Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts

Friday, January 30, 2009

Brand New OMG-Gotta-Have-It Hair Product!!! "BUMPITS"

So anyone who knows me knows that I love to play with my hair and makeup. The only problem I deal with OVER AND OVER is my damn hair ALWAYS seems to go flat within an hour of styling.



This is an especially huge problem when I DJ weddings, because I have to lug heavy equipment into the venue and set it up (another reason I like to bring a packhorse to help - usually my dad). How can a girl be expected to do all that manual labor and still look pretty when the party starts?


Ohhhhh my friends, do I have an awesome product for you!! I recently got a new product from my new friends at Big Happy Hair. It's called "Bumpits," and after chit-chatting with its' creator and some of the other gals at the company, they sent me the "Hollywood" sized...based on my personality! (I guess I wasn't the "normal" type of girl...lol!!)


It's a lil' comb that you slip under the crown of your hair...and VOILA! You haz big, happie hair. I think this product has truly changed my hair forever. "With God as my witness, I will never have flat hair again!" (It's Gone with the Wind...ok, bad joke..:P)


Here's some before and after shots. Before...or, "Wee, Sad Hair," as I will call it.
Pretty Pitiful, eh?
That is All-day-in-a-ballcap hair right thurr.
I honestly can't believe I am sharing it on the interwebs for all to see.


And now, here's the After! We shall entitle this "Big, Happie Hair!" (See how I worked the product endorsement in there? I am so incredibly clever.) This is hair straight out of the ballcap, with no curling iron or hairspray yet - so can't wait to see how cute it will be when I have time to do "the works!"

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Shaving Doesn't Have To Suck: A Real-Life Comparison Of Razors By The Fairest Skinned Moose

So I'm a sensitive girl. Well, at least my SKIN is! When it comes to shaving, it can be the pits. (Armpit pun intended.)

I have spent many a buck on razors, as I always have to try the newest one! Here you will find my thoughts and feelings on each. Stock pictures stolen from the 'Net are used here, as Mr. Moose took the camera to work today. (My PINK Sony Cybershot - wonder how THAT's going over with the guys??)

1) Shick Quattro for Women.

Price: Unknown, husband bought it for me. (Awww)

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars!

Pros: The hot pink colored rubber grippy rocks my girly socks, and it left NO afterburn, even when I shaved with cheap-ass soap. With 4 blades and conditioning strips, along with a super sweet aerodynamic design (because I often consider shaving in wind tunnels...??), this razor is my favorite!

Cons: I ran out of blades. Gotta get more. *Mental Post-it*

2) Venus Embrace.

Price: Approx $10 at Wal Mart for the G2G ("Girl-2-Goddess") Starter kit...included sweet satin zip bag which is awesome for makeup, razor, 2 blades, and a small Skintimate Shave gel in Avocado.

Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Pros: Sweet colors. (Teal and lime green) 5 thin blades made for a super smooth shave! Squishy gel grip is neat-o.

Cons: The place where I naturally put my index finger when I shave is also the button to pop the damn blade off when you change it. Made for a few aggravating tub searches for the blade that was swirling around my naked ass, all the while hoping I didn't sit on it. Gay little "Shower pod" suction cup didn't stay on my shower wall.

3) Schick Silk Effects Summer Limited Edition.

The picture shown isn't the one I have, I bought a pretty bright reddish orange with flowers on it, a limited edition design. I admit it, I'm a sucker for pretty packaging. Don't judge me.

Price: Going from memory, but about $5 at Wal Mart?

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars, and that's mainly for the pretty design.

Pros: Wire-wrapped blades did OK at preventing nicks or cuts.

Cons: Again, shower holder didn't work on my lightly textured plastic tile-wanna-be wall. Gave me razor burn like no tomorrow. If you shave your lady garden, steer clear of this one for landscaping, for it's much like using a Craftsman weedwhacker down there.

4) Shick Intuition.

I remember trying this when it first came out and I thought I liked it. Either they changed it a lot since then, or my memory sucks like a Hoover.

Price: Reg. $9.99, purchased for $3.99 on clearance during week 2 of Alli's hospital stay - I figured it HAD to be better than last week's razor nightmare. (See review below)

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

Pros: No need to get shaving cream or gel, it's one big block of skin-smoothing goodness. The razor is nestled right in the middle.


Cons: NOT a close shave by any stretch. I had stubble all over. Also, when shaving the lady garden, this thing is like trying to maneuver a 2x4 down there. Not very fun.

5) Bic Comfort Triple Blade - Berry Scented.

Excuse me? BERRY SCENTED? That got a big old "WTF" from me, out loud in the store. My husband was only slightly embarrassed. (You would think after over 5 years of marriage, he'd be used to it...)

I'm not sure which is worse...the scent of a new pool toy mixed with skunky wine, or the fact that SOMEONE said, "Dude, we should make a razor...THAT SMELLS LIKE FRUIT." And BAM, they're rich. I have shitty ideas every day, and I never get even halfway rich from them.

Price: $2.99 for a pack of ten at Walgreen's - purchased while Alli was in the hospital and I was broke. It was the next cheapest option above drugstore brand single blade disposables. *shudder*

Rating: Can I give negative stars?

Pros: Once you leave it in a suitcase for a few days, the "Fresh Berry Scent" is gone.


Cons: NOTHING GOOD CAN COME FROM SPENDING less than $3 on razors. Nothing. My legs were bleeding everywhere. Nicks here, cuts there. I was so not impressed.