Review: Victoria USA Inglesa Elastico Shoe

There are currently 12 colors in the amazing line of Victoria USA shoes for women. I am ecstatic to be one of the first to own a pair. I’ve been sporting mine for over a month, and LOVE them.

There were many beautiful colors available, but I chose to get the Blanco (white) shoes. These are absolutely amazing shoes!

They are VERY comfortable. I usually have to get an 8 1/2 wide because my feet feel squished inside a regular sized shoe. Not with this one. The size is extra forgiving, allowing room for my feet to spread without feeling like the sides are pressing in on my feet or toes.

I love the way they are structured. They look amazing, stylish, and are very versatile. They can be worn with anything and everything. Whether I’m wearing jeans, capri’s, dress pants, or shorts—these totally rock the outfit OUT!

The quality of these babies are TOP notch. I love how thick the rubber soles are. They aren’t SO thick that I feel like I’ve grown an entire inch while wearing them, but I can’t feel gravel or anything when walking in them (which is the exact thickness I like).

They are the perfect spring and winter shoes a girl could ask for. They do NOT require a shoelace, although it looks like they do.. Just cool production of the product.

 

They actually have a spandex insert where the tongue of the shoe should be, which allows you to slip your foot in AND holds your shoes to your feet so they don’t fall off.

I love that I don’t have to wear socks with them. Who wants to wear socks in the summer when it’s 95 degrees and you’re already sweating like crazy? NOT me, which is why they make the perfect spring and summer shoes.

Most shoes take a little breaking in for me to feel comfortable wearing, but not these. I didn’t have to break these in. They were comfortable RIGHT out of the box, which is very rare! AND the best thing is that they are totally washable. They can be thrown in with a regular load (or with whites- since mine were white) AND dried in the dryer without shrinking. OR you can always put them on top of the dryer to air-dry!

AWESOME concept! Love everything about these shoes.

I TOTALLY want these in orange (naranja)!

Get YOURS: You can buy the Victoria USA Inglesa Elastico in a variety of color for only $55.

 

Jessica Renee

Book Review: Old Time Country Wisdom- 1000’s of Traditional Skills for Simple Living by Jerry Mack Johnson; Voyageur Press

A grand encyclopedia of country lore by famed Texas folklorist Jerry Mack Johnson, covering water witching, maple syruping, weather wisdom, country remedies and herbal cures, cleaning solutions, pest purges, bird migrations and animal lore, firewood essentials, adobe making and bricklaying, leather working, plant dyes, farm foods, natural teas and tonics, granola, bread making, beer brewing and winemaking, jams and jellies, canning and preserving, sausage making and meat smoking, drying foods, down-home toys, papermaking, candle crafting, homemade soaps and shampoos, Christmas wreaths and decorations, butter and cheese making, fishing and hunting secrets, and much more.

My Review

It seems SO long ago that people lived off the land. Now we have to read/watch the weather to tell what the day is going to be like. We have to go to stores to buy our food, drinks, cleaning supplies, and candles.

BUT- what if I were to tell you that it isn’t as hard as you think it is to all these things AND MORE by YOURSELF? The world would be a WAY better place if we learned to do MORE things at home instead of CONSUMING so much.

In the book Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore 1000’s of Traditional Skills for Simple Living it brings us back to the much simpler times. I’ve always been interested in how our ancestors lived and now we get a glimpse just HOW to live off nature and do things for ourselves just as we did. They didn’t have a walmart in town or the next town..

This is truly an encyclopedia of old country wisdom, something everyone could benefit from. There are over 300 pages, with over 100 different interesting skills and recipes. So t his isn’t a book that you can read cover-to-cover in one sitting—it’s a flip through book for when you’re looking for something or if you’d like to use it as a coffee table book.

This isn’t a guidebook for farming though- some of the stuff is folklore and/or doesn’t apply to us today. It has some really awesome parts about canning, hunting, fishing information, and natural cleaning recipes!

I really liked this book, and if you are interested in doing things in a more natural, country-like way, you’ll enjoy it too!

Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore: Traditional Skills for Simple Living

By Jerry Mack Johnson

ISBN: 978-0-7603-4001-1

Retail: $19.99 US ▪ £14.99 UK ▪ $21.99 CAN

Pub Date: April 2011

Paperback / 352 pages / 8.5 x 11 / 469 b&w photos

Available at bookstores and online booksellers and from http://www.voyageurpress.com/.  

