Woo Hoo! Happy Skin!

Recently, I started using something that has made a big difference in my life...and my skin.  Let me explain.

My skin is super sensitive,  I have rosacea, and it is tough to find something to cleanse my skin well without irritating the heck out of it.  Plus, even though I'm getting to the point where anti-aging products might be a good idea (hello crinkles at the sides of my eyes!), anything that contains AHAs or other slightly harsher acids makes my skin very, very angry.

But the last few weeks?  I have been trying something that has made my skin really happy.

Meet the Olay ProX Advanced Cleansing System.  It is my skin's new best friend.

The brush is very gentle.  I had been thinking about trying one of the Clarisonic brush systems -- but they cost upwards of $200.  Honestly?  That seemed like a lot to throw down just for clean pores, especially when you add in how my skin usually overreacts to things -- and returning stuff you buy over the internet from here in WV can be a pain.

When I stumbled across the Olay ProX Advanced Cleansing System at the store, I thought it looked a lot like the Clarisonic system...but was under $35. Woo hoo!

The fun thing for all of you is that around the time I started trying and liking this, BlogHer began a program with Proctor and Gamble (the company that manufactures this product) for discounted purchases through the month of August:  you get a 10% discount until August 31st!  So if you click through the link above, you get a discount on buying one...and on other Proctor and Gamble products as well.  Sweet! 

Proctor and Gamble is also offering free shipping on all orders over $25 -- and they have lots of Olympic bundles right now because they are a huge sponsor of USA Olympics.

Even sweeter for me?  I get a commission on any sales made through this link, which I'm hoping to use for more supplies and books for the school library.

So please, if you are ordering the Olay ProX Advanced Cleansing System or any other product, please, please use the link here on this blog. 


Here's the best part of this system for me:  my pores are so clean. I mean seriously, clearly clean, which is something I have only seen after a really good facial -- it's that clean.  Which means breaking out has been a lot more rare.  Also, after I use the cleansing brush, it seems like my moisturizer soaks in so well.  Especially at night when I put on a cream that has lots of vitamins and antioxidants in it -- I've been using Skin Food by Weleda lately -- I wake up with really happy and radiant skin.

My skin really looks awesome right now -- something I have rarely been able to say the last few years.

The gentle brush on this doesn't irritate my cranky skin, but it does suck all the disgusting gunk out of my pores and leaves my skin shining and happy.  I love it.  And I say this as someone who has spent a lot of money through the years trying to find the skin miracle cream or product only to have it turn out to be a total dud for me because my skin reacted badly to it.

This is one time that I can honestly say that I would have paid more money for a product because it really works that well for me.

But if you click through this link: Olay ProX Advanced Cleansing System? You can get it for 10% off the regular price plus get free shipping if you order $25 or more of products.  And your order will help my school library funds as well.  How sweet is that?

I don't normally participate in this type of review promotion because I don't want to turn the blog into a sales pitch.  In this case, though, I was already using and loving this, and it seemed like a win-win for you all to get a discount on something I'd planned to write about anyway.  Tell me what you think about this in the comments, and I'll take your thoughts into account next time an opportunity like this comes up for me.