Vapour part two

Back with part two of the Vapour reviews. I am going to talk about two of their products today. Their new trick sticks, and solar translucent bronzer.

   I will start with their bronzer. It comes in three colors, mirage, simmer, and spicy. I got one in mirage. They say this about their bronzer; “a sophisticated bronzed appearance while delivering powerful antioxidants and moisture with Vapour’s exclusive light-as-air, botanically- infused organic base...” This is another product that is light as air. I can add this over the foundation and still feel as nothing is there. It comes in stick form so it is very easy to pack and go. No need for brushes, just swipe it on a do a little blending. It works great on my skin and gives me a perfect sun kissed look. I love the way this looks over any of my powdered bronzers. This gets a 5 of 5 stars and have been telling everyone and showing it to everyone.

  The next product is their Trick Sticks. This is their new “precision beauty tool to achieve a lit-from-within glow.” It is a high lighter in their great stick form. I got it in luster, dazzle, and star, and I love every one of them. I use them on my brow bone, cheek bones, and down my nose. They give a great glow that really wakes up my face. It is a glow that people even notice. They are very light weight, and the texture is smooth and creamy. It glides on perfect and just needs a little bit of blending. They are all highly pigmented and have just the right amount of simmer. I am in love with both of these products, just like their foundations. They are so creamy when you put them on and light weight to wear. It has been so hot here and I am ok to wear these out for the day. I used all of their products for my cousins out door wedding and they stood up to the heat, sweat, humidity, all of it. I give the trick sticks a 5 of 5 too. So far I have no complaints about anything. Great packaging and great wear ability.

http://www.vapourbeauty.com/ Here is their site take some time and look around, learn about them and look at all the wonderful items they have on the site.

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Vapour review part 1

I got a great box of goodies from Vapour to share my honest thoughts with you gals. Vapour is an organic beauty company, which came out with a new formulation that is not a powder, cream, or liquid, something in between all of it. I am going to break this review into parts so it’s not so long to read.

     The first thing I am going to talk about is their foundations. They have it in two forms, a liquid type, called atmosphere soft focus foundation and a stick kind of cream type, called atmosphere luminous foundation. I like the soft focus pump one the best just because I like the pump and that it gives you a dewy finish. They are both so light weight. I feel like I have nothing at all one my face. I never thought foundation could make you feel that way. My skin can breathe and still look pretty. They have been perfect for this crazy heat this summer. They both have become my everyday go too foundation. The soft focus one goes on so easy and blends like a dream. It gives great coverage, with and without concealer and lasts all day for me. The luminous foundation has a tiny bit more of a matte finish. Everything else is just like the soft focus one. I was scared of it at first because it was a cream in a stick and was unsure how to put it on and how well it would blend, but I had no problems. I put a few swipes on my face and use my beauty blender to blend it in and it is a perfect finish every time. They come in many different skin tones so there is one for everyone out there. I found that the s100 is perfect match for me. I give this foundation a 5 of 5 stars. I have never liked a foundation as much as I like this one. I will not go back to any of the other ones I have; they are all going to friends. I recommend this to anyone who wants a super lightweight great coverage foundation.

http://www.vapourbeauty.com/ Here is their site take some time and look around, learn about them and look at all the wonderful items they have on the site.

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Nourish, Organic Food for Healthy Skin, Review

I got some goodies from Nourish to try out and share my honest thought with you guys and the company. Nourish is an organic beauty company. They offer “100 percent USDA certified organic, high-performance and high- quality formulations offered in distinctive scents made of exclusive blends of 100 percent USDA certified organic essential oils and extracts.” I could not have explained the company better. They carry many different bath and body products in four different scents.

