Waist cinchers

I have owned a Squeem waist cincher for 3 years now.  The type I purchased was the one with straps as the theory behind it was you can squish all the displaced fat from your stomach and around your armpits upwards and inwards toward your bust area creating the appearence of a fuller bust. (Also if the theory of consistent fat resdistribution is true, permanantly increase your bust size with some of this rearranged fat, but more of this claim will be explored on the bust enhancement and enlargement page).
The image shows the Squeem vest which I bought in the small size. It has 2 rows of hook and eyes so that you can make it even tighter.  It was a struggle for me to even close the first row of hooks and eyes lol.  It is made from a material which feels almost rubbery on the inside with a cotton lining and it is this material which encourages your midriff to sweat and subsequently help to reduce the inches around your waist. The manufacturer claims that the squeem vest will:

"Not only make you look slimmer instantly, it accelerates weight loss through it's high compression and micro-massage. Here's how this amazing cincher will help you to reduce your measurements from 1 - 4 inches within thirty days! 

The power of rubber will promote a micro-massage while you move, helping you reduce your measurements.

It accelerates weight loss as a result of compression combined with perspiration.

Waist cinchers correct your posture, maintaining vital organs in their right place and improving your metabolism. 

Simply stated, these are the best rubber waist cinchers on the market today. If you are serious about looking slimmer instantly, feeling sexier & healthier, and permanently reducing your measurements, look no further than the women of Brazil! 

*Individual results may vary.

Excerpt from galapogosboutique.com http://www.galapagosboutique.com/Squeem-Brazilian-Waist-Cincher-Vest-p/squ-26j.htm

I did experience good results with my squeem as well as getting that instant hourglass figure i did notice that my waist did indeed appear to be shrinking. However i did find it quite uncomfortable to wear after a few hours, i felt very restricted and found that if i ate a big meal the pressure on my abdomen from the vest would make me feel  as if i was going to throw up sometimes lol (Probably another way it helps with weight loss as you can not stuff your face whilst wearing one of these!!!)

I am however going to start wearing the squeem again for 30 days consistently for a minimum of 6 hours a day in the interests of providing all of your natural body modifiers and enhancers with an honest review of my personal inch loss experience and how it compares with the manufacturers claims.  

I will be posting my starting waist measurement and then once weekly measurements until the 30 days are up.  I will start after the weekend as there are some celebrations coming up this week and I want to eat drink and be merry before I embark on the wonders of waist training again!

Fighting Cellulite

As you may know cellulite or 'orange peel skin' is quite often  a disheartening sight to most of us when we look at our thighs and bottoms!  According to wikipedia Cellulite is a topographic skin change that occurs in most postpubertal females.^[1] It presents as a modification of skin topography evident by skin dimpling and nodularity that occurs mainly in women on the pelvic region, lower limbs, and abdomen, and is caused by the herniation of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue, leading to a padded or orange peel–like appearance
There are numerous creams and preparations available for cellulite with a price tag to suit most pockets.*


Here are some home remedies said to improve the appearance of cellulite.


Dry Skin Brushing 

 The Benefits Of Dry Skin Brushing

• Dry skin brushing helps to shed dead skin cells, which can help improve skin texture and cell renewal.

• Dry skin brushing increases circulation to skin, encouraging your body’s discharge of metabolic wastes, which greatly aids the lymphatic drainage of the entire body. When the body rids itself of toxins, it is able to run more efficiently in all areas.

• Dry skin brushing also helps to tighten the skin because it increases the flow of blood. Increasing the circulation to the skin can also help lessen the appearance of cellulite.

• Dry skin brushing stimulates the lymph canals to drain toxic mucoid matter into the colon, thereby purifying the entire system. This enables the lymph to perform its house-cleaning duties by keeping the blood and other vital tissues detoxified. After several days of dry brushing, you may notice the gelatinous mucoid material in your stools.

• Dry skin brushing helps with muscle tone and more even distribution of fat deposits.

• Dry skin brushing also rejuvenates the nervous system by stimulating nerve endings in the skin.

• Dry skin brushing helps your skin to absorb nutrients by eliminating clogged pores. Healthy, breathing skin contributes to overall body health.

