Review :: Knife and Fork Lift :: Turn eating into exercise!

I was given an opportunity to review the products from http://www.knifeandforklift.com/

and let me tell you, when i got the products, i honestly laughed out loud a bit.. because they just look hilarious! but after using them.. well i had to stop while eating because they got really heavy and really did make eating into an exercise! lol..

the website describes the product:
"THE PRODUCT
Knife and Fork Lift™ is a combination of utensils and dumbbells that serve as a constant reminder that eating puts weight on and requires exercise to take it off. Lifting food with these utensils is like doing curls with dumbbells. Weight: 1.5 lbs each. Height: 9""

Okay, so i know you're all probably thinking.. um khristine - they are only 1.5lbs each.. well yes they are.. but having to use them (and i eat slow haha) lactic acid starts building up and they tend to start feeling really heavy about midway though my meal - cutting steak/chicken started to really become a mini-workout LOL.. 


i showed this to my brother and his girlfriend, who were actually quite amused with the product! i think it'd be a great gift for someone who's states they are wanting to start going on a diet, or eating healthy, or start exercising! LOL this is a perfect gift! 


the set for the fork and knife is $39.95 + shipping, and i just checked on their website - they have just added a spoonlift!

and they sell that separately for $14.95 all in USD. you might want to check their website to see their official rates and shipping faq's. 


Packaging 4/5 
it came in a fitted box wrapped in bubble wrap. nothing really fancy - but they were quite heavy together..


Quality 3/5
these are quite sturdy for what they are, but the little bottom part kept coming off, it wasn't hard to fix, but it was rather annoying.. otherwise - sturdy and does the job.


Usage 4/5
pretty self explanatory - use like any regular eating utensil - just a bit heavier after awhile! but totally worth the workout! haha


Overall 4/5
this is a great gift idea for a friend or family member that you think might enjoy this - as a motivating/start off point to diet/get into exercising lol.. or heck even a gag gift for a friend/family member (because that's what my brother and his gf thought this might be a really good gift for)..


i don't use this all the time though to be honest, but when i do, i try to really use it for the whole meal.. if i'm being real lazy - i'll switch to regular utensils.. but often times i lose my appetite haha - so i guess it does work in supressing your appetite and prevent you from over eating! 

if you do decide to get this - let me know what you think! I'm always curious to see if my reviews help/not help in purchasing something!

FTC: I was sent these products by a PR firm for review purposes. I was not paid to do this review, nor does it alter my view on the product. As always, my reviews are with my HONEST thoughts and opinions.

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Review :: Jockey Apparel :: possible stocking stuffers!

Jockey has something for everyone on your holiday gift list:

What to get the women in your life ...

If you are looking for something luxurious, timeless and functional, No Panty Line Promise Luxe has it all. This new collection (launching in Fall '10) features an invisible leg treatment virtually disappears under clothing, a Nylon blend fabric that is light and fine gauged, and of course, the promise of quality, fit and comfort that comes with every Jockey product. This year, give her something that not only makes her feel special, but something that she really needs!

  

And, one of the best things about Jockey gifts? They are easily accessible by readers nationwide at Jockey.com.

I was given the chance to review some products from Jockey. I know it's probably weird for some of you that i'm reviewing undergarments LOL .. but hey! some people aren't sure about a product till they've heard or read about it! and i'm hoping to help with that in any way i can!

so with that being said (um btw no pictures of me in undies haha!) here are the products that i was sent and got to give my honest review.

First up is the tank top that i got to try out. it was silky smooth on the skin, and was real breathable! i sweat kind of easily with the work that i do.. so i liked wearing a tank top under my nursing scrubs that were lightweight and breathable. also what i liked most about this, was it was double lined and was snug on my body, kind of like having some support which i really liked as well.. it was easy to use, comfortable and non irritating on the skin. it didn't bunch up like my other cotton tank-tops and this actually had some support which was also a plus.. 

 the picture of the tank top was obviously before i wore it.. but here is my review on this particular product:

Packaging 4/5 
It was sent to me just as the picture (well in a bubble mailer of course) but this is how you'd get the product if you were to purchase in stores.. so nothing fancy here - but as simple as it gets!


Quality 5/5
the quality on this product was amazing. it didn't feel cheap at all, lasted through many washes and the fabric is light yet sturdy.. but felt great on the skin! like i wasn't wearing anything, yet had that fitted support - not our average tank top! must have necessity in my book!


Usage 5/5
pretty self explanatory - you just put it on like any other tank top :) didn't scrunch up on me which i liked!


