Schick Silk Effects Ladies Razor

I was at Wal*Mart last month, and was looking for a razor. I didn't mind which one. Something on sale, hopefully. Well, I found a razor on sale for $4.99. It was a disposable, with a reusable handle. You just buy the extra blades. It was a Schick Silk Effects Ladies Razor. Well, $4.99 sounded great, so I bought it. I really liked the Schick brand so I figured I would like this too.

When I got home, I decided to shave my legs. I was excited because the name of the razor had 'Silk' in it. I figured that must be true. 

Now, I am your regular shaver. I don't go so fast that my legs are going to fall off, but I am not going to shave so slow that I will NEVER get done. I started shaving and right away I noticed that the blades were clogged with my leg hair. (I know, its gross). I tried to rinse it out and it didn't seem to clean. Oh, well, I thought, and continued to shave. Bad idea... this is what happened:

(This picture is of the cut, 3 weeks later...)

So after I cut myself horribly, I tried to clean out the razor again. It still wouldn't clean out. I was desperate to finish shaving my legs so I could stop the profuse bleeding. I grabbed a needle and tried to push the hair out the back of the razor. Then I noticed: there is no where for the hair to go! The back of the blades is all covered, so you can't clean it out!

I was loosing blood fast, so I grabbed the extra blade and switched the blades. Carefully, I finished the other leg. 

So, I figured to shave my legs it cost me 2.50 per leg. Don't love that idea. 

So? What are the facts?

Schick Silk Effects Ladies Razor 

Price : $4.99 (on sale)

One extra blade

So? What is the verdict of this product? 

1 star! What was the one thing that I liked about it? It was pretty. Yep. Thats about it.

(I do love all of the Schick brand. I have bought razors since then, but I am just reviewing the Schick Silk Effects)

Now What Do You Think About That?

One slide and one naked baby...

Grace has entered the 'no clothes' phase. All you moms and dads know what I am talking about. The phase where you dress your child and turn around and you see a streak of pinkish flesh whirl past you and through the door. You are left thinking... "How do they get their clothes off so fast?" And I want to know why it is the initial thought of a toddler to run outside after undressing?
Well, I have tried everything to keep at least the diaper on. And finally, I have cured my child of the obsession of the nakedness. Not on purpose, of course... (isn't that how it usually happens?) But she is cured nonetheless. How? I am sure the parents of naked toddlers around the world are asking that very question.
Well, Let me take you back...
I get my 22 month old child up. I change her diaper. I dress her. I enter the kitchen to make breakfast. I hear my child crying in the living room. I was nervous. I run in, not knowing what to expect.
As I entered the living room, this is what I saw. One child. Fully nude. One slide. One fully nude child sitting on the slide. There is screaming going on. Yep, definitely screaming from the toddler. Not a hurt scream as I initially thought, but an angry scream. A really angry scream. I ask whats wrong. The screaming toddler points down the slide and points at her bare bottom. She has this mad expression on her face as she tries to scoot down the slide on her bare bottom. She is stuck. And she is mad. She tries again. Nothing. More screaming. There is laughter coming from somewhere. Oops. I think that's coming from me...
I lift her off the slide. She is angry, but on a mission. She marches naked over to the corner. She picks up her diaper and shoves it at me. She has a defeated look on her face.
We haven't had a problem since.

Pajama Party - Week 4

Today is the start of a brand new awesome giveaway! The sponsor of this giveaway is Johnny Light...

"The Johnny-Light^™, dubbed a "DHC" or "domestic harmony commod-ity", is an easily installed (no tools), battery powered device that lights the toilet bowl at night and goes off when the toilet seat is down. The greenish glow in the toilet bowl reminds users to put the commode seat down and helps eliminate the "annoying fall-ins" and late night splashes that aggravate so many women. The "seat-up/seat-down" debate has raged in households almost as long as toilets have existed. Potty politics have been a subject for poets, fodder for such advice columns as Anne Landers, and even lyrics in songs.

Richie Mills, Bill Bradford, and Jack Bryan (RBJ) patented the product and launched it in 1996. Bradford, an electrical engineer, is the 14th generation descendant of William Bradford, the first mayor of Plymouth (as in Rock). Co-inventor Bryan is a professional engineer and patent agent, and Mills is a partner in the company which manufactures and distributes the Johnny-Light^™.

