Review: Target Beauty Box-June

The Target Beauty Box is a subscription box that comes out once a month and you have to be fast because they can sometimes sell out faster than I can even tell anyone about them. Usually within a couple of hours they have sold out and are gone until the next month. This was the June box called Sun Kissed and it was $10 plus tax and free shipping. 

I actually think this is one of the better boxes I've gotten from Target. There were 11 items in this box. The list of items in the box were...

Yes to Cucumbers Soothing Facial Wipes 10 Count

L’Oreal Paris Revitalift Volume Filler Moisturizer

CoTZ Face SPF 40 Sunscreen for Face

Laneige Water Bank Serum

Pantene Expert Intense Hydration Shampoo 

Shea Moisture Fruit Fusion Coconut Water Weightless Creme Rinse 

Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter

S.W. Basics Exfoliant 

L’Oreal Paris True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation in W3 Nude Beige

e.l.f. Lip Kiss Balm in Bare Kiss

Pixi Mesmerizing Mineral Eye shadow Duo in Apricot Glow 

It was quite the haul this month. I really like these boxes because I get to try a few things before I consider buying them. Most of these things I've never heard of or tried so this was nice to be able to try a few new to me items. Were you able to grab this box before they sold out? 

Favorite Picture of the Week

So here's a throwback picture from 1985 on my 8th grade graduation. That's me on the right in pink and a classmate in purple. My family took me out to a Chinese restaurant for dinner afterwards. 

Review: Croc and the Fox by Eve Langlais

Book Description

A career military man, Viktor lives for the next mission – and his collection of weapons -- but a raid on an experimental lab makes him an unwilling protector, mostly because he can’t peel Renee off. A cold blooded croc, he never intended to settle down, but he didn’t count on a foxy lady warming his heart. The world outside the laboratory was a big scary place. Frightened, Renee latches onto the biggest, baddest, and sexiest, warrior around. Sharp toothed and with ice in his veins, Viktor’s violent side should have sent her running, but instead, she finds the courage to face her fears –and tame the lizard. Warning: An ornery croc discovers he does have a pulse when a hot to trot fox decides to latch on, and never let go. Tongue in cheek humor, sizzling moments and a tiny, evil villain await.

My Review

I've only read a couple of Eve's book at this point but the more of her books that I read, the more I want to read because not only are they sexy but they are funny as well. When I first started reading this one, I was a bit confused because the heroine, Renee refers to herself as 'Project' so I wasn't sure who or what she was referring to when she said it the first time but it quickly became apparent as I read on. Not only does Renee have a strong will but she's sarcastic and funny as well. Not something that I would have expected from someone who has spent her whole life being a guinea pig for a crazy scientist. 

After Viktor and his team rescued the shifters being held captive from the cells, he took Project to FUC Headquarters. When Project heard the name of the place, she had the same thoughts that I did...must be some sort of sexual experimental building but no, FUC stands for Furry United Coalition. 

Renee is scared of everything after she is rescued. Good thing she's not scared of her rescuer, the big tough Croc. She latched onto him *literally* and wouldn't let go until she felt safer with her new surroundings. While Viktor isn't used to having a lovely female hanging on him and his buddies and teammates rib him a bit about it, he's a great guy. 

While in captivity Renee had all sorts of experiments performed on her and one accident that left her so special it probably saved her life because the crazy doctor that held her captive realized she was special, special enough to keep around. Renee turns out to be even more unique and there's an interesting turn in the story about her that really made me smile. 

I had so much fun reading this book. Who knew Croc's were so seductive. 

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. 

If you'd like to read this book for yourself, you can find it here. 

Happy Raturday!

*Photo courtesy of @Poppy's Mischief*

"Sometimes I'm shy."

*Photo courtesy of @Poppy's Mischief*

"And sometimes I'm not shy."

*Photo courtesy of Storms Rat Pack*

"Oh you made me blush."

*Photo courtesy of Storms Rat Pack*

"No, my son can't come out to play. It's cuddle time." 