Overall 5/5
I know the holidays are just around the corner, i think this is a great stocking stuffer to get, or if you don't want to get your mom/sister/aunt the same gift of pajamas this year, try giving her a couple of these! the quality is amazing, the fit is superb and it's just extremely comfortable to wear and most of all - it'll be put to good use! many colors to choose from, but i decided to get black as it goes with all my stuff lol (well most of my scrubs)..


or if you don't want to get this as a gift to your mom/sister etc, this is a great gift for yourself - a mini splurge to say the least.. i absolutely love the feel of this tank top! 

Alrighty! on to the next topic of discussion, the undies! LOL.. i just want to clarify these were all pictures taken prior to use!! so please don't leave any rude/mean comments - they won't be tolerated..  


i know a lot of nursing students who have white scrubs (that are like almost see through ugh! lol) .. and always looking for a good pair of undies to wear! let me tell you! these are the bomb.com lol.. they pictures seems bigger than they are in real life.. but im always afraid to wear these if i'm wearing pants especially scrubs since you usually see panty lines when wearing normal cotton panties.. but not with these! i also was afraid to test these out and get a major wedgie LOL.. but i must say - these were awesome - softest pair of undies that i own now haha! i didn't get to pick the color that was sent to me, but it's underwear and the only one looking at 'em is myself lol..


anywho here's what it looks like..

Packaging 4/5 

It was sent to me just as the picture (well in a bubble mailer of course) but this is how you'd get the product if you were to purchase in stores..so like the tank top - nothing fancy.

Quality 5/5

the quality on this product was amazing. like i said - super comfortable, didn't give me and wedgies and kept it's promise of no panty line! 

Usage 5/5

pretty self explanatory ;p

Overall 5/5

great product if your looking into these types of panties. i know a lot of people who aren't into the so-called "granny panties" .. but on days that you're not feeling like having floss up your booty, this is perfect for those days you wanna relax! lol.. cause i have plenty of those kinda days! i know it'd be a weird stocking stuffer for your mom for this particular item.. so this would be perfect for yourself if you decide you need to invest in some great quality underwear! 

hope you enjoyed the review and if you decide to get anything from the jockey website, let me know - interested if you get these particular items and do like them as much as i enjoy them!

FTC: I was sent these products by a PR firm for review purposes. I was not paid to do this review, nor does it alter my view on the product. As always, my reviews are with my HONEST thoughts and opinions.

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Beautylish LA Day of Beauty Event

Hello everyone! For those of you who follow me on twitter know that i am a member of Beautylish.com (an online community/resource for women into beauty/make-up) 


and they actually had a big event here in LA yesterday that I was so thankful i got to attend! 


I'm actually really shy, and i totally regret not talking to more people. But i did get to take pictures with my favorite youtube gurus and met some amazing people. the ladies that i met were all so very friendly and i just wish i wasn't so shy LOL.. 


the event was sponsored by NYX Cosmetics, Stila cosmetics, Orly FX, Yes to Carrots, Napoleon Perdis and i think a few more. it was held at the JW Marriot in downtown LA. 


the set up was so beautifully done! it was gorgeous inside! and everyone that attended was beautiful! they had a raffle, amazing free goodies,free beautylish t-shirt, free drinks/cocktails, food/snacks and goodie bags! i do not regret going at all - it definitely was an awesome experience and i only hope to attend more in the future if they have them in LA again.


I went with Karen and she and I had an amazing time! it was so neat that when i went up to the check-in desk.. they already knew who i was! and the cool thing was that a handful of people were like 'hey - are you myfitbeauty?" which was soo amazing! 


anywho, the event was from 2:00PM-5:00PM and i had such a great time! i didn't get to take too many pictures, but i did take a few.. ;) enjoy!


Okay, so Karen and I took these pictures on the way out (at the end), but when you first walk in, you are asked if you want your picture taken with the Beautylish backdrop.. with a professional photographer paparazzi style! lol can't wait to see 'em~!

Me! :) lol

my brother's GF Karen (put her twitter name on the pix)

and then we were kinda just mingling around.. it was so funny because we were a few of the early birds that came.. there were two nail stations that were set up for mini manicures.. but of course we didn't go till the very end.. well Karen was the only one who got her nails done because i got too lazy lol.. the nail tech who did Karens nails got real comfortable (too comfy if you ask me) don't know if Karen noticed, but used her saliva to fix a mistake on karen's nail/finger.. LOL! haha! 

but here is Karen gettin' her nails did!

