Scott's Liquid Gold, 'Dust 'n Go' Review and a Giveaway!

 
I recently had the chance to work with a company who's products I absolutely love! Their name is 'Scott's Liquid Gold', they are an all American, family owned company, who have been in business for 60 years! They started bottling their most famous product (Wood Cleaner and Preservative) in 1951 in the family garage and sold it out the back of a station wagon! Nowadays, they have a manufacturing facility which is located in Denver, Colorado.

I was sent a product to try out that I have never used before. The product is called 'Dust 'n Go' for wood and more!

Each container contains 20 pre-moistened wipes and are perfect for dusting touch ups on almost every surface in your home including, wood, plastic, leather and vinyl.

• Removes dust, dirt fingerprints and smudges
• Moisturizes, protects and enhances all types of surfaces
• Does not contain wax
• Does not leave an oily or dulling residue

 The one thing I love most about Scott's Liquid Gold Products is the awesome almond scent! I have used their wood preservative before and it smells absolutely amazing. These wipes smell exactly the same. I used them on my base boards that run down my stairs and for a good few days I could smell the almonds! It's so good, that I almost want to eat it. I don't recommend that though!

I also used it on my quite disgusting dining room table. My Son had spilled all kinds of sticky messes on it and it cleaned it pretty well with not all that much effort either! (And of course left it smelling awesome!)

Table Before

Table After

You really should visit their website and check out their other products! There are a few more that I really want to try out, my next buy is going to be their floor cleaner!

You can find them on Facebook and Twitter too!

You can also Enter the Scott’s Liquid Gold “Spring Clean-Up” Sweepstakes and you could win a $500 Wal-Mart Gift Card!!! Visit Scott’s Liquid Gold on Facebook at  http://on.fb.me/15w2b0Q to enter. Entries must be received before 11:59 pm MST on March 31, 2013! Everyone that enters will receive a coupon too!

The folks over at Scott's Liquid Gold have given me the opportunity to host a giveaway for you guys! They are kindly giving away a Spring Cleaning Survival Kit which includes four full size products! Scott’s Liquid Gold Wood Cleaner and Preservative, Clean Screen, Dust’n Go, and Wood Wash Concentrate!

  

Huge thanks to my co-hosts: A Momless Mom, Simply at Home Mom and Mommy Trying to Survive Monday

 Please enter below on the Giveaway widget. Open to residents of the US only.  You must be over the age of 18. The giveaway will run for one week beginning, March 11th at 8pm. The winner will be selected at random on March, 18th and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. New English Mum in America is not responsible for prize shipment.  Please read the full terms and conditions located at the bottom of the entry form.

Entry-Form

Disclaimer - I received the above product for free. I was under NO obligation to provide a good review. All opinions are mine and mine alone.

This giveaway is in NO way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. Information collected is NOT collected by Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. In signing up for this promotion, participants release and indemnify Facebook and all other social networks from all liability.
 

Review & Giveaway! Premama Prenatal Vitamin Drink

I recently had the opportunity to review Premama, Prenatal Vitamin Drink Mix. I wish this had have been available when I was pregnant...

When I was pregnant with little man, I had the worst morning sickness ever. It wasn't actually just morning sickness either, it was morning, noon and night sickness. Everyone promised me that it would go away after my first trimester... It didn't. I would wake up in the morning, lay in bed and feel absolutely fine. I would get out of bed and within minutes, I would be running through the house like a crazy woman trying to make it to the bathroom in time. FOR 9 MONTHS. Every little thing would set me off.

My Cotton Bunny Review

Firstly, I need to start off by saying how absolutely INGENIOUS this idea is. It's one of those ideas that I seriously wish that I had thought of first. Always a day late and a dollar short, haha.

My Cotton Bunny is a new Monthly Subscription Service just for that time of the month!! Each month, they will send you a box filled with everything you need for your period (and some things that you didn't know you needed, but you really did!) Your choice of Tampons or Pads, in your choice and size of brand; U by Kotex, Tampax Pearl, Always Infinity, o.b. Procomfort, Tampax or Tampax Radiant. If you are like me and end up stuck without tampons every month because you forgot to buy them, this could quite possibly be a lifesaver! Each box is packed with care, by hand and shipped from Los Angeles, California.