Product Review: Classic Brown - Tree of Life - Leather Writing Journal by The Amazing Office

Product Description

UNIQUE DESIGN - will make this notebook a great conversation starter, and you the envy of your friends.

EASY TO USE - The small size is easy to carry and will take up a small space on your desk or on the go and with the 200 pages (counting both sides approximate) of White Lined Paper, you can use any pen. pencil or crayon to make notes or drawings.

ORGANIZE - Your thoughts and ideas on your life's journey.

CRUELTY FREE - Made from Faux Leather, so no animals were harmed in manufacturing

IDEAL GIFT - For your friends, family, etc

My Review

I'm a real sucker when it comes to journals because I love having them on my shelves. Even if I don't use them for a while, that's ok because I know that I have a few extras just in case I need one. I really liked the look of this journal because the tree of life is beautifully embossed on the front of it and the brown color of the cover goes with all the wood bookshelves and wood desk and table that I have. 

This cover has a closing magnetic claps to keep the cover securely closed. And I have to say that the stitching on the cover looks very profession and nicely done. 

The journal is a nice size and I love the fact that it's faux leather so no animals were harmed in the making of this journal. 

It comes with a small brown ribbon attached that acts as the bookmark for the journal and the pages are lined. The paper is a nice thick paper so I don't have to worry about the writing bleeding through the other side of the paper. 

The first page is blank so you can personalize the journal if you want to. I know someone who used to have stickers that said, "This book belongs to..." and I really like those because they were big enough to look nice. I might see about getting something like that for my journals. 

The pages are all lined and the lines are dark enough to see the entire line and they are crisp and straight. 

The journal also comes with a little loop on the inside back cover that will hold a pen and is big enough to hold a larger pen or marker like a sharpie. If you'd like to purchase one of these journals for yourself, the price was $19.99 when I got mine and you can find it here. 

I give this journal 5 out of 5 stars. 

Disclosure: I was given this product free of charge in exchange for an honest review. 

Free Amazon Prime Sample Boxes

A couple of weeks ago a friend on FB posted that Amazon had a few sample boxes available. So I went ahead and ordered 2 of them because they had things in them that I actually wanted and after they ship, Amazon sends you a credit for the full price. The only thing is the credit is towards the purchase of similar items. But that's ok with me. 

The first box I bought was the Women's Makeup and Hair care Beauty Box. It was $9.99 + free shipping but they sent me a $9.99 credit that I could use to buy a full size product of one of the samples I was sent. In this box was...

L’Oreal Paris Mascara Carbon Black,  L’Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Sculptor 360 Brunette,  Mineral Fusion Mascara Graphite,  L’Oreal Paris Cushion Foundation Nude Beige,  Fekkai Shampoo and Conditioner,  Garnier Whole Blends Shampoo and Conditioner,  Black 15 in 1 Hair Treatment.

I also ordered the Cookie Sample box for $4.99 + free shipping and received a $4.99 credit towards the purchase of more cookies.

I received the 7 packs of cookies shown and for $4.99, it was a pretty good deal, especially since they give you back the money in credit that you can use towards another cookie purchase. 

This is a pretty good deal if you plan on buying something in the one of these categories in the future and would like to try out a sample box in the meantime. The first time I looked there were 6 different sample boxes available but today when I looked there were only 2 boxes available. The boxes go really fast and sometimes they are restocked and sometimes they aren't. But you can find all the boxes that are available by searching "Sample Boxes" on Amazon. And yes in order to get the free shipping, you have to have Amazon Prime.

When I sent sent the money back that I had spent on those two boxes, I bought this. A tub of cookies and a shampoo and conditioner. Now Amazon made sure that almost everything I was able to buy with the credit was in the Prime Pantry so if I hadn't already had a Prime Pantry shipping credit of $5.99 on my account, it would have cost me more. Very sneaky of them to do that but I'm happy with my purchases and the boxes as a whole. 

Freebie Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a 'Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to samples like these at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.
Did you know you can sign up at Tomoson and get free products too. You can also sign up at these sites and get products at a great discount. No Kidding Coupons, AMZ Review Trader, and Elite Deal Club.

This week I received:

A box from Pinchme that contained..

