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Received my “Sweetheart VoxBox” just as February comes to a close! (Influenster, First Impression)

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So excited to discover yet another Influenster box at my doorstep the other day. 😀 As I did for my last box, this first post will just be my “first impression” post. I haven’t yet tested anything out (though I am itching to get into them!). So, let’s get started without delay!

As I’ve said before, if you’d like to be a part of Influenster and receive your own great products to review, let me know in the comments below (and leave your email address) and I will have a personal invitation sent your way ASAP! C’mon, you know you want to join —- who doesn’t like trying out new stuff, right? 🙂

Okay, so getting back on track. Let’s take a look at what I got! This time I am part of Influenster’s Sweetheart VoxBox 2013. What goodies did I discover within when I opened the box??

Olay Fresh Effects Powered Contour Cleansing System

Olay Fresh Effects Shine Minimizing Cleanser

Secret Clinical Strength Stress Response
Skinnygirl Daily On-the-Go Bars
Not Your Mother’s Volumizing Hair Spray

I am really excited about trying out these products! Especially the Not Your Mother’s hairspray and the Olay cleansing system. I have been having a lot of problems with my face and acne recently, so I am curious to see if the Olay system helps me exfoliate my skin more thoroughly. And I’ve heard a lot of things about that brand of hairspray, too!

The other two products — the deodorant and the bar — I am also looking forward to trying out, don’t get me wrong. The entire box was a delight to receive—each one! I plan to post a review for each item I received in the box in the coming weeks, as I test them out and see how they hold up. 🙂

Until then! 🙂

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

“Ultra” Palmolive’s new Fresh Infusion Dish Soaps! (Influenster, Review)

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For those of you who saw my previous post about getting another box from Influenster to review, today I am sharing with you my review for the products I got!

What did I get? Well, you can check out the first post, skip on ahead to the review and discover as you go, or just keep listening! 😉 Influenster sent me three bottles of a new soap line that Palmolive is coming out with—Fresh Infusion Dish Liquid Soap. I really enjoyed trying out the products and seeing how they preformed compared to the original Palmolive soap that we have tried in the past.

The first thing that I really liked about the Fresh Infusion line was how good the soap smells. (haha, I know, maybe an odd thing to start my review out with…but that’s the first thing I always look for in a soap!) It isn’t just a “nice” smell—it really is kind of yummy! I received three different kinds, which were…

– Ginger White Tea
– Lemon Thyme
– Lime Basil

 

And they all smell good! My favorite would have to be the Lime Basil (all the way on the left, in the picture). It reminds me of a type of hard candy I had a long time ago…can’t remember exactly  but that’s what popped into my head the moment I smelled it! If I had to pick a “least favorite” scented soap, it would have to be the Ginger White Tea. Nothing wrong with it–it smells pretty good–just not a favorite. 🙂

As for how they clean, I didn’t notice anything majorly “Wow, see what it cleaned!!”, but on the other hand I never had a problem scrubbing off food from the plates. It didn’t leave any kind of residue on the dishes, which was good. And while I didn’t see my dishes “sparkling”, they were really clean! What more can you ask for in a dish soap?? 😉

I plan on looking for this dish soap next time I go to my Wal-Mart and using the coupons that Palmolive/Influenster generously sent me. Who doesn’t like a soap that is “Naturally Inspired”?? (And, just to throw this out there, they are phosphate free! 🙂
I received the Palmolive soaps complimentary from Influenster. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

A delightful new fragrance to add to Palmolive’s soaps! (Influenster, First Impression)

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If any of y’all saw my post a few weeks ago on my first Influenster voxbox, you knew I was pretty excited about getting to receive and review those products. I am still a newbie to the whole Influenster program, so I was really surprised (and totally thrilled) when I was contacted a few weeks ago to participate in another voxbox. So, you ready to discover what this box held?? This post will just be a “first impressions” post, and in a few days/weeks I’ll come back with my review of the products. 🙂

As I said in my first post, if you want to be invited onto the Influenster team, just let me know in the comments below (and leave your email address) and I’ll send you a personal invite and instructions on how to sign up. 🙂

The picture on the right shows you the box I received, as yet unopened. I should have taken the bubble wrap out before snapping this picture, but I forgot. Ah well, you can see from the information card that I propped up on the box—and the coupons that came with it–what the bottles look like.

