Q-tips Precision Tips Review and Giveaway

I recently received a package of a new product from Q-tips to try out: their Precision Tips, which are pointed on the ends rather than rounded like classic Q-tips.





The tip sheet I got with these suggested they could be used for manicure and pedicure cleanup. I tried that, dipping one in acetone to take care of stray polish on my skin, but I'm so used to my skinny flat brush that it felt awkward. I think I also got too much acetone on it, because the cotton tip is way more absorbent than my usual cleanup brush. I'm sure these would work fine for cleanup if I just experimented a little more, but since I have a method that works for me, I moved on to trying them for other things.

Two of those experiments worked out really well. I've been using the Precision Tips every day to put on my eyeliner (a powder cake one). I use one end to apply—the pointy tip makes a nice line—and use the the other end to cleanup any stray oopses under my eyes or in the corners. Because I am not good at cleaning my makeup brushes as often as I should, the fact these are disposable is great, especially since I'm using them around my eyes. The other thing the Precision Tips were perfect for was cleaning the liquid bleach dispenser in my washing machine. I am far from the perfect homemaker, but this dirt collecting corner of my washer bothers me. I don't use liquid bleach, so all this dispenser does is get caked up with dust and dirt that filters out of the wash water. There are raised letters on the bottom of this dispenser with lots of nooks and crannies to catch the dirt, and the Precision Tips got in there and picked it up in a way that a cloth or sponge couldn't.

I'm sure you can think of ways to use these, too. The company has offered to ship a package of them for one U.S. reader to try. To enter the giveaway, put your e-mail into the Rafflecopter form (yes, I'm trying them out; the fact the site went down about two minutes after I signed up did not make me feel warm and fuzzy, I must say). For an extra entry, leave a comment saying what you'd like to try the Precision Tips for.

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I was provided with Q-tips® Precision Tips® cotton swabs and information about the product by Rocket XL. All opinions are 100% my own.

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UPDATE 24-Aug-2012: Congratulations to Maureen, who won her own box. She's already gotten back to me with her information, so hope she'll get them soon.

Proctor & Gamble eStore

One of the aspects of being a part of the BlogHer Publishing Network that I didn't take advantage of right away was the opportunity to do sponsored posts through BlogHer. I wanted to have a little experience with the BlogHer organization before I expanded my participation. Now that I've got some months under my belt and things have been going well with the ads, I felt comfortable putting my name in when the potential to do a post for Proctor & Gamble's eStore came up. P&G I know. I've used their Olay Daily Facial Cloths for years. I started in the summer of 2000, when I was traveling three weekends out of four. The cloths were easy to pack, so I could keep the same routine at home or away, and since they work for removing eye makeup as well as washing my face, I didn't need to bring along a separate make up remover. Once my summer of road trips ended, I kept using them, and still do. Thank goodness they've not been discontinued. I usually use the combination/oily ones during the summer and the normal ones the rest of the year, though I have used the sensitive ones sometimes when my skin seemed to need that.

Given my long and positive experience with the Olay cloths, I'm thinking of trying the Olay Regenerist Skin Care line. It's anti-aging, which certainly fits the bill for me, and it might be good to use products that are designed to work together rather that cobbling together my own routine. There's a Regenerist Starter Trio Pack on the P&G eStore, which is offering 10% off for new customers from now through August 31, 2012, with free shipping on orders of $25 or more, so that makes it even more enticing. (I also looked at my Daily Cleansing Cloths, and I might stock up, since they've got a coupon on those now that makes them way cheaper than my usual sources.)

If you want to check out the P&G eStore, please consider clicking through from the widget below, as that way I'll get a commission on anything you purchase which I can then use to pay for more polish to share here. (You don't have to buy the Olay Regenerist for me to get polish money; that's just the featured product I chose. Your friends and family can click through, too.) If you find any good deals, share them in the comments! I saw some bundles and Olympic-themed packages when I was poking around earlier.