How To Do Skin Brushing:

1. Buy a NATURAL, NOT synthetic, bristle brush, since it does NOT SCRATCH the surface of your skin.
2. Buy a brush with a LONG handle, so that you're ABLE to get to the areas of your body, that are NOT EASY to reach, when doing your own Skin Brushing.
3. Skin Brush, before showering or bathing, at least ONCE per day, and TWICE, if possible.
4. Do NOT wet your skin, since it will NOT have the SAME Effect, because this stretches your skin.
5. Do LIGHTER Strokes over and around your breasts, but do NOT brush the nipples.
6. Brush each part of your Body several times VIGOROUSLY, COMPLETELY brushing your WHOLE body.
7. Brush the soles of your feet FIRST, because the nerve endings there affect your WHOLE body, next Brush your ankles, calves, and thighs, then brush across your stomach and your buttocks and lastly brush your hands to your arms.
8. ALWAYS skin brush towards the heart.
9. Do circular counter-clockwise strokes on your abdomen.
10. Take a WARM bath or shower, which should always be followed by a COOL rinse at the end to INVIGORATE blood circulation and STIMULATE surface warmth.
11. Wash your brush every few weeks in water and allow it DRY.

There has been a lot of research to suggest that caffeine can help in the fight against cellulite. According to Dr Ava Shamban 'Dermatologist to the stars' says in an interview with CBS news "The theory behind caffeine is that it actually can reduce fat. It can enhance fat metabolism and also reduce some of the edema, or swelling that we get around the fat, so the skin appears smoother."  

Here is the link for the interview http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500169_162-3439563.html

Here are a few home recipes for anti-cellulite creams and scrubs containing coffee.

I will be testing some of them out and posting my results.  If you try them do let me know how you get on!

I will be trying this recipe from Ferndama of Youtube first as the recipe uses instant coffee granules. I am not a coffee drinker and so don't have the coffee maker which uses freshly ground coffee.  I have heard that you can get spent coffee grinds from coffee shops for a nominal price if not free if you ask nicely :) the grinds are supposedly good for your plants too!                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                               
                                 

Lip pumps

I curiously ordered a similar lip pump to this just to see how effective it was. I already have fairly full lips but as this works on the vacuum principle * I wanted to test this gadget out .  It takes a few days - a couple of weeks to get used to the lip pump.  This is because the area of the lips is very sensitive and the skin it thin and can easily bruise.  Another reason you don't want to exceed the recommended  time of use is because  the outer rim of the pump fits over your lips and if you're over zealous with your pumping you may end up with a red ring around your overly inflated lips- not cute.  I definitely advise you to take it slowly as i have over pumped and my lips became ridiculously over inflated and i had the sexy red ring around my mouth too! Learn from my mistake!  If you still went ahead and did it anyway lol it took around 2 hours for my lips to deflate to normality but i suspect that some ice would have sped things up.

Eye Yoga

I recently spoke to a friend of mine who had notoriously bad eyesight asking him if he still wore contact lenses.  To my surprise he told me that he had corrected his eyesight by drinking herbal teas of billberry and eyebright daily, in conjunction with doing eye yoga exercises.  He added that he eat healthily lots of living (raw) foods and meditated daily!  I was fascinated with the mention of eye yoga as I had never heard mention of it before.  Below are a few youtube videos with guided eye exercises.  Worth a try  I think.  My eyes really felt as if they got a work out!  Its weird when I  looked all the way to the left and  right whilst keeping my head straight I could really feel the muscles in my eyes working!! Take a  look at these:

In this video the yogi Baba Ramdev talks about eye diseases and talks about which ayurvedic powders,eye yoga exercises and foods can help improve eyesight and eye health.

Lip Plumping Balm

Lip Plumpers
There are  a number of lip plumpers on the market to choose from most containing Cinnamon or some kind of mild irritant to make your lips swell.  Its really easy to make your own lip plumping gloss or balm, as long as you have cinnamon or peppermint essential oils. Or you can use cayenne pepper or ground cinnamon.

Heres one recipe http://www.ehow.com/how_5781539_make-lip-plumper-cayenne-cinnamon.html

My own recipe is
Small pot to keep the balm
1/8 tsp beeswax or hemp or jojoba wax melted
1/4 tsp shea butter
1/8 tsp coconut,castor or almond oil
4 drops cinnamon essential oil

Melt the wax in a glass bowl sitting in a pot of boiling water, make sure the water doesnt dry out. When the wax has melted remove the bowl with gloves.  Add the shea butter, oil of choice and cinnamon oil and stir with a small kebab skewer or teaspoon. Pour the mixture into the container once it has cooled a little, dont leave it too long in the bowl or it will set in there. Once in the container you can put it in the fridge to speed up the setting process