GOOD TO GO: TRAVEL ITEMS, PRODUCTS & GADGETS
GOOD TO GO is an editorial section giving readers an up-close at the products - from high tech tools, to luggage to cosmetics and clothes - that are designed to make travel lighter, easier, more convenient.
The Brush Company has come out with a handy go-anywhere travel kit that includes seven make-up brushes that fit neatly inside a flat black case just 5 ½ inches in length. There's a brush for applying powder, blush, lipstick, eye showdow plus a crease brush, angle liner brush (to outline the eye) and professional spoolie for seperating eye lashes. All brushes are made "cruelty free."
The kit sells for $27 U.S. www.thebrushcompany.com
Savvy travellers know that eyes, just like skin, need to be protected from the sun's harmful rays. Serengeti's new designer styled eyewear not only protect but look exceeding fashionable. The Serengeti lens is also acclaimed as "the best driving sunglasses you can invest in." We've tried them out on the beach, by the pool, running along city streets and driving into Ontario cottage country. Very nice.
www.serengeti-eyewear.com
Relish Beauty’s new Travel Kit offers travel-size versions (2 fluid ounces) of Advanced Daily Protection SPF 30 sunscreen OR Daily Protection SPF 15 sunscreen paired with Shea Butter Body Lotion and packed into a handy, airport security-friendly clear packet. It sells for about $20 U.S. for the SPF 30 kit, slightly less for the SPF 15.
Look for the product at resorts, spas and specialty boutiques. For more information on where to buy you can check out www.relishbeauty.com
Launched mid-2006, the V-Phone allows users to make calls anywhere in the world from any PC with high-speed or WiFi Internet access. It travelled with me to Las Vegas, British Columbia and Mexico. I love the size (just slightly bigger than a tube of lipstick), the weight (next to nothing) and the ease of use. Once you've signed up for the service, it's just plug 'n play. Plug it into a USB port, a phone panel pops up on your screen, use your mouse to click on the numbers and, through your headsets (which come with) you simply listen to the ringing, wait for your party to pick-up and talk through the tiny microphone also provided.
Downsides are you need high-speed Internet access or WiFi and the quality of sound is only as good as the strength of the signal. For instance, in Mexico when the WiFi signal I was using was low, there were drop outs and static in the conversation but otherwise it was great for picking up phone message. Conversations not as good due to the quality of the microphone. People had some difficulty hearing me and sometimes there was a slight delay.
Still, it's an excellent and cost effective little tool for travellers. The V-Phone itself is just $30 Cdn. plus a rebate then there's a montly fee phone plan For someone who travels lots it's much less expensive than paying cell phone roaming charges. Give it a better microphone and I'd consider getting one myself. For info: www.vonage.ca
1-877-272-0528
