Love Food, Love Lipstick

 Remember those delicious Bonne Bell Lip Smackers you had as a kid? They came in scrumptious flavors like Dr. Pepper, Pink Lemonade, Strawberry, and were SO HARD to keep on your lips because they smelled so good! I’ve been feverishly looking for a grown-up equivalent for quite some time now and I think I’ve found it: Purple Labs Huge Lips, Skinny Hips.  

What’s the difference between a mind-blowing dish of pasta and an ordinary, run of the mill pasta plate? That’s right, it’s the ingredients. Besides the super-awesome-amazing scent and taste, Purple Lab puts some of the best ingredients around in their Huge Lips, Skinny Hips gloss. Here are a few of my favorites:

Meadowfoam oil: has a great ability to bind moisture to the skin -this helps to keep your lips soft and smooth

Lemon Peel Oil: every lip gloss/lip plumper has a bit of a sting to it but, the lemon oil gives an immediate cooling effect counteracting the sting - brillant!

Vitamin B3: stimulates blood flow to the lips, creating a super sexy pout. Its also been known to help treat migraines - who knew?

Orange Peel Extract: a natural metabolism booster AND may provide relief for occasional heartburn/acid indigestion

Hoodia: an extract from a cactus-ish plant (known as ‘cactiform’ since they are like but not related to cacti) that is indigenous to South Africa and Namibia. Studies have shown that Hoodia may be a natural appetite suppressant since it mimics the effects of sugar in your body to make you feel ‘full’.

If you read any of my blogs you know I tend to always be right smack in the middle of a battle with weight loss. A delicious lip gloss with a hint of Hoodia might be JUST what the doctor ordered for me. In fact, I KNOW it is.

Huge Lips Skinny Hips comes in four great shades: Clear as Crystal (No Panty Lines), Mauve Shimmer (Worship Kate), Pink Sheer (Kitty Pole Dance) and Sheer Red (Red Sole). Pick one and rock it - mines Worship Kate, what’s yours?

 

 

FullBar Diet Review

I hate committing to gimmicky diets - lucky for me the local Duane Reade carry these products. I decided to give it a whirl and have very very mixed feelings on it.

The FullBars themselves are kinda tasty - depending on which ones you get. I’ve tried 5 of the 6 flavors and the best ones to me are the Cocoa Chip and the Peanut Butter Crunch. The fruity ones taste very chalky and not as enjoyable. They have a very rice cakey texture too  - which is either a positive or a negative depending on what you like. The Cocoa Chip bar has about 170 calories, 25 fat calories, 5g protein, and 4g of fiber.

I ate one 30-45 minutes before dinner with some liquid for about a week. Now I noticed that I began to eat less but I don’t think it was worth what I ended up going through. I ate less because I was so horribly bloated. Not only that but suffered from mild diarherra for days after I stopped eating the bars. What?????? Am I the only one getting this result???

So I did start to lose weight but not without having to down Pepto left and right so I don’t poop myself while running errands. Not worth it. At all. Do yourself  a favor and pass on this product.