More Deception About the COMEX

The title of this post is a play on this TF Metals Report post. In it TF claims that deposits into JPM's stocks as shown on recent CME Gold Stocks report "are bullshit. Either completely fabricated and falsified OR simple paper claims. It's one or the other due to the simple statistical improbability of three consecutive round numbers totaling exactly 10 metric tonnes."

He then concludes that "this eligible gold deception currently being employed by The Comex is just another indicator" of "the end of the fractional reserve bullion banking system is rapidly approaching. Keep stacking and prepare accordingly."

I find it interesting that even though TF thinks that "this latest move is so brazen in its audacity" and says that "since no one else is talking about it, maybe I'm just crazy", he doesn't think to qualify his analysis. No TF, you are not crazy, you just didn't bother to do any research before jumping to a conclusion.

On the first page of the CME's gold futures rulebook it says:

"Gold meeting all of the following specifications shall be deliverable in satisfaction of futures contract delivery obligations under this rule:

1. Either one (1) 100 troy ounce bar, or three (3) one (1) kilo bars. ...

6. Upon receipt of the gold bar by the Licensed Depository who must also qualify and be designated a Licensed Weighmaster for gold, each gold bar shall be weighed in the lot measured to 1/100 of a troy ounce (two decimal points)."

Since gold kilo bars are cast to exactly one kilo, they all weigh the same - 32.15075oz. Under point number 6 that is then rounded down to 32.15oz. So 32.15 x 6000 kilos (ie 6 tonnes) gives the "statistically improbable" 192,900.000oz that TF observes.

I would note that in the wholesale markets kilo bars (as well as 400oz bars) are usually sold in 1 tonne lots, so it also makes sense that movements occur in the 1 tonne lots that TF considers a suspicious sign.

So TF's conclusion in his post is wrong because he didn't bother to check that COMEX allows kilos bars and that every kilo bar is recorded as 32.15oz, which multiplies out to the exact ounce figures.

I would also note that unlike kilo bars 400oz bars (and I believe 100oz silver COMEX ones) are odd weight, ie bars can be + or - of the target weight within approved tolerances - it is done this way because it is cheaper than casting bars to an exact weight. This is usually done by measuring out granules to the weight before then putting them into a mould and melting them. 400oz/100oz bars are casting by pouring from a crucible and relies on the skill of the pourer to fill the mould as close as possible to the target weight.

I was surprised that TF would not know the rules of his own futures exchange and one that he analyses and comments on, but it seems that he is not alone, with others republishing TF's post approvingly - GATA, Jesse, Harvey Organ & Bill Holter, Silver Doctors, Brother John F to name a few.

I can see why that may be, as kilo bars are primarily a size in demand in the India/Asian region rather than the US, and most of the bars in COMEX I guess would be 100oz. I note that the rulebook specifies a minimum of 99.5% purity whereas kilo bars for the Asian market are generally demanded to 99.99% purity. As it costs more to make 99.99 than 99.5, a bullion bank isn't going to put 99.99 kilo bars into COMEX and may not be able to use 99.5 COMEX bars to meet Asian demand without re-refining. So we sort of have two separate kilobar markets.

The end result of the above facts is that kilo bars in COMEX I guess would rare. Therefore, TF was on to something when he saw kilo bar movements into COMEX, the problem is he got the analysis completely backwards.

If Asian demand is high and a bullion bank can get good premiums on 99.99 kilobars, they are going to ask refiners to turn all mine dore into 99.99 kilo bars. So if we see 99.5 bars going into COMEX then it may be an indicator that Asian demand has eased. Maybe JPM had commitments with refiners to buy their output for a period of time, and if Asian demand had eased then they may have just asked their refineries to make 99.5 (for all we know maybe those deliveries were 99.99 kilo bars) and they are just parking them in their COMEX warehouse, waiting for Asian demand to return.

This Tuesday report from Reuters confirms the theory: Asia Gold-Chinese prices at a discount on credit crunch fears:

"'The rise in borrowing costs in onshore China plays a crucial role. People don't want to keep the metal and they try to dump it to raise cash,' said one precious metals trader in Hong Kong. Another trader said there had not been a significant drop in demand but liquidation of stocks was taking its toll on prices."

So if you were a trader, TF's advice to "keep stacking" on the basis of the unusual CME delivery figures was actually backwards - it was possibly a sell signal.

TF should keep an eye on the CME reports - if there are movements of round ounce tonne lots, indicative of kilo bars, out of the warehouses then it may be an advance bullish signal of Asian demand returning.

Unfortunately, I don't think TF is listening as six days ago I left comments to his post explaining the above kilo bar issue and he has not made any correction to his clearly incorrect post. Maybe he thinks I'm just an "ardent Cartel apologist and disinfo agent". A pity, as round ounce tonne lot movements looks like a good trading signal - if only you know how to read it.

Correction Nov 5th: After a discussion about this post with TF (see here, here and keep scrolling) I would like to clarify that I didn't intend to mean that TF's "keep stacking" was trading advice. My intent was to say IF you were a trader then you may have read his post as bullish. TF also noted that he was not following the comments on the original post, hence he missed by comments, so it was not a case of not listening.

I will also give props to TF for publishing my comments, which is more than I can say for some bloggers who remove comments that are critical of them.

