Reviews – Page 22 – Chocolate 'N Children

July 16, 2015April 9, 2016

Oz Naturals Hyaluronic Acid Serum – Review

I’ve tried Oz Naturals products in the past and liked them, so I was pretty excited to try this Oz Naturals Hyaluronic Acid Serum.

What they say: “CLINICAL STRENGTH anti aging, anti wrinkle serum is proven to plump skin and fill in those fine lines and wrinkles.

THIS HYALURONIC ACID SERUM is guaranteed to give you that dewy, moisture boost needed to achieve that youthful glow and is proven to reduce skin’s fine lines and wrinkles.

Our CRUELTY FREE, Hyaluronic Acid Serum does not contain alcohol, parabens or sulfates and is safe for all skin types.

MADE IN THE USA in a state of the art FDA registered facility, OZ Naturals formulates effective anti aging products.”

Now for my opinion. First of all, I had to figure out what a Hyaluronic Acid Serum is, and how to use it. Because, I don’t know about you, but I have no idea what Hyaluronic is and Acid doesn’t sound like a good thing to put on my face.

But it has this cute little dropper in it, which makes it lots of fun to use. It’s just fun to drop stuff on your hand and put it on your face instead of having to dump the bottle into your hand or figure out how to get the stuff out of the bottle. I just love the bottle and the dropper!

So, I read the instructions – I followed the instructions as well 🙂

Step 1: Wash and dry your face as usual
Step 2: Apply Oz Naturals Hyaluronic Acid Serum and let dry (it dries really fast)
Step 3: Apply your usual facial moisturizer and makeup as usual.

Super easy.

So, what does the Oz Naturals Hyaluronic Acid Serum do you ask? Well, basically, it preps your face for your moisturizer. I’ve been using it for several days now and it allows your moisturizer to soak in better. I was worried it would make my skin more oily, but it does just the opposite. Since my moisturizer is soaking in more, that means less oil ON my face and more deep into my skin where I actually need it. Hooray!

This oil is just about odorless – I can smell a little bit of the witch hazel but it’s not strong and doesn’t smell bad so it’s not a problem. It does remind me of when I used witch hazel as a facial cleanser when I was a teen. I need something a little more moisturizing these days! And it’s made with natural ingredients.

It’s gentle on my skin, soaks in fast, and when used as instructed, helps my face stay more moisturized throughout the day.

Want a bottle for yourself? You can buy it here.

I received this product free for purposes of my review. All opinions are my own.

July 15, 2015April 9, 2016

Gym Dandy Teeter Totter Product Review

Last fall we tried out this Gym Dandy Deluxe Teeter Totter at a friend’s house and just loved it. So, the beginning of spring I bought one for the kids.

I love the bright colors, it’s such a fun looking toy!

It’s easy for the kids (even the 2yr old) to climb on and climb off of.

And best of all, it’s extremely hard to tip over. I think it would take 2 adults intentionally trying to tip it over to actually tip it.

You can see the red base that makes it hard to tip. The yellow arms let the kids play without being able to tip too far. And the seats are comfortable and the handles are easy to grip.

We had some friends over the other day and at one point all 5 kids had piled on it without a problem – I don’t actually recommend using it with this many kids because there’s not quite enough room on the seats for 5. The seats can seat 4 kids total though if you have older kids who want to give younger kids a ride.

This has been one of my best toy purchases!

July 8, 2015April 9, 2016

Lashem 3-in-1 Bright Eye Give-Away + Review

Lashems 3-in-1 Eye Bright helps diminish dark circles and fine lines as it smooths the appearance of puffiness and wrinkles. This paragon free, hyperallogenic formula is PETA Certified Cruelty Free and helps to hydrate, nourish, and condition the delicate eye-area keeping you looking and feeling your best.

With 3 little kids running around, I’m pretty much always tired. So, I jumped at the chance to try and review a product that is supposed to help me look less tired.