A sample of Purina Dog Food
Hidden Valley Greek Yogurt and Ranch Salad Dressing
Raid Bed Bug Detectors and traps
Pepto Bismol Tablets
Eucerin Lotion
ZzzQuil Sleep Aid

I also received this week...

Degree Men's Spray Deodorant
Scent Booster Sample For Laundry
A coupon for a free pack of M & M's
a Coupon for a free small bag of Lay's BBQ potato chips
Sample of Derma e moisturizer
Samples of Treseme shampoo and Pre-shampoo conditioner

And a $5 Amazon gift card from Crowdtap


Did you receive any freebies this week?

And just for fun here's a picture where Falcor photobombed my picture taking as I was trying to get a good picture of some of the freebies I had gotten. Not everything was in my picture because I received a couple more things in the mail on Thursday so I had to take another picture. But Falcor knew there was something there for him and he wasn't leaving until he got it. lol 

Product Review: Snack Gift Party Bundle Care Package 50 Count by Food Hot Issue

Product Description

PARTY SNACKS: The party snack Box by Food Hot Issue is a collection of 50 individually wrapped single serve snacks.

This Party Snack Box includes a flavorful snacks that everyone will love.

PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE: Ideal care package for military bases, college care package, get-well-soon care package, birthday.

BEAUTIFULLY PACKAGED: Expertly packed with care in our Food Hot Issue gift box, FAST SHIPPING!

My Review

There were 50 single serve snacks in this box and everything was fresh and packaged securely. There was everything from Oreo cookies, Cheez It crackers to Welch's Fruit snacks and Skittles. There was something for everyone and a nice assortment of different snacks in the box. 

My only problem with the snacks in this box was some of the snacks were really small, tiny even. And the fact that I had 6 packs of cheese flavored sunflower seeds in my box which was the most of anything and probably the cheapest of all the snack pouches, the price of 30 cents is right on the package. The Haribo gummi bears were mini gummi bears and in the smallest package I've ever seen. 

The Twizzler was one single Twizzler which I don't consider that a snack size since it's so small. Now while some of the packages were regular size and everything was fresh and tasted good, it felt a bit of a rip off to have so many tiny packs that counted as 1 of the 50 snacks provided in this box for the price of $19.99

So while I think this would be nice to send to someone as a care pack, I don't see myself buying this again for myself. If you'd like to purchase this, you can find it here. 

I give this care package box 3 out of 5 stars. 

Favorite Picture of the Week

My daughter and her best friend went hiking in Red Rock here in Las Vegas and found this beautiful little steam surrounded by tree's, huge boulders and plenty of greenery. My daughter said she even spotted some frogs in the stream. Red Rock is a 45 minute drive from where I live and once you get there it's a bit of a hike to find anything like this. 

Product Review: ARTIST GEL PEN SET - 40 Rich Colored Ink Pens For Adult Coloring, Drawing and Art - Professional Quality, Vibrant Glitter, Neon and Metallic Colors by Vinci's Secret

Product Description

Tools of the trade. All pros have them. For artists, color is king. With it, you create worlds. You unlock creativity. As artists, we needed better colored pens. They create such vivid drawings. We had to make them ourselves - professional quality for adult artists. Colors that glide smoothly on the page and capture imagine...

To People Serious About Their Art

- Great Color Selection - 40 gel pens of every type imaginable - glittering pens, neon brights, metallic hues and more...

- Dries Fast For Minimal Smudging - Smears ruin a drawing. Our gel dries faster for beautiful results without smudges

- Comfortable Design - Draw for hours, create endlessly, all without discomfort

Why Vinci's Secret?

★ 100% dedication to artist satisfaction - love your drawing set or your money back

★ Safe, kid-friendly design - non-toxic, easy to use and incredibly popular with kids and adults

★ Reasonable price plus great performance - we never skimp on quality, color or durability despite our affordability!

★ Amazing customer service - artists for life, customers for life.

