Lotion up with Vaseline!

With the cold season around the corner it’s time to protect your skin from getting dry and chapped. We recently sent out samples of a new product that Vaseline will be launching this year and can’t wait to share the great reviews we received from our member on the product. Participants of the Tryology program got to try and review this top secret new Vaseline product for FREE before it hit the store shelves.

Until we can all try the new product from Vaseline, there are many other great choices! Check out the Vaseline Expo for reviews on all of their latest products to keep you soft and moisturized.

Vaseline Total Moisture

Cocoa Butter Extra Care Cream

Add comment September 9th, 2009

Sassy Water Recipe

Another day another diet trend. The Sassy Water Flat Belly Diet Recipe:

Ingredients:
• 2 Quarts of water
• 12 Mint leaves
• 1 Cucumber peeled and sliced thin
• 1 teaspoon of grated ginger
• 1 Lemon sliced thin

Instructions:
1. Fill up a container with 2 quarts of water.
2. Break off 12 mint leaves and place into the water.
3. Wash the lemon rind, slice thin and add to water.
4. Peel the cucumber, slice really thin, and add it to the water.
5. Grate the ginger root on the fine section of your grater. Add to the water.
6. Put the water in the refrigerator and let it get cold. Overnight is recommended.
One batch of sassy water should last you all day, so fill up your water bottle, thermos or whatever container you can take with you and you can have this tasty, healthy beverage with you all the time.

For more ways to flatten that belly check out this review of the:
The Abs Diet for Women: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Your Body

Add comment August 18th, 2009

Oral B Vitality Sonic Rechargeable Toothbrush

Features include:

* Deep cleans to remove plaque while gently stimulating gums
* Pulsating signal after two minutes recommended brushing time
* Rechargeable battery will last approximately 20 minutes or 5 days of brushing
* Limited 2 year warranty
* Advanced Sonic technology

Vitality Sonic Power Toothbrush Reviews

AIT says: “This product works very well. It is well made, and I have not had a problem with it in the two years I have owned it. I can feel the cleanliness of my teeth after using it. It has a convenient base that charges the internal battery.”

Add comment July 28th, 2009

Best tool for whitening teeth?

According to the Washington Post and Consumer Reports, Crest Whitestrips Supreme are the best teeth whiteners that do not involve a trip to the dentist.

Consumer Reports tested eight products, ranging from $17 to $50, and found a clear winner: Crest Whitestrips Supreme. This product was the priciest kit CR tested. And it has limited availability, sold only by dentists and on Web sites such as Amazon.com and Dentist.net.

According to the test, Target’s Whitening Dissolving Strips rated poorly. And the least effective of all tested was the i-White, a tray with a battery-operated light that supposedly speeds whitening and claims to produce “dental professional results at home.”

A review of the Best Rated in-home teeth whitening kit:
Crest Whitestrips Supreme Professional Strength

Add comment July 22nd, 2009

How to Tousle Long Hair

It’s summer and time to frolic outside. The perfect hair for park excursions and road trips is soft and flowing not stiff and made-up. To achieve this look our members tried the new hair care line by Herbal Essences, Tousle Me Softly.

Using a combination of products from the line, our members show you how to achieve a fun, flirty, tousled look:
Tousle Me Softly Shampoo
Tousle Me Softly Conditioner
Tousle Me Softly Spray Gel
Tousle Me Softly Finishing Touch Cream
Tousle Me Softly Hair Spray

For long tousled hair:

Add comment July 15th, 2009

A bronze summer glow in a bottle

We all know that too much tanning in the sun is bad for us. The solution? Sunless tanners.

Bare Escentuals Face and Body Color Faux Tan

Lancome Soleil Flash Bronzer Self Tanning Leg Gel

Coppertone Endless Summer Sunless Tanning Lotion

Neutrogena MicroMist Tanning Sunless Spray

Add comment July 9th, 2009

Lashstash Mascara Deluxe Sampler

Sephora put their favorite, most wanted mascaras in one box—so you get a full fringe for one pretty price. It’s currently only $39

Seeing as I usually pay about $18 -$22 for my favorite mascaras this would be a great deal to try a bunch of different kinds without having to commit to buying a whole one at full price and then hating it.

The kit includes:
- 0.1 oz Anastasia Lash Lifting Mascara
- 0.1 oz Tarte Lights Camera Lashes
- 0.1 oz Sephora Atomic Volume Mascara
- 0.24 oz Stila Multi Effect Mascara
- 0.14 oz Benefit Bad Gal Mini
- 0.2 oz Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash
- 0.13 oz Too Faced Mini Lash Injection Pin Point
- 0.12 oz Smashbox Bionic
- 0.07 oz Lancome Cils Booster
- 0.085 oz DuWop Lash Venom
- 0.14 oz Korres Provitamin B5 and Rice Bran Mascara

Benefit Bad Gal Lash

Add comment June 24th, 2009

Hand Sanitizer Recall

Clarcon has issued a voluntary recall of some skin sanitizers and other skin products marketed under several different brand names. Examples of products that should be tossed include Citrushield Lotion, Dermasentials DermaBarrier, and Antimicrobial Hand Sanitizer, which is pictured here. The FDA says consumers should not use any Clarcon products and should throw them away. For more about the Coarcon product recall: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525520,00.html

Instead why not try: Burt’s Bees Aloe & Witch Hazel Hand Sanitizer

Add comment June 10th, 2009

Proactive

Proactive came out about 10 years ago coincidentally I was in high school and wanted to really believe the commercials spouting miracle claims on the television that I did end up trying it. Personally for me, it wasn’t a miracle worker but it did do a good job. Everyone has their own skin issues but apparently it works well for some. According to this blogger at >Bellasugar “After only a week of use, the texture of my skin is smoother, tighter, and appears less oily. The redness and inflammation has subsided, and bumps have softened — if not disappeared.” and “The Three-Step System ($40) leaves the skin feeling very active and refreshed.” Commenters also weighed in with some being adamant supporters while others stating that it didn’t work for them.

For more opinions of the Proactive check out these two reviews:

While Beastigirl loves it:

SophiaLauterbach is “not a fan”

1 comment May 28th, 2009

My Perfect Mascara

As a girl, I love makeup and pledge allegiance to some of my favorite products. While I AM attached to some products, I am always on the lookout for something even better. I was pretty attached to Benefit’s Bad Gal Mascara for the past year or 2 but my impulse purchase this week has brought a new AMAZING product to my attention and I am now head over heels in love.

“Bare Escentuals Buxom® Lash Mascara - Blackest Black holds the style of your lashes for a continuous 12 hours with no flakiness. The silky, vitamin-rich formula darkens, lengthens, and thickens from root to tip without ever clumping. Its patented, hourglass-shaped brush is designed to lift and separate every lash while delivering the perfect amount of antioxidant-rich mascara needed for bigger, fuller lashes.”

Basically it has made my lashes longer than I have ever seen them before with a border line “fake lash look” but in a good way. There is no spider look and massive clumping. Just long lashes for days. I recommend!

-Froso

Here is a review of my now back-up selections:

Bad Gal Lash Mascara

Dior Show Mascara

1 comment May 14th, 2009