Whats coming up in july

Now that summers in full swing and Im about to finish up with my summer class I'll have a little more spare time to post.

I have a lot of exciting opportunities to try varies products so there will be a ton of reviews for the month of July. Also im working on a lot of summer projects including cleaning up the house so I will be sharing my organizing tips and tricks and even some school related organization to show you how I keep on top of my school work. A look at whats coming up:

♡My very first VoxBox from Influenster. The Surfs Up VoxBox. Ill have a couple posts showing you whats inside, and different reviews about each product. Ill also walk you through some VoxBox activities and what to expect when you get a VoxBox.

(Photo: Mine)

(Photo: Mine from my instagram @auntie_m_25)

♡I got three different products from Bzzagent to sample. Two I have already received and tried and the third is on its way. The first was an acne kit from Paulas Choice Skincare 

(Photo: Mine)

and the 2nd was a pair of Dream Walk high heel insoles from Dr. Scholls (for heels 2 inches and 

higher). 

(Photo: Bzzagent's Website)

The third thing that I will soon be sampling is Crest's new Be toothpaste. Ill be trying there three new unique flavors: mint chocolate trek, vanilla mint spark, and lime spearment zest.

(Photo: Bzzagent's website)

♡I have a few oppurtunities from Crowdtap already this month as well. The first one I received last week from Kleenex, its pretty simple, just a review of a box of their facial tissue and come up with a different use (something other then for blowing your nose or sneezing into) for the tissues.

(Photo: Mine from my instagram)

And the other crowdtap oppurtunity I found out about yesterday is a hosted party from McCormic Grill Mates, a 4th of July BBQ Bash. They're sending me a ton of seasoning mixes, rubs and sauces to try during a 4th of July party and of course a lovely McCormick apron to wear while cooking (which my dad will be doing!). I dont really eat meat (its complicated) so ill be counting on others to try it out and let me know what they think.

Cant wait to share all of these posts with you guys :) Hope your excited too!

☆Happy 4th of July☆

:-D

*All the items were given to me free for testing purposes. I am only asked to give my honest opionions and feed back, I am not rewarded for giving a good review over a bad review. I do get rewarded for completing an honest review (entries for giftcard drawlings through crowdtap and more oppurtunities to review through all the sites) all photos in post are mine unless other wise specified, the Dreamwalk Dr. Scholls photo and Crest Be toothpaste photo both are NOT mine and were taken from Bzzagent.com from the specific campaign pages.*

Influenster and the famous Voxbox

Notice my "Citizen of influenster Nation" sticker over there? >>>

 

About a month ago I joined influenster and just recently qualified for a Voxbox. I just received my first ever VoxBox yesterday and after posting some pictures people began asking me about it. So here's a post to hopefully explain what influenster is and how to use it.

 

If you are interested in joining influenster leave me your e-mail (or you can message me if you know me personally, I'll send you the link to join.

*I promise I wont give out your e-mail to anyone else or send you any messages after that (unless you request info on something else)*

 

Bare with me I am still new to Influenster and it's a bit confusing/hard to explain.

 

First, what is a VoxBox?

A VoxBox is a box filled with complementary products from various brands (a lot of brands like Victoria's Secret Sport, Hawaiian Tropic, SinfulColors, Not Your Mother's, Herbal Essences, Venus, etc.). Some of the VoxBoxes included multiple brands while some might focus on just one brand.  

 

How do I get a VoxBox?

First you have to sign up of course. Influenster selects members for specific VoxBoxes based on what Expert Badges they have unlocked. The higher your score in the specific Expert Badge that they are currently looking at, the more likely you are to get picked for the free VoxBox. They also look at your overall score , or Impact Score, which measures your impact across different networks that you have connected to Influenster like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, Blog and how many people sign up that you invite (so I would really appreciate you letting me send you the link and signing up through that :) rather then just going to the site and signing up).

