Reviews

By Kate Bania INTERN

The Cheese Shoppe recently opened on Mack Avenue, bringing a great shopping experience and delicious food along with it. Upon entering the store, I was filled with curiosity due to the fun colors and decorations. It had a modern bakery aesthetic, where they displayed cute cheese dishes, and even mini grocery baskets. There are two counters on the back wall where I was given samples by the very friendly workers. One of my favorite cheeses is goat cheese, so a staff member pulled some of her favorites containing goat cheese. I absolutely loved all of them. I bought a goat cheese with hints of honey, a goat and gouda cheese and an amazing mix of goat cheese and brie, that all totaled less than $20 together. My favorite was the goat cheese brie. It had an inner goat cheese layer with a smooth texture, and a creamy brie outer layer that was finished with a classic brie rind. It had a peppery aftertaste that left me wanting more. The gouda goat cheese had waves of honey from the honey rind. It had a more solid texture that was sturdy great options for pairings with the cheese. I definitely recommend giving the recent addition to Mack Avenue a try. From the unparalleled service to the delicious cheese, it was incredible, so I give it a 5 star rating.

enough to eat without a cracker. The plain goat cheese would be perfect to pair with toast, top with some pickled jalapenos and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette. Since no proper charcuterie board is complete without accompaniments, I bought some jam and crackers. I got a strawberry jam and a fig jam. The strawberry jam had a fresh fruit flavor, and had a nice kick of spice at the end. The phyllo crisp crackers I also purchased were a mediocre base for the cheese, but I thought there was too much going on with them. The crackers themselves were topped with nuts, apricot and honey, taking the spotlight away from the cheese in a bad way. In addition to cheeses, crackers and deli meats, the Cheese Shoppe offers some amazing baked goods. The bacon and cheese quiche du jour was splendid. The egg and cheese melted together well, and the crust was pleasantly soft and slightly sweet. My favorite of the two baked goods I purchased was the ham and cheese roll. It was baked in soft and fluffy bread, and topped with poppy seeds. It was savory and super flavorful. I loved the whole experience at Cheese Shoppe. All of the cheese was really good, and they had a multitude of other

KATE BANIA

The Dyson Airwrap has swept the nation over the last few months, introducing a supposed low heat and volumizing way to simultaneously dry and style your hair. This sounds great in theory, but for the exorbitant price of $550, the Dyson Airwrap has been a controversial topic of discussion especially on social media platforms. After seeing all the attention the Airwrap was getting online and the many people that absolutely loved the product, decided to try it out.

The Airwrap is made up of interchangeable attachments that click into the base of the product. It contains a blow dryer and round brush head, two straightening heads, and four curling heads, two of which are smaller for tighter curls. I began with clean, wet hair and used the blow dryer attachment to dry my hair until it was only damp. The attachment clicked into place very easily, making it easy to change between the various heads. As far as the hair dryer itself, I did not see much of a difference between the Dyson attachment and my previous experience with the less expensive options. However, it did seem to use less heat by drying my hair with cooler temperatures and more airflow. Next, I used the straightening attachment to smooth out my naturally curly hair. This attachment did vary significantly from the usual straighter, using bristles to straighten my hair as hot air blew onto the hair from only one side. Because of this indirect heat only covering one side of my hair, this attachment did not work well for me. It took many passes to get my hair partially straight, but even then, pieces of my hair were still left curly. After, I clicked on the two curling attachments, one being for the right side of your face and one for the left. The curling barrels sucked up my hair and left me with bouncy voluminous curls as if I had gotten my hair done at a salon. Finally, I finished out my front pieces of hair with the round brush attachment, twisting them upward to curve the ends. I thoroughly enjoyed the round brush head as it smoothed and slightly curled my hair without making it frizzy.

As a whole, I think the Dyson Airwrap is an excellent product for my hair type, but for the price it is not worth it. I would rate it a 3 out of 5 because I do not believe that much money is necessary to spend , as many alternative hair products exist that give a similar look.