4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[bluekarin]

Go on, click! You know you wanna

 

Probably just changing the packaging colour

 

 

 

And on another note, I have just done my very first fancy link Get me!

[Egluntyne]

Show off!

 

I wonder what it is? I love the Protect and Perfect Serum. Could it be along along those lines.

[feemcg]

Could it be this

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1174337/The-19-anti-wrinkle-cream-set-cause-stampede-Boots-scientists-claim-DOES-actually-work.html

[redhotchick]

This made headline news on News at Ten tonight!

[Egluntyne]

I am the living testimony to the fact that it works.

[Karen & co.]

I do like the Protect and Perfect I had a quiz from Boots on-line the other day about a new product but it was different to the one in the mail, perhaps they are going to produce two new products

 

Karen x

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

It's Thursday. I can't see anything exciting on the interweb. Are they insisting all sales assistants do high kicks all day or something? Juggling? Other?

[The Dogmother]

I am the living testimony to the fact that it works.

 

I love it too. Read about the new serum with interest.

[Cinnamon]

Show off!

 

I wonder what it is? I love the Protect and Perfect Serum. Could it be along along those lines.

 

 

Just been into Reading, & they have a mega promotion on the new double strength P&P serum (which is, I agree,the best stuff in the world)

 

The more strength the better as far as I am concerned

Its all on 3 for too at the moment too.

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

the new double strength P&P serum (which is, I agree,the best stuff in the world)

 

Sharp intake of breath! Cinnamon, wash your mouth out! CHICKENS are the best stuff in the world, then EGLUS*!!!

 

 

* then OHs, then puppies, then swimming, then tents, then pottery, then books, then sewing.

[Jules.]

I am the living testimony to the fact that it works.

 

I love it too. Read about the new serum with interest.

You both are.

 

I need something good to fill in my face cracks. I never thought I'd start to look old

[The Dogmother]

Too kind!

 

Thanks for the details on the offer Sarah, will have to get down there.

[ClaireG]

3 for 2 online as well.

 

http://www.boots.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?categoryParentId=1634&storeId=10052&productId=870703&callingViewName=&categoryId=48843&langId=-1&catalogId=10551&cm_re=Homepage-_-P2a_v1-_-C9001_link1&cm_sp=No7-_-No7_Protect_%26_Perfect_Intense-_-Buy_now_hoomepage_C9001_link1

[bluekarin]

well, this had to be the worst case of keeping a secret. I saw it advertised in a ad during Desperate Housewives last night

[Minnie the Moocher]

Does P&P really work? Is it preventative or does it soften deep set wrinkles and furrows?

[redhotchick]

Does P&P really work? Is it preventative or does it soften deep set wrinkles and furrows?

 

Apparently it is independently proven to "restore the skin's structure" and "after 4 weeks the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles is reduced by up to 50%"

 

That sounds good to me!

[Cinnamon]

Yes,I think it does improve the skin.

I swear by it

[Egluntyne]

Same here! A definite improvement.

[clootie]

I'd need a lot.

[Egluntyne]

I'd need a lot.

 

I'm sure you wouldn't.

 

If it worked for me it will work for anyone.

 

Why not give it a try whilst the special offers are on?

[Minnie the Moocher]

I'm going to get some at the weekend, thanks.

 

I'll do HALF my face with Perfect and Protect, and the OTHER HALF with My Old Cream. I think we'll need some sort of control to prove the effects are genuine.

 

If it works, and you live in my area and spot a half-wrinkly-half-smooth freaky lady, probably with a bit of chicken poop on her jeans, or maybe some wood shavings in her hair... 'TIS ME!!!

[..lay a little egg for me]

The scientific study showing that the Boots product improved wrinkles has some flaws in the design and conclusions. Checkout this article from the NHS summarizing the study and discussing how it should be interpreted. The most important bit to read is the last section of the article, which explains the problems with the study:

 

* The characteristics of the treated and control groups before the study began are not described. Even in randomised trials, there can be important differences between groups that can sometimes partly explain the results. [i.e., were the control group more wrinkly before the study started anyway?]

* The results and significance between the cream and control groups at six months are not fully reported. If these had been provided, it would be possible to judge how close to a significant result the six-month trend came. [i.e., the paper does not give enough details in its report for other scientists to check that the authors conclusions are valid]

* The assumptions underlying the extrapolation of the control group results to 12-months are not reported. [i.e., since the participants were told which cream they had been using at the 6-month point and then were allowed to choose what cream to continue with, it is likely that the 12-month results are biased by this but since the paper does not explain how the authors extrapolated the data, we don't know if the 12-month results are valid]

* The dropout rates are not reported, nor is any measure of compliance with the cream between the groups. [i.e., if we don't know how many dropped out or did not use the cream as instructed (most likely because the cream was not working) we can't work out what the true difference between the two creams actually was]

* The study was small, therefore limiting its ability to detect a true difference in outcomes. [i.e., the more people you have taking part in a study the more reliable the findings are, this study used a surprisingly small number of participants considering how eager most people are to test out any anti-aging product!]

* Any minor adverse effects, such as skin redness or irritation, common with the more potent topical retinoids, are not reported. [i.e., on top of everything else we don't know if there were any problems with either cream, which is important because the active ingredients are known to cause skin irritation]

 

As all participants knew that they were receiving the test cream in the ‘open’ part of this trial from six months to 12 months, this has effectively compromised the benefits of blinding. Although there are understandable reasons why this was done, it remains to be seen what benefits there may be if a larger trial was conducted for the full 12 months.

 

The text in square brackets is my explanation of what the NHS's conclusions mean for those who might find the scientific language a bit hard to fathom.

 

So, although buying the Boots cream might help your wrinkles, it is not guaranteed, so don't be disappointed if it doesn't seem to help you. Of course, the moisturising effect will help anyway and the Boots stuff is a lot cheaper than many other anti-wrinkle creams so one might as well give it a go...

[The Dogmother]

Great quote from Jan Moir in The Mail today:

 

In times of crisis, people have got to learn to stop panic-buying. Idiots! It is so silly and self-defeating. If we just all grow up and calm down, there will be enough No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Beauty Serum to go round. Now take a deep breath and get to the back of the queue. This batch is mine, all mine.

 

[Minnie the Moocher]

That quote made me laugh Claret. I have been talking to a friend this afternoon whose husband is stockpiling dry foods in case of a swine 'flu outbreak. He has bought another freezer to stock up too. I think he might have been in the scouts! Mind you, if he's right we're all going to look silly with all our available cupboard space taken up with anti-wrinkle serum whilst he feasts on tinned peaches!!!

[bluekarin]

Mind you, if he's right we're all going to look silly with all our available cupboard space taken up with anti-wrinkle serum whilst he feasts on tinned peaches!!!

 

But at least you'll look beautiful and wrinkle free