#JingleVoxBox from Influenster has arrived and been reviewed!!

I know we have all been waiting, and the time has finally come.. 
I HAVE RECEIVED A NEW INFLUENSTER VOXBOX!!
I received the Jingle Vox Box complimentary to test and review. Keep in mind, like always, even though I received it complimentary, all statements and opinions are 100% my own. 

This was an AMAZING box, probably one of my favorite so far, HANDS DOWN!

This box had 7 different items/brands to test out. This included a free coupon for OreIda tater tots, Bicoff breakfast biscuits, kiss eyelashes and adhesive, pure ice nail polish, cetaphil, itty bittys, and NYC eye liner. 


I have gotten the chance to check everything out, and am very happy with all of it. 
To start; my 4 year old daughter was SO excited and instantly fell in love with the Olaf itty bitty. I barely got the box open, but time she was already asking about him. He is VERY cute too. 
The kiss eyelashes, and adhesive were actually pretty easy to use, and I enjoyed wearing them on New Year's Eve. The adhesive doesn't stick as well as I would have liked on the inner corners of my eyes, but the rest stayed the whole night without me feeling them. 
The Biscoff biscuits are very tasty. They actually remind me of the old animal cookies that come in the circus looking box. Well anyway, I enjoyed them with my Dutch Bros chocolate milk. YUM!
I feel like no one can go wrong with OreIda potatoes, whether it be their tots, or any other product, they are always just so amazing. We got the extra crunchy, and made a OreIdaTotchos! Soo good! (keep an eye out for a post about my creation)
The pure ice nail polish I received was called 'shore bet'. It was a nice nudeish/sandy type color. I actually really loved loved loved the color, but was disappointed in the polish it's self. I had to apply 2-3 coats, it still looked streaky, and it chipped within a day. 
My grandma has been using Cetaphil since before I could remember, so I was excited to actually finally give it an honest to God try. I liked that it had no real smell, but was also missing the smell factor at the same time. I don't feel that the Cetaphil helped the dry/peeling spots I had, but my boyfriend (who is a service tech) liked it on his hands after a long day. 
Last the NYC eye liner in black.. I REALLY love this eyeliner. It may actually become the only eyeliner I use going forward. It's very creamy, and glides on VERY smooth. It stays on the water line, and eye lid very well. I have been able to smudge it on the eye lid with an angled brush to give a softer look. 

Freschetta Pizza, can you taste the difference?

I was a lucky recipient of complimentary Freschetta pizza to test and review from Smiley360. 
We have had this pizza in the past, but we had tried the gluten free option, so this time we picked brick oven. We got only pepperoni, and it was amazing!
We were able to quickly find the Freschetta brand frozen pizza in Walmart's frozen pizza section, the bright green packaging is very helpful.  The price was amazing too, $5.48 for a pizza!! I feel like that is a deal that just can't be beat. 
We decided to have the pizza for lunch, and it was the perfect size for the 3 of us. When I opened the package, I was a little distraught that the pepperonis were all over, but hey, that's a very simple fix. The pizza cooked well, and very even. I appreciated that the crust wasn't too thick, but it was slightly chewy in places, which I personally am not a fan of. The sauce to pepperoni to cheese ratio was perfect. I felt like I was getting an even amount in every bite. 
We all love the Freschetta brand and will continue to purchase as our frozen pizza. 
Thanks Smiley360.com and Freschetta for allowing us to try and enjoy!

Easy off review (got from Smiley360)

We like to deep clean every 3-4 months, so getting the Easy Off oven
cleaner was perfect. I easily found the fume free, lemon scented Easy
Off at Walmart and began my cleaning mission. I never feel right until
my oven and stove is clean. Well I started with the drip pans. Ugh, I
don't know about you but my drip pans and ALWAYS getting dirty. Well I
sprayed some Easy off, put the drip pans in a plastic bag to 'soak',
then removed and rinsed. It did a great
job. There were no harsh smells that bothered me or my preschool
daughter. Did a great job easily, and for a great price normally.
(Please note; I received Easy Off to test and review for free, however
all opinions are 100% my own.)

Tazo Chai from Smiley360.

Receiving Tazo Chai teabags and concentrate was  a blessing in
disguise, or so I thought. I have learned to love Chai throughout the
years, so I was excited to be able to try a new version.
After receiving my coupons, and sampler teabags, we were in search of
the Tazo Chai. We got lucky and found it at the first place I went,
Target. So since I received 3 coupons, and no one I know but my mom
drinks Chai, I sent one to her in California and kept the other two
for myself. I decided that I wanted to try the concentrate since it
seemed easier. I picked two different flavors; original and vanilla
caramel.
Once we got home and I started looking at the package to make myself a
cup, and I instantly regretted my decision. While the concentrate was
good, and easy to use, I personally did not like the fact I had to mix
it with milk. I felt like I could not get the right flavor, plus I'm
not a huge milk drinker anyway. I tried to make it 3 different times,
and none of the time it tasted like it does when I get it from
Starbucks or other coffee shops. This was quite a disappointment,
causing me to not use the rest of the container, and it being
discarded.


(While I did receive these products complimentary, these opinion are
100% my own.)