 

Jessica Renee

Games Table Ideas for Your Child's Bedroom

We all want our children to spend a bit more time playing real games and having fun; instead of staring at small flickering screens for endless hours, but not all of us have the time to take them to the park or playground for long periods of time. Sometimes the weather conspires against our best intentions and before we know it, the entire weekend or half-term holiday has flashed by without any physical fun being had.

Photo Courtesy of Liberty Tables

Games tables are an excellent solution, demanding some movement but able to be played safely inside the home. Table football tables are a fantastic feature for footie mad boys and girls, enabling them to recreate their favourite matches or goals. Foosball, as it is also known, is also greatly enjoyed by adults, and parents can challenge their children for supremacy, playing hard and creating wonderful memories at the same time!
Table football tables are not the only table games that are available for youngsters: there is also air hockey, miniature pool or snooker, the classic table tennis and many other variations on the theme.

The trend of indoor, compact table games was started in Canada in 1932, by the Munro family. Short of money for Christmas presents and suffering from the relentless grip of the Great Depression, the family worked together to make the games table, using scrap wire, bits of wood and other odds and ends. The resulting structure looked very much like a modern pin-ball game, in that it slanted down from the centre, but a double-sided one. The balls were flicked and moved from player to player using flippers and levers.

A travelling salesman passing through advised Mr Munro to sell his innovative game at a local store. The game sold quickly and orders for more flooded in, and thus a trend was born. It is fitting that this game innovation was born in Canada, a country prone to lengthy cold winters and long periods of being house-bound!


Many department stores and toy shops sell games tables that can be used for different games, with attachments to convert them from football tables to miniature pool tables and even air hockey tables – some even feature a smooth plain top that can be fitted so the child can use the table as a desk. These are ideal as they allow the children to play a good variety of games without needing to take up lots of space in their bedrooms.

When decorating or renovating children's bedrooms or games lounges, be sure to look at the wonderful array of games tables that are available today. The financial investment lavished on the purchase will be more than repaid with the sights and sounds of children laughing, playing and competing against each other – having active fun in a safe environment with friends and family, and what could be better than that?
Has this article inspired you to look for that perfect table football table for your home? Why not check out the range from Liberty Games, who’s foosball specialist James Ford supplied this article for us today,

Review: Yves Rocher Sexy Pulp Mascara & Kohl Dual Ended Eye Liner- Amethyst/Green Ray

I am very picky about the quality of the makeup I wear. I don't want to put something on that's going to smear, sweat off, or clunk up within a short amount of time. Yves Rocher is an amazing website that has nothing but quality, beautiful looking makeup and fragrances.

I was super excited to be able to work with them!! They sent me 2 items of my choice, which was the Sexy Pulp Ultra-Volume Mascara & the Intense Kohl Duo Eyeliner.

The Sexy Pulp Mascara

The Mascara is nothing short of absolutely fabulous. I have VERY long eyelashes and it's very easy for them to clump up. Not only do they clump up but most of the time I end up getting mascara all over my eyelids—I’ve had more than one occasion of messed up eyeshadow.

I love the way the brush is shaped, it is astounding how it molds to my eyelashes. It doesn’t even feel like I’m putting on mascara! Usually when I put on mascara I can feel my lashes instantly stiffen and it’s hard to put on a second coat.

I love this mascara, because it gives me time to add 2-3 coats (AND they aren’t clumpy coats).. My lashes are instantly transformed. Thicker, more volume, and absolute perfection!

The trick is the ingredient- Carnauba wax, which coats and thickens every single lash without weighing them down. It is a natural wax taken from the leaves of the Copernicia prunifera palm which can only be found in Brazil.

Another trick to beautiful lashes is the way the brush is built. Instead of it being a straight stick, it is curved to instantly curl and connect to your lashes unlike any other mascara!

It is an astonishing ingredient, and one that continues to amaze me everyday. My lashes never become brittle, feel heavy, or stick together ALL day. Flawless eyelashes all day!

BUY IT: You can buy the Yves Rocher Sexy Pulp Mascara for $11.00

The Dual Ended Eye Line‘

I love this eyeliner. I love that it’s dual ended, two looks in one pencil! Both sides have a very beautiful texture (like creamy butter) and pigmentation (you can tell that this is a high quality liner).