The Johnny-Light^™ has been featured on "Regis and Kathie Lee", and also on the "Leeza" Gibbons and the "Howie Mandel" television shows, as well as "Good Morning Texas". Articles have appeared in Glamour Magazine and numerous newspapers around the country.

The Johnny-Light^™ is an ideal gift for Mother's or Father's Day or as a Christmas stocking stuffer. They also make great bridal and baby shower gifts. The Johnny-Light^™ has also been proclaimed a great aid in children's toilet training. It prevents the need to turn on a bathroom light that disturbs other sleepers, and helps improve sanitation. Males are reminded to close up shop when they are done!"

So? Do you want to win a Johnny Light? The great folks at Johnny-Light are giving away TWO Johnny-Lights to the readers at Now What Do You Think About That. It is super easy to enter... Just fill out the simple form below. All we need is your name and e-mail address!!

Another Giveaway

Hey everyone! I just wanted to remind you that I have 2 active giveaways going on. One is ending tonight, so you better hurry and click here to get your name in the drawing!

The second just started, click here to enter to win!

Tonight I will be starting another giveaway for our Pajama Party!! Wanna hint?

The Host - Stephanie Meyer

The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer

In this book, Meyer explores what happens to relationships and personalities when two people inhabit the same body. Earth has been taken over by aliens, (known as Souls), which take over the human bodies and erase the mind. At the start of the novel, Melanie Stryder, one of the few human left on earth, has been captured by the aliens and is implanted with a Soul named Wanderer. Although the process of implantation is not easy, Wanderer finds her host unwilling to let go of the mind they share. Wanderer is driven to find out why Melanie won't let go and soon finds herself wanting to reconnect with the ones her host most loved.
I loved The Host. The storyline was well written and even though some may say the romance was sappy, I think it was well played out. The diversification of characters and personalities (similar to the Twilight series) was easy to follow and fun to read.
As I read the book, the only thing that I would say was a little bit distracting is the similarities of characters between the Twilight Series and the Host. Obviously, since it was written by the same author, Stephanie Meyer, they will be slightly similar. But the characters are almost interchangeable, and because of this, predictable. You could go through the list of characters in one book and match them up exactly to the other. Different names, different stories, different world, same personality. But, I do love the characters and overall the book was well written and fun to read!
Age group: Teen - Adult

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5 stars!

Have you read this book? Are you planning on reading it? Do you agree or disagree with my review? Tell me!
Now, what do you think about that?

Cricut Expressions!

Win a Cricut Expressions!

Pajama Party - Week 3

Today, our sponsor for the Pajama Party is Just Fun Designs!

Just fun designs sells handmade felt quiet books, personalized baby hangers, blankets,wine bags,customized children and baby items! and more to come!
fun...stuff....for...fun...People

The great people at Just Fun Designs are giving away a custom quiet book to one lucky Now What Do You Think About That? reader!
"Each book is made from felt, with felt pieces. Handmade appeal, so not every piece or stitch is perfect!"

Here are some samples of unassembled pages. Shown above are pink felt pages with a girl theme, while below, the substitute boy page shows the Train, Car, plane, etc. Pages can be in cream, pink, Light blue and cover color can be chosen as well.Want to win a custom quiet book? Its easy! Just go to Just Fun Designs.com and choose which quiet book you would like to win. Then, leave a comment telling me which you would choose. Also, tell me the name and/or date you would want on the book. Pretty easy right? Well, you can also earn an extra entry by posting about this giveaway on your site! Just leave another comment with the link to your post!

This contest starts today 9/4/08 and will go until 9/11/08.
(Don't forget to enter the other giveaway too!)

Giveaway coming up

The next giveaway for our pajama party is coming up tomorrow. Wanna hint?Its personalized...Which is pretty darn exciting!!
Stay tuned for more details.
Don't forget to enter the organic pajama giveaway HERE... They are adorable for a baby shower gift, your own baby or even for a grandchild or a niece or nephew.
Tell all your friends to come by and enter too. :)

