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Member Since: June 8, 2008Reviews
L'Oreal Paris Collagen Filler Lip
I'm going to give this product a thumbs up, however I don't think it'll be part of my regular beauty regimen. I have a couple small smile lines just starting, and the filler did work to smooth them out and make them much less noticeable... +
I'm going to give this product a thumbs up, however I don't think it'll be part of my regular beauty regimen. I have a couple small smile lines just starting, and the filler did work to smooth them out and make them much less noticeable. It worked fairly quickly; within a couple days I noticed a difference. The plumper also works fairly well and makes a noticeable difference in the fullness of my lips, but it doesn't last very long at all. Within about fifteen minutes the plumping effect was gone. As it's a cream, it's not something I would want to keep applying throughout a night to keep up the effect. One nice thing about the plumper is that it doesn't irritate the lips like many plumping lipsticks or glosses do, and it does act as a very effective moisturizer.
All in all, I found this to be a good product, although I don't think I'd continue buying it as the small wrinkles I do have don't bother me enough to justify the cost, and even though my plumping lip glosses are a little irritating, they're much more practical because they can be re-applied though out the day without having a mess of cream on my lips. I might think about buying this product a few years down the road if I find the wrinkles around my lips bother me more.
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East Side Mario's
This place was absolutely horrible. I wasn't expecting fine dining or anything, from a place that allows you to write in crayon on their walls. However, I did expect the food to be edible. Apparently this is to difficult for East Side... +
This place was absolutely horrible.
I wasn't expecting fine dining or anything, from a place that allows you to write in crayon on their walls. However, I did expect the food to be edible. Apparently this is to difficult for East Side Mario's to achieve.
When we arrived, we stood at the door for ten minutes waiting for someone to notice us. When we finally flagged someone to get the hostess, who had passed us several times already, she arrived looking surprised and asked, "Oh, did you want to be seated?".
We sat down to dirty plates, and had to get our own menus. The waiter finally arrived, and we ordered drinks, waiting a long time to receive them. The coffee came without cream or sugar, and he forgot to bring it, so we had to ask twice. When we ordered, he was unable to answer any questions about the food and seemed confused about the options available with the entrees.
I started with caesar salad. The dressing was obviously Kraft and the croutons came out of a box.
I ordered the chicken parmesan, which is one of my all-time favourite dishes, and which I make at home quite often. It's very easy to make. The chicken was rubbery and the sauce was awful. It had a horrible bile-like flavour. The spagetti al olio that came with it was slightly overcooked. My dining partner had a steak, which was alright, but the vegetables were barely cooked.
I was still hungry, and I ordered the raspberry cheesecake for desert, thinking that it's hard to screw up a cheesecake. Well, they managed. It was utterly flavour-less. The texture was odd, and it seemed to be more filler and less cream cheese. The coulis wasn't good enough to save the cake form itself.
I'm accustomed to poor service at places like this because of the labour shortage, but you'd think that a huge chain like this would have some kind of quality control on their food. I've never had a worse experience dining, and would rather have eaten at McDonalds (which I hate with a passion, by the way).
All around awful, and I will never go back.
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Aquafresh White Trays
First, a disclaimer: This was my first time trying a whitening product, so I don't have anything to compare it to. That said, this product exceeded my expectations. I bought this product mainly because it only requires once-a-day use, rather... +
First, a disclaimer: This was my first time trying a whitening product, so I don't have anything to compare it to.
That said, this product exceeded my expectations.
I bought this product mainly because it only requires once-a-day use, rather than twice a day as many similar products do. There is just no way I could find half an hour twice a day to sit around with strips on my teeth. Even once a day is pushing it, but I got it done!
It took a couple tries to get the hang of using them. The first couple times, I slobbered all over the place, and a lot of the gel ended up getting out of the trays and into my mouth, and they are not the kind where yu are supposed to swallow the whitener. Once I had to spit them out , because they just got too messy. After the second try, though, I got the hang of it, and it's a piece of cake now.
I noticed an effect after the third day, and was quite impressed by the amount of whitening I ended up with at the end of the seven days. I drink a lot of coffee, and have never whitened before, so my teeth needed a lot of work. This product did a great job.
The only thing I don't like about it is that using the word "tray" is misleading. They aren't really trays at all. They are too flexible and not really shaped like a tray. They don't hold the gel in very well, and their flexibility, marketed as a positive thing, makes them no different in my eyes than a "strip".
They do provide good results, though, at a reasonable cost, and not having to use them twice a day is a definite bonus.
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Astroglide Gel Personal Lubricant
The packaging advertises that it's a thicker formula, but it's WAY TOO THICK! It doesn't really last, feels gummy and yucky, and just doesn't work that well. They must have had a reason for making it so thick, but it's not for me. I find the... +
The packaging advertises that it's a thicker formula, but it's WAY TOO THICK! It doesn't really last, feels gummy and yucky, and just doesn't work that well. They must have had a reason for making it so thick, but it's not for me.
I find the regular Astroglide too thin, therefore messy and drippy (although it works better and lasts longer than the gel). I wish they would make one with a thickness in between the two.
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Burt's Bees Hand Salve
A farmer's friend indeed! I'm a carpenter, and my hands take a beating every day! Calluses, blisters, cuts and mutilated cuticles. This salve is the best of all I've tried. The smell is a little intense (that's the eucalyptus), but it is very much... +
A farmer's friend indeed! I'm a carpenter, and my hands take a beating every day! Calluses, blisters, cuts and mutilated cuticles. This salve is the best of all I've tried. The smell is a little intense (that's the eucalyptus), but it is very much worth it. Applying it two or three times a day keeps my hands as soft as they'll ever be. Very soothing and moisturizing to irritated skin. Softens calluses and reduces peeling. Works great and it's a bonus that it's all-natural. -
Kings and Queens Emperor Akbar Mango Shower Gel
I LOVE this stuff!!!! It smells soooo good, and the scent stays on your skin, unlike a lot of shower gels. I can't stop smelling myself after I use it! A truly luxurious wash that is such a pleasure after a hard day's work. Makes me feel like a... +
I LOVE this stuff!!!! It smells soooo good, and the scent stays on your skin, unlike a lot of shower gels. I can't stop smelling myself after I use it! A truly luxurious wash that is such a pleasure after a hard day's work. Makes me feel like a woman! The only drawback is that it doesn't really lather as much as some others. But it keeps my skin soft and doesn't dry it out like soaps do. Wonderful! -
Maybelline New York Colossal Volum' Express Mascara
An all-round great mascara, not clumpy and not too heavy. I love the big fat brush. It has finer bristles that seperate the lashes nicely and it gives more volume than my regular brand. Lovely packaging, too - the yellow and purple are very eye... +
An all-round great mascara, not clumpy and not too heavy. I love the big fat brush. It has finer bristles that seperate the lashes nicely and it gives more volume than my regular brand. Lovely packaging, too - the yellow and purple are very eye catching- someone aced their colour theory! -
St. Ives® Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub
Like many of you, I've been using this for years. I find the beads a little harsh for every day use, so I just use it every couple days to exfoliate what my other cleanser doesn't get. The anti-acne one is fabulous too.
Like many of you, I've been using this for years. I find the beads a little harsh for every day use, so I just use it every couple days to exfoliate what my other cleanser doesn't get. The anti-acne one is fabulous too. -
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