Holiday Fragrances by COTY #GiftingAMemory by COTY!

I got to sample three fragrance samples from COTY.
Katy Perry Mad Potion, Nautica Voyage Sport and Vera Wang Embrace.
I found that I really liked all of them but was especially drawn to the Vera Wang Embrace and the Nautica Voyage scents. I have used Vera Wang fragrances before but have been completely out of them and have not been able to find anything that I liked as much until I sampled the Vera Wang Embrace. I love the way this smells! I also really like the Nautica Voyage Sport. It smells really nice on my husband and it's not overpowering at all! The Katy Perry Mad Potion is also a nice scent too. You really can't go wrong with any of these. They are also available at Walgreens in these really nice gift sets. (Great price on them too!) I will definitely be grabbing one of these for my self and for others for the holidays.

My free samples that I got from COTY.

Display at my local Walgreens.

Display at my local Walgreens.

Display at my local Walgreens.

#GiftingAMemory by COTY! #FreeSample

*I got to try this for FREE for my honest reivew.

Orajel™ Touch-Free Cold Sore Treatment

I got to try Orajel™ Touch-Free Cold Sore TreatmentOrajel™ from a Smiley 360 offer. 

I was excited to try something for cold sore treatment since I typically get them at least twice a year and have found that what I currently have been using was not very effective. I like that this is in individual applicators, then you do not have to touch the infected area leaving less chance of spreading your cold sore. I found that this was really easy to use too. I used this right away when I was getting the itching and tingling feeling on my lip. After I applied it my mouth felt much better right away. I did not have the nagging itchy burning on my lip after I did this. I only had to apply it one more time after the first application and it cleared up my cold sore right away. I think because I used this right away, it kept it from developing into a big sore and made it go away much faster. I think if I did not have this product on hand and already had a cold sore to treat, I would want to pick up more than one package of this since there are only 4 applicators in the package and you can use it up to 3 times a day. I found this to be very effective and easy to use, it was also a product that did not cause any more pain or irritation to my effective cold sore. With the individual applicators, I felt good knowing that I wasn't going to contaminate the rest of my treatment by using this over and over again on the infected part of my mouth. 

Very easy to apply to my sore.

Orajel™ Touch-Free Cold Sore Treatment in easy individual applicators.

Check out Smiley360 for more great offers that you can sign up for too!

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* I received this item for FREE for my honest opinion. 

Tampax Pocket Pearl

I thought the Tampax Pocket Pearl was a really good tampon. I found that the size was great for stashing in my pocket, very portable (unlike full sized tampons that fall out of your pockets). This was a featured that really made me like this product. I also found that it worked really well at keeping my dry and from any leaking. I really like the packaging on this too, it was really cute! I would definitely use this product again.

Super cute design on the Tampax Pocket Pearl tampons!

Tampax Pocket Pearl is so small and portable.

*This post was sponsored by Tampax as part of a sampling activation for Crowdtap. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review.

EQtainment - Q Wunder Party

I got the opportunity to test out these products from EQtainment through a Tryazon hosting party.

Q's Race to the Top Game, Q's Race to the Top
On-The-Go Pack, Q Time Buddy, Q's Race to the Top read along book and CD & Q's Coloring Book, App & TV show.

I was really excited to learn about these products from EQtainment and show them to my friends.
This package contained some really great things. I was ready to get started with the Q Time Buddy as my youngest child has been struggling to learn how to control emotions.  Q is so soft and lovable that my son was instantly drawn to him. This has been a great tool to get the child to realize they need to relax and calm down. With the breathing techniques, you get to watch Q rise and lower on your tummy. While we are not quite there yet, and are still practicing, it is a good way for the child to learn about "the moment" and to regain some control over the behavior and emotions that you are trying to work on.

Q's Race to the Top Game and On-The-Go Pack were a great game to play. I love how it is an interactive game. My friends an I were really quite impressed with this game. The kids also had a great time with this. It really got us all to interact with each other instead of having the "I'm going to beat you and win this game" attitude. We all got to have quality time together where we were asking questions and getting to do silly activities.  We often found ourselves laughing while we played this as the kids could do the DO part much better than the adults. I also liked that this was not an overly long game to play so it really helps to keep a child's attention span when they are on the younger side.
The on the go cards are a nice take along game when you can't have the board game with you. We found this to be equally as fun. Again it is super interactive and gets all of us to stop and listen to each other. My kids ask me to play this all the time now!