Pros:

This product is easy to apply – I love the consistency, it’s easy to get it right where I want it.
It rubs in quickly – no one wants to be rubbing around their eye for too long
It has no scent – I’m not a big fan of scented facial products, so I love things that don’t smell
It dries well – as in, it’s not sticky after it dries. The eye bright seems sticky when I start rubbing it in, but after it’s rubbed in, my skin feels smooth with no sticky residue.
It lightens under my eye – It does help my eyes look less tired. It’s been a busy week with lots of traveling and having something that helped me look less tired was pretty awesome.
It’s in a cute bottle that’s easy to store

Cons:

The dispenser is hard to use – I’m always getting twice as much product as I can actually use at one time, the push down sticks a little so I get a lot or none.

All in all, I really like this product. It works well and it’s easy to apply.

This product is listed for $40 on their site here.

Not sure you want to buy it yet? Enter their giveaway here for a chance to win a free 3 in 1 Eye Bright.

I received this product free for purposes of my own. All opinions are my own.

June 24, 2015April 9, 2016

Etekcity Portable Outdoor Camping LED Lantern Flashlights Review

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There are so many things I liked about these lanterns.

1. They come in a pack of two – Very useful that is with multiple children, they each get one and everyone is happy.
2. They are very bright – much brighter than you might expect from a lantern this small. A small lantern with a lot of light is perfect!
3. They fold up small, and they’re light. So they’re super easy to just close up and toss in your bag for later use.
4. The handle is just right. The handle folds down as well so it’s not in the way when you’re storing the lantern and it’s big enough to easily carry the lantern when you need it.

The batteries are individually wrapped, so you need to unscrew the battery compartment on the bottom, unwrap them, and stick them back in for the lantern to work. This is good for shipping, but it took me a minute to figure it out when I first got the lanterns.

This is a great product and I’ll be using it a lot this summer.

I received this product free for purposes of my review, all opinions are my own.

June 17, 2015April 9, 2016

OZ Naturals Ancient Orient Rice Enzyme Dermafoliant – Review

OZ Naturals Face Scrub Exfoliant has bamboo, green tea extract, Vitamin B-5, lactic acid, and alpha lipoic acid. It’s goal is to remove dead skin cells and reduce fine lines and wrinkles while leaving your face with a healthy glow.

This product is a rough powder, that you dump out into your hand, mix with a little water, and then scrub your face with.

I found it rather interesting to use, I put some in my palm, mixed in a little water, and started scrubbing my face. I had to add water a couple of times since it dried pretty fast.

The Face Scrub Exfoliant scrubs really well – I was worried when I was scrubbing that it was too rough, but it did what it’s supposed to do so I think it was just fine. The directions say to let it sit for 5 minutes, but I’m impatient so I let mine site for about 3 minutes before rinsing it off.

When I rinsed the Face Scrub Exfoliant off my skin was soft and smooth. And it stayed soft throughout the next day. Using this every-other to every-third day would work great for me.

It has no smell, which I love. I’m not fond of using facial products that are very aromatic, so I was pleased to be using something that doesn’t have any added scents or dyes.

I enjoyed using this product and I love the soft and clear skin I got as a result of using this Exfoliant.

You can purchase it online at Amazon.

I received this product free for purposes of my review. All opinions are my own.

June 10, 2015April 9, 2016

Adovia Exfoliating Body Scrub Review

I received this product free for purposes of my review. All opinions are my own.

I received a container of Adovia Exfoliating Body Scrub with Dead Sea Salt and Natural Oils for review.

This Dead Sea Salt Scrub is an Exfoliator and Moisturizer. With dead sea salt and 21 minerals, this product is designed to exfoliate and moisturize your skin. You can use it in the shower or bath or just as a hand or foot scrub at your sink.

This product works great. I used it in the shower. It exfoliated well and was very moisturizing. I didn’t even have to use lotion after my shower!

It is a bit hard to get out of the container. It’s rather liquidy, so a small spoon would be helpful.

The only thing I didn’t love about this product is the scent. It has a perfume smell that I didn’t really enjoy. Fortunately, it doesn’t last long after your shower so it’s not a big deal, but I would like this product better in a different scent.

They sell this product on amazon. And free shipping is available.

