Christmas Gift Ideas For Girls: Best Pals Giveaway

Best Pals was started by the Lennon sisters/best friends who grew up together sharing their favorite songs, adventures, and their favorite handmade rag dolls. It was their love and passion for their friendship and wonderful experiences, that gave them the drive to recreate their loved ragged dolls and named them "Best Pals".

Each Best Pal comes with a special Best Pals bead bracelet, the option to restyle their hair, change their clothes, and most importantly they come ready to help your child's imagination creatively play.

Best Pals and Best Pals Accessories make great gifts for the holidays, birthdays, giving to a new friend, moving to a new town, for sisters, for doll collectors, and more. Make this holiday special this year with Best Pals!

Enter the Best Pals Prize Package Giveaway at Little Yaya’s.

Partease Review and Giveaway

Partease creates classic, unique and affordable wedding favors, wedding party favors, and themed party favors to make your special day one to remember. One of the features I find interesting and truly unique is the Favor Finder. When you want the perfect favors for your event, use this service to tell Partease about your event and a consultant will email you with the best possible favor options for your party. It’s quick, easy and best of all – it’s free!  No matter what your event, Partease has the favors, invitations, and personalization to create a memorable, priceless occasion.

I received the Let’s Do Lunch Personalized Insulated Lunch Tote for this review. The Let’s Do Lunch tote features a classic houndstooth print, solid black front with outer pocket and personalized name or initials, easy to grip handles, and a spacious insulated cooler area.

Partease gives you the options to completely make this stylish lunch bag a one of a kind. There are three font options: French Script, Felix Titling, and Bernard Fashion. The six font colors available are hot pink, light pink, lime green, blue, red and white. Lastly, you may choose to use one initial, all three or your name. I chose to have my name monogrammed which was customized in hot pink Felix Titling. The quality is superb and I love my new personalized lunch bag!

The inside of this lunch tote is far more roomier than any lunch box I have ever used. The rounded-rectangular shape, is very flexible which makes it easy to pack this tote fuller than most lunch bags. I can easily fit a small breakfast, Tupperware container, lunch, small snacks and a drink or two. Alternatively, you can use this tote strictly for drinks knowing they will stay cold all day long.

The Let’s Do Lunch tote would be perfect for many occasions, especially packing your own lunch for work. There is nothing worse than enduring the embarrassment of being the employee with the ugliest lunch box. This lunch tote is fun, stylish and absolutely adorable! I wish I would have had this lunch tote at my previous employer. As bad as it sounds, we had a problem with employees stealing other employees lunches. With a feminine lunchbag personalized with my name on it, I’m sure it would have deterred the lunch thieves. This lunchtote would be ideal for todays modern woman and a great gift for any occasion, including bridesmaids!

BUY IT: The Let's Do Lunch Personalized Insulated Lunch Tote retails for $35.00.

WHERE TO BUY: Shop Partease online.

WIN IT: Partease has generously offered to giveaway one personalized Let’s Do Lunch insulated lunch tote.  Enter the Partease Giveaway here.

Disclaimer: The Let's Do Lunch Personalized Insulated Lunch Tote was provided to me in exchange for my honest review. I received no other compensation for my review. The opinions and thoughts expressed are my own.

Zoobies Pets Review

Like most young children, my son loves stuffed animals. We recently took a trip to the Dallas Zoo, where my son discovered elephants for the first time. Once we arrived home from the zoo, he began looking all throughout the house while shouting out “elephant!” I didn’t think much of it, until he tossed his favorite stuffed animal from his bed. At that moment, I realized he was looking for an elephant stuffed animal. 

My “mom mission” was to find my son an elephant stuffed animal. During my search, I discovered Zoobies, who just happened to have exactly what I was looking for. Zoobies makes plush stuffed animals known as Zoobie Pets. However, Zoobie Pets aren’t just any ordinary stuffed animal. They are adorable 3-in1 stuffed animals that easily transform from a stuffed animal, to a pillow, to a soft, snuggly blanket.

Zoobies has so many wonderful Zoobie Pets to choose from, including animals from their Safari Collection, Zoo Collection, Bug Collection, Wildlife Collection, Baby Zoobies and even Adult Zoobies. If the choice was up to me, I would have chosen the super cute Tama the Tortoise. However, my son insisted on an elephant, therefore we chose the equally adorable Ellema the Elephant.