Along with this package of games is an App, TV show, a book with a CD and coloring book. These were all equaly well received with everyone that I showed them too. I like that the App and TV show are so kid friendly and are good for your child to watch.  I can feel good letting them use these. 
I thought they were really cute and liked that they had a celebrity in the show too. Our consensus on these product is that it is really good and worth brining into your home. We are loving how this really gets the child to interact and learn some wonderful behavioral skills. I've never seen anything like this before in a child's product.

My little one was excited to check all of this out!

Here it is, our beautifully packaged kit from EQtainment.

My hosting party with other "Moms"! Having fun checking out all of the great products.

Playing Q's Race to the Top Game

* I got all of this for FREE for hosting a party though Tryazon and giving my honest review.





#tryazon #qwunder #gotitforFree

Curél® Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer

I really liked my sample of Curél® Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer. I found that this was very nourishing for my dry skin. I liked that it was not greasy or runny, it was nice and thick and easy to apply. I also liked that there was no scent to this product. It is especially nice if you have any kind of sensitivity to smells. I also like that this is Dermatologist Recommended, to me that means it is a product that will work well on my skin and not leave it irritated. My skin was left nice and silky smooth after using this. I will definitely be using this all the time!

Getting ready to use my Curél® Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer.

Nice and silky smooth after using Curél® Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer.

*I received this product for FREE from a Crowdtap mission for my honest review.

Baby Orajel™

I recently had the opportunity to try Baby Orajel™ Naturals Teething Gel Nighttime Formula and Baby Orajel™ Elmo Tooth & Gum Cleanser with Finger Brush from a Smiley 360 offer. 

I found that the Baby Orajel™ Naturals Teething Gel Nighttime Formula worked really well on my toddler. He is starting to get his molars in and still needs to use teething gel for the pain. I really liked that this is a Homeopathic brand and that it is Benzocaine, Belladonna Paraben free and Dye. It helps knowing that I do not have to worry about extra junk being in this product. I found that this product brought quick relief for my son. He did not say that his teeth hurt after I applied this in his mouth. He actually did have a good night sleep after I used this. He even asks for this now when his teeth hurts.

Baby Orajel™ Naturals Teething Gel Nighttime Formula brought fast relief to my little teether.

The Baby Orajel™ Elmo Tooth & Gum Cleanser with Finger Brush was also a big hit in our house. Elmo played a huge role in this since my son is a huge fan. He also loves to brush his teeth so was ready to get started. I do like the improved finger brush. when my son was a baby the finger brush was shaped differently and this one works much better. (We still gave it a try in my son's mouth even though he now uses a toothbrush. My son loved the flavor of the toothpaste and asks to use this everyday. I like that this product is also free of colors and dyes and that it is fluoride free, since my son still tends to swallow more than he should when it comes to toothpaste. I like that this is fun for my son and makes him want to brush instead of being a negative thing, he looks forward to it and really enjoys it!

Baby Orajel™ Elmo Tooth & Gum Cleanser with Finger Brush, we used a regular toothbrush, but this works well for little mouths.

*I received these items for FREE from Smiley 360 for my honest opinion.

Link to Smiley360:

http://h5.sml360.com/-/270kt

Culturelle® Kids Regularity Gentle-Go™ Formula

My most recent sampling  opportunity is from Smiley 360 offered by Culturelle® to try out the kids Regularity Gentle-Go™ Formula products. I received a box of the Culturelle® Kids Regularity Gentle-Go™ Formula and a box of Culturelle® Kids Packets Daily Probiotic Formula to try out and 10 sample packs of Culturelle® Kids Regularity Gentle-Go™ Formula with coupons to hand out to friends and a A Culturelle® Kids Regularity Gentle-Go™ Formula coloring book in this kit.

Culturelle® Kids Regularity Gentle-Go™ Formula- 
I found that this product was really easy to use. I just happened to use both of these in water since I knew my little one would not know the difference anyway since these products are flavorless and colorless. This way he would still be able to get the benefit of getting the help from the Culturelle® Kids Regularity Gentle-Go™ Formula. I liked this much better than trying to use other products when my child has had regularity issues, (which has been a problem now that he is potty training and will often get bound up). My son hates eating things like prunes so this is so much easier to use and helps him before we have to get to the point where his tummy is hurting so bad that he cannot handle it. 