Tax Office investigates $65m GST fraud in bullion market

Australian Federal Police issued a press release today alleging "companies fraudulently claimed GST credits and failed to report GST correctly. They formed syndicates to conceal the true nature of their activities and to avoid detection."

GST is a Australian sales tax of 10% that applies to precious metals that do not meet the definition of investment. It likely that the fraud involves scrap gold or silver where GST is payable. Note that it is being classified as "organised crime" which allows the police to invoke proceeds of crime laws so the people behind it can't hide behind the bankruptcy of the companies involved.

Cresson remède pour les problèmes de cheveux

Cresson remède magique pour les problèmes de cheveux .. Comment lui Tastvid !

 

 

Cresson remède magique pour les problèmes de cheveux

Le problème de la plupart des femmes peuvent faire face à un dégât des cheveux, perte de cheveux et la croissance plus lente en plus de la perte de vitalité et d' éclat quand une femme debout devant le miroir de démobiliser ses cheveux, et vous êtes déprimé de ce qui s'est passé à la beauté de ses cheveux.

Dans un blog Nora soins sur les remèdes naturels qui ont été efficaces pour résoudre notre santé et nous parlera de la plante non seulement efficace , mais je peux vous dire que c'est une plante magique pour résoudre les problèmes des cheveux et du cuir chevelu .

Cresson de nutriments les plus importants cheveux et la plus efficace , que ce soit en mangeant ou en mettre sur les cheveux sous forme de masque ou de la peinture sous la forme d' huile, elle pénètre dans le follicule pileux et donne des résultats plus rapides pour éliminer les dommages et les précipitations cheveux pour ses richesses vitamines " ACE " ainsi car il contient un pourcentage élevé de fer et le zinc.

Dr Ayman Mohammed spécialiste en dermatologie à des propriétés qui rendent remède miracle cresson au problème de cheveux chez les filles mois qui stoppe la croissance des cheveux et la perte de cheveux en même temps est en train de modifier rapidement l'état des cheveux dans une courte période et de crash .

Cresson gère la poésie de l'huile de dommages, Zpolh et peindre deux fois par semaine sur le cuir chevelu et contribue à la pénétration dans les pores et renforcer les cheveux de l'intérieur à devenir fort et fortifie les cheveux et les parties élimine le Taqcefha et Zpolha .

Le masque cresson Vamshahur la capacité d'allonger les cheveux en un temps record car il aborde le problème de la croissance et de tuer , ce qui contribue à la croissance des cheveux à nouveau après une cresson escale et bien mélanger avec du lait ou de yogourt et de mettre sur les cheveux pendant une période d'au moins 15 minutes par semaine.

Quant à la consommation de cresson sorte de spécialiste de légumes dermatologue a confirmé que Mathaba alimentation rapide aux dommages de cheveux causée par la malnutrition et de carence en vitamine est responsable de la germination des cheveux et améliore la santé et la force et renforce les racines.

Et Ayman conseillé d'acheter cresson tous les jours et Mdahumich sur la table et en profiter dans tous les sens afin de fournir à l'organisme y compris les besoins en vitamines, glucides et minéraux renforcement s'emploie également à renforcer les cheveux .

Souffrez-vous de tous les problèmes dans les cheveux , ma chère? Il faut donc toujours faire cresson disponible dans votre maison.

Les troubles sexuels touchent plus les femmes

Les troubles sexuels touchent plus les femmes que les hommes 

 

Les troubles sexuels touchent plus les femmes que les hommes

Au début la vie conjugale obtenir troubles sexuels chez les hommes et les femmes peuvent être victimes les femmes dans une plus grande proportion des troubles sexuels en raison de nombreux changements ont eu lieu dans sa vie.

Une étude scientifique récente a montré que les troubles sexuels qui peuvent conduire à l'échec de la relation intime entre les hommes et les femmes, leurs taux augmentent quand les femmes atteignent 20 à 30%, ce qui est le double du taux chez les hommes.

Dr Saeed Abdel Azim professeur de psychiatrie, Faculté de médecine Aini, Université du Caire que les troubles sexuels chez les femmes, affectant cours sur l'interaction et la libido ont souligné que les femmes sont plus émotives et entraînée par les émotions plus que le désir sexuel lui-même contrairement aux hommes qui ne sont pas motivés par l'émotion autant que motivé par un désir .

Et le médecin est heureux que la faute de la paire dans la relation pré-action intimité peut affecter négativement les femmes, conduisant à une troubles sexuels ont.
Il a informé le Dr Saïd paire besoin de connaître les facteurs réels de lever les femmes à réussir la relation intime entre eux sans perturbations.

Et de l'autre côté du Dr Said a souligné qu'il ya des maladies qui peuvent affecter les femmes et nuire à la relation conjugale, qui comprennent les maladies cardiaques, ainsi que certaines maladies mentales telles que l'anxiété continuait où ces maladies conduisent à une contractions vaginales se produire après les contractions vaginales.

Les cas sont répartis dans les sociétés fermées qui ne se propagent pas l'éducation sexuelle correcte.

