Before and After 3 Months

I'm back with more Rodan + Fields before and afters!  I'm getting used to showing my face makeup-free for the whole internet to see.  I have no shame anymore!

Okay, so I have been working on the sun damage and melasma and I'm starting to really see some progress!  I used the regular Reverse for about 2 1/2 months and for the last 2 weeks have started using the Accelerator Pack to amp up my results.

Speaking of "amping up" I am also using the Amp Md for wrinkles:

And the Macro-Exfoliator for texture - The Big Guy told me my face was "so soft" the other day. I know that doesn't seem like that big a deal, but he never says stuff like that! I'm in the running for softest face in the house - my biggest competition is my pre-pubescent 13 year old!

Here you can see my forehead up close:

Progress!

It's so crazy, because when I started using the regimen and tools, I did it as more of a preventative thing.  There was as sticker on the box that told me to take a before picture. I'm so glad I did!  I really didn't realize the amount of sun damage I was dealing with. You can see the round scar from basal cell surgery on my forehead - a direct result of excess sun exposure - but I was in denial I guess.

That's all for now, super happy and feeling more confident. Bonus :)

Freezer Stencil Christmas Gifts

I know freezer paper stencils are so 2013 but I still LOVE them! I used my mini Cricut for these, but I have also just used an Exact-o knife to cut out a design like I did with our zombie run t-shirts:

These shirts survived mud, rain and zombies (I have no idea who these guys are but the race coordinators wanted a picture):

This was some double stencil action where I painted the lettering then let it dry and added a heartbeat line over top (pretty sure there is a word more science-y than "heartbeat line"):

It's pretty simple...

No Cricut/Silhouette? Print out your design and lay the freezer paper, shiny side down, over top. You will be able to see the design through the paper. Trace and cut out.

If you have a cutting machine, just create your design and place your freezer paper shiny side down on the sticky guide.  Cut out design and remove paper.

Place the freezer paper, shiny side down, onto your item (we did work out shirts and headbands, but think tote bags, scarfs, curtains!).

Iron the freezer paper into place. It will stick to your fabric (I think there is wax on the paper that melts when you iron it, holding the stencil in place).

Pounce the paint onto the empty spaces. If you have fabric exposed near the edges of the stencil, protect it with painter's tape. If you are painting a t-shirt, place a newspaper between the front and back to avoid bleed-through.

These headbands are going to be gifts for my Rodan and Fields customers to hold their hair off their face while face washing. Carefully peel off the stencil....  Ta Da!

Not too shabby for $8 Walmart shirts!

Treat Girl made one as a gift for a friend!