Mildly Lemon-y

I'm pretty loyal to products I like. For example, Dawn dishsoap is great. It really does cut grease, which I like, because I hate to have greasy hands. I hate it a lot. And none of this fancy Dawn stuff - just the regular blue Dawn. I want no other dishsoap in my house. Ever.

I have several other strong preferences, but out of respect for my loyal Fondly, Sam readers, I won't bore you with them. The big news here is that I switched brands of toothpaste after many years. Well, not brands, really, because Crest rules - but there's a new Crest in town.

I discovered it when we visited my awesome parents in Wisconsin this summer. My mom had four samples of new flavors of Crest in our bathroom for us to try. So, I sampled them all, and found a winner.

1. Cinnamon - This was OK, but was a little much. A nice effort by Crest.

2. I can't remember the exact name of the second flavor - it was very minty. Again, too much. And in terms of a new flavor of toothpaste, Crest is busting out mint? Really?

3. Vanilla - That taste here reminded me of a cheap vanilla-scented candle that someone in your office gives you at Christmas, because she felt obligated to get you a gift (even though she hates you), and she was driving by the Dollar Store anyway, so it didn't take much effort. Crest failed with this one. Big time.

4. Lemon Ice - The winner. Not too much lemon. Just the right amount of ice (OK, I don't know what that means, but I think it's important to acknowledge the full name of the flavor).

So, no minty-fresh breath for me. I'm sticking with "an icy burst of lemon flavor" (as noted on my tube of toothpaste).