I was invited to the CoverGirl NatureLuxe campaign from Bzz Agent. They sent me 1 CoverGirl NatureLuxe Silk foundation and 1 Covergirl NatureLuxe Gloss balm to try for free. I was excited to try these products since I saw a commercial for them. So when I recieved my package I immediately tried the products on. First I tried on the foundation. It feels silky putting it on. It was very smooth, very different from other foundations I have used. I used the Aspen color, and it was the perfect shade for me. It went so well with the rest of my makeup. I then tried the Gloss Balm. At first I was scared because the color was bolder than I normally go for. The color was spice. But I was surprised when I put it on, it was not as bold. It was actually flattering. I carry it with me everywhere so when I need to reapply the lip gloss I have it with me. Great products!!
I found out about another cool website. It is called Smile.ly. It is a pretty cool site. It is like some of the other sites that I have signed up with. They have missions and within just a week of signing up at the site I was invited to sign up for one of the missions, the Country Crock one. So of course I was excited to sign up and try this site out. They sent me for free, a coupon to get a free tub of Country Crock spread. They also sent me 10 coupons for me to share with my friends. The coupon lets you get .75 off a tub of spread. They also have a coupon to get .40 cents off for my friends to download. So check it out. =)
I have recently gotten into couponing a little more. I have used coupons in the past to get a bunch of free stuff. I have gotten for free, deodarant, razors, shampoo and conditioner, air freshners, etc. I havent really had a shopping trip using coupons to buy more than just the free stuff. It feels good to save some money. Being a stay at home mom, it makes me feel like I am actually contributing to the family a little bit by saving money. It takes a little bit of time to look for and clip out the coupons but the savings makes it worth it. I lost the receipt for my first trip yesterday, I wanted to keep it for reference and stuff, but I have a picture of what I bought.
This is what I bought:
2 boxes of Ziploc freezer bags
6 boxes of Muellars spaghetti noodles
6 boxes of Muellars pasta noodles, the shaped ones
12 boxes of Hamburger helper
2 boxes of Lucky Charms
2 boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
2 packages of Pull ups
6 packages of Uncle Bens Ready Rice
4 packages of Ball Park hotdogs
2 lunchables (which is not pictured here due to the fact that I had 2 hungry children after all that shopping)
These things I got free using coupons
1 box of Toaster Strudels
2 boxes of GoGurt yogurt
1 bottle of Dial Lotion
1 bottle of Soft Scrub Bathroom cleaner
My total before I used coupons was 144.28 and my total after using coupons was 70.53. I did not have a printer to print some other coupons to have more savings but overall I am pretty excited about saving money like this. Everything was bought using coupons. I would love to be able to get the total amount saved to be higher, but hey it is a work in progress. =)
Bzz Agent has a campaign that I am a part of. And in that campaign one of the products that I was given was the Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Gel for free to try. So after I cleaned the toilets, I have 2, I dispensed the gel into the toilets. It is super easy to use. It takes like a second to use. Each gel disc is supposed to last for 7 days, mine has lasted just a few days longer then that. I think it depends on how often you use the bathroom. I like that I do not have a water ring around the toilet bowl. I like the clean smell from the gel when you flush. I also like that you can put the gel disc anywhere so I can hide it under the rim so that my kids do not try to play with it and I do not have to worry about the hang on ones that you have to touch to put on and off. Which makes a difference when you have 3 boys and they are in the potty training and investagating stage.Overall I love this product and I will definately be buying these in the future!!
Since I have been having a lot of my friends ask my how I am able to get stuff for free I thought I would put it all in one spot to make it easier for you. The first couple ones are websites that I use to get points to redeem for stuff. I usually redeem them for an amazon gift card. They arent a lot all at once. It takes a little bit of time to get the points but it is a good hobby to get a few extra bucks. All of the sites are free to sign up for. You might want to open them in another tab so that you can easily come back to the blog to get the other sites. Just a thought =)
The first one is Crowd Tap. On this site, you can earn points by just signing in on a daily basis. Then you have quick hits, which is just a couple simple questions and you earn points by answering them. Then you have new actions, This is where you will find a new action for you to participate in. Most of the time it is a discussion question and sometimes it is an opportunity for a product sample and review. I have had 2 opportunities offered to me which was a playtex one and an old navy one. I hope I qualify for those!! And there is a section called My actions, and that is just a place where everything that you are participating in is kept. I have been a member of this site for probably a month and have earned $2. I know it is not a lot but it helps once I let it add up. Plus you get to help out any charity that you choose. The one that I choose is Autism Speaks. So click here if you would like to sign up for it. I think I probably spend a total of 10 minutes a day one this site.
The next site I go to is BeeZag. Sounds funny I know. This site is super easy too. I spend maybe 5-10 minutes on this site a day. Basically you watch a couple short ads. They are about 1-2 minutes long and its just like a commercial. During the ad you will see 2 numbers scroll across either the top or bottom or sides. At the end of the video there will be a popup for you to enter the 2 numbers and you get points for that. Thats it. I've done this site for maybe a month now and I have over 3,000 points, and once you get to 8,000 you can redeem it also for cash. Basically each 1,000 points is $1. If you want to sign up for that site you can go here.
The next site that I use is called Swagbucks. I think a lot of people have heard of this site. Basically all this is, is a search engine like google, but you get swag bucks for searching. I use this whenever I do any searches. I had enough points last year to get some stuff for my kids for Christmas. Fridays are called Mega Bucks because you get higher points for searches than normal.
The next couple sites that I use are sites where I can sign up to try free stuff.
The first one is House Party. I have been a member of this site for almost a year and have been selected to host 3 parties. I have done a bulls eye barbeque party, a durex party and most recently a pullups party. Basically you explore through the different parties that they are accepting applications for. You fill out an application and then you wait to see if you were chosen to host the party. They send you awesome packages for the party featuring the product that the party is for. Example for the Barbeque sauce party I did, I got 15 bottles of the sauce plus 15 coupons for my guests to get a free bottle. Plus they give extra goodies for everyone. This is a great way to have parties and get free stuff. Who wouldnt want to do that!!
The next one I do is called BzzAgent. This site is easy to use as well, you get to earn honeycombs to earn your way up. The higher up you are the more campaigns that are open to you. Once you get an invitation for a campaign you sign up for it and then wait for the package. These packages are also awesome. I have done a lot of campaigns, I dont know for sure how many. I have done a Tom's of Maine toothpaste, a covergirl one, max factor makeup, glade, just to name a few. But the most recent one was last month, and I got a bunch of cleaning supplies, (even though I hardly clean haha) but I got Pledge, Scrubbing Bubbles, and Glade. These are not sample sized these are full sized products. All you do after recieving your package is just do a review. These are just mainly word of mouth trying to get the products more out there.
The next couple ones are basically all the same as the above ones so I wont give a description of them but I will give you the links. She Speaks