Il a également déclaré que des erreurs les plus courantes traitent contractions vaginales que les maladies organiques et pas moi-même, alors qu'en réalité il s'agit d'un affichage temporaire où de nombreuses femmes en raison de troubles mentaux pour rendre le processus de citoyenneté.

Gold and the Permanent Portfolio in Australia

On my way back from the Gold Symposium a couple of weeks ago I caught up with Davin Hood who runs the Cor Capital Fund, which is based on Harry Browne's Permanent Portfolio investment strategy (Craig Rowland's blog is a good source for information on this strategy). David's view (see his latest Quarterly Investor Report) is that "this is not a normal business and credit cycle and that global central bank policy will have unintended consequences that may result in asset bubbles, volatility and losses for concentrated investors and speculators" and as such, the Permanent Portfolio approach that Cor Capital employs covers these risks by having a "portfolio prepared for a range of outcomes at all times".

This agnostic approach is best demonstrated by Davin's answer to the question of why the gold price has not responded to the recent US government debt ceiling drama: "We don’t know but we don’t really care. It is only ever the fast money that rotates into or out of an asset in anticipation of others doing the same. ... In an environment where there is a loss of confidence in the US dollar and US bonds owning a hard asset that is liquid will protect the wealth of our unit holders, even when taking potential Australian dollar appreciation into account. Within the Cor Capital Fund this is of course not a ‘bet’ we are making but just a risk we are covering."

Cor Capital follows the strategy of a fixed 25 per cent in each of Australian Equities, Australian Fixed Interest, Australian Cash and Gold (unhedged, and held at the Perth Mint) but has a much tighter rebalancing band of +/-1.5% or more compared to +/-10% under Harry Browne.

Most of the work done on how the Permanent Portfolio performs is done in a US context (like Craig's book, also worth reading if you are interested in the concept) so I was interested to see that Davin has done a back test of the strategy in the Australian context which shows since 1970 (see page 10 of the Information Memorandum):

	Cor Strategy	Australia Equities	Australian Cash
Annual Average Return	10.5%	10.6%	9.1%
Std. Dev. of Annual Returns	8.9%	23.9%	4.5%
Value of $1 invested in 1970	$62.12	$66.20	$37.27

This is similar to the US studies, which show a good, low volatility return. Now I'm not making a recommendation to invest but I think this strategy has merit and is worth investigating. Even if you are not comfortable with the 25% allocations and have your own allocations between asset classes, the idea of forced rebalancings back to your target allocations is a good discipline to follow IMO.

Unfortunately, Cor Capital is currently limited to "sophisticated investors", which means an initial investment of $500,000 (lesser amounts may be accepted but you would have to demonstrate net assets of at least $2.5 million or gross income of $250,000).

Outil de Niplette AVENT pour mettre en évidence le mamelon

Outil de Niplette AVENT pour mettre en évidence le mamelon et le traitement des caverneux tit et plat

Proportion des femmes ou même des filles avant le mariage, ils ont un problème dans les mamelons et ne semble pas être soit phénomène non mamelon ou encastré Il ( l' intérieur de la poitrine ) , ce qui rend une femme à une perte pour ce problème résolu !

Nous avons écrit dans un précédent numéro sur régal mamelon caverneux ou mamelon inversé , des moyens naturels plats mamelon a écrit des conseils sur soulignant le mamelon et en faire un phénomène important et ils étaient tous les moyens naturels

Mais aujourd'hui, je vais écrire sur un outil pour mettre en évidence la tétine ou le caverneux et plat renversé

Le dispositif fonctionne par aspiration tit douceur dans quelque chose comme une petite tasse en plastique

Et contribue à mettre en évidence la mésange pour qui Eetmanin des mères allaitent leurs bébés et même les filles qui souffrent du problème de mamelon plat ou le caverneux

Cette industrie outil Phillips et compagnie appelée Philips AVENT Niplette caractérisent cet outil facile à utiliser et est disponible dans les pharmacies et vous pouvez les acheter sur le site Phillips .

Vous pouvez mettre votre outil de Niplette AVENT sur la poitrine tétine et à gauche
Gardien et porte un soutien-gorge qui est installé sur votre poitrine ne vous gêne ou de la douleur occasionnée.

Processus de correction peut être réalisée pour mamelon et le score est resté en permanence si vous avez utilisé continuellement pendant la période allant de 1 à 3 mois d'utilisation continue pendant une période de 8 heures par jour .

Après avoir utilisé l'outil pour une période de trois mois va devenir un mamelon de premier plan permanent ne va pas disparaître dans le sein de nouveau .

Un meilleur traitement de mamelon caverneux avant la grossesse et prénatal aussi pour ceux qui souffrent de la caverneux du mamelon et vous souhaitez allaiter son bébé Nnsahaa utilisant le mamelon d'aspiration de l'outil pendant 10 minutes avant chaque allaitement maternel et peut revenir à aborder la tétine sa permanence après leur enfant sevré parce que le traitement permanent nécessite d'installer l'outil sur la poitrine pour une période de 8 heures par jour , et cela ne fonctionnera pas avec la mère dans la durée de l'allaitement ou la grossesse, car pendant la grossesse empêche aspiration ou serrer les mamelons parce que les causes possible contraction de l'utérus pendant la grossesse.