Ellema the Elephant will win over your child’s heart as soon as he/she lays eyes on her. My two year old son helped me remove Ellema from the shipping box and he hasn’t let her out of his sight once. Ellema the Elephant is absolutely adorable! She is a soft shade of beautiful baby blue and includes to plush white elephant tusks. Ellema’s head is stuffed with microbeads, which makes her extremely soft and squishy. She is made from 100% polyester, making her very durable.Ellema measures 53”x34”x 21.5L.

I cannot begin to tell you how much my son and I love our new Zoobies Pet! The 3-in-1 feature is absolutely amazing. Zoobies Pets are made with two soft hooks and a zipper which allow you to access the blanket. The blanket is removable, although my son prefers to keep it attached to Ellema. The removable blanket is a great feature for parents. My son spilled juice on his blanket and I was able to easily remove the blanket to wash, while spot washing the outer pouch.

I was so amazed at how soft the fleece blanket was. In the two years and dozens of blankets we’ve gone through, I have never felt one as soft as Ellema. The blanket is the perfect size to keep your little ones warm and can easily accommodate more than one small child.

Zoobies recommends using a lingerie bag if machine washing. I did not see these instructions prior to washing, but am happy to say after being washed several times, Ellema is in the same new condition we received her in – no peeling, fading or shrinking. They also recommend Ellema for children 3 and up (safety tested for all ages), however my 2 year old has done great with her.

Zoobies Pets are reasonably priced and can be transformed from a stuffed animal, to a pillow and blanket, making them ideal for all places and occasions – at home, bedtime, doctor’s visits, road trips, birthday gifts, baby shower gifts and much more. I am so excited to have discovered Zoobies and I look forward to beginning my new Zoobies collection!

BUY IT: Shop online at Zoobies or find a local retailer.
Cost for Ellema the Elephant is $34.00 or $25.00 for Baby Ellema.

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Disclaimer: Ellema the Elephant was provided to me in exchange for my honest review. I received no other compensation for my review. The opinions and thoughts expressed are my own.

Ceiva Digital Photo Frames Review and Giveaway

Picture frames are a great way to display all of your favorite memories. But often times, regular picture frames can take up so much space. Digital picture frames are a great alternative to display all of your favorite photos, without taking up much needed space.

CEIVA offers you the convenience of sending pictures from anywhere in the world to a home or office digital picture frame using your camera phone, iphone, computer or laptop, Facebook, Picasa, email or even your camera.

CEIVA Digital Photo Frames resemble traditional frames, but they are anything but traditional. Whether you are tech-savvy or not, you can enjoy a daily sideshow of digital photos from friends and family around the world or from your own camera – without a computer.

CEIVA Logic, Inc was founded in 2000 by former Disney executives who had the pioneering vision: to bring the world together through the power of digital photography. Industry Leaders then and now, CEIVA was the first company to invent and market digital photo frames. Their award-winning, patented technology positioned their product line as the premier choice in the marketplace. CEIVA continues to innovate advances in the way consumers see, share and store their digital photos.

Connecting Your CEIVA Frame

Connecting CEIVA frames proved to be a bit of a challenge for me. The first step is to set  up an account through Ceiva.com. Creating my account took just a few minutes as the instructions were very easy to understand. During the process, I added my frame serial numbers which were conveniently located on the bottom of my frame’s base.

After I plugged connected the power adapter, I was greeted with a “Congratulations, your frame has been registered” message. I then pressed the menu key and chose the connection wizard where I had the option to connect via land (analog) phone line, wireless, or high-speed/broadband.

I originally attempted to connect using the wireless option. When I chose wireless, I had the option to choose from several wireless networks. My connection attempt failed. I then tried to connect using the high-speed/broadband option, yet failed again. I don’t have a land line. Instead we have Magic Jack which is a digital line that connects through a computer. From working in technical support, I knew the chances of connecting through our digital phone line were slim, and the connection failed.

