Suave lotion has been a fairly steady item bought in my home. It can be found at any local Wal-Mart or Harps store and even some other dollar stores around the area. As a nation wide product it is rather easy to find.
The bottle …

For awhile I would spend more than I needed on hand soaps either because I liked how they smelled or the name brand etc. I came across the Lucky Super Soft hand soap in my local Pathmark and saw that it was only 1.00! I quickly grabbed …

When I was growing up as a teen, my mom gave me my first razor which was the Classic Daisy Razor from Gilette. It worked well for my first razor but over time I developed very sensitive skin with coarse hair and was forced to try all the …

I am a girl in my mid-20s and never had perfectly clear skin - well, since I hit my puberty anyways. I would always get a lot of acne, and when I said always, I meant ALWAYS. My skin was rather oily, and my acne spots were always red …

Let me just start off by saying I am very indecisive about my foundation. I have tried so many different drugstore brands that it’s dizzying. A few weeks ago, I felt like it was time for something different and decided to try a new brand of foundation. Drugstore foundation, …

I purchased Goldeneye over a year ago at my former hair salon, but it’s still one of my favorite polishes. Although it’s designed to be a winter shade, it can easily be pulled off at other times of the year - especially if you use it as an accent …

I purchased Essie Fashion Playground on an impulse at the cash register at Kohl’s. I had been looking for a nice green polish for quite some time, so I knew I had to snap this one up. Overall, I am very pleased with this product.

Fashion Playground is a very nice …

Since I am allergic to PPD (a chemical that is found in permanent hair dyes), I am mostly restricted to using non-permanent hair dyes that won’t send me to the hospital with a possibly fatal allergic reaction. I discovered N’Rage at my local Sally Beauty Supply. I originally went …

For the most part, I am a fan of Nivea products. I loved their strawberry lip balm and so when I saw this lotion in Wal-Mart for $3 for a for a 250ml (8.4 ounce) bottle with the usual flip cap as opposed to the pump dispenser. After buying …

As I have gotten older, I have found that I have stopped using lipstick and have switched almost exclusively to lip balm. However, I do like to use it on special days as work or when I go out on a special date with my husband. However, I do …

One thing that I have noticed about getting older having children is that my skin gets dried out much more easily that it did when I was a young woman. It used to be that I only needed to take biotin and vitamin E to keep my skin nourished …

I am generally not extremely picky about cosmetics or the type of shampoo I use, but after trying out many different brands, one stands out to me as outstanding. I received a sample of Aveda’s Rosemary Mint shampoo in the mail, and I absolutely loved it, so I bought …

I have always been an avid hair color fanatic, but a few years ago I developed an allergy to PPD, a chemical that is found in permanent hair dyes. I found this brand as I was searching for “natural” coloring techniques online. One their website, they say that their …

One particular cosmetic product that I seem to use a lot of is black liquid eyeliner. It is part of my everyday routine to help make my thinner lower lashes look fuller. Personally, I like liquid eyeliner more than I do the pencil because then pencils almost always seem …

As I have gotten older I have noticed that my hair has become slightly thinner and its natural volume has significantly begun to decrease. I mentioned this to my stylist one day when she recommended a new line of thickening and volumizing shampoos and conditioners that they were selling. …

I used to use blush a lot more when I was younger, but as I have gotten older, using blush has fallen to a rare occurrence. However, despite the fact that I don’t wear it often, I still do buy it on occasion if I find a good deal.
I …

When I decided to start filling in my eyebrows a few years ago, I made a trip to Wal-Mart for the products I needed. At the top of my list was an eyebrow pencil. I didn’t know anything about brow pencils at the time, so I really didn’t know …

I was looking for a new facial cleanser to match my age. I recently turned 30 and realized the cleanser I’ve been using is the very same one from college - yeah, I guess it’s time to grow up.
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I’ve never been one to wear blush. It’s not that I don’t like it; it’s just that when I shop for makeup, I’m usually looking for necessities because of a tight budget. I decided to give e.l.f Studio HD Blush a try when I saw that it was only …

As years went by, customers’ feedback have final caught on since when I came back to the mall where I could find Sally Hansen products, I was greeted with a different look.

I was moderately surprised the product now came in as a new pump design. I said to myself …

Thanks to my genes, a full time job, and kids, I have dark circles under my eyes. I originally thought that the circles were caused by stress and lack of sleep, but no matter how much sleep I get and now stress free I feel, the circles are still …

I have only used hair oil a few times in the past and mostly its to add shine and control frizz. Personally, I like John Frieda hair oils, but a lady that I work with gave this too me for a work anniversary present (I know, weird present). I …

I have thicker wavy hair that tends to curl when left to dry naturally. However, it also tends to frizz and fall flat. I was going to an anniversary party when I began looking for something that would help to define and volumize my curls. I asked my stylist …

A few years ago, my CHI flat iron stopped working. I turned it on and nothing happened. It was only about a year old but, when I called the manufacturer, nothing could be done because I didn’t buy the extended warranty. Because of my strict budget, the thought of …

I really like to have my fingernails manicured and painted, but that being said, I almost never get the results that I am looking for when I attempt to do my own nails at home. For some reason, the polish seems to bubble up or even if I do …