My Review

I own quite a few different style gel pens because I like to use them on my scrapbooks that I make. I also like to make my own greeting cards and so I like to have a good number of colored pens to use for those crafts. I really like that I can use these gel pens and don't have to worry about bleed though on to the papers under them or that the lines will flare out like with permanent markers. The lines are fine and the colors are vibrant. This is a really nice set of gel pens with many colors to choose from. People who are into journaling, scrapbooking, or crafts will like these gel pens. They come in a round plastic canister that keeps them all together. The only problem I had with these was that the color part of the cap on some of them come right off and I found a couple of them on the floor after I used them. 

Most of the colored part of the caps are tightly on there but a few of them slip off easily and I didn't notice it until I had put them away. But the gel pens themselves work really well and the colors are great. I know adult coloring books are a big thing right now and I thing these gel pens would be great for that as well. I might even think about getting myself an adult coloring book now that I have this nice set of gel pens. I do a lot of scrapbooking so these pens will come in handy for that. Plus when my grandson comes over, he'll have something else to play with. If you'd like to get a set for yourself, you can find them here. 

Disclosure: I was given this product for free in exchange for an honest review.

I give this set of gel pens 5 out of 5 stars. 

Happy Raturday!

*Photo courtesy of @MrRat395*

"I smell food."

*Photo courtesy of @MrRat395*

"You know you must share that food with me, right?"

*Photo courtesy of @MrRat395*

"Seriously"

*Photo courtesy of @Rosemariehierma*

"You make me laugh"

Product Review: My Therapy Funny Wine Glass 13 oz by Got Me Tipsy

Product Description

Who said therapy has to be expensive? Grab one of our glasses and kick back with 12.75oz of true relaxation. 

Let the reviews do the talking. When you take a drink from this wine glass, you'll understand why so many people have given it a 5 out of 5 rating. This 13 oz. stemmed glassware rivals the quality of fine crystal glasses. It's USA made and has a sturdy base and tall stem making it nearly unspillable, unlike other stemless clear plastic cups. The cute saying on the glass is dishwasher safe and will never wear off. Unlike the toy wine glasses that are marketed as huge, big, oversized, ultimate, giant mouth, large, xl, or anything else, this glass is actually usable for drinking alcohol. 

Perfect for Any Occasion 

One of the best unique gift ideas for both men and women alike, him or her. When they open it, they will think "finally, a wine glass that fits my needs." It's not your typical cheap novelty gag gift. This glass is a fun and humorous addition to personalized custom wine gift baskets that may include other accessories, stoppers, tops, 750 ml whole bottles of red, white or blush wine, or even purse and bra wine flasks! Keep it under $30, 25, 20, or even 15 for White Elephant, Yankee Swap, and Secret Santa gift exchanges. Other customers have bought these for a wedding, anniversary, 21 year old birthday party, housewarming, Christmas present, stocking stuffer, Valentines, Bridal Shower, Mothers day, Fathers day, office stuff joke gifts, kitchen gifts, and more. 

For Every Wine Lover 

Cool gift for wine enthusiasts. Our customers have bought these for their parents (mom and dad), girlfriend, wife, sister, aunt, grandma, son, daughter, teacher, coworker, boss, client, nurse, in-laws, best friend and bridesmaid (phew...what a list!).

My Review

Even though it's been a while since I had a glass of wine, I still like to have a nice set of wine glasses in the cabinet just in case someone brings a bottle over. And now that I have 2 really cute wine glasses with funny sayings on them, So if family comes over and wants a glass of wine, now I have really nice but cute wine glasses to serve them in. 

The wine glass came very fast, was securely wrapped in bubble wrap and placed inside a nice box suitable for using as a gift box. The writing on the glass it on there really good, it's not coming off even when I scratched at it with my fingernail or washed and dried it. The lines are clean, it is made very well and the writing looks very professional. The glass itself is nice and thick and the glass holds 13 oz of liquid. It's a nice size wine glass. 

Who doesn't need a little wine therapy now and again. This would make a great gift for just about anyone who likes wine or has a sense of humor. If you'd like to purchase this product you can find it here. 

Disclosure: I was given this product free in exchange for an honest review. 

I give this product 5 out of 5 stars. 