I was in touch with Donna (CEIVA) throughout the duration of my attempts to connect. She was very helpful in suggesting alterative ways to connect. I decided to attempt to connect one last time. I chose the wireless option and after using the “refresh” option to show other wireless connections, I noticed a connection I had not seen during my previous attempts. After just a few seconds, I was greeted with a message notifying me I had successfully connected!

I know it is my own fault for not understanding what type of connection I had. My only advice would be to find out what type of connection you have before trying to connect. If you do have wireless, and you do not see your connection when using the wizard, be sure to refresh until you do see your connection.

My Thoughts

CEIVA is more than just a digital picture frame. It’s a way for us to constantly stay connected to our loved ones. even though we live thousands of miles a way. CEIVA has truly changed our lives. My husband’s family lives in New York, while we live in Texas. My husband and I have a two year old son together. My mother-in-law has only seen him once when he was born. When our son was first born, I mailed pictures as often as we had them taken. Life has become so busy that we often forget to mail them. I love that I can instantly send pictures to my mother-in-law without the hassle of buying stamps and making long trips to the post office. 

In my opinion, CEIVA is the best option everyone. But CEIVA is especially great for the elderly and those not tech-savvy, including my mother-in-law. She doesn't have a computer and is not up to date with the newest technology. With CEIVA, all she has to do is connect her frame to her home phone line and she receives new pictures of her grandson as often as we send them. Not only that, but she can send pictures of our nephews to our frame using her cell phone. CEIVA is the best gift she could have ever received.

Sending pictures with CEIVA couldn’t be easier. I prefer to use the CEIVA Sender, while my husband likes the CEIVA Facebook App. The CEIVA sender is very easy to use and allows several photo editing options such as cropping, photo enhancing (auto-fix) and red eye reduction. CEIVA eliminates photo printing expenses and every cost associated with mailing photos. I love that the picture quality is crystal clear. Although I haven’t tried these features yet, I am looking forward to scheduling photos to be sent on specific dates, creating custom greeting cards, customizing photos and even setting my CEIVA channels to update me with the latest news, weather and even my daily horoscope! CEIVA has been a heartwarming gift and I look forward to waking up every morning to see new pictures being displayed on my beautiful CEIVA frame.

More About CEIVA

CEIVA Pro 80 can receive 60 photos a day from invited guests and offers built-in Media  Server connectivity to let you stream photos over your home network. They can also display photos from most camera memory cards.

CEIVAshare frames automatically display photos sent from anywhere in the world — without you having to do a thing. No PC or internet is needed. They can receive 40 photos a day, as well as photos from most camera memory cards.

CEIVA plans start at $6.95 for annual plans and  just $9.95 for monthly plans. When you buy a frame your first year of PicturePlan is automatically included free! 

CEIVA picture frames are powered by Picture Plan Photo Delivery Service. Your digital receives new photos automatically each morning.

If your frame ever breaks, you can get it replaced for free with CEIVA’s lifetime warranty.

 

BUY IT: Visit the CEVIA website to purchase your new CEIVA.

WIN IT: Enter my CEIVA giveaway.

Disclaimer: Two CEIVA picture frames and PicturePlan service was provided to me in exchange  for my honest review. I received no other compensation for my review. The opinions and thoughts expressed are my own.

Edible Arrangements Coupon Code

If you plan on using Edible Arrangements for an upcoming event or just want to treat yourself because they taste great, be sure to use the coupon code "DADS0630" at checkout to receive a $5.00 discount off of your order (no minimum purchase required)! Click here to visit their website and find the right arrangement for you!

Custom T Couture Review

Custom T Couture offers affordable and trendy customized 3D t-shirts for teens, men and women. They are constantly offering fashion designers innovative new ways to embellish their garments: Traditional Bonnaz Ribbon Embroidery, Laser Cutting, Caviar Beads, Glitters (Cracked Ice), Trims, Nail Heads, Stones, Pearls and much more. Clients include Calvin Klein, Jessica McClintock, Betsy Johnson, Anna Sui and many others.

Now, for the first time ever, their revolutionary patent-pending beading and rhinestone application technique and professional garment customizing software lets you quickly and easily create personalized tee shirts and accessories that will surpass even the finest manufactured garments.You have several options at Custom Tee Couture.You can shop ready to wear custom t-shirts or create your own custom t-shirt.

