Review of New Olay, Age Defying Anti-Wrinkle, Wet Cleansing Cloths

-My post also on AC

I have always been fond of cleansing cloths that are capable of removing makeup from my face. I used to use makeup removals that would come in bottles, however I always found them to be messy, and they'd cause break outs, especially the oil based makeup removers! Gag my skin!

I began using cleansing cloths because I found them to be cheaper, work better, and they were not as messy as tipping a bottle of liquid over tissue paper. More recently though, cleansing cloths have become even better, due to the added extra benefits. Not only will they remove makeup, but they will also improve your skin. Olay in particular is well known for going that extra mile when it comes to skin care.

When I came across their newest wet cleansing cloth with the added benefit of reducing fine lines on my face, I knew I had to try it. Besides ridding my face of makeup, and hard to remove eye makeup like mascara and eyeliner, Olay went and added an anti wrinkle serum which is infused within the cloth!

Although I'm pretty wrinkle free, keeping my skin wrinkle free is a must; especially at my age, when wrinkles are bound to pop up in due time. Keeping them away is my goal, and so far its been an easy task thanks to all of the wonderful products available to me.

Olays new Age Defying Anti-Wrinkle, Wet Cleansing Cloths is one of them!

These wet cleansing cloths come in a pack of 30 for about $7.00. Its a bit pricey for just a months supply, but I was willing to spend the extra loot to see if they were worth it, and to see if they would work as promised.

My Use:

The New Olay, Age Defying Anti-Wrinkle, Wet Cleansing Cloths have a soft quilt like texture to them, which are not at all abrasive to the skin, nor do they leave behind and greasy or sticky residue. They have no scent whatsoever, and I was pleasantly surprised that it removed all traces of my eyeliner and mascara without barely having to try.

The New Olay, Age Defying Anti-Wrinkle, Wet Cleansing Cloths worked, and it worked well. I really liked how it left my skin feeling soft and pampered after using it.

The only complaint I have is that I wish the cloths were saturated in the formula a little more. The cloths have a slight dry feeling, but thankfully the cloths themselves are very soft, so it does not feel dry on the skin.

Overall:

While it cleans my skin free of every trace of makeup, I am happy knowing it is also helping protect my skin against wrinkles, and reducing fine lines. It's a win/win in my opinion.

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Review of Umberto Beverly Hills, Super Hold Hairspray

After returning a horrid little hairspray by Garnier, I picked up one of my favorite brand of hair care, Umberto Beverly Hills.

I had never noticed before that besides just shampoos and conditioners, Umberto Beverly Hills also had a small line of hairspray, one in regular hold, and another in super hold.

Seeing that the line rarely fails me, I went ahead and chose their super hold hairspray. Regular hold hairsprays never do much for me as I have extremely thick wavy hair. Super Hold sprays are basically the only sprays that will work as far as maintaining my styles hold all day long.

The spray itself comes in a tall stand up aluminum can with 10.6 ounces of spray. With daily use the spray will last me about 2 months which is not bad considering it only cost me $8.99 which is mid-range priced hairspray.

Right now Target.com is selling this spray in 2 packs for the same price, so I highly recommend you take up that offer, and here is why:

First and foremost Umberto Beverly Hills Strong Hold Hairspray will really hold your hair, and it will hold your style all day long without any signs of weakening.

Secondly the hairspray does not leave behind white flakes. I have used so many hairsprays that promise to not flake, and they end up flaking. Umberto's brand does not promise it, it just does it.

The hairspray itself does not have a scent that it leaves behind, which sort of stinks because if you have ever smelled their moisturizing shampoo, you would probably be wishing the hairspray had that angelic scent. Only it doesn't.

What Umberto Super Hold Hairspray does though is keep your hair in place, without flakes, and without budging.

Your hair will remains slightly soft, with only a tad bit of stiffness. However I find that when hairspray leaves a bit of stiffness behind it keeps hold the longest, and the strongest, so I do not mind the stiffness at all.

Those of us with thick hair know that stiffness left behind from hairsprays is not a bad thing. If you have thinner hair though, you may not like this one. I can only speak for those women with thick unruly wavy hair. Umberto will press down the frizz, and hold your style in place.

Although the hair will feel slightly stiff, it will not look stiff at all, so there is balance, and what you have left is beautiful hair that will stay beautiful throughout the day.

I highly recommend this one ladies. You will not be disappointed.

Review of New Garnier Fructis 3-Minute Undo Dryness Reversal Treatment, Triple Nutrition

-My Review also on AC

Recently I came across a new collection of products from Garnier Fructis. In the winter months my hair seems to become more dry than usual so I wanted to begin to prepare it early on for the freezing cold weather that seems to dry my hair out like nobody's business.

Their new collection of products is called Triple Nutrition, and when you are out in stores this week, I recommend you pick up their
3-Minute Undo Dryness Reversal Treatment, Triple Nutrition.

The dryness reversal treatment comes in a standard green, stand up, squeeze tube, and will be easily located in the hair care section of local stores. You can find it amongst the crowd of other Garnier Fructis products, so spotting it should not be a problem.

