Products & Reviews

I wasn't lucky enough to get invited into the Garnier B.B. Cream Bzz Campaign or to get a sample, but after I started reading everyone's great reviews I knew I had to try it myself. So, a few weeks back I bought the light/ medium shade on sale at CVS. For those of you who are not familiar with this product I'll give you a little background... B.B. Cream is a tinted moisturizer with SPF 15.  It is actually a very nice, medium weight moisturizer that's fast absorbing and contains mineral pigment (similar to what's in mineral powders). If you're not up on all the mineral powder facts, they say that mineral powder/ pigment is safe on skin, doesn't clog pores, and is actually good for your skin.  You can even sleep in it, though it's not recommended to do so regularly. My opinion : If you've read my other skin care reviews, you know I'm VERY picky about moisturizers... My skin is somewhat sensitive and combination dry/ oily, so it's reall

As a member of BzzAgent, I was offered the opportunity to try and Bzz about Burt's Bees Sensitive Facial Cleanser and Burt's Bees Sensitive Daily Moisturizer Cream , which are hypo-allergenic, fragrance free, and made with 99% natural ingredients. Check out Burt's Bees Natural Skin Solutions for Sensitive Skin on Facebook ! The first thing I noticed when I received the products was that the cleanser is a nice size at 6oz, but the moisturizer is quite a bit smaller at 1.8 oz. They have nearly no smell, just a slight hint of something that is indistinguishable to me, it's possibly cotton, as that is the image depicted on the bottles, but it is so slight a scent I can't be sure. The Burt's Bees Sensitive Facial Cleanser is a wonderful soap- free cleanser. It contains natural extracts such as: Quillaja, from the bark of the Soapbark tree- to provide a natural foaming lather, Yucca- for cleansing, Cotton- to soften, Rice- to moisturize, and Aloe- to soot

I figured if all these celebrities , who could afford to use anything in the world, use Mario Badescu products, it wouldn't hurt for me to give them a try too. So, about a month ago, I filled out a quick questionnaire on the Mario Badescu website , and a few days later I received an e-mail that said "Thank you for your interest in Mario Badescu! According to our records you recently filled out our online skin care questionnaire. Based on the answers you provided, we've developed a full regimen tailored to fit your skin care needs. For your reference, we have listed your recommended products below. We are so confident about the results you will achieve that we would like to send you some free samples so you can try our products before you decide to purchase them." I followed the directions in the e-mail and received a package with six of my recommended products a few weeks later. They were all nice sized samples that lasted me about a week. They came with a

Hydroxatone's website [ http://www.hydroxatone.com/ ] promotes Hydroxatone as the "Official Skincare Sponsor of the Daytime Emmys." I believe that at an earlier time their website also said why, that being that it was given out in the swag bags at the daytime Emmys, though I can't recall how many times. I received two bottles of Hydroxatone AM/PM Anti-Wrinkle Complex with SPF 15 in the mail for a 1 Month trial. You can get this same trial via one of these Hydroxatone websites: http://www.hydroxatone.com/ (which I used) or http://www.tryhydroxatone.com/ . Their policy is if you don't like it send it back within the month (even if the bottle's empty) and they will charge you nothing. I gave one bottle to my mother, who's in her late 50's, and kept one bottle for myself. We both came out of the experiment with one complaint... It's to heavy. My mom thought it was okay for night use, despite it's heaviness, and kept using