This post brought to you by éclos Skin Care. All opinions are 100% mine.

When it comes to getting older, there's one phrase that is definitely not in my vocabulary:  "Aging Gracefully".  I plan on combating the signs of aging with all of my might and am not letting those fine lines and wrinkles appear on my face without a fight!

Of course, there are more radical ways to slow an aging face, such as through facelifts and various injectables, but éclos claims to battle aging skin with the power of a rare Swiss apple.  Their plant-based beauty products harness the power of these specialized plant stem cells to maximize your skin's cellular rejuvenation.

I had the chance to review the éclos Anti-Aging Skin Care Starter Kit which contains the following high-potency products:

• Facial Cleanser Skin Prep
• Cellular Activator Face Serum
• Moisture Therapy Regenerative Cream
• Restorative Eye Cream
• Instant Radiance Facial Scrub
• Skin Renewal Clay Mask
• éclos Terry Cloth Head Band

What's unique about the éclos line of skin care products is that they're able to stimulate your own skin's stem cells, which encourages aging skin to behave more like younger skin.  éclos products are also enriched with PhytoPlex24.  This is a specialized combination of plant extracts, vitamins and antioxidants which work in combination with the plant stem cell technology to help minimize the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and tired skin.

Basically, these products should be used twice per day and in the order shown above for maximum effectiveness.  The Instant Radiance Facial Scrub should only be used once per day, every other day, and the Skin Renewal Clay Mask should be used twice per week.

I really enjoyed using these products, for they glided on my skin and gave it a slight tingling sensation which made me believe that the products were working.  Within a few days, my skin began to feel softer and more pliable than it had previously felt, yet I didn't notice a visual difference in the depth of my wrinkles.

Be prepared...pictures of me with NO MAKEUP straight ahead!  :wow:

BEFORE

AFTER

 After about 4 days though, I began to notice my skin breaking out as shown in the before and after pictures above.  I don't necessarily attribute this to the éclos Skin Care products though, for sometimes my skin will flare up just because I change its regimen.  It's been approximately 10 days since I began using the éclos Anti-Aging Skin Care Starter Kit and because my skin has already gotten much softer, I will continue using  them to see what other benefits I might obtain from these products.