetrate effectively (and following with a toner to re-establish Ph balance and hydrate)
• Using an eye cream and drinking eight glasses of water every day
• Sleeping on her back to avoid developing lines and wrinkles from pillow and sheets