Regardez quelques-unes des photos si clair comment corriger les mamelons à travers cet outil et facile à utiliser .

Mettez seringue dans le tube relié petite tasse


Mettez votre tasse sur le mamelon et petite seringue Tzhba à la siphonner le mamelon à l'extérieur

Anzei seringue du tube et laisser l'outil sur votre poitrine et porter sur un soutien-gorge


Alors j'ai fini discussion à vous laisser l'une des solutions possibles et efficaces pour traiter la poitrine caverneuse du mamelon ou inversé .

AVENT Niplette tool to highlight the nipple and treatment of cavernous

AVENT Niplette tool to highlight the nipple and treatment of cavernous tit and flat

Proportion of women or even girls before marriage they have a problem in the breast nipples and does not appear to be either non - nipple phenomenon or recessed It ( the inside of the breast ), which makes a woman at a loss for this problem resolved ? !

We wrote in an earlier issue about treat cavernous nipple or inverted nipple , nipple flat natural ways has written tips about highlighting the nipple and make it a prominent phenomenon and they were all natural ways

But today I will write about a tool to highlight the nipple or the cavernous and flat flipped

The device works via suction tit smoothly into something like a small plastic cup

And helps to highlight the tit for who Eetmanin of mothers breastfeed their babies and even girls who suffer from the problem of flat nipple or the cavernous

This tool industry Phillips and company called Philips AVENT Niplette characterized this tool easy to use and is available in pharmacies and you can buy them through the Phillips site .

You can put your AVENT Niplette tool on the teat chest and left
Guardian and wears a bra which is installed on your chest will not cause you any inconvenience or pain.

Correction process can be achieved for nipple and the score remained permanently if you used continuously in the period between 1 to 3 months of continuous use for a period of 8 hours per day .

After using the tool for a period of three months will become a permanent prominent nipple will not disappear within the breast again .

Better treatment of nipple cavernous pre-pregnancy and prenatal also for those who suffer from the nipple cavernous and you want to breast-feed her baby  using the tool suction nipple for 10 minutes before each breastfeeding and can return to address the teat her permanently after they are weaned child because treatment Permanent requires install the tool on the breast for a period of 8 hours per day , and this will not work with the mother in the duration of breastfeeding or pregnancy because during pregnancy prevents suction or tighten the nipples because that possible causes contraction of the uterus during pregnancy.

Look at some of the pictures so clear how to correct nipples through this tool and easy to use.

Put syringe in the tube connected small cup


Put your cup on your nipple and small Tzhba syringe to the siphoning off the nipple to the outside

Why gold's contango suggests central bank interference

In Faux Gold Arbitrage I mentioned that Tom makes the case that if anything, backwardation should be the normal state for gold. His paper arguing that case is in the clear on his site here and was also noted by GATA here.

Tom's argument is that backwardation, and not contango, should be the natural state for gold and thus the fact that gold has been in contango for "essentially all of the last 25 years strongly suggests central bank interference with the gold market." It is a counterfactual, trying to guess at how gold would behave relative to fiat if there was no manipulation.

It contrasts with those who focus on the short history of gold in the post gold standard world and observe that gold backwardation is rare, like James Turk in this piece for GoldMoney where he notes that "Gold backwardation is an abnormal condition" and "has only happened two times since this bull market in gold began back in 1999, and each prior occurrence lasted only a few days." Tom's article basically says that just because it is rare, doesn't mean it is abnormal.

James' view is based on the assumption that "interest rates are a reflection of risk" and that a currency "has a higher interest rate because it is more likely to be debased by government and central bank policy (i.e., lose purchasing power)". I think this is only looking at the supply side of the equation, and ignores demand for borrowing money. So for an economy with poor prospects there may be little demand to borrow and interest rates can fall even though no fiat is being printed.

James then says that "interest rates today result from heavy-handed central bank manipulations, thwarting real and accurate price discovery by the market" and that "market forces overpowering central bank manipulation can explain what is now happening in gold". But Toms says if contango has existed while markets have been manipulated and backwardation occurs when market forces overpower, then logically isn't backwardation the natural state for gold?

Tom makes a number of other points (including the point that money is often in backwardation, see my post on that here) and I recommend reading his paper as it will get you to think more deeply about gold, its monetary nature, and what backwardation really means.

CPM Group/Christian's Silver Summit presentation on Andrew Maguire

While Kitco broke the news of Jeff Christian's Silver Summit presentation, where "at the end of his silver market presentation, [gave] what he considers Maguire’s true employment history", they only reported some of the details of what was presented.

Whether you are pro or con Andrew, it does help to know eactly what Christian claimed. So I did something unusual in the blogosphere, and just contacted the source for a comment. Below is the text of Jeff's last slide, FYI:

Who Is Andrew Maguire?

Andrew Thomas Maguire, formerly Andrew Gerhard Maguire

Born 4 June 1951 in Germany British citizen

1980s: Sundry jobs in England

  Car salesman at Henleys, a car dealership, London

  Car leasing agent at H.R. Owen car dealership, Old Brompton Road, London

  ICS, start-up insurance courier company

1989: Immigrated to Canada and started a vehicle leasing company, Custom Lease Capital Inc. Operated for around five or six years, it appears.

Late 1990s: Day traded his own account.

