Archive for June, 2009
Product review: Sonya Dakar Drying Potion (in case of emergency)
Remember how I told you about my deplorable face washing situation a few week ago? Well, I am now paying the piper and breaking out. I picked up a bottle of Sonya Dakar's Drying Potion during the beauty show in April. It's a zip zapping remedy that Hollywood stars use to get red carpet ready. I am a sucker for Drew Barrymore, so when she was [...]
Is McPilates a pain in your back?
Just stumbled on this post on the NYTimes site since it hit number 1 most emailed. Apparently there is new research that debunks a popular study that caused a boom in core training with the focus on the transverse abdominis. The writer, Gretchen Reynolds, says that this particular study gave rise to pilates with the idea that strengthening the [...]
Product Recall!
Uh oh. Clarcon Labs is issuing a "voluntary recall" of its products after the FDA found high levels of disease causing bacteria festering in their potion bottles. The FDA is particularly troubled by this since Clarcon makes products that are supposed to act as sanitizers (oh irony). Some products recalled are used on open wounds. List of [...]
Product Fatigue Syndrome
I am going to admit something... I have been so exhausted the past week, I have gone to sleep without washing my face. Horror! I know I will pay for it in a few weeks. To be honest, while I love the products I am using and definitely see results, I think that I may be missing that one product that makes me excited to get off the couch and go [...]
