I'm an old punk rocker and I still love to look a little 'weird'.  One of the ways I express myself is with my hair and was very excited to find Raw Color Demi Permanent Hair Color in a variety of fun colors such as pink, blue, purple, and green.  I purchased the Candy Pink, which is a lovely shade of hot magenta pink to use on my bangs and the underside of my hair, but wa...

I have those super sensitive teeth that just scream at me if I do something to irritate them.  Or should I say, I used to have those teeth?I've been brushing with Sensodyne Pro-Namel toothpaste for just over 6 months now and my tooth sensitivity has just about vanished.  Pro-namel works to harden your teeth's enamel and protects against the effects of acid wear.  Acid wea...

I've been a member of SR for some time and one of the things many of the people here may not know about me is that I have a lot of tattoos - and I mean alot!  I can no longer count individual tattoos simply because many have been blended into one large tattoo over time - for instance, my right arm is nearly a 3/4 covered with tattoos which are now worked into a single piece.  I gu...

I received my first set of Royal Velvet bath towels as a gift and I was impressed the moment I opened the package.  What I loved the most was the color, black!  I have an almost gothic-looking bathroom in deep burgandy and black with wrought iron decor and the towels went with it perfectly.  I didn't even know they made black towels, I certainly have never seen them at T...

I'm do most of my banking online and one day while I was checking my balance, I noticed a new clickable link "Request Checking Account Advance".  Since I never heard of it before, I was curious and clicked.  Turns out, if you have an established US Bank checking account in good standing and have had at least 2 direct deposit is over $100 in the past 6 months, you are eli...

When moved into our new house last year my father in law still owned it and insisted we keep all the white walls white.  Since every wall in the house was white, I was desperate to find something that would spice up the rooms.  I found the Main Street removable wall stickers on ebay.  There is a HUGE variety of designs.  The photo is of the butterfly design that I have decor...

I purchased the 2 GB SPI Video Mp3 player for myself for my birthday.  It was quite the deal, as it was regularly $119.99 and during a 3 day half off sale.  I liked that I could choose from 3 colors and got a gorgeous girly purple color.  The size and styling are quite similar to another well known, higher priced video mp3 player.  What I like most abou this player is the ea...

Simply put, I purchased the TruTech undercabinet cd player because I was determined to have one and couldn't really afford one, so I bought the cheapest Target offered.  Overall, I am satisfied, but it's the little things that make me wish I would have purchased a higher end, better quality model.  One of the things I dislike most is if you have a flat, buttom cabinet with no ...

I really don't know much about car maintenence just that you need to check the fluids, etc, and my husband usually does all that.  What I do know is that it seems I am always the one going out to buy the said needed fluids - I just get what hubby tells me too.One of the things that has never changed over the years is the brand of motor oil he insists on buying, Pennzoil.  I didn&#...

Last month, my old computer (which at the time was my good computer) aquired a trojan virus called AntiVirus XP 2008.  This was a horrible problem and after many internet searches I purchased Spy Doctors Spyware & Virus removal program for $29.95.  The reason I purchased this particular program is that it said it could get rid of the particularly nasty virus that was on my compute...

The Sonicare E5500 electric toothbrush created quite a bit of excitement when I told my dentist I had gotten one and had just began to use it.  He said that was all he used and that he was sure I would notice a great difference, a trrific improvement of my teeth.  I was a little leary of the brush, as I have very sensitive teeth.  However the Sonicare toothbrush has a setting whe...

I LOVE the Carpet Shark!  The price could not be beat, but I will say it is normally $20, the $10 price was from a Black Friday sale.  You could not find a more versatile, powerful product for a similar price.  Yes, I AM saying the Carpet Shark CANNOT be beat.  Comes with a long narrow attachment for those hard to reach places, but my favorite is the floor attachement, it wo...

The St Paul Pioneer Press is my local newspaper, one that I purchase every weekend to be sure I get the Sunday edition, I never miss it.  Why?  Well, it's not because I am entralled by the content of their news articles.  I purchase the Pioneer Press for the store ads, coupon sections, and maybe 1-2 sections of readable content.  Sadly, even those are not so fruitful in ...

The title says it all, this Samsung 10,000 BTU window air conditioner is a work horse!  This is the third summer we've used it and it keeps going strong and keeps over 3 rooms nice and cool.When we purchased the Samsung unit, we were careful to get a mid-priced model, we didn't want the cheapest unit.  One of the features that really impressed us on this unit was that it was d...

The 12" Wexford box fan was a late summer purchase at Walmart.  The shelves were almost bare and I just needed a small fan for the window above my kitchen sink as a larger fan would not fit.  One fan Walmart seemed to have a lot of still was the Wexford fan, and for 8.99 it was the right size, so it went in the cart.I liked the overall look of the fan, it is a smooth dark gray pl...

I was lured into purchasing L'Oreal Infallible Never Fail lipstick because I had a big coupon and was looking for a new, long lasting lipcolor.  I really liked the sleek design of the packaging, both the long last lipcolor and gloss overcoat came in a shiny metallic container that also doubled as a mirror.I was a bit disappointed in the color selection, as there were only about 15 choi...

When I put my new pair of Jessica McClintock slipper socks on, I felt like I just put my feet into a blanket of heaven!  Made of 99% polyestor & 1% spandex, the socks were soft and puffy and instantly warmed my feet!  I knew Jessica McClintock made high end fragrances, but not slipper socks, so when I found these so affordable I saw it as a chance to treat myself to a luxury! ...

Since I'm heading to Grad school in a few months I have been starting to think about notebooks and will once again use the Mead 5 Star notebook for my courseload.  All through undergraduate school, they were the only notebooks I ever used and they worked so well, I see no reason to change.I admit, I'm usually cheap and wait for the .10 notebook sale and stock up.  However, all...

The Papermate Tandem Ink Pen is a great two in one pen!  It is a standard medium ink pen on one end, but the other end is a capped yellow highlighter!  This pen is a college students best friend!  The Tandem is a well balanced pen, it has a nice plastic casing that is ergonomical to your hand, making the writing smooth and flowing.  There is a nice rubber gripper where you h...

I suffer from horrible spring and summer allergies and the worst part of it all is the itchy eyes!  I don't mean a small irritated feeling, but that itch of a fresh mosquito bite - in your eye!  I used to rub until it hurt until finally a doctor gave me prescription strength antihistamine eyedrops - then the itch completely halted.However, I faced the beginning of this allergy sea...