Girly Product Comparisons

November 26, 2007 4:33 PM

Are there any magazines or websites which provide comparisons/recommendations for girly grooming products?

Whenever I see recommendations in the major women's magazines, they seem to be tied to whoever bought ads in that issue, so I don't trust the (for lack of a better term) journalistic integrity of those recommendations.

Are there any magazines or websites which somewhat-objectively compare different products (shampoo, conditioner, moisturizer, make-up, nail clippers, etc.)?

posted by joannemerriam to clothing, beauty, & fashion (6 comments total)

makeup alley has tons of makeup and product reviews
posted by DrGirlfriend at 4:50 PM on November 26, 2007

Seconding Makeupalley (http://www.makeupalley.com). There are reviews for every product imaginable, by actual users, not people who are paid to advertise the product.

You also might try that old faithful standby, Consumer Reports.
posted by Rosie M. Banks at 5:06 PM on November 26, 2007

Makeup Alley is great. Paula Begoun, I appreciated her no-bullshit approach to personal care products even though I'm totally all about the shiny packaging and pretty smells--until she started shilling her own line. Now I don't trust her.
posted by padraigin at 5:07 PM on November 26, 2007

I like this site, which I think was linked to somewhere on AskMe. Imagine dooce writing beauty articles. It has some of the comparison stuff you want, but I like it for the step by step illustrated tutorials. It's theoretically aimed towards ladies with kids, but I'm 18 and still find plenty that applies to me.
posted by MadamM at 6:02 PM on November 26, 2007 [1 favorite has favorites]

TotalBeauty.com
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:23 PM on November 26, 2007 [1 favorite has favorites]

MUA, yay!
posted by thinkpiece at 9:41 AM on November 27, 2007