Just Call Me Twilight

I have fantastic nails.  My nail bed is just the right width, my nails are smooth, very strong and grow quickly.  I have always felt that good nails were sort of wasted on me though, as I have never been the gal that felt it necessary to keep them pretty.  My nail grooming ritual was to basically keep them cut short.  Lately though, I have felt the need to paint them.  Not loud colours, just soft pale pinks, nude or glossy-shiny.  I'm not sure why I have felt I needed to keep them looking nice.  It may be due to being a stay-at-home mom.  Most days you can find me rocking the gym shorts and a t-shirt.  Maybe that's the reason - I need a bit of sparkle in an otherwise drab dressing routine. But this post isn't about my great nails though (you see how I keep doing that - bragging about my great nails!).  It's about one of my problem areas - my cuticles.  I have alway...

A few weeks ago, my mom gave me the Olay Professional Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System.  via here  She said that someone had given it to her for Christmas and as it is now August and she has yet to open the box, would I be interested in it?  Heck yeah I'm interested!  I have seen numerous commercials on television regarding this product or a similar one sold by Proactive and have wanted to try it out.  Without actually pricing it, I assumed that it was a little beyond what I would be willing to pay to "try it out".  But if it's free........ This product is fantastic!  It comes with two AAA batteries, a 2-speed cleansing brush, a soft bristle brush head and a small tube of Exfoliating Renewal Cleanser.  Every evening, I will rinse my face a few times so that it's damp, then I massage in the cleanser, turn on the cleansing brush to the lowest setting and then let it do its' job.  For 60 seconds, this cleansing brush...