Sometimes when I’m having dinner guests I like to I turn off all the lights and just use candles. It can be a wonderfully romantic way to entertain, and for some reason I especially like to do this in the summer. I guess it’s because it isn’t always warm …

For the last few years I’ve been obsessed with vintage Halloween decorations, especially the paper products from the 40s and 50s. So when I saw this clearly vintage inspired cat candy container at Cost Plus World Market I snapped it up. In the store I really liked that it …

Building a workbench one weekend I realized my cordless drill might not be up to the task, especially since one battery was already dead and would not charge. I decided I might need to invest in a more serious drill. So I went off to Sears and …

Body sponges seem to be an essential when you want to use body wash. It seems that body wash never lathers up right on wash cloths and to get the full affect of it you need a sponge. I have tried a few different sponges and never have really …

I got the As Seen On TV Odor Assassin product. To start off with, the Odor Assassin is a complete scam. It does not work and is a complete waste of my money. According to the website, I got three bottles of this Odor Assassin for 24.95 with shipping …

I purchased the Eureka Quick up vacuum about three months ago and so far I have enjoyed using this vacuum. I paid 40 dollars plus tax for this vacuum and have been amazed because it has been more than I expected. Although this vacuum is very …

The original reason for me buying this product was its incredible value. A 500ml bottle for only R20. That is 200ml more than most leading liqud handwash brands.
I switch to liquid hand wash while I was at university. I was sharing a house with a room mate and realised …

I purchased the Cuinart Six Speed Blender about two years ago from a local furniture store’s appliance section. I chose this blender over other models and brands because I have several Cuisinart small kitchen appliances and I have been very satisifed with all of them. I have …

Indian electricity supply has been unstable since ages. The voltage fluctuation has damaged many of my electrical appliance and since then I have been wises to use a good stabilizer which doesn’t allow the voltage fluctuation to effect directly to the appliance. All the electrical appliance from television ,fridge …

I was very happy with my World Market set of six taper candles. So, I thought nothing of trying out their open stock rustic tapers, even though at a dollar fifty a piece they were a bit more expensive. I chose them in a sort of caramel color. I …

When our motorhome smoka alarm stopped working, I purchased this FIRST ALERT Basic Smoke & Fire Alarm. It was only $8.50, and had some very nice features that appealed to me.
It’s easy to install, and comes with the screws needed to do so. It has several features …

Bio HiLock containers are good and they are absolutely air tight and liquid tight. I have been using them for more than one year. They are ultimate, quality wise. They preserve the freshness of the any content as it is. There are four safety clamps on all four sides …

I usually stick to my favorite brand of dishwashing liquid. However, this sales person is very nice and persuasive. She manages to convince to buy TLC Dishwashing Liquid, even though TLC Dishwashing Liquid is not the cheapest brand.
TLC Dishwashing Liquid is darker in yellow than all the …

This wasing machine is ideal for a family with 3 or 4 members because you can’t put inside a lot of dishes and the plastic devides can be contorted so the numeber of plastic separators indicates the nubber of dishes you will be able to put inside.
This dishwasher has …

Silver, Copper and Brass are beautiful metals to look at when they are new but when put into use they oxidize pretty fast and can look tarnished very easily. Items made using these metals require a lot of maintenance. Not only are these metals hard to clean …

I’m the kind of person that spends weeks agonizing over purchases before making a decision. So when I tell you that my husband and I purchased a Libman Freedom Spray Mop only hours after seeing a magazine article advertising this fantastic product, this is really a big deal! …

Most of the Melaleuca cleaning products are well worth the money. The products are concentrated, so they will last a long time. My favorite cleaning product is Clear Power. Meant as a glass cleaner, it does a great job cleaning windows and mirrors without streaking, but …

I love to bake and it is essential that I have all the necessary gadgets to aid me in my kitchen activities. The tools should keep up with me and it is important that they are reliable so as not to delay any baking that I will do. The …

I’ve used two different types of Noxema Razors, the eye brow razors and the bikini area razors.
The eye brow razors are great! What a good idea! I hate pucking my eyebrows every few days and using the razor really cuts back on the painful tweezers. I do recommend using …

I’ve just started the whole juicing thing and when it comes to juicing I have totally met my limit. When you juice you have to get the right kind of juicer and I don’t think that I got the right one. My experience wasn’t all that great. I’m not …

I love the look of wooden trays and platters, so this wooden herb bowl with mezzaluna from Uncommon Goods fit right in with my taste and kitchen items. I am not a fan of knives. I have cut myself with them so many times, even after taking a couple …

You know I never used to use plastic wrap much but my mother and grandmother was always using it. I just didn’t see the need for it because there are ziplock bags and such available. It is only recently when I started to get back into baking and now …

I like to keep my fabric as fresh as possible, especially my living room furniture. Because I am a smoker this is extremely important. I don’t like company coming over to smell that my house smells like an ashtray. I’ve tried a few different refreshers and odor eliminators. The …

I wanted to remove some stains and build up from my dishwasher so I decided to purchase Glisten. This product works very well and I was amazed at how well it cleaned my dishwasher. This cleaner is sold in a box and it’s priced around 5 dollars. …

I have only tried a few bath gloves and they all seem to be disappointing. I decided to give them one more chance when I saw a cute little light blue one in my local Walgreens store. It was the Perfection Bath Glove. My problem with bath gloves is …

A yellow colored dishwashing liquid that is easy to squeeze out of bottles. I have been using the same liquid for the past month. I thought of trying this liquid as I was unable to find my regular brand. Gives good suds but not in excess to wash …

