Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Sparkly Clean and Soft!

I'm a bit of a Body Wash snob.... yes, I admit it.  I've been with one brand for a long time, a very long time.  I didn't think I'd find another brand I'd like as well.  I was wrong.


I got to try Dial Vitamin Boost Body Wash.  I love it!  I need my body wash to do three things, lather well, smell great, and get my skin clean and smooth.  Dial Vitamin Boost Body Wash did all that!

Dial Body Wash gives your skin a boost of vitamins and draws moisture directly to your skin.  It is lotion infused and feels lovely on my skin!

So let's start with the lather, it is great!  Dial Vitamin Boost Body Wash lathered up lovely!  Lots of soft, lovely bubbles.  Second, the smell.  Oooh, heavenly!  Light, clean, wonderful smell!  Third, how my skin felt afterward.  One word, amazing!  My skin was soft and moisturized and stayed that way a long time after the shower.  I love Dial Body Wash!  It is my new favorite! 

Plus, compared to my previous not to be named brand, it costs so much less!  Dial Vitamin
Boost Body Wash is a win all around!

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Disclosure:  I was provided a sample of this product for the purpose of a review.  The opinions are all my own and free of charge!

Saturday, February 22, 2014

A Good Night's Sleep

Oh sleep, how I love you! How sad I am when you allude me.  Sad, then cranky, then downright grouchy.  Yes, I sometimes deal with insomnia.  You know the feeling, wanting to sleep, needing to sleep, but unable to... so frustrating.

That's why when I was approached about reviewing a new sleep aid, well I was all over that! 

Let me introduce you to Glysonna!  Glysonna is a drug-free sleep aid, fortified with Glysine. It has added wellness nutrients which helps you to reach restorative sleep by:

a) Triggering relaxation

b) Sustaining sleep
c) Initiating the natural sleep process


Glysonna does not contain potentially harmful ingredients such as antihistamines, alcohol, tryptophan and 5HTP.  It is an all-natural sleep aid. I really like this!

I've used other sleep aids and I often woke up feeling groggy, almost drugged.  That's not how you should feel when you wake up!  I didn't feel that way with Glysonna.

When I first tried it I was a little nervous.  I didn't want that groggy feeling.  I took my 1 ounce dose.  How does it taste, well... not good, not bad.  A little sweet...  I climbed into bed, snuggled in, and was very soon sound asleep.  I slept all through the night and woke up feeling wonderfully well-rested.  Ah, bliss!

I've tried it several times since and I have the same results.  I sleep well, I sleep deep, and wake up feeling great.  On my second time trying Glysonna, one of my kids got sick in the middle of the night.  I woke up quickly and clear-headed, and was able to help my child.  That's really important!

I'm a fan of Glysonna!  It definitely worked for me!  You can purchase it at www.buyglysonna.com .  Check them out on Facebook and Twitter.

Now, some fun news!  One of you lucky readers can win a bottle of Glysonna!  Woot!  Just enter using the rafflecopter form below.  Good luck!

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Disclosure:  I received this product for the purpose of a review.  The opinions are all my own and free of charge!

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Purex Crystals - A Sensory Delight

Let's face it... laundry is not my favorite task.  I love clean clothes, just not the process of getting them that way.  So any product that makes it easier, better, or pleasant.... well, I'm all over that!

Enter Purex Crystals!  I love this stuff!  It makes my laundry smell heavenly!  I just tried the Fresh Mountain Breeze scent.  Wow... I had my nose stuck in the laundry the whole time I was folding it.

Purex Crystals are so easy to use!  I just dump them in my washing machine and the clothes come out smelling amazing.  Plus, the clothes smell fresh for weeks, not days.  It doesn't reduce the absorbency of towels, and it is a natural formula that makes it safe for my family and the environment. A win all around!  The big win is my son actually made a comment on how great his sheets smelled.... yes, a teenage boy actually made that comment!

To celebrate the release of Purex Crystals Fresh Mountain Breeze, Purex is having a sweepstakes!  Woot!  One grand prize winner will receive $500, and 100 second prize winners will each receive a coupon for a free Purex Crystals Mountain Breeze.  You can enter here!

Speaking of coupons, want to try and win one now?  Three of you lucky readers will each win a coupon for a free Purex Crystals Fresh Mountain Breeze!  Oh yeah!

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Disclosure: I was provided this product for the purpose of a review.  The opinions are all my own and free of charge!

Friday, December 20, 2013

Saving Mr. Banks

Once again, I'm wowed! (Is that a word?  It is now!) Wowed, wowed, wowed!

My husband and I had the opportunity to see Saving Mr. Banks.

