Reviews

  • Mejuri

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    11 days ago

    So far, only have one Mejuri item, but I am absolutely IN LOVE with it- The Dot Chain Anklet is one of my favorite pices of jewelry - has barely left my body in the 10 months I've owned it. The chain is beautiful, so sparkly still, doesnt rub against my skin and most importantly THE CLASP. I always have issues with the clasp on ankle bracelets snapping apart during wear. This one has lasted through winter layers, ski trips, miles of hiking, aggressive wakeboarding and much more. I actually added a welded on "forever" anklet to make a little stack with this one, and the welded one fell off after a few weeks - but the Mejuri one is sitll standing!

    anklet

  • Peloton

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    11 days ago

    Oh, how I was so ready to hate on Peloton, when my roomate insisted on brining one into our home during the pandemic. But the sationary bike gods would not have that, and smiled on us, blessing me with the same size foot as my peloton loving roomie. After trying out a few different instructors, I was addicted. I LOVE the classes - 30-40 min is the sweet spot for me. I feel like I can get an amazing workout in a short period of time, and the constatnt refresh makes the classes feel fresh and fun (new music, relevant commentary etc). While I no longer have one in my home, I always get so excited to see one in a hotel or when visiting a friend because the classes are just FUN. Cant really say that about any other workout gear I;ve used before, so thats enough for 5/5 in my book!

    Bike+Peloton

  • Billie

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    11 days ago

    Great product experince, the only reason my usage has gone down is that I ended up with a backlog of razors during the pandemic that didnt get used. Love all the products I've tried, from the regular razor blades to the charcoal infused ones, or the lip products. Everything feels luxury and high quality/mositurizing, at a solid price point. My original razor has held up since I first placed an order in Dec 2020 - so going on FIVE YEARS STRONG! The fun colors are a plus too - and I LOVE the thoughtful design of the magnetic holder or the clip on carrying case. Highly reccomend Billie if you are looking for a drugstore alternative at a reasonable price point.

    Razor Coversuper salveBillie razor

  • Tony's Chocolonely

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    11 days ago

    Love this brand and their mission - above all, love the inventive choclate flavors that they offer at reasonable prices. One of these big bars is about half the cost of an overpriced name brand alterantive... and maybe 150% of the volume. I love the everything bar flavor with pretzel, caramel, almond, nougat and sea salt. Theres another great toffee + nut flavor that is top tier as well My only concern is the high lead levels in the dark choclate. While many brands of dark choclate have high lead deposits (which is naturally occurring in the earth soil so no need to FREAK out about it)- I would hope that a brand with such strong ethical guardrails for the production of their choclate would take in the health considerations as well. BUT - I'm more of a milk choclate gal myself so not too much of an impact on my consumption there.

  • Girlfriend Collective

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    a month ago

    LOVE this brand - the mission, the customer service, the products are all top tier. Have been following since the early days, circa 2016, when their marketing campaign was "free pair of leggings, just pay for shipping". Solid prices, quality pieces and an awesome sustainability focused mission- what more could you want? The classic leggings are my absolute favorite. Supportive (read: suck you in), but still incredibly comfy. Beathable and quick drying, but a little thicker than other alternatives without overheating. Above all - high quality, have lasted for YEARS while holding the same shape, AND you can wash and dry them without much special treatment. The sizing feels a little wonky depending on the product. I've been very happy with a size Small for regular leggings... but had one pair (capri length in coclor saguaro) that feels and looks WAY smaller. The ribbed fabric felt tighter too so I sized up for one of those and ended up regretting that as they never quite bouced back to the original fit (too large). Sports bras are my next fav - the paloma racerback is an absolute staple in my wardrobe. Loved it so much that I went for the paloma dress in a few colors too. Some of the other sports bra cuts dont feel like there is enough covergae - I'm a 34C which is a pretty middle of the road size, so not sure how others feel about that (maybe I should be getting a large, not a medium?). Other items I've tried: - Reset joggers: so comfy, feel like modal cotton, my go to lounge pants when its medium temps out - Sweatpants + cropped sweatshirt - comfy, warm, good quality but run kind of small. - Cropped high neck tank : a quality basic, but would only buy on sale - Bike Shorts - hard for me to find the right size on these. Bought in medium and small, felt like they fit tighter than the leggings in the waist, but the medium was too loose in the crotch and butt area. Didnt work for me but my friends love - Trail Shorts - looove these, had the best long liner that made them awesome for hiking - Running Shorts - HATED the liner that felt like a diaper, gave these away -Skort - love these for golf/running errands - wish that the seam on the stomach was not as visible

