Epinions Recent Reviews for redgyul

The One for your Eyes: Turn your brain off and go see Jet Li.

Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:02:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - This movie really surprised me. Seldom does a film so convincingly combine a mediocre script with real sci-fi accountability, amazing special effects and average acting, original fight scenes with no stars attached to the production, or even leaving the...

Buffy made me do it: 3-in-1 falls flat for a woman of color

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 20:05:59 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - I'm a jane-of-all-trades, and I am proud to say one of the hats I've worn is semi-professional model. Yes, this is me, the person who wrote the review on cast-iron pots and waitressing at TGIFridays, believe it! *L* In my two-year stint, I thought I'd...

Spa in your Bathroom? Not quite, but Daily Facials Deliver

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:24:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul -

Okay, ladies, we all know that glowing, gorgeous skin with minimal effort (re: wake up, wash face, men fall at feet) is an ideal most of us yearn for but never quite seem to achieve. Don't pout just yet, though: for my epinions sisters with...

Sensitive skin versus the Zit: The Battle Continues

Wed, 13 Jun 2001 20:47:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - I have sensitive skin. I can't even use Noxzema without wincing. Call me a wuss if you like, but Origins Spot Remover, while very effective, took some getting used to.

My friend who has way more acne prone skin than I recommended this product...

The test of time: A College Student's review of "heavy duty" cookware

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 19:59:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - Okay, I admit it: I "inherited" this set from my room's last occupant (God bless you, wherever you are). Yes, all three pieces. My roommate and I played a hectic game of Scrabble for them, and boy am I glad I won. My first experience with this real (real...

Proctor Silex's Bagel burner: The College student review

Thu, 7 Jun 2001 18:57:04 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - I'm a steadfast kinda lady. I won't ever give a product a bad review until its burned me one too many times. Who thought one day a product would do that literally with my bread? Proctor Silex, ouch.

It all began when I switched to the graduate...

One is a magic number: Eat at Uno's!

Thu, 7 Jun 2001 17:48:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - As a lucky resident of Washington, DC, I have easy access to two Uno's locations out of a paltry 160 nationwide. One is located in Georgetown,just over the bridge separating DC and Virginia, and the other more accessible one is in Union Station (a Metro...

Why you should spend $20 on some mascara!

Wed, 6 Jun 2001 19:48:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - "$20.00!" I hear you yelp. "You've got to be kidding me." Sister, I am with you on that one. I saw the price tag and balked myself...but I plunked it down away, college student I am and all. let me give you the (almost) completely rational argument of...

A Cheesecake Lover's confession

Tue, 5 Jun 2001 14:36:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - As a college student, I relish eating out. It really makes my Friday to treat myself to good food, fast service and new experiences. However, 99% of the time these three elements just never seem to come together perfectly. I wouldn't say The Cheesecake...

Propaganda at its finest: Pearl Harbor

Mon, 4 Jun 2001 18:49:46 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - Maybe it's because my significant other is on the verge of getting his PhD in World War II history. Maybe he's passed me too many books on the subject. Maybe I'm just wonderfully critical because I'm not American and the patriotism just doesn't sway me,...

Subway: A College Student's closest thing to a lunchbox

Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:55:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - Eat fresh...it's a beacon of light in the dark after the inimitably greasy feel of Mickey D's is all too familiar. I should know--I'm a college student. I don't have the free cash to spread around on inconsequential things like lettuce, tomatoes....or...

Nike Long Sport Top 2: It just did me in: Nike nightmare

Tue, 8 May 2001 17:59:58 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - I run for exercise 3 times a week, long distance (about 2 miles around a track). Sports bras are a must for me therefore, because without 'em I'd soon be aching everywhere above my navel. I trust Nike for my outerwear so imagine my euphoria when I found...

DHL: Shipping in the Caribbean

Tue, 8 May 2001 17:29:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - DHL's reputation in the Caribbean is good--even with their vigorous competitor, Fed Ex, they make up a solid half (I estimate) of packages set out not via regular mail. I used their "International Documents" service to send some early decision college...

How Fed Ex got me to college

Tue, 8 May 2001 16:24:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - Anyone who's ever had the nightmare of realizing they've lost something important in a foreign country can appreciate why I now fully endorse Fed Ex's "International First" service. Imagine my horror when, during my college application process in the...

Belle: Great idea, Small budget

Tue, 1 May 2001 14:43:11 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - My sister is a teenage, plus size woman of color. I'm the flipside: a size 6 former model. Hence our shopping trips are seldom successful: she's in Lane Bryant while I gawk in Rampage. I acknowledged this facet of our relationship, but I...

Essence: A complete review of an icon-status publication

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:46:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - After reading a few reviews on epinions.com about Essence, I came to the realization that no definative review has yet been penned on the subject. And with very understandable reason: to black women--and men, for that matter--Essence has...

Cosmo Girl: The definative review of a "girly mag" for Moms and teens

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:35:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - As a college student and former model, magazines are part of my world. Not quite the cornerstone, but definately a block in the arch of my monthly entertainment. So when my younger sister started begging me for a magazine called "Cosmo Girl", alarm bells...

"Subtil" lives up to its promises--and name!--for a woman of color

Sat, 28 Apr 2001 19:52:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - I am now a self-proclaimed addict of Lancome Blush Subtil. I ache to think of the $20+ bucks I'm going to shell out when my darling little sample finishes (it even came with a brush and a mirror!), but it has to be done, girls. This blush is perfect for...

Blank Page: A New Slant for the Pumpkins makes the cut

Sat, 28 Apr 2001 17:35:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - Adore is a CD that depressed many a Smashing Pumpkins fan. Heck, it depressed mainly everyone who listened to it. The entire mood of the CD is dark, dismal, reflective and introspective: and that's precisely the point. The whole premise of the...

Oil spills finally under control

Sat, 28 Apr 2001 16:22:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - I was a previous devotee of the MAC oil absorbing sheets to contain my T-Zone's frequent "oil spills". Unfortunately, my little indulgence was pretty costly (we girls know MAC doesn't come cheap). So imagine my joy when the otherwise generic drugstore...

Badu gets better: Mama's Gun hits the Bullseye

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 21:37:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - Erykah had me from the word go with "On and On" a few years aback. The inimitable sass and strength in her voice was contagious, and I just caught the fever right along with her. But when I got the album I have to admit I was a little...

Howard U--The Female Freshman Perspective

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:33:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - I'm not your orthodox college freshman: I'm an International student, I have sophomore standing academically and I have lived and worked on my own before college. By nature I'm a very impartial person, and it takes a lot to sway me either way. So I guess...

Lincoln memorial: A Washingtonian perspective

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:58:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - I've been living in DC a year now as a college student. When I first came, I made the rounds of memorials and monuments: the Jefferson, FDR...but the Lincoln really struck a chord in me because of what I like to call "my inherent TV bias" i.e. it is the...

St. I-Love-it!

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:24:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - Let me start by saying St. Ives has been good to me. I was already a user of their shampoos (they smell REALLY nice and work, give 'em a whirl, girls) when my boyfriend (how embarassing) introduced me to their scrubs. I quote: "Babe, you gotta try...

Memphis Bleek 'comes of age' at last

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 18:49:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redgyul - It's heartening to see a Rap artist finally come into his own, and Memphis Bleek has done just that with his new album, The Understanding. The artist is off on his own tangent, finally free of Jay-Z's shadow (Bleek was long touted as Jay's...