at first when i see you cry
I’m not alone when I say that one of my biggest turn-offs is Yellow Teeth. This faux-pas is not prejudice in any way; all men, women, children, rich or poor, young or old are susceptible to falling victim (although I guess I’ll let the poor, old or young, slide a bit, given their economic circumstances. But it’s still nasty!). My disdain for yellow teeth is so deep that whenever I see a chick with yellow teeth, I am so completely turned off. And I’m not even into the ladies.
For those of you who care about your oral hygiene and overall health, you should definitely invest in a Sonicare toothbrush. I’ve been using one for over a year and my teeth brushing experience has never been better. I haven’t been to a dentist in quite sometime (yes, gross, I know), but this baby has been keeping the cavities in check. You might say “How the eff do you know whether or not you have cavities? and I’ll tell you, I don’t. But if something this strong makes my brain feel like it’s vibrating whenever I put it in my mouth (that’swhatshesaid), I know something good is going on. Not to mention, I haven’t had to use any whitening products since I started with this brush yet my teeth look like I have
The brush heads are tiny enough where you can maneuver around all of the nooks and crannies of your mouth without feeling like you’re going to gag yourself trying to reach behind the molars (eh hem, manual toothbrush), but big enough where the brush will clean more than one tooth at a time (*cough* Oral-B battery operated toothbrush *cough*). There’s also a timer that shuts off after 2 minutes so you don’t have to stare at a clock to get in the proper brushing time (ADA recommended). AND, there’s another button that changes vibrations to let you know when to move onto the next quadrant of your mouth so that all teeth get equal love time.
I would caution that messy brushers like myself (with the foam dripping down the handle all the way down to your wrists and you look like a rabid dog with foam all over the sides of your mouth) unscrew the toothbrush head after every brushing to rinse out the foam that catches in the handle. Trust me. You do not want to be changing your brush head one day to find brown foul smelling water resting in the handle, which also prevents the toothbrush head from vibrating at its full potential.
Replacement brushes aren’t cheap, but if you’re a lazy bum like me, this is the best thing you can do for your mouth. Besides flossing.
Philips Sonicare Elite (but they’re all good), amazon.com or your local Target..
Goin goin…back to back…to Cali Cali
Oh hello all three readers! I completely forgot I had this site. I owe you approximately ten thousand posts. Things have been tres busy at work, but you know I always make time for shopping! Expect some good shizz coming up.
Sans creepster bear nawimsayin
There’s a lot of things I admire about Europeans: their sense of style, their cultural history and their way of living. Including the fact that most Europeans line dry their clothes instead of using a dryer.
I line dry my clothes all the time, not because I want to but because I have to (house rules). However, it’s no secret that using a dryer to dry your clothes will significantly reduce your clothes’ lifespan. Ever wonder why the spandex in your underwear wears out so quickly? Heat + spandex = broken.
Also, I hate ironing. But there’s no way to avoid wrinkles and stiff crunchiness if you’re line drying (none of that BS about sticking your stuff in the dryer for like 15 minutes and then hanging it up to dry. I’m talking hardcore, straight-out-of-the-washer-right-to-the-clothes-pins-and-clothes-hangers line dry). That’s when fabric softeners come in.
The fabric softener’s purpose is to impart softness and fight static for your non-dryer dried clothes. Additionally, when used on towels, they’re not supposed to decrease the towels’ absorbency. Fabric softeners won’t rid your clothes 100% of wrinkles, but it will help reduce any crunchiness your clothes may get as a result of the line drying method.
April Fresh Ultra Downy liquid is my staple. It keeps my line dried items feeling soft with the added bonus of that really great, fresh out of the washing machine cleanly scent, none of that musky, herbally, super synthetic perfumy smell like the other variations of this product. Plus, when two of the greatest smelling men in your life tell you that they use April Fresh Downy, you bet your ass you’d go out and buy a 120 oz. bottle of that stuff.
Ultra Downy liquid fabric softener, $6.99 available everywhere
C is for Cookie
Okay, so that was a really lame attempt at a song lyric related to cookies. But who the F sings about cookies nowadays besides the Cookie Monster?
My mom bought the Singoalla and Ballerina cookies a couple years ago while waiting in line to pay for our brand new everything at Ikea. Just last weekend, I re-discovered these cookies on a trip to Ikea. The Singoalla cookie is filled with a very sticky, chewy raspberry jam (think caramel candy) and something like a buttercream filling sandwiched in between. I don’t recommend this cookie to those with braces as I’m sure it’ll tear your brackets off. The Ballerina cookie is filled with chocolate hazelnut (think Nutella). Need I say more?
