Always & Tampax Always Radiant Collection

Ladies, it's that time of the month and it can be a damper on our moods especially if we don't have the right product that avoid 'accidents' and does its job. 

Within the last couple of days, I was able to try out a couple of products from the new Radiant collection by Tampax and Always. 

About - 

The new Radiant Collection from Tampax^® and Always^® provides women with one premium brand experience to meet all their feminine care needs. The full product line-up offers everything women need to help keep their period out of sight, including:

Tampax Radiant tampons — Feature the first-ever re-sealable wrapper for discreet, worry—free disposal and the new CleanGrip™ applicator for comfortable insertion.

Always Radiant Infinity pads — Feature a unique technology that conforms to each individual shape, delivering premium protection.

Always Radiant Incredibly Thin Liners — Our thinnest and most flexible protection, with flexible edges that fit any panty style.

Always Radiant Wipes-to-Go — Deliver an enhanced everyday freshness.

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Quaker Soft Baked Banana Nut Bar

I shared a dietetic version banana nut bread in the past, so I am a fan of this type of baked good. I was able test Quaker's Banana nut bread recently.

Quaker Soft Baked Bar - Banana Nut Bread

Made with real bananas and almonds, Quaker Soft Baked Bars Banana Nut Bread flavor has tasty ingredients and key nutrients to help provide fuel to start your day.

-5g Fiber*
-20% daily value of 5 B Vitamins
-6g of Protein
*Contains 3.5g of total fat per serving

Where to Buy

You can find Quaker Soft Baked Bars at most major retailers.

Suggested retail price: $3.29 for a box of 5 bars

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Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Lotion Sunscreen

Summer brings on fun-in-the-sun activities such as being pool side, going to the beach, hiking, etc but we can't forget about protecting and moisturizing our skin!

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In a previous post about the importance of hydrating our skin, I shared that by keeping skin moisturized it avoids premature aging and helps keep our skin hydrated. I know aging is inevitable but if I can be proactive with avoiding signs of premature aging from showing up, then why not! 

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Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color

Magnetic nail polish is the new and current trend in nail polish and I was able to get  my hands on the Polar Purple!

                                      

Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color

NEW! Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color is summer’s hottest nail trend that allows you to create a gorgeous 3-D nail art effect in just seconds. This unique formula has been specially developed with metallic particles – just hold the built-in magnet over wet polish to reveal a unique design on the nail. Seal with a topcoat for extra shine! Learn more at www.sallyhansen.com

Easy steps
STEP 1 
Shake and Apply 2 coats

STEP 2
Hold Magnet for 10 seconds over wet nail polish

Instant Attraction!
Let dry and seal with a top coat for extra shine

Where to Buy

Available at chain drug stores, food stores and mass merchandisers nationally.

Suggested Retail Price: $9.99

The Test -

In May I received a magnetic polish in Kylie (a purple shade) from Julep, I was already familiar with using a magnetic polish when I received this Sally Hansen magnetic polish in Polar Purple. 

Want to create Magnetic Cupcakes using this magnetic nail polish? Here's a tutorial -

While creating the tutorial, this was the first time I had used the Polar Purple and felt that I had gotten the same results from when I used the Julep polish.

Overall, I liked this polish because it gave me the '3D' effect without too much work. The price for a bottle is great at $9.99 given there are similar bottles for over this amount and it is easily available at a majority of retail stores. There are 8 beautiful colors to choose from and some of which are perfect as we quickly approach fall.

Pro - 

Easy to use & remove
Each nail design is unique
Great way to create 3D effect with only one product
Easily available at majority retail store
Reasonably priced for a multi-functional polish

Ranked: 5 out 5 stars

Recommend to a friend? YES!

What do you think of magnetic polishes? Have you picked up on this trend?

Thank you for visiting and don't forget to follow my blog for new posts! 

Stay beautiful inside and out!

Laters,

Ree

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CLEAR SCALP & HAIR BEAUTY THERAPY™ Review

Did you know that 99% of hair's natural nourishment comes from the scalp? It is about the foundation. Like good soil is to a tree, a well nourished scalp is the right foundation for strong beautiful hair (by Jen Atkins - source).

