Ponds Anti-Wrinkle Cream Review

I picked up this product in the travel section of Target and I can say that just for me, I wish that I hadn't picked it up. Not that it didn't do a good job, it worked pretty good in the week or so that I tried it. But what really put me off of this product was the smell. 

It literally smelled like sunscreen that had expired. It was so stomach turning. At first I thought it was just that I had picked up an expired bottle but as I looked at the bottle, it wasn't due to expire for another 2 months! So, to make sure that it wasn't just me, the next time I went to Target, I got another little bottle of this product and opened it after purchasing it. It smelled the same! After that I was like, maybe it's just the Ponds products themselves that smelled like that. 

But in all reality, I couldn't continue to use a product that smelled like this one did. So I passed it on to my mother, who uses it without any complaints on the smell at all. So maybe it was just me but I now steer clear of Ponds products because wasting money is not my idea of a good time. 

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Kate Somerville Exfolikate Review

This is one intense exfoliator, at least for me personally. But don't let this keep you from trying it as it works so well! And just because I say it is intense, it's not so intense that it is uncomfortable to use. The product itself is a deep emerald color, which is gorgeous looking by the way that contains very fine beads that feel amazing on your skin. The smell isn't overwhelming but rather a nice minty scent that does linger on your skin for several hours after using this product. 

When you first put it on, there is a slight tingling feeling for a few minutes before it comes very cool on your face. It's not burning at all and I have very sensitive skin so no worries of that. After keeping the product on for about 10 minutes, go and washing it off with warm water; rubbing the product more into your skin; letting the tiny beads do their work on your skin. I use this product about twice a week when I first started using it and now I only use it once a week, so far that works for me since my skin has gotten a lot better. 

Again this is a short review and I apologize for that but there really isn't much else I can say about this product except for giving my honest review on the product itself. 

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Peace Tea Review

Over a year ago, I gave up drinking sodas and some carbonated drinks. I do however; indulge in them from time to time because I have found that if I deny myself completely then I am more than likely to "cheat" so to speak. Now I don't drink one a day or even one a week; I do indulge once or twice a month but sometimes not even that much. Anyway, I'm getting away from the topic at hand.

Today I am going to be giving my honest review of Peace Tea. I saw these at my local grocery store and decided to try them. And I am so glad that I did, they are SO delicious. There are seven flavors all together and out of them all, there is only one that I don't like; so that's a good record for me to have. 

The flavors are: Sweet Lemon, Snoberry, CaddyShack (Lemonade & Sweet Tea), Georgia Peach, Green Tea, Razzleberry and Texas Style Sweet Tea (This one I do not like). So there are a variety of flavors, so there is something out there for everyone to enjoy and variety is always a good thing.

To me, these drinks are better than sodas because each contain no sodium and about 21 grams of sugar in each can; which isn't really a lot. Each can has 2 servings of 80 calories per serving.  And while they are sweet, they aren't too sweet for me is perfectly fine cause while I like sweet things; I don't like things that are too sweet tasting.

This ended up being a pretty short review because there really isn't much else to tell about this product, except to tell people to go out and try them. So I guess that's it for this review.

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Gillette Treo Razor Review

First let me apologize for not updating this blog in several months...almost a year I think. I have no excuse only that life kinda blind-sided me but now everything is going great. So keep an eye out for several reviews over the next couple of weeks as I have several that I need to catch up on.

Gillette Treo

Today's review is going to be for the Gillette Treo Razor. This razor was released last year and I was one of the lucky few that were able to get their hands on it to try it out. The reason being is that for those that do not know, I am a caregiver. I have been the main caregiver for my grandfather and my mentally handicapped uncle for the last 10 years or more. So I am always looking for something that not only makes every day tasks easier for them but for me as well.

This razor caught my attention cause it was created in order to make shaving easier and for me that was something that I was very interested in trying. My grandfather is 84 so shaving himself has become quite the task over the last few years as not only his eyesight becoming worse but his balance as well; so he cannot stand up for long periods of time. The same cannot be said for my uncle, who is just not able to shave himself without cutting himself in one way or another. So I am the one that shaves them and I try my hardest to make it easy on them. For my uncle, it's not difficult for me cause I have been shaving him the longest but with my grandfather, I know that I have to be a extra careful due to him being older and the fact that he is a diabetic; so a cut for him could mean something worse.

When I first tried out the Treo, I was surprised by how tiny it seemed. This little thing was suppose to

Before Shaving

shave a grown man's beard? I couldn't believe it. And it wasn't suppose to cut them, which was something that other razors have claimed to prevent over the years. But after trying out the Treo after the first time, I was amazed. The shaving cream that is contained in the handle of the razor works to help stiffen the beard hair in order to make shaving easier. It is gentle on the skin and has a pleasant scent to it which all of us enjoyed. The blade itself was an interesting design to say the least. The razor itself was designed to glide back and forth over the skin, like one would do with a paint brush on a canvas. It is this design that makes it easier for not only caregivers to use but for elderly to use themselves. Cause they are not removing the blade every few seconds to clean it but rather gliding it back and forth over their skin.

After only ONE pass! Amazing!

The shaving cream, well actually gel, not only helps stiffen the hair but it also leaves the skin feeling super smooth. It it definitely a product that I would go out of my way to purchase again and again because it truly does work the way that it claims. And I'm not sure if it's luck or something else, but neither my grandfather nor my uncle have suffered any cuts from this razor since I began using them since the middle of last year; whereas when I used other razors, no matter how careful I was they always ended up with either razor burn (grandfather) or tiny cuts due to their thick beards (uncle).

I highly recommend this razor to anyone who knows an elderly person that needs something better to help them shave with or if you, yourself, are a caregiver. This will make shaving much less stressful; despite it being such a menial task or something that many people wouldn't stress over. But unless you are a caregiver, or you personally know a caregiver then one cannot understand how much it helps to just make something seem so menial easier. It does take wonders of stress off that's for sure, and I once again Gillette for sending me the Gillette Treo to try. And I have recommended it to not only other caregivers that I know of but even nurses and home health nurses who have seen the razor in our bathroom or in our personal things when we are out and about. I am more than happy to make someone's else life a bit easier! :-)

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Disclaimer: I was not paid for my review for the Gillette Treo. I received it free and was asked to give my honest opinion of it.