Influenster Bella Vox Box Review

I just love my latest Influenster Bella Vox Box! So many great products!

EcoTools Complexion Collection Mattifying Finish Brush

This brush is so very soft! As in it’s so soft you almost don’t feel it. It also blends really well – which is what it’s supposed to do. It blends my finishing powder in without smearing any of my other makeup.

I love this brush! And it’s only $9 from Amazon, a great price for a terrific brush!

DOVE^® Fruit

When this product arrived it was melted, not just soft, melted. I don’t recommend shipping it to anyone any time soon since the weather is rather hot these days. I stuck it in the freezer and let it harden, then pulled out my tiny cheese chopping block and cheese knife and sliced it up. It was still very delicious! And the kids thought it was pretty awesome to slice and eat chocolate.

Rimmel London Scandaleyes Mascara created by Kate Moss

I was happy with this product. Rimmel Scandaleyes Idol Eyes Mascara by Kate Moss is also $9 on Amazon. I don’t wear mascara often because my eyes are sensitive to it for some reason. Happily, this mascara did not irritate my eyes. Horray! It does however bleed a tad more than I like so after wearing it for the evening when I get home there is some black under my eye. I don’t think it’s noticeable to anyone but me.

This mascara is easy to apply – the curved brush looks hard to use but it actually gives me a lot of flexibility so I can turn the brush which ever way I need to best apply my mascara. It also washes off pretty well – so no black eyes the next day!

This is the best mascara I’ve used in a long time and achieves 2 of my 3 mascara needs. 1. Does NOT irritate my eyes. 2. Washes off easily 3. Doesn’t bleed while wearing (it’s not too bad, but I do notice it)

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick by Kate

I love this lipstick! It’s such a great shade. Pink (Shade number 17) but still a bit muted so my lips aren’t neon! They have lots of great shades. I was sent a light pink. It adds color to my lips without being too bold.

This lipstick is also moisturizing and doesn’t dry out my lips. It stays on a long time. And it tastes ok. Seriously, there are some lipsticks I can stand because they taste terrible!

This is a great lipstick and I’ll definitely be trying out some of the other shades as well.

Not Your Mother’s Deja Vu Do Style Extender

This is my favorite product that I received in my Bella Vox Box. I have so much trouble controlling my hair! I’m always hunting for a product that gives me more control and less frizz. This product actually keeps my hair tame for days! You know, with 3 little kids I honestly don’t get to wash my hair every day.

I’m just loving this Style Extender. It does exactly what it says, it extends my hair style for an extra day or two when needed. And it makes me feel so much better about my hair, even on days when I haven’t had time to do anything with it.

It’s a bit pricey. Almost $12 on Amazon, but one bottle lasts a long time and it works so well, it’s totally worth it!

Club W

I actually don’t drink wine and they sent a coupon for buy 2 get one free so I didn’t end up trying this product. I did browse their website, look at the wines, and recipes. They have some great looking stuff on there!

If you want your own wine they also gave me a coupon code to share use coupon code REFERME on their website for your own buy two get one free wines. Most of their wines are $13 a bottle, so not terribly expensive.

Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs

This product was not in my box, it was supposed to be in there, but got left out :(. I’m so sad. With summer just arriving here, I was so looking forward to trying this out! I received lots of other great products so I’m very happy with my box. This does look like a great product to try if you don’t quite have your tan yet but you want to wear a short skirt!

I received these products free for purposes of my review. All opinions are my own.

May 26, 2015April 9, 2016

Trilane Retinol+Vitamin C Review and Coupon

I received this product free for purposes of my review. All opinions are my own.

For starters, here’s what Healthy Directions say about their product. Trilane® Retinol + Vitamin C moisturizer gives you everything original Trilane® Anti-Aging Moisturizer with Squalane offers, plus age-fighting and skin-renewing antioxidants to leave your skin smoother, more even, for a more radiant, youthful glow.

– Smoothes and evens out skin texture
– Speeds turnover of skin cells
– Reduces fine lines and wrinkles
– Protects your skin from environmental damage
– Diminishes brown spots
– Minimizes and unclogs pores
– Gentle enough for everyday use

And it’s available for purchase on Amazon. If you have prime you even get free shipping!