What is Saving Mr. Banks?  Here's the synopsis:

"When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins,” he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney’s plans for the adaptation.

For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn’t budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp.

It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history."


  Walking in, I had no expectations... I didn't know which way this movie would go. I was pretty sure I would like it, I'm a fan of Disney, but not sure that I'd love it.  Well, I loved it from the first.  It was poignant, it was touching, it was funny, I laughed, I cried!  Really!  I had to sit in the dark for a minute after the movie and compose myself. Ü 

Tom Hanks was amazing as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson should win an Oscar for portraying P.L. Travers.  Her delivery of those withering lines was amazing.  I loved the childhood memories juxtaposed into the current story.  I thoroughly enjoyed the journey as we all found out why Mary Poppins was so important to her and what the story is really about.  You know it's a great movie when the audience applauds after.  We did!

Go see this amazing movie!  I will see it again!  It's one of my new favorites!

Oh yeah, and for all you manly men, my husband thoroughly enjoyed it too!

Disclosure:  I was given the opportunity to see this movie for the purpose of a review.  The opinions are all my own and free of charge!

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Frozen - Full of Warmth!

Oh, do I have a wonderful movie to share with you!  It's Disney's Frozen!  Loved it!  Now, most of you know, I'm an Arizona gal thru and thru, so anything to do with snow or ice leaves me cold (you know I had to go there!)  Frozen opens up with some very cool special effects with snowflakes (cool.... get it?  Yep, went there again!)

Okay, okay enough puns.... Let me tell you about the movie!

"Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind “Tangled” and “Wreck-It Ralph,” presents “Frozen,” a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad), Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom."




Frozen pulled me right into the story from the first moment!  I loved the animation, loved the interaction between the two sisters, and the 3D was spectacular.  I actually turned my face away so I wouldn't get hit with the icy blast, before I realized it was just a movie!  My daughter thought that was hilarious!

I loved the music, especially the song Elsa (Idina Menzel) sings..... wow!  My daughter actually walked out of the theater and bought the soundtrack on the way home!  She informed me this is her favorite movie now (she's 16).  I asked her why.  She was impressed with how Anna discovered true love (not gonna tell you, don't want to spoil it), she loved Kristoff, and she loved how Anna jumped right in to find a solution to a difficult problem (again... not gonna tell you.  You'll have to see the movie!)

We will definitely be seeing this again, and bringing the rest of the family.  Everyone will enjoy it!  My favorite is  cute little Olaf the Snowman.  Maybe snow isn't so bad...

Go see frozen, you'll leave feeling all warm and fuzzy, with a big smile on your face!

Disclosure:  I was given the opportunity to see this movie for the purpose of a review.  The opinions are all mine and free of charge!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Purex More Time For Mom Sweepstakes

I love sweepstakes!  I wish I had more time to enter!  Frankly, I just wish I had more time!  Well, this sweepstakes is about More Time for Mom!

Purex More Time For Mom Sweepstakes has some great prizes like a $250 shopping spree, Kindle Fire, a year's worth of Purex Detergent, etc.

All you need to do is like their page on facebook and then fill out the entry form.

You can enter here!

Hurry, this sweepstakes ends November 19th!

Good luck!!

Friday, November 8, 2013

Thor - Eye Candy Galore!

Wowza!  I saw Thor: The Dark World several days ago, and I'm still all a-twitter!  The movie was great, loved the plot, loved the action, loved the special effects, loved the plot twists!  But oh, the handsomeness factor was off the charts!

Here... let me share:

For you Thor Fans
 
And we can't forget Loki
 

Great Father - Son Shot

Mmmmm...

So, before I get carried away, this really is a great movie! 

"Marvel’s "Thor: The Dark World" continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.  In the aftermath of Marvel’s "Thor" and "Marvel’s The Avengers," Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos...but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. To defeat an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor sets upon his most dangerous and personal journey yet, forced into an alliance with the treacherous Loki to save not only his people and those he loves…but our universe itself."
 
See!  Is that a great plot or what!  The action literally kept me on the edge of my seat!  There are so many things I want to tell you, but I don't want to spoil the fun for you.  Lots of great battles, terrific action sequences, but poor London, England doesn't fair so well.   There's a great scene between Thor and Loki where they truly act like bickering brothers, very funny!  Malekith (the villain) is a great bad guy!  He's pretty menacing, then he gets the Aether, turns all gray, and then he is truly and completely creepy!  Nightmare creepy....
 
Go see Thor: the Dark World!  I highly recommend it! Don't forget to stay through the credits... there are TWO surprises for you!
 
Disclosure:  I was offered the opportunity to see this movie for the purpose of a review.  The opinions are all my own and free of charge!