'Hiding in Sunshine' by John and Caitlin Stuart

Hiding In Sunshine 

Just finally finished this book I recieved from Influenster to read and review.. It took awhile, I could never really get into it. To be honest it was just okay for me. I'm a huge bookworm but I'm not all that into crime/thrillers/who-dun-it books. So maybe I'm a little biased? Anyway the book started out really, really slow. Like the first 5 chapters where only about him, his family, and what he does for a living. They pretend to be middle class but in my opinion people that live in nice big mini mansions, own patients on computer technology, and send their kids to private school are not considered middle class. So yeah, that kinda bugged me to. Overall like I said, it was an just an okay read for me. The last 4 chapters are the best in the book and if you like reading this sort of book then I do recommend it. It'd also be okay for a young preteen to read. Minor violence and no profanity, I'd feel comfortable letting my 11 year old nephew read it :)

Want your own copy?

-Amazon   

-Goodreads

 I received this product free from Influenster to read and review. All opinions are my own. 

NYC New York Color Liquid Lipshine

NYC New York Color Liquid Lipshine

There’s a new gloss in town! NYC New York Color Liquid Lip Shine is getting headlines with seriously high-drama color at a seriously low price. Pure pigments give a 3-D effect that’s off-the-charts glossy. Tons of hot new shades, from preppy nudes to bold statement hues – all for less than your weekly fashion magazine.

 Benefits:

- Pure pigments, 3D effect shine

- Lips feel moisturized

- Creamy and soft texture

- Non-sticky

- Rich Vitamin E formula

 Available Shades

 Suggested retail price $2.49*

Start shopping for NYC at these stores nearest you: Walmart, Target, Rite Aid, CVS, Family Dollar, Duane Reade, Kmart, HEB, and others. Visit newyorkcolor.com to check out all shades and fun products from New York Color! 

   

Click here to visit Influensters Liquid Lipshine product page.

 

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing and review purposes. All opinions are my own. 

Kiss® Nail Dress™

Kiss® Nail Dress™

 You're Not Dressed Till You're Nail Dressed

   KISS is a global brand, with products including nail care, cosmetics, appliance, hair care, and salon & spa equipment. Kiss® Nail Dress™, ultimate nail fashion for tips and toes! Just peel, apply, and shape for a manicure that lasts up to a week. On in minutes, off in seconds without remover. Nail Dress is available in 21 different styles, many of them featuring 3-dimensional jeweled designs.Check out Peplum, a deep silver with multi-colored gems for a pop of color, or Babydoll, for a golden and glamorous jeweled look. Skip the topcoat, Nail Dress has it built in. With 28 strips in each package, you can cut up your extras to create designs that can be used on top of polished or artificial nails. Add some pizzazz and use with imPRESS® Press-On Manicure™ by Broadway Nails for the ultimate DIY manicure. Nail Dress doesn’t dry out the way other polish strips can, so you can save them to use on your next mani. A nail design booklet is included in each package, just in case you need a little inspiration. And don’t forget about your feet! Nail Dress looks awesome on toes, too –just use the square side of the sticker for a perfect fit.

My Kiss Collection!

• Link back to the Kiss website: http://bit.ly/SipR5S
• Link back to the Kiss review page: http://bit.ly/11cEdY7

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for and review purposes. All opinions are my own.

BzzAgent's Private Selection Campaign

                                       Private Selection

First off, I have to get this out of the way. Private Selction coffee is the best coffee my fiancee and myself have ever tasted. I'm not a huge coffee drinker but my fiancee is quite the conisour and knows what he's talking about. He used to swear by Green Mountain coffee. Wouldn't hear of trying or changing brands.. That's all over with now. He loves his PS coffees and says he's never going back. That being said, now to the rest of our PS experience :) With over 30 people at our annual holiday party I knew serving Private Selection would gets lots of buzz..

I didn't expect the amount it did get though. Aunts, cousins, sisters-in-law, and even Grandma wanted to know what kind of cheese was in the slow-baked mac and cheese. The water crest crackers were also a huge hit on the hors d'oeuvre plate. I went above and beyond and purchased lots of different Private Selection products including frozen strawberries and ice cream for milk shakes! :) We love Private Selection in our home. I was so happy to be able to share with my family and introduce it into their meals as well! 