My Cotton Bunny kindly sent me their January 'Warm & Cozy' box to review. It contained;

• An 18 Count Box of U by Kotex Click
• A Pair of Warm & Fuzzy Socks very cleverly packaged as a cupcake!
• A Single Serve Packet of Hot Chocolate by Cocoa Amore
• A Dark Chocolate with Deep Forest Mint square by Endangered Species Chocolate
• A Gourmet Lollipop
• A Pumice Sponge

 
 You have several subscription options:

• Month to month which costs $13.75, per month.You will be billed each month on the same day you subscribed. If you no longer wish to subscribe, you can cancel with no further obligation.
• Every 3 months which costs $39.16 and saves you 5%
• Gift Subscription of 6 months which costs $74.25 and saves you 10%

 Each month, you get different products and you can sometimes get other things added to your box by completing tasks such as, re-tweeting one of their Tweets, getting one of your friends to Like them on Facebook, Re-Pinning one of their Pins on Pinterest, or posting a picture of your box. You could end up with a full sized product and more!

You can order your very own care package by visiting their website and registering. It is very simple to sign up!

You can visit them on Facebook and Twitter where you can get information on box contents each month and enter giveaways or just show them some love! They are very friendly!

I also highly suggest following them on Pinterest! There is a great tutorial on there regarding the cupcake socks!

Enjoy!

~ Tasha

*Disclaimer - I was sent the above product for free, to give my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to write a good review, all opinions are mine, and mine alone. I received no compensation for this post.

EatSmart Precision Digital Bathroom Scale, Review and Giveaway!

Can I have a show of hands who made New Years Resolutions this year? (My hand is up...) How many of you have resolutions to lose weight in 2013? (My hand is up again...) How many haven't put their resolutions into action yet? (Yep! Me again!) Over the last year or so, my weight has slowly climbed up and up, so much so, that I now weigh 8 pounds shy of what I did when I was 9 months pregnant. As I'm sure you can imagine, I am not happy about this situation.  Not at all!

I have made a goal for myself. I intend to start a DIY WeightWatchers program next week, which my Husband is going to be on too. Hopefully we will help each other stay on track! My goal is to lose 35 pounds this year, hopefully by the summer so I don't scare small children away, screaming when I put my bathing suit on. These reasons above are why I am super excited to have the chance of reviewing the EatSmart Precision Digital Bathroom Scale!

Product Features:

• EatSmart Step on Technology - Love this! You don't have to tap the scale first before you get on! You just step right on and get an instant reading!
• Weight capacity of 400 pounds
• 3.5" LCD display with a cool blue back light for easy viewing, even in low lighted areas of your bathroom or home
• 4 High precision sensors to ensure accurate results every time
• Slim, sturdy, tempered glass design - Very sleek!
• Large 12" by 13" non-slip platform
• 4 AAA batteries are Included and a handy tape measure too! 

I was a little concerned at first about the fact that it was glass. 2 year olds and glass don't normally go hand in hand. My concerns vanished however, when my Son decided to use it as a bounce house. It held up just fine! He tried picking it up too and realized it was a little too heavy for him and dropped it with quite a crash, not a scratch!

I really do love the design too, it's pretty fancy looking and goes with pretty much everything.  Sometimes scales can look like a bit of an eyesore, so I'm glad that I can keep it in my bedroom and it doesn't really look out of place (I don't have room in the bathroom)

Cole's svelte self

See this? By August that will be GONE!

EatSmart was founded in 2005 and have been devoted to designing innovative health care products to meet the needs of their customers ever since! They really do stand behind their products. Every product that they manufacture, carries a 100% EatSmart Satisfaction Guarantee! Customer Service is their highest priority (If you read some of their reviews on Amazon, you will find this to be completely true!) Also on top of that, each month, they donate a portion of their profits to a charity :)

If you visit their blog, they have all kinds of information to help you keep on track with your fitness and weight loss goals.  They have recipes, success stories, tips and even giveaways!

