#EclosBeauty Review and Giveaway

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of éclos Skin Care for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

I love getting the chance to try new skin care products. I live in the desert and the sun and dry heat is very hard on my skin. I was sent a sample pack Eclos beauty products to try out. In my kit I received

• Facial Cleanser
• Clay Mask
• Face Serum
• Facial Scrub
• Regenerative Cream

éclos Skin Care

I was excited to try the Eclos product line since their research states that 100% of the subjects tested saw visible results in decreased wrinkle depth in two weeks. Their products use plant stem cells extracted from a rare Swiss apple. These stem cells show extraordinary ability to stimulate skin stem cells, making your aging skin act like younger skin. Eclos is also enriched with PhytoPlex24-a complex of plant extracts, vitamins, and anti-oxidants which help diminishes the appearance of fin lines.

My Thoughts

I really liked the Facial Scrub. It has just enough scrubbing power to exfoliate my skin but not so much that it irritates my skin. I have somewhat sensitive skin so I cannot use products that are too harsh. I also really liked the clay mask! It goes on smooth and it only needs to be applied for 10 minutes. I like the short duration of the mask since I’m a busy mom and I don’t make a lot of time in my daily routine for primping.  But it was the way my skin felt after I took off the mask that made me like it so much. My skin was so soft and smooth! It felt like I had just done a mini facial.

I’m glad that I got a starter kit so I could try a variety of their products. On my own, I probably wouldn’t have tried the clay mask and it’s my favorite product! You can buy the same kit that I received for $19.99. I really think that is a great price considering how expensive most skin care products are on the market.

Win It

One lucky reader will win the same starter kit that I received. This contest is open to US residents over the age of 18.

How to Enter

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Not So Wordless Wednesday

Tonight I was going through old videos of the kiddos and I found this video of the first time I got to hold Molly. She was 4 days old and I was terrified that I would break this tiny little 3 pound baby. The two blankets she's wrapped in hide just how tiny she really was.



Happy Wednesday!

Free Apps Site

I will admit that I'm on the cheap side of the spending spectrum.I know that most people like to say that they are frugal, but I'm honest and say that I'm cheap. I don't use many Ziploc bags, not because I'm worried about the environment, but I would rather using Tupperware so I'm not throwing away money every time I throw away a bag.

So I was pretty excited when I can across a website that offers free apps for iPhone, android, or windows. I checked out the website and my favorite free app available is the anti virus free. Now my phone is protected against viruses as well. For help installing apps, check out Free New. Now go over and get a free app for your smart phone.

Honey Bunches of Oats Giveaway and Review

I never had Honey Bunches of Oats before I was sent a box to sample for this review. My husband said he liked it as a kid so I thought we could try it out and see what my family thought.

About Honey Bunches of Oats

·         Honey Bunches of Oats are made with 10 grams of whole grain per serving.

·         The cereal has 6 grams of sugar per serving, that’s much lower than most cereals including Honey Nut Cheerios which have 9 grams of sugar per serving. 

·         Heart healthy- 0g trans fat, 0g saturated fat, and 0mg cholesterol

·         Now the Honey Roasted cereal has more granola bunches!

My Opinion

I loved the Honey Roasted Honey Bunches of Oats and sadly for me, so did my kids. This means I had to share the box with them. In fact I liked the Roasted Honey flavor so much that I went out and bought the strawberry. Now that box is so good that I am hiding it from my kids. That box is all moms, no sharing allowed!

My husband said that the cereal tasted much better than he remembered as a kid. And that he wanted me to buy the Just Bunches next time since that is his favorite part of the cereal. Since there are more bunches in the cereal now, it makes sense that he likes it more.

Win It

Two lucky readers will win a box of Honey Hunches of Oats to try it out for themselves. The contest is open to US residents only. Enter on the Rafflecopter form.

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Disclaimer- Post provided a free sample of Honey Roasted Honey Bunches of Oats in exchange for this review. All opinions are mine and no further compensation was provided.

End of Year Celebration

Yesterday was Isabella's End of Year Celebration for preschool. It was so stinkin' cute! And I'll admit that when they put on the graduation music and the kids started walking across the stage, it was the cutest thing ever! And I may have teared up a little. Maybe. Just. A. Little.

Waiting

More waiting

Isabella was so excited to see herself in the video!

Isabella and Mrs. Kristin

Isabella and Ms. Karen

I can't believe that my big girl has finished her first year of preschool!Time is really flying by. I asked her if she would do mommy a favor and stay a little girl and she said OK. I'm pretty sure it doesn't work that way though. But it would be nice if it would work that way.

Please excuse the bad video, Mark was having a rough time and kept hitting Brett's arm. But I included it for our family that couldn't be there.

Picture Confessions

I confess....
I find humor in the smallest things. And by humor I mean I crack myself up and usually no one is laughing with me. So when I saw this grown up juice box, I HAD to buy one.

I confess....
I may have shown it to the pharmacist and texted a picture of it to a few friends that would see the humor in it.

I confess....
I got my free Slurpee on free Slurpee day. My husband got it for me on is way home from work.

In all fairness, I did warn you that I find humor in the smallest things.

I confess....
Yesterday we had a fun time yesterday playing outside. Molly had a great time until she decided to throw a little fit. But don't worry, her twin has her back.

Molly having a fit because her Daddy went into the house without her.

Mark went to cheer her up.

He actually said "good job Molly, you can come play!"

Fit over

I confess....
Molly had a really good time playing outside and she only got a little tiny speck of dirt on her.

I confess....
We found out that my son has a very serious condition that seems to affect mostly boys. You see he's allergic to his shoes. This condition makes it impossible for his to keep his shoes on.

I confess....
I feel like Isabella is being neglected in this post so I'm going to throw in a picture of her playing yesterday.

I confess....
My girls are not taking naps everyday since they are so busy being disobedient and playing. They are making me nuts!! And before you say maybe they don't need a nap anymore, know that they fall asleep before dinner almost everyday they don't nap.

I confess....
I snapped this picture at breakfast this morning. Isabella said and I quote "I'm making the Cheerios go up to my cup."

So what are you confessing this week?

Speech Problems with Twins

In November I took Molly to Early Intervention for her speech problems. The lovely women there told me that Molly does not have a speech problem. According to them she has a mother problem. They told me that Molly doesn't talk because she doesn't have room to talk in my home. With an older sister who is needy (they have some nerve huh?) who wants so much of my attention and a brother with special needs, she clearly isn't talking because we are not spending enough time with her.

To my credit, I picked up my belongings and grabbed my kids and walked out of there. I did not tell them off or say one single thing on my mind. I did call my husband and tell him everything I would have said to those witches with a capital B had our children not been in the room.

We are working on Molly's speech on our own and we are planning on taking her to Child Find when she's three to be evaluated by people who will actually evaluate my kid instead of judging her mother. I took this video on Mother's Day of my girls singing.





Sorry the video is a little bouncy since we were in the car. I love that she resang the last few verses since she couldn't quite remember how to finish the song.

Is it bad that I want to send them this video and ask them if they still think I'm a bad mom or if they're willing to admit now that my daughter has a speech problem?