Pajama Party - Week 2

Today is the start of week 2 of the pajama party giveaway!! Today, the sponsor for our giveaway is Happy Hearts Boutique."My name is Carolyn and I am a small business owner and the operator of Happy Hearts Boutique online shop. A full time wife and mother to 4 wonderful children, I began shopping online in 2003 for items for myself and my children. I have always personally loved shopping online for the sheer convenience of sitting in the comfort of my own home. Taking my time to peruse products without pushy sales people or even the hassle of gearing up the kids or fighting traffic - even being able to shop in the middle of the night! - were all major pluses in my choice to shop from home. I know what customers are looking for when shopping on the internet - because I myself started out as a customer first! More than the products of interest, we are looking for an easy to navigate site, professional and friendly service, quick response time with questions, safe and secure checkout and shipping that doesn't cost an arm and a leg or take forever to arrive. We are committed to providing all of these to you, in addition to quality children products with new items added weekly."
Carolyn was sweet enough to give a pair of organic cotton pajamas to one lucky reader from Now What Do You Think About That!!So? Want to win an adorable set of toddler pajamas? I know I do! I think I am going to have to see if I can get a pair too!! :) Its super easy, just go to Happy Hearts Boutiques website and tell me which set of pajamas you would like to win... Then, Just fill out the simple form below. That's it!
The contest runs from 9-1-08 to 9-8-08. The winner will be announced right here on my website, and I will also e-mail the lucky winner.

Arte Y Pico

My blogging buddy over at Now Entering Momville awarded me with a fantastic award today! Yay! I am so honored... Thanks!

This award recognizes a blog’s creativity and overall contribution to the blogger community. Once you’ve been selected, please follow these guidelines and pay it forward:

1) Choose 5 blogs that you consider deserving of this award based on creativity, design, interesting material, and overall contribution to the blogger community, regardless of the language.

2) Post the name of the author and a link to his or her blog by so everyone can view it.

3) Each award-winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award.

4) The award-winner and the presenter should post the link of the “Arte y pico“ blog , so everyone will know the origin of this award.

5) Please post these rules.

Here are the 5 blogs I'm passing the award to:

1.) Holly @ ScatterSunshine - She has the best ideas, crafts and recipes. She is awesome!

2) Emily @ Little Momma & Company - Not only is she a great writer, but has some awesome crafts and tips for everyday life. I love to read her blog!
3.) Kathleen @ Grosgrain Fabulous - She is an inspiration to sewing in the blogging world. I think she contributes so much and doesn't get anything in return. Thanks Kathleen!!

4.) Pam @ Pamela Donnis Designs has the most awesome digital scrapbooking designs available. If you aren't a digital scrapbooking person, try it today with one of these awesome designs!
5.) Jen @ Cake Wrecks - I love love love this site. I am so excited when my Bloglines says that she has posted a new disaster! I can't really explain this one - she can explian it better... "When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong."

Coming up!!

Hi everyone! You all probably know that I have several giveaways coming up, and I know most of you know its nighttime products... but here is a little sneak peek of whats coming...

P.s. don't forget about the personalized pillowcases... the drawing will be held on Sept. 1st. Good luck!!

My blogging buddy, Now Entering Momville is hosting a game giveaway. It sounds like so much fun!! Click here to go and support her blog! Thanks!

Oh, and Grosgrain has another fabulous giveaway... Wandering Waif Collection GIVEAWAY !!!!!!! I am so hoping that this one I might win. I'm crossing my fingers!!

Pajama Party!!

Today is the start of several new giveaways!! Hooray! I am hosting a Pajama Party here at Now What Do You Think About That.

The first giveaway is from Bunnies and Bows. Bunnies and Bows was founded in 1995 by Chrysa and Kevin Sparrow. Bunnies and Bows offer toddler size pillowcases and infant pillowcases. They are all personalized with your child's name. These pillows are perfect for travel, daycare, preschool, or grandparent's house. Each pillowcase includes a pillow!  Each pillowcase is carefully hand screened using a 6 color press, and usually 60 or more in quantity. The pillowcases are super soft! They use water based, non-toxic inks to silk screen these pillowcases, and they are totally safe, and soft for your child’s face to sleep on. They are the finest cotton percale, using a very high quality 180 thread count pillowcase. They are 50/50 cotton/polyester which helps reduce wrinkles.

Bunnies and Bows also offer adorable Tooth Fairy Pillows. Each are hand sewn and personalized with your childs name!

So? Do you want to win one of these adorable pillowcases? Its easy! All you need to do is go to their website to decide which one you want to win. (http://www.bunniesandbows.com/) Choose either a infant or toddler pillowcase or a Tooth Fairy Pillow and tell me which one you like! Its that easy! Even if you don't have a child, these are awesome for personalized birthday or shower gifts!

Garden Party Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Garden Party Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!
Another gorgeous giveaway by Grosgrain!!

Coming next week!!

Next week, I am hosting a 'Pajama Party!' I have several sponsors of nighttime products for baby and child.... Including... Blankets, custom pillowcases, story books, and more to be given away!! Stay tuned for more information on how to win!