If you want to buy an EatSmart Precision Scale all of your very own then you should head on over to Amazon.com - they are priced very reasonably! You should check out all of their stuff! They really do have some great products!

They would love it if you would follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus and Instagram too!

The extremely kind people over at EatSmart have very generously offered up a scale, just like the one I received, for one of my readers to win!!

Please enter below on the Giveaway widget. Open to residents of the US only.  You must be over the age of 18. The winner will be selected at random on January, 25th at 11.59pm and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.  Please read the full terms and conditions located at the bottom of the entry form.

GOOD LUCK! 

Loading Entry-Form...

...


*Disclaimer - I received the above product for free. I was under NO obligation to provide a good review. All opinions are mine and mine alone.

This giveaway is in NO way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. Information collected is NOT collected by Facebook. In signing up for this promotion, participants release and indemnify Facebook from all liability.

Blogger Opportunity! Review a Diamond Candle! First 100 to sign up, be quick!

Diamond Candles are looking for bloggers!  Go HERE and fill out the form.  They are accepting the first 100 suitable bloggers!

Good luck, these candles are awesome!

~Tasha

Simple Skincare Review and Giveaway!!

There are a large number of things that I used to either use, eat, drink, wear or watch in England that I miss so, so much.  I am always SO excited when a product (or something that falls into the above categories) that I used to use becomes available in the US!  First it was Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and now it's Simple Skincare products!  Seriously, this girl right here is ecstatic! I am even more ecstatic that Unilever agreed to work with me and provided me with a skincare package to review for my readers!

Simple products are suitable for all skin types, especially for those, like me, who have sensitive skin.  They have have no dyes, artificial perfumes or harsh irritants that can upset your skin.  All products in the Simple range are hypoallergenic, non comedogenic and pH balanced.

I was lucky enough to receive their Moisturizing Facial Wash which cleanses and nourishes skin.  It has added vitamins - Pro-Vitamin B5 and Vitamin E, Bisabolol which is known to have anti-irritant, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties and is 100% soap free which means no drying of the skin!

Also their Smoothing Facial Scrub which contains rice granules to gently exfoliate and reveal brighter and more evenly textured skin.  It also contains Pro-Vitamin B5 and Vitamin E. Leaves your skin feeling completely moisturized.

Finally, I was able to test their Soothing Facial Toner which leaves your skin feeling clean and refreshed, unlike many other toners, this is 100% alcohol free.  It contains skin loving ingredients - Chamomile,Witch Hazel and Allantoin.

Again, I absolutely love these products and have never had any problems whilst using them.  As I have mentioned before, I have REALLY sensitive skin and have had since I was a teenager.  I used these products religiously and they did not irritate my skin at all (which is very unusual!)

Simple Products are available now at mass retailers, select drugstores and supermarkets nationwide.  The products are very good value for money.  You will not regret buying them!

You can check out their whole line of products on their website where you can also get a skin health consultation and tips from their expert advisor!

The awesome folks over at Unilever have VERY kindly agreed to give one lucky reader the opportunity to win their very own skincare package to try out for themselves!  The package will consist of 1 150ml bottle of Moisturizing Facial Wash, 1 150ml bottle of Smoothing Facial Scrub and 1 200ml bottle of Soothing Facial Toner!

Please enter below on the Rafflecopter widget. Open to residents of the US only.  You must be over the age of 18. The winner will be selected at random on May 7th at 12.01am and will have 48 hours to respond.  Please read the full terms and conditions located at the bottom of the entry form.


GOOD LUCK!!

Book Review - After the Party by Lisa Jewell

Atria Books, August 2011 

 Can I just start by saying how much I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Lisa Jewell! I have read all but 2 of her previous books (most of them within a day!) and was extremely excited to get the opportunity to review her new book 'After the Party'. Again, she did not disappoint! This book is in fact a sequel to her very first book 'Ralph's Party' which was published way back in 1999 which focused on the residents of 31 Almanac Road, an apartment building in South London.  More importantly it was the love story of Ralph McLeary and Jem Catterick.

