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Having baby fine, delicate hair I am constantly looking for something to help me obtain some of today's hot new styles. After watching several infomercials on television for a new rotating iron called "The InStyler," I decided to give it a try.

It looked simple enough to operate and promised to give dry and damaged hair a beautiful sheen. Best of all, it looked like it was easy to use no matter what style you wanted to achieve; it straightened kinky hair and waved or curled already straight hair.

Unfortunately, the commercial made the product look far easier to use than it really is. After multiple tries, I discovered I still had not achieved any level of accuracy with the styling iron. What I had managed, however, was to further dry out and damage my already delicate hair.

When I first read about the Pulse Perfection Mascara by Maybelline, the world’s first vibrating mascara (surely a rare fair marketing claim?), I feared for my retinas. Was this product simply the latest design in an exhausted product sector, relying on its unique gimmick to shift units? Or would it actually result in perfect, enviable ‘born with it’ looking lashes?

The first thing I noticed was that it was smaller than expected. I had presumed that it would have been packing a Duracell and therefore double in length - perhaps I was just hopeful so that it might have an alternative use if not flattering for my lashes! (OK, compulsory vibrator-related joke done). In fact it looks the same as any mascara, with the battery located neatly in one end, easily operable by gently squeezing the wand tip between your fingers.

The theory behind it is that the horizontal vibration of the wand coats lashes evenly, making them glossy and reaching their full extension potential. So, does it work?

Dove products have been around for a long time and the Dove name is one of the most respected names in the industry. It’s a name that was put on the line a few years back when Dove decided to focus heavily on products for women, including soaps, hair care, and beauty products. They also risked their well-known brand by deciding to base their products on the needs of real women, and they went a step further to also feature real women - real mothers, grandmothers, sisters and others – in their advertising.

The gamble has paid off in spades for two reasons. The first is that Dove products reallly are some of the best in the marketplace today. The second is that women who have long been forgotten, push aside or berated suddenly had a real advocate in Dove. And of course the two reasons go hand-in-hand - real women will definitely “try” Dove products because of what they represent. However, if they weren’t great products, their loyalty would stray.

Case in point: Dove’s Intense Damage Therapy Shampoo and Conditioner. These two products are especially made for damaged hair, whether the problem stems from too many hair dyes, highlighting, sun streaking the hair, too many perms or straightners or damage from the elements. Dove’s therapy products are infused with a special serum that works from the inside of the hair shaft out; to repair any damage and strengthen each and every strand. They also give the hair the infusion of moisture it requires to look and feel healthy and shiny. The results speak for themselves with beautiful results each and every time they are used.