When my Italian born friend selected a birthday gift for me, it was one that she knew I would appreciate. She had ordered this cream, which is imported from Italy. We had already discussed the fact that I had developed an addiction to Italian honey a few years ago, but …

I am entering my forties and my hair is starting to seriously thin around my crown. I have tried various shampoos that are suppose to support hair growth and scalp health. I’ve tried many volumizing mousses and gels, conditioners and even vitamins. Some of them were helpful, but never solved …

I suffer terrible bouts of foot cramps due to fibromyalgia, and one day a friend and fellow fibro sufferer came over and happily handed me a pair of these. She had already taken them out of the package, for some reason, and simply laid them down on the table and …

I decided to try this product after a friend had raved about how it tamed her frizzy hair. I had used some of the other products in the line, with mixed results. The back portion of my hair is frizzy and damaged, and I know that macadamia oil is very …

Because my diet is so restrictive (I am hypoglycemic), I have to take daily vitamins just to supplement because I do not get them from food like normal people can. Vitamin E is not a very hard vitamin to get in my diet, but I do not get …

I started working, after seven years of being a stay-home mother, early last september, and I’ve been with my job a year now. It’s much more lifting and repetative movements than I’ve been used to, and I started complaining of shoulder and lower back pain. When I finally conceeded …

Bath and Body Works is one of my favorite stores, and I have tried most of their fragrances. It is rare that I find one I don’t like. This year, when I went in just to check out what was new for spring, I was introduced to the new “Carried …

Due to its location and size Abrams Physical Fitness Center is considered by many to be the main gym on Fort Hood, but depending on what you are looking for it could be mainly the wrong place for you. The vast majority of the center is dedicated to the …

No resistance! It does nothing for my gluts. And I was wondering why my sister let me borrow this. It doesn’t work. I was on the mini stepper for about 30 minutes while I was watching the news last night. The power steppers that I’ve used were much better, …

I have some serious neck problems that comes with some pretty bad headaches. I’ve tried many different chiropractors across the United States because we’ve moved so many times. None of them could help with my headaches caused by my neck trauma from childhood.
I finally found Dr. Farrell in …

I have never been a fan of fad dietary aids such as pills that give you the jitters or even worse the diarrhea. Recently I was in Walmart when I came across a box of SlimShots liquid portion control Dietary Supplement. I was waiting for a prescription and bored, …

Last summer, we took our daughter in for a routine eye exam at our local Shopko optical and were told she needed glasses. I honestly had doubts about this at the time because she never seemed like she was having problems seeing things. But, I’m not an expert and …

I use hand sanitizers a lot.
I like having them available, especially when I go places where I have to touch a lot of stuff like doorknobs, shopping carts, and other and various things that lots of people have been touching.
I’m always worried …

I have become a big fan of Me! products for the bath. I love their bath bombs and use them frequently. My partner took notice and ordered a nice surprise for me—“ the Me! Bath Shower Sherbet Sugar Scrub. The scent was “Land of Milk and Honey” because …

I love instant face lift products. I’ve actually had really nice experiences with things that claim to make you look ten years younger in just a matter of minutes, and this one really takes the cake because it claims to give those kinds of results after only a minute …

Sometimes you find a product that is a little more expensive than what you would rather spend, but is actually worth it. This is one of those products. I have used other Origins products in the past and all that I have used have been excellent quality. …

Sometimes my hair gets damaged because of too much exposure to sunlight and humidity. I have used several brands in the past to cure or repair the damage but then, I need to change.
My other brands just repaired the damage but …

This was one of the easiest exercise machines that I have ever owned. I wanted something that I knew I would get use out of and also something that was not so hard. The Gazelle Freestyle Elite filled the bill. It was what I needed. I don’t have the …

Kidfixer’s Pediatrics has been my kids’ pediatric office for about four years now. It is operated by John Lepore D.O., Robert Jerome M.D., and Cheryl Robinson A.P.N.
The staff at Kidfixers has always been friendly to me. In the four years I’ve been taking my kids …

One of the oral rinses I have been using on a daily basis to help keep my mouth clean and fresh is the Desert Essence Natural Refreshing Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash. It is made with cleansing and nourishing natural ingredients and has a pleasantly tasty taste to it. It …

My feet are an awful mess and there’s no ifs ands or buts about it. I wear sandals or flip flops pretty much year round, even when there’s snow on the ground. I might sometimes put on a pair of really appropriate shoes for the weather, but whenever I …

I received a small sample bottle of this from a store that was running a promotion on Tend Skin products and I was eager to give it a try because the product is supposed to help with razor burn. I dislike the redness that shows up along my upper …

I love Desert Essence brand and have been happy with the majority of their products. All of them I had ever used had a lovely smell, until this one. I ordered it online so I could not smell it beforehand, which is always risky, I admit. I made the mistake …

I have combination skin that is dryer in the winter months, and can sometimes get irritated to the point that I do not want to use fragrances on it. One year, I had been trying out some of the Grandpa’s soaps and found them charming as well as a very …