Now with the introduction of a new line called CLEAR SCALP & HAIR BEAUTY THERAPY. 

CLEAR SCALP & HAIR BEAUTY THERAPY™

The search for strong, beautiful hair is finally over. Introducing CLEAR SCALP & HAIR BEAUTY THERAPY™, a new line of shampoos and conditioners that will change the way women care for their hair. 99% percent of hair’s natural strength and beauty comes from the scalp. For years women have been treating the ends of their hair, rather than the source — the scalp. One small change like feeding scalp* can make a big difference. FEED SCALP* with new CLEAR SCALP & HAIR BEAUTY THERAPY™.

NEW CLEAR SCALP & HAIR BEAUTY THERAPY™ is available in a range of six shampoos and five conditioners to meet different scalp and hair needs. The line is infused with Nutrum 10TM technology, a rich blend of vitamins and nutrients. CLEAR SCALP & HAIR BEAUTY THERAPY™ nourishes the scalp, and creates the right foundation for strong, beautiful hair from root to tip. CLEAR SCALP & HAIR BEAUTY THERAPY™ gives women stronger**, more beautiful hair in just 7 days. For more information, please visit oursite.

Where to Buy

CLEAR SCALP & HAIR BEAUTY THERAPY™ products are available at mass retailers, select drugstores and supermarkets nationwide.

Suggested retail price: $4.99 – $5.99

*Disclaimer: refers to stratum corneum

**Disclaimer: Less breakage upon combing vs. non conditioning shampoo

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Influenster Mom VoxBox: Mom Tested. Mom approved?

As a mom, there are things that would be so much easier to do if it was quick, easy to take around with you and could cater to my little one.


In June's Influenster mom voxbox, the team created a package catered to moms addressing those things and we were excited to test them out.


Would the mom voxbox be mom/kid tested and mom/kid approved? Let's get testing!

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imPRESS Press On Manicure

Using press-on nails have come a long way from the past with Broadway imPRESS press-on manicure.


About Broadway imPRESS Press-on Manicures -

This changes everything!

Introducing imPress Press-On Manicure by Broadway Nails, the revolutionary way to apply polish! Featuring advanced nail technology, you can get a salon-perfect manicure in seconds – simply peel off, press on, and you're done. There's no drying, a killer shine and a manicure that lasts up to a week! And, imPress is so easy to remove, you can change it up to match your mood as often as you want. Check out all 36 colors and patterns, including trendy brights, classic darks and animal prints. With imPress, your nails will always be your best accessory.

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Quaker Soft Baked Oatmeal Cookies

As a mom, having things in my diaper bag in case any 'what if' situation arose when out with my toddler and infant is a MUST!


What are the 'what if' situations I'm referring to?


"What if"....


My toddler spills juice on his shirt? Have an extra shirt 
Infant gets hungry? Have a bottle ready for anytime feeding
My toddler has a tantrum and needs a distractioin? Have a Quaker soft baked oatmeal cookie to distract him from the cookie that another child was eating.


These things happened one day while out on a play date. I received a bag of these oatmeal cookies from Influenster's mom voxbox and I was thanking my stars for remembering to add it to the diaper bag before we left the house.

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Dino Lingo

Why is it easier for children to learn a foreign language than for adults?

Mainly because imitating and motor learning skills are better during early childhood. Children are simply built to learn and absorb what is happening around them. They are curious and interested in learning about life. It is also proposed that the flexible muscular formation in a child's mouth enables a child to make new and different sounds and tones more easily than an adult's. According to recent studies, children can express 2000 words when they are 5 years old (learning 2-5 new words a day) and may understand 14000 words by the time they reach their 6th year (learning 9 words a day). Scientists propose that children can learn how to speak a foreign language without an accent before puberty (before 13-14 years of age). It is almost impossible to speak like a native speaker (without an accent) if the language is studied after puberty. [source]

