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OK, so let’s say (hypothetically) that someone might be inactively pondering the advisability of procuring a new bathroom scale one of these days. I mean, if someone’s current scale is somewhere in the neighborhood of 20-30 years old, and cost somewhere in the neighborhood of ten bucks or so when originally procured from somewhere in the neighborhood drugstore, it’s reasonable to assume that it might occasionally cross their mind that it’s gradually coming up on time for a replacement, right? But, when one has established such a comfortable relationship with one’s own scale, of course this is not the sort of intuition upon which one is likely to feel compelled to rush right out and act. Read the rest of this entry »

OK, first of all, you have to bear in mind that I am *so* not a “salon product” kind of gal. Give me a two gallon bottle of Pert from Costco, and I could take care of my hair for the rest of my life. Or so I thought until Birdie gifted me with a bottle of this beoooooteful hair care product. I had no idea a home shampoo experience could seem so indulgent.

First of all, the bottle is sort of shimmery, and feels easy-to hold even with soapy hands in the shower (Authorial Aside: Our younger son was knocked nearly senseless one time when the aforementioned weapons-grade bottle of industrial shampoo fell off the shelf in the shower during an earthquake. Had it been the Avon, a mere bonk on the noggin would not have scarred him for life the way that experience did!). Read the rest of this entry »

Go Carroll Go! Our favorite Beauty Dish reader sounds off on those hot Hot HOT Harley Sunglasses:

“Riding along in my automobile…”

(Editorial aside for EnglishRose and all the other “young’uns” out there — there used to be a Chuck Berry song, a long, LONG time ago, with that lyric in it. I can’t remember the rest of the song, but picture “carefree abandon” and you’ll get the general idea) Read the rest of this entry »

When Birdie was here in September, she was alarmingly generous in showering me with fistfuls of Avon samples and a whole host of full-sized products as well. Those of you with long memories may recall that I very eagerly embarked right away on a testing process with the Avon Anew Clinical Deep Crease Concentrate, which involved attempting to take a “before” picture, much like Ulak did, only I was very unsuccessful in figuring out how to highlight the actual depth of the crevasse between my eyebrows. Seemingly no camera angle or method of lighting would suffice, and since I really don’t want Birdie’s readers to think of me as A Person With Angry Eyebrows anyway, we’ll just skip on ahead to the results, if that’s OK with you. Read the rest of this entry »