I received this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from BzzAgent. Opinions are my own.

Green Mountain Coffee® & Fair Trade

  Great Coffee, Good Vibes 
Quality Products. Improving Lives. Protecting the Planet. 
Green Mountain Coffee 

  What is Fair Trade? Fair Trade goods are just that. Fair. From far-away farms to your shopping cart, products that bear that logo come from farmers and workers who are justly compensated. They help farmers in developing countries build sustainable businesses that positively influence their communities.They're a nonprofit, but they don't do charity. Instead, they teach disadvantaged communities how to use the free market to their advantage. With Fair Trade USA, the money you spend on day-to-day goods can improve an entire community’s day-to-day lives.Your rich cup of Fair Trade coffee can help farmers escape poverty. Most small-scale family farmers live in remote locations and lack access to credit, so they are vulnerable to middlemen who offer cash for their coffee at a fraction of its value. Fair Trade guaranteesfarmers a minimum price, and links farmers directly with importers, creating long-term sustainability. Through Fair Trade, farmers earn better incomes, allowing them to hold on to their land and invest in quality. They provide farmers in developing nations the tools to thrive as international business people. Instead of creating dependency on aid, they use a market-based approach that gives farmers fair prices, workers safe conditions, and entire communities resources for fair, healthy and sustainable lives. They seek to inspire the rise of the Conscious Consumer and eliminate exploitation. While best known for coffee, Fair Trade Certified has grown to encompass many products, from tea to chocolate to body care to wine. Choose Fair Trade products to vote with your dollars and make Every Purchase Matter. Each time you purchase a fair trade product you help support families and causes all over the world.

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Whoo hoo! BzzAgent has hit the nail on the head with this campaign! I have so many friends that love coffee and are testing out Green Mountain per my request! They're verdict? Two thumbs up! Out of the 15 people I told and passed out coupons to, 9 are making the switch! One of them is an elderly gentleman I know and he has been drinking Folgers coffee for 35 years.. Those days are gone thanks to me, BzzAgent, and Green Mountain! Since he takes his coffee black I knew I could count on him for an accurate review. So I took one of my little K-Cups over to his apartment and whipped him up a cup of coffee in his tiny 2 cup coffee pot. As soon as he got that first whiff he started asking questions like "Whats the name of that stuff?" and "Where'd you get it from again?" I told him "It's Green Mountain Coffee Ron, not only is it delicious but it's good for the environment when you buy it!" To be honest, he wasn't as pumped as I was about it being Fair Trade, he's 87 years old so saving the environment isn't a huge concern of his.. But he was however pumped about the smell! He was bzzing all over his tiny kitchen as the coffee slowly trickled out of the maker. Then he got to taste it.. He took a huge gulp, looked over at me and said "Where can I buy it and how much does it cost?" He LOVED it! So much so that he's made the switch for life! So I gave him a couple extra coupons :) We love our coffee in this house and I love that I was also able to share with the hubby and get his input! He is a coffee connoisseur, he's tried just about every brand out there. His verdict? Two thumbs up!! He's even considering making the switch! I'm neutral when it comes to coffee. I don't need it everyday but a good cup of joe sounds good every once in awhile..

I was very impressed with the quality and taste of this coffee! The flavor is bold and delicious, giving you that 'warm and fuzzy' feeling inside. It makes me wanna curl up on the love seat and read a good book..Even if the hubby doesn't make the permanent switch, I'll be using some of my coupons to try different flavors!

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GMC took acclaimed musicians Grace Potter and Michael Franti to Colombia and Sumatra to experience why Fair Trade means better coffee for you and a better life for farmers. Learn more about Fair Trade and watch exclusive videos from their travels here! 

I received this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from BzzAgent. All opinions are my own.

Julep teams up for Breast Cancer Awareness!

