DIY Beauty Products for all

Advantages: Homemade recipes are 'in', they are cheap, fresh products, know what you are using on your body.
Disadvantages: ~~~

...I am a beauty freak! I love trying new products - and lately I tried using homemade, natural products. This being for a few reasons; (a) I know exactly what I am putting onto my body (b) It is fun making up the recipe. Much more fun than just opening the lid of a jar! (c) It is cheap and it is freshly made! I have tried the below recipes, and all have worked wonderfully with me. Okay, so they aren't miracle recipes, but they are refreshing, and I have used bought products that don't feel as great as these homemade recipes do. (Do bear in mind that although these recipes have worked well with my skin, and my skin hasn't reacted at all. This may not be the same with you, as we aren't all the same. The same with our hair too!) *** SWEET AND SMOOTH SKIN DELIGHT *** (Homemade, Honey and Brown Sugar Exfoliate Face Mask...

miss_motivator 23.10.2003 · Read review
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Bio Oil - A good all round product

Advantages: Specialist product, easily avaliable at chemists or supermarkets, natural
Disadvantages: Expensive (but will last a long time)

...Anyone who has ever suffered some kind of skin defect like scarring or stretch marks will often understand how bad scars left over from any life experiences that cause scars like pregnancy and acne can leave someone feeling. Personally, when I was younger I did suffer from moderate acne and I have a couple of scars left over from spots I tried to pick. One thing I do like about Bio Oil is that it is natural, as I have found natural products to be much better than using the 'specialist' products like Clearasil that claim to fight spots and redness and so on, but in truth really I found that they only made my face worse. Ever since I started using natural remedies, I found that they worked much better and now I have very few breakouts, it's just the scars left I have to remove... Having seen the adverts for Bio Oil and hearing about it...

LukeG91 21.09.2009 · Read review
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ALL TALKTALK NO ACTION

Advantages: Earn Nectar points for every £1 spent on your bill
Disadvantages: Bad customer service and annoying tv adverts

...of Otelo who are the office of telecomunications ombudsman who resolve disagreements between its members (the ISPs) and their customers. Their helpful staff pointed out that I should send a final letter of complaint to TalkTalk before they can look into the matter, so I obliged by doing so and again, making sure I sent it recorded delivery. I still didn't get a response after 14 days after they received it so I got the ball rolling with Otelo and submitted my complaint to them on the forms they sent me through the post. I was asked to include all relevant information in the case including bills and copies of the letters I sent with recorded delivery notice. These case investigations take 6-8 weeks so I had to wait a while before I got a decision on the matter. In the meantime, TalkTalk continued to bill me even after I cancelled...

mdstone 13.09.2006 (14.09.2006) · Read review
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Supernatural Products

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

.... I also welcome your comments on this opinion which is purely coming from my heart ? and for certain it does not represent my religion or any other religions. I just show you some facts and my thinking framework on the supernatural products. The Uncertainties Well, as I have described in the beginning of this opinion, everything should be exactly the same as we see or calculate by using nowadays? digital hi-tech. Now let?s imagine. I am showing you a draft (drawing) of an object represented in black and white on a piece of paper. You may think it is crane, a duck, a bird, an antelope or even a camel. Different people would give different answers. Try to observe a candle shining brightly in a dark room. The question is ?Is the fire flaming without any intervals of stops until the candle ends?? In general we might conclude...

djohan 14.04.2002 · Read review
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You Expect Me To See A Teacher Who Can't Spell The Word

Advantages: Was original at the time
Disadvantages: Overrated

...?By All Means Necessary? came in 1988 and was the second Boogie Down productions album. It saw massive changes since the classic debut ?Criminal Minded? as the MC to the group was forced to do things alone due to the death of DJ Scott La Rock and so KRS-One brought this one out with a new direction as after a early East coast Gangsta Rap offering that was his first record, this one would see him removing all of this in order to rid the Hip Hop generation of violence (which would have prevented Scott la Rock from being shot dead) by bringing this political offering. 1. *My Philosophy? The record kicks off with a track that sees him coming with a clearly-adapted approach to his music as he comes through with rhymes which have him using the position that he gave himself with his debut, to teach others (which sound like lectures as he...