If you are still unsure what is inside the Influenster box, let me explain! It’s Palmolive’s new Fresh Infusions Dish Liquid soap—“Naturally Inspired. Sparkling Clean Dishes”. These new Fresh Infusions are designed with elegant simplicity and the freshest scents in mind.

“The clean you’ve always trusted from Palmolive blends with naturally inspired fragrances for the freshest kitchen around!”

Sounds pretty sweet, huh? And they sent me one each of the new fragrances that they are coming out with. The naturally inspired fragrances are…

– Ginger White Tea
– Lemon Thyme
– Lime Basil

I am SO excited about trying these out. I have no idea how well they will work, but I know that they smell really good! Make sure to keep watching my posts—I’ll be updating you with a review on how well these work.

So! Until next time! 😉

I received the Palmolive soaps complimentary from Influenster. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Erasable pens and chocolate! (Influenster Review, Part 3)

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Just in case you missed Wednesday’s post…or Friday’s post…here is a recap…



I’ve joined a new program called Influester. (If you want an invite to it, just let me know in the comments below {and leave your email address} and I’ll send you a personal invite and instructions on how to sign up.)

Anyways, I just got my very FIRST box from Influenster that was called the Cosmo VoxBox. What did I get? Well…

Gillette Venus Embrace Razor
Venus & Olay Razor Refill (I forgot to include it in the pictures! Oops!! :-/)
Forever Read Eau de Parfume by Bath & Body Works
Ghiradelli Gourmet “Milk Sea Salt Escape” Chocolate
2 FriXion by Pilot Pens



Review…

Alright, i’m going to do the last two together for this final post. First of is…

Okay, so this review is an easy one. I mean, who doesn’t like a pen that will let you erase if you make any mistakes? According to their website, FriXion pens “….have the freedom to write, erase, and write again with every color of the rainbow”. And these pens work exactly as they said!

Of course, I tried this pen out several times, just doodling on scrap and then erasing it. Such fun to see it disappear so perfectly! And I even used these pens when I filled out a scholarship application–good thing I did, since I accidently marked the wrong box! And—poof!—I was able to erase it completely away.

The FriXion pens have a unique thermo-sensitive gel ink formula that allows the ink to disappear with erasing friction—which is how you are able to erase pen ink! 😉 The pens come in a large variety of colors—black, blue, red, purple, pink, lime, orange, and brown. I have both the black and red FriXion pens. 🙂

I think everyone should have one of these pens handy — I’m sticking mine in my school bag. It will come in handy, that’s for sure!!

Okay, the last item I got in my Cosmo VoxBox is…

I am a big lover of chocolate, so I was ecstatic to get this in my VoxBox—what a treat!! 🙂 This chocolate has “…creamy milk chocolate…combined with bursts of sea salt and roasted almonds.” Now, I know first off it might be kind of weird that this chocolate has sea salt in it…but it doesn’t taste bad at all, trust me!

It does have that slighty salty taste, but I think it really adds to the flavor. I can’t remember how many times I want a chocolate/salty snack—like chocolate covered pretzels—and that is what this Ghirardelli chocolate gives you. A bit of sweet and a bit of salt.

Definitely a chocolate bar any chocolate lover will want to try out!

I received the ITEM complimentary from Influenster. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Forever Red Exclusively at Bath & Body Works! (Influenster Review, Part 2)

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Just in case you missed yesterday’s post, here is a recap…

I’ve joined a new program called Influester. (If you want an invite to it, just let me know in the comments below {and leave your email address} and I’ll send you a personal invite and instructions on how to sign up.)

Anyways, I just got my very FIRST box from Influenster that was called the Cosmo VoxBox. What did I get? Well…

Gillette Venus Embrace Razor
Venus & Olay Razor Refill (I forgot to include it in the pictures! Oops!! :-/)
Forever Read Eau de Parfume by Bath & Body Works
Ghiradelli Gourmet “Milk Sea Salt Escape” Chocolate
2 FriXion by Pilot Pens

Review…

Okay, so the next thing I’m going to review is the (super-yummy smelling!) fragrance…

Yes, you heard right. This (YUMMY!) perfume is sold only at Bath & Body Works. Pretty exclusive…and pretty cool!

