Product Whispers

I want to tell you about yet another amazing BzzCampaign I got. It's for a brand called Comforts for Baby. This brand is available exclusively at Kroger and their family of stores. I love Kroger and love the idea of getting a less expensive product at a bargain price. I am picky though, I need my products to be high quality and a great value. Especially things for my little one Charlotte. I jumped at the chance to try the line for free. I got a pack of diapers, wipes, bibs/tags, baby wash or shampoo, and baby lotion. I got all but the bibs and rags, haven't been able to find them yet. My impression of each item follows: The diapers are great. They are super absorbent and durable. They are a fantastic value, several dollars less per pack than name brands. I found that they could be used during the day AND night time. I experience off brand diapers suck. They don't hold up at night. I was dubious that these comforts for baby diapers would hold up. But they do!! The baby wash

New Fave Deodorant Obligatory VoxBox image Nothing is better then when something you are give the opportunity to try and give feedback on is something you actually need to use everyday, not just use, but NEED. Well that is what one of my favorite items from my Spring VoxBox from Influenster . I got a stick of Secret Outlast Clear Gel deodorant ! I am a sweaty lady and have always had trouble with deodorants that work. I always had wet armpits as a teen, I eventually decided that I would only wear tank tops in summer to avoid the wet pits. I still go this route mostly because nothing works, not even Clinical strength. So originally upon receiving this deodorant in my VoxBox I was kind of bummed. I didn't think it would work and didn't try it for a long time. Well I finished my old deodorant recently and decided to give this stuff a try. I can say this...it works just as well as clinical strength for me! I don't have white marks, which I care about since I still most

Spring VoxBox Being an Influenster is Awesome ! I get the chance to try products out for free and all I have to do is share my honest opinions about them. That is really cool and I really enjoy the opportunity. I told you in my last post that I am a nail polish junkie, we another love of mine is hair products. I love it all - gels, texturizers, powders, dry shampoo, mousse, setting spray. Who knew that the world of hair styling was an actual WORLD or stuff?! I didn't until I tried to start taming and controlling and finally loving my hair. Selfie fail - pre Rough Rubber I still don't do much to it, it's pretty great on its own. Super long very fine and slightly wavy. For the most part very cooperative, though I notice more and more I can't get a curl to set in my hair anymore. Used to all day and into the next, not so much anymore though, flat by midday; that takes some of the fun out of styling. Though when I want to pay with it and style it and I don't

In my Spring VoxBox I was sent a Broadway Nails Impress Press-on Manicure . The design on the nails was super cute, like lace. The nail color was a subtle nude pink with a slight pearl to it, covered by the pretty black lace design. If you know me, you know that I'm a product junkie, beauty products are one of my loves and my very first beauty love was nails. I have 125+ nail polishes and have been loving all the nail art and trends these last few years!  Needless to say my curiosity was piqued and I couldn't wait to try these nails out. Haven't messed with fake nails in 10 years probably, I wasn't trying to jump into the world, but I was open to see if I may be wowed. I decided to apply them on a Saturday night and wear them Father's Day, a nice lazy Sunday. I sat down and matched up each nail with the best fitting fake nail. Easy enough. A pro and con is that the design was the same for each pair of each size nail. It was super simple to match up that way, b

Hi guys! It feels like it's been so long! Well it has! What can I say? Its been summer and all I want to do is be outside and look around. Check me out on  Instagram , that's what I have been doing with some of my time when I am not at work letting my soul slowly die. Other than that, I have just been enjoying my family and life and doing a little construction on my upstairs and future craft room and office hopefully. I am really excited! What is so good that it tore me away from the real world to come on hear to share my two cents? Well that would be  Tasty Kake ! As a easy snack lover, this is something I was psyched to get in my Spring VoxBox from Influenster . I got the  Reeces Kandy Bar Kake , but proceeded to buy a S'mores variety and York varieties as well. I liked having these around for a snack to share with Charlotte after dinner or mid day on the weekend.  It isn't a candy bar, but it is a little sweet so sharing is a must. She loves it and feels

Action packed week so far here in my world! Quick review of a product I was sent for free to try courtesy of Swaggable . I joined this site the same time I joined Influenster . The mask arrived today and my account is on hold against getting more invites until I get my review posted. So I used this mask tonight and here is my review. Don't think I have ever seen 3 more flattering pictures of me, better yet all together!  As you can see above the mask came in a packet. The packet is pretty appealing and nicely sized. I could take it on vacation easily and get a nice exfoliation while I'm taking a break from real life. I also like that you can buy a package and not have a whole tube of a mask you may forget to use. I can attest to this, I have a drawer full of skincare and a section devoted to masks. So off the bat I an digging this mask. I look at the ingredients and I see familiar one skincare fare: Witch Hazel and then I see the word... Lava. Whoa. So I rinse my face a

   This is a really nice blog post for me to write. It is for a product that seriously has helped me out. Let me start at the beginning though... Ahhh scary cuticles! About a month ago I joined another review site  Influenster  and within two weeks I was offered my first  VoxBox . It was for  Palmolive Soft Touch   and I was actually pretty excited. I don't really get excited about dish liquid, I usually get it at  CVS  for $0.75 with a coupon when  Dawn  is on sale for $0.99. So yeah, I have my system, my brand, it is super cheap and I am all good. EXCEPT the biggest issue I have with the whole dishes thing is my hands! I have the worst habit in the world of biting my nails. The habit gets even worse than that though because I bite and rip my cuticles too. It is pretty gross and I hate it. It also limits my funcationality, we use our hands for everything you know. One of the things that is roughest for me when I have taken my nerves out on my poor fingers is dishe