'After the Party' revisits Ralph and Jem and tells us of all the trials and tribulations they have had to endure during their relationship.  It is a very engaging story of a couple who seem to be going through their '7 year itch', although in this case they have now been together for 11.  Chapter by chapter, the book goes back and forth between Ralph and Jems deepest and darkest feelings. Their intense love for one another is very apparent throughout the whole book, but they seem to have fallen into this big void where they don't seem to hear each other anymore.  They seem to be trying to please each other in a way that they 'think' the other person wants rather than actually talking about it and being upfront as they once did.  It's a story of them trying to regroup and to find their 'happily ever after' once again.

I seriously loved this book.  I read it in a day and a half, I could not put it down! I love Lisa Jewell's style of writing, especially in this book.  It's a very heartfelt (and often humorous) account of an issue which every relationship goes through at some point or another.  What I liked most about this story is that you got to know both accounts, in depth.  Normally I would end up rooting for one person in particular.  I couldn't in this book! I found myself with a vested interest in their relationship. They are both such likable characters that you can't quite help rooting for both.

I would like to add that if you haven't had the chance to read Ralph's Party yet. don't worry!  You don't actually have to read that one (Although I would highly recommend it!) to get the gist of this story. Lisa Jewell has an awesome way of recapping the history of the couple without leaving you wondering.

You can check out the books synopsis and buy a copy here!

Lisa Jewell

You can also read more about Lisa Jewell and be kept up to date by becoming a fan on Facebook

*Disclaimer - I was provided with a free copy of this book to review.  This did not bias my opinion in any way.  All opinions are mine and mine alone.  I was not compensated for this post.

Burt's Bees Natural Skin Solutions Review

I am a member of a website called BzzAgent and I was lucky enough to receive a Bzz Kit containing full size bottles of Burt's Bees Natural Skin Solutions cleanser and daily moisturizer (along with some samples) to try out and share my opinion.

I was really looking forward to receiving these products to try.  I have really bad skin.  It appeared when I was 15 and much to my disgust, decided to stay...  It seems to be the one part of me (if you can ignore the fine lines which are starting to develop around my eyes) that is intent on staying a teenager.  The one part of me that I would actually prefer to be an adult.  I have tried so many different types of skin care and as of yet I have not found the magical cure.  (I am open to suggestions!  I will try anything!) So, yes.  I was excited to try this.

I used both of the products together, twice a day for 10 days.  I was pretty impressed with the cleanser.  It had a pleasant scent and a rich, creamy lather and did not leave my skin feeling tight like so many other cleansers do.  This cleanser doesn't actually contain any soap.  Instead it contains cotton extract which is supposed to soften and help replenish the skin's outer layer and a combination of Quillaja (I still don't know what Quillaja is though, it sounds like a sneeze doesn't it?) and Yucca Extracts to help remove impurities without stripping essential moisture.  It also contains rice extract and Aloe to provide moisture and to sooth. Although this cleanser did not cure my bad skin (which it never promised to) it didn't cause any further breakouts either which is always a plus.

The moisturizer on the other hand, I wasn't overly impressed with.  This contains pretty much the same ingredients as the cleanser and promises to moisturize sensitive skin all day without causing redness or irritation, which was fine.  That wasn't the issue.  Along with the bad skin which I guess goes hand in hand, I have Shiny Face Syndrome.  I have only been able to find one moisturizer that does not cause this!  (Neutrogena Oil Free, which I love)  Some moisturizers are worse than others and for me, this was not a good one.  About an hour after applying I was a prime candidate for a Dawn commercial.  I will give Burt his due though, again, it doesn't actually state that the moisturizer is 'oil free' so i cannot say that it doesn't 'do' what it's supposed to do.  Again, although it didn't cure my bad skin, it didn't cause any further outbreaks.  Just an oil slick.  So if you, like me have SFS...  I would stay away from this.

My overall rating is 3/5.  Just because of the oiliness of the moisturizer.  Other than that these truly are great, 99.0% natural products.

You can read up on Burt's Bees line of Natural Skin Solutions here!


*Disclaimer - I received 'free' samples of this product courtesy of Burt's Bees and BzzAgent and was under NO obligation to give a good review.  All opinions are mine and mine alone.