Thursday, May 27, 2010

Best & Worst Sunscreen Sprays

New tests of sunscreens by Consumer Reports Health show that four spray-on sunscreens provided the best protection from the sun’s Ultraviolet A (UVA) and Ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. The ratings are available in the July issue of the magazine and online at consumerreportshealth.org

The Top Four:

- Up & Up Sport Continuous (Target) spray SPF 30

- Walgreens Sport Continuous spray SPF 50

- Banana Boat Sport Performance Continuous spray SPF 30

- Aveeno Continuous Protection spray SPF 50


The lowest scoring sunscreens:

- La Roche-Posay Anthelios 40 with Mexoryl SX SPF 40

- Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus IR 3535 Expedition pump spray SPF 30

- Burt’s Bees Chemical-Free with Hemp Seed Oil lotion SPF 30

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

What Are Guys Doing Wrong?

Esquire magazine asked women what guys have been doing right and wrong all these years. Here are just a few of the hundreds of responses:



She is intimidated when you travel in a big, tight pack of your friends.
She doesn’t trust you when you’re out with a female ‘friend’.
She can tell a lot about you based on how you treat her when she’s sick.
One of the most chivalrous things you can do for her is to pay attention when she tells you something.
Courting should involve an equal ratio of phone calls to text messages.
Meeting her friends for the first time is awkward enough so she’d appreciate it if you didn’t get drunk.
Smart women want to hear how beautiful they are.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Guys You Shouldn't Date

(FromYourTango.com)


Your Roommate’s Boyfriend – If you screw it up, you also screw up your living situation. And a roommate could be harder to find than a good boyfriend.


Your Ex – What wasn’t right the first time still isn’t right. Unless you want to re-experience the heartache OR are willing to deal with the stuff that broke you up in the first place. Avoid the ex like expired milk.


Your Boss – Yeah, power is sexy, competence is attractive, and your boss does it all so well…but he may also want to fire you if things go wrong, or may not be allowed to date you in the first place. People do meet their mates at the office many times, but tread carefully when it comes to higher-ups.


Your Best Guy Friend – A strong friendship makes for a great romance – but if you’ve been great friends for years why hasn’t it already happened? Great chemistry is usually pretty obvious and the risk on this one might be the highest – whose shoulder are you going to cry on when you’ve just screwed things up with your best friend?


Your Vacation Fling – So you think your vacation fling actually has potential?! Enjoy it if you can handle a little heartbreak…but if you’re the kind who is easily flung into despair, leave people you meet on that island beach…on the island beach.

Guys You Shouldn't Date

(FromYourTango.com)


Your Roommate’s Boyfriend – If you screw it up, you also screw up your living situation. And a roommate could be harder to find than a good boyfriend.


Your Ex – What wasn’t right the first time still isn’t right. Unless you want to re-experience the heartache OR are willing to deal with the stuff that broke you up in the first place. Avoid the ex like expired milk.


Your Boss – Yeah, power is sexy, competence is attractive, and your boss does it all so well…but he may also want to fire you if things go wrong, or may not be allowed to date you in the first place. People do meet their mates at the office many times, but tread carefully when it comes to higher-ups.


Your Best Guy Friend – A strong friendship makes for a great romance – but if you’ve been great friends for years why hasn’t it already happened? Great chemistry is usually pretty obvious and the risk on this one might be the highest – whose shoulder are you going to cry on when you’ve just screwed things up with your best friend?


Your Vacation Fling – So you think your vacation fling actually has potential?! Enjoy it if you can handle a little heartbreak…but if you’re the kind who is easily flung into despair, leave people you meet on that island beach…on the island beach.