UNREAL Candy Review

I was given the oppertunity to try out UNREAL candy though BzzAgent. I was pretty excited to try these out as I am with almost anything I get to try FOR FREE! 

I was sent on free product coupon and 5 B1G1 coupons. I picked them up at CVS after searching many stores for them with no luck. (they are at CVS and Staples right now but will soon be in over 30,000 stores in the coming months) 

I was really especially excited to try these because they are "unjunked"

From the website: 

 Nicky and Adam developed UNREAL™’s mantra:  “Unjunk™!”  Corn syrup?  Out.  Partially hydrogenated oils?  Out.  GMOs?  Out.  Artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives?  Out. Reduced sugar by over 40% per serving on average?  Check. They also decided key ingredients needed to be responsibly sourced, supporting farming communities and preventing destruction of the rain forests. All ingredients needed to be non GMO.  Dairy needed to come from pasture raised cows with no antibiotics or added hormones.  Why?  Because it’s the right thing to do for people and the planet. They had to figure out how to keep it fresh on shelves without artificial preservatives.  

Sounds like they would taste horrible right?!  But no there great! 

UNREAL 8 was the first one I tried I was pleasantly surprised with it's rich but not overly sweet flavor and texture. To me it tasted the same as the other brand but not as sweet (a plus in my book)

And see! It even looks the same! 

UNREAL 5 Now this one was pretty good but to me the flavor wasn't quite right. But it was still pretty good. 

UNREAL 77  These are my favorite! I'm huge on peanut butter cups and these were to me perfect! There were VERY close to tasting exactly like the other brand

UNREAL 41 was very good. Not overly sweet like the other brand. The only noticeable difference these have when looking at them is that they colors are not as bright and vibrant as the regular brand, and this is because they don't have artificial colors (all natural colors) Great for kids that can't have those!!

UNREAL 54 again these are very good. Just like the 41 but with peanuts!

I loved that I could eat candy with out having all the extras that I have been trying to avoid in my regular diet. I also loved that this is a candy that I can feel good about giving my kids. I can't wait for these to be out in more stores so others can discover and make better candy choices.

Now go try them for yourself and let me know what you think!

NERF Firevision Sports Review

I received this Nerf Firevision game set to test out through BzzAgent. 

To start off this kit looks completely awesome!!! 

You get 2 sets of lighted glasses and a reflective ball.

My son loves the glasses!

The kids loved playing catch in the dark! The glasses make the ball light up making it easier to play at night. I love this pic! It makes him look like he has cat eyes lol. With it being so hot this summer (and going into the fall) the main time we can play outside is at night when it cools off. And there's not that much you can do in the dark so the kids play with a lot of flashlights and now the Nerf Firevision game! Every one of the kids got to take a turn playing! even the little ones! Everyone enjoyed it!!

 I highly recommend this game if you like playing in the dark!

*****What is BZZAGENT?*****

Have I told you about BzzAgent yet? I’m a member, and I thought you might like to be one, too (it’s free to join). I get to try cool products, for free, and even get coupons and special offers to share with friends. Then I make my voice heard by sharing my honest opinions about the great stuff I try with others, including some of the largest companies in the world. It’s great, you should come join me!

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I received this kit from BzzAgent in exchange for my honest opinion. 

Glade Expressions BzzAgent Review

Once again I have been given the awesome opportunity to try out and promote the Glade Expressions Collection  from BzzAgent and I couldn't be happier to do so! I love having my house smell great all the time because we seem to have lots of unexpected guests and I don't like being caught off guard! There's nothing worse than having a funky smell to your house when someone pops by. 

I have been using various Glade products (and other brands) through out the years and hadn't really found the perfect product or fragrance for me. I had gone to others houses that smelled amazing but they were just too expensive for me to have to keep replacing monthly. I was really excited to be able to try out Glades new Expressions Collection and am LOVING the price point!! 

Glade Expressions® Fragrance Mist $2.98

Glade Expressions® Oil Diffuser $5.98

The new Glade mist sprayer is not like any other sprayer you have ever tried. You just squeeze the top and it disperses a super fine mist that lasts for hours. Most other sprays I've tried might last an hour??? This is the longest lasting mist I have found! The bottles are super sleek with a removable label and fit right in with your decor so you can have it on hand when it's needed without having to hide it in the cabinets.

We all keep spray in the bathroom right? It even looks good in here!

The new Glade Defuser is by far my favorite defuser ever! My son's room constantly smells well like boy. It's not something I like smelling when I walk by. I don't like plugging something in there because it may get bumped and broken. I also don't want to put a glass defuser in there for the same reason. Glade has made this defuser out of plastic which is great because I don't have to worry! His room smells fantastic all the time now! And look how good the defuser looks in there! 

*****What is BZZAGENT?*****

Have I told you about BzzAgent yet? I’m a member, and I thought you might like to be one, too (it’s free to join). I get to try cool products, for free, and even get coupons and special offers to share with friends. Then I make my voice heard by sharing my honest opinions about the great stuff I try with others, including some of the largest companies in the world. It’s great, you should come join me!

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I was sent a pamphlet with coupons to give out as well as two coupons for a FREE Fragrance (up to a  $4.49 value) mist starter kit and a FREE Oil diffuser (up to a $8.99 value)

Price varies by location.

If you would like a coupon for $4 off a defuser starter kit and/or $2 off a mist starter kit please leave me a comment!!

Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy review

I received 2 full sized bottle of Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy (1 shampoo and 1 conditioner) from SheSpeaks to try out and review. 

I was very excited to try new hair products because most times the products get better with research right??? 

