Pop Sugar Review - December 2012

This is my last Pop Sugar Must Have Box for awhile. The products in these boxes are awesome, just not products that I use. Most of the products in this months box will be Christmas Gifts for Friends and Family. Without further ado:

 

 Bodum Bistro Mugs - $30 - There are two walls of breathable glass in these Bodum mugs. They keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold without condensation. They look really cool but they will also be a Christmas gift this year.

 

Tea Forte - Petite Ribbon Box - 10 silken infusers Sampler box - $15 - This will be a Christmas gift. I like tea, but not a big tea drinker.

 

Jaboneria Marianella Soaps - Antioxidant Moisturizing Milk Bar - Tintarella di Luna - $14 - I don't typically use bar soaps but this sounds really refreshing and I'll be giving it a try.

Pinch Provisions Minimergency Kit - Good Luck - $15 - I love this product so much I'm doing a more detailed separate post for it! Here is my separate review!

 

Bogdon's Peppermint Poles - $3.99 - My husband is getting these in his stocking! 

 

GoSwype - Lips - $1.99 - These wipes clean your surfaces to protect you from germs and bacterial, the only downside is that they only last for two weeks! Read more about this product here.

 

Rent the Runway - $30 gift card - this website you can rent runway fashions to wear then return. It's a great concept, just not something I'd ever in a million years use! I don't go to parties or have somewhere to dress up.

 

If you are interested in signing up for PopSugar Must Have boxes click here. (Disclosure: you sign up and I get credit towards free boxes)

Stork Stack Review - December 2012

Adeline is very spoiled this month with 2 new boxes - Bluum and Stork Stack! Guess we can consider them part of her Christmas!

I was very happy with this months box! Lots of toys/products for Adeline that we will and are actually using.

Rockabye Baby "Good Day, Good Night" 2 CD set - $24.98 - There are a lot of recognizable songs on these CDs that you will enjoy listening to as well as you little one. We love listening to music in the car and at home.

BearHands & Buddies Fleece Mittens - $12.99 - SOO cute! I can't wait for it to get cold enough for Adeline to wear these. They fit her great and she doesn't mind wearing them at all.

EDUSHAPE Maracito - $3.25 - Adeline immediately started playing with this as soon as she saw it. She has other maracas and doesn't play with them much - this one she just takes to for some reason.

Rubbabu Educational Ball - $6.95 - So far we haven't gotten to play with this because our dog thinks it is a toy for her! She already rubbed off some of the fuzzy-ness of the ball before we realized she was playing/biting it! So keep this away from dogs!

Rockin' Green Detergent sample - $1.25 (15.95 - 40/90 loads) - We already use this for our cloth diapers. We have to use Hard Rock due to having such hard water here. I like it and haven't really used it on our clothes but a few times. May be making the switch soon though.

Overall I am very satisfied with Stork Stack. If you want to sign up for your little one click here.

Bluum Box Review - November 2012

This is the first month of Adeline receiving the Bluum Box. This box is different from other boxes in that you receive various baby/mom items and once you do reviews on the items you gain points that you redeem the points for boxes or other rewards.

This review is way way late!

Here are the items we received in our box:

mOmma Teether - Gino, Jack & Fred $5.99 - Adeline immediately played with this. She's never been big on teethers for the actual purpose, she just likes to play with them. But this is a very nice teether and a great size. Where to buy a mOmma Teether.

Babybug Magazine - 9 issues $33.95 - I've read this to Adeline several times and she loves the colorful pages and stories. She loves to just look through it by herself as well. A subscription would be great, it's just not in our family's budget. To get your own - Babybug Magazine.

Montagne Jeunesse - 7th Heaven Mud Mask 7 oz. $2.99 - This will be in the next box due to the Hurricane in the North East.

Numi Organic Teas - 18ct box of tea bags $6.99 - I'm not a big tea drinker but I can't wait to try these samples - Decaf Simply Green (smooth, Mellow and full-bodied) and Rooibos (Earthy vanilla South African Healer)

Madhava - Organic Agave Nectar 11.75oz $3.99 & Organic Coconut Sugar 16 oz. $6.69 - Didn't get to try these as the nectar leaked out!

Dapple Baby Laundry Detergent - 50 oz. $8.99 - This is a detergent perfect for newborns, toddlers, and kids with eczema. And it states it can also be used with cloth diapers. I'll probably do a little bit more research before I try this on my diapers! We don't need special detergent for Adeline's clothing.