On one side it’s a darker, beautiful Amethyst purple that makes eyes pop and brings out the dramatic look for nights out on the town or an amazing date!

On the other side is a beautiful, elegant emerald green that I couldn’t live without. I’ve been in search of a color like this for a VERY long time. They were all too dark or too light—not THIS exact color! Yves Rocher hit both these colors right on the nose!

Both of these colors are perfect for green and hazel eyes!

I love how creamy and smooth they are. I don’t have to press very hard to get my desired look, nor do I have to light the ends with a lighter (like some of my eyeliners).

The look stays on all day without smearing or running. Both colors can be mixed or matched together or with ANY color eye shadow for both day (work or school) and night! You can make these look natural *mixed with lighter colors* OR dramatic *mixed with darker contrasting colors*

Buy It: You can buy the Kohl Dual Ended Eyeliner for $4.95

 

 

Jessica Renee

Review: AnnMarie Gianni Skincare: Repair Serum

I have worked with AnnMarie Skin Care before, and thoroughly enjoyed the simplicity yet great results of every single product they make. Everything is 100% all natural and works extremely well.

So when they sent me the AnnMarie Gianni Repair Serum, I was dying to try it. I’ve been tanning almost daily since January—and sweating inside the tanning bed (not to mention the UV exposure) was breaking me out and damaging my skin.

The repair serum is meant to repair and replenish sun damaged and mature skin., I’m  not even 25 yet, but I already have sun-damage due to my “obsession” and love for tanning.

Not only that- but all the stress, sleepless nights, and emotions from having a very premature son (16 weeks early). The difficulties surrounding his birth sent my emotions in overdrive. Then just a short year later—finding out I was pregnant again (not planned) and thinking I was probably going to go through the premature thing YET again. I didn’t though (thank GOD).

I’ve always had really huge pores on my nose, and in those giant pores come TONS of hard to get blackheads. So for years I spent a TON of time and money buying strong concealers and foundations to cover the blackheads and “under-eye” bags.

I ended up receiving a travel-sized sample of the Repair serum and ended up making it last almost 3 weeks (20 days). It is recommended 30-40 days to see a real improvement because your cells have to turn-over and replenish themselves.. but just in those 20 days I could see a huge difference in texture and tone of my skin.

Although I wash my face daily, use blemish fighting cream, toners, and all that good stuff—the bumps (NOT totally blemishes) would appear at the base of my jawline and run up to my earlobes. With the repair serum, they seem to be kept at bay (which I LOVE).

I bet the entire 40 days would have my skin looking QUITE amazing, if I do say so myself. There are many, MANY anti-aging products being pushed into our faces—making us think that we need to goop on a ton of chemicals to erase the lines, wrinkles, and sun damage—and it just isn’t true,

If you look at the ingredient list on most of those packages, you’ll see tons of ingredients that you CAN’T even spell. The fancy packaging isn’t fooling anybody! Chemicals in skin, body, and hair care SEEP into your skin and hair follicles and can actually DAMAGE you more than it helps.

AnnMarie KNOWS this and that’s why she uses nothing but natural ingredients in her skin care line. I SO love her AND the entire skincare line for that!

This Repairing Serum is an orange/yellow colored liquid that soaks right into the skin. I use it after I’ve cleaned and toned my skin for the night, and only have to use a very small amount.  It is very moisturizing- my skin is still silky soft when I wake up the next morning.

I love that it helped revitalize and replenish my sun damaged skin without leaving an oily residue. The smell of the serum is very pleasant—smells like hints of flowers, with a stronger smell of Jasmine than any other.. DOES smell wonderful and natural!

The price of the products are a little steep, but you’re getting nothing but completely ORGANIC, natural ingredients so I understand the pricing—natural products are more expensive to buy, but totally worth it.

The Ingredients:

Love, Aloe vera juice; Uva Ursi (and) Licorice root (and) Amla berry extract; Citrus-derived Stem Cells; Jojoba oil; Castor oil; Vegetable glycerin; Helichrysum extract; Aspen bark extract; Rosehip seed oil extract; Rosehip oil extract; Seabuckthorn berry oil extract; Essential oils of Lavender, Sandalwood; Superoxide dismutase; Hyaluronic acid; Xanthan gum; Rosemary oleoresin.