QueenofBlending, MYFitBeauty, MACNC40 

 JLovesMac01 & MyFitBeauty

Jarmaine is absolutely as gorgeous in person as her videos/blog! <3 her

inside the room, they had several stations set up like this that had stuff you can take! it was so cute and i loved it!

the amazing sponsors who made this possible

The Famous Tag Board! woot woot! lol

More Goodies that were there 

(i didn't take any of these though)

cute cupcake tree! (red velvet yummy!) they had cute little designs on them, or decorations like it was chocolate that looked like an eyeliner, a brush, it was so cute!

Karen getting her face contoured by Sarah! ;)

the famous Beautylish drinks!

caught on camera eating! the food was SO yummy!

the make-up station set ups!

this was extremely AWESOME! whenever you tweeted it'd show up

on the projection screen! loved seeing our tweets flood it!

the yummy delish food!

cute!

Free stuff!

the beauty tips spread around everywhere..

mom2jazz, queenofblending, mz_karen

karen and i having so much fun on the iMAC photo booth

lol can't wait to see all the other obscene ones we did haha!

and i'll do a different post on the goodies i received in my goodie bag soon! :)

I met:

Tammy (lazybeautiful.com)

mom2jazz (on twitter)

i didn't get to personally meet til after

Heart! :) she's so cute! 

i plan on getting a hold of all of you that live close to me and meet up! Tammy and I are in the works! :) so please contact either her or myself if you're interested! anywho.. if your not a member of beautylish please sign up - it's free! and if you missed this event.. well.. yes.. you MISSED OUT! :) 

i hope there is another one! will post more as i get more pictures from beautylish! :) 

good night beauties!

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Gym Session :: 10/24/2010

Gooood Morning Everyone! So today Karen, My brother Derick and Myself woke up an hour later than we were supposed to... we still met up at the gym to do Legs & Biceps. I had to get home because Hubby had to go to the gym to meet up a friend at 9 and barely just finished and got home just in time.


But here are the exercises that i did today for Legs & Biceps (I did the same exercises as last week except one, but i'll post them all anyway)


Legs:
- Bulgarian Lunges (video Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKVz8AwBlNQ)
 that was on my old channel, but did those 3 sets of 8 repetitions.. really really burns those thighs! LOL
- Squats (at the Squat rack) I used the olympic barbell which is i think 45lbs alone. I did a warm up set of just the barbell 8 repetitions. On my 2nd set, i added 10lbs on each side of the barbell and did 2 more sets of 8 repetitions. this exercise is amazing for your quads! 
- Standing calf-raises - no weights - 3 sets of 8 repetitions (did these inbetween sets while i was doing the bulgarian lunges)


Biceps:
- Hammer Curls - 15lb dumbbell each hand - 3 sets of 8 repetitions
- Alternating Dumbbell Curls - 12lbs each hand - 3 sets of 8 repetitions


that pretty much wrapped it up! people sometimes ask me why i lift weights aren't i scared i'll get "buff" i posted this in the beginning when i started this blog about this. 


the only way i will ever get "buff" is if i eat more calories than i exercise - if you want to get big like a powerlifter - you have to eat like one! plus i am NOT a man, i do not take steroids/supplements to make me buff, and because i'm a woman - i do not even have enough testosterone to make me become naturally buff as easily as it is for men. 


My personal goal is not to become a skinny toothpick - my personal opinion i do not think that is sexy and that's not what i'm aiming for. Like i have mentioned before, my goal is to lose weight/body fat and to become lean. i do also want to become a bit stronger. if you are looking to lose weight - lifting weights is an awesome way to go! don't be afraid of the weights! keep in mind, if you are trying to lose weight, it's also about healthier eating choices! 


i honestly love Jennifer Nicole Lee's body and would LOVE to have my body look like that - i honestly think it'll take a lot of hard work, passion and persistence!  

I think she has an amazing body and this is what my personal goal is for my body! what my goals are, may not necessarily fit yours - so find your goal and get to it!  

stay healthy people!

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Gym Session :: 10/23/2010

So I didn't have much time to work out this morning because I have so much to do today, including Jasmyn's ballet class, then get ready for the Beautylish LA Day of Beauty (post coming soon!) and o-m-g so excited!


So today Karen and I worked out at 6AM to just do some shoulder exercises... pretty simple! 


Shoulders:
- Front Raises (using dumb bells) 12lbs each hand - 3 sets of 8 repetitions
- Side Raises (using dumbbells ) 12lbs each hand - 3 sets of 8 repetitions
- Upright Rows (using barbell) 30lb barbell - 3 sets of 8 repetitions


That's pretty much all we had time for lol.. but yay! i squeezed it in so yippy! <3

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Best Beauty Blogs on Beautylish Blog! I'm on there!

