Category Archives: Beauty & Skin Care

Review + Giveaway:
Softsoap Ensembles handsoap

Soft Soap EnsemblesMoms are always looking for ways to save money.  One way we can save money is by not buying a new soap bottle every time we run out of hand soap.    With the kids out of school for the summer you are probably noticing a quicker than average consumption of soap which is good.. that means your kids are washing their hands! But, that also means that you are buying new bottles of soap often which is not so good for your wallet or the planet.  We can change that buy purchasing Softsoap Ensembles.  First you buy a Softsoap Ensembles pump and base system together. When you run out of soap, keep the pump and choose a new base, a quick and easy way to switch things up in your bathroom or kitchen.

The pump is silver gray color, a nice look for any bathroom or kitchen. The Softsoap Ensemble collection of bases is made up of four modern, elegant designs as well as a neutral “Creamy Cotton” design.

Keep a Softsoap Ensemble system in your all of your bathrooms and in your kitchen so your kids have easy access to hand soap.  The easier it is for your kids to get to the hand soap, the more they will use it!

You can purchase Softsoap Ensembles hand soap at most drugstores, grocery stores, and online. For more information about Softsoap Ensembles, visit the website here.

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GIVEAWAY!
Stay tuned for our Softsoap Ensembles giveaway starting in the beginning of July.

Review + Giveaway!
Colgate MaxWhite Toothpaste with Mini Bright Strips

I’m a very visual person.  I want to see what makes something work.. I love the show “How It’s Made”.   Toothpaste is no exception.  Colgate’s MaxWhite Toothpaste with Mini Bright Strips is super satisfying because I can see the hundreds of white strips in the tube and know that they are working hard to keep my teeth clean, shiny, and white.
I’ve been using Colgate MaxWhite Toothpaste with Mini Bright Strips for about one month and really like how clean and smooth my teeth feel after brushing.colgate-maxwhite

I am not in much need of the whitening factor of Colgate MaxWhite Toothpaste with Mini Bright Strips because I whitened them recently,  but I do think that it’s helping keep my teeth white.   I have one tooth that is very sensitive to some toothpastes (it gets a yucky cold feeling when the toothpaste touches it) but haven’t had a problem with MaxWhite.

For under $5, Colgate MaxWhite Toothpaste with Mini Bright Strips is a great value.  It’s the first toothpaste that has mini breath strips, fights cavities, whitens teeth, and freshens breath.  Colgate MaxWhite is available in 2 flavors:
Cool Mint and Clean Mint, in tube and transparent liquid formats.

Go to the Colgate MaxWhite website to learn more

GIVEAWAY!
We are giving away 5 tubes of MaxWhite!
Simply leave a comment below (related to MaxWhite, teeth whitening, toothpaste) and you are entered to win!
Entries accepted until June 30st.

Bath Cakes, Bubble Cakes, and Soapy Cakes from Bath Cake Boutique

BathcakeboutiqueWhen I opened the box I recently got from Bath Cake Boutique, I couldn’t believe how yummy everything in the box looked and smelled. I was actually a little confused.  I was on my way out the door when I opened the box so I didn’t look at the company name on the box, Bath Cake Boutique (which kind of gives a hint to what’s inside).  My first thought was ‘"how on earth did these incredible chocolate cakes make it through the mail"?   The cakes look real and smell amazing.  I realized they weren’t real cakes when I picked one up and noticed it was a bit heavier than cakes.  Packed in a bakery type box, the kids also thought the cakes were real.  Luckily though, they didn’t take a bite.

Pictured above is a bath cake, soapy cake, and bubble cake.  That is Madelyn’s hand in the photograph so you can kind of tell how big they are.  The Bath Cakes are handmade with essential oils, minerals, butters, and milk and the bubble cakes make nice thick bubbles and not only that, but you have a one-use soap left.  These products are available in over a dozen scents including chocolate, almond, vanilla, and watermelon.

You will find lots of other goodies at Bath Cake Boutique like lip balm, bath salts and body butter that both you and your kids will love.  These cute, yummy looking, incredibly smelling goodies make great gifts.  They are definitely a conversation starter!

We will have a Bath Cake giveaway soon, so check back often and join our newsletter to be one of the first to know when we start the giveaway contest.

Website: Bath Cake Boutique

Shadow Sticks

ZosimosshadowsticksZosimos Botanicals Shadow Sticks are a must have for my make-up bag which I carry in my diaper bag.  I recently received several Shadow Sticks to try out and am really impressed.  Available in over 10 colors, Shadow Sticks make applying eye make-up simple and virtually fool proof.

The size of a jumbo crayon, Shadow Sticks last a long time, apply smoothly, and are smudge-free making them the perfect eye shadow solution for busy moms.  Best of all, Zosimos Botanicals handcrafts their natural make-up and skincare in a 100% wind-powered workshop and is a Green business.

Zosimos Botanicals also has a great selection of other mommy must-have’s including soy candles, skincare, bug spray and perfumes.  Linda, owner of Zosimos Botanicals, is a mom herself and knows what is important to moms when choosing skincare products for the family.  I really appreciate her effort to keep her products free of synthetic preservatives and petroleum products.

Website: Zosimos Botanicals Shadow Sticks

Playskool Cottony Cloths

PlayskoolcottonyclothsOver the years, I learned that even soft little toddler faces can turn into what looks like a cafeteria food fight broke out with the toddler right in the middle of the action and that it takes a lot of patience and wiping to get such a tiny face clean.

Made with real cotton and available exclusively at C
VS/pharmacy and online at
cvs.com, Playskool Cottony Cloths are a must have for parents; especially when traveling whether by car, plane or train. 
Cottony Cloths are available in a few different sizes including a
convenient travel size with 16 cloths which is what we used on our recent summer vacation road trip.

I used to pack a wet washcloth in a sandwich bag to use on the kids hands, faces, and clothes after snack time in the car.  What was kind of yucky about using a wet washcloth is that I had to use the same washcloth over and over which got pretty gross after one or two wipe downs.

I used Playskool Cottony Cloths while on our recent road trip and was thrilled to be able to use a clean cloth each time I needed to wipe the left over snack off of Madelyn’s face, hands, and clothes.  I was also very pleased to learn that one Cottony Cloth goes a long way.  Because they are so thick I was able to use one cloth per wipe down session as opposed to the several thin wipes I used to use before I switched to the wet washcloth method.