“Our Repair Serum is carefully formulated to transform your skin naturally. Using vegan stem cells derived from oranges, we have created a new way for your skin to build collagen, repair itself and prevent aging. This active blend of stem cells, along with Superoxide dismutase (SOD) -- a powerful antioxidant -- will make a noticeable difference in aging skin when used continuously over the course of 30-40 days. This serum is high in Vitamin C and has the essential oils of Lavender and Sandalwood, which are skin-lightening and balancing.”

Buy It: AnnMarie Gianni Repair Serum 15ml for $54.95

 

Jessica Renee

Toy Review: WonderMind Educational Kits for Toddlers & Kids

Teaching kids to tell time can be a very daunting task, however it is necessary. They need to know their schedules, especially when they start school. Aidan started Kindergarten this year, and has been fascinated with telling time all year. Adisyn is 4- and follows and learns from him.

Aidan knows and can read his  numbers on a digital clock—which is what most of them are in our home. Phones, computer, microwave, and alarm clocks. However, non-digital clocks are a totally different story.

WonderMind is a complete five-piece interactive learning system designed to work together to help preschoolers and kindergartens learn how to tell time.

Included are 5-pieces; Wonder and Discover Theater DVD, Wonder and Discovery Picture Book, Discovery Workbook, Tick-Tocks Talking Toy Clock and a parenting guide.

You start out with the 20 minute DVD, which includes 10 different elements such as grammar, counting, time, and more. The chapters are short, so the kids really enjoyed them and stayed entertained with the  interactive telling time activities.

The picture book has chapters that center on what they had just watched in the DVD. They are very informational stories with big, bright, colorful pictures that show what the story is talking about.

Aidan and Adisyn really enjoyed looking at the “What’s in the Oven” part of the book. It shows about baking bread and how certain foods are made from other foods. Such as Pizza Crust and Spaghetti are both made from flour… It amazed them!

Then there’s the workbook. It shows how to use tick-tock, which is the interactive talking clock that comes with it. Then it goes into “story-time” where they visit tick-tocks house.

Before getting Wondermind, Aidan didn’t know how to tell time. Now he can tell you which is the long hand, the short hand, and most of the time tell me what time it is. He still has problems after 30 (such as 12:31) because he can only count to 30. BUT we have made some serious progress!!

Aidan and Adisyn both loved playing with the clock and learning the different parts of a clock. It has certainly made telling time more fun for them. Very interactive which holds their attention for a longer period of time.

The two colored clock hands made it so much easier for  my children to understand “long and short” hands and the clock even comes with a timer and quiz button.

The workbook helps along with the clock, not only to tell time but other certain things they may need to know. It helps to show them the right way to hold a pencil, whether they are right or left handed and how to write with it.

It helps that the workbook comes with reward stickers (YAY) and the timer on the clock can be set from 3 minutes to 15 minutes. Kids have very short attention spans and when you try to make them sit for a long time period learning something—they aren’t going to retain that information for very long.

This helps them grasp “time management”.. so they know we work on the book for 10 minutes a day, almost every day. That way they can actually tell how long 10 minutes is!

At only $29.99 plus a 30-day money back guarantee it is affordable and comes with a ton of activities to help children learn the importance of telling time!

For more information on the kit we reviewed or the toddler kit visit www.wondermindkids.com

 

Jessica Renee

Beauty Review: Auric Blends Egyptian Goddess Lotion & Soap

“Our best-selling blend marries warm musk to clean, powdery florals for a sensual and light fragrance.  The lotion base is rich and moisturizing and is perfect for all over body wear.”

Auric Blends sent me their best selling fragrance mixed in a bar of soap and a bottle of lotion. The Egyptian Goddess Natural Glycerin Soap & The Egyptian Goddess Lotion.

These are of very high quality. Both the lotion and the soap smell amazing. The smells lasts all day without being breathtaking or overwhelming.

It has a comfy, delicate, mild musk smell mixed in with a bright-noted, exquisite powdery-bloom smell. It is very light, lustful, and stimulating to the senses.

It is a very sexy, seductive scent that gives that “come-hither” vibe. I find it very alluring!

Both the lotion and the soap are white and very creamy. The soap lathers well and doesn’t dry my skin out like other bar lotions do.  The soap is soft and buttery, rather than a hard bar.

