In October of last year, I shared a list of some of my most favorite products on Amazon. As soon as I pressed “send” I thought of at least a half-dozen more products I should have told you about. So here we are, in a New Year, with some new products I love… Hope you enjoy!
New Products I Love For Your Home
Howard’s Restor-A-Finish
The thing I sell more than anything at my home consignment store is furniture. I love furniture. My kids call me the “furniture nerd.” Usually this follows a comment I make about the legs on an antique desk or the wood on an old blanket chest, so I get the moniker. When you love furniture like I do, you want to try to find homes for as much of it as you can. Howard’s Restor-A-Finish helps me do just that for pieces that come into Consignments Ltd. Howard’s is a permanent stain that you can use to touch-up scratches and even water rings, on furniture. You can buy the matching Howard’ s stain for your furniture wood type (cherry for cherry, pine for pine and the like) or you can buy the neutral if you just want an over-all improvement to your finish. You apply it with fine-grade steel wool, but, in a pinch, even a paper towel will do. It works and it’s permanent.
When my Dad got really sick he started tripping and losing his balance regularly. This was a serious problem, because, as most people know, falls can spell the beginning of the end for the elderly. As a store owner, trips and falls are also one of my biggest worries. Enter Rug Tape. We used it to secure the plethora of scatter rugs that my parents had all over their house. We use it at Consignments Ltd. to keep rugs from causing problems for our customers. It’s such a simple solution but this two-sided, rug tape has been a godsend. We use Trazon Brand Rug Tape, that we get from Amazon. It’s an inexpensive fix for what could be a really expensive problem.
Kitchen Mama Auto Electric Can Opener
Can openers are a kitchen essential, but they seem to always give us trouble in operating after a few uses. And don’t even get me started about how gross and dirty they can get. Bruce and I fired our electric one a while back after searching mightily for a replacement. We tried the Kitchen Mama Auto Electric Can Opener out of desperation and have been very pleasantly surprised. It runs on batteries. It small enough that it can be kept in a drawer. But it works consistently and leaves lids without the typical sharp edges. When I’m making sauce (or gravy, as we say in Rhode Island), I am so happy to open my cans with this little baby.
New Products I Love For Beauty
Laura Geller Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Powder
My Mom is nearly 91 years old and she still has great skin. She would say it’s because she’s always been careful in the sun. So, full disclosure, I did start with some pretty good DNA as far as skin is concerned, but I also inherited some of my Dad’s ruddy, Irish complexion. To counter the redness from Dad and the unevenness that comes with birthday candles, I have found that a good powder works wonders. Laura Geller Balance-n-Brighten is what I use on the daily to even out my tone before using bronzer and blush. I bought their applicator brush, as well, but any good brush will do. It comes in 16 shades to match most skin tones.
Jergen’s Wet Skin Body Moisturizer
This time of year and dry skin seem to go together. Scaley and itchy skin plagued me for years until I found Jergen’s Wet Skin Body Moisturizer. It’s been a lifesaver! You apply it, as the name implies, to your wet skin when you’re done with your shower or bath and before toweling off. In my book, it kind of works like magic. When you use it regularly you’ll really notice a difference. Smooth skin and no more winter itchies! It’s a win-win!
Maybelline Volum’ Express Colossal Waterproof Mascara
My girls were gifted with the long and amazingly thick eyelashes of their father. They do not need this product. Lucky ducks. I, however, swear by it. I’ve tried really expensive brands of mascara that promised to thicken my eyelashes and do my laundry and dry cleaning, but I always come back to Maybelline. And their Volum’ Express Colossal Waterproof product is a gem. It lasts all day with running or smudging and comes off cleanly with Garnier Micellar Water For Waterproof Make-Up. Get ready to bat those beautiful lashes!
Well, that’s it for this post. If you have favorite products that you’d like me to try, just drop me a line. I never recommend anything that I haven’t used myself, just so you know. But I NEVER mind trying new things and finding new products I love. And if you missed my previous favorite products post, check out: My Favorite Amazon Products For My Favorite Readers.
Have a lovely start to your New Year, my friends. Marianne
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