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Internal Cleanse Of The Stars: The Blue Print Cleanse

November 21, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as Health at 6:09 pm | Comments off

I don’t need to ask if you wonder how celebrities stay so thin, I know that you know at least part the answer. They work out hours each day and have personal chefs that make sure their caloric intake stays reasonable. But even stars indulge in giant holiday dinners and want to bounce back to their working weight immediately. Celebrities like Jessica Szohr and Megan Fox swear by The Blue Print Cleanse.

The Blue Print Cleanse takes a systematic approach to internal cleansing. It’s basically a juice fast, but includes some nut milks, as well. There are six juices for each day of the cleanse, conveniently labeled 1-6. There are staggered levels of cleansing, each of which takes into account your health goals and lifestyle. The cleanses run from three to twenty-one days. One reviewer lost 4 pounds on a three-day cleanse, which seems healthy, reasonable, and believable. Even if you don’t lose weight, juice fasting is a great way to jumpstart your immune system, and the Blue Print system seems like an healthy way to juice fast without having to do all the juicing yourself.

Balenciaga Black Caviar Scrub

November 15, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as Health, Holiday Gift Ideas, Personal Care at 8:17 pm | Comments off

Modern luxury cosmetic products use some of the finest ingredients on the planet. Some of them are made from fresh herbs and spices, and smell so good they seem edible. While this black caviar scrub doesn’t contain any actual caviar, it sure looks like the real thing.

Luckily, it doesn’t actually smell like fish eggs. Balenciaga’s caviar scrub is scented with the line’s signature violet fragrance. Yummy as it is, it smells a little too flowery to eat. The rich black microbeads float in a moisturizing gel. When you rub them on your skin, they burst in an explosion of exfoliation, smoothing away dull flakes and replenishing your skin’s vibrancy at the same time.

While this scrub would make a more than fabulous stocking stuffer, but the fragrance can be a little overwhelming, so make sure that special someone is fond of it before you make this little splurge.

La Mer’s Creme de la Mer

September 27, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as Health at 12:50 am | Comments off

When La Mer’s Creme de la Mer hit the market a few years ago, it was an instant success. At $130 an ounce, it’s one of the most expensive luxury skin care products on the market. Women (an men) the world over have been converted by the publicity surrounding the line, and many of them swear by it. So, what is it that makes Creme de la Mer so special?

The truth is that there’s nothing that special about the cream. It has a relatively standard list of cosmetic ingredients. Even La Mer says, “There is nothing miraculous about its ingredients – sea kelp, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, lecithin, Vitamins C, E and B12, plus oils of citrus, eucalyptus, wheat germ, alfalfa, and sunflower.”

Colin, a cosmetic scientist who publishes Colin’s Beauty pages says of the ingredients of  Creme de la Mer, “Is there anything in seaweed that gives benefits to the skin? Yes there is. Plants maintain their shape using long thin but very strong molecules called polymers. These are used to give the plants structure. The best example is cellulose, the main ingredient in wood. Reduce the polymer size a bit by heating wood in alkali and you can make paper. Reduce it still further and it makes a good wallpaper paste. Even smaller cellulose molecules applied to the skin have a tendency to shrink as they dry out. This has a tightening effect which can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. This neat trick has been used for years.”

Colin contends that while the cream uses neat tricks and high quality ingredients, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about the product, and he suggests that the ingredients are remarkably similar to Nivea Creme, which is significantly cheaper at about a dollar an ounce.

Luxury Exercise Bike Trixter Xdream

June 3, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as For the House, Gadgets, Health at 9:02 am | Comments off

Talk about the most lavish and expensive exercise bike!  Check out the Trixter Xdream, a modern workout marvel that can almost get you toned by just looking at it!

The only Exercise Bike in the world to use patented laterally moving X-Bar handlebars to accurately simulate the action of cycling outdoors. The extra movement that this demands will help burn off up to 55% more calories than a normal exercise bike. More importantly, this extra movement takes exercise bikes to another dimension. It’s not pedal, pedal, sweat, pedal. More Pedal, steer, pedal, steer, sweat buckets.

The fact you are in total command of your bike paired up with the latest computer programming gives you a Virtual, yet true, sensation of mountain biking. You can choose from over 400 different tracks and race with your on screen competitors.