2004: Started another vehicle leasing company: Auto Direct Leasing and Rentals.

2005: Left his wife and family and moved back to England. Apparently unemployed for two years or so.

Circa: 2008. Had a job in a financial institution in London which reportedly collapsed in the financial crisis. Reportedly was at Lehman, which he denies. Not clear what position he held.

Andrew says the above is "is totally inaccurate" in an email to Turd Ferguson:

"An article contrived by CPM Group's Jeffery Christian based upon spuriously sourced information and published this evening on Kitco News is attempting to question my 35+ year banking history and is totally inaccurate and I will be responding to this shortly. As most know, I have brought Jeffery Christian’s integrity into question on numerous occasions and this is no more than an attempt to discredit my work in exposing the unallocated bullion banking system of which he is a primary architect."

Andrew then followed up with the following comment in a King World News interview:

"Obviously I am going to be dealing with this in more detail next week, but there was no mention of my over 35 years of banking history -- as I said, I’ll put this farce to bed next week. So what if I have other business interests aside from trading? No company I’ve ever been associated with has ever gone bankrupt."

I have plenty of thoughts on this story but as it is still developing, anything I write will be incomplete without Andrew's response, so I'll hold off until then. In any case, no matter how it plays out, there is an important lesson in this story for goldbugs regarding "the cartel" that I will also cover.

Glammed Up | Royal Blue & Silver Ball Makeup

Hey beauties!
A couple of weekends ago we went to a charity ball called The Ball Of Hope to raise money for mental health & Telethon which is an annual Western Australian fundraising organization that raises money for children with illness, so it was a good cause to get dressed up & help contribute towards that. In fact the Telethon child for this year is a girl from my home town so it felt even more meaningful. It was a fun night, we enjoyed a photo booth that they had where you dress up with props. But of course the fun part was getting ready.

You will see my dress in a moment, I was so excited to get and it got here with one week to spare so I was very thankful for that. With the makeup, of course I wanted it to be glamorous & I took the colour theme for my dress and hoped it wouldn't look too matchy-matchy.

Apologies for the pic heavy post!

 ~Products~

 Eyes: MAC Painterly paintpot (Primer), Maybelline CTT in Electric Blue (Base), MAC Nylon (inner corner, highlight) Inglot 428 (Metallic Blue), MAC Contrast (outer corner). For the crease I used a mixture of colours, although I was never happy with it, primarily I used Charming from the Too Faced Pretty Rebel palette & Urban Decay Tease. For blending I used Dainty from Pretty Rebel. I then did my eyeliner with the Tarte gel eyeliner and above that line, created the glitter liner firstly using Nyx Glitter liner in Disco & setting it with Nyx Silver glitter. Lastly I applied my mascara & the eyelashes I used are Ardell Demi Wispies.

Face: YSL Touche Eclat (center of face) + Nars Sheer Glow (all over),MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Light, Benefit Hoola bronzer, The Balm Mary Lou-Manizer highlighter, NARS Sex Appeal

Lips: Bourjois Levres Contour in #17 I think?, MAC Angel

I curled my hair with a Bed Head clampless curling wand all in the same direction and pulled to one side & pinned in place. I brushed out the curls with my fingers after hairspraying to give them a messy look.

 With my partner, friends & my BFF that I've known since pre-primary school :)

My dress is from www.myballdressau.com, it is so well made & I am absolutely in love with it, hopefully I can wear it somewhere else! I only got it a week before the ball but luckily it didn't need to be tailored because the asymmetrical hemline meant I wasn't tripping over it & it had a tie up back so the bust wasn't too big. If you are ordering a month before an event make sure you pay a little bit extra for a rush order!

My shoes are by "shoezy" from eBay and I loved how they looked with the dress. I went jewelery free because the sequins & shoes were so blingy, but I do wish I wore some 'dainty' bangles.

They also had a photo booth there, lots of fun!

Thanks for looking!
If you were to go to a ball, what would your style be?
xx

P.S I cannot log onto blogger from my phone, all I get is infinite page redirects which is the worst pain in the world. I normally post drafts from my phone so it makes it really hard. Can it be fixed?

3 Different Ways to Exfoliate

Hi Beauties!
Exfoliating is definitely an important part of your skin care routine, to aid in the removal of dead skin cells which reveals the gorgeous skin underneath, preventing a buildup which can make your skin look & feel dull & lifeless. This post isn't exactly about different groundbreaking ways to exfoliate but more about different formulations in the exfoliaters I am currently using. 

 I went without exfoliating over a period of time, except for a few aspirin masks here and there but all I needed to do was buy another one, but wasn't sure what.
Over the past few months I've found a few products that have been able to work in conjunction with each other, which may seem over the top but I make sure not to overdo it by letting my skin rest for a few days in between. I don't recommend it for everybody but I haven't had any bad reactions and my skin is always feeling soft & smooth.