For my review, I chose the Barbed Heart T-Shirt (pictured above). For just $20.00, this is a steal! The Barbed Heart shirt features Swarovski AB rhinestones, round star, metallic 4mm and barrel, transparent flower, and wood finish teardrop beads. The detail is so exquisite! My shirt is so soft and comfortable!

Custom T Couture is the first website that I have found that gives the consumer 100% control of their t-shirt design. How cool is that?! Their website is super easy to navigate. The pre-designed t-shirts are very stylish and fashionable. However, if you wish to design a t-shirt, Custom T Couture offers user-friendly software to bring your imagination and ideas to life. I has so much fin using their designing feature, I must have spent hours coming up with new designs.

You can upload an image or logo to your design, create text or use designs from the iDesign Clip Art. Choose from religious symbols, seasonal images, gothic art, tattoo art, sports figures...the list goes on and on. The design is totally up to you! You can pick as few or as many designing items as you like: Text Beads, Transfers, Ribbon Embroidery, Beads, Trims, Nail Heads, Stones, Pearls, Swarovski rhinestones, and so much more! The possibilities are endless! Here is a glimpse of the iDesign software and my first t-shirt design:

Whether you are looking for one t-shirt or hundreds, Custom T Couture provides the versatility to design exactly what you are looking for!

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Where To Buy: Shop Custom T Couture Online

Cost: $20.00 (Barbed Heart T-Shirt)

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary t-shirt in exchange for my honest review. The opinions & thoughts expressed are my own. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review.

Many thanks to Custom T Couture for providing the review sample and giveaway product!

Scandle Candle Review

Scandle LLC is committed to providing their customers with high-grade, spa quality, skin care products that are made with the industry's most natural ingredients - no petroleum's or mineral oils, 100% Vegan, drug-free, & cruelty-free. Scandle provides luxurious products such as the Skin Renewing Kit, Hand and Feet Treatment Pack, Sea Salt Soak & Scrub and Scandle Candles to provide the ultimate at home spa experience.

There are two things I absolutely cannot live without: beauty/ skincare products and candles. With Scandle Candle, you get the best of both! When melted, these heavenly scented candles can be used as massage oils. The travel tins include a silicone band that can be removed after use and used as an eco-wrist band as a reminder to "Reduce. Reuse. Recycle." You can enjoy your candle for 15-30 hours. Scandle Candles are available in ceramic jars and convenient travel tins. With 20 fragrances, you are sure to find the Scandle in you!

I received the Calming Blend Scandle Candle in a 4oz travel tin. I think my travel tin is so cute and I love how compact it is. I have mine sitting on my night stand. There is nothing worse then a bulky candle taking up all of the space. The Scandle travel tin is the perfect size for any room and would be great for traveling.

The Calming Blend is very relaxing. It is made with pure french lavender essential oils although I couldn't detect the lavender fragrance. It has a very calming woodsy scent. My husband noticed the fragrance as soon as I removed the lid and commented on how great our Scandle Candle smelt. I lit my candle and within a few seconds, the wax was ready to be poured.

When poured on the skin, the Scandle Candle leaves a warming sensation. I definitely noticed it was not as hot as traditional candle wax. I was expecting the wax to harden on my skin, but instead it remained as an oil. Hubby loved how easy it was to massage the oil into my skin. I enjoyed how smoothly his hands glided across my back. Our Scandle Candle left my skin feeling so soft and smooth without a greasy feeling that I've experienced with other oils.

In addition to massages, Scandle Candle can be used for ambiance, aromatherapy, and fragrance or you can use the liquid as a body moisturizer, or as a cuticle treatment for manicures and pedicures!

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Where To Buy: Shop Scandle Online

Cost: $12.95 - $13.95

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary Scandle Candle in exchange for my honest review. The opinions & thoughts expressed are my own. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review.

Many thanks to Scandle for providing the review sample and giveaway product!

Affordable Eyeshadow Palettes and Makeup Brushes - Review

Eyeshadow is the best way to accentuate your eyes and add drama to your look. Applying eyeshadow can be a lot of fun. You can apply subtle shadow for a natural look, apply bright colors to really make your eyes pop or even apply eyeshadow to match your outfit. Eyeshadow is my favorite cosmetic product to use but they can become so expensive. Some eye shadow palettes cost well over $100.00! I was searching online for an affordable eyeshadow palette and came across BH Cosmetics.