SO i wanted to share with you all, that i had originally gotten a private invite to test out the beautylish website awhile back when it was still in the testing phase.. well it's live now and they have a section/forum portion where everyone can chit chat and what not.. 

and i just so happened to post a thread the other day wanting to exchange blog links because i'm ALWAYS looking for new blogs to read and keep updated on the latest fashion/make-up etc.. and so i posted it.. little did i know the buzz it was going to cause!! 

I was mentioned on the beautylish blog here: http://blog.beautylish.com/2010/10/19/best-beauty-blogs/

and here's the screen shot :)

and here's the screen shot of me making it on the list of Best Beauty Blogs :) YAY! 

There are SOOO many great beauty blogs on the list and the original thread that i had posted if you want to check it out: http://www.beautylish.com/t/vmvzn/blog-link-exchange

So i just wanted to share that cool news with you all! :) you should check out beautylish.com now and keep up with all the latest news going on in the beauty world! and if you're already a member on there - please feel free to follow me : http://www.beautylish.com/MyFitBeauty

Hope to hear from you all soon! Love my fellow beauty junkies! <3

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Review :: Brilliant Lenses (eyeglass cleaner & protector)

For those of you that follow me, know that i now wear eyeglasses! well it is a pain in the neck to get used to them! they are always dirty (im not used to them, so i always find myself slapping the glasses lol, or poking the glasses with my pen/pencil etc).. and i do clean them. but i swear there are always fingerprints all over them! 

So que in this product.. Black Diamond Eyeglass cleaner & Protector. It claims to:

• Clean & Protect glass & plastic lenses
• Adds scratch resistance to lenses
• No Alcohol or ammonia
• Great for phones

on the item packaging it says:

"Brilliant Lenses with SR-8 provides gentle superior cleaning while imparting an invisible durable barrier that resists scratches, soiling and water spots"

Directions: Simply spray Brilliant lenses onto both sides of lenses and wipe dry with Microfiber cloth. Brilliant! 

the website if you'd like to check out this product out for more information is: http://www.getcleanersonline.com

This comes with two skinny spray bottles that hold 7 ml each of the cleaner itself, it comes with a micro-fiber cloth and carrying bag. 

So onto the review.. my initial thoughts:

Packaging - 5/5
Very nicely packaged, the item itself is in a neat packaging yet simple to the point kind of packaging. not your average eyeglass cleaner spray bottle that you get at target, or your eye doctor's office.. this is actually packaged! coolness! I like the sleekness of the bottles too! they fit easily in my purse especially with the little bag it comes with..

Quality - 4/5

I actually liked the quality of the microfiber cloth it came with, and the quality of the packaging itself was great, like i  mentioned loved the sleek look/packaging, the quality was great, real sturdy and no issues with the pump/spray itself.

Usage - 5/5

Super easy to use, just spray the eyeglass lens on each side, rub the microfiber cloth on the lenses till cleaned and it was good to go! super easy to use!

Overall - 4/5

what makes this stand out from the rest, it had an awesome sturdy and sleek design, not bulky like most spray bottle cleaners.. there was absolutely NO smell whatsoever, and i did feel the cleaning power was amazing, my eyeglasses stayed a lot cleaner for a longer period of time then my other eyeglass cleaner. although it was inevitable to get fingerprints on my eyeglasses, it sure did give take me a lot of tries to get finger prints on this lol not like when i'd accidentally brush against it with my finger with my old cleaner, immediate smudging and dirtiness like crazy lol.. so i really overall liked this product! i think it does stand out from other cleaners - i even gave this a try for my iPhone and it's still spic and span clean! even after my toddlers both got their hands on it (the phone to play) lol.. great product!

Recommend? definitely! if you don't have eyeglasses, i'd still recommend this if you want to use it for your phone! great on plastic lenses! really enjoyed using this product and toting it around with me!

Dirty Glasses (usually cleaned with regular eyeglass cleaner)

regular eyeglass cleaner

Cleansed with Brilliant Lenses eyeglass cleaner

Sorry for the quality, my camera wasn't picking it up so well, but it's actually really clean and shiny! lol.. err clear rather! 

FTC: I was sent these products by a PR firm for review purposes. I was not paid to do this review, nor does it alter my view on the product. As always, my reviews are with my HONEST thoughts and opinions.

Thank you for reading! hope this was helpful for you all! :) 

P.S. I'm actually having a giveaway for this item on my website! if you are interested just enter a comment here: (It's absolutely FREE to register)

http://worldformoms.com/showthread.php?6012-Brilliant-Lenses-Eyeglass-cleaner-Giveaway&p=40222#post40222

This Product Was a Free Giveaway

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