Confession: the most recent beauty gadget I'm testing makes me drool. I'm not drooling over it because I'm lusting, I'm actually drooling because of it. It's the Tanda Pearl, an at-home teeth whitening device that has been making me smile a whole lot more (as if I don't all of the time anyway!).
I'm often weary about beauty gadgets as they normally cost a pretty penny and I don't think they ever really live up to their expectations (mine are super high), but of course I try them anyway just in case. This is like bringing the dentist office to your bathroom. If you ever had your teeth professionally whitened, you know the dentist puts a gel on your teeth and then you sit under a light for about 20 minutes a few times.
With this little gadget, it fits into your mouth like a mouth piece and you fill the gaps with a thick gel on both sides (same concept as the dentists office). I like that it covers your teeth all the way around your mouth and not just the front. With the press of a button, it activates and I wear it five minutes twice a day. After the first day I noticed results but after a full five days, I was really impressed. Totally worth the 10 minutes of drooling a day! My teeth look awesome! This beauty gadget is BeautySweetSpot approved.
You can get the Tanda Pearl at Neiman Marcus for $195.
When I first heard about the Crest 3D White 2 Hour Express Whitestrips I was thrilled and couldn't wait to try them to begin my Spring renewal. They claim to give you whiter teeth in just one, two hour treatment. Normally, I use Crest 3D White Strips nightly to whiten my teeth and keep them white.
I finally found a day where I sat in and blogged and was able to use the strips for two hours. Like the other white strips I use regularly, they stayed put on my teeth and I was able to drink water while wearing them. Once the two hours was up, I was very pleased with the results. Two hours may seem like a long time, but for noticeably whiter teeth, it's beyond worth it.
As fall takes over my wardrobe, paleness has clearly set into my complexion. Besides the obvious of using self tanner and bronzer to keep a bit of a glow, I discovered through experimentation another trick to keeping myself from looking as dull as the sky – keeping my pearly whites as bright as can be.
My secret – 
