#WipeForWater Is A Great Campaign

In March, I was the lucky recipient of a Voxbox from a wonderful website I have been a member of called influenster. Influenster allows you to connect your social media and use your influence to try new and different products and then review them.

This voxbox I recieved had a full size package of Neutrogena Naturals Make Up Wipes. It also included a small card with the information about the wipe for water challenge. Did you know that we waste up to 5 gallons of water just washing our face? It doesn't seem like a lot, but as a world, we are becoming more conscious of the water that we use and we are trying to preserve our natural resources. Neutrogena is leading the charge when it comes to make up and its removal.

I didn't think these wipes would be that great since they are naturally derived and use very few chemicals but I thought I would give the challenge a try.

Day 1:  I noticed that my skin was clean, soft and refreshed. I actually didn't have any greasy residue after using the wipes and the smell was nice.

Day 2: I really thought that the feeling from the night before wouldn't last until the next day. I tend to get a lot of grease, especially on my forehead, and I didn't think this would last. I was wrong as my skin felt wonderful. I used the wipe again and washed off the days dirt and my skin still felt wonderful.

Day 3: My skin was still beautiful and starting to even glow a bit. I noticed that the dryness from being sick was clearing up as well.

Day 4-present:  I have actually used these every night since and it has become a routine (yes I have had to buy more and had a surprisingly hard time finding them as they were always out of stock- so they must be popular! 

Overall, I am very happy that I was sent this product for testing purposes. It is a wonderful face wipe and the challenge is great. I have taken out most of my face washing routine in place of the wipes and just wash in the shower when needed.

I'll Make an Influenster Out of You!

Back in late 2012, my friend Luna introduced me to a great website...Influenster. I remember her texting me and telling me all about this website where I could earn boxes with free items to test out and how she had gotten her first box. I thought, hey...it's worth a try right?

So she invited me (it is an invite only website) and I joined. I started doing surveys on there about things I liked, wrote reviews for things I used and wracked up some points. 

When I got my first email a month later, I was ecstatic. I was told that I would be testing out a new dish soap. Now dishes weren't my thing but I figured I would receive anything but small sample sized bottles of the product.

BOY was I wrong. In a box I received three full sized products of Palmolive Fresh Infusions (see my blog post about it here). I gave one to my boss at the time to give a try and I tested them out. They smelt amazing and were kind to my hands. I was so happy to try something like this out.

And the boxes (called voxboxes) came rolling in. The next one I received a bunch of different items, including the entire Colgate Optic White line, a new spray on lotion from Vaseline (which became one of my favorite lotions, Dickinson's Face wipes (which I also came to love) and some other goodies. 

I also received voucher programs for products that can't be shipped. One was for a wonderful yougurt drink and frozen yogurt and the other was for Sargento cheese.

But this website isn't just for the free items that you receive. I found myself a community of people with opinions. I'm not going to lie, half the time when I am trying to find a new product or see if something I am thinking about buying for the first time is worthwhile, I take a little trip over to influenster to see what kinds of thoughts others have had.

And I get to share my thoughts. Have you ever found a shampoo, makeup, household item, etc that you just can't live without? You can share your full thoughts on it for others to view. You can ask questions and get feedback on products. You can learn about other products. This website is literally for everyone. There are outdoor products, mom products, mens products, etc.

So...if you want to take on the challenge of being an influenster. If you are willing to share your opinion with others...let me know. I'll send you an invite!

Check out their website here for more information.

See below for products I have tried and won!

This was my latest voxbox, all these products were wonderful!

This came last Christmas, what a wonderful gift!

Each voxbox has "tasks" that you complete. IF you complete them and you are seen as one of the best, you can win prizes. I won this entire box of makeup as a prize for my Rimmel London Mascara box!

They couldn't send the cheese but they did send me a free lunchbox!

This was my 2nd box Such wonderful products (and the Optic White does work!)

This is my first college box. These products are perfect for any sorority girl!

Palmolive Fresh Infusions?

So, about a month ago, my buddy Luna sent me an invite to this awesome website, influenster. I signed up and started to check it out. It was pretty sweet, I wrote some product reviews, did some quizzes and checked it all out.

A couple weeks later, I got an email in my lovely inbox stating that I was possibly qualified for the next voxbox. For those who don't know what that is (don't worry, I don't blame you); it is basically a box sent to you from influenster with free products for you to try out and write stuff about. So I took the pre-survey and went from there. I didn't hear anything back, so I didn't think of anything.

Until last week when a white box showed up at my apartment complex. Opening it up, it held 3 full size bottles of Palmolive Fresh Infusions. Yes, dish soap.

If any of you know me, you know that I am not a fan of washing dishes. But, because I don't have the luxury of a dishwasher, I have to do them all by hand. Whomp whomp. So, free dish soap was a major plus actually.

There were three scents: Lemon Thyme, Ginger White Tea and Lime Basil. The first thing I read was to give one to a friend. So, I gave all the bottles a whiff and handed over the lime basil (I have never been a fan of lime) to my boss with one of the five $1.50 coupons included. We talked about the fact that the bottles were NOT sample sized and how awesome the website was.

Personally, my favorite it the Lemon Thyme! I just love the freshness of lemon!

The first test came the next day when I was washing dishes. It performed as expected. Not going to lie, it isn't as good as other dish soaps (that I won't mention here) but it still works to get my dishes clean. And the scents are rather yummy. I think it is well worth the price and they aren't too much. I saw online that you can get a pack of all 3 scents for $8.00 at Target. You can also find it at Walmart!

And if any of you want a coupon and I have a couple extras, let me know, I'll send one to you!

Here's a link to their website and to the review page where you can learn all about the products!