  The first thing I got to try is their organic hand wash in lavender mint. It is the first time I have come across organic hand wash and was very excited to try it. The bottle has a lovely picture on it and I am proud to show it in my bathroom. I took the big bottle and split it. I work with food and wash my hands at least 30 times a day at work, so I wanted to see how it worked when using it that much. The smell is heavenly. I love lavender and mint and when they are together it this soap they are perfect. The next thing I learned is a little goes a long way. When using it you only need about half a pump and you are good. If you use too much it takes a little longer to get off your hands. So just keep that in mind while you are using it. Now as for using it over and over it is great. When you use the right amount it lathers easily and rinses away quickly. Your hands feel squeaky clean when you dry them. It has helped my hands feel smoother and softer instead of drying them out. I have found I do not have to use as much lotion because my hands stay soft and moisturized. I give this soap 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it to everyone one.

  The next product I tried is their organic body wash. This product I am on the fence still about, I think. I am still using it and trying to decide which way to go with it. First thing is the scent. It is almond vanilla, and it is amazing. I look forward to it every morning. It fills the bathroom with this great scent. When you rinse it off it leaves a weird scent on your body. It is not a bad scent, just weird. I was expecting to smell like the almond vanilla after the shower. I have also found with this product you have to use more than normal to get a nice lather. This is not the worst thing I was just thinking it would be like the hand soap where less is more. Once you get those out of the way it is a god body wash. It is a creamy type of texture which lathers and goes on to your body great once you get the amount right. It rinses off and does not leave that nasty residue on your skin like many other body washes do. You fell squeaky clean, yet moisturized. I would give this product 4 out of 5 stars. This is mainly just because of the scent not lasting after the soap is off. I really love the scent and wish I could smell it all day. If you were to layer it with their lotion maybe you could solve that problem. I do recommend it thought because it makes you feel so clean and fresh without the heavy nasty feeling some soaps leave on your body.

http://www.nourishusda.com/   Here is the link to their page so you can hop right over and check out all of their wonderful stuff.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/NourishUSDA  This is their FB page so you can check that out too.

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Eylure false lashes

Hey everyone, I am back to talk to you about Eylure false lashes. They were nice enough to send me two pairs to review and give my honest thoughts about them. This is another first for me; I have never used or even really thought about false lashes before. The two they sent me were number 020, natural volume, and number 100, super full. My favorite is the 020. They looked natural and made my eyes pop. The other ones also looked natural. I think I like the other ones more just because I am not use to looking at myself with false lashes yet.

   Each set of lashes comes with the glue and directions. I found the directions very easy to follow and I was very happy they were in there. I also worried about using the glue because my eyes are so sensitive. I can only use three brands of make-up on my eyes without swelling up. This glue did not bug me at all. Not one bit of watering, redness, and thing. I was honestly shocked and happy at the same time. I did not have to cut them down to fit. They had no pointy or weird edges on them, and are very soft to the touch. I have worn them both a few times. I even wore them to the crazy grand opening at my job and never had to fix them or add extra glue to them. From what I have seen online and learned from playing with these, they are great. They are light weight, easy to put on, and the glue holds great. I give them 5 out of 5 and would recommend them to anyone. I have added their website so you can take a look at them. If you are a false lasheslover, or are new to them I would pick on some of these to try.

http://www.eylure.com/

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Batiste Dry Shampoo

The company Batiste was nice enough to send me a can of their dry shampoo in exchange for my honest thoughts about it. This was a cool review to do because I had never used a day shampoo before. So I do not have much to compare it too, but I can tell you what I thought of it.

   It is in the fresh scent, which is a very pleasant scent. It is not to strong or overbearing. It is a scent that I think a man or a woman could get away with using. I very much enjoyed the scent of it. Everyone else in my house and that I came in contact with also liked it. I have very greasy hair and cannot miss a wash without it looking very bad. That is one reason I never tired dry shampoo, I did not think it would help at all. It did, my hair did not look as fresh as just getting out of the shower, but it still looked good. It also gave my very fine hair huge volume. I had no clue that would be an effect of the shampoo, but it got me hooked right there. My hair never has volume and it looked great. I have been using it just, when I wanted a little extra for my hair. I have not had any problems with it leaving my hair white or flaking out at all. I hold it about 8 inches from my hair, hold up my roots and spray it all over. I work it in and then brush it out. It is simple and works. I really like this product and it has turned me into a dry shampoo fan. It gets 5 out of 5 stars in my book.

http://www.batistehair.com//

  That is their link and it shows you where you can pick it up near you.

