When I was a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding, she chose David's Bridal as her supplier of choice for our bridesmaid dresses. She loved choosing the dresses, and despite her several bridesmaids all having very different body types, she was able to choose a dress from the extensive selection that flattered all of our figures, from plus to athletic to curvy to rail thin. The color s...

I have been warned in the past to avoid Feria, as it seems to be a harsher formula of at-home do it yourself hair dye. Let me preface by saying that I have had blonde hair from a box (at home style) for 4 or more years now, and I am probably a natural light auburn color naturally. I recently substituted Feria's ash blonde color to redo my roots for my normal Herbal Essenses brand. That was ...

This is a wonderful camp.  Located about an hour east of Bakersfield in California, this working residential ranch camp is a great place to send your children for one or more of the two-week sessions offered during each summer.  The staff are carefully selected by the experienced camp directors, chosen for their leadership abilities, their personalities, and they are all excellent rol...

Let me provide some personal background. I started dying my naturally auburn hair a flaxen blonde about 6 years ago. As I lightened my hair little by little, bleach by bleach, it gradually lost it's shine and became very dry and brittle. Once I'd finally achieved my desired shade, my hair was thoroughly damaged. I also played waterpolo at the time, so my hair was doused daily with chlor...

I've forever been searching for a true red that compliments my skin tone. I tried this lipstick and it is fabulous. Every time I wear it I get compliments. It goes on smoothly, and evenly. It lasts for hours and hours, and looks excellent if worn alone, or layered with lip gloss of any kind, or even layered with other colors of lipstick. The only negative about this particular lipstick is t...

This was the worst purchase I may have made in college. I wanted extra energy and less of an appetite, and this product was the newest on the market at the time. It made me physically ill. I felt grossly nauseated every time I took it, so much that I COULDN'T eat, but then, I couldn't actually do anything else, I had to literally sleep it off it was so miserable. It also affected m...

This product works wonders.  My skin has been through the ringer since I was 13.  I have had combination oily/dry skin with cystic and regular acne for years.  This is not due to lack of cleansing.  I've tried prescription antibiotics, topical and oral, and even the dreaded "accutane" failed to work for me after attempting the more common benzoyl peroxide, reti...

Okay, so the seat room isn't any greater than that of Southwest. But when you're comparing the two similarly priced airlines, Virgin wins hands down.I'm sick of paying to fight for a seat. Sick of sitting on the floor waiting in a line so I can get on the plane and get a decently located seat, of almost every flight being overbooked, and often leaving late. Virgin lets you choo...

I gave this product a very low rating, because although it is effective if used consitently as directed, it was too painful for me to use often enough to cause significant color improvement of my teeth. I applied the strips to my upper and lower teeth, which was easy in itself and nice that it didn't need a molded tray, which can be very uncomfortable and expensive. I found that it tasted q...

I have long sought a tanning lotion that doesn't make my entire body smell of overripe meat.  Something about the chemicals in most formulas are just so hideous to someone with a sensitive nose.  I went to this website, and bought two different scents of the Bronze Goddess formula. For me, the best scents are Pink Carnations and Tropical Rainforest.  Rather than smell the che...

I cannot rave enough about how amazing this resort is.Flying into the Kona airport, you feel as though you have been transported back in time as you climb down the stairs to the tarmac of the runway, seeing the wooden huts that mark the airport's main entrance.  You are greeted by a friendly aloha-wear clad employee of the resort, who directs you to the luggage claim, and after retriev...

You know when someone's wearing those super bright colored plastic looking clogs, and you can't help but giggle quietly to yourself?  You've never tried them. . . you are one of uninitiated. Crocs have quietly become one of the most fun shoe phenomenons since "jellies" were popular in the eighties.  Crocs used to just be big clunky beach shoes, super comfortable ...

This hotel was set in a gorgeous location on an Apache reservation in New Mexico.  The air is pristine, the mountains breathtaking, and the lake is a gorgeous blue.  The construction of the hotel is such that most of the rooms get a glorious view. I stayed in a room facing the lake, and it was spacious and well designed, minus the bathroom, which was large, but had too much "Dead...

I bought the white Swingers from a small surf shop in Hawaii in early 2006. I still have the same pair, they have never broken, and that's saying a lot. I am pretty hard on sunglasses, I routinely go through several pairs of crappy quality shades from gas station displays each year. I have also been a big fan of Oakley sunglasses, but they had a tendency to have weak frames that I've se...

When did budget hotels suddenly leap in price, yet continue to lose charm and value?  Rather than spend $99 on a Motel Six or similar, I chose to save a few bucks and stay at Econolodge while on a road trip.  Huge mistake.  The place was run-down, and it took 5 mintues for an attendant to even show up at the front desk, at which I was waiting for service.  The hotel looked s...

I bought this perfume after trying an e-tailer's version of the scent. It is extremely sweet, allegedly to simulate Cotton Candy. While I get the sweetness of sugar, I don't much get the specific cotton candy aroma. It is a bit vanilla, a bit hot sugar, and a bit hard to put your finger on sweet scent. It is NOT a sophisticated scent, but is excellent for a "foodie" or te...

These headphones may be the some of the most expensive on the market. However, they are NOT overpriced! They do exactly as they claim, the block outside noise while delivering high quality sound to your ears. Why then do they not get full marks? As far as comfort goes, I've never worn more comfy headphones. However, when their battery gets low, if you don't change it immediatly, it will...

I stayed at the Clift last year while in SF for a friend's wedding.  I received an upgrade to a small suite, and it was absolutely lovely.The hotel itself is situated right off Union Square, a popular shopping and tourist destination through which runs the classic Cable Car, a fun ride for tourists and a direct route to the Fishermans Wharf, on the other side of town.  The locatio...

I admit it. From time to time, I get the occasional zit or blackhead. And I like to pop them. Yes I do. It's bad for my skin, blah blah blah, I know, so I went to Sephora and purchased a metal extractor tool so that I would minimize the damage I usually do to my skin. The extractor is the model that has a pointed end on one side for "lancing" and a small metal cup-shaped end with ...

At www.charssi.com, the customer service is excellent. I have ordered three flavors of their spoon fudge, among them White Chocolate Rose, Caramel Marshmallow, and my personal current favorite, Chocolate Raspberry.The texture of the spoon fudge is like a dense thick frosting, not a solid fudge. (If it were, you could never remove it from the cute jars with thier little spoons they include with ...