Culturelle® Kids Regularity Gentle-Go™ Formula, just added it to some water.

Culturelle® Kids Packets Daily Probiotic Formula-

This was just as easy to use as the Kids Regularity Gentle-Go™ Formula, since it is flavorless and colorless, I also used this in water. I was having some stomach issues so I also used this myself. I found that this helped to make my tummy troubles much better too. 
I really liked both of these products. I found that they really helped to control the tummy troubles that often plague our home. They are safe and easy to use. You can use these products in food as well so that is another option to try if your child doesn't want to drink liquids. I really like the versatility of this.

Culturelle® Kids Packets Daily Probiotic Formula, worked good on Mom too!

*I received these products for FREE for my honest review.

JERGENS® Wet Skin™ Moisturizer with Refreshing Coconut Oil

I got to try JERGENS® Wet Skin™ Moisturizer with Refreshing Coconut Oil from another Crowdtap sample opportunity.
I received a full sized bottle of the JERGENS® Wet Skin™ Moisturizer with Refreshing Coconut Oil. When I opened the bottle of this it smelled so good! The coconut lotion was so nice, it was really a smell that I wanted to use. It made me feel like I wanted to be on vacation and not in my bathroom! But lets get real and back to reality, it was a nice two seconds of being taken away to paradise, lol.

I found that the JERGENS® Wet Skin™ Moisturizer with Refreshing Coconut Oil was really easy to use, especially the way the bottle is made. The lotion comes right out of the bottom so it is ready to pour right out. When you are done with your shower, you dry off just slightly since you still want to be wet when you apply the lotion and then it absorbs fairly quickly into your skin. I felt like it left me nice and soft and of course I was smelling nice too. I found that my skin was still nice and moisturized the next day when I woke up too. I didn't need to apply more lotion as this was enough for me.

Nice sized bottle

Works great on the entire body

Nice and hydrated.

*I received this product for FREE for my honest review.

Silk® Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative

Today I am sampling Strawberry Silk® Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative from  Crowdtap offered by Silk®.

Here is some great info on this product, it is free of artificial colors, flavors and junk ingredients like high-fruitcose corn syrup, it's made with soy so if you have a dairy sensitivity, like me you can now have yogurt with out having issues! I am so excited by this since I get stomach aches from most brands of yogurt that I eat. I also love that this does not have all of the garbage ingredients in it. This is important to me to be able to find more products like this. This means that it is a healthier product for me and my family.

I thought the strawberry yogurt tasted really good. The texture of this was great too. Often times yogurts can be all over the place. This smelled and tasted like strawberries, not artificial or fake. I could of easily eaten more of this and will be buying more since it was that good! This was a great product and I intend to buy some for my entire family. 

 


*I got to try this product for Free for my honest review.

L’Oreal Paris Advanced Haircare Extraordinary Oil Transforming Oil-in-Cream Treatment

I though the shampoo, conditioner and oil in cream worked really well but I did not like the scent of these products. My hair felt really nice and smooth and this really helped to contain the frizziness in my hair. Because the scent was too overpowering for me, I do not see myself using this product anymore.

*This post was sponsored by L’Oreal Paris Advanced Haircare as part of a sampling activation for Crowdtap. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review

Silk Nutchello

I got to try the Silk Nutchello!TM  This was trough Crowdtap offered by Silk.

I chose the Silk Dark Chocolate + Walnut flavor. Up until now, I have only tried Silk's soy milk and Almond milk. I was very excited to try the NutchelloTM . It is dairy free, soy, lactose, gluten, casein and carrageenan free. All good reasons to try this product, especially since I have a problem with dairy products. There are no artificial colors or flavors in this product either. I have been really trying to change my eating/drinking habits to include more products like this in my life. I was looking for something to add to my morning ritual. I typically drank an iced coffee that was full of calories and not to mention lots of added preservatives and things that I probably couldn't pronounce. I thought I would have to give it up, but now Silk NutchelloTM  came around!! I am so glad to have found this product!

This taste really good, it is creamy and smooth. If you drink it straight up it is a little sweet. (You might want to watch your serving size and not have a huge glass if you are like me and do not like things too sweet, otherwise cut it with a shot of coffee, it makes a great iced coffee drink!)