BH Cosmetics provides contour and blush palettes, eye shadow palettes, lip palettes and makeup brushes. I recently received the 1st Edition 120 Color Palette. I admit, I was very skeptical. I thought there was no way possible a 120 eyeshadow palette could cost under $30.00 and actually be a good shadow!

When I received my shadow palette, I was expecting several colors to be broken and scattered throughout the palette. Every single shadow was in tact with not a single color broken. I appreciate the fact that BH Cosmetics took the time to carefully package my palette.

I found the eyeshadow in the 120 Color Palette to be highly pigmented. I was able to apply the eyeshadow with ease. You won't need to cake the shadow on as they are so rich in color, you only need to swipe each color across your lid once. This palette includes every color you would possibly need from blues, browns, grays, pale shimmers, pinks, greens, reds, vibrant bold shimmers and everything in between. I have been using this palette exclusively for several weeks now. I love that this palette can be used for everyday wear! The colors blend very nicely and are long lasting. I have tried several color variations and haven't seen any of them crease. I am still in shock that BH Cosmetics offers a 120 eyeshadow Palette for such a small price!

Here are a few more details:

• One palette contains 2 layers,portable and convenient to use.
• Long lasting, easy to match different make-up styles !
• Super-fine Powder Produce even and long lasting makeup.
• Feels light and soft.
• Easily create clear and brilliant eye makeup finish.
• Includes matte and shimmer colors.
• Case size is 9" x 6"

I also received the 10 Piece Deluxe Brush Set (wood color). I was very impressed with the high quality of these brushes. They are very soft and worked great for applying and blending my multiple eyeshadow shades.


The 10 eye shadow brushes are neatly stored in a convenient black zipper case. The brushes included in this kit are:

• Powder brush
• Blush brush
• Foundation brush
• Smudge brush
• Large eyeshadow brush
• Small eyeshadow brush
• Eyebrow brush
• Lip brush
• Pointed Eye Liner Brush Mascara brush

The advantage of natural hair is that it has scales which traps the makeup on the bristles. These scales of the hairs hold the pigments and transfer it to your skin effectively when applied. I noticed that these brushes really pickup the color. One of the problems I have with my other brushes is the hair or bristles falling out. I haven't had that happen with the brushed in this kit.

Where To Buy: Shop BH Cosmetics Online

Cost: 1st Edition 120 Color Palette - $29.95 / Deluxe Brush Set - $ 39.95

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary eye shadow palette and brush set in exchange for my honest review. The opinions & thoughts expressed are my own. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review.

Curious Chef 15 Pc Dessert Set

My 23 month old son loves to help me in the kitchen. He loves to help put away the dishes, particularity our spatulas and mixing/serving spoons. Lately, he has been interested in helping me cook, so I turned to Curious Chef for their child friendly products.

Curious Chef realizes that kids all over the world are anxious to help mom or dad out in the kitchen. Not only do kids find cooking fun, but it is a great learning experience. Curious Chef provides kid friendly cooking utensils that are safe, comfortable and easy to use. Curious Chef sells individual items, boxed items, kids cooking with kids sets and kids cooking with adult sets. While I would eventually like to try all of their boxed sets, I thought the 15 Piece Dessert Set would be most appropriate for our current needs.

The items in this set aren't necessarily designed to be used together. For example, they have combined cookie cutters with ice cream bowls and scoop. I prefer this though, because this set can be used for multiple purposes. The 15 Piece Dessert Set includes:

• 1 Large Silicone Mixing Spoon
• 1 Ice Cream Scoop
• 2 Piece Silicone Pinch Bowl
• 3 Piece Prep Bowl Set w/lids
• 2 Ice Cream Bowls
• 1 Red Root Beer Float Mug
• 1 Blue Root Beer Float Mug
• 1 Rabbit Cookie Cutter
• 1 Duck Cookie Cutter
• 1 Heat Cookie Cutter
• 1 Star Cookie Cutter

The Ice Cream Bowls can be used for so many foods. In addition to ice cream, they can be used for cereal, soup, snacks, macaroni and cheese, and so much more. What I really like about Curious Chef is that they sell boxed sets but also offer you the option of purchasing each item individually.

