Herbal Essences Naked Collection Volume Kit (GIVEAWAY!)

 

The newest collection from Herbal Essences!

Herbal Essences just premiered their new Naked Collection. The first commercial just aired on December 9th. This is what Herbal Essences is saying about their new Naked Collection:
"Bare your softest hair with the new Herbal Essences Naked collection. Next Time you shower, let your hair get naked too! 0% heavy residues, dyes, and parabens"


 But, as I said in the video above, I'm talking about the limited edition Herbal Essences Naked Collection Volume Kit.

Herbal Essences states:
"The Volume collection lets you bare your softest hair! It has an invigorating blend of white grapefruit and mint extracts. It contains zero dyes to leave your hair naturally clean and full of irresistible volume."

So here's some information on what is in the kit:


Naked Volume Shampoo & Conditioner
- Restores hair’s natural body.
- Made with zero heavy residues, dyes, and parabens.
- Shampoo provides a weightless clean.
- Conditioner keeps hair detangled, nourished, and full of volume.


Naked Volume Dry Shampoo
- Great for days when you don’t have time to wash your hair.
- Refreshes your look for lightweight, clean hair — even on days when you don’t wash.
- The natural tapioca formula absorbs excess oil and transforms lifeless, oily hair into fresh hair.
- Delights senses with the crisp essence of citrus and mint.
- How to use: Gently spray on and work into roots, brush out as desired.


Naked Volumizing Soufflé
- Weightless, volumizing styler gives you a lift for fullness that lasts.
- Delights the senses with a boost of grapefruit and mint.
- How to use: Gently work mousse through wet hair for touchable, natural volume.

The Naked Collection Volume kit is available for purchase at Walmart.com, and will be available in stores on January 6th. Make sure to watch my video for tips on ordering! Don't worry, its really easy!

Now for the fun stuff!

ENTER TO WIN!

Enter to win a $50 Walmart gift card to try the collection for yourself!
For every task you complete, you get an entry. Winner will be picked randomly by rafflecopter on January 1st. Good luck everyone!


**The Walmart gift card and information have been provided by Herbal Essences.
*Disclaimer:
I received a walmart gift card to purchase the product for review all opinions in this blog are mine and mine alone.

Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-on Manicure

I just tried out Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-on Manicure for Influenster and I have to say I'm pretty impressed. I'm a busy person and I use my hands a lot, but these actually held up a LOT longer than any other press-on nails I've ever tried in my LIFE. They made it for a full week on my nails which is almost a miracle considering I can barely get press-on nails to last an hour. They have some awesome designs, too. I got to try out "Over the Moon".  It wasn't really my kind of color, but it was still cute!

  I think the packaging is super cute too, because it looks just like nail polish! And they're so easy to apply! You just clean your nails with the provided moistened pad, peel the tab off the back of the nail, press and hold and VOILA! You have pretty nails!
They have a really cool app at imPressManicure.com that lets you try on all the different patterns and colors. I absolutely LOVE "hottie". Its this purple color-splash that is so me!

I definitely recommend trying them out if you need a temporary manicure. It really takes about 5  minutes and the results are totally worth it.

 A bit more about the product:
 Introducing imPRESS Press-On Manicure by Broadway Nails, the revolutionary way to apply polish! Featuring advanced nail technology, you can get a salon-perfect manicure in seconds – simply peel off, press on, and you're done. There's no drying, a killer shine and a manicure that lasts up to a week! And, imPRESS is so easy to remove, you can change it up to match your mood as often as you want. Check out all colors and patterns, including trendy brights, classic darks and animal prints. With imPRESS, your nails will always be your best accessory.

  imPress Manicure retails for $5.99 for colors and $7.99 for patterns, and is available at CVS, Rite Aid, Duane Reade, KMart, Walgreens, Walmart and more. For a full list of online and in-store retailers, visit imPressManicure.com, where you can download an exclusive coupon and virtually try on all the colors and patterns!


***Disclosure- I received this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from Influenster.  
   All opinions in this blog are mine and mine alone

Torani Holiday Cheer

I know I've totally extolled on the virtues of Torani syrups before, but I am revisiting them for the holidays. I use Torani syrups in most of my coffees. I've even used it to make my own home-made coffee creamer before (I'll tell you how later!). This year, I super-experimented and  used peppermint Torani to make icing for "christmas cupcakes".




Lets start at the beginning, shall we?
I got another opportunity to explore my love for Torani syrups this year.
SheSpeaks sponsored this post by sending me two bottles of syrup, recipes, and coupons.
I received a large bottle of Peppermint syrup, and a large bottle of Salted Caramel syrup (my FAVORITE).

 A little background on Torani for those that haven't heard of them before: Torani is family owned, and has been around since 1925. They have over 120 flavors of syrup for use in coffee, cappuccinos, lattes, teas, cocktails, mocktails, lemonades, smoothies, and much more. Torani syrups are expertly crafted and made with the highest quality ingredients, like natural flavors and pure cane sugar. The sugar free varieties have no calories and are sweetened with Splenda. Torani is available online, at Cost plus World Market, Walmart, and most major grocery stores. I have never had any problem finding it around here. Some places carry much smaller bottles than others, though *coughcough-Walmart*.

Onward to my baking fiasco story.

I've decided that I am not making Christmas cookies this year (in the midst of a stress-filled shopping spree), even though everyone will be mad about it. Its too much work, and I'm too busy to make my usual zombie gingerbread men and all the other cookies I take days to make. But I refuse to not have something to make me feel better for the holidays..... cue my Devil's Food Cake craving insanity. I bought 2 boxes just because I was stressed out when I was Christmas shopping and I KNEW I could make holiday cupcakes of some sort.
Until I got them home....and I didn't know what to do with them.

I made the cupcakes according to the recipe on the box. Then I was stumped as to how to make them Christmassy. It seemed like a good idea in the store when I craved cake (of any kind) and had what I call the "Christmas cookie rebellion meltdown".

I scoured the internet searching for ideas without any success. As I was getting a cup of coffee (with Torani syrup, I might add), it hit me. I have a bottle of peppermint Torani (thanks to the ladies at SheSpeaks) that I can come up with something!

All I did was modify my vanilla buttercream frosting recipe for the syrup and sprinkle the tops of the cupcakes with crushed candy canes. They turned out PERFECT for the holidays and everyone loves them! Here is the buttercream recipe that I use (my modification is after the recipe).

Quick Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

    3 cups confectioners' sugar
    1 cup butter
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 to 2 tablespoons whipping cream

Directions

In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.

Add vanilla and cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for spreading consistency.

** I used 3 teaspoons of Torani peppermint syrup, and added more confectioners sugar to fix the consistency, but you can toy around with it however you like to get the flavor and texture you want. An afterthought I had was that you could also top the cupcakes with mint-chocolate curls. Yum!

I'll add pictures of them when I get another minute.

But for those of you wondering about the coffee creamer:

Creamer Substitute Recipe

Ingredients

    1 can Eagle Sweetened Condensed Milk
    1 12oz can Evaporated Milk
For flavoring, you can use any extract you have on hand and add until you reach desired flavor.
I use Torani syrup and I love the way it turns out.


**Disclaimer:
I do not receive any monetary compensation and all opinions in this blog are mine and mine alone.