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Giveaways :)

Don't forget to enter the Newman's Own Organics give away. Tomorrow I will have another review up and if I can get to 150 likes I have have a beatuy give away to do, so share away please and thank you :).
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EO, organic pet product review

     The company EO was nice enough to send me a package of goodies to review for you guys. First of all EO is a family owned and run certified organic manufacture.  They have everything from hand soap, body lotion, to pet stuff. Everything is natural, gentle, effective and no animal testing. I really enjoyed looking around their site and reading about them and their products. I will leave their link at the bottom so you can take a look.

     So, on to what I got to test. This was so fun because what I got was for my puppies and not me. They sent their shampoo and conditioner in lavender aloe, and their natural dog groomer in citrus n mint. Both products smell amazing. I will start with the shampoo and conditioner. They are both gentle and biodegradable. The dog I will talk about most is my sister’s hippo, ha-ha. He is a 120lb plus, longer coated, red mutt. This poor dog has had the worst skin, dry, flaky, itchy. The only shampoo we found that he could handle was baby shampoo. Well we said what the heck let’s try this new stuff on him. Well it worked great on him. A little went a long way. It had great lather and smelled so good. The condition went on easy and spread nicely. Both rinsed out of his fun with no problems at all. One of the best parts is that none of the dogs have a wet dog smell after being washed. They hold onto the smell of lavender and I love it.  My dog is a broken coat Jack Russell and this shampoo and condition worked great on her. It made both of their coats very, very soft, fluffy and shiny. The only thing I noticed was that my dog, Jazzmin, has lots of white and the baby shampoo makes it look a little brighter. I will trade that any day though for her soft fluffy coat EO’s products gave her.

      The next product is the Natural Dog Groomer in citrus-n- mint.  This is a great refreshing spray to use in between baths. It helps to soothe dryness and itching and condition the dog’s skin. This product also smells great. The smells of all three products last for a while too. This helped keep the pups coats smelling great and very soft. On our oldest dog we only used the spray because it is too much on him to get a full bath, and the spray made his coat so nice and smell great. Now using all of these products on my sister’s dog has helped nicely with his skin problems. These products are great. I have nothing to say bad about them. On their site you can buy them alone or order the whole set. These products have 5 out of 5 in my book.

http://www.eoproducts.com/

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Bubba Bags, take a second and please check out his page :)

http://www.facebook.com/casandra.dore#!/pages/Bubba-Bags/383537768370680
  " Bubba Bags" are made by our very own Bubba ( Brandon )! Bubba is a 15 year old young man who has Autism and Mental Retardation but he doesn't let that stop him! Bubba starting make Big "Bubba Bags" to raise money to buy food and toys for our local Animal Shleter. He has now started making Make-Up bags also. "Bubba Bags" have really taken off so we decided ( with the advice of friends ) to start him a FB page. We ( Bubba and mom ) want to thank you all! ~ Bubba bags are made out of PLARN. He recycles plastic grocery bags to make them. If you would like to save your bags for him, that would be awesome!~"
  This was taken right from his site because I could not say it any better. I have been a fan of him and his mothers page for a long time and they are doing GREAT things for others. He would love more than nothing to get to 300 likes and spread his bags all over the place. On the site there are all kinds of pictures on the pages, they are sooooooooooooo cute. Please make his day and stop over and check out his page.

Vapour Make-up Review... Coming Soon

Hello ladies, 

This is a sneak peak at a review I will be doing for Vapour and organic beauty company. I just got it in today so, the review will be going once I get a little time to try it all. There is so much stuff I will try to break it in to parts. Keep an eye out.