This is has so much less sugar and calories in it then my usual glass of iced beverage. It is really good and I'm interested to see what the other flavors taste like too.  I have to say I am a huge fan of this product and will be buying more!

This comes in a really big bottle, great value.

A shot of coffee for some Iced Nutchello.

*I got to try this product for FREE for my honest review.

Healthy Baby Home Party #comeclean

I was chosen to host a Healthy Baby Home Party from Seventh Generation. This was a great opportuniny to share samples and product with my friends. We got lots of information sent to us in the package for me to host this party. There was 12 bags for me to fill up with samples and coupons and information for my guest to get more aquainted with the products and the importance of making better choices for the environment. Everyone loved the cute bags, there were lots of compliments on those.  The only thing that I did not like was that there were not enough samples of the Zarbees cough syrup for everyone. I didn't know how do give those too so only certain bags had the samples in it. Other than that the guest were really excited, most knew about Seventh Generation already and loved the products but had not used the baby products like the diapers and wipes. We did have a few ladies who were new and new nothing about Seventh Generation so it was nice to be able to share our knowlege and experience with them.  They all wanted to know how they could get in on "THE ACTION." They will be coming to sign up for their own great offers now.  This was a great experience and I'm really glad that I was chosen to be part of this! Thank you for choosing me!

All of the goodie bags made up.

These are the products that we got to check out.

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Some of the guest.

Handing out the bags of goodies.

*I received these products for FREE for my honest review.

International Delight® Simply Pure® Coffee Creamer

This was another offer through BzzAgent
The International Delight® Simply Pure® Coffee Creamers in Carmel flavored. I want to start by saying that I really like that they made a product that is made with real ingredients: milk, cream and sugar. I like this. No chemical ingredients or fake stuff in this product.  (WAY TO GO FOR GETTING THERE with with your products!)
I first tried this straight out of the bottle and it  tasted really good. I could really see myself using it in for many things, not just in coffee.  I tried this with my morning cup of hot coffee and it worked really well. It blended nicely and made my coffee taste nice and creamy. I love the way this carmel creamer tasted. I have been drinking it every day since I received this since it is so good and I do not want to let it go to waste and you have to use it up pretty quickly after opening it since it does not have all of the artificial ingredients in it to preserve it. (unlike other creamers that have a longer shelf life, but this is ok, because it is better for me.)
 I think this would make a really good iced coffee as well.

*I got this product for FREE for my honest review.

Tide Purclean™

I was very excited to have the opportunity to test the New Tide purclean™ detergent. This was an offer that Tide was doing through Crowdtap.

The fact that this product is free of dyes, chlorine, phosphates and optical brighteners is a huge plus for this brand.
I am so happy to see more brands going this direction.
This is the first bio-based detergent that cleans well in energy-saving cold water. How great is this, no more having to use warm or hot water to do the laundry! This is a money saver alone!

I have a family that has sensitivity issues when it comes to detergents so I have to be very careful with what I use. Most detergents cause someone in my household to break out in a rash and have a reaction to the ingredients that are typically found in these products.
I am super excited to say that Tide purclean™ detergent stood up to my family's test of the sensitivity issue. This is gentle enough and made with ingredients that were safe for my family's sensitive skin. I also found that this was nice and mildly scented. This is another issue that I have to look for when I shop for Laundry detergent. If a detergent is too heavily scented, I will have issues with migraines.

I did find that it did not knock out tough stains (even though I did pretreat them prior to washing). Overall I did find that this was an effective detergent and much better for my family's needs than the traditional Tide. I like that this is a natural detergent that is made with renewable wind power electricity and is made at a site that sends zero manufacturing waste to a landfill. We sure all need to do our part to help the environment and when big companies step up, this is huge.
I would definitely say that I'm a Tide customer again.

*I got this item for Free for my honest review.

ZzzQuil™ VoxBox from Influenster #ZzzQuil #SleepLovers

I got ZzzQuil VoxBox from Influester.  Feeling so good that I got another VoxBox to test out!

I was so ready to this product out. I have been suffering from lack of sleep lately. (It happens when you have kids right?) I felt really comfortable trying this product out from ZzzQuil because I looked into this before trying it out.  It is no-habit forming and it helps you to sleep soundly and wake refreshed. Sounds good right? I totally could use that so I gave it a whirl.

