Product Review: Maybelline Brow Drama - Keep Your Money

Product: Brow Drama
Colors: Auburn, Blonde, Deep Brown, Soft Brown, Transparent
Manufacturer: Maybelline
Rating: Poor



(c) Maybelline, LLC

One of the things they don't tell you about getting old is women's eyebrows starting going bald. Yes, folks. That's why we slather eyebrow pencil all over what's left of our eyebrows like we are playing a raccoon for Halloween. We also try using mascara to simulate individual hairs. But, that has issues too. It's the other end of the spectrum or unibrow.

When I saw the commercial for Maybelline's new product - Brow Drama - I thought my time had come.Their web site touts it as "Our first Brow-Enhancing Mascara."



It was hard to find in my area at first but I forged ahead and finally found it. It was a couple dollars more than I felt was reasonable but I was desperate to try something to alleviate my daily wipe and swipe eyebrow painting routine.- more like Picasso than Rembrandt. I rushed home and pried open the package and began to apply it.

To say I was disappointed is an understatement. The only thing "new" was the shape of the brush. However, the shape didn't do much to accurately shape an eyebrow no matter what angle I tried.

I chose Deep Brown and that was a good match, if I could get enough out of the bottle. The amount of liquid dispensed was infinitesimal. I dipped and re-dipped it but all that did was leave clumps on my forehead.

When all is said and done, this was not a very satisfactory product.

Shingles Vaccine - What's the Scoop?

My bias:
I am a believer in getting vaccinated for communicable diseases or life-altering diseases.
 
Shingles:
Shingles is a life-altering, communicable disease. It can't be cured. It's painful. It's contagious when active. Three strikes and you're out.
 
What is Shingles? According to the CDC "Shingles, also known as zoster or herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash...caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox."
 
Their US Shingles occurrence estimate is very high - One in three people can develop Shingles later in life and the risk increases with age as immune systems wane.
 
Because it's contagious, the one in three includes those who get it from others with active infections.

Prevention is Better than Cure:
There is "no" cure for Shingles. 
 
Doctors can only treat the symptoms when it flares. Current medicines can only "shorten the length and severity of the illness." However, modern medicine produced another marvel - a Shingles vaccine.

The only debate is when to start vaccinations. That is a discussion for you and your doctor. However, a friend of mine got a non-traditional form. Instead of skin rashes, the virus went into her brain. She was hospitalized for months and spent many more months in rehab. While she's coming home soon, there is still another year to go before she will be back to her old self.

Gaithersburg’s Indoor Flea Markets

(c) City of Gaithersburg

Indoor Flea Markets

The City of Gaithersburg announces the Indoor Flea Markets winter season is in full swing.

 

Winter 2015 Dates
       January 10
       February 7
       March 14

Flea Market Hours:
       9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Attendee Admission:
       Free.

Vendors are sought to sell gently used and new items. Spaces are 15’ x 8’ and registration cost is $25 per space, $20 for City residents. Vendors must provide their own tables and chairs. Electricity is available upon request. Registration begins September 15. Click Indoor Flea Markets Application & Fact Sheet

Location

     Montgomery County Agricultural Fairgrounds
     16 Chestnut Street, Building 6
     Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877

 

Contact Information

     Parks, Recreation & Culture
     301-258-6350; parksrec@gaithersburgmd.gov

Source:

http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/leisure/markets/indoor-flea-markets-and-baby-bazaar