I honestly think that  BzzAgent  deserves their own page here. They have really been a huge part of helping me discover my interest in marketing and business. I joined BzzAgent in April of 2010, I don't remember how I heard about them but I do rememeber that I wanted to try things for free and tell others about it. My first campaign came in June of 2010, for  Covergirl   LashBlast Fusion Mascara ! That was pretty awesome, if I remember correctly they sent me a mascara to try and then several coupons to hand out. My next campaign came in July of 2010 and it was for  Orbit Gum ! They sent me like 10 packs of gum to hand out and share. That was a blast! You know you love that person who always has gum and always loves to share it with you. Well that was me! Needless to say from that point on I was pretty convinced that I wanted to keep my profile info up to date and stay active with their site. I wanted more campaigns and stuff! As I look back through my history on their site I

Seriously?! I will tell you what I am thinking. I am tired of being tired and uncomfortable all the time. I am tired of being jealous of skinny girls with flat bellies and discipline. I am BEYOND tired of nothing looking flattering on me! So it is time for a change, and has been for a while. I think that I am finally ready to make that change though, to let go of old habits and to work for something greater, my health. I am beyond intimidated, let me tell you.  My Boooook I haven't finished reading Haylie Pomroy's book  The Fast Metabolism Diet  yet, however I love her approach. She is telling us what she is doing, why she feels the way she does, and then explains it in simple terms so we can apply the knowledge ourselves! I really think she is on to something with the hormone talk. I have a 14 month at home and I remember the effects I COULD feel from my hormones being out of balance. I can't believe all the unseen reprocussions of being unbalanced hormonally.

This is a BzzCampaign that I was really excited for. I recently finished breast feeding and am ready for new bras. I was really really really hoping that my breasts had shrunk throughout the 14 months since my daughter was born and perhaps I could wear normal bras that cost less thank $70 each again. So when I got the invite for this one I signed up selected the largest cup size DDD and a larger band size 38 to hopefully accommodate the need for bigger cups. I hoped and prayed that when it came it would fit me, though I didn't really do anything proactive to ensure that I was making that a possibility. When my kit did come, I opened it up and found a super durable looking bra. They sent me a black one which was fine. I prefer crazy loud colorful bras, but I knew I would be getting white, beige, or black most likely so getting black was definitely the best of the 3. So, the fear set in and I let the bra sit for a few days and just look at me. I finally put it on and i could get

Here is another great BzzCampaign that I have the opportunity to be involved in! This is for Kroger Brand Products. I was sent coupons to try for FREE: 2 - Pork Tenderloins 1 - Kroger Brand Cake Mix 1 - Kroger Brand Icing 1 - Kroger Brand can of Crescent Rolls and 1 - Kroger Brand Side Dish. Needless to say, I rushed to the Kroger that is closest to my work and I got all my freebies! The following weekend I made the whole dinner. I was totally impressed. The tenderloin was so juicy and the marinade we made (that had a recipe included in my BzzKit) went so well with it! The crescent rolls were pretty good. They weren't amazing, they didn't really rise or plump - BUT they weren't burnt and I can't say that for most things that we cook in the oven, so that is a plus! The time on the directions was pretty accurate. The mashed potatoes were pretty decent, but again, nothing special. I prefer homemade but would chose these before instant in a heart beat. Much easier, tastie

Yay! My latest BzzKit arrived today! It is my new Pennington Smart Feed Sprayer System . Inside of my kit is: A FREE Pennington ®  Smart Feed ™  Sprayer hose attachment that includes two Smart Feed ™  All Purpose Fertilizer Tablets A FREE tube of four Smart Feed ™  Flowers & Blooms Fertilizer Tablets Coupons to share with family and friends who spend a lot of time maintaining their yards I must say that I am excited. I love having a veggie and herb garden and need some major help with landscaping. I want to have flower beds and pots of flowers, maybe a trellis.....oh I can see it now! In the past I have been given plants and flowers, almost all of which have died. I don't know what the deal is, but I'm death to pretty much all plants. Soooo, I am planning to use this opportunity to review the Smart Feed Sprayer System to push me into taking a serious approach to my gardening this year. I am getting antsy about it - I need to get a weekend scheduled to tear in!

Hey guys - This week I joined a site called smiley360. Another review site that will send your things to try and share your reviews and opinions about. Super cool and fun, right?! So, just follow this link and you can check it out for yourself! Good luck! http://smiley360.com/1554874.cfm I Just Joined Smiley360 : I just became a Smiley360 member! Discover and review exciting brands for free, too! Sign-up at http://bit.ly/lTDqVw #smileymember *Please remember the FTC requires you to mention that you received a free sample courtesy of Smiley360 when s

Alright, first post! I want to tell you about the Garnier Oil-Free Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream . This is the new oil-free formula of the original Miracle Skin Perfecter from Garnier. I did not try the original. I am oily skinned for one and when it launched I worked at Sephora, so i was surrounded by all the high end B.B.s. That said, I was very excited to try this oil-free drugstore B.B. Cream, I am always interested in a lower cost variety of products I love and use. Getting to try them for free just sweetens the deal! Free you ask? Well, I am a BzzAgent which means that I will be sent products or coupons for free products to try. Once I try them I Bzz about them- I tweet, talk to friends and family, upload photos or videos, maybe make a pin board or submit recipes, and now I also do blog posts! Exciting huh?!?! Anyway to my thoughts on this B.B. Cream: I opened the package and found a runny thin consistency with a yellow undertone and orange tint to the BB. My