Passage Foods Review, Super Yummy!!!

I got a package from Passage Foods; to review and give you guys my honest thoughts on. This is a company based in Connecticut that makes authentic, all natural, gluten free, cooking sauces. I got four different ones to try from four different areas around the world. Every package tells you what you need and how to make it. They take simple things like meats and veggies and are simple and easy to cook. The first one I tried was Butter Chicken which is in their Indian line. It was wonderful. It was super easy to make. There was no spice and a great mild taste. The next one and I think my favorite one is the Thai Basil and Sweet chili. It was easy to make, just follow the directions and you have a great meal in no time. This one had light spice and a nice sweet after note. I could eat this over and over and use it for so many different things. These sauces are great when you use them for what it says, but you could also use different meats or veggies, or whatever you would like. The last two I got to try where the Moroccan Spiced Lemon Tagine and Honey, Soy, Ginger. The honey, soy, ginger is from their Chinese line. You can taste a hint of all the flavors, and they make such a wonderful mix. I am not a fan of ginger, but it was nice in here and gave it something special. The spiced lemon tagine was great too. Nice mild flavor and the lemon made it so bright and refreshing.  These again were simple to make and wonderful taste. I cannot say enough about them. They smell wonderful when cooking them and they give an everyday meal a different twist. Trying these four makes me want to try them all. I would love to have a stock pile of these around, so when I wanted something different I could just pull that package open and add them to my meal. I have added their links so you can head over and check them out. If you are looking for a wonderful, new twist on dinner you should be heading their way, right away. While you are checking out their Facebook page take a second to like mine too. You can stay up to date and check out all of my giveaways.

http://www.facebook.com/casandra.dore#!/pages/Passage-Foods-USA/295443943853256

http://www.passagefoods.com.au/

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Wholesome Sweeteners Review, Part 2

It is time for another part of my Wholesome Sweeteners review. It took so long because I really want to put their sugar to the test in many things. My sister used them in many different baked goods for us; we used them in meals that call for sugar, and of course sweet tea, ice coffee, and hot coffee. Every one that we have used we have loved. I honestly have…. Wait ok I have one con of the products. The bags can be a little hard to seal back up again. Besides that I have nothing bad to say at all. The ones that my family and I have used are their; natural cane sugar, organic coconut palm sugar, organic dark brown sugar, organic light brown sugar, organic powdered sugar, organic sugar, and Zero.

   I used the whole bag of everyone so I could really check them out. They work just like your normal sugar would. They mix in and blend well and melt great in all your drinks. They taste a little sweeter than normal sugar, which made everything we used it for taste better. We did not think sugar could really be that different, but boy where we wrong. Their Zero is a zero calorie sweetener and it   did not have that nasty after taste that many other zero calorie sugars have. I think this one made me the happiest. I love ice coffee and sweet tea but I try to stay away because I like lots of sugar in them and the other zero calorie sugars would not work with my drinks.  This one works fine did not change the flavor much and did not leave that horrible after taste.  I am super happy with them and everything that we have used from this company. I have become a huge Wholesome Sweeteners fan and I want to tell anyone and everyone about them. Here are all of their pages, take a second to check them out. While you are at it please remember to like my page.

http://www.facebook.com/Wholesomesweeteners

https://twitter.com/#!/wholesomesweet

http://wholesomesweeteners.wordpress.com/

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Newman's Own Organics Review and Giveaway

I received a box of goodies to test and give you guys my honest though on. Everyone in my household helped me and gave their thoughts on the items Newman’s Own Organics is its own company. They were started in 1993 as a division of Newman’s Own and in 2001 became its own company. The Newman’s Own Organics was started my Nell Newman and her business partner Peter Meehan. They have their own full line of products.

