Epinions Recent Reviews for smile7724

I'd Rather have a Wake Up Call from a Telemarketer

Fri, 11 Jan 2002 02:39:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - This is not a terrible little bottle of foundation, and yet I have to hate it since I can't see any evidence that its main claim - Wakes up the appearance of tired-looking skin - has been achieved. I know, I know... You're going to say that maybe...

Hand me a hairbrush and call me Marcia Brady!

Fri, 4 Jan 2002 19:17:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - I've never gotten so many compliments after trying a hair product!

I've been using Aussie's Smoothy Gloss fairly regularly (applying once in the morning to damp hair and then blowing hair dry) for several weeks now, and have been...

What, you're reading my review? Blushes

Fri, 4 Jan 2002 05:20:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - It's almost too tiny of a tube to write on, and yet Clinique's Gel Blush contains this pledge on the back of its light green 'squeeze me!' self:

See-through colour for cheeks. Fade-proof. As those of you who've read my other...

Tantalize the general public with your Luscious Lips

Sun, 30 Dec 2001 16:42:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - I'm picky when it comes to lipstuff. With Maybelline Wet Shine Lip Color I've finally found a lipstick that goes on smooth and glossy from the start and stays shiny for a surprisingly long time.

I might be biased because I love the...

Elope with Kurzweil's Stage Piano

Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:54:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Because I've played piano for ages and hope someday to earn extra bucks playing venues other than churches, I asked Santa for a Kurzweil keyboard for Christmas and she complied (several weeks before the holiday, as we found a great deal at a store...

Seductress Sula stars in great Morrison novel

Sat, 29 Dec 2001 20:24:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - In that place, where they tore the nightshade and blackberry patches from their roots to make room for the Medallion City Golf Course, there was once a neighborhood. It stood in the hills above the valley town of Medallion and spread all the way to...

Explore insanity - or, lucidity - in 100 pages

Mon, 8 Oct 2001 02:47:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - I'm a sick man... a mean man. There's nothing attractive about me. I think there's something wrong with my liver. But, actually, I don't understand a damn thing about my sickness; I'm not under treatment and never have been, although I have great...

Step inside Dostoevsky's House of the Dead

Sat, 29 Sep 2001 19:12:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Fyodor Dostoevsky, one of the premier novelists to write during Russia's most prolific literary period, penned his Memoirs from the House of the Dead ten years after he was sent to Siberia to atone for the sin of consorting with a...

Too Much Pain, Too Little Gain!

Sun, 9 Sep 2001 00:04:43 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - I have sensitive skin that produces oil as though it thinks that it will someday make money because of it. Unfortunately, my skin is also very sensitive, becoming red and irritated very easily. Neutrogena's Clear Pore Astringent didn't do for me...

Quick, look! I have a great tan!

Tue, 4 Sep 2001 01:51:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - I've been using Neutrogena's Instant Bronze Face Tanner for quite a while, much to the chagrin of my sensible side which tells me to just deal with the fact that I have pale skin. I can't help it if my light brown hair and blue eyes look nicer...

Take Your Writing to the Gym with Exercises in Style

Mon, 27 Aug 2001 02:30:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Have you ever heard of Raymond Queneau?

I hadn't before I picked up Exercises in Style. In it, he tells a simple story of a 26-year-old man in a hat who gets onto a bus, is caught in a commotion, and disappears only to be discovered...

Predictable, Explicit Sex, elegantly packaged as Great Romance

Mon, 13 Aug 2001 22:45:02 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - My aunt, a lovely and intelligent woman, loves Harlequin romance novels. I learned this, and many other things (how one picks out no-calorie butter and salad dressings that do not contain cancer-causing agents such as aspartame, to name one) on a trip to...

American Eagle Outfitters Online Store: Shop in your underwear. I do :-)

Mon, 13 Aug 2001 02:22:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Much to the horror of my mother, I have discovered online shopping. I read an article recently about tennis star Serena Williams admitting and battling an 'addiction' to online shopping, and I admit that I have not gotten that hooked. I promise...

Grouse is great even without the snow

Sat, 11 Aug 2001 01:58:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - I didn't go skiing on Grouse Mountain, as I was there during the summer. I did, however, have a great time staying at its base during my trip to Vancouver, B.C. While there, I was told that Grouse is a good place to ski, but is really only...

Oh Canada... You're Great But Your Airline Stinks

Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:59:34 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - I know that air travel is generally unreliable these days, and I can't remember the last time that I was able to fly from point A to point B without at least a little hassle thrown in for good measure. On my recent trip to Vancouver, B.C., I flew Air...

Mad About Gogol

Thu, 26 Jul 2001 11:22:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Nikolai Gogol was part of Russia's most prolific period of literature, the 19th Century. He is grouped with such giants as Pushkin, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Chekhov and appreciated as a social critic, comic genius, and master author whose writings...

Marky Mark and a Bunch of Talking Apes. And I Liked it.

Wed, 25 Jul 2001 01:40:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Well, I feel pretty ridiculous now. I didn't even realize while watching Tim Burton's new movie, Planet of the Apes, that the apes were actually being played by actors! I thought that the apes were computer-generated, and am now even more...

Practically Purr-fect read for the Precocious Kid, Parent or Poet

Tue, 24 Jul 2001 01:46:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Even if you're not familiar with early 20th century jargon and have no idea what White Spats are (like myself), good and imaginative writing never goes out of style. I don't think I'll ever own a cat because I'm terribly allergic, but if I ever did I'd...

This Smile loves Clinique's gloss

Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:34:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - As a college student working odd jobs this summer, the only solace I have when I contemplate my recent purchase of Clinique's Glosswear for Lips is the fact that a) I like it more than other lip products I've bought, and believe me, I've got a...

William Harmon picked a pile of perfect poems

Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:26:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - I don't have this book sitting in front of me, as I gave it to my last boyfriend as a parting gift when he left for the west coast recently. The fact that I gave this book away still baffles me - it's been my favorite read since I received it as a...

Travel to foreign lands without leaving your living room

Tue, 10 Jul 2001 02:17:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Fascinating poets and poetry from the dizzyingly large realm of the modern literary world are presented in J.D. McClatchy's Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry. Over 600 pages thick with the bibliography at the book's caboose, this awesome poetry...

Definitely worth the $5-per-car to get in

Sun, 8 Jul 2001 23:00:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Once I reached the goal of my group's first hike, I realized why people call Letchworth State Park "the Grand Canyon of the East." The Genesee River has cut through layers of rock known as the Genesee Gorge, creating a beautifully sculpted picture that's...

What you should know before you hop a plane to Athens

Wed, 27 Jun 2001 14:56:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - Since I'm from New York, it was pretty convenient and extremely economical for me to fly to Athens from Toronto rather than any of the local airports. If the US dollar/Canadian dollar exchange rate is good during the time you're looking to head to Greece...

Lots of reasons to unpeel this Banana

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:02:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - I'd never read a book by Ms. Yoshimoto before borrowing ASLEEP from a local library. I defied the old adage 'do not judge a book by its cover' by picking up ASLEEP simply because the cover, with pictures of clouds and a pillow, looked inviting. However,...

What to expect as an Eastman Undergrad

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 01:22:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smile7724 - The Eastman School of Music is a tremendous building. Not only does it contain world-renowned professional musicians who want to teach you (if you're accepted), Eastman is full of fascinating, fun undergrads and graduate students, hosts scores of...