My neighborhood Avon paid me a visit not long ago and I couldn’t resist taking advantage of some of the sales and specials she was telling me about. One of them was a half price special on Skin so Soft Replenishing hand cream in the Soft and Sensual scent.
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I was impressed by a few Philosophy body wash products that I used, so when I saw this shave gel, I wanted to try it. It is aloe vera and silicone based, which is different from others I have used. I know the silicone used in smoothing hair products …

I almost feel guilty for waiting so long to try this product. I use mineral bath very frequently in my nightly hot bath. I use bath therapy to help treat the muscle pain, trigger points and cramps that are from fibromyalgia, which I have had since I was a teen. …

Runner will really love this wonderful Garmin Forerunner 305 Wrist-Mounted GPS. The Garmin Forerunner 305 Wrist-Mounted GPS looks sort of like a watchm, but it does so much mroe than any watch ever has.
Perfect for runner this device gives you information about your place, speed and hearth rate, as …

A couple months ago, I’ve been breaking out getting acne and on top of that, having dry, oily skin; in my point of view, one of the worse combinations! I was walking through Shoppers and came across the Neutrogena Wave Power-Cleanser and decided to give it a try. I …

I’d never had a bad dentist or problems with dental work till I met Dr. G. Asadi. Today, I wish I would have just walked out of the office and gone somewhere else, even though my work was not complete at the moment that I sensed trouble. I know I’ll …

One of the sweetest, cutest, unexpected gifts I have ever received was this Hello Kitty ice pack. It was given to me by a co worker. I had just had some extensive dental work, and was in terrible pain once the anesthetic wore off. I was given a …

When my sister gifted me this product called Oriflame coconut and rice milk nourishing hair mask, I just seem to love everything about it. The fact that I truly believe that the properties present in a “coconut” can truly work wonders for my hair, receiving a hair mask made …

I normally would not have considered purchasing this product, but it was on sale at a local discount shopping store and I am a big fan of Burt’s Bees. I like the fact that it contains natural ingredients, like all of the company’s products. The tin that …

For my last purchase of panty liners, I decided to try “U” brand by Kotex. Their tagline on the box is “barely there.” Normally products don’t quite live up to their claims, but I can say after using these that they really are “barely there.” This is …

Not just as diet - A life style by choice
I consider “Fit for Life” more than just a diet but a lifestyle and a very good preference in keeping myself healthy and fit. Most diets work by telling you to abstain from certain types of foods or count …

I bought this shower gel when it was on sale. I like to try out new products, and I had used some of the Clean and Clear facial products before and liked them. Although I associate Clean and Clear with acne treatment or management of oily skin, this product didn’t …

My hands are aging, like the rest of me. I like to try and keep them as young looking as possible, so I keep my nails manicured and my skin exfoliated. Usually, I use whatever regular skin scrub I have in the house, but one day I was looking at …

If you are trying to loose weight, I highly suggest the Curves Digital Fitness Pedometer. This pedometer can be found through Avon. Contact your avon representative, or get online at avon.com. I am sure that they can be sold at Curves as well, but I am …

This condom is specially made for female stimulation. Or at least that is what it said on the package. It said designed for her pleasure. Something like that. As for me I really enjoyed it. I think it does what it is supposed to for the girl. As far …

Okay ladies, let’s face it… we’re always looking for that easy diet. The one where we get to eat whatever we want, and we don’t have to exercise and, remarkably, every week the pounds slough off just because we’re alive and breathing! But, of course, we all know this …

For the past few weeks, I noticed that my recently colored hair had started looking quite dry and this in fact was making them look dull and unhealthy. But what made matters worse was the fact that I experienced a lot of itching due to sever dandruff conditions and …

I love to use bath salts and nicely fragranced products in my bath. I take a bath every night to treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia. In the winter, I like to use a lot of moisturizing products, because the frequent exposure to hot water can sometimes make my skin dry. …

No, it isn’t High Endurance. I have tried a few different Old Spice products, and I have never been satisfied with any of them. This is not an anti-perspirant, it’s more like a cologne or a —˜smell-good’ product. The smell is wonderful, I’ll admit, but that’s all you’re going …

One of my stocking stuffers this year was given to me by my partner, and it was one of the cutest things for the bath I have ever used. I had seen products similar to this, but never got around to trying any of them. Confetti bubble bath is made …

I had seen this product advertised on TV and in magazines, and I decided to try it for myself. Usually I can’t tolerate energy products very well because they usually make me shaky, anxious, or jittery. Sometimes they even make me feel sick. Usually in the …

First of all, I got this toothbrush sanitizer simply for its cute egg shape. I thought it was the nicest toothbrush holder to squeeze next to my chaotic supplies of toiletries. Apart from that, it’s actually a sterilizing gadget for cleaning my toothbrush. Before, I would …

I have always been fascinated by easy to use foot care product because I strongly believe that these products help me to take care of the most neglected part of my body- my feet in a rather simple and effective manner. So whether it is a foot massager or …

This is an oral rinse which I use whenever I have a sore throat or when I feel that I’m getting a cold. I have to keep my mouth extra clean as brushing alone will not be enough to kill all the germs and bacteria that breed in …

A neighbor who was moving had a yard sale, and in it she offered this little model of air purifier, which had never even been used. She didn’t have room for it, she said—“ it had come as a free gift with another offer. She sold it to me …