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Melissa, Co-Founder

Hair: Thick, medium texture, and prone to flyaways due to lots of random coarse strands; currently dark golden brown

Eyecolor: Hazel

Age: 31

Skin Tone: Medium fair with yellow undertones

Skin Type: Combination with somewhat oily t-zone and dry areas around the nose and chin which I need to be ever-vigilant about exfoliating (or the blackheads appear). I also have stubborn undereye darkness that definitely requires concealer.

Jen, Co-Founder

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Hair: Medium blonde currently

Eyecolor: Blue

Age: 31

Skin Tone: Very fair with blue undertones

Skin Type: Dry and very sensitive, recently prone to breakouts

Jamie, Reviewer

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Hair: Bright orange/red with natural golden highlights, naturally curly, currently long

Eyecolor: Green

Age: 27

Skin Tone: Very fair with blue undertones, lots of freckles!

Skin Type: Combination - oily spots in the t-zone, redness around the nose and mouth

Alissa, Reviewer

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Hair: Thin, naturally wavy but usually straightened, prone to frizz; dark brownish red with caramel highlights

Eyecolor: Blue-grey

Age: 23

Skin Tone: Fair with pink undertones and freckles

Skin Type: Oily in most places with occasional dry patches

Lisa, Reviewer

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Hair: Medium thickness, very curly and prone to frizziness. Currently, dark sable brown. I also love to have fun with wigs, extensions, hairpieces, etc.

Eyecolor: Hazel

Age: 48

Skin Tone: Medium with yellow undertones

Skin Type: Normal, beginning to change to a slightly drier complexion; it can be extra dry in winter. Hereditary dark circles and sun damage from youth as well.

Review: Listerine Whitening Quick Dissolving Strips

What They Say: Dissolves on Teeth - No Mess - Nothing to Remove. On average, strips dissolve in 5 - 10 minutes. Listerine Whitening Quick Dissolving Strips kill germs that cause bad breath. As the strips dissolve on your teeth there is no mess and nothing to remove. Use twice daily for two weeks for noticeably whiter teeth. Results may vary.

Toya's Take: I both love and hate this product. I love that it truly does what it says it'll do - after using this product for two weeks, my teeth are noticeably whiter. Yay! The strips also do have a breath freshening effect, which is great. The downside is, as well as these things work, I'll never use them again. I just hate the way they feel. Applying them to your teeth is a breeze, but once applied, they feel sticky and waxy, which is uncomfortable. And, as they start to dissolve, I found myself wondering if I really should be swallowing what was left behind. Not to mention that the strips dissolve unevenly, so there was residue remaining on some teeth and not on others, which meant I had to brush after they strips were supposedly gone. Ick.

If you don't mind dealing with all that - go for it. These things really do work.

Retail Price: $23.99 (Drugstore.com, or your local drugstore)

Rating: - they do work, but I had to take one star off for the ick factor.

Comments

july said:

I tried these last night with disaterous results. Within 10 minutes of application inside of lips started to burn. I quickly rinsed mouth, and to my horror I woke up with balloon lips! Can't wait to speak to Listerine corporate.

Couldn't go to work and very painful situation. No thanks listerine

November 18, 2007 11:10 AM

NY Fashion Week: "Fresh Out of the Water" at Herve Leger by Max Azria

The inspiration for the look at Herve Leger by Max Azria was the girls from the Bond movies. The make-up artist wanted to highlight beautiful skin with honed bones. The focus of the look? A wet eye, which they achieved with MAC gold Pigment. The eye was outlined with MAC Technakohl Eyeliner in Photogravure to give it an additional punch along with a nice coat of MAC Plushlash. To give additional focus to the eyes, the artist used a "chalky" lip. Beyond a simple nude, it was a pale, pale matte pink that had the effect of erasing the lips from the model's face.

The result was a simple, sophisticated look that is pretty and wearable for those with warmer skin tones. If you've got blue undertones, you can still achieve the look, but I would recommend a little more color on the lips to avoid looking frostbitten.

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