Curious? Ah, yes very much so. My little man was very anxious to discover all of the items in our set. Here he is examining the large mixing spoon. If you look closely, you can see the end of the spoon is flexible. All of the handles are made with silicone to help secure a tight and slip free grip. As you can imagine, it can be very difficult to ask your toddler to hold a pose. My sons arm is covering the handle, making it look smaller than it actually is. In reality, the handles are the perfect size for small hands, and can be used by adults as well.

The recommended age for the Curious Chef 15 Pc Dessert Set is 5+. My little guy had no trouble holding the utensils. It's comforting knowing Curious Chef offers safe child friendly products. Ayden had a blast helping mommy bake sugar cookies. I did have to work with him a bit, because he was tossing the batter right out of the bowl. Regardless, we both had fun and it was a great experience for the both of us. If you are willing to work with your toddler, this would be a great set to begin with. Clean up takes just a few seconds as all Curious Chef products are dishwasher safe.

These may not be the prettiest sugar cookies ever made, but not bad for our first time. Ayden had so much fun helping mommy bake cookies. He is also very excited about his very own Root Beer Float Mug. We have them frosting in the freezer and cannot wait to use them for floats. If your child expresses an interest in cooking, Curious Chef offers all of the products needed help spark their creativity.

Where To Buy: Shop Online, Find a Local Retailer

Cost: $29.99

Disclaimer: I received this complimentary product in exchange for my honest review. The opinions & thoughts expressed are my own. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review.

Sonic Alert Alarm Clock with Super Shaker

Sonic Alert specializes in alert products geared towards the hearing impaired and hard to wake. They have a wide variety of products ranging from amplified alarm clocks, to phones, amplifiers, emergency connects and much more.

I am not a morning person, at all. If I need to wake up at a set time I have to take extreme measures. I have two alarm clocks. Both have two alarms. I have to set both alarm clocks, so that's a total of 4 alarms. I must also set my 3 alarms on my cell phone. In addition to that, I have to have a wake up call. Even then, I somehow manage to sleep right through all 8 alarms.

When I was contacted by Sonic Alert, I had not heard of this company before. I never knew there was such a thing as a vibrating alarm. The idea alone intrigues me. I immediately went straight to their website to find out more. Although Sonic Alert specializes in products for the deaf and elderly, their products seem to be a perfect fit for sleep deprived moms, children and anyone who has a hard time waking up. Because I have such a hard time waking up, I thought this would be the perfect alarm. For my review, I chose the Sweetheart with Super Shaker- SBH400ss. This alarm would be perfect for young girls, teenagers and even moms who love the color pink!



Sweetheart with Super Shaker Features:
113 db extra-loud alarm (with adjustable tone & volume control)
SS12V Super Shaker™ bed vibrating unit
Built-in red flashing alert lights
Hi / low dimmer switch
9V battery backup, maintains time and alarm setting in the event of power failure (battery not included)
Dual power capability – 110 / 220 volts (requires optional transformer)
One-year Sonic Alert blast-proof warranty

Dual Power & Dual Time features:
The SBH400ss clock comes with a 110 volt power supply, will work with an optional 220 volt transformer. Clock also has two switches one allowing user to switch from 60Hz / 110 volts or 50Hz / 220 volts. This feature keeps proper time with 110 or 220 volts. Another switch allows user to select 12/24 hour time.

So what does all of this mean? To help give you a better idea and understanding of the super shaker, I created a demo:

My lighting is not the best. The color of the Sweetheart alarm is hot pink as shown in the picture above. As I mentioned in the video, the Super Shaker has a long cord which allows placement at either end of your bed. You can place it between your mattress and box spring, however I prefer to place it beneath my pillow. The vibration will wake even the heaviest sleepers. The first time I used my alarm, I think I was scared out of bed. I normally blog between 7pm-3am. My son wakes up at 8am, so I need to be up. I have been using this alarm every morning and I have no problems waking up anymore.

With Sonic Alert, it just takes one alarm, which is amazing considering I normally sleep through 8 alarms. My favorite feature, besides the vibrating Super Shaker, is the brightly colored lights. I love how each number is a different color. I am such a heavy sleeper, so I use the Super Shaker and amplified alarm. For those who would like to wake up without waking everyone else in the room, you are able to use the vibrating feature without the amplified alarm.