Usually “perfume” scented soaps don’t mix so well with me. The scent of the “smell” seems to change because of the ingredients in the soap. This doesn’t though. Still the same amazing, delicate, intoxicating fragrance!

Even when I used the soap and lotion together the fragrance still isn’t overpowering and it lasts all day without wearing off. The bar of soap is smaller than an original bar of soap—so it isn’t going to last the same amount of time—but YUM it smells good!

The lotion is very rich, creamy, and luscious. It’s perfect for everyday, all day use. It is very moisturizing and I love that it isn’t a big goopy mess. I also like the consistency—which isn’t too thick (like a body butter, I have enough) or too liquidy!

Buy IT: You can buy the Egyptian Goddess Lotion for $15.95 & the Egyptian Goddess Natural Glycerin Soap for $5.95

 

Jessica Renee

Review: Aerobie 80R08 AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker

The Aerobie Aeropress Coffee and Espresso maker definitely makes one of the finest cups of coffee and espresso that I’ve tasted. It is WAY different from other coffee and espresso makers in so many ways.

It takes the ideal water temperature and mild air pressure brewing to make coffee and espresso that is very flavorful, creamy, and satisfying without being bitter or taste so acidic.

It can make 1-4 cups of coffee/espresso (enough for 1 or 2 cups), comes with it’s own filters (which are very small) so that no grit from the coffee/espresso can get inside your cup, and only takes about a minute to make it (20 seconds to press the air/water into the coffee/espresso).

WHY is it better than brewing in a drip machine? Drip brewing has the water passing directly into the beans or grounds, which is too hot and brings out the bitterness in the coffee or espresso.

“As the water filters downward through the bed, it becomes too cool and extraction is weak. The water doesn't contact all of the grounds uniformly. Grounds at the edge of the bed are under-extracted, while grounds at the center are over- extracted and contribute bitterness.” Aerobie Website

When using the Aerobie Aeropress machine all the grounds get the exact same temperature of heat, and isn’t directly RAN into the grounds.

I love that it’s small so it doesn’t take up my entire counter (like my espresso machine does). It’s very easy to use and easier to clean! Comes with it’s own filters and produces a very amazing rich tasting coffee that isn’t bitter or taste like a battery was dropped in it.!

This also uses absolutely NO electricity. This would be easy when traveling in an RV over the summer—just heat up your water and wa-lah. Instant espresso/coffee.. Ahh..

To brew a double espresso or 10-ounce cup of coffee:

• Place a microfilter in the bottom cap of the AeroPress chamber and twist the cap tightly closed.
• Place two scoops of ground coffee from the included AeroPress scoop into the chamber.
• Stand the chamber on a sturdy mug, then proceed to pour hot water into the top of the chamber (175 degrees F is optimal).
• Stir the water and coffee with the included paddle for about 10 seconds.
• Insert the plunger into the chamber and gently press down about a quarter of an inch and continue to maintain that pressure for 20 to 30 seconds (gentle pressure is the key to easy AeroPressing).

This will result in a double espresso. To make an Americano, simply top off the mug with hot water, or add hot milk for a creamy latte. The AeroPress can press from 1 to 4 scoops, and each scoop from the included AeroPress scoop makes the equivalent of a single espresso or 5 ounces of American coffee. Fill the chamber with hot water to the number corresponding to the number of scoops.

You can also make a full carafe of coffee using the AeroPress in less time than it takes to brew a pot of drip coffee. Two 3-scoop or 4-scoop pressing, topped off with hot water, will fill most vacuum carafes.

Buy IT: You can buy the Aerobie Aeropress Coffee and Espresso Maker for $25.95 with free shipping.

 

Jessica Renee

Toy Review: Humerus- The Funny Bone Talking Toy

Having worked with The Drew Oliver Company, the makers of the famously cute GIANTmicrobes before- I knew my kids would absolutely love Humerus the Funny Bone.

They love to both hear and tell their own jokes. I don’t know many age appropriate jokes to tell them—it usually has me looking like a doofus. Now I don’t have to worry about that! Humerus tells age-appropriate, clean, funny jokes.

Humerus comes with his own little comedy stage for telling his very funny jokes. This toy had my kids giggling, clapping, and jumping up and down. They found it absolutely hilarious. He tells a new joke every time someone claps for him!