 

Expert Badge

Currently there are 16 different Expert Badges to choose from. You have to choose wisely because you can only get 5 keys to unlock Expert Badges (so you'll only be able to have a total of 5). The different Expert Badges are :

 

Eco

Mosquito

Gamer

High Spirits

Fashionista

Jetsetter

Tastebud

Urbanite

Gadgeteer

The Gentleman

Pop Culture

Sweet Tooth

Fan-Addict

Six Pack

Beauty

Decorator

 

Each one relates to different interests you might have. Eco is for the people who are very ecofriendly and green. Mosquito is for the outdoorsy type, people who love nature. Gamer is for those who cant put down their Xbox remote. High Spirits is perfect of the Wine connoisseur. Fashionista is for the fashion forward. Jetsetter is perfect for those who are always catching a plane. Tastebud, pass me a plate. Urbanite, city lovers.  Gadgeteer, if you always have the latest electronic. The Gentleman for men who love style and substance. Pop Culture, if your always up to date on the latest reality show, music, etc. Sweet Tooth for those who love dessert. Fan-Addict for all the sports fans out there. Six Pack for any gym rat or star athlete. Beauty if you love make-up, skincare, etc. And decorator if your always updating your home.

 

To unlock these you go in and take the initial survey. Then you can increase your score by completing other surveys, writing product reviews, answering questions about products that you have used before, creating videos, etc. Some you can link up to a blog if you write about the specific topic, or link to your YouTube channel if you make related videos. You can also share your favorite related review pages to increase your score.

 

Lifestyle Badges

Along with Expert Badges there are also Lifestyle Badges. The nice thing about Lifestyle Badges is that you can unlock an unlimited amount. Lifestyle Badges are about different areas in your life, things that your going through or doing. The different Lifestyle Badges are:

 

Mother Bear

Do-Good-Er

Catnip

Bow-Wow

Boomer

Collegiate

Wellness

Blushing Bride

I Voted

SuperDad

Book Club

Canada

 

Mother Bear of course is for the moms out there. Do-Good-Er is for those that volunteer. Catnip for if you own any cats. Bow-Wow for if you own a dog. Boomer for if you were born between 1945 and 1964. Collegiate for those of us going through college. Wellness for those who like to live a healthy lifestyle. Blushing Bride for all those brides to be. I Voted for those of us who actually vote. SuperDad for the awesome dads out there. Book Club for all the book worms and Canada for the Canadians.

 

The Lifestyle Badges work a lot like Expert Badges other then you can get an unlimited about of them.

 

 

Other Badges

There are other badges that you acquire later which are VoxBox Badges and Brand Badges. You get VoxBox badges after you participate in a VoxBox or VirtualVox (a completely online VoxBox). Brand Badges are earned while you participate in a VoxBox or VirtualVox program. You earn Brand Badges by completing a list of activities with the brands products in your VoxBox and then are eligible to win additional prizes.

 

 

 

Hopefully this answers most of your questions and give you an idea of what Influencer and VoxBoxes are.

 

I will be adding another post soon about the different items I received in my Surfs Up VoxBox and I'll explain a little more about the VoxBox Badges and Brand Badges in that post :)

 

Send me you E-mail and I'll send you the link to get signed up!

 

 

 

 

 

Save the Undies

Recently I got picked on Crowdtap for a new mission from kotex. Kotex supplied me with 50 samples, 50 cosmetic bags, and 50 "save the undies" pins at my local mall or popular lingerie store. On top of that they supplied me with samples and cosmetic bags for my friends and some awesome party gear to reward ourselves with a fun girls night after handing out all the samples.

Look at all these goodies!

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The party gear Iincluded: 4 pounds of popcorn, 20 different colored nailpolishes (the special small brushed ones that allow you to do nail art), 10 Sephora facemasks, and a $10 amazon gift card to rent a movie. (+ the samples and cosmetic bags for my friends that I already told you about).

Kotex also gave me a sample, cosmetic bag and a cute tote bag for hosting the party.

