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Heidi Montag Plastic Surgery: When is it too much?

I’m sure that by now most of us have either watched on television or read about the recent plastic surgery from The Hills star Heidi Montag. If you are not familiar with the story, 23-year-old Heidi recently underwent 10 surgical procedures in one day including: breast augmentation (2nd), rhinoplasty (2nd), botox, mini brow lift, cheek injections, butt augmentation, chin reduction, neck liposuction,  ears pinned back, and liposuction on hips, waist and (inner & outer) thighs. And after all of the surgeries she stated that she wanted even larger breasts “H for Heidi”.

Here is a picture of Heidi Montag before and after surgery:

Heidi Montag

Many people have asked if Heidi is addicted to plastic surgery and why would a young woman have so many procedures done in the same day. Take a look at her interview below. What are your thoughts?

This is Heidi’s second trip to the plastic surgeon – a few years ago she underwent rhinoplasty and breast augmentation. After her most recent surgeries Montag declared, “I think I look like myself. I think I just look like a different, improved version of myself”.

To be completely honest, I don’t have a problem with cosmetic surgery, I feel that it’s a personal choice that people have for various reasons. Some people undergo plastic surgery to alleviate a problem or discomfort and some people have surgery to look better and feel better about themselves. Whatever the reason is when is it enough? If you had a choice would you undergo plastic surgery and why?

Body Blessings: Mmmm smells delish!

I have a weakness for great smelling products so when I first picked up Lemongrass soap by Body Blessings I had to try it. I briefly chatted with one of the sales representatives at a Shecky’s Holiday Shopping event in NYC whom told me that the soap was made from organic ingredients and it was also handcrafted. This soap has a great citrus scent and smells very yummy! It reminded me a little bit of the lemongrass soap that is sold by Bliss, however the scent of this soap is a bit stronger.

Here is a closer look at the details:

This was my first time trying a product from Body Blessings but I will be coming back for more. Body Blessings also carries a wide array of hair care, skin care and bath & body products. Give them a try!

Giveaway! Borghese Cuticle Remover & Nail Lacquer

Win a 2 piece Borghese gift set from Lipstick and Luxury! Borghese Rapido Cuticle Removed is a gentle formula (that’s not tested on animals) that quickly and gently removes excess cuticles in about 15-20 seconds. It moisturizes with Aloe, Chamomile and Green Tea extracts. The kit also includes 3 cuticle pushers. I’m also throwing in a Borghese Nail Lacquer Vernis in Bambina Pink. Hot and Haute!

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**********UPDATE**********

The winner of our Borghese Giveaway is Angel ~ Congrats and your prizes on on their way!!!

Plump Up Fine Lines with Kinerase!

I have been a fanatic about my skin care ever since I can remember, so when I spotted my first  laugh line believe me it was no laughing matter. I was showing signs of aging! Honestly I was really surprised that at my age my skin was showing signs of damage (but being a former smoker I’m sure that didn’t help). I considered getting cosmetic fillers like Juvederm to help recover some of the smoothness that I was losing but that’s an investment that I was not quite ready to make. Besides I was a little terrified that it would hurt too much!

I’d tried a multitude of products but none of them seemed to reverse the damage…that is until I tried Kinerase Advanced Repair Serum. This product states that it will dramatically reduce the depth of wrinkles in 30-days – well ladies I started seeing results within a week!  I am usually skeptical about products that make such dramatic claims but I am happy to say this anti-aging product DOES deliver.

The serum also claims to help reduce blotchiness and discoloration but I have not yet seen results in those two areas. I mainly started using the serum around my “parentheses” so that’s where my focus was, the fine lines that I was starting to develop.

Kinerase is known to use plant extracts; this particular product uses Zeatin (a powerful plant-derived antioxidant). Studies have shown that Zeatin has helped to improve skin roughness, texture and reduce the appearance of fine lines.

The cost of this product certainly ain’t cheap, for a .5 fl oz bottle it’s going to cost you around $115. But I’ve seen this product on Amazon for approximately $80 but on most skin care sites its in the $100+ price range. Even though this product is very expensive, it’s certainly less expensive than getting a cosmetic filler. So would I recommend this product Absolutely…great skin is no luxury!

Have you tried any Kinerase products?