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I’ve been witness to some pretty extravagant proposals. I saw one of my friends ask his girlfriend to marry him while he was on stage with his band. Another friend proposed at a conference and got hotel patrons to gather at the balcony railings at all 10 stories of the hotel, looking down to applaud as he proposed to his girlfriend as he played the grand piano beside the waterfall in the hotel’s lobby.

When my ex husband proposed to me, he took me out to the beach and timed it with the sunset. It wasn’t his fault the Coast Guard started doing helicopter rescue practice off the shore in the middle of if all. It was the thought that counted.

The internet brings a whole new world when it comes to creative ways to propose. Jerry won the grand prize in the Will You Marry Me? contest and on February 11, he proposed in front of millions on the front page (!!!) of YouTube to his girlfriend Katie. How cool is that?

By the way, she said yes.

Jerry got to propose in the most extravagant of ways, plus he won a year of flowers from 1-800-FLOWERS (where they can take advantage of the company’s $10 off promotion), a wedding and honeymoon at Sandals, a Blue Nile diamond engagement ring, and airfare from American Airlines. It *almost* makes me want to get married gain, but just almost.

Best wishes to Jerry and Katie!

Don;t forget to take a look at their Valentine’s video.

My daughter is almost five, but her hair is still so baby fine and soft that I feel using shampoos formulated for babies or children is the best thing for her. When I use my own shampoos on her hair, they often strip the moisture to the point that I need to use my BioSilk on her hair afterwards. Plus, she is learning how to wash her own hair and shampoos that boast a no-tears formula are an attractive option for us.

Gigi is not fond of having her hair washed. Since she was a month old I have taken her in the tub with me and she quickly grew into a child that loves baths. Getting her into the bathtub has never been a problem; though getting her out can be tricky. The hair washing, though, OH the hair washing! That is usually a battle royale.

One of my attempts to get her to be more enthusiastic about washing her hair has been to let her pick out her own shampoo. She goes for the fun bottles and yummy scents. This time around she zeroed in on the bottle of Suave Kids 2 in 1 Smoothers in the Fairy Berry Strawberry scent. I had never used a Suave product for Gigi’s hair, so I thought it would be an interesting experiment.

So, onto my review; I will break it down into pros and cons.

Pros
1. The Fairy Berry Strawberry smells so amazing that Gigi actually begs to wash her hair every single night! I was thrilled. The scent doesn’t really stick around until the next day, but she finds the concept of smelling like a strawberry so glorious that washing her hair has become a more willing event.

2. The product rinses easy. This is a huge plus when you are dealing with children, because the actual rinsing process is still a bit traumatic for us. We use a cup and gently pour the water over her tilted-back head, but it is still an issue of anxiety for my daughter. So, the easy rinse means that rinsing takes less time.

3. The 2 in1 formula leaves Gigi’s hair super soft. I’ve used a couple of other baby and kid shampoos that needed to be followed up with a conditioner or BioSilk leave-in, but this does the trick.

Cons
1. Although the bottle says the product is “Tear Free”, when Gigi attempted to wash her won hair and the suds dripped down and got in her eyes the shampoo did sting and made her eyes very red almost immediately. I would not personally trust this product to be a true tear free shampoo.

2. Actually, I do not have any other Cons to report.

And so there you have it. I gave you what you need to know if you are considering using this product for a child. Keep in mind that Gigi is only 5-ish and an older child might be more successful in keeping the shampoo out of their eyes.