Debi Gutierrez » Deb’s Favorite Things

Tide: One Of Deb’s Favorite Things

Debi Gutierrez — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:51:35 +0000

I love my Tide! I remember when Tide jumped on the band wagon with their competitors and started adding new fresh smells…I panicked! I remember saying out loud in the store, “Don’t mess with my Tide!” I have tried all the other detergents out there. Trust me, with 3 children, I have had every kind of food stain imaginable. I also have had the battle with ground in dirt and grass stains.

My 2 older children were involved in the drama program from middle school through Senior year of high school…and that brings a whole bunch of other laundry problems which included, professional grease paint make up, ground in theater grime from construction, blood, both real and fake, (sometimes stage construction did not always go as planned) and often these costumes had to clean and ready to go for the next night’s performance!

Tide detergent has never let me down. I have never needed a pre-treat for stains, I never need to use more than the required amount and I can always find it on sale. When I have used another laundry detergents, they have left my clothes dingy, stained and dull. Even after repeated washings, I still had dingy clothes. (Wow, do I sound like a commercial or what?!) With Tide, I wash once and everything looks and smells great. I never stray from my Tide. I never have to pretreat, add softener, and re-wash “clean” clothes and that is good for me and my schedule!

Tide Detergent, one of my favorite things!

TIDE’S WEBSITE: http://www.tide.com

MAC Makeup: One Of Deb’s Favorite Things

Debi Gutierrez — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:51:16 +0000

MAC makeup is definitely one of my favorite things! Just thinking about it get s me so excited! Now, I know MAC isn’t always within every budget, but if you can afford just one lipstick or pressed powder, you should add it to your make up bag.

I was introduced to MAC makeup early on in my career as a television host by my makeup artist. The color palette is amazing and MAC comes in all forms, from every day enhancement to full coverage. We all have make up drawers that are full of makeup we used once and never touched again. Sure that eye shadow only cost 5 bucks, but if you have 4 or 5 of them like we all do, that can be over $25.00 on make up we aren’t even using. How many lipsticks do you have in your makeup drawer? OK, now how many of those do you actually use? Glosses are another pain! I used to have an entire make up bag of nothing but greasy gooey glosses! When I opened my make up drawer, I used to feel overwhelmed with the jumbled mess looking back at me. I didn’t even use half this stuff and yet I never got rid of it.

Now, MAC isn’t cheap, but it is moderate compared to some lines out there. You can always get help at the MAC counter. I used to feel intimidated by the “MAC girls”, but then I realized, even though I am old enough to be their mother, I still need makeup and let’s face it, I am not using my allowance, I have disposable income! At first I was scared the MAC rep would try to talk me into that goth-I-just-got-bit-by-a-vampire-look, but she was very pleasant and helpful. Now that I know the colors and formulas that work for me, I order on line from the MAC website and keep my eye open for shipping specials.

MAC is a great product. The foundations, concealers and powders all go on like a dream and last through out the day. The lipsticks and glosses are fresh and pretty and never greasy or gloopy. The eye shadows are beautiful and go from daytime and natural to dramatic and sexy. Even though the products don’t go on sale, the price points are moderate; and let’s think back to that makeup drawer of bargain buys we don’t even use! There is always an in store representative or an on line expert available to help you. Exchanges and returns are handled professionally and MAC even has a recycle program for empty containers. MAC sponsors good will charities and so you can buy products to make you look good and feel good and pass the blessings on to others.

MAC is one of my favorite things. Even when I wear just my MAC Love Child LipGlass to pick up kids at school, I feel quite pretty!

MAC’S WEBSITE: http://www.maccosmetics.com

Deb’s favorite things

Debi Gutierrez — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:57:23 +0000

Who says Oprah has the market on her favorite things? Oh, yeah, she’s Oprah, of course she has the market on favorite things! But I am Debi…a brilliant home manager and I have a few favorite things myself. I have been raising a family for 25 years now and I have a few things that make my management of the home simple, easy, economic and some that are just plain fun! I want to share with you a few of those. Who needs a lab coat and research to tell you what products work and what products flop. I have been through the ringer with kids and hubby….I know which lunch boxes and back packs stand up to being slammed into walls and down a few flight of stairs. I know which freezer paper packs meat for months at a time and, when I unwrap it, the meat is as fresh as the day I bought it. I know which laundry detergent is worth the splurge and which ones leave your clothes looking like you tried to clean them by beating them on a rock by the riverside. I know when it is best to be brand loyal and when you can bat your eyes at something new on the shelf. My methods are tried and true. I have been lucky enough to sit in on conversations my mom has had with her girlfriends and pick up lots of information about favorite things from long ago but still work wonderfully today! I look forward to sharing my favorite things with you and hearing about yours. Unlike Oprah’s favorite things, I can afford all of them. Sure, there will be a splurge now and then, but if you are hearing it from me, you know it is one well worth the money.