The Root of All Beauty

I’d like to introduce our first ever guest blogger!  She is a member of our extended family, my mother-in-law Becky, who has created a line of lovely, organic skin care called Principia. She lives the county life on her beautiful ranch in Wallowa County, Oregon with her attorney husband, a huge, white dog and a diabolical cat. She writes about it on her blog ”A Covenant Life“

We gave away 5 bottles of Principia’s fantastic “Daily Repair Facial Serum”  ($40 value) If you didn’t win you can buy some now for HALF PRICE! It makes a Perfect stocking stuffer, but you’ll probably want to just keep it for yourself. . .

Enjoy!

When Pink Peppers asked me to write for the blog, you can imagine that I scratched my head to think of a fitting topic. My daughter-in-law solved the problem by asking me to write about my skincare line, Principia (pronounced: Prin SIP e a, from the Latin word meaning foundations or beginnings.)

The Principia story begins long ago when I was a little girl–very long ago. I vividly remember sitting at at the end of my mother’s bed, watching with rapt attention as each morning she went through her daily beauty regime. Hands propped on either side of my face, I lay watching in fascination as, carefully–steadying her lip liner against her chin–she softly traced around the edges of her beautiful lips. She sketched as well as any artist and I was fascinated. Today she is 83 and still a beautiful woman.

I suppose when it comes to beauty, fashion and skin care, I am my mother’s child. What can I say? I love make up, skin care, bath products and pretty much anything to do with beauty. What’s more, I wanted the best possible products for taking care of myself. My idea of that had always been Lancome. I paid dearly for the privilege of wearing their make up and using their skin care, but it helped that I landed a part time job with them as a young married woman at Bloomingdale’s in Washington D.C.

Not long ago, I developed an irritation to some of Lancome’s products. A friend suggested I consider an organic, natural skin care alternative. I liked the idea because, by this time, I was also dabbling in the world of learning how to make my own high-end bath products. I knew something about the qualities and therapeutic effects of organic natural oils and essential oils.

That led me to the concept of Principia, and finding a company that would formulate my skin care to my specifications and in small batches. I found what I believe to be one of the best companies in North America–maybe anywhere–as evidenced by companies who order with them world-wide. They have years of research and knowledge in Aromatherapy and Aesthetics under their belt to help formulate Principia. I was drawn to their integrity and composition In addition, I was drawn to the fact that they are debt free and disclose even the most minute amounts of ingredients in their products, despite not having to, according to the FDA.

I’m still an infant in the process of learning about organic skin care, but I do believe Principia is as good as anything I’ve used–at a fraction of the price.

Principia’s simple, 5 product skin care regime has many distinctive qualities. We use the best botanicals from around the world to formulate our exclusive line with the whole body in mind.

The line has been carefully designed to be green & vegan certified, using choice botanicals and pure, naturally derived ingredients. This natural approach to skincare brings the ultimate fresh & clean approach that is truly therapy for your skin. Principia contains pure essential oils, not only for their aroma but also for their therapeutic values. We never use synthetic fragrances, unnecessary chemicals or animal byproducts.

In addition, each and every product in the Principia line is made with DMAE and MSM, two proven ingredients that over time have shown to help with cell elasticity and youthfulness. In particular, MSM helps with healing and soothing of the skin.

Each day use all five products (which takes just a few minutes to apply) gives you the maximum benefits. A description follows of each product. Each product is numbered so it’s easy to remember the sequence to follow.

#1 Daily Reclaim Mud Gel Cleanser with DMAE/MSM $44

No slinging mud here even though our gel cleanser comes straight from the good earth! What better way to start your beauty regime than from the ground up. Reclaim mud cleanser uses ingredients from where the root of all beauty grows: the earth itself. This unique purifier with clays used in the finest spas helps draw away dirt, makeup and everyday grime, leaving your skin clear and able to breathe.

#2 Daily Revive Facial Astringent with DMAE/MSM $28

Point the spray nozzle to your face, close your eyes and while giving your face two short mists (or whatever makes you feel good) say “ahhhhhhh”, that felt good! Congratulations, our toner not only gave you a little face tightening but cleared away any residue, restored your PH balance and tightened your pores. There are lots of great ingredients in this toner but we love the witch hazel and willow bark, and lavender essential oil an aromatherapy with a calming effect.

#3 Reficio( L. to rebuild) Daily Repair Facial Serum with DMAE/MSM $40

This is quintessential Principia and the anchor of our skin care regime! Think of it like medicine for your face only better! Our organic serum is packed full of all of nature’s best healers without the harsh chemicals.

#4 Renovo (L. to renew) Daily Renew Facial Creme with DMAE/MSM $36

You say creme, I say creme we all scream for this cream, cause it’s fabulous! A rich moisturizer that luxuriously lubricates without any greasy feeling and packed full of nature’s best ingredients.

#5 Reddo L. (to return) Daily Restore Under Eye Creme with DMAE/MSM $48

Richly formulated for the thin and sensitive skin under the eyes; a wonderfully nourishing “eye cocktail” that makes using under eye cover up glide on effortlessly.

Save $50 and order the entire routine  for a price of $150

To order Principia products contact Becky via email: info@principiabeauty.com