Silly Thirty Reviews Michael Todd True Organics: Knu Anti Aging Face Lift Cream

Michael Todd True Organics (“MTTO”) is a skin care line that I never heard of until recently.  I first became familiar with this line when a number of beauty gurus on YouTube – like “Miss Glamorazzi” and “Glam Life Guru” to name a few – raved about these products.  I decided to give it a go when I saw a voucher on Living Social for the Knu Anti Aging Face Lift Cream “(“Knu”).  The list price on the MTTO website for this cream is $150.  Living Social was offering it for $25.  How could I resist a deal like that?

First of all – bravo to MTTO for the nifty packaging.  Knu comes in a beautiful purple and lavender box that is devoted to this specific product.  The ingredients are listed on the interior of the packaging.  

According to the MTTO website and as the name of this product would indicate, Knu is an anti-aging cream, but it is not limited to aging or mature skin.  It is suitable for all skin types.  There are no parabens or sulfates in this product.  It is 70% organic.  MTTO does not conduct any animal testing.

This cream has a thicker consistency and there is no obvious or offensive odor to it.  Since it comes in a pot without a dispenser, I like to take a sterile cotton swab, dip it into the product, and dot the cream on my face.  As with a lot of products nowadays, a little goes a long way.   

Knu starts to work instantly: you rub it in the way you normally would with any face cream, and you instantly feel it start to sink into your skin.  The cream starts to feel tacky on your face, and this is the part when it starts to actively sink into your skin.  Then, about a minute later, you have the softest skin that feels moisturized (but not greasy) and stays that way all day or night.  

One very remarkable thing about this product: it is safe for use around the eyes.  The majority of moisturizers out there advise that you should avoid the eye area - most likely due to fragrances in the product.  The fact that Knu can be used as an eye cream is nice because it is one less product to buy, and one less step in your morning or evening routine.   

Usually, it takes a couple of weeks before I notice any difference in my skin when I start to use a new product.  The first week that I started using Knu, two people at my job complimented my skin saying that I was “glowy” and that my skin looked very nice.  After a couple of days, I noticed that a scar from a recent blemish started to fade dramatically.  I’ve noticed that this product has brightened my skin, evened out my skin tone, and that the overall quality and texture of my skin has improved.  Even though it seems to work quickly on problem areas, I have not experienced any adverse reactions to this product.

What else is there to say about Knu?  Really, it is that amazing – period.  If you have the opportunity to do so, do not hesitate to purchase this product.  It will improve your skin to the point that you won’t have to try so hard with your make-up to achieve a flawless face.  

You can find Knu at:  

http://www.michaeltoddtrueorganics.com/index.php/product-type/knu.html

I have also heard that you can find this product on Amazon.com for an affordable price as well.  Continue to look out for vouchers for this product on Living Social.

If you happen to try Knu, please let me know what you think in the comments below!

Take care of yourself!!!

Silly Thirty Cooking: Butternut Squash Soup

While everyone and their mother is all about pumpkin spice for the fall, I usually get geared up to be all about another gourd-like vegetable - butternut squash.  Specifically, butternut squash soup.  It is my version of autumnal bliss.

My love for butternut squash soup originated at Au Bon Pain - I tried a butternut squash apple soup while eating lunch there years ago and I loved it.  My love for butternut squash soup multiplied times infinity thanks to Hale & Hearty.

Hale & Hearty is a chain of soup/salad/sandwich stores in the New York area - I believe they are primarily based in New York City.  They have an extensive soup menu that changes daily, and their sandwiches and salads are pretty delicious as well.  Everyday, at about 9:30 am I check their website for the soups of the day and based upon what I see being offered for lunch, I will decide if I need to refrigerate what I brought for lunch to eat tomorrow.  H&H's butternut squash soup is mainly offered during the fall and winter, so this is the time of year where I sometimes debate whether I should even bother making lunch to bring into work or take some time off from doing that until the new year.

Given that buying lunch everyday can get really expensive what with the holidays right around the corner, I began to consider making my own soup.  And that is how we got here, folks.

I thought I would share this butternut squash recipe that I made recently which turned out to be pretty decent.  Here is the link for the recipe - I found it on the Calorie Count about.com page:

http://caloriecount.about.com/low-fat-calorie-creamy-butternut-recipe-r460334

This recipe is low-fat and low-calorie, which was the main reason for why I decided to make it.  This recipe was fairly easy to make - the most time consuming things had to be the peeling and chopping up of the squash (which my husband did for me because he is awesome), onions, carrots and apple, and then waiting for the soup to cool so that I could blend everything together.  Apart from using a blender to mix everything together smoothly, this is basically a one pot meal.

I tweaked it a bit by adding one chopped apple - a honey crisp apple because this is what I had on hand at the time - to give it some sweetness.  I would also recommend adding either a bit more salt or maybe swapping out one cup of low-sodium chicken broth for one-cup of regular sodium (??) chicken broth to get more flavor in there.  I found that this recipe needed a bit more salt than what it originally called for, but for those of you who are watching your sodium intake - just follow the recipe.

This soup was very filling.  I had it for lunch with some honey wheat pretzel rods on the side and I did not even get a 4:00 p.m. snack craving.   Based upon that alone, this soup was a winner for me!

Here are some photos of the cooking process, and let me know what you think about this soup if you decide to try it too.

Enjoy!

(Ignore the Twizzlers!! Ha ha ha!!)