  One of the first things we tried was their licorice. They sent so many flavors for us to try. They sent strawberry, black licorice, sour apple, sour mange, sour strawberry, sour cherry, and pomegranate. The only one that was not really a hit was pomegranate. It had a perfume type taste. The best was their sour apple and sour cherry. The taste of those two were amazing. All of them had a great texture, easy to chew and true to their flavors.

    The next things we got were four tins of their mints in peppermint, wintermint, ginger, and cinnamon. These were amazing. First the tins are super cute and great to carry with you. I am not a fan of ginger, but my sister went crazy for them. She said they taste just like crystalized ginger. She had the tin gone in two days. I loved the other three, matter of fact I am sucking on one while I write this. The flavor is not is not to strong, it’s perfect. They have a texture unlike any mint I have had before. They are not hard like the starlight mints or soft and chew like Mentos. They are all their own. I have already gotten more and carry them with me everywhere.

   We got so many yummy cookies to try out. We got the Newman O’s in ginger, chocolate, and peanut butter. Now I am not a fan of ginger, but I LOVE the Ginger O’s. They by far are the best ones in the O’s group I tried.  They are two hard ginger cookies filled with cream. I do not know how to explain the flavor, it is one of its own and out of this world. The chocolate and peanut were very good too. The chocolate is two chocolate cookies filled with chocolate cream and the peanut butter is two chocolate cookies filled with peanut butter cream. They have a great crunch to them and the perfect amount of cream. I think I enjoyed them better than another brand that we shall leave nameless.

  Next we had ginger snaps, chocolate chip, and orange chocolate chip. These are little crunchy cookies that come in bags. My personal favorite was the orange chocolate chip cookies. I love orange and chocolate together and this was the first time I have ever seen it in cookies. They were so good; I took most of the bag for myself. The other two were great too. None of them were two sweet, and they had great crunch to them. They are perfect two bite little cookies, perfect size for a young child’s hands.

   We also got to try the Alphabet cookies in vanilla and chocolate. These were really yummy. Very much like shortbread cookie. They were also bite size crunchy little cookies.  I took some to my aunts when I baby set for her and her little ones and I used them to spell words before we got to eat them. They had so much fun playing with their food.

 The last cookies were their Fig Newman’s. I did not get to try these because I am unable to eat fig, but everyone else loved them. They were the first cookies to be gone. They were soft and moist and just melted in your mouth is how my father put it. They all said there was such a great taste to them.

  The next thing was there pretzels, in the thin sticks and mighty mini. Now I never thought that these two products would be different, but boy where they. The sticks were my favorite. They had a nice crunch to them, but not overly hard and not too much salt. They had just a naturel pure pretzel flavor, which was super yummy. The mighty mini ones were also very good. These ones were a little bit harder and had a little bit more salt on them. I am not a huge pretzel person but their thin sticks changed me into one. I like snacking on them more than potato chips now.

  We also had a variety of chocolate bars. Every one of them was great. The chocolate was smooth and creamy and had such a pure chocolate flavor.  It was nothing like eating a Hersey’s bar at all.  I cannot give you enough words to describe the chocolate, super yummy, made me happy, everyone that tried them loved them, great….. haha I could keep going. I was very impressed with the chocolate. We got to try it in Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Super Dark Chocolate 70% cocoa, Mocha Milk Chocolate, Espresso Dark Chocolate, and Orange Dark chocolate. My personal favorite one was the mocha milk chocolate, super yummy.

  Along the chocolate line where, chocolate cups. We had them in milk and dark filled with caramel, milk and dark filled with peanut butter and dark chocolate mint. These cups are out of this world. The caramel is the best, but they are all sooooooooooo good. Smooth, creamy, flavorful are great words for them. They have become my favorite cup type candy by far. I will not go back to the other brands.

   To sum it all up, everything we had was wonderful. The only product that did not go over well was the pomegranate licorice. This is a brand I had never looked twice at before and I am sad that I did that. I think everyone should pick at least one thing and give it a try. I could not be more pleased with how good everything was.