When I opened it up the first thing I did was look it over 

pic via: Facebook

The bottles are very sleek and I love that the conditioner is designed to stay upside down. There very easy to open and close so that's nice especilly when your hands are wet.

They both smell wonderful not too overpowering just enough

The shampoo: My first thought as I squeezed it into my palm was that it looked like a thinner conditioner. That gave me higher hopes that it would be a great product. as I lathered it through my hair I could feel it stripping my hair of any oil. When rinsing my hair became super stringy and herd to run my fingers through it. 

The conditioner: My first thought when I squeezed it into my palm was that it was a lot like the shampoo. 

(I'm used to a thick conditioner)

But hey this is supposed to be something new! 

I massaged in into my scalp like it said (New for me since I usually put conditioner on my ends first)

But hey this is supposed to be something new! 

It made my hair feel better from the shampooing. Almost back to normal! I rinsed it out like normal finished up then blow dried my hair like normal. my hair was SUPER oily like I hadn't showered on a few days 

**GROSS!!**

I should have taken pics but I was so upset I had to shower again to get it off my hair! 

I did give it a couple other tries rinsing extra each time trying to see if it was user error. Nope each time my hair was weighed down and gross feeling. I'm so sad I was excited to have a new product with a great price point ($4.49 on amazon) but I guess you get what you pay for... 

***Disclaimer: I received these products free for the purposes of review. All opinions stated are my own and I was not compensated for a review. Your opinions may vary from mine. This is my opinion of Clear Scalp And Hair Beauty Therapy

The Many Uses of Ivory

I can remember way back when Ivory soap was the only soap we used in our house. Just the smell of it brings me back to my youth and my favorite time of day BATH TIME!!! I would fill the tub to the max and move from the front of the tub to the back then to the front again over and over until I made waves that would flood the bathroom floor and make my parents soooo mad! HA HA! I loved it! 

I had been meaning to buy some since I saw a science experiment on Pinterest using Ivory soap to make a cloud. So I was really happy to see this bar in my Mom VoxBox! I was ready to start just as soon as I pulled it out of the box

Into the microwave it went

Wait about 1 1/2 min

Fluffy!

Done! It only looses a little bit of it's fluffiness as the cool air hits it but not much. 

Then you get one happy kid!

Now on to the second part of the experiments! 

I have joined this Crunchy group and have started to really become a little crisper myself. Well they have a weekly "make it" challenge. One of there challenges was to make your own laundry soap. I wasn't sure I was going to try this one because I love the soap I currently use but I didn't want to waste a perfectly good cloud of soap soooo I got the other supplies together
It's just three ingredients:
 Ivory soap 10pk - $2.99
20 mule team borax 76oz - $4.99
Arm and Hammer super washing soda 55oz - $3.99


1 bar of shaved bar soap (Ivory, ZOTE, Fels-Naptha)
1 cup of borax
1 cup of washing soda
Each batch makes 32 oz. which is between 32-64 loads depending on how much you use (1tbsp for regular loads and up to 3 for heavily soiled loads)


I did this X 5 and still had extra borax for next time! (Making 320 regular loads!!!)
and at 0.03 per load I'm not going back!!!!

I received this product complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster and Ivory as a participant in the Mom VoxBox campaign

Quaker Soft Baked Oatmeal Cookies Review

First off let me say I LOVE cookies! I was happy to see this Quaker soft baked oatmeal cookie in my Mom VoxBox! I have never tried the soft baked cookies from Quaker because I had a bad experience from another brand. 

This cookie is HUGE! Which was a good thing sine I had to divide it between me and my 2 kids 

Full mouth and very happy! 

We really liked them and at $2.69 for 6 cookies it's a really good deal!

Have you ever tried these? What's your favorite?

From Quaker:

-Made with Whole Grain Quaker Oats
-Individually packaged
-Provides a good source of fiber
-Contains 6 grams of total fat per serving

Nutrition info:

Serving size 1 cookie

Calories	170	Sodium	150 mg
Total Fat	6 g	Potassium	0 mg
Saturated	2 g	Total Carbs	27 g
Polyunsaturated	1 g	Dietary Fiber	4 g
Monounsaturated	4 g	Sugars	12 g
Trans	0 g	Protein	2 g
Cholesterol	15 mg
Vitamin A	0%	Calcium	4%
Vitamin C	0%	Iron	8%

 I received this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from Influenster

Dino Lingo Review

I received this demo of Dino lingo from Influenster In there first Mom VoxBox. I had been thinking about getting my son something to learn Spanish with for a while now because he is hispanic and white. His dad knows enough Spanish to get by at work but his mom never really taught him so he couldn't really teach our children. I was really excited to see this in my box because I've never received a bonus item before!!

From Dino lingo:

Dino Lingo is an interactive language learning program for children. 
Fueled by a child's own imagination, kids learn a new language through
interactive teaching techniques that incorporate play and storytelling and 
encourage your child to start speaking it almost immediately. 

The Demo disk that I received consisted of full immersion

  1 - Full Immersion

Children naturally learn a foreign language from Dino Lingo videos because they hear common phrases and vocabulary hundreds of times without any interruption. Imagination and repetition captures a child's interest in learning and development.

He has watched this 3 times now and while I think he could get it eventually I'm afraid he would tire of it. But my daughter on the other had is only 15 months (also hispanic and white) and she loves it! I'm not sure she understands it but she loves to watch it! 

Here are a couple videos of my son trying to interact with the video 

This one is Spanish

and this is chinese

Sorry for not being able to see the screen :-P

Have you ever tried to learn a new language?


I received this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from Influenster