SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener review

I received complimentary samples of SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener from Splenda and Crowdtap in order to test and review.
It was interesting to compare the taste of the new SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener with other similar sweetener products I had previously tasted. Honestly, I have never found a sweetener that adequately substituted the taste of real sugar in my coffee or tea, and all of the ones I had tried before always had this awkward, bitter aftertaste that I couldn't stand.

 

 

I was pleasantly surprised with SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener, because it just doesn't have that strange bitter taste that other sweeteners have! It sweetened my tea and coffee well, but not exactly as regular sugar does, though. The taste is sweet, but the sweetness tends to be on the lips and tongue when drinking my beverage, which is really hard to describe, but it just sweetens my drinks very differently than real sugar. Is it something I could get used to? Most definitely. Especially for the benefit of no calories! If you're looking to say goodbye to sugar (and the extra calories it sneaks into your diet), I recommend you try SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener!

Disclaimer: I received free samples from the brand and Crowdtap for testing and reviewing purposes.

Jif® Peanut Butter and Naturally Flavored Cinnamon Spread review

Thanks to Crowdtap and Jif, I received a free sample of Jif® Peanut Butter and Naturally Flavored Cinnamon Spread.

I admit it, I was skeptical at first about how it would taste, and how anything could compare to traditional, regular Jif peanut butter, that was so good already! And, most of all, would the cinnamon flavor be strong and too overpowering?

I was so excited when I received my sample, and decided to make warm wheat bread toast with the Jif® Peanut Butter and Naturally Flavored Cinnamon Spread for breakfast for my family this past weekend. Upon opening the jar, I noticed its creamy texture, and the pleasant cinnamon peanut butter aroma filled the house as soon as I spread it on the warm toasted wheat bread. Great spreability, delicious aroma, and the best taste!

We all fell in love at first bite! Everyone loved the flavor, and wanted seconds. All you could hear was "mmmh" and "yummy!", and I knew we had found a new family favorite!

Jif® Peanut Butter and Naturally Flavored Cinnamon Spread has exceeded my expectations, and I highly recommend you guys try it ASAP! You're missing out if you haven't tried it yet!


Disclaimer: I received a complimentary sample for testing purposes. All opinions expressed here are my own.

Culturelle Kids Regularity Gentle-Go & Culturelle Kids Probiotics

I love and trust the Culturelle brand, and have used their products for myself in the past. I was excited to receive their Culturelle Kids products complimentary from Smiley360 for testing purposes and to share my honest opinion about the products.

What I like about the Gentle-Go Formula is that it comes in a tasteless powder, in convenient single serve sticks, which you can simply mix into your kids' drinks, yogurt, or applesauce. I found it a little bit difficult to dissolve in water, and my kids didn't like the taste/texture of it in water much, but in other drinks like juice they didn't complain about the taste at all. I found it much more convenient to mix it into yogurt or applesauce, so my children wouldn't even notice. I really love the fact that the Gentle-Go Formula is a simple, safe, and best of all drug-free way to keep kids' digestive systems stay healthy and keep them from becoming uncomfortable by helping them stay regular! It's really convenient and easy to use daily. The only thing I would change is to make it easier to dissolve in water, and add a small slit on the single serve packages to be able to easily tear them open, so I won't need scissors.

I like giving my kids the Culturelle Probiotics Formula, the probiotics in it help restore the correct balance between good and bad bacteria in the digestive system, which is so important to keep their digestive systems strong and healthy. I think it is really good that Culturelle Probiotics makes my kids' digestive tract work better, which is essential to support a healthy immune system. It has definitely helped my 4 year old son's occasional diarrhea, and eased his and my one year old's tummy aches. What I appreciate the most is that the powder is completely tasteless and dissolves quickly in cold drinks and foods, it's very convenient to just mix into applesauce or yogurt, which makes it super easy to get even your little ones to take their probiotics daily, and they won't even notice it! I like the small and convenient single serve sticks, they just need a small slit on one side to make them easier to open, instead of having to cut them open with scissors. Great product overall, I recommended it to many family members and friends who would benefit from this product for their own children! Will definitely buy this again for my kids, too.

Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary from the Culturelle brand and Smiley360 for testing and reviewing purposes. All opinions expressed here are my own.
#RestoreRegularity #FreeSample

SHEBA Meaty Sticks With Chicken

Me (or I should say my cat) tested SHEBA® Meaty Tender Sticks for free, thanks to Influenster and SHEBA, and let me tell you: My cat loooves these meatstick treats so much, she won't stop begging me for more! :)

SHEBA Meaty Sticks with Chicken comes in a 5-pack of jerky-like looking, but soft meaty sticks. Each one is wrapped separately, so perfect for serving once a day (or more often) while keeping the rest of the treats fresh! As soon as I tore one of the meaty sticks packages open, my cat could hardly wait for me to take it out of the wrapper, the delightful meaty smell of the treat made her get super excited. As soon as I put the treat on the ground for her, she literally devoured it in two seconds! I've never seen her eat and love a cat treat this much! She kept meowing and begging for another meaty stick treat, so I gave in and gave her another one.
I actually had to hold on to the treat so I could snap a picture before it was gone in a second... :)

I'm very happy that I found a new treat for her that she loves more than any other treat! I'll be definitely getting more of these for my cat!

Curel Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer review

Hello ladies and gentlemen!

Summer is slowly but certainly coming to an end, and the change of seasons is not easy on everyone's skin! If you're looking for a moisturizer for dry or very dry skin, or just a good working moisturizer in general, I recommend Curel Hydra Therapy!

Thanks to Curel and Crowdtap I was sent a complimentary sample of Curel Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer to try out and share my honest opinion about the product.
Curel Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer works by directly applying it to wet skin right after showering or bathing, and before drying off, while the pores are still open and the moisturizer is able to penetrate deep into the skin to fight dryness at its source.
I love how light the moisturizer feels when applying it, and that it absorbs immediately without leaving any residue behind! Maybe I should mention that one of my main issues, that keep me from moisturizing as often as I should, is that I just don't like the sticky feeling I get from most other moisturizers, this is why I really appreciate that Curel Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer leaves no greasy, sticky feel behind at all.
After using it for the first time I could immediately feel my skin being softer and smoother! I love that it makes my skin look supple and healthy, and now after using it for more than two weeks, my dry skin is completely gone!

I couldn't be more satisfied with this great wet skin moisturizer! I've finally found a cure for my dry skin! I recommend this product and will be buying it again.

Haagen Dazs Dulce De Leche Caramel ice cream

Häagen-Dazs Dulce De Leche Caramel Ice Cream

I scream, you scream, we all scream, for ICE CREAM!!! :)

Hey everyone!!

Thanks to Crowdtap and Häagen-Dazs, I was able to sample the Häagen-Dazs Dulce De Leche Caramel ice cream for free, in return for my honest, unbiased review. And let me tell you: It is DELICIOUS!!! This is hands down one of the best ice creams I have ever tasted! The Häagen-Dazs Dulce De Leche Caramel ice cream is a perfect blend of caramel and sweet cream ice cream, with savory, delicious ribbons of real caramel running throughout the ice cream. The flavor is absolutely amazing, not too sweet, rich, and creamy! It feels silky smooth, and just melts on your tongue like no other ice cream brand does! I love how indulgent and rewarding this ice cream feels when eating it, it's truly a real treat to reward myself after those long and stressful days. Häagen-Dazs is my #1 favorite brand of ice cream, always delicious and high quality, and the Dulce De Leche Caramel ice cream flavor did meet and exceed my expectations! I highly recommend this ice cream!

TIDE 3-in-1 Original Pods

My review of TIDE 3-in-1 Original Pods

Hey guys! I hope everyone's summer is going well! With lots of sunshine and great weather, our family here shares a lot of outdoors time together, and with it comes piles of laundry... you can guess!
It couldn't have happened at a better time that Crowdtap selected me to take part in the TIDE Pods sampling activation!

I have never used detergent pods before, so these TIDE Pods were completely new to me. I received 4 packets with 1 TIDE pod in each one. Two for me to try out and review, and two to share with a friend! (I also received a $2 off savings coupon, but sadly the coupon expired faster than I had noticed the expiration date.)
Here's a picture of my awesome TIDE Pods Crowdkit!

I decided to give them a try with a medium load of laundry in a hot wash cycle. I have a newer model front load HE washing machine, so I added a TIDE Pod along with the laundry to be washed into the washer drum, then started the washing cycle. I loved how convenient and easy it was to just toss a TIDE Pod into the washer, instead of having to measure messy detergent and adding it to the soap dispenser compartment.