Breast Cancer Awareness by the Numbers

  

 From the beginning, Julep has been powered by girlfriends. To celebrate these unique roots and to continue to pay it forward, we are proud to donate to organizations that empower women. At Julep, our mission is to ignite the spirit of engagement in women everywhere, and our Powered by Girlfriends initiative is an important part of bringing this mission to life. To honor National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we at Julep have teamed up with The Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation. This October, not only are we happily contributing a donation to support their incredible foundation as a part of Powered By Girlfriends, but we also collaborated on this amazing infographic!

   For those of you who haven't heard of Julep, it's a monthly subscription service costing around $20 but containing at least $40 worth of products. There are 5 different style profiles to choose from including American Beauty, Boho Glam, Bombshell, Classic with a Twist, and It Girl. Julep also has 'special' boxes known as Golden and Mystery boxes. Golden boxes are given out every month to select mavens and feature all the styles for that month! Mystery boxes are available (when available) to all mavens for the regular price of $20 and contain anywhere from $60-$200 in product! Don't have a maven account yet? Please use my referral link and promo code below to get your first box for practically nothing! Happy painting :)

- My referral link: http://julep.com/?r=20995161
- Use promo code MAVENINTRO to get your first box for a penny!

MDSB Birthday Box Review

My Dream Sample Box 
Birthday Box and Handcrafted Mini!
 

Welp, she's done it again. Holly has managed to pack another incredible box! She's really outdone herself this time.. This has got to be my all time favorite box from MDSB! I've missed the last few months just because I needed to take a break but I decided to give in and treat myself to a birthday present since I had been so good. :) What I was after was the Pink-A-Licious Handcrafted Mighty once I got a look at the 'Sneak Peak' pictures on MDSB's Facebook page. There were some really cute and fun samples I hadn't got to try yet. Not to mention it was to help support Breast Cancer Awareness which is always an added bonus! But alas... they were sold out! A bittersweet tragedy indeed. So after scrolling through the different categories of boxes I decided to go with the birthday box considering I had just celebrated my 27th a few days prior. I thought at the time that I was settling on the box I picked when in fact I got the best box I've ever bought! It was great because there's no certain theme requirement so Holly got to pack in all different kinds of samples, handcrafted and masters. I had so much fun unboxing my birthday box and handcrafted mini! My favorite part was opening them with my son. He loves to help open packages, so when he saw that brightly colored birthday box and then all of the little presents inside it he got soooo excited! He kept saying "Mmmmm, smells goooood!" He had to smell each and every sample in the box, scented or not. He cracks me up lol :) Anyway, for those of you who have never heard of My Dream Sample Box, what it is is a sample box company. Sample boxes are... well basically, boxes filled with samples sent into the company by independent reps and home based business's. Samples include makeup, candles, jewelry, bath & beauty products, edibles, and sooooo much more! MDSB offers a monthly themed box. The box themes mostly coordinate to any approaching holiday. For example February's box usually relates to Valentines Day, April's box is Easter themed, and so on. The boxes are separated into 3 categories masters boxes, handcrafted boxes, and kiddo boxes. Masters meaning direct sales companies i.e. Gold Canyon, Thirty-One, Avon, Pampered Chef, Mary-Kay, etc. Handcrafted meaning home based business's. They also come in a variety of sizes. The masters comes in the regular size and a mini version. The handcrafted comes in mini, mighty, and mega sizes. The kiddo's box comes in a regular and mini size and includes a boy, girl, or combo version. The price's range anywhere from $10.50-$40.50 depending on the size you get and prices are consistent unlike some other companies I know.. I've been buying boxes from MDSB for about a year now. In that year I've purchased sample boxes from 4 other companies besides this one. So I think I know what I'm talking about when I say that MDSB really is elite in the sample box business.. You just can't buy the TLC Holly puts into her boxes. Believe me, I've tried. Epic failure. In fact, a few companies have lost me as a customer because of their lack of quality and professionalism. A lot of the credit goes to the sponsors over at MDSB. if it weren't for them there would be no MDSB so they deserve a HUGE shout out! SHOUT OUT! :D They really are some great people and I'm happy to say a few are friends. If you're in the market for a great gift or even looking to do a little self pampering, definitely look into a sample box. Opening one is like a little mini Christmas you won't wanna share with anyone else! :)

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