Getting Red Stains out of Carpet

Last week my daughter dumped a half full cherry slurpie on my grandparents carpet. I panicked. I scrubbed for a half hour. It looked like it was pretty much gone. The next morning, I woke up to find the spot brighter than ever. I found a great way to get out red stains. Just follow these instructions..
First, use a shop-vac to suck some of the juice out, if you can get to the stain quickly. This can stop the spill from entering the carpet fibers. Getting out some or all of the remaining stain takes time.
Start with Dawn dishwashing detergent - the original blue type. Add five or six drops to two cups of warm water. Dampen a white cotton cloth with this solution and lay it over the stain. Then place a clothes iron on top of it, set on "low".
Let this sit for fifteen minutes, and don't press down. The red stain will start to wick up into the cloth. You should see red on the cloth. Fold it to use a clean part or apply a new cloth, and repeat the process.
It takes patience to get red stains out of carpet, but even year-old red stains have been removed using this method. Repeat the process again and again until there is no more transfer of the red stain to the cloth. Rinse the spot with water, blot it up, and dry it quickly. Quick drying prevents any stain deeper down from wicking up to the surface.
I give this method 5 out of 5 stars!

Have you tried this? Do you have a better method? Leave a comment so you can tell me

Now what do you think about that?

Olympic Outrage

I was very very sad to read about this sweet cute little girl who lent her voice to the olympics....

"Little Lin Miaoke won the hearts and minds of the Chinese people for her stirring rendition of "Ode to the Motherland" at the Olympic opening ceremony. But there was anger in Beijing yesterday at the revelation that she mimed the rousing patriotic anthem, while the real singer was a little girl whose looks just didn't make the grade.
Chen Qigang, musical director of the ceremony, said the song was not actually sung by Lin, who has been christened the "Smiling Angel", but by Yang Peiyi, also aged seven. He said Lin had been chosen ahead of the more gifted singer because she was prettier. "The reason for this is that we must put our country's interest first," Mr Chen told Beijing Radio. "The girl appearing on the picture must be flawless in terms of her facial expression and the great feeling she can give to people. We had to make that choice. It was fair to [both girls]. We combined the perfect voice and the perfect performance."

Seven-year-old Yang Peiyi (left) sang the patriotic song 'Ode to the Motherland' that was mimed by Lin Miaoke (right)
Lin made a huge splash in the domestic and international media for her performance. There were scores of stories about how the little girl, who has been in TV commercials with the actress Zhao Wei and the champion hurdler Liu Xiang, had to get through a tough interview process and beat off hundreds of other hopefuls to get the nod to sing the song.
Yang Peiyi, a first-grader at a primary school in Beijing, was putting on a brave face, telling Chinese television she did not regret the fact that her face had not been used for the ceremony and that she was honoured to have her voice beamed to the estimated 15 per cent of the world's population that tuned in. Some Chinese bloggers likewise claimed both girls were heroes, but others were horrified at the message the decision sends to children. "Since this happened, seven-year-old kids all think you should judge a person according to his or her image," said one blogger. "They now think that being good looking is better than having a good voice. Shame!"
Another blogger added: "Personal image can have an effect on a country, and a negative image is not in the national interest? What a joke! Why don't they just cancel the programme? Don't relate everything to the national interest."
The lip-syncing scandal came as organisers revealed that the 29-footprint firework display at the heart of the opening ceremony contained much digital sleight of hand, and that digitally enhanced video was superimposed on to live footage of the fireworks section outside the stadium.
Gao Xiaolong, head of the visual effects team, told The Beijing Times it had taken almost a year to create the 55-second sequence. He said actual fireworks could be seen outside the stadium but it was logistically impossible to film them by helicopter, so the decision was made to recreate the effect digitally.
The ruse even extended to getting the weather forecast right so as to simulate the same smog as on the night, and adding camera shake to simulate filming from a helicopter. "Seeing how it worked out, it was still a bit too bright compared to the actual fireworks. But most of the audience thought it was filmed live, so that was mission accomplished," said Mr Gao.
Another trick China is using to boost the atmosphere at the Olympics are rent-a-crowd volunteers to fill embarrassingly empty seats at some events, including judo and archery. Some tickets have been bought as an act of patriotism or as gifts for business contacts – but have not been used. Mr Wang, a senior official on the Beijing organising committee, said: "If they find that there are not enough people, or if they find that there are too many empty seats, they organise some cheerleaders.'"

