ORGANIC COCONUT OIL Unrefined Virgin Coconut oil

I am addicted.  I have been eating a teaspoon of coconut oil 3 times a day.  According to Kevin Trudeau's NATURAL "CURES" REVEALED. it falls in that "miraculous" category.  If you take a tbsp in the morning and once in the afternoon for a month, you will have lower blood pressure, depression lifted , constipation gone, arthritis pain reduced or eliminated, cancer in remission, and a major side effect.  WEIGHT LOSS! (and so many more benefits)   He says if you take it for 30 days you will probably lose 10 lbs. , I'm naturally a skeptic when it comes to this sort of thing.  There is no miracle to weight loss.  My miracle is eating low carb and exercising.  But I think I'm going to try and see for myself.  I could use a jump start or a little help if it really is a miracle.  Its organic and has health benefits so I'll give it a shot.  I started on Sunday and its now Wednesday.  I'm going to give it a whole week before I give my input.  I'm also going to use on my skin as a moisturizer.  It's also suppose to clear up acne.  I love the taste, I just want to keep eating it.  It is fat, but it's not metabolized like a regular fat.  It's used by your liver as energy instead of circulating in your blood and storing as fat.  It also boosts your metabolism and gets rid of the bad stuff in your body like fungus and things such as candida (yeast) and viruses in your body.  It boosts your energy and because it's used as energy it promotes your other fat to be used as energy too. 

After one week:   So I haven't noticed any weight loss benefits yet but I started a new workout routine so I'm not sure if that's changed some things with water weight from working on my muscles and being sore, your muscles retain water when they are repairing.  But I have noticed I've been going to the bathroom alot so that means its cleaning my system out and getting rid of the bad stuff.  I also notice it keeps my appetite in control (which is wonderful!).  I've noticed some breaking out on my chest area and face.  Hopefully that means my skin is getting rid of bad stuff.  I'm not enjoying the taste by itself anymore so I just mix a tsp in my coffee in the morning and then again either in coffee or warm water later in the day.  129.8 today.  I was at about 131 when I started but then again I've been doing a different workout routine.  I'll update in another week.

After 2 weeks.  I have noticed that the coconut oil curbs my appetite.  For weight loss I can't really say for sure because I'm on my last 5 lbs to lose so that is the hardest I have lost 2 lbs but I've also been on a new workout routine trying to build muscle and tone up....  My skin is looking great and feeling really moisturized.  I will continue to take it for all the health benefits and will update this if I notice anything else.

MAKEOVER BEFORE AND AFTER

This is Tyna, she is beautiful inside and out.  This is her before and after Photos. 

She looks absolutely amazing!  And you could tell when we were finished she just seemed to be glowing.  That's my favorite part about doing makeup.  I love putting it on but just seeing how it makes people feel to look their best is the best part for me. 

MY MUST HAVE MAKEUP BRUSHES

Ok so let me start by saying I think for me its really important to have a good quality brush when applying eyeshadow.  Your fingers are also great tools but I use them mostly for my foundation, I really haven't ever been one to use my fingers for applying my eyeshadow.  Now with that said my absolute favorite eye brushes are by MAC.  They are a little spendy but you can be assured that they are going to be great quality and will last a very long time if you take care of them properly.  So here are my Top Ten Must Haves:

MAC 217  Blending Brush
MAC 239 Flat Brush
MAC 219 Pencil Brush
MAC 263 Angled Brush
MAC 236 Angled Face Brush
Eco Tools Concealer brush
Sonya Kashuk Angled Liner Brush
Sonya Kashuk Beauty Sponge
Borghese Big Powder Brush
Eyelash curler (obviously not a brush but an important tool)

So there it is.  I hope this was somewhat helpful.  It seems like alot of brushes that I use everyday but they do what I need them to do and wouldn't want to do my makeup without them.   What are your favorite brushes?
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Makeup Favorites 2010

Happy New Year!  Let's welcome 2011 and hope that it's a great year for everyone.  It's time to make good changes and stick to them.  This year my resolution is to enjoy the makeup and products that I have and not make so many impulse purchases that I tend to regret because I don't end up liking the product.  A check on makeup alley is probably in order before I make a new cosmetics purchase.  There are so many reviews and you can seperate them out by age group, skin type, color etc.  Ok so for my 2010 go to products I will just list them below.

Skin Care:
Biore 4 in 1 Foaming Facial Cleanser
Nuetrogena oil free eye makeup remover
Alba Moisture Cream with Jasmine and Vitamin E
Kirkland Facial Wipes

Foundation: 
Revlon Color Stay (Golden Beige)
Este' Lauder Double Wear (Tawny)

Concealer:
MAC Studio Finish Concealer

Powder:
Palladio Rice Powder
MAC Studio Fix Powder

Contour:
Benefit Hoola

Blush:
Coastal Scents Blush Pallette
Pink Swoon (MAC)

Primer:
Palladio Eye Primer
MAC Paint Pot Soft Ochre

Eyeshadow:
MAC Brule/ Wet N Wild Brule (base)
MAC Scene
MAC Woodwinked
MAC Brun
MAC Cork
MAC Nylon (highlight and inner corner)
NYX White Frost (highlight and inner corner)

Eyeliner:
Loreal Hip Gel Eyeliner in Black
Stila Smudge Pot Black (both for top lid)
Mac Smolder (for water line)

Mascara:
Loreal Carbon Black

Hair:
Chi 44 Iron Guard
Chi Serum
Moroccan Oil and Conditioner
Alba Shampoo (sulphate free)
Aussie 3 Minute Miracle

Lipstick:
MAC Myth

Lipgloss:
MAC Underage
NYX Pink Frost / Sweetheart
Revlon Pink Whisper/ Peach Petal

Lipliner:
Rimmel Addiction

Brushes:
All MAC Brushes are the Best

Fragrance:
Viva La Juicy
MAC MV3

Sunless Tanner:
SUN in Ultra Dark

So that about Sums it up.  Some products that are new that I've been enjoying ALOT are my new Clarisonice MIA (love it)  I've been using Glycolic Acid for wrinkles at night(my skin is getting more pale and its only been about 3 days and skin is looking better) just need a self tanner everyday.  Also been using Vitamin E oil mixed with my moisturizer.