I was really excited I got a fragrance in my VoxBox, as I love them and am always on the hunt for another good one that will smell delicious! 🙂 As you can see from the picture, this one is called Forever Red.

And it smells A-MAZ-ING!!

What, exactly, is in this Forever Red? Well, this fragrance is from their signature collection and is a Fine Fragrance Mist. To quote them, “…radiate our passionate blend of pomegranate, red osmanthus, and a sexy surprise of vanilla rum.”

I’m honestly not sure what red osmanthus is  — haha! — but put together with pomegranate and a bit of vanilla, it smells great! I noticed the fragrance doesn’t last a super-long time, but it does linger for a while and since I have I got it in this little sample size, I can stick it in my purse and reapply whenever I feel like smelling fresh and yummy.

I got into the habit of spritzing some on after I got home from school. After a long day, it really was a great pick-me-up and I would get many compliments at how good I smelled. 🙂

How could you ask for anything better in a fragrance than that??

I received the Forever Red perfume complimentary from Influenster, to test. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Have you ever tried the Gillette Venus Embrace? (Influenster Review, Part 1)

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So I’ve joined a new program called Influester. Ever heard of it? (If you did, please do let me know! I just discovered this and think it is TOO cool! If you want an invite to it, just let me know in the comments below (and leave your email address) and I’ll send you a personal invite and instructions on how to sign up.)

Anyways, I just got my very FIRST box from Influenster that was called the Cosmo VoxBox. (Totally cool, since I have gotten CRAZY interested in anything beauty-related. 🙂 So, anyways, I thought it would be fun to do a whole review-post on all the things I received in the box. And to make it more interesting, I’m going to break this VoxBoc review up. I’ll review one thing from the box each post. Not sure how often I’ll post…proabably once every day…but maybe more often. Sound like fun? Well, then just keep reading! 🙂

To the right is the box that showed up at my door a week or so ago. It’ was SO much fun to open the box and discover what they had sent to me (you don’t know what they send you until you get it!). So, I opened the box and had fun taking everything out and give each of the items a once over. I am really happy with everything that I got sent and have been enjoying them all ever since! What did I get? Well…

Gillette Venus Embrace Razor
Venus & Olay Razor Refill (I forgot to include it in the pictures! Oops!! :-/)
Forever Read Eau de Parfume by Bath & Body Works
Ghiradelli Gourmet “Milk Sea Salt Escape” Chocolate
2 FriXion by Pilot Pens

Review…

Okay, now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about the first thing on our list….

Gillette Venus Embrace Razor!

As you can see, I got a $2 coupon for when I purchase my next refill for the razor. Pretty sweet!

Okay, so what is the Gillette Venus Embrace? Well, according to Gillette Venus, this razor features 5 different blades that help give you the best shave you can possible get—with 5 blades, it’s not going to miss one single hair!

There are ribbons of moisture surround the blades so that it glides effortlessly and smoothly over your skin while giving the newly-shaved area a bit of moisture to leave it feeling velvety soft.

I’ve used this razor several times and I am REALLY liking it! I’ll be honest and say I usually just get the cheap, disposable razors in the past, but I have a history with nicking or cutting myself with those. So, this Gillette Venus Embrace razor is pretty sweet as it glides smoothly over my skin, The moveable head on this razor acts as a protector against nicking yourself when you go around those hard to reach areas—like your knees or ankles!

And—the best part—is that the Gillette Venus razor handles will fit ANY Venus blade refill!

Totally sweet! And very economical so that I can try out all the different types of blades Venus sells, find the one that works the best for me, and never have to purchase the whole razor! I really do love this razor!! I’ll be using that refill for sure…and then that coupon to purchase more refills from now on! 😀

So, if you haven’t figured out yet…I really like this razor! Sorry I didn’t have the Venus & Olay razor refill in the picture, too. I totally forgot about it until after I had uploaded everything and was putting my new things away. But, since it is a Gillete Venus, I know I’m going to like it. 🙂

I received the Gillette Venus Embrace razor and Venus & Olay refill complimentary from Influenster. All thoughts and opinions are my own.