Although I haven’t been a teenager since the 1980’s, every now and then I come across a lip gloss that I need to buy just for the nostalgia of it. This product was definitely one of those products. When I was a teenager, I loved glittery and ultra shiny …

Of all my cosmetic routines, keeping my eyebrows trimmed and shaped is the most difficult for me. I have naturally dark (almost black) eyebrows that are very thick, but have almost no natural shape to them. As a young woman my solution was to visit a stylist every other …

One thing that I have learned about being busy, is that it is always a good idea for me to have facial cleansing towelettes in my purse to help freshen up during the day.
I normally use traditional baby wipes or Neutrogena towelettes but I was at Target one …

One thing about having combination skin is that I can have a clear complexion one day and the next it can be covered in pimples and zits. I was having this problem particularly bad last summer and none of the anti-acne creams and washes that I purchased seemed to …

For the most part, I get my cosmetics at places like Wal-Mart or Target. However, every once in a while, I like to go see what Sephora and Ulta have on sale. I was shopping the sales at Ulta when I first came across this mascara. Now, to be …

My old scent just wasn’t working for me anymore so I went to the store to find a new scent of deodorant that I liked. I smelled all of the men’s deodorants and they all had the same musky, manly, outdoorsy scent. That is, until I smelled Wolfthorn.
Old Spice …

I am a teenage guy with pale, acne-prone skin. I had never used facial scrubs or cleansers before, but my skin got so bad a couple of years ago that I had to try something. As a teenager, good looks translate to confidence so not having a terrible broken …

I have sensitive skin that can react harshly to body soaps, shampoos, and cosmetics. However, it can also react harshly to things like poison ivy which I happened to find myself in last fall while taking my children hiking along a nature trail. My legs itched so badly the …

I am a huge fan of Alberto VO5 products becuase they offer pretty decent results for a significantly economical price. Because I liked the products so much, I decided to try as many of their products as I could. I was at walmart looking for another Alberto product, …

When I was a younger woman, I used to layout in the sun all the time and didn’t give a thought to skin cancer or the damage that I was doing to my cells and premature aging. Well, now that I am older, I definitely know the importance of …

One thing that I hate about the cool months is the patchy dry skin that seems to plague my face, arms, and legs. It is terrible looking at gets ashy and peels worse than a sunburn. Over the years, I have tried several products for it, and this one …

I cannot say that I am a huge lipstick fan, while I definitely dbelieve that it has its place in my makeup kit for special occasions, given the choice, I much prefer a good lip balm.
One of my absolute favorite lip balm products is Nivea’s Fruity Shine Strawberry …

I like to visit Sephora a lot, and though they are expensive, they do have some good deals every now and then. This past winter I was visiting my local Sephora store when I saw this product. It is specifically made with rose hips and vitamin E to …

I don’t have what you could call necessarily curly hair, but it does have a definite wavy texture and is also very thick and dry. I have tried many different shampoos and conditioners ranging from extremely cheap to salon expensive. One of the ones I had some …

One thing about having thick wavy hair is that it dries out very easily. This is especially true in the hot summer weather. It was because of this constant dryness that I decided to give Alberto V05 2 in 1 moisturizing shampoo and conditioner a try. I first …

When it comes to inexpensive shampoos and conditioners, there are few things that beat Alberto VO5 products. I purchased this shampoo and conditioner set at Wal-Mart for $.89 per 32 oz bottle or about $1.89 together. I have thicker wavy hair so it is heavy and tends …

I am a big fan of Dove products for two main reasons: 1. They work, and 2. I love that dove encourages women to embrace their bodies. This hair spray is one of my absolute favorite products because of its excellent results. I bought it at Wal-Mart for …

I am not normally a Neutrogena foundation user. For the most part, I find that their foundation products sit very heavy on my skin and seem to cause breakouts more often than others like Maybelline or Avon. However, I was in desperate need of a foundation touch up when …

This is a new product from Neutrogena, its a shine control/sunscreen liquid foundation. I actually didn’t purchase this foundation, I received it from a food donation program (weird, huh?) and it happened to be about half a shade darker than me but I tried it anyway and ended up loving …

I am normally not a person that would stuff their hair full of products, but I find that this hairspray is an exception. I absolutely need something strong to hold curls in place, since I have very stubborn, thick, straight hair that just loves to uncurl and laugh in …

Recently I was looking for a new lotion to buy that was both affordable and would last me for some time. I wanted to buy Jergens Lotion or even St. Ives, but when I got to the store I realised that my budget just didn’t stretch far enough to …

Late last year I was going to a rave and I realised that I had no proper makeup. My shopping was really “spur-of-the-moment” and so I didn’t necessarily plan what brands I wanted. All I knew when it came to eye shadow was that I wanted something fairly bright …

I first saw an ad for this product in my Good Housekeeping magazine. I have used a variety of products to remove the scars and hyperpigmentation marks that I have, but I still have several scars that have not responded to the various creams at all. I was …

Ever since I discovered stick deodorants, I have never been a fan of roll-ons for many reasons. Some of them had to do with bad experiences in the past. I’d go out of my way to avoid buying them even though they are generally more affordable, at the very …

One of every girl’s dilemmas in life is chapped lips. When it’s too hot, they chap. When it’s too cold, they chap. There’s almost no escape to chapped lips. This is why I have spent a good portion of my online time researching the best and cheapest solution to …