Get yer Mates round...

Advantages: Comfortable, not too restrictive
Disadvantages: Can stifle a little feeling...

...In today’s society, we are urged more and more to use condoms during sexual intercourse, not just to avoid unwanted pregnancies but also to reduce the risk of catching unpleasant and sometimes potentially life threatening sexually transmitted diseases. Most men will claim that the wearing of a condom inhibits the sensitivity and enjoyment of the act itself, and stifles pleasure to a large degree. But there are some brands out there that can be worn comfortably without taking away too much of the pleasure of sex, with the added benefit of knowing that you are both protected and safe. Mates Natural is a brand that my man and myself have used many times, they are of a decent size, and not too thick or cumbersome and very easy to put on. And my man assures me that they don’t feel as ‘tight’ or restrictive as...

Squiggles 28.02.2001 · Read review
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Review of Mates Natural

SEX, MATES, and IMAGINATION

Advantages: Protection from disease and pregnancy, easy to open packet, quite cheap
Disadvantages: May cause irritation to some users

...Just how do you go about taking a condom review to new heights? There are quite a few options available really..... a trip to Paris and a quickie up the Eiffel Tower, membership of the Mile High Club, or the cheaper alternative is to simply grab your mates and use a little bit of imagination!!! Condoms aren’t the most pleasant things in the world and admittedly stopping to put one on when your hands are otherwise engaged is not the most exciting or sexually stimulating thought in the world is it? Understatement of the year, it can be a downright turn off and with turn off comes the droop which leads to disappointment on both parts. So, what can you do? Get yourself a pack of Mates Variety and take a Sensitive one. Why one of those? Several reasons. Firstly, they are very thin, therefore there is little loss of sensation to...

wiggglypufff 08.06.2001 (28.01.2002) · Read review
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Review of Mates Sensity

12 Mates, and a Rubber Fetish

Advantages: Cheap, reliable, comfortable
Disadvantages: Taste disgusting

...Well, my condom using days are soon to be up. Hubby's had the op (a vasectomy), and in January of 2002 condoms will (hopefully) no longer be required in the bedroom... or anywhere else in the house for that matter. But, until then, it's service as normal, so here comes condom op number 8. It's a little concerning that manufacturers ever had the nerve to call one of their product lines Natural. Tell me, what the hell is natural about a condom? Manufactured bits of rubber latex, or is it latex rubber? (I really should know by now), either way whatever you call it, you can hardly call it natural. Anyway, Mates do offer a Natural condom in their range, available in packs of 3 and 12. They come in less than inspiring packages... a predominantly red box with a dull mauve bubble pattern on it or the standard Mates silver/grey box...

wiggglypufff 23.10.2001 (28.01.2002) · Read review
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Review of Mates Natural

Oven mate, my mate

Advantages: It cleans ovens
Disadvantages: Lots of cloths needed

...Oven Mate A job I absolutely hate but which obviously has to be done is cleaning the oven. I have over the years tried all kinds of products with a greater or lesser level of success and have started using this one. An oven, grill pan and barbecue cleaner, this promises to remove the most stubborn baked on grease oil and fat from most cooking surfaces. It promises me that I won't have to scrub and will not leave any of those awful oven cleaning smells. PRODUCT AND PACKAGING The product comes in a 500ml blue bottle with a red child safety top. All of the warnings instructions and information are clearly shown on the plastic bottle. It also comes with a brush ready to spread the product all over those dirty surfaces. The product itself is a sort of thick gel which when brushed onto the surfaces looks as though it could...

danielalong 06.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Oven Mate - Oven, Grill, Pan and BBQ Cleaner

Nestle Coffee Mate not just for your coffee

Advantages: lasts long, makes my coffee smooth and delicious
Disadvantages: none

...I bought Nestle?s Coffee Mate Original about a month ago in Sainsbury's. I use it regularly but today is the day when I have enough time to write a review about it. I wanted to bake Hokkaido milk-loaf and I needed some milk powder in it. I was wondering which brand to choose, but as I trust Nestle products I decided to buy this one. At the end of my review I will share the recipe of this wonderful milk-loaf. Unfortunately I have no photos, but next time I bake it I will make some photos and I?ll enclose. So back to this great product, I tried it in coffee as well. It has very nice texture. Some of the milk powders collect moisture from the air and become sticky. This won?t happen to Coffee Mate, or at least not in a month. I use it when I bake buns, so I open the tub 2-3 times a day. It is still perfect. It has no smell at all...