 DMK Micro Peel, Biore Warming Anti-blackhead cream cleanser, Michael Todd Tropical Fruit Enzyme Exfoliant Scrub

DMK Micro Peel

 The DMK Micro Peel is the main exfoliant that I make sure to use weekly. This 'peel' (note- I do not have any extra peeling occur afterwards) works chemically unlike typical exfoliants which work mechanically. It has a thin, runny consistency & applies like a masque, which slightly tightens the skin so it's not going to run off the face. After 5 minutes I rinse it off with cold water & moisturize.
This is the most expensive skin care item I own at $68 but I can see it lasting a long time as I use it strictly once a week and I only need the size of a 50c coin.
-Can only get through a salon that sells DMK skin care. Learn more here

Biore Warming Anti-blackhead cream cleanser

This is actually a cleanser but it has similar properties to a scrub. I use this 2 nights a week if needed, usually when I notice a pimple starting to appear because it helps to bring it out so it can heal, or uneven texture around the forehead, nose & chin. I do actually notice a big difference with the presence of blackheads on my nose & chin & I like the warming feeling that it provides. It has a very thick & sticky texture with very small beads in it, which works pretty nicely as a very gentle, healing scrub.
-Can buy from Woolworths or anywhere that sells Biore products for around $12.

Michael Todd Tropical Fruit Enzyme Exfoliant Scrub

 This is a product that I'll also use just as an extra boost, and I make sure not to use it within 3 days of using the DMK Micro Peel. It is a creamier exfoliant that smells divine & glides really smoothly over my face without feeling too harsh & leaves it feeling smoother afterwards.
-$18 from the Michael Todd website

Comparing the different textures of each product

Remember to use products that are made for your skin type & to cleanse & moisturize as normal!
What is your favourite exfoliator?
xx

This is not a sponsored post, all products bought with my own money

Gold as a FOREX Currency

My MAC Lipstick Collection

Hello dolls, sorry for the lack of posts/ comments!
Today I am bringing you my MAC lipstick collection. I've posted my lipstick collection (back then, anyway) sorted out by colours, so I do have some of these in there but I wanted to group my MAC ones all together and do a generalized review.

MAC has to be one of my favourite brands for lipsticks, because I can really notice the quality compared to cheaper brands. The biggest differences are the pigmentation, how they apply & how long wearing they are. I find some of the brighter/ deeper ones stain my lips so much that I still have a tinge on my lips when I wake up in the morning.

The packaging is quite simple with the usual black, bullet shaped tubes, but I like how the Viva Glam ones stand out with pink instead of silver on the inside. I also love the standard vanilla smell that all MAC lipsticks have.

MAC lipsticks have come in 9 finishes: Matte, Satin, Frost, Cremesheen, Cremesheen Pearl, Lustre, Amplified, Amplified Pearl, Glaze. Wow that's a lot more than what I thought there was until I looked it up. For a great in-depth description of each finish, this blog describes them better than what I could ever do.

Hue

A light nude pink, Hue is perfect for when you don't want a full on nude look.The glaze finish is the most natural out of them all, providing a subtle colour but also lasts the least amount of time, which is ok because it is easy to reapply.

Creme D' Nude

A nude peach colour in a very moisturizing & creamy formula which makes it only last around the 2 hour mark, but is also easy to reapply. It has a decent amount of coverage but is still fairly natural.
Myth

A pink-beige nude which I find way too creamy & have to smooth it out with my fingers after applying it from the tube, but it is perfect for a blanked out lip look. You can tell from the skin swatch how much comes off from a light application. Is anyone else's the same? From what I've read it is one of the more drying shades but it is not like that on me at all.

Angel

One of the most perfect pink nude lipsticks I own, I do not find this as frosty as what everyone else claims it to be. I can see why this is a cult classic!

Please Me

A matte muted pink lip colour which is more forgiving than some mattes which will dry out your lips completely & tug on application, which this does not. One of my favourite muted lip colours of all time!

Snob

A satiny-matte finish that is a cool toned lilac-pink, a bit less dramatic than Saint Germain, which makes it a wearable barbie-pink and is non-drying!

Crossswires

A gorgeous coral-orange that I thought never really tried when I received it from the lovely Amalia in a blog sale, but started wearing later and really appreciated the colour. It is perfect for spring & day time & has a lovely sheen thanks to the formula!

Viva GLam Nicki

The first MAC lipstick I had ever bought by myself, that i had to go back & buy as a gift for a friend because I loved it that much! This can pull off different colours on different people, on my friend it looks fuchsia somehow but on me, a vibrant, almost neon coral-pink. DAYMN! Such a nice formula, it applies nicely & lasts a long time.

Impassioned

The first MAC Lipstick I had ever lusted over, is finally no longer a lust! This beautiful amplified finish makes the warm watermelon pink colour stand out & makes it a long wearing, moisturizing lip colour.

Girl About Town

A fuchsia berry colour that I could assume would look awesome on any skin tone & colour. Another amplified finish that leaves your lips glossy & moisturized.

Candy Yum Yum

So glad I ended up buying this at the last minute! A gorgeous **bright** candy pink colour that will be sure to make you stand out. It is matte so it lasts for ages and is slightly drying but I find it very forgiving to wear.

Morange

A super bright, neon orange lip colour that applies exactly the same as Impassioned & is extremely pigmented with just one swipe. This is lovely to wear with minimal makeup or a brown smoky eye.

Ruby Woo

A classic blue-based red lipstick which has become a cult favourite, Ruby Woo is super matte which also means it is one of the most drying lipsticks I own and tugs on your lips when applying, but also lasts throughout pretty much anything & even when it wears off, your lips are so stained that you almost only need lipgloss to freshen it up.

