Earth Balance.... and my return!

Hello everyone, anyone, all...?

I don't think I have any faithful readers or anything but I'll apologize for abandoning my blog, even if i'm only  apologizing to myself. I spent a lot of time my last semester of my undergrad working my a** off and trying to complete my huge senior research paper/project and it completely drained me. Then I started packing up all my stuff to move ten hours away to Virginia! I'm pretty much settled in now (or working on it) so I figured it's time to get my a** in gear.

My first priority? I got to try Earth Balance Vegan Spread for free thanks to Influenster and I wanted to share my thoughts. First things first, let me begin by saying, I really really hate butter. I won't put it on my food, but I do cook with it so when I got the chance to try this spread I decided I might as well see what I could do with it. For all intensive purposes it is butter, it looks, smells, and feels like butter however, it is definitely a lot better for you! I used it to cook with, so I can't compare the taste to real butter (I don't really know what butter tastes like on its own anyways) but it certainly played the butter role well in my cooking endeavors!

My conclusions? Give it a try, even if you're not vegan, I think you'll enjoy this option, whether on toast or in cookies, it's worth the try.

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Thanks to Influenster and Earth Balance!

Jolly Vox Box!

I very luckily received the Influenster Jolly Vox Box full of amazing free samples to try out this December. I'm not payed to review anything but I did get everything free!

Included in it were:

Puffs Ultra Soft & Strong To Go Tissues

NYC New York Color HD Color Trio Eye Shadow

Rimmel London New Show Off Lip Laquer

Skinny Cow Candy Bar

Ducklings Mini Roll Duct Tape

NYC HD Color Trio

I very luckily received the Influenster Jolly Vox Box full of amazing free samples to try out this December. I'm not payed to review anything but I did get everything free!

One of the first things out of the box was the New York Color HD Eye Shadow Color Trio. I had seen this in stores but I had been a little weary on trying it out. I'm always a little cautious with eye shadow as I'm not great at applying it so I want to make sure I buy great quality stuff.

When I tried out the trio I was struck by how much I liked it. It was easy to apply, whether I wanted all three or just one color, and it stayed for the entire night.

The Colors were very simple, easy to blend, and went well together. The colors aren't extremely potent but they look good regardless.


I'm extremely impressed with NYC and I look forward to trying out other trios!

Lifeway Kefir Cultered Milk Smoothie

If there is something I enjoy more than a cold refreshing drink, I don't know what it would be. That is why I was so excited to try the Kefir Lifeway probiotic smoothie, it was cold, looked pretty refreshing, and I could mix it in with my favorite fruits for a delicious combination and a healthy snack, morning meal, or beverage. Thanks to Influenster and Lifeway Kefir I got the chance to try the Strawberry smoothie for free, and I was glad I did. It's a convenient mix in for my favorite fruit smoothie recipe and it's filled with probiotics. Not to mention it tastes great on it's own, if you're feeling like you want a simple snack.

You can check out the Influenster Lifeway Kefir page here for more information!

My SweetHeart VoxBox from Influenster

     I am a member of Influenster, a website where I get to try out new products for free and give reviews on them. Recently I was luckily chosen to receive a VoxBox, which is pretty much a mix of products to try and report back on. I eagerly awaited my box for a couple of weeks and excitedly  opened it as soon as it arrived so for this box I won't have an opening video but for future boxes I do plan to do so. As for the products, I'll continue now:

     My box contained a Secret Clinical Strength Stress Response Deoderant, Olay Fresh Effects Va-Va-Vivid, Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Texturizing Spray, and a Skinny Girl Daily On-The-Go bar. I have included the card of descriptions below.

Check out the products below:
Secret
Not Your Mothers
Olay
Skinny Girl

You can check out my reviews of the Secret and Olay products here and here!

If you would like an invitation to Influenster, just let me know, I still have some available!

So, anything you want to try? 

Sammxoxo

Olay Fresh Effects Va Va Vivid Powered Contour Cleansing System

    

    About a week ago I got the chance to try the new Olay Fresh Effects Va-Va-Vivid thanks to the lovely people at Influenster and Olay! I am really liking this product so far, but it has only been a few days. I was breaking out when I started using it and that seems to be clearing up now but that may have been a coincidence, only time will tell. The kit I recieved came with a cute little brush and a shine minimizing leanser. The brush has a triangle shaped head, something I had not seen before but I immediately loved when I tried it. It fit into all the corners and nooks of my face. Suddenly getting the corners of my nose was a million times easier. The brush is powered, and usually I dislike that because they are too strong and just hurt my face. This brush was gentle however and I enjoyed using it. The cleanser smells lovely but I was completely shoked when I put some in my hand and it was silver! After lathering it turned a nice white soapy color and looked like my normal cleansers. I will continue to use this sample up but I really want to try the makeup removing cloths and BB cream! If and when I try those I will be sure to update this review!Find out where you can purchase Olay Fresh effects near you by checking their website. 

They are also available on amazon and drugstore.com. Be sure to check out www.olayfresheffects.com for more information on other products and what Olay can do for you.

Sammxoxo

**As a member of Influenster I get the opportunity to try new products and review them completely free, all they ask is for my honest opinion, which I give to you!**

Stressed? Try Secret Clinical Strength Stress Response!

     Recently I received Secret Clinical Strength Stress Response deodorant in serene citrus scent from the nice guys at Influenster and Secret. I have been using it for about a week now and I have to say I am very impressed. I have been using Dove go sleeveless for quite some time only because I like the smell, I was quite disappointed with it sweat wise. Needless to say, when I tried this I was amazed. I had forgotten what it was like to not get pit stains (I know, it's gross, I just got used to sweating through my deodorant . This product protects me from those nasty pit stains, and it smells great! I found myself nonchalantly sniffing my underarms because they smelled good. 

 "Did you know there are actually three main causes of sweat? Sweat is induced by physical activity/exercise, environmental/heat and stress.Stress sweat is different – it can happen instantaneously and smells the worst, because it comes from two different glands. Sweat from physical activity and heat comes from the Eccrine sweat glands – made up mostly of water. Stress sweat however also comes from a different gland, the Apocrine. The Aprocrine gland has more nutrients, which means more bacteria, which can cause more odor. Secret Clinical Strength Stress Response is uniquely formulated to fight the worst-smelling odor that’s caused by stress sweat. Secret’s the only APDO with proprietary BCD technology which actually traps and locks away odor. It then replaces the odor with a fresh scent instead of merely covering it up, which can even make stress sweat odor worse." 

 The deodorant pushes through like a gel would (through breaks in the top), but it's a powder form, which I personally prefer. The smell isn't overbearing but lasts even when I'm sweating about midterms, papers, and tests. I can't wait to test it out at the gym (now if I can only get the motivation to go there)! I would definitely repurchase this and I recommend you try it too! It runs about $7.99- $9.99 in my area.

Check it out here!

Sammxoxo

**As a member of Influenster I get the opportunity to try new products and review them completely free, all they ask is for my honest opinion, which I give to you!**