D_i_a_n_e 02.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Nestle Coffee-mate Original

Mates-all you need from a condom

Advantages: feel natural, go on easily
Disadvantages: made of natural rubber latex

...Mates condoms are a brand that have been going for twenty years. They are owned by Ansell (UK) Ltd. Until recently, I had never heard of Mates, but I have to say that they are really good. The natural comdoms come in boxes of twelve. The box is red and silver. From the Tesco website, they cost £4.57 for this box of twelve. The condoms themselves are made of natural rubber latex, which can cause an allergy. They are coated in a non-spermicide lubricant, which doesnt bother me, but may put some people off. The ends of the condoms are 'flared' for added comfort(though I cant judge on this part as I dont have the correct equipment. They are also teat ended. To make sure that the condoms are in tip top condition, every single condom is electronically tested. Some then go off to be strength tested. This happens with every batch, so you...

razzer246 05.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Mates Natural

Mates, Dates and Sleepover Secrets by Cathy Hopkins

Advantages: Great characters, good story, you can read it over and over and not get bored of it, easy to read
Disadvantages: -

...Mates, Dates and Sleepover Secrets Cathy Hopkins The book was published in 2002 by Piccadilly Press Ltd. A bit about the author Cathy Hopkins was born in Manchester but grew up in Kenya from the ages five to eleven. She started writing teenage fiction in the year 2000. (To find out more visit www.cathyhopkins.com) When/ Why did I buy the book? I bought the book a good few years ago, I'd say about five, when I was about ten years old. I actually bought the book from a car boot sale, I think it was about 10p!! Which is an absolute bargain as the book is fantastic and I still read it now. I'm not really sure why I bought it, it obviously must have just caught my eye through all the usual junk you find at a car boot sale. They say don't judge a book by its cover, well everyone does don't they. I think I judged...

Ruby.xo 28.06.2009 (23.07.2009) · Read review
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Review of Mates Dates and Sleepover Secrets - Cathy Hopkins

Best Mate

Advantages: It works
Disadvantages: Powerful corrosive

...I like the name of this product: it's both "professional" which implies industrial strength, and "mate" which makes it friendly and domestic. You can harness great cleaning power without the need for high pressure hoses and head-to-toe protective clothing. It works a treat. For £7.95 you get a box containing a 500ml plastic bottle, a nylon brush and a pair of thin plastic gloves. Shake the bottle, pull on the gloves, and use the brush to apply the contents of the bottle to the accumulated gunge in your oven. The stuff that comes out of the bottle is clear and gel-like in consistency. The instructions say to apply it "to the same thickness as the material to be removed" which I've always found a bit of a puzzle. I am far from being an everything-must-always-be-clean householder, but even I have trouble building up anything other...

Chouchinciao 14.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Lakeland Limited Professional Cleaning Oven Mate

g day mate

Advantages: great product
Disadvantages: expensive

...Aussi colour mate is possibly the best shampoo and conditioner i have ever brought but at almost £5 a bottle i will only buy it when it is on special offer as you can sometimes pick this up as a buy one get one free offer in supermarkets which doesnt work out too bad when you are getting your shampoo and conditioner for £5 instead of £10. The product itself is very thick, the shampoo is thick but lathers very well and rinses out very easily. The conditioner is even thicker, a very creamy concistency but treats your hair lovely and as they are so thick there isnt a lot of waste from it running off your head or out of your hands like other shampoo and conditioners. The shampoo and conditioner leave my hair very soft, in very good condition and very managable despite all the abuse my hair takes from variour colour changes and perms...

danniell 24.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Aussie ColorMate Shampoo

My Little Mate

Advantages: fast, can take it on your travels, stylish and cheap!
Disadvantages: none for me!

...you are baffled by computer jargon you may find this section a little boring though I do promise to make it as clear as possible so here it goes... The TravelMate 2413LM has: * Intel Celeron M processor 370 * This processor is designed specifically for laptops, providing a good standard of mobile-optimised processor technology, good performance and good value for money. Giving 1.5GHz of speed, this is one of the fastest processors for laptops (which is always a good thing!) and it has a 400 MHz FSB. The FSB is short for 'Front Side Bus' and basically it links all the components together on the motherboard of a computer (you learn something new everyday!). The 400 part before the FSB is the speed of it. The final thing the processor provides is a 1MB L2 cache. L2 cache stands for Level 2 cache and that is basically something...

AimeeLouise18 10.03.2006 · Read review
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