Winter Blahs

Today has been a wonderful surprise-- above freezing!  Even though it wasn't sunny, it was still in the mid 30s, which felt like a balmy fall day.  How sad is that?  I walked Frank (my dog) twice around the neighborhood, feeling the slushy melting snow under my boots.  The lack of sun did not help motivate me, but I packed up some catalogs to pass out tomorrow when we walk.
One of the problems I have with winter is my dry skin.  I am not normally a person who slathers on the creams, body lotions, or hand salves.  But, this winter has done a number on my 34 year old skin.  I have upgraded my nightly ritual to the Anew reversalist night moisturizer and the Footworks Overnight Renewing Cream.  I put a thick layer on my feet and covered them with slipper socks.
Overnight Renewing Foot Cream is now on sale for $2.99 in my Avon online store.  It works wonders.  I personally use it, and after a few nights, you will want to wear your flip flops just to show those toes and feet off!

Oh How I love my FOOTWORKS

Okay-- these items have saved my rough dry feet! I love LOVE LOVE these 3 products. As you can see, the bottom one looks smooshed...cause its almost out!
My three musts for great feeling and looking feet:

• Therapeutic Cracked Heel Relief Cream (on sale $1.99!!) This stuff is thick and creamy. I put it on after my shower. If you have cracked heels--- I feel like it works magic! Three days in a row and you will feel a difference.
• Footworks Overnight Renewing Foot Cream (on sale $4.99) You really should put socks on after applying this silky cream. It has tiny moisture beads that activate as you rub the cream into your foot. I apply it all over, from my toes to my ankles!! Yes, put socks on to lock in the power of the cream and you will be amazed at how soft your feet feel when you wake up the next morning. I only need to use this one once or twice a week in the dry of winter.
• Footworks Pedi Peel ($3.99) You get 22 little pads. Use one on each foot on the rough areas only. Avon recommends using every other day, but I have only used these a few times all winter, because the other creams really do the trick. This is my "I've been slacking and my dry rough heels are scaring AB" remedy.

These items are total musts for rough dry feet. I like mine looking good both in winter and summer...don't you??

All these items are available in my online Avon Storefront. Visit www.cpavoncalling.com for all your personal needs---and get free shipping with promo code REPFLYER

Beauty Tip of the Week

Dry Skin? Winter got you down? Here are some tips to get back your glowing skin in no time:

• During winter, our skin loses moisture quickly. Try to reduce your shower time (even if by one minute...it makes a difference) and also your water temperature. I love (love) hot showers, but during the winter, I try to go a bit cooler. Not ice cold, but a few degrees cooler. Immediately moisturize your face, body, and rough spots after showering.
• Want to be amazed? Try spraying or applying skin so soft body and shower oil on your knee caps, legs, elbows, and other rough spots before you hop in the shower. Shower as usual, lather up and rinse off. You will be amazed at how smooth those rough spots are afterwards!! My roughest spot: my kneecaps. Its bad. I spray a bit of the oil on them and hop in, and they are smooth and looking good afterwards!!
• Rinse hair in cooler water right before jumping out of the tub or shower for shiny and healthy look locks-- 20-30 seconds is plenty of time to lock in the shine!
• Gnarly feet? Winter is a time when we wear heavier socks and lots of them, so when bed time hits and we are lying next to a loved one, the last thing we want to do is scare them off with feet of steel! Soak feet in warm water and smooth on Footworks Intensive Callus Cream or Conditioning lotion. All Footworks products work great and don't smell medicine-y at all. After a few days, you would swear your feet are ready for flip flops! (they might even gain enough attention for a foot rub, too!)
• Body scrubs work great if you need them, but don't use them daily. Constant sloughing off the rough spots during winter can cause more dryness and get you in an endless cycle of scrubbing. Scrub weekly, if needed. Use a thicker body lotion or moisturizer after every shower and even before bed, if necessary. I like Intensive Therapy by Avon. It is super strong. If you have sensitive skin, look for a fragrance free product at your local pharmacy or grocery store. Clinique also has a few that are tested, fragrance free, and super lightweight.