I understand a hot pink heart-shaped alarm is not for everyone. Sonic Alert carries a wide section of alarm clocks fit for anyone in the family. The only feature I wish the Sweatheart alarm had is an AM/FM radio. If this is a feature you desire, many of their alarms do include a radio. If you decide to purchase this alarm for your daughter, you have to see Sonic Alert's new "The Skull" alarm. This would be great for any pre-teen/teenage boy!

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Where To Buy: Shop Sonic Alert Online.

Cost: Sweetheart alarm - $42.95

Disclaimer: I received a free Alarm Clock in exchange for my honest review. The opinions & thoughts expressed are my own. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review or host a giveaway.

Huephoria Wine Glass Review

HuePhoria's wine and martini glasses are hand blown and hand painted by the fabulous ladies of Huephoria: Lisa, Jen & Kathy. Huephoria offers creative and fun wine glasses, martini glasses, ornaments, and salt/ pepper shakers in more than 50 beautifully colored designs.

Huephoria offers you flexibility and convenience to shop however you like. Mix and match to create your ultimate set or chose a pre-picked party pack! All Huephoria glasses are dishwasher safe. The martini glasses will hold 10 ounces and the wine glasses hold 16 delicious ounces!

Huephoria allowed me to chose my design. Normally, I would have opted for an animal print glass, but when I saw the Fandango design, I fell inlove. My glass arrived very quickly and was carefully packaged. I could have thrown my package as far as I can throw and I still don't think it would have broke. The design is simply flawless! The stem is the perfect length. I have nothing negative to say about Huephoria. I absolutely love my glass! My experience with Huephoria has been very pleasant, as everyone is so great to work with, shipping is lightening fast and their products are amazing!

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Save: Enter coupon code HUE at checkout for 25% off your entire order! (Valid through 2/28.) Shipping is free on all orders over $80.00.

Where To Buy: Shop HuePhoria online or locate a store near you!

Price: $20.00 each

Disclaimer: I received a free Huephoria wine glass in exchange for my honest review. The opinions & thoughts expressed are my own. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review or host a giveaway.

SodaStream Review

If you haven't heard of SodaStream, you are missing out on the coolest product ever invented! SodaStream allows you to make soda in the convenience of your own home. This battery-free, electricity-free soda making machine is environmentally friendly and simple to use!

My husband and I are both caffeine addicts. He prefers bottled soda, while I prefer fountain drinks. I am very picky when it comes to soda. Many people don't even notice, but I can definitely tell the difference from a bottle/can soda vs. soda from the fountain. This is what particularly peeked my interest in SodaStream.

For my review, I chose the Pure Model. This model is available in two different colors - White and Black/Silver. I chose the Black/Silver color option and I love how modern it looks! It looks like stainless steel on black and is very chic! If you prefer options other than stainless steel, SodaStream has a variety of Soda Makers with several color choices.

SodaStream also sent me 1 carbonator, 2 carbonating bottles, 9 bottles of sodamix, including 4 diet flavors, 4 regular flavors and one energy mix. The soda flavors all taste like soda you would purchase at the grocery store. My husband made his soda using Orange Mango and added additional syrup to his. I have been fighting a cold, so I opted for the Ginger Ale. I was happily surprised at how delicious my soda was. You wouldn't even know it wasn't store bought!

SodaStream was very easy to set up. I simply removed the cap from the carbonator, inserted the carbonator into the back of the base, filled my carbonating bottles with tap water, pulled the lever to add carbonation then added my sodamix. My soda was ready to drink in a matter of seconds.

Overall, I was very pleased with SodaStream. The idea in itself intrigues me, but SodaStream is so convenient, eco-friendly, and tastes great. After your initial purchase, SodaStream pays for itself. For those of you who live in states or counties that require recycling and charge an additional sales tax for bottle or can sodas, this will be an extreme money saver for you!

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Where To Buy: Shop SodaStream Online or find a local retailer.

Price: Starting at $89.95

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary Pure Soda Stream in exchange for my honest review. The opinions & thoughts expressed are my own. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review.