They’re cheap and super addicting!
Singoalla and Ballerina cookies, $1.29/pack. Available in Ikea cafes, checkout lanes and downstair food shops.
shake it off
A must have for all you dirty lint attractors out there. This miraculous little carpet stick was introduced to me last year by a friend, and it has completely changed my life. All you do is run the brush in the opposite direction of the material and it’ll catch all the lint on your clothes. To remove the lint that collects on the brush, just brush the lint in the direction of the material and you’ll get little lint rolls. It’s 100% more effective since it uses friction instead of stickiness to get the lint off. Plus it’s environmentally friendly, considering the fact that A) it’s reuseable, B) you’re not throwing away pieces of paper every time, and C) you’re not going out and buying roll refills.
Evercare Magik Brush: available at your local drugstore, laundry/iron/sewing aisle at Target ($3.99) or get ripped off at Amazon.com ($5.49).
dress you up in my love
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Target presents Converse One Star’s lifestyle sports-wear collection for women and men
so tall and lanky, my suit, it should thank me
Oh. My. God. J.Crew has really outdone themselves this spring season. I want to buy EVERYTHING in the catalog!!! They’ve even convinced me that I need a pair of 3″ white Chino shorts and a pair of 10″ navy blue chino bermuda shorts! I don’t even wear shorts! I’m trying to talk my parents into buying me a J.Crew suit as a present for this past Christmas (since I didn’t get anything from them) but I guess they could also argue that I didn’t give them presents either. Ohmigod, whatever parents, my gift to you guys is my undying love and being the superstar child (brother = black sheep) in the fam. I could not resist and placed an order for the black wool gabardine suit. It’s kind of dumb because I rarely wear the jacket part of the suit (I really just want the pants) and the jacket is the most expensive part, but I’m one of those people who have to have matching sets of everything (i.e. shampoo & conditioner: same brand, same flavor). I wish J.Crew made tweed suits, I’d really like to get one. I need more texture in my life.
Do you guys remember that one shoe sale commercial from a few years back where the woman would “pay off” her expensive shoes by keeping a tally on the shoebox of the number of times she wore the shoes out? That’s what I feel like I am doing with these suits.
The J.Crew flats are so beautiful this season I even scanned the catalog page:
So so so so gorgeous!
so fresh and so clean clean
I’m a product whore, and that is a fact. It’s incredibly hard for me to remain loyal to one product; I even have to switch up my toothpastes after every tube so I don’t get bored. I consider it a miracle when I find something I’m completely satisfied with and never ever have to think about searching for something better, my “Holy Grail.”
There’s something very simplistic and organic about using bar soap. I don’t do body washes and it took me all of my adolescent life to realize body washes just do not agree with my skin. Throughout my body wash experimentation phase, I always had Olay bar soap as my back up. First off, the texture of this soap is incredibly creamy (glycerin) but not to the point where the bar is melting in your hands (think white Dove bars when the bottom part touches the soap dish and starts to get mushy). This bar never becomes mushy. Secondly, the scent is really subtle and luxurious, but not overpowering (overly sweet, musky, perfumey, fake floral, etc). Third of all, it doesn’t leave a film or dry out your skin after rinsing.
I was using the predecessor of the Olay Age Defying bar for four years –the original white bar with pink packaging (not to be confused with the pink beauty bar)– before it was discontinued and replaced with this Age Defying version. This version comes closest to the original’s scent and moisturizing properties, although not exact. Now I don’t even flinch when I see new bath products out on the market. I am married to this bar soap for life.
Now I just need to lock down a man.
the flossy flossy
Wary about spending big bucks for towels that feel soft and squishy but end up leaving your body dripping with water? Thomas O’Brien for Target has created an incredibly luxurious towel line that will blow. your. mind.
I bought a couple of these bath towels two months ago and they’re still just as fluffy and soft as the day that I got them. Most importantly, they’re incredibly absorbent (100% cotton), and come in a range of decorating-friendly colors. The double stripe pattern imparts a classic, understated look that could totally one up your bathroom. I line dry these bad boys and yet they still manage to stay soft and luxurious.
My pick: white Vintage Modern Thomas O’Brien bath towel, $9.99