About Dino Lingo

Dino Lingo for Kids is a language set where cartoon dinosaurs introduce the most common 200 words of a target language. This language set consists of 5 DVDs, each DVD focused on specific learning topics. Colors, numbers, family, animals, food, fruit and vegetables, vehicles, body parts, clothes, nature and verbs and actions After watching our videos several times, most small children can easily name everyday objects and understand basic phrases such as "Hello", "What is this?" in their target language. Dino Lingo is ideal for fostering a toddler's cognitive development and has won the 'Influential Parents Award' in 2010 and 2011 in education category. Dino Lingo language learning programs are most effective for children up to 7 years of age and anybody interested in learning the basics of a new language. 

It is as easy as child's play and works like magic.

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.

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The Many Uses of Ivory

What smell reminds you of your childhood? For me it's the light scent of an Ivory bar soap. During my younger years, it was primarily used for bathing (although I've learned that there are other uses for this soap) and left soft skin with a lovely light scent.

Ivory Bar Soap

Free of dyes and heavy perfumes, Ivory provides a simple, yet effective clean for the entire family (without breaking the bank!).

Ivory bar soap is 99.44% pure (it floats!).  Beyond using it as a body cleanser, many of Ivory's loyal users – not to mention a few celebrities – swear by Ivory as their beauty secret. In fact, many consumers use Ivory bar soap as a facial cleanser.  It provides healthier, smoother and more even-looking skin. Also, its versatility makes it an effective laundry soap (just chip soap flakes into the washer) as well as a spot stain remover on your clothes (including delicate items). Ivory bars can even be used for a fun soap carving project with the family!  

When it comes to motherhood,  Ivory (the clean & simple soap) knows that being a mom has become more complex than ever, and that moms are looking for ways to simplify their lives. According to a survey of 1,000+ moms conducted by Wakefield Research on Ivory’s behalf in October 2011, 80% of American moms think motherhood is more complicated today than it was 20 years ago, despite the thousands of items supposedly designed to “simplify” their lives. But, while they may be more stressed out and busier than ever, almost 90% of moms think they’re doing a better job balancing it all than their mothers did. Some other interesting stats:

· 30% of moms surveyed found the most complicated aspect of motherhood was finding more "me" time, 66% confessed to hiding in their bathroom for some alone time.
· 75% feel the pressure to make every outing, playdate, or experience a "teachable moment," which can create great pressure

· 70% of moms feel they don’t have everything together, despite others thinking that they do.

As a result of these findings, Ivory created a Facebook community where everyday moms can share tips with one another on ways to simplify life for themselves and their families.   

Find your Ivory now at your nearest retailer, including stores such as Walmart and Target as well as any major grocery, dollar and drug store.  A 10-pack of Ivory bar soap retails for around  $4.49 (bath bar size).

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Prepping for a Girl's Day Out feat. Influenster Spring Vox Box [REVIEW]

As a mom with a 2 year old boy and a 5 month old girl, time with my best friends come around once in a blue moon. The other day I had planned a day of lunch and shopping at Town Square with my girlfriends and planned to use the products I received in my Influenster Spring Beauty Vox Box. I really was a perfect time to use them!

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Dr. Scholl's For Her Ball of Foot Cushions Review

Ladies, we love us some heels, right? In some cases, the higher the better! The only downside with wearing our beloved heels is standing in them for a long period of time and feeling the strain on our feet. 


A solution for us to enjoy our heels comfortably for a longer period of time? Adding insoles to our heels.


So Dr. School's For Her Ball of Foot Cushions are you up for the challenge?

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Sheer Cover Review

Eye bags. Darkness under eyes. A blemish from a pimple. Redness around my nose. These are things I ALWAYS cover up with a concealer and I continue to be on the hunt for the 'perfect' concealer.

Criteria of my 'Perfect' concealer -

• Match my skin tone
• Cover up the darkness under my eyes
• Reduce the look of puffiness under eyes
• Cover up redness/blemish for past pimples
• One product to do all

It may be a stretch but that's why it's called my 'perfect' concealer.

