Showing posts with label skin care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skin care. Show all posts

Friday, November 12, 2010

Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller


I don't like everything I try. Most of the time it doesn't bother me when I spend money on something and it's a bust. I chalk it up to a good experiment and useful information. But when things get a little pricey for my limited budget and make promises they can't keep, it hurts. For example, when this little gadget fell through on it's claims to massage away my puffy eyes and make me look brighter, younger and more attractive so I could have more friends and be happier and be asked to appear on the cover of Vogue (okay, it didn't exactly promise that last part, but it implied it), I was really disappointed. The first big disappointment was when I tried out that massaging bead action. Here I come, little spa in a tube! NO. It hurts. It pinches that delicate, sensitive skin around the eyes and then socks it with a flail. It's not nice. I expected little welts to show up, which is kind of the opposite of reducing puffiness.
Massaging action: Failure.
Reducing puffiness: Not really, except those metal beads are really cold and maybe they do make your skin tighten up for a second. But if that's how it works, I'll just use ice.
Brighter skin: How about bright red due to that flailing?
Younger and more attractive: Uh, still being called "Ma'am" at the grocery store. I'm waiting for "Miss".
More Friends: You tell me.
Happier: No. I'm out $30.
Vogue: Still waiting for that phone call.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Eucerin Calming Creme

We have a lot of skin problems at our house. All four boys have eczema and I have super dry skin. This stuff is the answer to our skin problems. I love it.  I especially recommend it for pregnant women's skin. I tried Palmer's with my first pregnancy and was still always itchy-skinned. This past pregnancy the smell of Palmer's made me so sick I had to find something else. I found Eucerin Calming Creme and fell in love. I used this religiously while pregnant with my twins and didn't get a single stretch mark. It's possible that was due to my fabulous genetics, but I attribute it to this lotion, because my genetics suck. The name does it justice--instant calming of fussy skin. Absolutely no itching after application. The only drawback in my opinion is that it has no fragrance. I am a smelly lotion kind of girl. But the fragrance free aspect of it is perfect for pregnant peoples. Oh, and for men who don't want to smell like girls.