About

Welcome to Southwest Syringa!

My name is Caitlin and I live in Phoenix, AZ. My mom, Carrie, lives in Boise, ID. This is where we got the name Southwest Syringa. Southwest = Arizona and Syringa = Idaho’s State Flower

For as long as I can remember, my mom and I have been sending each other pictures of cool new things we buy and why we like or don’t like them. Finally, one day we realized that we should be sharing these observations with the world so that we can help others find the best new products to buy!

Our purpose of this site is to give our readers honest feedback about things we buy and test out. Often times we will purchase many different brands of the same product (such as 5 different types of mascara) just to see which one we like best. My mom and I know that not everyone has the time, desire, or patience to try out a bunch of types of the same item so we want to share our findings with you. This is something we have always done anyways so now we are taking the next step of documenting what we are finding, and hopefully can help others discover cool new products. Usually we like to buy clothes, makeup, accessories and other beauty products to compare. If there are any products that we have not reviewed on our site that you think are just fantastic, please reach out to us! We are always looking for new ideas.

Thanks and I can’t wait to hear from you,

Caitlin