    OG LeggingsBike Shortspaloma bradresstrail shortsReSet JoggersCleo Bra

  • Away

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    a month ago

    Love all my Away products, even if the price point is a little hard to swallow. But I'm out here buying it for family and friends as a gift, so clearly its not that big of a roadblock for me. Currently, I have the Carryon, the Bigger Carryon and the Medium suitcase in coastal blue (as does eveyone else traveling for business on a given day apparantly). What I Love: - You can fit so much stuff in it- but, I dont think this is unique to away/ - Quality of the mechanical elements: zippers - both insiande and outside - are STURDY. Wheels have survived many a cobblestones, mesh netting is perfectly in tact and no issues with the retractable handles. Did notice that my mom's more recent suitcase has a slightly different design to the handle, so wondering if there were issues before - Portable battery pack (althought one broke, but the working one is amazing) - Design elements that are now pretty standard - spinner wheels, hard side, simple construction, comes with laundry bag What I dont Love - Price point - if I didnt already have one of these suitcases, and the strong desire to keep my sets all matching, I would have switched over to a new brand. Prices have sky rocketed since the pandemic, so heres hoping they come back down to a more reasonable price. - OR bring back the perks that made it feel really luxury - like the included plug converters. - Issues with the battery pack - 1/2 of my battery packs broke shortly after I started using it. Since I really only need 1 at a time, its been fine. What is more annoying is that the battery sometimes gets stuck in the suitcase and I have to kick/shake it to loosen it. Not ideal when trying to pop it out at boarding

    mediumbigger carry oncarry on

  • Warby Parker

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    a month ago

    I'm not sure I can buy my glasses from anyone else, after having such posititve experinces with Warby Parker. I've gotten my last 3 pairs of glasses from WP and at least one eye exam in the last 5 years as well. Always a great experince in store OR online - as the customer service is unmatched. Not to mention that they seem to hit the sweet spot in pricing for glasses. High quality frames, with blue light protection and extra thick lenses for my terrible eyes, all under $200 bucks (before even applying insuance benefits). Staff in store are always 10/10 helpful, never pushy about making a purchase, and always willing to help (even if its because I'm on vacation and asking them to tighten my frames up). Online ordering is also a breeze, so quick to ship and easy to access customer support to resolve issues swiftly. I have also ordered contacts follow an in person exam, and felt that prices were on par with anywhere else i'd ordered. PLUS, the optometrist gave me a ton of samples - including the WP brand contacts too.

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  • Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    a month ago

    Have loved the Jeni's brand since we were lucky enough to have one open in Chicago in 2013. With a slew of creative flavors, there is always someting interesting to try. Brambleberry cirsp, Sweet cream biscuits & peach jam, and the Everything Bagel flavors are some of my favorites (idk why everyone is all about the Gooey Butter cake, not my thing, but its a crowd pleaser). While I am a B&J fan for life, I gotta admit that Jeni's does fruit flavors better than the boys do. Usually, I try and limit my consumption to stopping by the scoop shop in my neighborhood; because the price per pint feels egregiously high. Its cretainly not logical, but somehow paying 7 bucks for a waffle cone feels less offensive than paying 8-10 for a pint at the grocery store.

    Brambleberry CrispSweet Cream Biscuits & Peach JamEverything BagelJeni’s Slendid Ice Cream

  • The Ordinary

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    a month ago

    LOVE this brand - Incredibly reasonbly priced, simple skincare solution. The Hylauroinic acid is my favorite base layer on my skin - light and spreads/absorbs easily, so you can layer other mositurizers/serusms/makeup on top. I put this on my favce twice a day immediately after washing, and it leaves the skin feeling plump and refreshed Creamide hydrating night treatment keeps my skin smooth, even and moisturized at night. Feels like a protective barrier, but need to make sure to wash it off in the am (you can feel it washing off). It seems to hep me with removing discoloation from acne/sun, keeping wrinkles at bay and lessening the appearance of white/blackheads. Recently tried the caffeine eye cream, as my dermatologiest was suggesting something of a similar size that cost about 10x. While I dont beleive there is any miracle product that removes under eye circles, it worked about as well as the overpriced sample I recived to lessen the puffy and dark circles to a more tolerable appearace (as in, looks like I only missed one night of sleep, not a fortnight)

    Caffeine Eye Creamceramide hydrating night treatmentHyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 glycolic acid

  • Papier

    Level 1
    Nicole BLevel 1 10 Reviews

    a month ago

    A little disappointed with my 2024 planner - quality seems to have gone downhill. The last planner I purchased was in 2022, and I was obsessed with the high quality; Cover, foiled accent, binding and most importnaly the paper in the 2022 edition was ELITE. After ordering a 2024 custom planner, it did ship and arrive fairly quickly. But I was sad to see that the paper was much thinner, lower quality that prior years and did not absorb penstrokes as easily. Not to mention there was barely any foil on the cover. While I do like the added pages in front to organize your month, it feels like a bit of filler to compensate for the thinner paper. I tried writing with the same pens on my old v new planner and holding them up to the light - it is defintely a lighter paper. So, just know if youre ordering yoy that they seem to be making some cuts to quality and increasing the prices.

    2024 planner