Will the Sheer Cover Duo Concealer meet my expectation in a 'perfect' concealer?

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Joy for Soy? [REVIEW]

I love a good snack and had come across SoyJoy a while back. I enjoyed them then and I enjoyed them now when I received a package in my Influenster Spring Beauty Vox Box.

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Sally Hansen Salon Effects - REVIEW

I would consider myself a nail fanatic of some sort. I do have monthly subscription for nail polish (JULEP) and I ALWAYS make a trip to the nail section of any store to see what new colors or products there are.


Back when Sally Hansen first came out with their Salon Effects polish strips, I was an instant fan and currently have 5 different designs in my nail collection when receiving this new box. You could guess the grin on my face when I unboxed my Spring Beauty vox box and found a box of Salon Effects with one of my favorite designs from this line.

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Sweet Pea - Bath & Body Works Fine Fragrance Mist

The finishing touch before I head out the door after getting ready is a few pumps of fragrance.

I have a couple of perfumes in my arsenal with brands of Chanel, Halle Berry and Playboy. I am a huge fan of bath and body works and my 'go to' scents are their body sprays in Country Apple and Sweet Pea.

When I received my Influentster Spring Beauty vox box, I was so excited about getting a body mist of my favorite scent - Sweet Pea! I have the body sprays and the lotions in this scent. I was happy to see they came out with a new line of fragrance mist with their current signature scents.

About this new line of fragrance mist collection -

Bath and Body Works Fragrance Mist

NEW Fine Fragrance Mist Collection!

Fine fragrance in a mist as light as air. Discover a better, more delicate fragrance experience in over 20 Signature fragrances. It’s love at first mist! Exclusively at Bath & Body Works.

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Review: Palmolive Fresh Sponge

Review: Palmolive Fresh Sponge

Palmolive Fresh SpongeTM dishwashing liquid has a unique dual-action formula designed to wash away odor causing residue from sponges and clean dishes to a sparkling shine. Both dishes and sponge are left smelling freshly cleaned.

Product Details:

·       Cleans dishes

·       Freshens sponges

·       Tough on Grease, Soft on Hands®

Where to Buy

The suggested retail price of Palmolive Fresh SpongeTM is $3.29 for a 25oz. bottle. It is available in most grocery stores, and mass retailers like Walmart and Target.  

Palmolive Fresh SpongeTM dishwashing liquid can also be purchased online at www.soap.com and www.walmart.com.

Visit for more info - http://www.colgate.com/app/Palmolive/US/EN/HomePage.cwsp#FreshSponge

Here is the video review with a tutorial:

What is in this dishwashing soap??

INGREDIENT (INCI NAME)	PURPOSE
Water	Consistency
Ammonium C12-15 Pareth Sulfate	Cleaning and Foaming Agent
SD Alcohol 3-A	Controls Thickness and Clarity
Lauramidopropylamine Oxide	Cleaning and Foaming Agent
Sodium Chloride	Controls Thickness
Magnesium Sulfate	Controls Thickness
Fragrance	Pleasant Scent
Poloxamer 124	Controls Thickness
Pentasodium Pentatate	Maintains Product Stability
Preservative	Maintains Product Freshness
Sodium Bisulfite	Maintains Product Stability
Dyes	Color

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Out of the box - 

All the goodies I got in my Palmolive Fresh Sponge package

"I WILL CLEAN YOUR DISHES WHILE MAKING YOUR HANDS SMELL NICE AND FEEL SOFT!"

What do you look for in dishwashing soap??

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Stay beautiful inside and out!

Laters, 

Ree

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Review: Influenster love voxbox program & products

This will be a review of the Influenster program and a highlight rating of each product received.

Influenster is a free program where you are selected based off the completed badges from their website and  if you fit the promoted products in the upcoming box, you are sent an email to confirm your interest in receiving a box.

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Review: Kiss Nail Dress & Tutorial

Review: Kiss' Cocktail Nail Dress

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Review: Stash Tea Herbal Tea Sampler

Review: Stash Tea - Herbal tea sampler 9 flavors; caffeine free

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