product review

The holiday season is a time for advertisers to print their glossiest ads full of warm colors and lots glamour. I'm a sucker for all of it. Therefore,...

On a cold night last winter, I walked through the open door to the bedroom in my new apartment and climbed into bed. I snuggled in, thinking...

Grand Forks is officially a cold and dark dungeon for the next five-ish months, so I'm growing out my hair to keep myself entertained. My hair is longer than it has ever been (long enough to slick back) and I've found that dealing with it in the shower is becoming a massive pain,...

When thinking of makeup, it’s easy to overlook the importance of flawless accessories for application. I never knew that was the case until...

It’s November, and that means many men are participating in Movember, a month-long process of growing and maintaining a mustache in order...

I recently visited the Big Apple to see a friend and visit areas of that sprawling city I’d missed the last time. Usually, I’m quite good...

I’ve always enjoyed painting my nails, but I don’t always have time to redo chipped polish every few days. So I was excited to try...

I grew up in a family that valued onion and garlic above all else. Now that I have my own place and cook for myself, I include these ingredients...

Since birth, I’ve been cursed with the world’s strongest cowlick right in the center of my bangs. This means I have to deal with a hairstyle...

At any given time, I’ve got a baker’s dozen of hand lotions in my purse of varying scents and sizes. When it comes to moisturizer, there’s...

It happens to everyone — you try a new product and you don’t really like it, but you feel guilty replacing it until you’ve used most of...

Since the dawn of waterproof mascara, women everywhere have struggled with removing their eye makeup. I am no exception. I apply a reasonable,...

Do you want your entire home to reek of gasoline-coated flowers? Then Mrs. Meyer’s aroma-therapeutic, earth-friendly multi-surface everyday cleaner is the product for you. While this product comes in several supposedly nose-friendly scents, I purchased the lavender-scented bottle...

As I’ve noted in previous reviews, I rarely wear makeup. But, recentlyI had a special occasion to attend, so I broke my makeup-less streak. Sadly, the Avon roll-up black eyeliner pencil that had long occupied the bottom-most reaches of my small makeup bag...

A friend who lives in the oppressively humid state of Indiana told me recently that her skin has been extremely dry, regardless of the extra summer moisture that hits like a brick the moment she walks outside. My excuse for the same skin ailment: North Dakota. Discussing a solution...