Saturday, June 20, 2015

Folgers Iced Cafe Coffee Concentrates

I'm a part of the Folgers Fans panel on Crowdtap and was selected to try and review Folgers Iced Cafe Coffee Concentrates for my honest review. They sent me four fantastic flavors! The flavors are Original Latte, Caramel Macchiato, Vanilla Latte and Hazelnut Latte.

These bottles are small, just 1.62 FL OZ., but they have up to 12 servings worth of concentrate in each bottle! Just 10 calories per serving. Of course, you need to take in account the milk that you use. That's right, all you have to do is add a few squirts of this concentrate to a glass of milk! It recommmends two squirts per 8 OZ. cup, but you can do more or less depending on personal taste.

The ingredients in the bottle are super minimal! Just concentrated coffee, water, natural and artificial flavor, ground coffee and Sucralose. This product does not have to be refridgerated! Would be easy to take on the go and would save space put in your cupboard.

Folgers Iced Cafe Coffee Concentrate is super easy to use and very tasty! Pour your milk, Squirt the concentrate in, Stir it, add Ice and enjoy! Tastes like something you could buy at any coffee shop. For an entire container with 12 servings, you're only paying as much as a single glass you would've bought out! The only downside for me is they only come with caffiene and I prefer caffiene free coffee.

Want to know more about Folgers Iced Cafe Coffee? Check it out HERE!

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Old Factory Hand Poured Soy Wax Candles Review

I was selected to try Old Factory Candles to try out for free, and give my honest review for. I had never heard of this brand of candle before and have not purchased a candle in quite some time, so I was excited to try them out. These candles are scented natural soy wax candles, with cotton wicks and made with premium fragrance oils. The candles come in a sturdy attractive box, are made in the USA and are hand poured!

I was able to select any scent out of the available scents they offered, and I decided to go with their Citrus Grove three pack. This pack comes with Lemongrass, Orange Zest and Key Lime. I thought it'd be a perfect choice for the warmer months!

They off a free E-book on Aromatherapy that they e-mail to you upon request! Check it out! AROMATHERAPY E BOOK!

The candles have a light fragrance and don't seem to fill a large room individually, when you walk close to them burning you can smell them however. I think these would be a great candle for a bathroom or a bedroom. Sometimes it is nice to have a scented item that is not overwhelming. The candles are all white and in nice glass jars with tasteful labels.

Each candle is 4 oz. each and seem to have a lot of burn life in them. They also burn very evenly which is important for not only the look of the candle, but the longevity of it.

These candles are a bit pricey, normally $40.00 for a set of 3. They are currently on sale on Amazon for $27.97 and ship free with an Amazon Prime Account. Check them out here on Amazon for more information or to purchase them. Also feel free to check out their website for more information! Old Factory Candles Website!

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Johnsonville Grillers - Bacon & Cheddar Pork Burgers!

My favorite kind of product to sample and review! Food! Thanks to Crowdtap, I was selected to review Johnsonville Grillers pork burgers! They have many flavors to choose from, but when I saw Bacon & Cheddar I knew that this was the flavor for me!

Johnsonville Grillers are frozen pork patties. They come in a 6 pack and are just over $5.50 a box from Walmart. A pretty good deal in my opinion. I wasn't sure what to expect from these when I was selected, but I was very excited to find out! We decided to do a little family barbeque with my husband, son, mother in law and I.

The first thing we noticed about these Johsonville Grillers is that they grill up a lot quicker than your traditional beef patty does! My corn wasn't even done being chucked (only 4 ears) and they were telling me to hurry up and get some plates!

They looked and smelled great! The best part is they already had bacon and cheddar in them, so I didn't have to worry about slicing up cheese or cooking bacon. Which is also a money saver with the bacon! I had lettuce and tomatoes ready to go, and condiments. I forgot to get out the pickles and cut up my red onion - but honestly the burgers were so good it didn't matter in the end!

The moment of truth. My turn to bite into my burger.

It looked good, smelled great, and it was a decent sized burger!

The color is a bit different than your normal burger because it is pork. The texture is pretty good and it is a hearty patty. It was very juicy and it had a mild bacon and cheddar taste, but enough to know it was there. I was happy that it was not a weird synthetic taste like some things get. I would buy these burgers again, and probably will for my summer cook outs. They are only available at one store in my area so far but since they are frozen they are easy to buy in bulk and stock up on! Check out this handy product locater! Find Johnsonville Grillers HERE!

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Boosters Facial Cleanser

Today I tried out the Neutrogena Healthy Skin Boosters Facial Cleanser that Crowdtap sent to me to try for free for my review.

The bottle and color of the cleanser is pleasant, and the size looks like it will last quite a while. The smell of the face wash is very light and you have to try to smell it. The odor is a bit like a antiseptic soapy smell. The wash is a bit more liquid than I expected, but not so much that it will slide off of your hand or face. It foams easy and feels nice on the skin.

