PinchMe Box #2!

If you're not familiar with PinchMe, it's a sample box that you can order on certain times of the month. Every so often they do a new sample box. It always opens at 12 PST (11 CST), and you have to get on there pretty quick to claim your samples. The samples are always tailored to you because you need to fill out about 10 personal interest surveys so they know what kind of products you use and what kind of lifestyle you live. After you receive your samples, you use them and fill out some surveys based on what you thought about the product. It's not nearly as extensive as some of the other sample sites I use.

I've ordered about four so far, but they always take a few weeks to come in. This is my second one!

I feel like it had more stuff than the first one. Anyways, here's what was in my box!

BandAid Water Shield Bandages
Dentek Comfort Clean Floss Picks
Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Lotion
Scotch Brite EXTREME SCRUB SPONGE (Read that in a wrestler's voice)
ACT Advanced Care Mouth Wash
No 7 Protect and Perfect Advanced Serum
Summer's Eve Night Time Cleansing Cloth and Night Time Cleansing Wash
Coupon for one Gevalia Iced Coffee with Almond Milk

Pretty excited!

♥ Caitlyn

Mail Call! 8/2-8/8

I got so much fun stuff last week that I forgot to post my MAIL CALL!

Things still available:
Sunmaid Raisin 100 Anniversary Cookbook
Prilosec OTC Sample
Free Twix Bar- Contest Win! Check it out here.

Things that I received that aren't available anymore:
Advil PM Sample
Secret Clinical Strength Deoderant (I got these through Secret. They sent me an email that I could try out a few samples)

I also got a PinchMe box today! I'm posting what was in it next!
♥ Caitlyn

Pouch2Go Reusable Food Pouch

Hey ya'll!

I tried out a set of Reusable Food Pouches today, and they were cool!

First things first... these pouches are not like the regular ones you buy for kids. They're much larger. They're 7 oz. I personally like this size because my daughter always wants more after using the smaller pouches. She uses this one and she's done. I can also use it for myself!

The pouch itself says who it's created by (Genevieve Avani), and the website. Underneath that writing is a double zipper so it doesn't leak! Big plus! The bottom opens all the way across so you can use a big scrub brush in there. If you look in the first picture you will notice that there are no sharp corners so things don't get stuck in there. I've had problems with that in other reusable pouches. Yuck.

 The other side of the bottom shows you some more perks of this product. It's food safe, dishwasher safe (YES!), easy clean, FREEZABLE (DOUBLE YES!!), don't microwave it!, and BPA Free (TRIPLE YES!!!). This wide bottom is perfect for sticking over the hooks in your dishwasher so it stays open.

Once again, there are NO sharp corners on this product. The lid stays on and doesn't fall off easily. The pouch itself is clear so you can see inside. This is great for seeing how much you have left, or for making sure that you have the inside clean.

My Rating: 5/5
Pros: The double zipper and wide opening on the bottom is great for sealing food inside and easy cleaning. See through sides allow you to see how much food is left or if you need to clean it. The pouches are dishwasher and freezer safe and BPA free.
Cons: None!

If you're interested in the Pouch2Go Reusable Food Pouches, you can find them here.

♥ Caitlyn

*I received this product for free for my unbiased opinion.

Alpha Grillers Digital Meat Thermometer

Hey ya'll! I haven't posted in awhile because I was on vacation in Colorado all last week! We checked out Pike's Peak, The Royal Gorge Bridge, etc. It was fun!

When we got back we felt refreshed and ready to get back to everyday life. I was especially ready to get back to my kitchen! I love cooking and I didn't get to for a week. We had some great food on vacay, but I would rather cook dinner myself because I know all the ingredients that went into it. :)

One of my first meals back required that I use a thermometer to make sure that the meat was cooked, so I opted to test out my new Alpha Grillers Digital Meat Thermometer that I got for free to review!

This is an instant-read thermometer that you stick into your meat to see if it's done. I was making a pork tenderloin, and the recipe said "Cook for 45 minutes, or until a thermometer reads 155-160 degrees Fahrenheit." Obviously this calls for a thermometer! 

 No! Thank you! :)

It came with a temperature chart for different types of meats.

