Month: November 2008

geekiviews: Emergency Valet and Purse Hooker

I hate good ideas poorly executed. It was bad from the absolute beginning and frustrating. I received a package of items from the company My Tagalongs via Ashworth & Associates. They are the makers of a great product called Tagalongs which are disposable underwear. They are perfect to keep around for a variety of reasons. I keep a pair at the gym for those days I forget to stock up my locker and I’m left with no underwear after coming out of the shower. Those days are not fun and Tagalongs have saved my ass before. The first item was the Emergency Valet for $30 bucks. It includes a metal crush-proof Tampon Tube (it looks like a cigar holder), portable Eco-Chic Tote, Sticky Notes To Go (different sizes in one pad) and a 911 Tin (a sewing kit, pre-cut double-sided clothing tape, tweezers, a nail file, a hair elastic, band-aids and individually wrapped flossers). This is a great idea. Everything is small enough to fit in your purse. I love the 911 Tin. The Eco-Chic …

geekiviews: L’Oreal Double Extend Beauty Tubes

I tend to avoid mascara that requires two products to work. Too time consuming and I think that it’s a bit of overkill. The product should deliver results without the white base coat first. I managed to score myself a sample of the soon to be released L’Oreal Double Extend Beauty Tubes. A nourishing and lengthening mascara. Canadians will be able to purchase this mascara in January of 2009. It was the official mascara for L’Oreal Fashion Week Spring 2009. Here’s the corporate speak Unlike traditional mascaras that paint or coat your lashes with mascara formula, Double Extend® Beauty Tubesâ„¢ Technology forms lash-extending tubes that firmly attach to the tip of your lashes. These tubes visibly lengthen your lashes up to 80%, and provide excellent wear, as they will not run, smudge, clump or flake all day. The beauty tubes remove easily from lashes with just water – no makeup remover or rubbing necessary. The ultra-nourishing patented base coat with Ceramide R nourishes lashes, and provides a unique layer of protection that prepares lashes for …