Rebel

An almost impossible colour for me to wear, mainly because I find it way too creamy (just like Myth- I think I got both dud shades from a flash sale website!) I can't get this to apply evenly, so I have to stain it on. It looks a lot more scary in the tube but when applied is a deep plum-berry. I have no idea why it doesn't work on me because everybody else loves it!

 Edit: Just realized that I forgot to include the arm swatches!

L-R: Hue, Creme D' Nude, Myth, Angel, Snob, Please Me, Crosswires

L-R: Viva Glam Nicki, Morange, Candy Yum Yum, Impassioned, Girl About Town, Ruby Woo, Rebel

So that is my MAC Lipstick collection. I am very happy with it and think I have a nice selection of brights & nudes. My favourite colours, if I had to pick any, would be Angel, Please Me, Viva Glam Nicki, Impassioned, Morange & Ruby Woo, although I do love them all.

Let me know what your favourite MAC lipsticks are, or your favourite brand for lipsticks!
xx

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Le traitement de la transpiration excessive par la chirurgie d'agrafage du nerf sympathique

Le traitement de la transpiration excessive par la chirurgie d'agrafage du nerf sympathique

La transpiration excessive est un besoin réel problème doit être résolu à l'autre et lorsque la personne ne parvient pas à résoudre le problème de transpiration excessive grâce à des médicaments ou un traitement physique ou médecine alternative , alors il faut chercher une solution médicale par une chirurgie simple et permet d'éviter une course finale.

La transpiration est une fonction naturelle du corps se produisent chaque organisme vivant, un processus de l'organisme pour la défensive humidifié mais ce qui arrive à ceux qui souffrent de ce problème avec les glandes sudoripares conduisent à l'hyperhidrose.

A déclaré le Dr Hossam Ahmed Fouad professeur de chirurgie générale , l'oncologie , les glandes et les vaisseaux sanguins et la chirurgie laparoscopique développés et digestives et laser Beaucoup de gens se tournent vers le problème de transpiration excessive comme un problème trivial et viendront à échéance au cours du temps , mais ils ne sont pas particulièrement pour ceux qui souffrent d'hyperhidrose Evin , où ils ne peuvent pas écrire et du papier de la constipation ou traiter avec des appareils électriques , etc .

Quant à ceux qui souffrent d' hyperhidrose faciale chacun leur faudra l'impression qu'ils Khajlon et incapable de travailler et ils sont toujours confus, d'autant plus qu'un tel cas accompagnée d' une augmentation des troubles cardiaques.

Hossam a ajouté que ces symptômes sont causés par l' activité accrue des ganglions nerveux sympathique et ce cas peut être traité par la chirurgie est une opération d'agrafage simple du nerf sympathique d'arrêter le travail décennie ethnique.

Peut être utilisé chirurgie laparoscopique dans cette chirurgie est l'aliment de base dans le nœud en question ( la deuxième du visage - et le troisième LEED) est le seul traitement qui a produit des résultats satisfaisants et un patients atteints d'hyperhidrose , mais il doit être conscient que la chirurgie ne réduira pas la sueur mais Satmanah final.

Il arrête également la sueur du visage et des mains signifie l'augmentation de la proportion des sécrétions ethniques abdominale, dos, connu comme la transpiration compensatoire , et la gravité varient d'une personne à l'autre mais n'est pas visible problème est le phénomène

Et le taux de réussite de 95% ceux , qui est la chirurgie de chirurgies par jour et ne peut voir le résultat après des heures de chirurgie.

Hossam a ajouté que la chirurgie ne peut pas être utilisé avec tous les cas, si la transpiration excessive des pieds , par exemple , les hommes ne peut être agrafé sympathique parce qu'elle est associée avec les fonctions sexuelles et ce n'est que lorsque les hommes.

Hossam a ajouté qu'il existe d'autres traitements médicamenteux tels que l'utilisation des injections de Botox ou la thérapie d'ions, mais le taux de réussite est stable et varie d'une personne à l'autre .

En ce qui concerne les cas de transpiration excessive sous les aisselles ne recommande pas d'utiliser la chirurgie, mais nous vous recommandons d'utiliser certains médicaments pour les bactéries et les champignons pour éviter les odeurs .

Trip to Sydney & Melbourne

Next week I will be in Sydney for the Gold Sympoisum on 16th and 17th. A good selection of speakers, looking forward to those from Jeff Berwick, Louis Boulanger, John Butler, Dan Denning, David Evans, Chris Powell and Rick Rule. I also understand that BDO Tax Consulting will be covering tax issues with investing in gold, which should be useful in clarifying this often confusing area.

On Saturday the 19th I will be in Melbourne for the International Coin Show with a few speaking slots, the program includes:

11.00am Bullion Coins and their Markets - Ron Currie, Perth Mint Sales and Marketing Director

11.20am Factors Driving the Gold Price - Bron Suchecki, Perth Mint Manager, Analysis and Strategy

11.40am Stacking Precious Metals - Gold Stackers and Silver Stackers

1.00pm Gold Confiscation in Australia - Bron Suchecki, Perth Mint Manager, Analysis and Strategy

2.00pm Silver Stackers Discussion Panel - Ron, Bron, Ben and Mark

Look forward to catching up with any of you who are going to these events.