Product Review: Leather Desk Organizer, Oak Leaf 6 Compartment with Drawer

Product Description

PU Leather material with internal hard MDF, waterproof and moisture proof, sturdy and durable. Brown body with white lining, aesthetically pleasing.

 Size is 11.5x5.5x5.5 inches, 6 divided compartments to organize your pen/pencils, remote control, mobile phone, business cards and other office/home supplies.

Say goodbye to your messy desk, best choice for home and office, providing you a tidy and pleasant environment.

My Review

I really needed something like this for the table I use as my desk. I have the phone, a lamp and my laptop on the table and so all the pens, glasses, knife, paper ect..just got put where ever and it was messy. But with this desk organizer, all the the stuff I had on the table fits nicely into the compartments and it's much nicer and less messy. 

The desk organizer is put together very nicely and is very sturdy. The sides and different compartments are stiff and not flimsy or floppy at all. It's stylish and would go well with a lot of different decors. The drawer is a nice size and would easily hold a wallet plus more. It slides easily in and out and pulls out all the way for easy cleaning and just in case something gets stuck behind it. 

Since it comes packaged in a nice box, it's ready to be wrapped and given as a gift. If you'd like you get one for yourself, you can find it here. 

I give this a 5 out of 5 stars. 

Disclosure: I was given this product free of charge in exchange for an honest review. 

Freebie Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a 'Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to samples like these at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.
Did you know you can sign up at Tomoson and get free products too. You can also sign up at these sites and get products at a great discount. No Kidding Coupons, AMZ Review Trader, and Elite Deal Club.

This week I received:

A Soapbox Body Wash from Swaggable
2 Excedrin Migraine saples
Allegra Sample

and a $5 Amazon gift card from Crowdtap

Did you get anything free this week?

Review: Twice The Growl by Milly Taiden

Book Blurb

Talia Barca needs a date. Badly. She uses the services of the Paranormal Dating Agency hoping for a decent guy to take to a family wedding. A wedding her ex-husband has wormed his way into as a guest.

Connor and Theron want Tally to complete their Alpha triad. She's sexy, curvy and funny. But she's human. And they're not sure she'll go for a relationship with two men at the same time.

As if deciding to give two men a shot wasn’t difficult enough, Tally will also need to deal with a threat from the pack. She'll either prove she's strong enough to be an Alpha mate or find herself at the mercy of a vicious opponent.

Reader Warning: This book contains lots of scorching sex (including a threesome so hot it will make your ereader sizzle), adult language (hanky panky with no dirty talk is no fun), and violence. If this is not the kind of stuff you like to read, skip this book. However, if you like dirty, raunchy sex with some sarcasm and two hot men on one curvy girl, then this is right up your alley. Enjoy!

My Review

My friends over at Rabid Reads reviewed this book a couple months back and ever since reading the review I've had this in my tbr pile. It's just taken men a while to get to it but I'm glad I did because I had fun with this one. I think I might have read one of this authors books a while back but it's been a while and I've been seeing great things about this series and this book so I figured why not, I'll give it a try. 

Gerri Wilder runs the Paranormal Dating Agency, she picks dates for her clients and so far they're pretty happy with who she's paired people up with. She's a shape shifter and seems to have a sense of who will pair up great with one another.

Talia is going to a wedding and since her ex husband will be there she doesn't want to go alone. Her ex is a bit of an ass, ok not just a bit of one, he's a huge ass and it's no wonder he's her ex now. Man, I really hated that guy. Talia has had a rough time and she's a bit broken inside and doesn't think much of herself. She's not looking for a commitment, just a date to the wedding. She ends up getting much more than she asked for. 

Theron and Connor are the alpha and omega for their Wildwoods pack and they've grown up knowing exactly who and what they would be. They share everything, even women and now they are looking for a mate to share. So they go ask the one person they know might be able to help them with that. Gerri is Theron's aunt and she has the perfect woman for them, they just don't know it yet. 

