L'Oreal lavished us with lipstick, lipgloss, mineral makeup, liquid eyeliner and telescopic mascara. Conair gave away flat irons. There was organic deodorant, lipbalm and teeth bleach from KissMe, Cadbury Thins, stockings, funky hair elastics from im, that I'm really digging, and a whole bunch of other cool stuff.

L'Oreal's Colour Juice Sheer Juicy Lip Gloss in Tutti Frutti is a summery cotton candy colour that smells like strawberries. The Colour Juice lipstick in Cherry Freeze is a gorgeous deep pink color that looks surprisingly good on me. I have really pale skin and I never fathomed wearing a colour like this but I love it! It smells like cherries too. Yummy!

I tried the Carbon Black Lineur Intense Felt Tip Liquid eyeliner yesterday morning. It lasted all day long and looks fantastic on. I just need to work on my application skills as it was far from perfect.

I'm already a huge fan of L'Oreal mascara and can't wait to crack open the Telescopic Mascara tonight. I'm curious to see how their mineral makeup compares to Bare Escentuals.

I'm very excited to try the Instant Heat Ceramic Flat Iron. I love Conair. I already use their curling iron and blow dryer. I've never bought another brand. Though my hair is naturally poker straight, I've always wanted to try to get that sleek polished look, which can only be accomplished by a flat iron. I'll keep you posted on how that turns out.


Kiss My Face, a "Healthy, effective, and earth-friendly" brand gave little kits with Liquid Rock Deodorant, Lip Balm, toothpaste and Honey & Calendula Ultra Moisurizer. I tried their organic toothpaste this morning and the organic lipbalm in Treat Mint (spf 15). The lip balm is refreshing and minty. It feels amazing on. It reminds me a lot of Bert's Bees actually. I'm all over it. I applaud companies like these who strive to create natural, organic, or earth friendly products and can't wait to test all of it.

Airplus pitched in a pair of Steppies, (Formerly called Ball-of Foot. I can see why they changed the name), which are these brilliant little doohickeys that stick to the inside of your shoes to provide additional cushioning for the balls of your feet. I can't wait to try these with my heels in spring.

As you can see, being in the media is a really tough job! It was sheer exhaustion testing all of this fantastic free stuff and of course, my fingers are getting quite sore from typing about all of this, so I simply don't have the energy to tell you about the wrinkle zapping properties of the Revitalift from L'Oreal, the Trouser Socks from Silks, or L'Oreal's Studio Line Indestructible hair gel. Alex is bald anyway.

But don't worry about me. I'll have a couple of those yummy Lychee Amarula Martinis tonight (they were practically force feeding them to us), and I'll survive somehow ;)