The promise is to not only moisturize hair, but to keep hair as healthy as possible using the formulas fruit oils to nourish the hair. The treatment is supposed to be added to hair after shampooing for 3 minutes.

Scent:

In the store I popped the top, and inhaled the scent. Garnier Fructis 3-Minute Undo Dryness Reversal Treatment, Triple Nutrition smelled fantastic, like a beautiful fruity fragrance that reminded me a lot of one of Britney Spears' perfumes.

My Use:

After shampooing I squeezed a decent amount of the treatment out into my palm. I noticed immediately that this treatment had some sort of micro-beads within it. As I rubbed the treatment into my hair the micro-beads began to melt, and were no longer detected.

I liked it a lot though, because if you rub it in your scalp you feel a slight exfoliation which will stimulate the hair follicle.

I let the treatment sit in for a full 3 minutes and began to rinse it out. Immediately as I began to rinse I could feel the change in the shower. My hair felt like buttery silk. There were no snarls or knots.

I had a good feeling before even getting out to dry my hair, that the treatment worked some sort of magic, and I had a hunch that I was going to like the results.

Sure enough I did. When my hair was fully dry (I allow my hair to air dry), there was way less frizz, and no notes of dryness whatsoever. My hair was left shiny, knot free, dabbed with a beautiful sweet fruity scent, and looking and feeling fantastic.

Review Newton's New Fruit Crisps

Are Newton's New Fruit Crisps Snacks Worth Trying?

-My review also on AC

Fig Newton's have been one of my favorite snacks for years. Since childhood I truly couldn't get enough of them. A delicious moist bite, with a gooey filling that no other snack cookie could replicate, Fig Newton's are delicious.

While doing my regular weekly routine shopping this week I came across something by Newton's that I had never seen before. In fact, I never saw anything by Newtons that was not a fig newton bar. To see a brand spanking new snack by the company was thrilling, and also unique.

They are called Newton's Fruit Crisps, and I had the option to buy them in an apple cinnamon flavor, or a Mixed Berry flavor. I'm an apple lover, so naturally I went with Apple Cinnamon.

The box comes with16 individually wrapped bars, and clearly the yellow color of the package matched up well to what one would expect from Newton's. On the package itself we get a sample of what we can expect from the Fruit Crisp's.

They are much flatter than regular fig newtons, and a large chunk of what appears to be ooey, gooey, apple cinnamon goodness is clearly seen inside of the bar. They looked good, but were pretty expensive at nearly $5.00 a box.

At home opening the box, and removing one of the bars I was surprised at how flat they really were. On the box they looked a bit thicker than what you really get, and each package contains 2 of the fruit crisps.

The outer shell of the crisps was exactly as one would expect. It tastes like a fig newton shell, only flattened and toasted. The inside had a very delicious apple cinnamon flavoring, but the filling definitely was not as thick as the box likes leads you to believe.

After munching on the apple cinnamon crisps though, I must say I was not disappointed. They tasted really good, with a perfect infusion of cinnamon and apples, with a sweet freshly baked pie zing to it. If anything I was surprised that such a bland looking bar packed so much realistic apple pie flavoring.

Most of all though, I didn't have to feel guilty about chewing down both of the bars. They are low in fat, and pack the same flavorful punch that one of those delicious mini apple pie snacks do by Hostess.

Overall:

I recommend them, Newton's Fruit Crisps in Apple Cinnamon are delicious; I do however wish that the price was lowered as I find the introductory price to be way over the top for what you are getting.

Stay Beautiful With: A 100-Calorie Daily Delight! Yoplait Delights Parfait in Creme Caramel

Whenever I'm out at the grocery store stocking up on weekly household needs, I always stop in the last aisle in the dairy section to pick up milk and cheese. Once in a while I will browse the yogurt selection to see if anything new or interesting is on the shelf.

Normally I walk off empty handed, or with a small container of Greek yogurt.

Last night though while doing my usual rounds, I came across a new delight. They are called Yoplait Delights. They are sold in packs of four, and come in four different flavors. The best thing about these sweet numbers are that they only contain 100 calories.

I personally would have liked to mix and match all four flavors to try them all, but decided to go with Creme Caramel.

The Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel, come in small containers. To get an idea of how small they are, just imagine a Jello cup on a diet. Yes, they are small, but still looked like a delicious quick treat for when I wanted to kill a sweet tooth, without going overboard.

You can see through the cup. Inside you will notice that a top layer of a creamy caramel colored yogurt sits at the top of a darker more chocolaty caramel colored yogurt. It looked like a parfait, minus all of the fresh fruit bits.

Taste:

At first I wondered if they would be any good. A week prior I picked up a parfait cup that was simply disgusting. So much so that after one taste test I threw the whole thing out. Being a fan of Yoplait though, I figured it would be good.

My hypothesis was right. Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel tasted delightful, and I knew immediately why they gave it the name they did.

The very top layer tastes like a creamy caramel chew, without the messy chew of course. It's light, and features the perfect dab of caramel flavoring, mixed with what tastes like vanilla bean cream.