Theron and Connor and their mate will form a triad as soon as they find a woman they and their beasts accept as their mate, but they haven't found that woman yet and they didn't think they would find her as a human female. The guys and their beats really like Talia but not everyone is ready to let this little seduction take place. There's a bit of drama as the guys try to make her see things their way but this book is mostly about sex and seduction, not that there's anything wrong with that. 

I really liked their first meeting, they all took the elevator together and I don't think I'd mind being stuffed together in a small elevator with two gorgeous men, nope not at all. 

This was a novella length book and I like that for a first book in a series so I can get a little of the story before I dive headfirst into a series of books. There are a lot of the books already published in this one so I'm a little late getting to the party but I like what I've read so far, so I'll definitely be reading more from this series now. 

If you'd like to get this for yourself, you can find it here. 

I give this book 4 stars. 

Review: Univeral Yums Subscription Box

Universal Yums is a monthly subscription box that sends you snacks from all over the world. A different place each month. This is my second month and this is the April 2016 box. (I write my posts about a month ahead of time so that's why this is posted this month. I always have about 30-40 blog posts scheduled at any time) 

There are two box sizes to choose from. The 6 or more snacks or 12 or more snacks. I chose the 6 or more snacks box.  For my box size, it's $13.00 a month. And they sent quite a bit in my box. The other box costs $25.00 a month. 

So I was sent 10 snacks in my box. Candies, cookies, chips and a candied plum. This months box is from Poland. It was interesting to try the different snacks because I've never had any of these things. I'm going to share with you a few of the more interesting things I found and my favorites. This was one of the candies. It had a hard candy shell and a peanut butter like substance in the middle. It was really good. 

The flyer that came with the box said this was called a lobster tail because of the red stripe on the candy. I really liked it.

But this was my favorite. It was thin cookie wafers with a thin chocolate and coffee flavored filling. I especially loved this because of the strong coffee flavor it had. It was my favorite thing.

And then there were these chocolate gingerbread cookies. The cookie itself was soft so not like one of our gingerbread cookies but it was so good. 

My husband loved the candied plum and he popped that in his mouth and ate it before I could even snap a picture of it. LOL My husband is part Polish so I thought it was fun to have some snacks from Poland to share with him, even though he didn't like the cookies at all. 

All in all, this was a great month and I loved this box. I love that this box lets me try snacks from a different place each month. 

Product Review: Beef Jerky *Hot* by Strollo's

Product Description

Grass-Fed Jerky? Don’t be fooled by the term! Grass Fed Beef Jerky is FILLED with Sugar and Salt in order to add flavor in the dehydration process. That means less beef to the bite and enough sugar and salt to outweigh the benefits of beef that’s grass-fed. Don’t fool yourself by thinking you’re getting a healthier snack when you’re really not. Compare them and see for yourself :)

Benefits:

• More beef in every bite

• Recipe developed for a healthy lifestyle that is high blood pressure and diabetic friendly

• Great choice for Paleo and Atkins diets

Features:

• Lowest sodium jerky on the market

• Zero sugar

• Zero carbs

• Zero preservatives

• 100% All Natural

My Review

This beef jerky has a great taste to it. It is very spicy though so have some milk standing by when you are eating this. I like spicy beef jerky so since this has a really great taste to it, I didn't mind the amount of hot it produced as I was chewing it. Now if you aren't a fan of hot or really spicy foods, you might not like this. I want to try some of the other beef jerky from this company that isn't so hot so I can really enjoy the flavor without burning my mouth off. The only thing I would change about this is the packaging. The company might want to think about using resealable bags to store and sell their beef jerky in, it would make it a lot easier to store since I can only eat a small piece at a time. If you'd like to purchase this, you can find it here. 

Disclosure: I was given this product at a deep discount in exchange for an honest review.

Happy Raturday!

*Photo courtesy of Poppy's Mischief*

"I is sleeping, come back later."

*Photo Courtesy of Poppy's Mischief*

"Ooooklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plain." "Dude, stop singing, you're killing me." 

*Photo courtesy of Storm's Rat Pack*

"Hey guys wake up, I think mom's making breakfast. Give her the sad face and she'll throw in a few extra treats." 

*Photo courtesy of Storm's Rat Pack*

"Who goes there?"