Archive for July, 2009
Conversations with my husband: The Circle Jerk
Husband: Wow, the dark circles under your eyes are like half of what they usually are. Are you using something new? Me: Why, yes! (I am giddy with excitement). I am trying out a new eye gel to use in my treatments. It seems to be working... Husband: Well, it's still early. Let's take another look in eight hours. Eight hours later... Me: [...]
Obama admin introducing bill to ban animal growth antibiotics
The New York Times is reporting that Washington is introducing a ban on antibiotics given to healthy cows, pigs and chickens (i.e. our food supply). The farm lobby opposition could make the bill impassable, but at least it's a start. I am not clear if these antibiotics encompass the hormones given to these animals (or if the antibiotics and [...]
Smooth Away reviewed at Mythbuster Beauty (cause they are ballsier than me!)
Mythbuster Beauty reviews Smooth Away, those magic "As Seen On TV" hair removal pads. Kudos to Mo for braving this torture device so the rest of us don't have to! Those things scare the crap out of me. I am currently trying out my own "As Seen On TV" product which will be reviewed once I go a few more rounds. As they say, stay tuned!
Product pushers: Salesgirls gone wild
My new power plate trainer Kim just started seeing me for facials after a disastrous microderm at a very popular med-spa. One problem was that the esthetician sold her a cleanser that was just not working for her skin. Poor Kim was having serious reactions from it, and when I researched the line and ingredients I took her right off the crap. Lousy [...]
About all those product reviews…
Jen over at Mythbuster Beauty has a great post about beauty product reviews. I really love her site--it's informative, entertaining, and I think she has good product taste! Posing the question "who can you trust," she asks her readers to be skeptical of reviews, even of her! Agreed! Product reviews and recommendations with skin care are tricky. [...]
