GoSMILE Advanced Formula B1

The GoSMILE teeth whitening system seemed like a new cool application. The 3 step process of "flip, pop, whiten" was easy to understand and perform. I squeezed the tiny tube and brushed my teeth with the clear gel until it was empty. There are no trays, or strips involved so nothing sits on your teeth making you talk oddly or salivate like a bulldog. The taste is like most whiteners but not overpowering. You are not supposed to rinse it off, drink or eat for 20 minutes. That was easy enough. After 2 applications I saw no results. When I use Crest Whitestrips, I see results just after one use. GoSmile is a great idea in neat packaging but it falls short for sure.

Thermaclear

Thermaclear is literally a zit zapper! It emits a warm electric pulse/shock to your zit. But, not just any old zit will do. It has to be a red bump (no whiteheads or blackheads allowed) and not cystic acne. I had a contender, right on the side of my nose, up near the bridge. Thermaclear has 2 settings - I like to call them 'high voltage' and 'low voltage'. They recommend that you use the high setting. I decided to be a daredevil. On high, the sensation is like a really strong static electric shock. It wasn't too bad on high, but since my bump was close to my sensitive undereye skin, I decided to take it down a notch after the first two zappings. According to the instructions, you can zap up to 3 times per day. But, I have a job. So, I zapped twice a day on the low setting for 4 days. My red bump is still there. I honestly didn't notice a change - which means it halted the progression, but didn't clear up my bump. I'm hoping my Rx acne gel with take care of it.

From Kate: I did try this on one of the "wrong" zits! I have these little white bumps on my chin. I zapped the crap out of them. It didn't magically remove them, but they did start clearing up a week later. Coincidence? I don't care, I'm just happy they cleared up for a bit.

TWEEZERMAN Go green mini slant tweezer

I consider myself somewhat of a tweezing aficionado. I tweeze my eyebrows everyday. Yes, everyday. So when I got the chance to use the much talked about TWEEZERMAN tweezers, I was more than happy. I normally use Revlon pointy tweezers so the slant that has become the TWEEZERMAN trademark was a little strange to maneuver at first. Yet after a few plucks, I loved them. They get even the tiniest little hair that is just coming to the surface. You see a hair once, go for it and you get it. No two or three tries to get that nasty little bugger.

Oh and a new tree is planted for every Go green tweezer purchased.

I think I'm a convert!

No! No! The Chronicles of Hair Removal, Part 2

So, I saved up a week's worth of leg hair (on my legs), and set out for North Myrtle Beach, SC. The night I arrived, I thought - okay, let's get ready for the beach and try out the No! No!
Well, with rain every day of my vacation, and the highest temp barely over 70 degrees, my beach dreams were a bust, and so was the No! No! I think I could deal with the singed hair smell, but I couldn't deal with the thought of purposely burning myself. Mind you, the No! No! doesn't actually burn your skin...it just feels like it! I only got in 3 brief passes before deciding that I am not as stoic as I thought. I just couldn't get good with the sensation of burning my own skin.
Back to the razor, shaving cream, and a 1/2 dozen knicks per leg. There must be something better than faux electric burn, ripping out hair by its roots (what sadist thought that one up?!?!), running sharp metal against your skin, and chemical burns for removing unwanted leg hair, but damned if I've found it yet!
The No! No! does work, but it's only for the brave (or masochistic) at heart. I'll stick to scraping metal across my skin.