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Occasionally, if I'm lucky, I will receive a box from Influenster . If I'm super lucky, I will get a box with a variety of items. If you don't know what Influenster is, it is a website where you can learn about products and even get a few for free to try out and submit a review. There are also other activities you do to earn more free products to review. And who doesn't love something for nothing. You also might get super lucky and receive one of their boxes with a variety of items to try. But I've only been lucky lately from Influenster and received two items from them. One was the Dove Men+Care Extra Fresh Dry Spray Antiperspirant  for my husband to try out and the other was Dove Cool Essentials Dry Spray for me to review. In this post, I will only be reviewing the Dove Cool Essentials Dry Spray since I have used this product. The Dove Cool Essentials Dry Spray comes in a cool and simply decorated canister. The fragrance is called "cool essentials....

Just when you thought Hellmann's couldn't step up their game, they came out with a new squeeze bottle! It's the same great mayonnaise (disclaimer: we only use Hellmann's in our household) but in a no fuss or mess squeeze bottle. Influenster sent me a free Hellmann's Squeeze Bottle to try out and review. If you don't know what Influenster is, then you are missing out! It is a website where you can get free products to try out and review. Anyone can join though they do measure your social impact through connecting with your various social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Products are sent to you to review with various activities to complete during a certain time period. The more activities you complete, the more chances you have of getting more products! The Hellmann's Squeeze Bottle is a great way to dispense mayonnaise without having to dig into a jar and making a mess. It sits with the cap down in the refrigerator so that the pr...

A few weeks ago I was selected for a Chatterbox House Party to share and test out the Febreze In-Wash Odor Eliminator . Chatterbox is part of House Party  where you can apply to host a house party for different products including household items as well as food, books or even toys! When you apply, you answer a simple questionnaire to find out if you'd be a good match for that particular house party. Some parties involve actually inviting your friends over to share and test out the products you receive. This is completely free in return for completing a few activities about the products such as posting pictures and a review. In my Febreze In-Wash Odor Eliminator House Party box, I received three samples, coupons and some simple instructions. I shared two samples and two $2 off coupons with friends. The third sample I used along with the last coupon for a free full-sized bottle. I have been using the Febreze In-Wash Odor Eliminator over the last few weeks. I wanted to try this ...

My latest box from Influenster  came with a product from a company I have used other products for many years. In fact, if you are woman, I would guess at some point in your life you have used a product from this company.  Carefree has come out with a thin body shape pantiliner with acti-fresh, which is supposed to leave you with a fresh feeling! I received a pack of 20 liners to test. These liners are so thin, I didn't even notice I was wearing anything at all. Plus I didn't worry about any yucky smells. C'mon now, we all worry about those things that time of the month and just about any time we need to use a pantiliner. I admit with age and after giving birth, my bladder muscles aren't the strongest. So in addition to the other Carefree products I have used in the past, I'm liking this new product. Another great thing is it doesn't take a lot of space in a purse! I'm not sure the retail price of these but I imagine it would be in the range of...

I couldn't help but stop in at my local CVS again to pick up a few more L'Oreal Infallible products last week. This time I got Pro-Matt Foundation in Shell Beige and the Pro-Last Lipcolor in Timeless Rose . I have not tried out the foundation yet but I have heard great reviews so I'm excited to try it out soon. L'Oreal Infallible Pro-Last Lipcolor On the other hand, I couldn't wait to try out the Pro-Last Lipcolor. This lip product is really a 2-in-1 with the lip color on one end and a moisturizing balm on the other end. I picked the Timeless Rose which is a rose color with a little bit of sparkles. I have used similar colored lip glosses, so I knew this would work for me and it did! To use the product, apply the color to your lips and let it dry for a 2-3 minutes. Then take the balm (white side) and apply it right over the lip color. I loved how the color applied on my lips and it didn't take long to dry. However, my lips felt pretty tacky and d...

A few weeks ago I received a complimentary jar of Reese's spreads through influenster  to test at home. Recently these spreads have become popular and used interchangeably as you would use peanut butter. I happen to like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, so I had no doubt this would be something I would like as well. My first impression of the spread in the jar was it looked gritty and thick. However, I was pleasantly surprised how smooth and easy it was to spread. It had the appearance of a thick milk chocolate rather than the color of peanut butter, which is what I would have expected. Overall, I thought this tasted fine. It didn't exactly taste like the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. It tasted more chocolate than peanut butter and in fact was more like malt. I tried the spread on apples and graham crackers. I thought it was better on the graham crackers. I'm kind of a purist. I like peanut butter and I like chocolate. I like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups where ther...