Tuesday Times

Hey there my Peeps!!!  Stopping in to do a quick Tuesday Times update and to let you know I have a pretty stinking cool event to share with you tomorrow too!!   

Let's get started shall we?

Reading:  Lately I've been catching up on the caboodles of magazines I've got around here.  I'm saving up books because we will be heading to the beach in a few days so no worries, I'll have more than a few to tell you about soon. 

                                                                 
Listening:  To either jets or thunder.  Honestly sometimes it is hard to tell the difference. Either way I think it is going to be another stormy night here in the D F Dub. 


Watching:  Game of Thrones, it's all I have left.  No Fixer Upper, No Night Shift, No Amazing Race.  The summer TV slump has begun. 

Cooking/Eating/Drinking:  Nothing out of the ordinary.  Hubster is usually home for a week then out of town for a week so I eat pretty good for a week then not so much for a week.  It's summer so as you can imagine the salads are ever prevalent! I did make an awesome Apricot Crisp that was in fact Gluten Free last week.  

Pinning:  Mostly Gluten Free recipes to try and essential oil stuff.  

Tweeting:  My woes of GF baking and pics of products I review.  I'm @SammaSpot 

Crafting: I haven't really been crafting. There's too much yard work, gardening and general stuffs to be done.  

Doing: The inside of the house is still sub par (well at least in my world) but we've had S O MUCH rain that any break in the rain we get we have to get outside and mow the jungle that is the yard.  Definitely not complaining though since I think Texas is finally out of drought conditions. 

Going: To the BEACH!!! I'll have to do a little bit of work while down there but we always do at the beginning of high season rentals.  

Loving:  Trying out some new oils and experimenting on which ones work best for me.  Like LemonGrass is my current favorite.  It's awesome and when we are sitting out in the evening it does keep the bugs at bay for me.  Of course I smell like a jug of lemon pledge but hey, is that all bad??

Hating: Being so far away from my family, it's hard. 

Enjoying: The rain because we haven't had to run our sprinklers yet this year.  The checkbook certainly appreciates it too!

Starting: To get a better idea of the direction I'm ready to take this blog. 

Reviewing:  Couple of items to review for you this week!

 First up is a product I received from BzzAgent to review.

To get started on this campaign I had to make a little trip to Sally Beauty Supply where I found the Clairol iThrive products.

I selected the Keratin Rescue combo.  This is what Clairol has to say about these products:

Clairol Professional iThrive^™ Keratin Rescue System

• Specifically formulated with IntenseCURE^™ to revive dry, damaged hair by creating a layer of protection around each strand
• Regular use of the System (shampoo, conditioner and treatment) provides long-lasting body and movement, moisturization, strength and protection from damage 
• Safe for use on color-treated hair 
• Elements of the reconstructive regimen include: Keratin Rescue Shampoo, Conditioner, and Treatment

What I thought:   Honestly I thought it was "ok".  I wasn't unhappy with the product but I wasn't extremely thrilled either.   My main complaint was the treatment was very difficult to rinse out of my hair.  We have very hard water at our house and I can't imagine how difficult it would be if you had soft water. It's also a little on the expensive side and you have to go to Sally's Beauty Supply to get the product.  On the plus side, I didn't seem to have any allergic skin issues with the products so that's always a bonus. #FreeFromClairolProfessional 

Once again a reminder that I received the above items complimentary from BzzAgent in exchange for my honest opinion after personally using the product. 

Next up we have a line of products being tested out for Smiley360.

I honestly love their box!  I mean it's a happy box!!!

Let's see what is inside.

Truly Radiant Rejuvenating toothpaste.

There was also a Truly Radiant Spinbrush in the box. 

And finally the Truly Radiant mouthwash. 

Guys...there are no words to describe my love for this line of products!   I was a die hard life long fan of another brand of toothpaste and I sampled the Truly Radiant toothpaste awhile back and have never gone back to my old brand.  If you want you can click right here and read that particular review.  Now I have to admit I didn't personally try the toothbrush because it's a manual toothbrush and I'm a little bit of a "overly vigorous brusher" and my dentist prefers I use a non-manual toothbrush.  Hubster kindly tested the toothbrush for me and he liked the spinning part of the toothbrush but thought it was a little harder than he prefers.  The mouthwash was well mouthwash.  I couldn't tell that it made my teeth any whiter using it in addition to the toothpaste but the taste was pretty good so I've not really anything negative to say about it.  The toothpaste is definitely my favorite and one that I continue to use and sing the praises. 

I received these products free from Smiley360 in exchange for my honest opinions after testing the products. 

So that's all I've got for you tonight peeps!!!  Hope you are doing great and and I'll be back in a day or so to tell you all about the blogger event I attended today and how much fun was had by all!

Peace, Love & Rain!!!