XICripZ 22.10.2009 · Read review
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My TV license is worth F*CK ALL! ~updated~

Advantages: An instant license
Disadvantages: A worthless license

...generate/register a license number... or something! As it is, the use of this form prolongs and complicates rather than quickens and eases the whole process. What I'd advise is that if you need a license you apply direct to the TV licensing office via the post, or alternatively (and probably the better option) you can purchase over the phone or online with a credit or debit card. It may take a few weeks for your license to be issued but it should be on record from the day your application is received and of course as soon as the license arrives you?ll have a license number. (Full details of all payment methods etc can be found at the website www.tvlicensing.co.uk) In my case, I paid cash at the post office for an instant license thinking it would be the quickest and easiest option and it has proved anything but! Seemingly, without the all...

wiggglypufff 20.05.2004 (22.10.2004) · Read review
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Steer clear of PANTENE PRO-V PRODUCTS

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Can seriously screw up your hair!!

...Hi fellow Ciaoers!! Now I bet you guys are thinking...what's the problem with Pantene shampoos, conditioners and any other product Pantene have brought out! Well that's what this review is for! I am a natural red head with long hair that goes down to the middle of my back. At present I am trying to grow it and often need to get it trimmed to avoid getting split ends. Being naughty, I don't go to the hairdressers as often as I should, but a couple of weeks ago I went to get a cut. During the process of washing it, the hairdresser said to me...."What kind of Shampoo and Conditioner do you use?" I said..."Pantene" Let me put it this way...that did not seem to sit well with this woman. Don't get me wrong she is a lovely lady and has been hairdressing for more than 30 years. I said..."What's the problem" She said...

LR_17 05.04.2004 · Read review
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MIRACLE PRODUCT

Advantages: intesive moisturisation
Disadvantages: quite expensive

...The product that beauty experts swear by. Brilliant for moisturising but it also contains anti-baceria agents which helps prevent blemishes. This can also be used on dry chapped lips and works a treat (although you can buy a lip balm version). They also make a hand cream version of this which works wonders as it is extreemly intensive. The face version is perfect all year round as it protects from harsh winter damage and also it has been my life saver in summer as it soothes sun burn and replaces lost moisture. Although the product is expensive it is a must and something everywomen should treat herself too... i really suggest that you wait and but this when you are next on an airoplane as you can buy a set on easy jet witch incorperates the hand, face and lip balm for about 30 euros!...

Rebbecathompson 22.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream

Clinique are All About Eyes

Advantages: Tones skin, nice silky texture, diminishes dark circles
Disadvantages: Doesn't rid me completely of the dark circles, no SPF

...'re travelling which is one of my bug bears, so thumbs up from me there. It retails at around £20 for 15ml, which is reasonable for a premium brand eye cream, (as long as it works!) and you can buy Clinique products from Boots, Debenhems, House of Fraser and most other department stores. Clinique claim on their website that All About Eyes will "minimise the appearance of dark circles and puffiness, helps to minimise, soften fine lines and wrinkles, helps to make the fragile eye area skin stronger and better protected, soothe, comfort and smooth the eye area, protect against environmental damage and extend eye makeup wear" so it's great for use for someone like me in their mid twenties, who is looking for a light eye cream to work as a good all round product. The skin around the eyes is very delicate, and over application of eye cream can actually end...

bubblegum_princess 27.03.2009 · Read review
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Smelly wonder product

Advantages: Brilliant for an array of uses
Disadvantages: Smells vile

...I'd lost count of thenumber of times I have read about various celebrities chuntering on about this 'wonder cream' from Elizabeth Arden. It was always in the back of my mind that'one day' I would treat myself to some and see what all the fuss was about. As mother's day approached this year, my daughter kept on asking me 'Mum, is there anything you'd like?' I refrained from the usual, flowers, chocolates routine, and in a voice loud enough so her dad could hear, I mouthed...."Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Moisturising Cream". The following day, both daughter and her dad disappeared for several hours and on their return I could hear much whispering and hushed voices coming from the other room. Mother's day approached and I eagerly unwrapped my 'surprise' present. Voila! A 50ml plain white tube, which my husband told me in...

mightymuffin 25.03.2007 · Read review
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