     Here is the best part!!! It is give away time. This give away will be for four full size products. They will be the Ginger O’s, Peppermint mints, Pretzel thin rods, and the mocha milk chocolate bar. To enter to win you have to go over and like Newman’s Own Organics on Facebook, like my Facebook page, comment on my Facebook page under this review. That’s it, easy as pie. I would also love for you to like my blog, but not required. This give away will end Aug’s 1^st and I am sorry only open to the US.  Thank you all for reading.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Newmans-Own-Organics/219994593191

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Konvine.com

  I was sent a pair of shoes from Konvine.com to test out and give my thoughts on for you guys.

They are SUPER cute!!!!! I was shocked at how cute they are. They come packaged in a great little black box with a dust bag for you other shoes. They are tolled up into a ball with a cute bow tied around them. They fit perfectly in my purse so I can carry them everywhere. When I heard about them I was kind of thinking, oh maybe you would get one wear out of them. Man was I wrong. They have a hard soul like any other shoes and the material is great. I know the purpose of these is to change out of your heels after a long day, but I wanted to test them out. I used them one night after a long day, than for two more days straight. (I am still using them now). They have held up great and were comfy. The only thing I found was, because they were not think souls they did not work well to walk on gravel. Now normally we would not be doing this, they just happen to put it down on my roads when I was testing the shoes. They are great shoes to be able to have on hand while at a wedding, night out dancing, or even after I long day at work. I would highly recommend these to anyone who spends long periods in un-comfy shoes, of even if you just need a cute pair of flats. On their site they have so many different pairs to pick from that they will match whatever you throw at them. I spent over an hour just looking at the different shoes that they have and which ones I like the best I do not think I could pick just one. I am adding their website so you can just click right over and check them out. While you are clicking away do not forget to like me on Facebook. That link is added too.

http://www.facebook.com/Konvine?ref=ts

http://www.konvine.com/

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Dr. Scholl's Massaging Gel Inserts

  I am part of Bzzagent. Com and I recently got invited to join their Dr. Scholl’s Massaging Gel campaign. From them I revived a set of inserts and some coupons to hand out to my friends, all in exchange for my thoughts about the product. https://www.bzzagent.com is their site if you want to check them out.

   I have had the inserts in my shoes since I got them, which was the end of May. I have made sure I have been using them and walking a little more to see how they work and hold up. As of now I have no complaints about them at all. I love them. I do not feel like I have anything in my shoe and they make walking so much more comfortable.  After a long day of walking yes I still have some back but nothing like I ever had before.  It also does not start until late in the day, just before I am done and ready to head home for the day.  I honestly kick myself for waiting this long to try inserts in my shoes. They make such a difference and make me so much happier when out for long days. I am starting a new job very soon and I will be on my feet 6 to 8 hours a day so I am super excited to give them a try out then and see how they hold up.  These are a great product and I recommend them to anyone to try out. I know once these have worn out I WILL be getting a new pair. Here are some great links so you can take a second to check out Dr. Scholl’s some more. I also saw a coupon on the Dr. Scholl’s site, so hurry over and get that. Than take a second to like me on Facebook please and thank you.

http://www.drscholls.com/drscholls/home/index.jspa?shimmer=true

http://www.facebook.com/#!/DrScholls

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Sirclesamples

http://sirclesamples.com/friends/4f808eabf4a9c608c40008af/invite
Great free sample site. It is all beauty items and you use your points to get them. I have gotten great things like full size lotion, lip gloss, and a few other things. Everything has been great. Check it out, they are always changing there picks