Niko Luxe - $15 credit towards the website - the clothing is gorgeous

The way bluum works is that you get the product and then write reviews for the products and earn points. And once you get enough points you get a free month. I'll try for another month or so before I give my final verdict if it's really worth it or not.

If you'd like to sign up click HERE. Disclosure - you sign up and get boxes I get points towards free boxes.

POPSUGAR - October Box Review

Over the past few months I've become a blog stalker. I have a ton of blogs I follow and read! Some of those blogs post reviews about lots of different types of Monthly Subscription Boxes so this month I decided to give a couple a try. For next month I also signed up for Bluum.

Earlier this month I posted a review about Citrus Lane, which is a box for kids.

My review today is about POPSUGAR Must Have Monthly Subscription Box I received for October.

The September box was just plain awesome and seeing it persuaded me to sign up as a treat for ME! I'm not entirely disappointed in the October box, it just isn't as great as the last month that I missed out on!

The boxes come very cutely packaged - in PINK (of course)!

YUM! Gummy bears as soon as I open the box.

Gummy Bears from Dylan's Candy Bar - YUMMY - I ate about all of them myself!

I've had Pirates Booty before, and it is delish!

Crescent Moon Socks - wore these all day today and they are very comfy. I don't do Yoga, I'm SAHM who rarely wears shoes! So these are great on my wood and tile floors.

Red Flower Petal Topped Candle - I haven't had a chance to burn this candle yet (maybe soon with impending Frankenstorm!), but it already smells up the room it's in. I got the Spanish Gardenia scent.

I love doing my nails, just never ever have the time. I used these really quick one afternoon and they turned out great. I did two coats of the pink then one coat of the glitter and it looks great!

I've been using this brand lately and I'm not impressed (scalp is still the same and itchy), however these are a great size to take when going out of town so I'll definitely be using them at some point.

I don't read paper books anymore, typically just ebooks (when I have the time). I haven't kept up with new releases either - so I know nothing about this book. Reading the Book Description does not excite me at all but I will read it! I'll update everyone with my book review once I do.

Here is everything! The box totaled over $100 retail, so $35/month is a steal!

To sign up for POPSUGAR - reserve your December box now (November sold out!)
To sign up for Citrus Lane - for you little one.
To sign up for Bluum - Get samples of kids products and review for points to get free boxes.

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Citrus Lane Box Review - October Box

This month was our first month getting the box from Citrus Lane. I've been wanting to do it for months but didn't want to spend the money! I used a discount code and decided to give it a try. I've been reading blog reviews of previous months and the stuff they got was so cool and not necessarily stuff you would buy yourself.

Not entirely sure what happened this month.

This month was "Fall Fun", but the only thing fallish was the Big Smiles Cheesy Potato by Ella's Kitchen.

 My review of the items in the box:

- Munchkin 7oz Click Lock Trainer Cups $8.99 for 2-pack - I've been wanting to get more sippy cups for Adeline so I was kind of glad to see these, but not thrilled they weren't straws. Adeline loves straws. We tried these today and Adeline couldn't drink out of it! I even tried and I could barely get anything out myself! Hum... So we are not impressed.

- In My Den from Chronicle Books $8.99 - this is a cute Little Bear book where the Bear is a finger puppet. Adeline loves books, so this was a nice addition to the box.

- License to Drool by Bright Starts $2.99 - toy keys...I don't know any kids that do not have these already, so this was a huge disappointment. Especially for an 11 month old! So I guess these will go in my stash for baby shower gifts.

- BabyGanics Healin' Groovy $7.99 - we haven't had a chance to use this yet and since I can't find anyone to say it is Cloth Diaper safe, I won't be using it for that. It can be used for dry skin, burns, ouchies, etc. We'll see, just disapointed not CD safe.

DHC Deep Cleansing Oil Mini $4.99 - For MOM! I will definitly be trying this - something different that I would have never thought to buy. 

Big Smiles Cheesy Potatoes by Ella's Kitchen $2.49 - We practice BLW with Adeline, so she's never had pureed baby food. She did not like this. She tried it several times and I even tried to warm it up - nope! Not saying this is a bad product - just not for my baby since she'd rather eat real potatoes instead of pureed potatoes!

Here is Adeline opening her box!

Looks like she is saying "yeah!"

I'm going to give them another month to redeem themselves since the previous months have been so great! If you want to try out Citrus Lane, just click and sign up!


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