Epinions Recent Reviews for LeighS

The Softest My Skin Has Ever Been!

Mon, 2 Apr 2001 21:27:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I recently received two small, sample-sized bottles of Estee Lauder Idealist Skin Refinisher, and I must say, I am in love. The sample bottles came one to a package when I made two separate, $20 purchases at my local Estee Lauder counter and received a...

In The Mood to Laugh?

Sun, 1 Apr 2001 21:28:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - Ellsworth "Sonny" Wisecarver is fifteen and likes older women. A lot. So much, in fact, that he runs away with a girl in her 20's, marries her, and scandalizes his parents and community in this World War II-era, fact-based comedy.

Patrick...

Adrian is Back!!

Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:41:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I fell madly in love with a 13-year-old, fictional English boy named Adrian Mole when I was about sixteen, by reading "his" diaries. I have waited for years for the sequels to the first two books, penned by the talented Sue Townsend, and I have just...

Molly is Family

Sat, 30 Dec 2000 12:58:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - My seven-year-old daughter had wanted an American Girl doll for about two years, but we were hesitant to buy it because she had other expensive dolls she had played with for about a day and then stuffed in her toy box.

Every time we would get an...

Scottish Love Story

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 00:03:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - This book opens with the family depicted in the story, who have just agreed to take in the pregnant girlfriend of a family friend, grumbling about having to house "Jeremy's tart". You immediately dislike the girl they are speaking of,...

Monopoly For the Younger Set!!

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 13:38:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - My 7-year-old daughter begged for Monopoly Jr for Christmas after playing it at her cousin's house. We already have Monopoly, but it is a bit beyond her, so Santa came through with Monopoly Jr.

After playing it with her...

My Son's Favorite Birthday Gift

Fri, 8 Dec 2000 22:11:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - My son, who recently turned four, has a penchant for flashlights. He loves his father's big green flashlight, but it's so heavy he has trouble holding it. That's why the Playskool My First Flashlight was the perfect gift for him on his...

Fast, Reliable, Comfy & Clean!!

Thu, 7 Dec 2000 21:57:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I love digital ANYTHING, and when I found this Becton-Dickinson digital thermometer about five years ago, I was sold immediately. The Becton-Dickinson name was enough to make me feel it would be a reliable thermometer, and I was thrilled I would no...

Jimi Hendrix' Cold Medicine!

Sun, 3 Dec 2000 22:56:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I currently have a horrible, horrible cold that I am not entirely sure isn't the flu. I have a bad cough, a horrendous sore throat, runny, stuffy nose, and fatigue. It's probably just a cold, but it feels lousy, and there is nothing worse when you...

The Cherry Snowball Melted

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 00:58:12 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I currently have the sore throat from hell. No fever or anything, and I have a cough, too, so I'm just roughing it right now because I loathe going to the doctor. Going to the doctor involves babysitters and copays, and I would rather just try to get...

All Lace, Tea & Flounce--Just What I Like!

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 16:04:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I just subscribed to Victoria magazine in the last year, so I am a relative newcomer to this publication. I first discovered it in my dentist's office. I am devoted to all things British, and the copies my dentist had all had some sort of...

Gator: Gator (sort of) Bites!

Thu, 9 Nov 2000 19:13:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - Gator is one of those little downloads that I have mixed feelings about. I got it thinking it would be a huge timesaver and it has been, most of the time. But, it has its scaly points.

FIRST....THE BAD

Those annoying...

FreeSamples.com: Gotta Love Getting That Box!!

Tue, 7 Nov 2000 19:35:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - FreeSamples.com is one of my favorite places online. There is nothing like getting free samples in the mail, just for clicking on a few links and answering a few inane questions about how you shop! I love saving money and freebies, so this site...

Goodbye, Tylenol!!

Fri, 20 Oct 2000 12:29:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I have three children, and I have been a mom since 1993. Like all new moms, with my first child, I groped for the familiar at times of illness--the Children's Tylenol. It seemed to take a while to ease fever and pain, just like the adult version, but...

Not What It Used To Be

Sat, 16 Sep 2000 18:08:21 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I have grown up loving Red Lobster. Up until several years ago, the closest one to me was 30 miles away. I have wonderful memories from childhood of my parents loading us up nearly every Friday night and driving those 30 miles to Red Lobster. As a...

What a Lovely Book to "Come Home" To!

Wed, 13 Sep 2000 21:36:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - This is a wonderful, thick novel that simply begs for a rainy day, an overstuffed sofa, and a pot of tea. For a diehard Anglophile like me, Coming Home was a dream book that has remained my favorite book by Rosamunde Pilcher, and one of...

Skip This and Wait Until They Are Ready For the Original

Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:37:02 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - My oldest daughter and son had really enjoyed their full-size Magna-Doodles and their travel-size Magna-Doodle, so while shopping for my youngest daughter's first birthday one year ago, I spotted the Baby Magna-Doodle and simply couldn't resist it. I...

Dirt Devil Broom Vac BV2000 Vacuum: Gathering dust--but not off my floor!!

Sat, 9 Sep 2000 21:05:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I received the Dirt Devil Broom Vac as a Christmas gift about five years ago. I had asked for it, and I was so excited about it that I bought one as a gift for my father and stepmother.

At the time we had a large kitchen, and the...

Go Away, PMS Monster!!

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 18:10:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I'll begin this review by being utterly frank and upfront with you:

I currently am about to have my period. I have been on the Pill for months and this will be my first month without any hormones in my system.

If my PMS this month is any...

Earthlink is Looking Good at the Moment

Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:33:35 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I have been with AOL ever since I started using computers. I have been with them through their 3.0 days (with my old Mac) and now still, well-into their 5.0 days (with my PC). I never thought I would say this or even think it, but I'm seriously...

As I Used This, I Could Almost Hear Santana's Guitar.....

Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:42:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I am not a girl who likes a lot of makeup. I generally use a little concealer under my eyes, powder, mascara, and lipcolor. I tend to skip foundation a lot because it feels gummy to me, and I always have breakouts

a few days after I have used it...

This Toaster Caused A Miracle--But Not In Toasting

Fri, 25 Aug 2000 15:31:40 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - We had been without a toaster for a month or two, since our LAST Proctor-Silex toaster died shortly after purchase. As my husband set out for the store to buy another toaster, I begged him, IMPLORED him:

"PLEASE, whatever you do, DO...

The Haunting of Harrington House

Tue, 22 Aug 2000 22:49:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - I think this originally aired in 1981 as an After School Special on ABC.

It has that look, time frame, and kid appeal. I wouldn't have bothered watching it at all except that my very favorite actress of all time, now tragically deceased, has the...

Olympic -Sized Hit In My Book

Thu, 17 Aug 2000 12:36:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - What happens when a former hockey player decides to take up couples' figure skating to salvage his Olympic dreams? Lots of laughs and inevitable romance!

D.B. Sweeney plays Doug Dorsey, a hockey player forced to give up his dreams of...

I Want to Do this Book Justice...

Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:11:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LeighS - ...because it is both a book and an author close to my heart. Ever since the tragic murder of "Poltergeist" actress Dominique Dunne in 1982 (she was strangled by a psychotic ex-boyfriend), I have been a fan of hers and of her family members:...