After washing the face wash off, when my face was still damp, it felt a bit sticky. After I dried my face off all the way though, it left my face feeling really soft. I like that this cleanser didn't seem to dry my face out at all. I feel very clean.

To learn more about this new face wash, click HERE!

I will continue to use this oil free face wash and see how my face feels.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

CareFree Acti-Fresh Body Shape Liners (COUPON LINK!)

I was chosen by Influenster to receive a free 20 pack of CareFree Acti-Fresh body shape regular pantiliners.

These are unscented, which I most prefer, though they do have an added odor control ingredient; that does have a light smell to it in my opinion. It says it has an 8 hour odor control system.

Included in my box was a 50 cent off coupon, and I'm happy to say that this is printable from their website! And the best part is, with 50 cents off any CareFree product, this makes the 20 count pack of pantiliners only 44 cents at Walmart!!!! Click HERE for the coupon.

These liners are thin enough to put in your pocket or wallet. They have a very feminine design so they are unmistakeably feminine products. The liners aren't very long, and they are comfortable for everyday wear. I did think that they made great added protection while using a tampon.

At less than a dollar a pack, these are a good deal and are a quality product. Two thumbs up.

Friday, April 24, 2015

Green Moms Meet Party: Bob's Red Mill Organic Flour

This past weekend was pretty fun! I was lucky enough to get a large box of Bob's Red Mill products from Green Moms Meet to try with my mom friends! When I say large, I mean very large! They sent several different types of organic flour (Included was 100% whole grain Ivory wheat, unbleached white all-purpose flour, 100% whole grain pastry and 100% whole grain wheat flour), dry ingredients needed to make a cake (Super-Fine cake flour, Bob's Red Mill granulated sugar and shredded coconut), coupons and some bag clips.

Here are the packages out of the box. Thank you Becca for taking this photo!

The pack also included some recipes. One of the recipes was for a Coconut Bunny Cake that they sent the ingredients for. A fun and festive vanilla cake with coconut topping in the shape of a bunny. Since I waited until after Easter to host my party, I opted to make the cake and leave it in a traditional round shape. I also substituted the cow's milk for almond milk.

This was maybe the second cake I've ever made from scratch. It was fairly easy to make, and it turned out pretty well!

Here's the recipe if you'd like to try it at home!

Try this recipe and more at Bobs Red Mill's website!

The party ended up being small, just my friend and my cousin and her two kiddos and of course, me! It was nice to be able to chat and have fun, talk about the products and eat the cake I made!

Bob's Red Mill products are afforadable, tasty, trusted and happen to be local! Based in Milwaukie, Oregon! The flour is unbleached adn unbromated and grown in the USA! The organic flour that we got to sample is certified organic, non GMO and does not contain any fillers, additives or preservatives. It's also affordable! A 3 lb. package is only $4.49.

Add Bob's Red Mill flour to the list of the other great Bob's products out there, I'll definately be buying this from now on! (And, baking more often! It was so easy!)

Saturday, April 11, 2015

SweeTARTS Soft & Chewy Ropes

It's been a little while since I've posted a blog and decided I had better get back into the swing of things! I miss writing and getting to review a variety of products and share my opinion is really a lot of fun! Plus a few of my readers have told me that they missed seeing my blogs, and that was motivation enough! So here I am! I am currently sick, but I decided to do a review for these SweeTART Soft & Chewy Ropes today!

Smiley360 sent me two packages these SweeTARTS ropes for free to try and review, thanks Smiley360! One was a personal size package and one was a larger package to share!

They sent along some fun games/challenges to do with the ropes for creativity sake!

I may or may not have tried all of these things... Okay I tried them.... And you wouldn't believe how hard it is to get these ropes to stay in the shape of a heart when you can only use one hand... ( I was also the sole photographer this time.)

So there's my rope heart! You're supposed to tag someone you love, so here is a blog shout out to my mom Lori, sisters Nicole, Mika and Dayna and my bestie Vanessa :)

These SweeTARTS Soft & Chewy Ropes smell pretty good, they have a stronger scent than flavor in my opinion. The flavor is Cherry Punch. These are naturally flavored. No artificial flavors or colors added. Which is great for the people/kids with dye issues. These used to be a candy called Kazoozles, which I had never heard of before. I thought I'd mention that in case anyone else had heard of them! These are made in the USA and owned by the Nestle company. Check out THIS LINK for more information!

Check out this short, non professional, quick video for my thoughts on the taste :)

I let my little man try them, and he liked them okay but he didn't come back for a second. I think he had more fun playing with it than eating it. I took a picture of him flopping it around! The bonus part of these is they don't feel sticky or anything!

I don't think I would buy these again personally, but if someone had them I would eat one again. They are good, but they did not "WOW" me. I would rate them a 3 out of 5 stars.