When the cycle finished and I opened the washing machine, I could already smell the lovely, fresh TIDE original scent! I love this scent, it is actually the main reason I choose TIDE over other laundry detergents. Without having to add softener in the machine, or sheets to the dryer, my laundry smelled fresh and clean! It is good to know that TIDE Pods have 90% cleaning ingredients, while other brands' detergents only contain 15% cleaning ingredients. Not only do TIDE Pods clean, but they also brighten clothes and remove stains effectively, they are a 3-in-1 detergent product, which is great and convenient! Overall, my experience with TIDE Pods was very positive, my laundry came out stainless and smelling wonderful! I highly recommend it! And I will be buying it again.

Disclaimer: "This post was sponsored by Tide® as part of a sampling activation for Crowdtap. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review."

Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid lip color

Review of Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid lip colors in the shades of Rebel Red and Nude Flush

Hey guys! :)

Today I wanted to share about my latest beauty additions: Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid Matte Liquid lip color, #35 Rebel Red and #10 Nude Flush.

I received these products complimentary for testing and reviewing purposes from Maybelline and Influenster, but all opinions expressed here are 100% my own.

I love the new Vivid Matte color selection, they are so pretty!
These rich, intense lip colors are designed to glide on smooth to a matte finish. They contain 2x the pigments for intense color, and have a soft cushiony feel. I think it's great that you can choose how you like to wear them, simply by applying only once for a matte finish, or you can apply it twice for a shinier look! I'm a more natural type, so while I usually don't go for bright reds, I think both colors are really beautiful, easy to apply, and feel light on the lips. I'd choose the Nude Flush shade for every day use, while the bright & pretty Rebel Red for special occasions. There's only one thing that I didn't like about them, it is that the colors didn't last very long, only a few hours at most, they wear off too quickly.
Overall, I really want to try out more colors, and I recommend you try the Vivid Matte lip colors yourself, you will like them! :)

Welch's Refreshingly Simple juice

Welch's Refreshingly Simple juice review

Hi everybody!

Today I would like to tell you about a delicious new juice that I received complimentary for testing and reviewing purposes. All opinions expressed here are my own.

I was recently invited by BzzAgent to be a part of the Welch's Refreshingly Simple juice campaign. I received a free bottle of Welch's Refreshingly Simple juice in the variety Peach Mango, alongside some savings coupons to pass along, and a cute sandwich box.

My first impression of the juice bottle is its nice & sleek design. It really stands out from other juice bottles, also because of its label's simplicity. The juice comes in a variety of great, delicious flavors, such as Peach Mango, Concord Grape, Orange Pineapple Apple, Passion Fruit and Strawberry Raspberry. My family and me can't wait to try them all, and after trying the Peach Mango variety we knew that we'll definitely be getting more!

As the name states and you would expect, Welch's Refreshingly Simple juice is made simple. The makers of Welch's understand that often times LESS is MORE, that's why Welch's, with only a handful of simple ingredients, created this simply delicious juice! If you're like me and enjoy the simple things in life, you have to try this juice! Every 8 oz. cup of Refreshingly Simple has only 100 calories, and it has only about half of the amount of sugars that other juices contain. Not only that, but it is made with only real fruit sugars, no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial sweeteners, no artificial flavors, and no preservatives! So - Sit down and relax, and pour yourself another cup of Refreshingly Simple juice! And if you're a parent, you don't have to feel guilty about letting your child have that second cup of juice they're begging you for. :) My children said this juice is yummy and delicious, they just couldn't get enough. They finished it almost faster than I was able to take a picture to share with all of you. ;)


In my opinion, Welch's Refreshingly Simple juice is the perfect summer drink to relax and unwind, with its light, not too sweet flavor, and with a hint of summer and sunshine in every sip, you can enjoy the moment and the simple things in life!