Forbiddensweets Review :D

Do you have a wedding, birthday party, baby shower, or any other get together that you want to add a huge touch of summer time cuteness too? Well I found a great site you should check out. It is Forbiddensweets.com. They make chocolate covered rice crispy treats, and they are SOOOOOOO cute. They sent me five different ones to check out and review and give my honest thoughts about them for you guys. First off I cannot get over just how cute these things are. I took them out and showed them too many people before we tried them and everyone could not get over how cute they are. Right now I have a gumball machine one left and its home has become on my vanity in with my make-up brushes and it adds such a touch of cuteness to them. As for taste, I think they were really good. You taste the chocolate first then the rice crispy treat sneaks its way in there.  They use sheets of Kellogg's Rice Krispy Treat to make sure the quality and consistency is always top notch, than they cut them and paint them with a huge variety of colored chocolate. They have hundreds of ones to pick from, but they can also work with you to make something special just for your event.

   This company was started in 2002 by two moms that wanted and needed to be there for their children. It started as a little thing and they sold at local craft shows and fairs. When they first started they had toffee and chocolates as well, but when trying to grow their business they started to make treats for kids and it took off from there. The first one they ever made was there Sponge Dude and he is still their best seller. They have moved out of the kitchen into their own building with many employees. Now they are in many retailers, and also online. You can buy them wholesale or a few at a time online and if you are ordering 25 or more they have special pricing. The products also have a six month shelf life so you can get them before your party, just so you know they are ready to go.

   I really enjoy these treats. They taste great and are super cute. Bring them to any party will give it a touch of cuteness and everyone will be talking about them. They have ones for every season and every type of party you can think of, so it will be very easy to find the ones that you need. Please take a minute check them out and order some, you will be pretty happy. While you are checking them out, take a minute to like my Facebook page and I will keep you updated on their new products.

http://www.forbiddensweets.com/

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Soilstice Everyday Spa, Universal body lotion

I got a bottle of Soilstice Everyday Spa, universal body lotion to review and give my thoughts on. I can say that I am very happy with this lotion. First thing and best thing I think about this lotion, it soaks in like a minute. I cannot believe how fast it is in my skin. It does not leave me feeling sticky or greasy, just very soft. It is a nice thick white cream and not runny at all. The smell is just like a normal plain lotion smell, but it is very very light. It is not a scent that will overwhelm anyone. I really enjoy this lotion and it is the first higher end, I guess you could say lotion. It runs 28 dollars but after using it for two weeks, I think it is well worth it. My skin is so much softer than it has ever been. This lotion gets an A+ in my book, I cannot think of anything bad to say about the product.

http://www.soulsticespa.com/order.html

Also do not forget about my giveaway. It is ending soon so make sure you enter. Even if you do not use the product it would make a great gift for someone in your life. http://casandrasreview.blogspot.com/2012/05/wholesome-sweeteners-review-and.html

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Take a second to check it out. I have gotten some great things and this week they have added a lot of new things.

Sweet Sunshine Review

I received a package from Sweet Sunshine last week to review and tell all of you about. I had never heard of this company before and feel a little in the dark now. This company bottles all natural sauces and has won around 58 awards for the sauces. I feel like I have been living under a rock, because I had not heard of them. They sent six sauces to try. My family and I have enjoyed every one of them. I am not sure if we have a favorite they are all great. The sauces are atomic, warm, sweet, hot, Jamaican jerk, roasted shallot & garlic. All of the sauces have some warmth to them. The sweet one, though is very very mild, but still is able to keep that nice kick. Even though there is heat to all of them and some more than others, the flavor is great. You can taste it over the heat. I personally do not like hot sauces and things like that, because they usually just add heat and no flavor and I can usually make my own heat and flavor mix to use. Well this is a whole new world for me. The flavor and heat are great. I also like how there is different levels of heat so I can play with them when I am in different moods. I used all of these sauces in many different ways. I used them to put on my potatoes before roasting them, marinated many different kinds of meat, used them as a base for stir fry, and used them as just a dip for chicken nuggets and such, and I am yet to find a way that I do not like it. They have a great texture and come out of their glass bottles easy. I am not sure what more to say about them but try them. They are a great way to pick up any meal and make it different.

http://www.sweetsunshine.com/    That is their website address, take a little time and check them out. It is such a good product, I have had many family and friends try it and I am yet to find one, that did not enjoy at least one to the products.

