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Over and over I have been seeing the Madison Reed advertising for their hair dye. I love to have my hair colored in a salon, but let's face it, that's money. I don't mind dying my own hair. Though I find it a pain. When I was young my mom would streak my hair with some of her dye. I already had honey blond hair but she dyed her hair a light blond (and still does to this day) which added lovely highlights to my hair. As I grew older, I also grew more adventurous. I always felt like I could do whatever I wanted to my hair. All else fails, cut it off and grow it again, or dye it another color. I finally settled on black. Sure, I first did black when I was a rebellious teen. Later, it was what I was comfortable with, like it was the hair color I was meant to have. Occasionally, I would do the long drawn out process of color correcting it to either a red or brown, but I always went back to black. After counting the measly money left in my pocket, I felt it was time to swit...

I have way too many cleansers for my face, but I switch everything out depending on what my skin is doing.  It's also how I justify having more foundation to choose from than most make up artists. I was searching for a cleansing balm.  They have been around for ages and I had tried a couple of samples.  Yes, the Eve Lom is absolutely yummy.  It's just a bit high priced for a face cleanser for me.  Normally my switchout is from the following:  Shiseido Perfect Whip, Kose Softymo Cleansing Oil, Ponds Cold Cream, Oil of Olay ProX, Erno Lazlo.  Truth be told.... I am kind of tired digging through all this crap for the cleanser of the day.  I want products that I can do blindfolded and are routine for me.  They also must work overtime. I saw the Clinique cleansing balm on Amazon.  I didn't even know that Clinique made a cleansing balm.  There were a couple of cheaper options there, but there were also some cray (crazier than Eve Lom)...

I have seen the Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask everywhere and saw all the rave reviews on it, so I decided to go ahead and splurge.  I tried it every other day in the morning. This mask is super easy to use.  It says to use a generous layer.  I used four pumps.  I tried five once and felt it was too much.  The mask fizzes up immediately and you can feel it tingle.  Not a bad tingle, but just a bunch of bubbles.  The fizz disappeared fairly quickly, and a couple of times I was completely dried out before the five minutes was up, and my face was not thrilled.  It was much better after I took a wet washcloth to it.  Generally I would put this on and iron my clothes for the day to pass the time. My face felt a bit firmer, but it was the same hydration look that I get after I wash my face in the morning.  By the afternoon, it looked like I needed another mask.  I would really prefer to see some long lasting results....

UPDATE:  I have been using this product for about a month and a half.  I have noticed beyond what I initially put below that my face seems firmer now, and my fine lines are not as noticeable.  I still use this on my hands as well as my face and neck, and of all things my husband mentioned to me how youthful my hands looked.  He is usually not a very observant person, so when he remarked on that, I thought it was worth the update.  I will also say that I believe this product has been helping my moisturizer work, as my usual dry skin has been looking fresher longer. My original review is as follows: Another beauty product! Can a person have too many?  It seemed for a while that every time I was at Nordstrom or Sephora I was getting a sample or two of this product. It's a two step micro peel system.  There are premoistened towelettes in each side.  The first side you swipe over you face, neck, and decollete in circular motions until the pad goe...

So it's been about 6 months since I've started using these eye patches.  It's definitely gotten easier taking the pads off the plastic to apply.  I also no longer have to look at the picture to remember that the longer end goes on the bottom.  It's the small things. Things I do note are: If you have any kind of moisturizer on your eye area, clean it off.  Generally before I apply the pads I wipe the area with witch hazel.  If you do have something on your eye area and apply the patches, they will not stick very well.  You do however want to apply your eye cream right after use.  I swab the area down after I take the pads off and then apply one of my eye creams. If you do not put the sticker back on one of the snap pieces when you are done, your unit battery will die quickly.  Of course they are not replaceable, so you have to get a new unit.  I know, cause I had to. So beyond that: I still notice a difference when I use these pads. ...

Okay, I've used a couple of the packets of eye pads now and am feeling like a pro using this gadget.  Here is some of what I found: Put the snaps on the pads while on the plastic and only peel a little bit away, then handle only by the snaps.  Comes off way easy. Definitely use the method I posted last time off getting the skin taught and peel a little bit and continue bit by bit.  So much less pain. I've taken to rotating my eye cream and apply some after I clean the area afterward. I have noticed a difference using the wrinkleMD system.  I will definitely be ordering some more eye pads.  I wonder if there is a place like on amazon that you can get them a bit less pricey?  Well, anyways it worth it.  I am still thinking of botox, but it doesn't feel like its a must do anymore.

Okay, I'm 35 as of November and I'm dealing with my insecurities of aging.  I've been blessed with good genes, and have always looked younger than my years.  Most people I've had comment on my age believe that I am in my twenties.  However those fine lines are appearing and suddenly I am no longer being looked at as a younger lass.  Ouch! My ego hurts.  So I am of course looking for anything to stop the clock (or reverse).  I tried botox about three years ago as a preventive measure.  I was very happy with the results, but had trouble swallowing the cost.  Every once in a while though I get a wild hair and splurge on something new.  This time I was online at Nordstrom and saw the wrinkleMD.  I checked out reviews online and saw that HSN also had a package, but it was slightly different.  I'm give and take on HSN, so I went with Nordstrom.  It cost $129.00 for the starter package.  It came with the electronic gadget you cli...