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary bottle of this product for testing and reviewing purposes. No other compensation was received. Opinions expressed here are 100 % my own. #GotItFree #SimplyDelicious #Welchs #RefreshinglySimple #BzzAgent

Review for Garnier Olia Medium Golden Brown Color 5.3

Garnier Olia Medium Golden Brown Color 5.3 review

Hi everyone!
So, recently Crowdtap sent me a sample of Garnier Olia permanent hair color in the color number 5.3, which is Medium Golden Brown. I had not used this hair color before, so I was really excited to try it out, because the box stands out on store shelves and it is the only hair dye that is made with an exclusive 60% oil blend, with natural flower oils, it has no ammonia in it which means a more pleasant scent during application, and it promises that it gives you brilliant color and visibly healthier hair that is hydrated, silky, and 3x shinier. Time for a healthy change - for your hair! :)

 I really liked the non-drip formula and that it has a nice flowery scent. I also liked that it didn't stain my skin. The application was a little bit more difficult because the shape of the applicator bottle made it easy to slip out of my hand because of the awkward shape and slippery gloves, and it was also difficult to get the rest of the color to come out of the bottle, so I had to open it up to get it out. I definitely recommend two boxes if you have longer hair than shoulder-length hair, because I ran out of color quickly. When rinsing the color out of my hair, the hair already seemed more smooth and conditioned. After the hair was dry it felt really soft and silky, definitely healthier, and I loved the shine.
Here's a before picture (so you can get an idea of what my hair color looked like to begin with) and an after shot. My hair was pretty light with a coppery tone and highlights, so the end result was not as dark as on the hair color box.

I really recommend that you guys try out this hair color, it is very gentle on hair, and available in many great shades!


* Disclaimer: I received this product complimentary for testing and reviewing purposes, in return for my honest and unbiased opinion. No other compensation was received. *

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream

 

 

I recently received a sample of Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream complimentary from Influenster for testing and reviewing purposes. All opinions expressed here are my own.

I really liked this moisturizing cream! The rich formula gets absorbed quickly, and leaves no greasy residue behind, which is awesome! It provides long-lasting hydration that starts immediately when applied, and helps soothe and heal even severely dry and itchy skin, which makes it a great moisturizer for eczema relief. I love that it is non-irritating, fragrance-free and mild! I even used it on my baby's sensitive skin and it made both of our skin sooo soft and smooth. Cetaphil moisturizing cream contains extra-strength emollients and humectants that are clinically proven to bind water to the skin and prevent moisture loss. It's perfect for use on hands, feet, elbows, and I even saw great results using this moisturizer on my face during these cold winter months.

#Influenster #JingleVoxBox #Cetaphil #Cheerphil #contest #sponsored

Centrum® MultiGummies Multivitamins

Introducing NEW Centrum® MultiGummies Multivitamins, a great tasting and easy to take multivitamin!

 

Thanks to Centrum and Smiley360, I received a 70-count bottle of Centrum Multigummies multivitamins for free to try them, and then share my honest opinion about them. I was very glad I was picked for this Smiley360 mission because I would probably not have bought these myself. I've never had luck buying multivitamins, they were either big pills that were hard to swallow, or they would taste gross, or leave a bad after taste for a while. So usually I'd just rather "forget about them" in the cabinet. When I received my free bottle of Centrum Multigummies, I really liked the bright colors of the bottle they came in and of the vitamin gummies itself. The gummies come in three natural flavors, orange, berries, and cherry, which makes the gummy variety really bright and colorful when you look at the bottle. The bottle states that taking Centrum Multigummies supports energy, immunity, and metabolism. While I have not been able to notice any difference in my energy levels (which may be because I have not been using them just long enough yet, not sure), it is definitely comforting to know I'm doing good for my body and supporting it. The Centrum Multigummies taste fruity and chewy, similar to actual gummy candies, or fruit snacks, which makes them very easy to take (and remember every day!). It's like having a little treat for yourself, which makes me actually look forward to taking them. All three flavors taste delicious, my favorite is the orange, but really I like them all. I also appreciate that they do not have a strange vitamin-y taste, and that they do not leave an unpleasant aftertaste. These gummies easily fit into anyone's lifestyle, they contain no wheat, milk, soy, egg, peanut, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, or shellfish allergens. They are also gluten-free, and made without artificial flavors and sweeteners! Centrum Multigummies are so good for you, packed with essential key nutrients, they provide at least 100% or more of Vitamins B12, D, and E. Even though you may think you eat healthy, adding these to your daily diet will make sure to help you fill in the gaps in your nutrition.
I highly recommend trying Centrum Multigummies multivitamins! I really like them, and will be purchasing them again soon when I finish the bottle I'm currently using. Thanks, Centrum and Smiley360!