Scrub- a- Dub- Dub!

Thanks to Max and Clark, this house has become unofficially sponsored by Loreal. UNOFFICIALLY. There are, in fact, so many cans of hairspray, tubes of conditioner, various jars of serums and scrubs, the bathroom, AND Max's room have become QUITE over run. Don't get me wrong! I love all the free stuff to try out - but we are suddenly in need of MUCH more cabinet space!

And after so many people have asked me how I keep my skin looking young,and complimented me on my skin in particular, AND I've had the opportunity to use myself as a lab rat for months (with ALL of these free products to play with) - I thought I'd give you the rundown on the products.

As my friend Richard said recently at a baby shower, "It's for the girls and the gays!" (shaking his pretty blonde hair). Heterosexual men may now stop reading - UNLESS you have an interest in making your hair into some crazy shape or style and keeping it that way all night long....

In which case, I must start with the HAIRSPRAY! Loreal Elnett extra strong hold hair spray will hold the CRAP out of your hair for an entire night. You can pompadour it, Bardot it, curl it - whatever - and this stuff will keep it together. SUPER strong. And it does - as it claims - pretty much disappear at the stroke of a brush.

That being said - I'm going to go ahead and tell you that ALL of the NEW Loreal HAIR products are pretty darn impressive, and worth the money.(NOT very expensive!) They've come out with a whole range of sulfate free products, and anyone who knows anything about sulfates - knows that they dry your hair and skin out. If you have super, uber fantastic hair already, like my Aunts and Mom - no worries. But if you have fine hair like me - or colored hair - THESE products are WORTH the money! I especially love the Ever Strong Deep Repleneshing Masque (for hair), and the brand new, Ever Sleek (sulfate free) Humidity Defying Leave in Creme. The new products in the orange containers smell really good, too. A little more girly than their green predecessors.

Skin cleansers - the teenagers and young rock stars around here are really liking all these new GO 360 degrees skin cleansers. All of them seem to be much used and loved by the younger gen in this household. As for me - I prefer my Aveeno Skin Brightening Scrub. I swear by it. I (obviously) have older skin - and I have NO right - NO RIGHT at all to have skin as good as I do. I've never had expensive peels or lasers, or ANYTHING like that. I DON'T sleep,(As many of you know), I drink too much,I don't exercise enough, I have NO willpower about - well basically anything - and I don't have particularly great genes in this area. Both of my younger brothers look years older than I do - so I'm going to have to give my products a LOT of credit. That, and eating avocados. That's all I've got.

So, after trying out a TON of new Loreal Youth Code products, including the Serum Intense, the Day lotion with SPF 30, and the super fancy looking Youth Code Day/Night creme - I'm going to have to rate those products as 'don't waste your money'. They just aren't worth it. Sorry, Loreal - LOVE the hair products - no love for this new YOUTH CODE stuff.

I'm going to have to stick with my Olay Regenerist - fragrance free, day and night. I LOVE it! If I could afford to, I'd buy gallons of it and use it on my whole body.
The other product I LOVE and SWEAR by - is Borghese eye cream. You can find it (in the US) at that GLAMOROUS little shop called COSTCO. YUP. It's a Kirkland brand. And as much as a 'small, local shop' snob as I am - I would go to COSTCO JUST for this eye cream. It doesn't have any nonsense in it - it's just simple and great. AND CHEAP! $14.99 for the eye cream and the other cream - which I just use on my hands, or give to my 'gay husband', because it has a bit of fragrance and I have sensitive skin.

That's all for now, darlings! If you like any of these stories,reviews, what have you - please feel free to share them! And, one more time - I have to say - I LOVE the questions! Thank you, thank you for reading !