Friday I was working in my garden and something flew into my face. I brushed it away and it bumped my nose. Or so I thought it just bumped my nose. When I went in I had a little red dot on my nose — a little sting. No big deal. My Noevir foundation easily covers it up.

By Saturday the little red dot is now a not so little red bump. Uh-oh. By Sunday I have a large, painful, red, black and blue bump. Nothing can cover that up! It was so painful I crushed up an aspirin and made a paste to put on the bump. That actually worked pretty well. Then I dug out some Orajel and tried that — worked like a charm. It didn’t get rid of the bump, but it did ease the pain.

Come Monday the sting ruptures. And I’ll leave it to your imagination as to how icky that was! I treat it with some antibiotic ointment and some more Orajel. Today, Tuesday, it has gone down quite a bit and is no longer painful. But now I can see a tiny black stinger. Why couldn’t I see that on Friday? Maybe I just wasn’t looking. I’ve tried to be pretty hands off so I don’t create any infection or scarring, so I’m hoping the stinger just works its way out.

In the mean time, I look like a middle-age woman with a monster zit on my nose. Really, people have been staring. I thought about telling this whole story, but it just wasn’t worth the effort.

While dealing with the sting, I’ve also been trying Noevir’s new NO-AGX (pronounced No Age X). I’m impressed with this product. It has a kind of a milky texture that smooths effortlessly over the skin. Oddly enough, you tone after putting on NO-AGX, but that seems to actually intensify the smoothing sensation. NO-AGX does an excellent job of evening out skin texture and reducing the visibility of large pores. I recommend it for all middle-age ladies looking to perk up their skin…. just don’t expect it to do much for insect stings!

I blogged about Anjelah Johnson recently joining the Noevir family. Now I see that she is talking about Noevir over at BeautyInterviews.com.

It’s always exciting to see celebrities using products that I know are fantastic. I’d love to hear about your skincare concerns and show you how Noevir products can satisfy your needs. You can use the BookNow button to the right to book an online or phone consultation with me or fill out this short form and I’ll send you my recommendations via email.

Since lipstick made a big splash in the political pool the last couple of weeks, I figure it’s a good time to talk about Noevir’s fall lipstick colors! Thanks to our politicians, now when someone asks what I do for a living I can say I make sure we can all tell the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom

The pink theme from spring is carrying over into the fall. Noevir adds three new colors to the N5 Stylish Lip CT collection: Sheer Acai Berry, Sheer Bombay and Sheer Flamingo. This color pallet brings a richer color to the lip perfect for fall’s cooler weather — think ripe apples and leaves changing colors. I recommend Acai Berry for darker skin tones and ladies who like red lipsticks, Bombay for everyone, and Flamingo for lighter skin tones and ladies who like pink lipsticks.

What I love about this line of lipsticks is that it provides the moisture of a lip balm with just enough color to finish off your makeup for both business and pleasure. If you haven’t tried a Noevir lipstick, you’ll be surprised at the coverage and moisture a N5 Stylish lipstick provides.

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