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55 Money Saving Tips (Your Wallet Will Thank You) - The Quizzle Blog

55 Money Saving Tips (Your Wallet Will Thank You) - The Quizzle Blog

Yoga for Weight Loss - 5 Yoga Positions - Prevention.com

Yoga for Weight Loss - 5 Yoga Positions - Prevention.com

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Vanessa thought you would be interested in this link to "Banana Nut Muffins" on the Food Network Web site:
www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/banana-nut-muffins-recipe/index.html
Comments from Vanessa:
Banana Nut Muffins!

Carmindy's Nightly Beauty Ritual - StyleCaster

Carmindy's Nightly Beauty Ritual - StyleCaster

Take a Better Shower: Make the Most of Your Time

Video - Your Look - MSN Lifestyle or Beauty 101: Take better showers

Wow! Really! I didn't think I could learn too much from a video with that title. I'm like okay, everyone knows how to take a shower. After I watched this I was like I need to go get somethings and I can save a ton of time in the shower and still look good.




1. Prepare

• Run warm water not hot
• If staying longer than 5-10 minutes coat your body, not your feet in body oil to seal in moisture. I want to try this!
• It's important not to stay longer than 10-15 minutes.

2. Shampoo

• Use Quarter size amount of shampoo. The amount of shampoo you use is just enough for the scalp, it is not necessary to use all over. When rinsing out it is enough to clean to the ends of your hair. (Unless you did something crazy with your hair and use lots of product. Use a clarifying shampoo.)
• Products you use affect your mood in the shower. I like energizing scents in the morning to keep that just clean-flowery smell, which according to Cosmo, guys love! They like the clean scent, btw. My guy likes my scent, hehe. 
• Start at the scalp and massage with fingertips. This is important, don't use nails because it scratches your scalp. The fingertips are just enough to loosen dirt and debris. 
• Rinse very well.
• Also, after working for Aveda, one thing is key. DO NOT WASH EVERYDAY! 
• Dime size of conditioner massaged in mid-shaft to the roots. I wondered why they say mid-shaft, but I guess I really do know. After your hair is dry it's nice to go in with a brush that has nice knob-like ends to the bristles to be able to massage your scalp for relief of tension, but also to bring back natural oils. 
• 5 minutes is enough for conditioner, unless you have more time or are doing a special treatment. For the best conditioning use a shower cap. 

3. Scrub

• Once a week.
• Body scrub or Textured washcloth. The Body Shop has the best scrubs and that washcloth your looking for. Victoria Beckham (love her) uses The Body Shop's Bath Gloves. 
• Pay extra attention to rough areas like: knees, elbows, ankles, do your heels last. 
• Don't exfoliate legs if your going to shave. 
• Exfoliate a little more than once a week if your oily, less if your dry. 

4. Shave

• Use moisturizing gel or cream.
• Use upward strokes.
• Use a sharp razor to prevent nicks, cuts and irritation. 
• Turn off faucet. It saves 10 gallons of water! 
• It says to do it at the end, which is accurate if you're taking a quick shower, because your hairs are soft. I read somewhere else that 3-5 minutes into the shower because the hair is soft enough, but your legs aren't too plumped ensuring the closest shave. 

5. Wash

• Cleanse hands, feet, and private parts. It's not necessary to wash the rest if you're not especially dirty, bathing more than once a day can dry out your skin. 
• Use a creamy body wash or soap-free bar infused with moisturizers. I love the Caribbean Therapy Bath Bar! Leaves my skin moisturized, non-irritated, and the smell is to die for. 

Moisturize right after you get out of the shower. Pat your skin dry and leave it a little damp that way you receive optimum moisture. It is true, a wet sponge picks up more than a dry one! 

Your Most Embarrassing Beauty Questions Answered!

Your Most Embarrassing Beauty Questions Answered!


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Okay, so I know this is embarrassing for me and I am hoping other people are worried about this stuff too. Well, why wouldn't they? It's in a best selling magazine, it's COSMO for goodness sakes. Either way, I'm putting in my two cents, because I need to remember and retain all information that is useful to me on the Internet. Come on guys, because honestly it is TMIOL! more like TURMOIL! Too Much Information Over Load! So I'm just using this as a notebook or scrapbook if you will, to make snapshots, notes, and comments of useful beauty, sex, housekeeping, cooking, skincare, cosmetic information, I can 
just tell my weaknesses and embarrassments! I could remain anonymous. It's about creating myself to be a better person and loving myself inside and out. I'll try to keep it well rounded, but who cares. Only me, I can put it on private. I hate it when links change, get broken or taken off. Oh well, I need to remember.


When I have pimples on my butt?
Loofah and Exfoliating Scrub when showering.
To Prevent use body wash with pore-unclogging salicylic acid, let sit for a few minutes. It's to be able to use all the benefits of the body wash.
Optional to use the same treatments for your face. Should be soft in 10 days.
I've used this before and it really works to get rid of (back-acne) and it's smells great! So refreshing! 






I don't usually tend to wear shoes or sandals that give me small dark spots on my toes, but when I get them they don't look attractive. Wait come to think of it, maybe I do have some spots, I'm looking at them now. Eww... When I was younger I didn't have them because all I used to wear was tennis shoes and socks, so my feet never got exposed to 'flip-flops.' When the craze hit, I too followed and my feet got destroyed. Sad. There is hope. They're scars not spots. Use 1% OTC Hydro-cortisone Cream once a day before sleeping. Results: 2 long awaited months, beauty isn't fast! I'm sure something powerful will do the trick, but I want to try this.

My underarms are giving me the pits (pun intended). Well, this used to be a problem, but I'm glad I know how to resolve it. Here's the gross part, it's a consistent  build-up of dead skin cells through the little hills and valleys, yuck! Use OTC moisturizer with exfoliating  lactic acid to damp skin AM and PM. Try this Lac-Hydrin Five Lotion @ CVS 

Dark Spots on nose. No matter what I use, strips, scrubs, squeeze, they don't come out. Use scrub with small synthetic beads and salicylic acid or AHA. Results: One week. But I bet to keep them off you have to keep doing it. I used to use this Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser. I used it to clear up the tiny little red bumps on my forehead that were just trapped sebum. I think AHA (Alpha Hydrox Acid) is more gentle to the skin than salicylic acid, IMO.