One of the few brands of paper towels my family has always used at home is “Sofie Paper Towel.” It is one of those brands of paper towels which is manufactured by a reliable company called “Sanmerna Paper Products Limited,” but that is not why we hace bought it …

This particular Pledge doesn’t work all that great. Yes, it does clean but the dusting part isn’t so clean. It turns the pledge and dust into a dusty muddy mess.
After you have used it you can’t really tell what you have cleaned and what you haven’t. As for …

Using a fabric conditioner on your clothes before letting them dry is a very good practice because it makes the fabric softer and fragrance. Since I rarely wash my own clothes, I am not used to the brand my favorite laundry shop is using. But one time, I have …

I received my Signature Classic 3.2 Quart Deep Fryer as a Christmas present last year. I was really excited to try it out as I love fried foods, but want some control over the types of oil used, and to ensure the food is drained of the oil …

I use disposable cups a lot so I decided to purchase this cup dispenser. I am so glad that I bought it. I really do love the look of it and it helps out a lot to organize and distribute cups. When I’m looking for a …

I live on a farm with my husband and young four year old daughter. As we rely on rain water and/or tank water for our house I like to purify any water we drink. One of my biggest concerns are birds. We get a lot of wild parrots and …

The wind blew, and the scent from my carnations and snapdragons filled the air. A few months ago, I planted several species of Burpee flower seeds in my pool yard so it would look gorgeous in spring. I planted hollyhocks, rock roses, dwarf delphinium, tall snapdragons, and …

The Wilton Mini Ghost Pan is an aluminum Halloween-themed baking pan. Although sold separately, it’s part of a line of Halloween-themed baking pans that are all made by the Wilton company. The baking pan has six slots which can be filled with cake batter, brownie batter or even gelatin. …

We bought this charcoal starter or the item named as Barbecue Charcoal Chimney Starter at Walmart yesterday, here in Fort Walton Beach. My cousin, who lives in Shalimar, which is a town just 10 minutes away from here, loves to grill too. Just last Wednesday, she invited me to …

I love cooking as a pastime, and as a consequence I like it when my kitchen is fully stocked in terms of appliances. I have lots of kitchen appliances, though most of them are just for show, if I may be honest. However, there are some I can’t do …

My family believes that cleanliness is important to have a healthy lifestyle.
When I was a kid, I am used to Family Rubbing Alcohol for disinfection and other household purposes. Then one time, my mom tried Green Cross Isopropyl Alcohol which is 70% solution. The 500 mL bottle lasted for …

When growing up, I didn’t do any ironing. My dad ironed all my clothes and when using starch, he had his go to starch which was Faultless Heavy Starch in any scent as long as it was the heavy starch. When I moved out and got on my own, …

Over the years, I’ve always wanted a refrigerator that opened up from both sides. I mean there was a huge infactuation with these types of refrigertators for some reason. I also wanted a refrigerator that was stainless steel as well. Considering my kitchen marvels alot of grey in …

I first moved into my apartment around five years ago, and I was very lucky to find a dishwasher installed by the previous owner, who was kind enough to leave it for us. I had used this regularly over the previous five years, and considering that it was second …

Tilex Bathroom Cleaner is a bathroom cleaning product and I believe that this product works well. I have been using Tilex Bathroom Cleaner for a few months and I have been amazed by it. I would certainly recommend this product to anyone that is looking for something …

The New Vim liquid dish wash is the concentrated liquid, which is very thick and green in color. I only take a drop of the vim liquid dish wash to clean 10 to 12 utensils and all of these utensils get cleaned very well. The cost of …

I bought Fabuloso Lavender Spray All Purpose Cleaner for $20 online, weighing 32 fl. oz. Here is my review.
Fabuloso Lavender Spray All Purpose Cleaner is a toilet cleaner which obviously cleans the toilet and makes it brighter. It has anti stain ingredients which are said to be pretty effective …

Tide Coldwater laundry detergent claims to be “specially designed to clean deeply in the care of cold water”, and surprisingly enough it actually delivers on this promise, with interest. Tide Coldwater really gets clothes clean, and I mean really clean, in cold water! Spaghetti sauce, chili, cheese dip, …

Due to my hectic daily routine in balancing my family and work life, eating my breakfast would sometimes become very difficult. Missing out on an important meal of the day, would leave me feeling dull for the rest of the day. Being a health conscious person, this omission would …

My five year old daughter takes a packed lunch to school every day, she’s not exactly a faddy eater but gets bored with the same kind of foodstuffs in her lunch box each day. After exhausting all the different sandwich fillings I decided to ring the changes by …

I usually don’t talk about pots and pans but I wanted to talk about these pots and pans for the simple fact that I have NEVER had a set of pots and pans that were top notch. I have always been into the whole buying cheaply just to get by. …

I recently went through a box of old clothes and other fabric items and discovered they’d picked up an odd sort of smell. There were several knit hats and scarves- things I’d prefer not to throw in the wash. I chose to try this product based on viewing the …

When I bought my first Swiffer sweeper several months ago, after falling in love with the idea of them when I used a similar kind of item at work to clean the hardwood floors there, I bought a starter kit that came with the sweeper, some dry cleaning cloths …

I got the Cuisinart SCO-60 Deluxe Stainless Steel Can Opener a few days ago. I actually purchased it online for $49.99. I picked it up in stores and it was smaller than what I had expected. This can opener is very stylish. It has this metallic body coating on …