It folds up for easy storage and keeps the point from poking into other things in your drawer or cabinet (or pocket if you're grilling outside).

Here it is in use. I took my pork tenderloin out of the oven and checked the temp. The thermometer is easy to use. I just unfolded it (after washing the probe), turned it on, and stuck it in the middle. The temperature instantly climbed and stopped at 143.8. It wasn't to the desired temperature yet so I threw it back in the oven for ten more minutes! When I pulled it out, it was at 161 degrees. Perfect! 

This is the finished product. My husband remarked that it was possibly the best pork tenderloin I've ever made. I usually use an analog thermometer and it takes awhile to get a reading. This was so much easier. 

My rating: 5/5

Pros: Folds for easy storage, digital means it reads fast, temp chart, easy to use. 

Cons: None

I loved this thermometer! If you're interested in getting one for yourself, you can purchase one here.

 ♥ Caitlyn 

#AlphaGrillers

Valentina Paris Wine Glasses

Good evening everyone!!

Today I was lucky enough to review a set of Valentina Paris Hand-Painted Wine Glasses!! Let me just start off by saying that these were gorgeous.

They have a slight variance from each other, but they still pair nicely. I personally liked that they weren't exactly the same. 

Yes, that is a spaghetti squash, don't judge. ;)

The stems were super long and elegant. These glasses themselves were huge!! I feel like you could put almost half a bottle of wine in each glass. 

This is the view of one from above. Look at all the colors!! These pictures don't do the glasses justice at all. In person they look like they've been watercolored. The colors are faint but beautiful. 

This glass had large amounts of shiny gold in some of the sections, which I loved.

My Rating: 5/5

Pros: Beautiful!!! The hand-painted variances in the glasses really add to their authenticity. The long stems made them look very elegant. 

Cons: Not dishwasher safe, but I pretty much expected that. They're too big for my dishwasher anyway!!

If you're interested in checking these out on Amazon, you can find them here.

♥ Caitlyn 

Indeed Nanoblur

I recently got an "I Do" Vox Box from Influenster so I could try out some new products! One of the products was "Nanoblur" from IndeedLabs. It's a perfecting cream that you can wear with or without makeup!

You can wear it under your powder and after your foundation or you can wear it alone. You can also wear it with moisturizer! I tried it out when I recently attended my friend's bachelorette party and I really liked it!

It minimizes the look of lines and large pores and creates "high definition ready skin," meaning you will look great in pics! I tried it out and I liked it! I probably should have used a little more, but now I know for next time!

♥ Caitlyn

#nanoblurred @influenster @indeedlabs

High Powered Multipurpose Waterproof Headlamp

Today I tried out a High Powered Multipurpose Waterproof Headlamp! I received this product for free so I could review it.

Here it is! It's LED, so it gets really bright! It's pretty light weight which is nice, and the headband part is adjustable.

It has a red light feature. The red lights can be on like a regular light or they can do a strobe feature. 

There are two buttons on the underside of the light itself, so you can turn the red light and regular LED on at the same time. The regular LED has three settings, high, low, and strobe. If you have the red and the white lights on and they're both set to strobe, they alternate so you can really see them. This is a good feature for emergencies. 

This thing is bright! This is the high setting. 

My bearded man wanted me to take this picture. Ha. He gives it two thumbs up! I told him he was going to be on my blog and he was okay with that, so here he is! Let me just say that he has a really big head (he's a really tall dude) and this fit still, so that was nice. He uses these headlights all the time for farm stuff, so he was excited that I got to test this product. 

The headlamp came with a bonus! See that little flashlight my toddler is holding? It came with! It has a bottle opener on the end. It's really bright and waterproof! She was excited about it, as you can tell. 

Here's another picture of the flashlight. I have to say that she played with this outside for a long time and she dropped it, threw it, stepped on it, etc., and it did not break. It's still working so I must say that it's pretty durable!

My rating: 5/5

Pros: Red and white light is nice, especially the alternating strobe feature. Both the headlamp and the flashlight are waterproof which is great (would be good for fishing)! Lightweight and comes with an adjustable strap. The bonus flashlight is great as well!

Cons: None!

For more info about this headlamp, check it out here.

♥ Caitlyn