I was really amazed. I have tried other sleep products in the past and I for one, could barely wake up the next day and two felt horrible and groggy.  I did not experience anything like that with the ZzzQuil Nighttime Sleep Aid.  This is easy to use and really easy on your body. I really was able to sleep with out tossing and turning all night long. I didn't have crazy freaky dreams like I've expereinced with other sleep products before. This is really a good product and I plan on using it again when I have trouble sleeping! No more sitting there all night long looking at my walls! Thank you ZzzQuil!

#ZzzQuil #SleepLovers

*I received this product for free for my honest opinion

Influenster's #GoddessVoxBox

Got my first VoxBox from Influnester. It's the #GoddessVoxBox.  I am super excited, lots of fun things to try out! It is packed full of amazing samples and full sized products. Take a look at the box.
















I'm really loving this box. There are some really great items in here!

-The nail polish is amazing!
-SinfulColors® Kylie Jenner Trend Matters Satin Collection looks great on and goes on really well. 

#SCKJSatin

*I received this product for free to test for my honest review.


-The next product in my box that I'm going to talk about is Downy® Fresh Protect in the April Fresh scent. Let me start my saying that when I opened my box this was the first thing that I smelled and it was amazing! It was nice and "Fresh" it was not overpowering at all like what I have experienced with some other laundry scented products in the past. I was really excited to be trying this as I new about the Scent Beads in the past but had never tried them. 
My husband works in an environment where he gets oils all over his clothes and no matter how hard we have tried, we have not found a way to mask the scent, so this was the perfect product to finally be able to use on his clothes to see if we could finally get that stinky oil smell off of his clothing.  I found that the Downy® Fresh Protect was really amazing at getting rid of that nasty oily smell on his work clothes. Not only is this product really easy to use, (just pour the measured amount into your laundry while you washing your clothes), but it is great smelling and it is effecting at controlling odor.

Not only smells great, but works good too!

*I received this product for free to test for my honest review.

-The second product in my box that I'm reviewing is Dickinson's Enhanced Witch Hazel Hydrating Toner. This is a really nice full sized bottle that I received. 

I used this on my face after I it had been fully cleaned. It is really easy to use, I just put the product on a cotton ball and applied it all over my face and neck. 

I found that it felt really nice and refreshing. It did not dry out my skin or irritate it at all. 

I have to be really careful with products that I use on my face since I have sensitive skin and they tend to irritate my face so this was definitely a good product for me to be using! 

I could already see that the pores on my face were shrinking after only a few uses. (I wish I had known about this awesome product years ago!!!) I also love that this is alcohol free. I find that products that have alcohol in it do more harm to my skin. This is a really great product for my face.

#CleanseToneRefresh

*I received this product for free to test for my honest review.


-I love a pad with wings! The Always Radiant Infinity Regular With Wings Scented Pads was a nice sample to test out. I found that it was easy to use, it fit nicely into my panties. (It was not a big bulky pad, which I loved.) I liked that it moved with me. I could go about my day and not feel like I had a huge mass of a pad in my underpants. I felt protected during my period and throughout the day. I liked that it was really odor absorbing too. This wore well, day or night, I felt good knowing I was protected and could go about my day without any leaks.

Always Radiant Infinity Regular With Wings Scented Pads

*I received this product for free to test for my honest review.

-I have always been a fan of Pantene so when I received the Pantene Expert Intense Hydration Shampoo and Pantene Expert Intense Hydration Conditioner I was ready to give it a try. I have colored treated hair and it tends to get a bit dry and frizzy especially in the summer.  I washed my hair with the Pantene Expert Intense Hydration Shampoo and then followed up with Pantene Expert Intense Hydration Conditioner in my evening shower. 

I allowed my hair to air dry after washing. I found that it felt really nice and soft and did feel heavy and weighed down. I also really liked how this smelled. 

*I received this product for free to test for my honest review.

-I really liked the Cutex Advanced Revival Nail Polish Remover Pads. They are so easy to use. Taking the polish off of my toes was so fast and not to say clean, I had no mess, no smudging and no spilling. The pads are really nice. I felt that this was a much nicer way to remove my nail polish than with the traditional way with the bottle and cotton ball. This is definitely the way to go for removing nail polish!

#HealthyNails

#SoCutex

*I received this product for free to test for my honest review.


#CleanseToneRefresh #WearWhatYouWant #SCKJSatin #StrongIsBeautiful #HealthyNails #myebates

*I received these products complimentary for testing purposes.