   Also do not forget about my giveaway. It is ending soon so make sure you enter. Even if you do not use the product it would make a great gift for someone in your life. http://casandrasreview.blogspot.com/2012/05/wholesome-sweeteners-review-and.html

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Wholesome Sweeteners Review and GAVEAWAY

I got a package of great goodies from Wholesome Sweeteners to review and give my honest thoughts on to all of you guys. This will be a few part review, but I wanted to get some up right away because they are also helping me do my first give away for you guys and I am so excited.

 First a little bit about the company, they are a Fair Trade company, which I had no clue what that was until this company and I think it is such a great thing. What they do is pay prices at or above the product price to their farmers and bee keeps. This money is then used by the farmers and bee keepers to help their community and their family’s to make a better life for them. They have farms all over the world and have paid their farmers and beekeepers over 6 million dollars. This money has helped them bring fresh water, farming equipment, safe working environments, and even helping them send their children to school. It has also helped the farmers practice environmentally sustainable farming methods and not use harmful chemicals on their products. Everything that comes from this company is organic because of all of these things. It is such a great thing that they are doing, and I will make sure I support them from now on. Now on to the yummy stuff, raw honey, regular honey, blue agave with maple flavoring. This stuff is so yummy. The raw honey was the first thing everyone wanted to try. We ripped right in to that stuff, there is nothing left already. We tried it just straight from the jar still hard, and on different foods melted. It is the best honey I have ever had. I did not care for it hard in the jar, but my brother loved it that way. Every time I turned around he was eating a little bit of it. I loved it once it was melted on something. We put in on waffles, banana and honey sandwiches, in hot tea, and over ice cream. It was perfect on everything. It smells so good and the taste is perfect. It is not too sweet like some honey tends to be. Most honey I can only have a little bit because it is so sweet and hurts my teeth, but this one did not do that at all. It was just right. My mother was in heaven because she said this honey taste just like honey candy that her father would bring her as a little girl. It brought her back to those great memories of waiting for him to get home with her few pieces of candy. Every time she had a little bit her eyes would light up. I just cannot say enough about how good their raw honey is. I will be stocking up on this product! The next thing was the regular squeeze bottle type honey. This is organic just like everything else and it was also very yummy. It is not super sweet either and I have enjoyed it at night on crackers for a sweet fast snack. I cannot put my finger on it, but it is so different than the honey you get in the store in like the little bear jars.  I do not eat organic products usually and I wonder if that is what is making such a difference. I know that I will from now on only get organic honey from this company because it is the best that I have ever had. It is amazing. The next product is their organic blue agave in maple. I had no clue what blue agave was or even heard of it before. I will say I am now a fan. I went back and did some looking around on their site to find out really what agave syrup is. What I found out is that it is a low-glycemic sweetener that is slowly absorbed by the body, preventing blood sugar spikes. I used this on my pancakes and waffles and it was so good. It is not overly sweet and has a great taste of maple. All of these products are great and would tell anyone to give them a try.

   Now that I have said that, one lucky person is going to get a chance to try the products. The company is allowing me to do my first and a great giveaway for all of you. This giveaway will end on June 7^th. What you have to do to enter, is like Wholesome Sweeteners on Facebook, follow them on Twitter, or follow their blog. Than you have to head over to my Facebook page, like it and comment under the post for this review. In the comment put in if you followed their blog, Facebook page or followed them on Twitter. There is one comment per person. The winner will be chosen at random. The prize is a gift basket with tons of great products from the company. I have added a picture of a sample of the basket so you can check it out. I hope everyone takes the time to check them out, and join the giveaway. These are such great products and I cannot wait to try more of the stuff and bring you the next review.

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