Dates tonique sexuel normal

Dates tonique sexuel normal

Dates contient de nombreux nutriments essentiels pour le corps humain , et les avantages de dates Il s'agit d'un stimulant sexuel naturel.

Dr. Marwa dit le professeur Genena à la Faculté de l'Agriculture date riche en phosphore avec du métal , ce qui donne la puissance sexuelle , en plus de l'acide arginine, un des acides aminés essentiels , en soulignant que cet acide a un rôle influent dans la fertilité masculine.

Genena a ajouté que l'absence d' arginine d'acide masculin conduit à un manque de la spermatogenèse et il est d'un grand intérêt , en particulier pour ceux qui souffrent de l'infertilité due à un manque de sperme , il est important et utile ajustement de nourriture pour les hommes et les aide à maintenir leur nationalité.

China Surreptitiously Acquiring Gold Via The Perth Mint?

I've got a post up on the corporate blog addressing a comment by Jim Rickards in a recent Financial Sense interview where he said that on the dip in the gold price to $1,200 China bought 600 tonnes from The Perth Mint.

Also, a couple of weeks ago I did a corporate post answering this question from a reader, for those interested:

"If there is an event (why I would be buying precious metals as insurance for) that sky rockets the price of the metals what is the chance that I will be "paid" in fiat currencies rather than in the actual metals? Especially when the currencies are plummeting and the PMs are skyrocketing. If gold will be paid in paper isn't it paper gold?"

Apologies for the lack of posts on this blog, have been busy with work. There are a number of draft posts in the works that have been nagging me to finish.

Smashbox Master Class 2 | Review & Swatches

The first time I had ever walked into a Sephora was when I first eyed this beauty.. the Smashbox Master Class 2 palette. I wasn't sure about it but when I found out the value I knew I had to have it. Definitely something that would come in handy for traveling (next time!) & in a makeup kit.

 

The Smashbox Master Class Palette 2 offers a huge range of eyeshadows, cream eyeliners, blush & highlighters; a great set for a beginner who is not really sure how to put together colour combinations &so they also don't have to spend up on lots of different products. 

Packaging: Encased in a hard case that is very similar to a book with how it feels & how it opens up with eyeshadows on the left, cream eyeliner, blush & highlighters on the right. The magnet is strong enough to keep the palette from opening by itself in your makeup bag. The colours are named on the plastic sleeve that protects the products on each side from coming into contact when it is closed,
which can be tucked underneath out of the way when using the palette.

Pigmentation: Although the shimmery & darker eyeshadows are pigmented they do need a base as I find it doesn't take long for them to start fading & they need a bit of a kick to get started. The lighter matte shadows do take a few swipes to show up. Cream eyeliner applies a bit patchy but it just needs a couple of layers & should be set with similar coloured eyeshadow. The Blush & highlighters are extremely pigmented & show up on first swatch.

Texture: Matte eyeshadows can come off a bit chalky & but the shimmery ones apply really smoothly & everything is easy to blend. Cream eyeliners have a perfect consistency where they glide on really easily & make for great bases underneath shadows. Blush feels very similar to the eyeshadows & the highlighters have a very shimmery finish without chunky glitter.

 Swatches

 Column 1 'Head Shot': Linen, Golden Orchid, Chestnut

    2 'Heliograph': Nectar, Peacock, Mocha

           3 'Focal Point': Champagne, Flamingo, Java

       4 'Quick Take': Vanilla, Ambient, Serpent

 1 'Cover Shoot': Flirt, Dusk, Haze

2 'Hyperfocal': Mist, Rose, Obsidian

3 'Vignette': Parfait, Amethyst, Aubergine

4 'Aristotype': Opal, Anchor, Ultramarine

 Top (bottom of left side in palette): Bliss, Wheat, Sable, Blackout

Bottom (Top of right side): Bronze, Midnight Purple, Picasso,Caviar

 Top: Carnation, Flush, Geranium

Bottom: Rosy, Suntan, Warm Apricot

 Lens, Shimmer

Overall, my favourite thing in this palette would have to be the blush. It would be so much more easier to go traveling and not having to bring 4 different blushers with you! I also like how the eyeshadows are set out in groups of 3 for a lid, brow bone & crease colour & each group has their own name for the type of look they could present, and then they have the classic blending colours that can be added to any look.
Something I don't get is the peachy toned highlighter, it looks like you've applied your blush too high, but the skin toned one is perfect. Instead of that highlighter, the bronzer which is among the blushes would be perfect in that place because of all things probably needs to be a decent size.

I am pretty sure this palette is limited edition so I apologize for that but I'm sure if you do miss out, they will release another one in the future.
You can pick this up from Sephora (once again, sorry to those in the Southern Hemisphere) for $59 and it has a $275 value, which means you get 40 different products for $1.47 each! I've also seen it on eBay for $79 which is still decent but it will most likely go up, so it pays to shop around.

I'd recommend this palette if you feel the need for extra shades & for a convenient palette but honestly I think many are very dupable as well, or f you'd rather have everything in one palette then this would be perfect!

xx