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Jill’s Picks: 5 Products for Sunless Tanning

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Jill never got crazy enough to try the tri-fold, though she did experiment with a sunlamp.

Jill Kloster, Breezy Mama‘s fearless beauty editor is back–this time, she’s not scared to get orange (and bronzed) in order to bring you the best advice on sunless tanning. Read on to see what Jill gets herself into this time. . .

From Jill:

I was 15 years old when my tanning obsessed friend lent me her sunlamp. After my parents went to bed that night, I MacGyvered the lamp to my bedside table and I purposely made sure that when I laid down on the floor underneath it, there was less than an inch between my face and the bulb. I must have laid there for at least 30 minutes. I had visions of walking into my high school the next day as a bronzed goddess. The Captain of the wrestling team would finally notice me and we would be together forever. What I didn’t know, was that a sunlamp should really be called a burn lamp because you do not get sun. You get burn. I remember feeling like my face had been shrink-wrapped, and that I was probably going to have to wear a ski mask for at least a week.

What is it about having a tan that makes us pull stunts like the burn lamp, or the baby oil-iodine homebrew? And what about the under the chin tri-fold foil contraption? Genius. Tanning seems to have a weird psychological effect on us. I personally feel healthy and more confident when I’m tanned. I actually even feel skinnier, which is ridiculous. My friends in the south have a saying: “tanned [Read more…] about Jill’s Picks: 5 Products for Sunless Tanning

Taking a Trip with the Cast of Gulliver’s Travels

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Breezy Mama‘s Contributing Editor Jill Kloster was invited to participate in a roundtable with the cast of Gulliver’s Travels: Jack Black, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt. In it, we get the low-down on what life as a actor dad is like, what it’s like being a giant with small people, and how Gulliver fears the same things as today’s kids.

From Jill:

Die-hard Breezy Mama fans know that Chelsea is our usual entertainment reporter, however, since she recently gave birth to twins Izzie and Bea, a trip to L.A. to cover the movie was somehow shall we say “inconvenient.”  I was lucky enough to be asked to participate ( in Chelsea’s absence) in a roundtable discussion with three of the stars from Gulliver’s Travels–Jack Black–the lead as Gulliver, Jason Segal as Horacio and Emily Blunt who stars as the princess. Jack Black, most known for his animated feature “Kung Fu Panda” and his hilarious performance in “Nacho Libre”, was our first victim of the day. . . [Read more…] about Taking a Trip with the Cast of Gulliver’s Travels

Movie for the Holiday Break: Gulliver’s Travels

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Breezy Mama‘s Contributing Editor Jill Kloster gets a sneak peek at one of this holiday’s hottest movies. . . Gulliver’s Travels.

From Jill:

One of my favorite movies growing up, was Gulliver’s Travels –  the original version AND the one starring  Ted Dansen.  I’ll be honest, the only reason I began watching the movie in the first place, was because I thought that the Gulliver character was Michael Landon.  I had a huge crush on Michael Landon back in the day (A.K.A “Pa”from Little House on the Prairie) ,and by the time I had figured  out that he was not the playing the lead role, I was already way too into the plot to turn back.  This Christmas, an all new, modern, 3D version is set to hit theatres and let me tell you, it’s a trip worth taking.

Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) is a mail room clerk at a New York newspaper who leads a very simple life–almost too simple.  A crush on one of his co-workers leads him to [Read more…] about Movie for the Holiday Break: Gulliver’s Travels

My Story: Experiencing the Power of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

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Jill on site at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

As you all know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breezy Mama thought it fitting to start the month with a personal story of someone fighting breast cancer right now, at this moment. Cheryl agreed to share her experiences, as she’s going through the horrific events that come with being diagnosed with breast cancer. If her story gets one of you checked, then she’s done her job. As October comes to a close, we have another story to share, but not from one who’s experienced breast cancer per se, but one who has looked in from the outside, and has lost her terrific friend, Christy, to the disease. Breezy Mama‘s Contributing Beauty Editor, Jill Kloster has been through this ordeal, and, in her memory, participated in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer this past September. This is her story, along with her dear friend, Christy’s. . .

Jill dedicates this story to Linda Renwick-Lawson . . .

From Jill:

Christy Medrano hated me.  I was the new hire at a Los Angeles based health food company and she was not having it one bit.  On my third day, she accused me of breaking into her apartment and stealing her flat front Gap khakis.  Seriously.  I didn’t even know where she lived.  As weeks progressed I [Read more…] about My Story: Experiencing the Power of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

B12 Shots–Believe the Hype?

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Jill is back— and this month she comes to us with her report on B12 shots. Breezy Mama sent Jill on her mission after hearing about numerous women who were getting the shot and reporting results that included everything from weight loss to restored sex drives. Jill had to know–should she believe the hype?

Please note: The following is Jill’s opinion and should, in no way, be replacement for advice from your medical professional. Though she is that cool. . .

From Jill:

Wikipedia:
Vitamin B12, vitamin B12 or vitamin B-12, also called cobalamin, is a water soluble vitamin with a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood. It is one of the eight B vitamins. It is normally involved in the metabolism of every cell of the body, especially affecting DNA synthesis and regulation, but also fatty acid synthesis and energy production. As the largest and most structurally complicated vitamin, it can be produced industrially only through bacterial fermentation-synthesis.

I’m not quite sure what any of that means. All I know is that the vitamin B12 is rumored to be a great way to get energy and perhaps lose weight.  I can recall being on set many years ago watching actors [Read more…] about B12 Shots–Believe the Hype?