This doesn’t have to be JUST for kids though, it would be a great gag gift—or just for someone who likes to laugh. My kids adored him and took turns playing (ahem: FIGHTING) over him for hours. He is made of very high quality, so it’s a great gift for even small kids (there aren’t any small parts).

Buy IT: You can buy Humerus the Funny Bone for only $19.95

 

Jessica Renee

Book Review: Stitch New York- 20 Kooky Ways to Knit the City by Lauren O’Farrell; D&C Publishing

You'll Love This If:

• You enjoyed Stitch London
• You want Big Apple knitting patterns

In this Stitch New York book, Lauren O'Farrell will show you how and have you knitting in a New York minute. Want a breakfast with Handmade Holly Golightly? Knit neurotic Woolly Woody Allen? Or hail a Small Yellow Taxi that really rolls? From proud and purly Little Lady Liberty, to the Squishy Empire State, to the star-struck Broadway Beanie, Stitch New York is a melting pot of Big Apple knitting patternsThe properties of color & basic color theory

 

My Review:

There are many things that New York is known for: Tons of taxi’s, the Statue of Liberty, Woody Allen, and more. Lauren O'Farrell has conquered capturing these amazing little things that make New York so captivating in her new book Stitch New York: 20 Kooky Ways to Knit the City and More..

She has a previous book Stitch London, that done the same thing—taking these details of what makes these cities what they are, and making them available in tiny little knitting patterns!

The patterns are rated from easiest to more difficult -- 7 for tourists, 6 for Gothamites and 5 for yellow taxicab drivers. So whether you have known how to knit for as long as you can remember or you started not long ago, there are patterns for everyone!

The patterns are split into different sections- whether they are inspired by a person, place, or thing.

*The people section has Woody Allen, A Firefighter, and Holly Golightly.

*In the Mini Metropolis section you’ll see taxi’s, the Empire State Building, and Lady Liberty.

*In the I Heart New York section you’ll find Leg Warmers, a beanie,and a Pooch Poncho.

*The Home Turf section contains a Big Bad Burger, Huge Hot Dog Cushion, and a Cocktail Teenie.

*City Critters has King Kong, Scram the Alley Cat, Snap the Sewer Alligator and Scuttle the Cockroach.

PLUS MORE! ♥

I love that they have full color photographs to go with the instructions! This means that you can actually see what your project is supposed to look like before AND after it’s made.

About the author:

Lauren O'Farrell is a writer, traveller and giant squid wrestler, who founded Stitch London, the UK's woolly Godzilla of a knitting community and runs it as Head Woolly Godzilla Wrangler (official title). She is also rumoured to be sneaky stitching graffiti knitter Deadly Knitshade, of Knit the City fame. though she will neither confirm or deny this if you ask. She lives in London, UK, with five cats and Plarchie, an 8-metre knitted squid. She works from the Fleece Station studio in Deptford.

Buy IT: You can buy the Stitch New York: 20 Kooky Ways to Knit the City and More.. for $15.00

 

 

Jessica Renee

Spring Cleaning with CLR

Spring is here finally, and we all know what that means! Spring Cleaning! Going through everything in the house and ridding of the winter clothes and pulling out the spring and summer clothes!

Spring cleaning is made so much easier when you use tough, powerful cleaners that help you along your way!

 

CLR Bath & Kitchen Cleaner

We recently moved, so it was 10x harder than just spring cleaning. I liked the house, but the people who lived in it before us OBVIOUSLY didn’t know how to clean the bathtub or the tile that went around it.

I was disgusted at first thinking that I wouldn’t be able to get the black, grimy scum off the tile and tub. I was thinking to myself “There is no way that I can give my kids a bath in THAT.”

The first move-in day was spent cleaning and repainting everything. Adam was painting while I scrubbed everything down. I sprayed this CLR Bath & Kitchen Multi-Surface Cleaner in the bathtub and on the tile and let it sit for about 10 minutes before swiping it with a sponge.

Two applications of the cleaner and good rinse later and NO more grime! I was SO happy to see that the black grime was actually coming off. I thought at first that we were going to have to buy a new bathtub and put in new tile. This took EVERY single smudge, grime, and black mark off.

It was transformed into a totally new bathroom (in my eyes). Everything was bright and clean! WOOHOO! I was super glad to have saved the money on buying new stuff for the bathroom when we had just spent so much money on moving in.