For even more savings get 20% off your purchase with coupon code SAVERETC.

Now, for my opinion.

Aroma – My favorite thing about the Trilane® Retinol + Vitamin C moisturizer is that it has no smell. I can’t tell you how much I hate applying a facial moisturizer that smells like I’m putting perfume on my face! Trilane® Retinol + Vitamin C smells like nothing! Horray! I feel like I’m putting a moisturizer on my face and that’s it. Which is exactly what I want.

Skin Texture – My skin is pretty smooth already so I can’t really say it it improved my facial skin. My skin tone is nice and even with a healthy brightness while using Trilane® Retinol + Vitamin C moisturizer. So, I would say it works well for me.

Oily Skin – The first day I used it I wasn’t impressed, it made my skin oily. After almost a week of using it, my skin is no longer oily and it’s still well moisturized. I have somewhat oily skin so this is my first criteria for my facial moisturizer.

I usually give stuff a week though before making a decision because I have to give my skin time enough to completely adjust. After a week, my skin is looking great and it’s not oily. So if you’re not impressed the first day, give it a week and see what you think before giving up.

Makeup – My makeup wears well over it, as in it stays on well. I don’t wear foundation that often so it’s important that my facial moisturizer provide enough moisture for my makeup to stick.

Moisturizing – And last but not least, it moisturizes really well while being very gentle at the same time.

It’s gentle enough that I’m going to try it out on my middle child and see if it helps her with some dry skin on her face. I always try stuff like this first before using it on the kids and I think Trilane® Retinol + Vitamin C moisturizer will work great for her.

Shadow of the Mountain – Book Review

It’s been a really long time since I’ve read Christian fiction. Long time as in, I was about 12 the last time I read Christian Fiction. I read 2 kid’s Frank Peretti books and they scared me so much, I haven’t read Christian Fiction since then.

I’ve been wanting some new books to read and this review opportunity came up. From the description it looked like a book that I would like so I decided to give it a shot.

I’m so glad I did! I absolutely loved this book! Also, it says it’s the first in a series, so I’m looking forward to reading the others as they come out. I can’t wait to see who Cliff Graham is going to write about next.

Shadow of the Mountain is a Fictional backstory for Caleb in the Bible. Lots of excitement and adventure and a really great story about how he became who he was.

I can’t say a ton about the plot because I don’t want to give anything away. It’s easy to read, the story flows well, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don’t often stay up really late reading but I pulled a couple of late nights reading this book.

If you’re looking for something new to read, you should give this book a try! I’ll make it easy – You can go here to buy Shadow of the Mountain: Exodus on Amazon.com.

I received this item free for purposes of my review. All opinions are my own.

May 6, 2015April 9, 2016

Kitchen Scale

I received an Etekcity® 0.1oz High Accuracy 13lb/6kg Digital Multifunction Kitchen Food Scale to try and review.

This is a pretty inexpensive kitchen scale so I wasn’t really sure what to expect quality wise, but I’m very happy with it.

It’s easy to operate and has all the different weights that I need. I like that it has partial ounces so there’s greater accuracy. The display is easy to read. At first I was concerned that it only goes up to 13 pounds, but I haven’t found anything anywhere near 13 pounds in my kitchen that I need to weigh.

The first time I used it it was on the counter and the edge was bumping up against something else on the counter behind it and my weights were all over the place. So I moved stuff away from it (just so nothing was touching it) pushed the start button so it would go to zeros and it works great. So, just make sure it’s not touching anything else when you use it because the scale seems to go all the way to the edge.

My 1st grader has started wanting to weigh everything at the grocery store, and she’s so excited to have a scale to play with. I showed her how to use it and she can operate it without assistance – it’s that easy!

Also, it’s small, which I love, because it’s easy to store. I don’t have a ton of room in my kitchen so I needed a scale that I could easily store.

All in all, a great scale for the price.

I received this product free for purposes of my review. All opinions are my own.