Arla Dofino Cheese

Cheese.. Let's be honest, WHO DOESN'T LOVE CHEESE? We go through A LOT
of cheese in my house, so needless to say everyone was stoked to get
free cheese! So we began the search for the Arla Dofino cheese. We had
a couple different ideas as to had we would use the cheese, but we
were unable to find the cheese anywhere that would accept the coupon.
Finding the cheese became such a struggle, I got discouraged and
stopped looking. After searching Fred Meyer, Target, Walmart, etc. I
finally found ONE kind at Fred Meyer on my THIRD trip there!

The only option Fred Meyer had was Creamy Havarti. This was going to
work for us, but wasn't the first choice I had in mind. I settled and
got the cheese so I could participate in the testing and reviewing.

So I made pitas for dinner, and used the Havarti cheese in the pitas
for myself, my preschool daughter, and my husband.

First let me start with the cheese, it looked and smelled AMAZING. I
was so excited once I got it home to test it out. The slices were nice
sized slices (again only thing I could find). I actually had to break
the slices in half to put inside our pitas!

I started making the pitas and used chicken, bell pepper, onion,
tomato, mayo, and the Arla Dofinao Havarti cheese slices. OH MY
GOODNESS, I can't stress enough how PERFECT the slices were in this
creation. The chicken was hot, so it made the cheese slightly melt
within the pitas, making the Creamy Havarti even more creamy.

My husband was hesitant on using the Havarti within the pitas, but
even he admitted he was impressed.

I can say the cheese was well worth the wait. The price of slices was
$6.99, which in our house is a little pricey, but I will be willing to
splurge around the holidays and use Arla Dofino, if I can find it.

ChapStick® Hydration Lock Day & Night, does it work?

Here in North Idaho, once the weather starts to change, lips start to hurt and crack. I have always been a Carmex girl, even though my mom always swore by Chapstick. The Carmex would usually work quite well on my cracked lips, but it would take 1-2 DAYS!! 
Once I found out I got picked by Smiley360 to test and review the new dual ended Chapstick Hydration Lock for day and night complimentary, I was quite excited. 
The weather has changed started changing here in CDA, and it's been painful. First sinuses, which leads to sleeping with my mouth open, to crack and painful lips. I was excited to apply the night end of the Chapstick before bed to see if it would help prevent it. 
First let's talk about the product it's self. Let's be honest, no one gets through a full tube of chapstick before losing it, and now Chapstick wants me to try 2 types?! Well thank goodness Chapstick came up with the dual ended Chapstick. On one side is the night time, and the other side is the day time. The design is quite nice, simple, and stable. Of course I had to smell both sides. While neither side had a specific smell, I will admit I like the night time side better for some reason. 
Okay, now for the true test...did it work?
So I started with the night side right before bed. I applied about 2 applications because I like to feel it on my lips. It was not sticky or slimy, which is always a good thing. I didn't feel like dog hair or even my hair was going to cling to my lips, which is an even better thing. When I woke up the next morning, I had no cracks! My lips finally did not hurt! This was awesome for me. Then I went to the mirror, did it leave a 'buildup' like other chapsticks? No it did not!
Next we go to the Day side. I attempted to use the day side throughout the day, but I found it hard. I think it had a lot to do with lack of smell honestly. But when I did remember to use it, it felt just as great as the night side. Once again, no slimy or sticky mess!
I reviewed the package to try and determine the difference between the 2, and why would I like one side more than the other? I think the difference is this; day has SPF 12 and moisturizers, while the night has natural butters, antioxidants, and Tamanu oil. I must just prefer the butter and oils over the moisturizers. 
All in All, The Chapstick Hydration Lock Day & Night is a great product. I can say I know now why my mom has always picked Chapstick. While I still like Carmex, I'm very impressed with the Chapstick brand, and can't wait to use my coupons on trying other products. 

sugar-free dye-free Children's Advil..how did it stack up?

I was excited to get picked to try the sugar-free dye-free Children's Advil. We do use children's medicine quite often in our house. My 3 year old daughter is in daycare, and any mom with their kids in daycare knows how often your babies get sick around all the other children. I was even more excited to see not only that it was sugar-free BUT also dye-free. I hate giving my daughter tons of additives. Let's avoid them if I can. 
Well right at the time that I received the smiley360 kit in the mail for the Children's Advil, our doctor advised that my daughter, Teagan, had a bad ear infection that just won't quit. Our doctor suggested that we give Teagan Advil  for the pain that she was experiencing. We have tried to avoid giving any additional medication because Teagan is receiving antibiotics right now, and who wants to stack medications. 
Yesterday we needed to run errands, so we gave Teagan a dose of the sugar-free dye-free Children's Advil. We were hoping that this would help her get through errands without being extremely uncomfortable. First smell and taste are always a big thing, especially with my daughter. First the sight did catch me off guard, DUH 'dye-free', it was a milky white color. Of course I am not use to this. The smell was good, it smelled like berries. No problems there. Teagan took a dose like a champ. I am not sure how quickly the medicine took affect, because Teagan was not complaining about the pain at that time, but she did seem to be in a 'better' mood after about 30-45 minutes. We were able to complete all our errands, including going to multi stores. The entire time Teagan did not complain, and was very pleasant, even other people commented on her wonderful demeanor. 
I am glad to say that the sugar-free dye-free Children's Advil made this day of errands running much easier to complete. It was nice to have my daughter in a great mood even though she is not feeling well. It's even better that she was in such a great mood, that other people noticed it as well. We will continue to use Children's Advil because it works. 

(I did receive sugar-free dye-free Children's Advil for testing purposes from smiley360, however my review is 100% my own experiences and opinions.)