This can be used on the toilet, tile, shower doors, fiberglass, sinks, bathtub, white grout and caulk, shower heads, and counters!

CLR Bath & Kitchen Cleaner...

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Fast-acting and powerful foam spray formulated to make short work of stubborn dirt, calcium, lime, hard water stains and soap scum.

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Contains no phosphates, ammonia or bleach.

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Part of the quality CLR family.

 

 

Calcium, Lime, and Rust Remover

The refrigerator and stove that we bought were used, and they weren’t as clean as I would have liked them to be. I went to work cleaning, washing, and scrubbing but there was some rusty looking spots on the bottom of the refrigerator that just WASN"T coming off for ANYTHING.

All I did was pour a little bit of this onto a sponge and within a couple swipes there wasn’t any more rust spots on the refrigerator. Now it looks like we bough it new, although we didn’t.

We also bought a washer and dryer from Adam’s mom. It had sit outside on the porch covered with a tarp for about 6 months before we got it. When Adam hooked it up and I lifted the lid- all I seen was dirt and leaves.

He cleaned the leaves out (because there was a dead spider in there too), and I ran some water inside the washing machine and mixed some of the CLR cleaner in with it. 1 empty load later and there wasn’t any dirt visible at all. I am SO glad that I had these CLR products to help me with the dirty part of the job! It made it SO much easier on me, and for that I am SO thankful!

Not only did it save me money, but they both have saved my sanity. I didn’t have to scrub for hours and hours like I would have if I hadn’t use this!

 

CLR is a powerful formula available for dissolving tough calcium and lime deposits and surface rust stains from:

• Tubs
• Toilet bowls
• Sinks
• Glass
• Chrome
• Fiberglass
• Stainless steel
• Coffee makers
• Humidifiers
• Dishwashers
• Washing machines
• Shower heads

Buy IT: Click HERE to find the nearest retailer NEAR you!

 

 

Jessica Renee

Review: Acure Moroccan Argan Oil & Stem Cell Shampoo

Out of all the natural shampoo’s I’ve tried, Acure Organics is the best of the best. Most natural shampoo’s do NOT lather very well. They seem to feel like I’m washing my hair in gel. Sure they have all natural ingredients, but I don’t feel like my hair is CLEAN after washing with them. Acure shampoo’s lather AND have natural ingredients!

The Moroccan OIl and Argan Stem Cell Shampoo is absolutely AMAZING. I have straight, medium, and (more) oily hair. I have to be careful what I use because the next morning when I wake up (depending on the product) – sometimes my hair would look like I never washed it at all.

It will look weighed down and absolutely gross. With this shampoo- I can wash AND condition (with Acure Lemongrass Conditioner) and still wake up the next morning with my hair still smelling like I just stepped out of the shower!

I let my mom try some because she was always complaining that her hair was limp and lifeless. She wanted it to look more healthy and vibrant. Just the small amount I gave her (enough for about 3-4 washes) she said her hair had took a 180* turn. She said it looked healthier, shinier, and it lasted all day.

Argan oil is a marvelous protectant and treatment. (It’s awesome for the body too.) I love that Acure has added this ingredient in just about every product they make.

The benefits:

*It hydrates in a natural way (hence why it doesn’t make my hair look oily the next day).

*It efficiently stops the roughness, dryness, and breaking of hair and hair cuticles.

*Helps the growth of hair.

*It forces itself through the hair shaft and pores to heal and protect the hair, while enhancing the elasticity.

*Makes uncontrollable and unmanageable hair smoother and easier to manage.

*Has natural antioxidants that strengthen the hair and repairs damage.

*Has Vitamin E- which is a natural hair treatment (so you aren’t having to use extra protectants)'

*It is non-greasy, and adds natural moisture to the hair and locks in it—so your hair isn’t frizzy by the end of the day!

*Color treated hair can become very dry, brittle, and can start to crack overtime—Argan Oil restores the luster, shine, and healthiness that coloring the hair will take away. It also increases the life of you hair!

I LOVE this shampoo and will be purchasing more (AND the conditioner to go with it).

I absolutely love the packaging of all Acure products too! They are all designed differently, and very beautiful!

BUY IT:  The Moroccan Argan OIl & Stem Cell Shampoo for $10.99

 

Jessica Renee