Product Review: Always Bikini Perfect from Phillips

Hey Lollipops,

Let's get this straight. I'm part Italian. I grew up with a love of olive oil before it was trendy (feel free to make a meme of my photo with hipster glasses), knowing who the members of the Rat Pack were by the time I was in the third grade and a disdain for Olive Garden.    Regardless of what percentage is in your bloodline, you may have had to deal with this: Varying degrees of hairiness.  I use hair removing products so that I can look like I am from my native California and not a resident of the planet Kashyyyk (brownie points to whoever gets that reference). I wax, but my wallet won't always allow for that.  

Since 2009, I have used the Always Bikini Perfect from Philips when I go down under. No, I am not talking about Australia. It is a durable, high-quality product, being that my first copy of it lasted for six years, with my replacing it only a few weeks ago.  Always Bikini Perfect comes with four different heads and two combs, one for eyebrow trimming and one for precision bikini trimming if you disagree with my more glabrous Brazilian bikini style but want to keep it neat regardless. 

The Swiss Army Knife of genital grooming. 

  One head is the epilator which "grabs hair by the roots so it's gone for weeks." This is of no use to me. When I shave my legs and underarms, I am sticking to my daily, pain-free habit of using my Venus razor, which I have rarely cut myself with.  I used this and I bled. 

Actual footage of my using the epilator attachment.


 

      The micro shaver is billed as a "hypo-allergenic foil for hyper-smooth skin." I used this right after using the precision trimmer and got results that I was very satisfied with. 

     The micro trimmer is essentially the little sister of the precision trimmer; apparently it is to make it "easy to tame and shape your eyebrows". After using this attachment, I am leaving my eyebrow grooming to my Sally Hansen tweezers and to the lovely ladies at the threading salon that I frequent. 

The Miracle Worker

 

     The precision trimmer is the attachment I use the most, the advertisement on amazon.com claims that it "grooms the bikini line with precision and comfort," which is certainly a statement I agree with.

If any of you lollipops have the Always Bikini Perfect, be sure to comment and tell me what you think of it. 

Take care,

Derrah

P.S. I wasn't paid to write this review and I purchased the product out of my own pocket.

My Long Overdue Review of Wet n Wild's Megaprotein Mascara

Hey Lollipops,

About five or six days ago, I decided to head down to my local Rite-Aid to get a new tube of my old standby Wet n' Wild Mega Length mascara.  Armed with my 50 cents off coupon and my Rite-Aid Plenti card (I was also told that there was a 40 percent off deal on all Wet n Wild products that week). I look for the slim, purple tube that enters my makeup bag every six months. 

You've been good, baby. But you're sucking my wallet dry.

 

 I see it, but I also see this chubby, lime green cylinder right next to it for $1.99 at the retail price and "paraben free" in big, eye-catching letters on its package. With the coupon, my Plenticard, and that week's deal, I was able to get this product for only 80 cents. Not even a dollar. 

Nice to meet you!


 

Next day, I try it with my Wet n Wild Megaliner.  Being an allergy sufferer and contact lens wearer, I found the product to be gentle on my eyes.  It won't get your lashes to Tammy Faye proportions, it's more for a subtle, more natural look, without icky clumps or annoying smudges.    The chubby wand takes a bit of getting used to, but I was able to get the hang of it.  Maybe the lime green color make it easier to find at the bottom of a purse (perhaps that's why mascara is typically put into neon-colored tubes).  The only thing that would deter me from making a repeat purchase of this is the shape of the tube, other than that, I guess my broke self can handle the Mega Protein just fine. 

*I was not paid for this review, I purchased this product out of my own pocket. 

Product Review: Good Sturdy Hair Ties That are Gentle on Hair and Don't Leave that Obnoxious Dent

Hello Lollipops,

I have come to terms with the fact that when I take my hair down from its ponytail, pigtails, or Pippi Longstocking braids, I will have the inevitable strands that wrap around the hair tie that I use manicure scissors to remove from said hair ties. When I say hair ties, I use plural because even during the rare times I wear a single pony ( I don't often wear that in public because it makes my face appear rounder than it is already) , I have learned to use two since I had an incident where a hair tie broke on me in sixth grade English class which wasn't fun ( I find that having thick, curly hair in a strange way will be the closest I will come to having big boobs; it needs extra support) .    


Well, the time came when I needed to replenish my supply of hair ties, I headed down to my local Wal*Mart  and saw that they carried the Scunci brand (of which I have yet to pronounce properly), which isn't widely available in my area ( I usually buy the Goody brand for my hair ties, though, like most people do when they need a hair tie in North America, apparently).

  It is printed directly on the package that it is for THICK HAIR (they use capital letters, so you know that they mean business). My local Wal*Mart had them for $3.44, but for some reason, they don't sell them online. Annoyingly enough, you can get them for a dime and a nickel more right here.   The actual product is called Scunci No-Damage Thick Hair Elastics  and I like that they come in an even number of twenty-four since I am quite the pigtail enthusiast.  They are available in all black and have a colorful "bright" pack, but I prefer the former since I am basic and boring. Try them and comment below on your opinion!

Take care,

Derrah

ETA: I was not compensated for this product review.  As mentioned in this post, I paid for the pack of hair ties myself.

My First Beauty Blog Post!

Hello and welcome to my blog!  I had the idea for this blog for a while now. I'm still trying to figure it out since I'm very new at it beyond the obscure, early '00's Live Journal trend.

 For those who do not know me, my name is Derrah. Hello!

I have always had very curly hair, even in that wonderful time in our lives that is otherwise known as puberty. Over time, I have figured out a way to manage it that works well for me and that I am happy with.

 I plan on having a YouTube channel to go hand-in-hand with this blog, but finances currently prove to be a barrier to that (so please be patient regarding this issue).  I plan on posting my hair routines, makeup looks, and reviews on products, techniques, recipes, methods, cosmetics, and other things relevant to the industries of health, hair and beauty. 

As previously stated, please be patient with me since this is still very new territory for me, so it won't look like very much right now. 


-Derrah