The darker colored bottom layer of the parfait is a richer caramel flavor that has a noticeable tint of what tastes like coffee cream. Combined the two flavors are delicious.

While eating Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel I was amazed that something so delicious could contain only 100 calories. Then I remembered, the portion size is quite small. The flavor though is so rich and tongue twisting that you find you eat it slowly, so the small portion size is really not an issue at all.

Overall:

I love Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel, and am excited to give the other 3 flavors a try. If you like caramel, and coffee flavored food products than I think you will enjoy Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel.

You can find them for $3.99 for a pack of 4 at your local grocery store in the yogurt section. I suggest you try them out!

Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub, A Review

Whenever I run out of facial scrubs, I go out and restock on a binge. I find that I cannot make up my mind, I get overwhelmed, and I end up purchasing three different bottles of scrub. Normally I only do this whenever I see that a company has made something new. If I see that different companies have made new facial care products I buy them all. It's a bad habit, but I care about my face a lot, so the bad habit is really a benefit to my skin.

During my most recent binge on facial care products I came home with a large squeeze tube of Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub.

The reason I bought the scrub was mainly due to the fact that it was something new from Olay, and I have been a fan of Olay for quite some time now. The other reasons of course go out to the promises the scrub had made.

It promised to exfoliate, and clean deep deep down into the pores in order to purify the complexion of the skin. The scrub also promises to polish away dull skin, while minimizing pores and leaving the skin clear.

The promise has of course been heard a million times over and over again. Just about every facial scrub I have come across promise the same, or similar results to the skin. Olay however usually comes through with their promises, so I felt like the $7.99 I spend on the scrub would be a good investment for my skin.

My Use:

In the bathroom I clicked open the cap, and squeezed out a generous portion of the scrub into my palms. The scrub itself has a grapefruit transparent coloring to it. I was able to spot the small studs of exfoliating scrub in the formula.

The scent was refreshing, but at the same time really weak. I usually like rinsing my face with citrus scented products because they give me a good burst of refreshing energy after I use them. Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub sort of disappointed in the scent department.

After wetting my face a bit, I went to work at scrubbing the formula into my face. The exfoliating beads did a pretty good job at lightly scraping the surface of my skin, without being harsh or painful.

After scrubbing it around for a little bit, I then rinsed. My face felt refreshed and clean, but I have used other scrubs that have left my skin feeling fantastic and rejuvenated. Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub failed as far as leaving that 'beautiful' clean feeling behind after drying off.

Long Term Results:

I have been using Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub for over a week now, and have noticed no changes in my skins appearance at all. I continue to use it to see if there are any long term benefits, but after waking up this morning and discovering small breakouts, I decided to bring this one back for a refund. I do not know if the break outs have anything to do with this scrub, but breakouts like this do not happen too often for me. Usually they only occur when I am using a bad product that my skin does not agree with.

Overall:

I'd recommend saving your money and buying another scrub.

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Review of John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair

-Review of mine is also on AC

During the cooler seasons like fall and winter my hair is usually at its very best. I find that it is softer, silkier, and smoother. I also find that my hair is much more likely to breaking, and split ends.

Before the cool weather even gets a chance to do its usual rounds on my hair I wanted to begin to protect it early.

When I came across a new conditioner from John Frieda that promised to protect my hair, and make it more resilient with every use, I went ahead and purchased it.

It's called John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair, and the green tube of conditioner promised a whopping of good things.

First and foremost it promised to silken my hair from roots to ends. It would also keep my hair from breaking, making it more radiant, healthy, and of course, as I mentioned already, resilient. The formula also states that it will help prevent split ends.

It is made with Natural Eucalyptus and peppermint oil, which promise to add a little tingling sensation which stimulates the scalp; the John Frieda website states to massage the scalp to awaken new healthier growing hair.

John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair comes in a green squeeze tube containing 8.45 ounces of conditioner.

It only came to $4.99 at my local Target, but with it's really low price I wondered if it would work the wonders that it stated it would on the tube.

Scent:

John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair has a fresh scent, with a potent tint of what smells like creamy mint. In the shower it gave off a really familiar scent of mint chocolate chip, which oddly enough, I really liked.

As I worked the conditioner into my hair I noticed that it went to work pretty quickly at de-tangling, and adding moisture to the hair. The tingling sensation was very weak, but it was slightly noticeable.

After rinsing the conditioner out I was pretty stunned at how flawlessly silky and smooth my hair felt. I hoped when I stepped out of the shower that my hair would dry this soft and silky.

Results:

The results were there even on the very first use. My hair did dry smoother, silkier, and there was a healthy shine to my hair that I loved.

As far as protecting my hair from breakage, I will say that after one use, less hair came out of my scalp while brushing.

After a week of daily use, I notice a slight change in my hair. It seems healthier, shinier, smoother, silkier, and breaks while brushing happen less often than usual.

Overall:

John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair is a winner in my opinion. You can really not go wrong for just $4.99. This one is fairly priced, and works as promised, which is rare for any product.