Product Reviews
Cover Girl Queen Lasting Lipliner: Product Review
What: Angela glides on Cover Girl’s Queen Lasting Lipliner
The Lowdown: Not being a big fan of lipstick, my favorite way to add a little color to my pout is to fill in with lipliner, and glide on some clear gloss. The problem? Like any other lipcolor, staying power is tough to come by. This Queen collection lipliner claims to be “lasting.” Does it live up to that promise? We’ll see.
I’ve found that true pencils (the kind you have to sharpen) generally are longer lasting than the twist up kind, and this Lasting Lipliner is of the latter variety, so I had my doubts. It does, ...
Clairol Natural Instincts: Product Review
What: Angela changes it up with Natural Instincts
The Lowdown: There was a time when coloring your hair at home was a real risk—not only were the results not guaranteed to be great, they were permanent. Natural Instincts was one of the first non-permanent haircolors (lasts through twenty-some shampoos) we can remember on the market, and has managed to stick around for a reason.
If you’ve never colored your hair before, Natural Instincts is super easy to use. Mix it in the applicator bottle, and apply to damp hair. Leave on for somewhere between 10-20 minutes, and rinse and ...
RoC Complete Lift and Deep Wrinkle Products: Product Review
What: Angela fights fine lines with RoC Complete Lift Eye Pen, Complete Lift Daily Moisturizer, and Deep Wrinkle Filler.
The Lowdown: On principle, I rarely spend more than $10 on a beauty product of any kind, so looking at the price points on these RoC products made me skeptical. Nineteen bucks for an “eye pen”? Really? My Vaseline moisturizing routine has served me just fine thus far - and it’s only $2 a tub.
The daily moisturizer and eye pen contain “patent-pending PROTIENT® lifting & firming technology – a high-performance tightening agent” (I wasn’t aware that “technology” ...
Ouchless Flex Goody Headband: Product Review
What: Angela accessorizes with an Ouchlessflex Goody headband.
The Lowdown: Upon receiving the aforementioned headband, I was kind of stumped. I mean, I know the purpose of a headband, and I know how to wear one, but how do you review one? If it stays on the head and looks cute, it’s all good. This could be a very short piece indeed.
So here it goes—this Goody headband stayed on my head and looks cute. But there is actually more. I have to admit, having a kind of narrow head (I know, it’s one of those sorely under-recognized afflictions) headbands really don’t fit me all that ...
Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse: Product Review
What: Angela tries to even things out with Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse
The Lowdown: While we’re busy changing up our fashion with the change of seasons, we need to remember that our make-up needs changing up as well. Heavier, creamier foundations that were fine (even preferable) in the dry winter months will do nothing but weigh us down as the summer heat sets in—which is why now seemed like a good time to lighten up by trying out Maybelline’s Dream Liquid Mousse. Boasting a lightweight “air-whipped” formula that’s oil-free, the product goes so far as to claim an “air-brushed” ...
St. Ives Smoothing In-Shower Body Scrub: Product Review
What: Angela softens up with St. Ives Exfoliating In-Shower Body Polish
The Lowdown: Memorial Day is a memory, and since summer’s when we bare the most skin—like it or not—it’s high time that we all take a little inventory of any rough spots we’ve let go through the long winter months. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Okay, now for a remedy ...
Enter the all-over body scrub, in this case the St. Ives Exfoliating In-Shower Body Polish. Mineral beauty products have been a huge beauty trend for some time now, and sugar scrubs have been around forever—so combining the two only makes sense. St. ...
Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth Antiperspirant: Product Review
What: Angela attempts to get smooth - and dry - with Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth Antiperspirant
The Lowdown: All I’ve ever really wanted in an antiperspirant is for it to keep me as dry as possible, for as long as possible (there’s nothing worse than a mid-afternoon summer meltdown in your favorite silky blouse - yuk). But this Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth gives a little extra incentive to try it, claiming that long-term use will result (through a combination of a “Pro-Epil Complex” with natural extracts and Dove moisturizers) in smoother underarms and less noticeable stubble with ...
iWhite Light Activated Whitening Kit
What: Angela attempts to whiten up with the iWhite Light Activated Whitening Kit
The Lowdown: Confession—I have an obsession with white teeth. After a couple years in braces as a teenager, I have a reasonably good smile and since the advent of home whitening products, I have spent far too much time (and money) messing around with gel, trays and strips in an attempt to get the whitest white possible. So I was super excited to try the iWhite Light Activated Whitening Kit. I mean, it’s light activated! That has to be better right?!? We’ll see.
The instructions are simple—the ...
Physicians Formula Organic Wear 2-in-1 Bronzer and Blush: Product Review
What: Angela gets her glow on with Physicians Formula Organic Wear 2-in-1 Bronzer and Blush
The Lowdown: Let me start by saying that, as a rule, I dislike bronzers. And blush. Intensely. In the past, I attributed my distaste for these particular products down to the possibility that I have just never mastered the fine art of bronzing and blushing—because no matter what brand I tried, what color I selected, I always ended up looking like I just stepped out of a bad 80s music video. So it was with great trepidation that I approached Physicians Formula Organic Wear 2-in-1 Bronzer and ...
Chemisettes by Anne: Product Review
What: Angela slips on a Chemisette by Anne in place of her usual cami ...
The Lowdown: What exactly is a “chemisette” you ask? Well, according to the packaging, it’s “an ideal lingerie alternative” to the camis and tank tops (and I’d even add shells) that we usually wear under blouses, jackets, and other low cut tops for a little extra coverage and/or interest. It’s a really simple idea, but the ingenious (and yet, also simple) part is how you attach it—with an elastic-and-button-deal that you wrap around your bra straps. Why didn’t we think of this? We’ll never know.
I admit, ...
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