Powdered Peanut Butter.  I’m absolutely crazy about this product, and let me proclaim it THE BEST MIRACLE DIET FOOD EVER.  Why? Because this powdered peanut butter really lets you have your peanut-butter and eat it too.  Here’s the 411 behind PB2 --   Say sayonara to Skippy. The folks at Bell Plantation in Georgia were asked by the FDA to come up with an easy, emergency meal replacement that could be shipped overseas, and while working on this project, they discovered peanut powder.  You can’t beat it – if you love PB, but don’t eat it because of the high calories and fat, PB2 is for you.  It will change your life – as it has mine! Two tablespoons have just 53.2 calories., and a mere 1.87 grams of fat.  Debbie Layfield, Bell Plantation’s COO, puts the powder in a plastic bag, then adds a sliced-up banana and shakes it all around to cover the fruit, for the perfect snack.  (“Add two bananas and you’re having lunch,” she laughed.) There’s also a chocolate-peanut butter version – and if you’re like me and you adore Nutella, be still my beating heart!  It has even LESS calories, just 52 for two tablespoons, and just 1.42 grams of fat.  Coming soon: a peanut-based cracker “that’s thinner than a Pringle,” says Debbie. I still can’t believe I’m having a peanut-butter sandwich for lunch every day – and don’t have to ever feel guilty.  Guilt, be gone forever. And it’s kosher too. L’chaim!  www.bellplantation.com.

Satin Pillowcase. Why sleep on a polyester or hard cotton pillowcase?  You should BYO.  You’ll sleep better, knowing that that soft pillowcase is yours. And the s-o-f-t satin, when you lie down on it, doesn’t leave wrinkles on your face. A no-brainer beauty tip.

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Room and Linen Sprays.  I LOVE to be in a hotel room, car, or cruise-ship cabin that smells wonderful.  That means that I take air fresheners with me to spray in my hotel room and on my pillow and linens at night.  Cuccio (www.cuccio.com)  makes laboratory-strength elixirs that can be used on your towels, linens and in rooms, in luscious fragrances such as milk-and-honey, and Tuscan citrus herb with bergamot and clary sage.  Citrus Magic (www.citrusmagic.com) is 100% natural premium concentrate made from the purified, active oils taken from the peels of citrus fruit – you’ll find cans of grapefruit, lemon, lime and orange, all ready to make your surroundings succulent.  The time is ripe to use any and all of them. Diptyque (www.Diptyque.com), the French company, also makes de-lovely room sprays, and I’m crazy about the Pomander (any time of the year) and also the Violette, which sweetens up any room space, from the Ritz to a Red Roof Inn. 

For the active woman who has almost everything, KIKI*C's GlamBags are sure to add a new dimension of style & organization.  Our simple innovation is a convenient stand-in for make-up & storage bags, and offers a chic alternative to the “ziploc” needed at airport security.  GlamBags stylishly stow & organize cosmetics, toiletries, lingerie, sweaty gym stuff, electric chargers & more.  They are featured in chic little boxes for hands-on convenience and attractive storage.  GlamBags also double as gift bags, hostess gifts, beach bags, snack bags and home organizers.  They retail on-line for $8.95.

Please visit us at:  www.kikic.com 

Contact: Kitty Stettner, kit@kikic.com

Why You Need KIKI*C Shoe Bags

KIKI*C shoe bags are the sanitary way to trek!  Our shoe bags confine the “bacteria cafetaria” on your shoes.  Why does that matter?  Dr. Chuck Gerba, an environmental microbiologist at the University of Arizona, says he doesn't put his shoes up on his desk anymore -- not since completing a study dealing with the accumulation and elimination of E. coli and other nasty fecal-based bacteria on soles…which are picked up from floors in public restrooms and outside from animal excrement. "[The shoes&91; look like they're becoming a bacteria cafeteria”.

Enough said!  

Please visit www.kikic.com/shoebags and check out our shoe bags.                                              

Kitty Stettner
(561) 266-0680
kit@kikic.com

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travel essential: glambags
June 4, 2010 by trendytravelista

Travel is one of the most amazing things I get to do with my job. I’m blessed and welcome every opportunity I get to visit a new place with open arms. Having done so much travel in the past few years, I’ve gotten pretty good at packing light and packing smart. But the key to smart packing is knowing what you really need and what you can (and should) leave at home. Over the next little while, I’m going to share some of my favourite travel essentials. Today: Glambags.

There’s no getting around airport security. We have to abide by the rules even if we don’t like them. On my recent trip to Switzerland, I worried about the fact that many European hotels don’t have hair conditioner in the showers. What? I’m a girl who NEEDS conditioner. I made the rookie mistake of trying to sneak a full-size bottle of conditioner through security in my carry-on only luggage. Foiled. The pretty security agent who found it was nice … but she still STOLE my conditioner. I should have known better.

So, it’s back to those little sandwich bags, crammed with bottles containing every last drop of liquid I think I might need. All hotels will have shampoo, so you needn’t pack any of that. But if you desperately need your conditioner, it’s wise to bring a travel-sized bottle to tide you over until you arrive at your destination and can get to a drugstore, just in case the hotel doesn’t supply any. Anyway, I loved these cute travel bags when I saw them and thought I’d share. Glambags are specifically for your liquids when you travel so they’ll make the journey in style, just like you. So instead of scrambling for a sandwich bag when you’re packing, keep a box of these on hand and you’ll be good to go!

Available at: Kiki*C
Price: $8.95

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