Is anyone else as outraged as I am about this? It makes me so sad for this poor girl. Can anyone say low self-esteem. And the fact is, is that she is cute!

I don't really care about the fake fireworks or fake cheerleaders. I think its not smart on their part, but the real story is that poor little girl...

Mary-Kate Olsen refuses to talk to authorities about Heath Ledger's death

Alright, So I usually don't like and don't care about celebrity gossip. But this article on FoxNews.com really made me frustrated.

Allegedly Mary-Kate Olsen was friends with Heath Ledger (wasn't he way too much older for her to be 'just friends?' just wondering...) and was the first one called when her masseuse discovered Ledgers body after he had died. All of Ledgers friends have rallied around the actor in an attempt to stop the speculation of illegal drug use and suicide. That’s what good friends do, right? Well, not according to Mary-Kate Olsen. She is refusing to talk to federal authorities that are investigating the accidental overdose of Ledger until she receives immunity from prosecution. Immunity from what my I ask? Hu, Mary-Kate? According to the post, some of the pain killers were likely obtained illegally. Hmm.

Shout Advanced - Action Gel

Stains are bound to happen. Food, grass, and every day messes are not a match for the new Shout® Advanced. You can remove tough set in stains and keep your family looking great, no matter what life throws at you.

The fast acting spray gel can be applied to the stains as you are throwing them into the washer, or for the really tough stains you can apply the gel and leave it for hours or even days before washing.

My only problem that I have with this product is that it works, maybe a little too well! With a baby, some shirts that used to be one color end up being a darker shade of that color... So when that shirt gets stained again, putting the stain remover just on that spot, makes that spot cleaner than the whole shirt! So then I have to spray the whole shirt with the spot remover to make it all the same :).

The price is a little hard to swallow as well, but seeing how long it lasts and how concentrated it is, I still buy it.

Want a coupon for Shout? Click here to find some money saving coupons.

Product: Shout® Advanced
Price: Approx. $4.29
Size: 14.0 fl oz.

So? The verdict...

4 out of 5 stars!

Do you agree? Disagree? Here is your chance to tell me why for your chance to win one!
Now what do you think about that?

Google Mobile

The number is 466-456 (or google).

Want to know the weather? Are you lost? Are you trying to figure out when Brad Pitts birthday is? Just text Weather, Directions or Brad Pitts age to 466-456. You will get a swift, free, text giving you the answer. Want to know the movie times? What about the number to the restaurant that you are on your way to, so you can get reservations? Did your stock go up today? Send "Help" to 466-456 and get your information.

I love google SMS. Its fast, free and useful.

The only thing that Google hasn't integrated into this system is local residential numbers. In some ways, I am glad that my info can't be at the fingertips of the public. But, on the other hand, if I forgot to call my neighbor before I left the house, and don't have their phone number, I would love to type in their name and get the number fast. Its a catch 22.

So? The verdict?

5 Stars!!

Do you agree? Disagree? Here is your chance to tell me!
Now what do you think about that?

Clorox® Bleach Pen®

Got a stain on the white part of a striped shirt? Well, there was no easy way to get it out. That was until Clorox® came out with their new Bleach Pen®. The bleach pen comes with a dual tipped applicator with one side that is fine pointed for direct cleaning, the other is a scrubby brush to get out set in stains...

I was sceptical of this product at first. How would the bleach not run into the colored part of the shirt? It probably smells horrible. I bet it leaks all over the place...

I bought this from the impulse buy section right up by the cashier. (You know the place. Where the child alluring chocolate bars and sticky gummy treats are stored.) I thought, I might as well give it a try. Boy am I glad I did. I am in love with this product.

Now, to answer my own questions...

The bleach doesn't run into the other parts of the clothing because it is gel! So it stays right where you want it to stay. And because it is a gel, it doesn't leak on the clothes I am wearing. And finally, I thought it would smell like bleach, (which is a smell I have a hard time with) but it actually doesn't smell bad. It is such an easy product to store and to use.

My ONLY gripe about this product is that it is only 2 fl oz for $3.99.

Okay, so lets review...

Product: Clorox® Bleach Pen®

Price: Approx. $3.99

Size: 2 fl oz.

And so, based on all of the information, my final rating for this product is...

4 out of 5 stars!

Do you agree? Disagree? Here is your chance to tell me why for your chance to win one!

Now what do you think about that?