(photo: mine)

I added a few extra goodies to the gift bags I gave to my friends. Along with the cosmetic bag and Kotex samples I gave them a sample of Daisy perfume (I had it left over from the Marc Jacobs Daisy hosted party i did a few months ago), a coupon for Doctor Scholls Dream Walk high heel insoles (a sampling I'm doing through bzzagent, I'll have a short post about later this month) a coupon for Paula's Choice skin care (another sampling from bzzagent that ill have a post about later this month), and some small packs of 5 gum (spearmint and peppermint that my dad got through his work). 

(photo: mine)

Faskmasks, washclothes, facewash and makeup remover all ready for the party.

(photo: mine)

Getting ready for the party was a little tricky, I found out I got in about a week before i left for vacation. I wasnt sure when id recieve all the goodies and be able to do my party. I also started school the day after I got home from vacation so it was a busy time to work in a party. The box arrived about 2 days after i got home so i planned my party for the following week on wednesday. Only a few of my friends were able to come and many of them had last minute things come up so my friend Marybeth was the only one able to come with me. 

Our Day:

We went to our local mall (Polaris Fashion Place) and stood outside of Victoria's Secret to pass out our samples. It was perfect timing because Victoria's Secret was having their semi-annual sale so a lot of people were out shopping for new undies. 

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Marybeth passing out samples

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Me passing out samples and covered in save the undies pins.

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Ran into an old friend of mine shopping the sale so gave her some samples to help protect those cute new undies.

(photo: mine)

Stopped into Bath and Body Works next door to Victoria's Secret to see another one of my friends and gave her a sample for the back room to share with the other girls she works with. 

(photo: mine)

Our Night:

We started off by making some of the yummy Snappy popcorn the old fashioned way (the best way!) We threw a little coconut oil in the pan let it heat up on medium heat then added some popcorn and a lid and kept shaking every few minutes untill it was all popped. It tasted so good it didnt even need salt or butter.

(photo: mine)

We picked out some nailpolish whole we ate our popcorn and painted our nails.

(photo: mine)

There were so many adorable colors to choose from. Some were regular, some were shimmery and others were glittery.

(photo: mine)

Then we had fun using the awesome face masks. They were a little different then your normal face mask, you put it on like a regular mask and let it sit for a minute then you rub it into your skin and wash off any extra by splashing your face with some water. When we first started rubbing it in it seemed to just get whiter but then it started absorbing in. Our skin was super soft afterwards.

(photo: mine)

Back in February Kotex had given me some samples to  try, you can see that post and what I thought about them here:

U by Kotex Sample and Share Review http://livingafterloosing.blogspot.com/2014/02/u-by-kotex.html

The samples were some of their older products, the ones I got and passed out this month have the new capture core technology and are even better at stopping leaks.

Here was my night time girls night outfit along with my go-to U-by Kotex period protection. I absolutly love their liners and have been using them for a few year now. They are the ONLY liners i buy, i cant wait to try the new ones with capture core technology. I'm thinking about switching over to the Kotex tampons, i was really impressed with them when i tried them with my last sample and share. I cant wait to try these compact ones (when you open the wrapper you can pull the applicator out to be full sized). Ive used tampax pearl compact tampons before but i havent tried any other brand. They are great for slipping into a small purse, wallet or even your pocket.

(photo: mine)

Here is what was inside of the sample: 2 regular absorbancy click tampons, two super absorbancy click tampons, 2 curve liners with new capture core technology, an insert that tells you about U by Kotex products and even a coupon for a dollar off any one product!

(photo: mine)

Want your own sample to see for yourself? Head on over to:

 phttp://m.ubykotex.com/Sample.aspx

Tampons not your prefered protection? No problem they let you pick out what you want to sample, choose from 4 different sample pack options!

I'd like to thank Kotex for such an awesome oppuetunity, my friends and I had so much fun handing out samples and talking to people about your products. All the things you included for a fun girls night made it extra fun. Tank you for being so generous and making awesome protection so we dont have to throw away any more undies :)

*all the photos incuded in this post are mine unless otherwise stated. I was given the products shown in this post from Kotex through crowdtap. All the opinions stated in this post are my own. Neither Kotex nore Crowdtap gave me any additional insintive for speaking positively about the products i was given. I was only asked to state my honest opionions about how i felt about the products*