At a cost of $8,800 can’t afford not to get this exercise bicycle!

Montage Elite Luxury Massage Chair

January 14, 2008 | Posted by bLavish as Gadgets, Health at 12:00 pm | Comments off

Say hello to your new best friend, the Montage Elite Luxury Massage Chair.  This little baby is going to make all your dreams come true with the touch of a button.

Featuring a control panel that allows an infra red scan to detect the various acupoints in your back, this massage chair is truly a piece of customizable luxury.  With five automatic programs, four manual massage programs & four back courses, this chair lacks nothing. 

Cost, $4,250.

Technogym’s Kinesis Gold-Plated Edition Home Gym

May 7, 2007 | Posted by bLavish as Health at 12:00 pm | Comments off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, we’ve seen just about everything from gold-plated Smart cars to gold-plated cell phones, right?  But this one’s a new one on me!

Say hello to Technogym’s Kinesis Gold-Plated Edition Home Gym.  Wow.  Offering a gold-plated home gym, Technogym features 200 different exercises you can make use of while looking pimp. 

But is the cost of $13,000 worth it?  Might wanna look into the black of cream finish if not.

BAWLS High Caffeine Mints

September 26, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Health at 12:00 pm | Comments off

 

If the Shower Shock Caffeine Soap wasn’t enough to get you out of bed, pop a BAWLS High Caffeine Mint into your mouth.

Made with the same Guarana that fuels the energy drink BAWLS, these fizzy mints are sure to keep those eyes popped wide open.  Each mint contains about 1 milligram of caffeine, it’s Starbucks in pill form.

Via:  ThinkGeek

Calorie-Counting Jump Rope

September 5, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Health at 1:00 pm | Comments off

If you’re calorie-counting obsessed, like I need to be but still try to avoid, then you need to get a grip…. on this Calorie-Counting Jump Rope.

Jumping/skipping is one of the simplest ways to get fit, so either try some Singing in the Rain moves, hear some fantastic news, fall head-over-heels or just jump rope.

This Calorie-Counting Jump Rope will tell you how many times you have jumped and calculate the amount of calories you burned.  How easy is that? 

Thoughts on improvement for this exercise gadget: Count Von Count’s voice counting your jumps aloud.  One, ah ah ah.  Two, ah ah ah.  Three, ah ah ah.

Via:  Shiny Shiny

Warm Whiskers Eye Pillows

August 28, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Health at 5:46 pm | Comments off

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, we here at BFeedMe have had a few server glitches these past few days.  But never fear, we threw the old servers out of a fast-moving train, vigorously stomped on them, set the afire & let Hulk Hogan loose on them.  We now have bright, new, shiny servers that have promised never to disobey or disappoint us.  Thanks for your patience, and now to the good stuff. 

I don’t really go in for the eye pillows, but make them into polar bears, dogs or a bunny and I want all five.

Warm Whiskers Eye Pillows are adorable and useful, a wonderful combination.  These freezable & heatable eye pillows will help reduce your eye puffiness, strain, headaches and even sinus pressure- along with adding a bit of cute to your puffy eye day.

Along with the soothing temperatures, this little guys are filled with lavender & chamomile to soothe you with scents. 

Choose from five styles or buy them all: Polar Bear, Brown Bear, Cat, Dog and Bunny.  Cost, $18.

Via:  Shiny Shiny

Bluetooth Tanita Weight Scale with Fat Sensor

May 19, 2006 | Posted by bLavish as Health at 1:00 pm | (1) Comment »

Well, if you want to know your body weight & fat ratio you can now do it Bluetooth style.  Tanita’s BC-502 weight scale with fat sensor can tell you just about everything you need to know. 

If you want to know your weight, just step aboard the BC-502 and if you want to know you BMI & fat ratio, just prompt the small current & you’ll have an answer in moments.  I guess they’re still working on the whole fortune telling part….

Now, what makes the Tanita BC-502 different from other units is that it has the ability to be connected to your PC using a USB cable.  So now you can chart your progress in losing or gaining weight, I fall into the former category myself.  But the BC-502 doesn’t stop there, no sir- you have a Bluetooth module that can sync up with your phone, so you don’t even have to bend over to read the scale!  Wow!- I just need someone to put my shoes on in the morning & I won’t ever had to bend down!

Via:  Gizmodo

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