Lindt Milk Chocolate Truffles

In my 2013 Rose Vox Box from Influenster, I got a sample of my favorite truffles, Lindt LINDOR Milk Chocolate Truffles. These truffles are absolutely sinful. I really enjoy all good chocolate and Lindt is one of the brands that I have come to know and love. Over the years, I have received various chocolates as a gifts for different things but this is one brand that I find comfort in when I receive it. Lindt Chocolate is a high quality chocolate that melts in ones mouth. The texture is smooth and luscious. This is standards that I expect when I am eating a Lindt truffle.

The Milk Chocolate truffles are a very sweet milk chocolate with a very milky center that reminds me of the consistency
 of Nutella or a chocolate spread. This was a very nice smooth texture and really complemented the chocolate shell of the truffle.

I really enjoyed how cute the little bag that contained one truffle and the coupon to save on purchasing additional truffles was. This was something I have not seen before and I would love to find these small bags as they would be cute favors for a party or even a little gift to those that you may want to give as a small token to. I would love to find a small bag that contains around three truffles to as I would give it as a stocking stuffer or to someone that I am giving a gift card to.

I also received a coupon to purchase additional Lindt Truffles. I did not take advantage of this as I received several bags of Lindt Truffles during the holidays. This was a nice little treat to sample from Influenster.

Kiss Graduation Polish

I received my awesome Kiss Graduation Polish in my Influenster Rose VoxBox. I love painting my nails so this was a treat to get to try this out as it wasn't just one polish it was three in a kit to create a overall look that stands out.

The Kiss Graduation Polishes come in a nice range of colors; black, blue, pink and gold. I got to try out the gold which they are calling exposure. I'm hoping they come out with more colors. The kit includes directions on how to apply the polishes which makes this so simple.

The three polish kit was a nice change to how I typically only paint my nails with a base coat and would place some type of glitter on top and possibly a clear coat to help the glitter last a bit longer. This had the first polish on the entire nail and have that dry completely. The second polish was over less than half of the nail. This was not meant to dry but to have the third glitter polish blend in with the second. This was a neat way of creating additional texture and make the design feel complete.

I really liked how these three polishes worked together and made an awesome look for my nails. I really wish that it would have lasted longer as it seemed to only last a couple days before it began to chip.

I really recommend the gold as I really loved the overall look that it gave to my nails and it was great getting to try out such a unique idea for nail polish. I wish I was able to find the black but it was sold out when I tried to purchase it during the holidays. These would have been great stocking stuffers as well. I hope that I will be able to find the other colors at some point in the future as they would be great additions to my nail polishes.

Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam Mascara

In the 2013 Rose Vox Box from Influenster one of the exciting products was Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam Mascara. This nice dark black mascara was really thick and gave my lashes a nice even thick coat to make my lashes really stand out.  I have a hard time finding mascara that I really like so this was a great way to try out a new product that is available starting this past November. 

This mascara is different then others I have used in the past. The thicker container really makes this bottle easy to hold and felt very comfortable in my hand. To help with the nice thick eye lashes this mascara has a unique shape brush that allows you to blink easily as you place the mascara on. I was really impressed by how the shape of the brush is giving a chunkier thicker eyelash. I also really liked the black color on this mascara as it didn't feel shiny but blended in nicely to my lashes. 
I am really glad I had the chance to try this out as I otherwise would not have purchased this as it is by a brand that I typically do not purchase makeup by.

I received these products complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster. I love getting to try out these products for free and give you my opinion on each product.

Comfortable feet with Dr. Scholl's® For Her Cozy Cushions

I had a chance to try out Dr. Scholl's® For Her Cozy Cushions

as it was in my 2013 Rose VoxBox from Influenster. These insoles are so soft and fuzzy it feels like the inside of my favorite Minne Tonka shoes, which I am constantly wearing all winter long. These insoles are a delight to experience over standard gel insoles for winter.

These insoles can be a little difficult to cut, so make sure you have a nice sharp pair of scissors, as they are very thick but being so thick is well worth it as they are very fitting of their name of Cozy Cushions. They have a multilayer design insulates against cold and dampness while absorbing perspiration. This feature is great as these insoles are great for winter as they are meant to help keep your feet warm and dry with these layers.

I have to thank Influenster and Dr. Scholl's for Her to get to try out this awesome product for free.

2013 Rose Vox Box

Contents of Rose VoxBox

I received the 2013 Rose Vox Box from Influenster with an exciting group of products to try out and enjoy. I was really happy to find out that I was getting a chance to this group of items. This box was a nice variety of products. I get to test out these products thanks to Influenster.

Front of card

 I was so excited when I first opened my box to find all of these awesome products to try out. Like my previous vox boxes; there was a card to describe all of the items in the box. This card includes descriptions of the items that I was going to have a chance to try out.

Back of  card with all descriptions

The items I received in my box were Rimmel London Scandaleyes Retro Glam Mascara, Dr. Scholl's For Her Cozy Cushions, belVita crunch Breakfast Biscuits, Kiss Gradation Polishes, and Lindt LINDOR Milk Chocolate Truffles.  Some lucky Influensters also get to try out Vitabath Hydrating Lotion. They are all great products and are completely unique to each other.

Each of these items will have their own posts about my opinions and thoughts about the products as I received these products complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster. Each item deserves its own post focusing on the individual product.

CURÉL® Intensive Healing Cream

Thanks to BzzAgent, the newest product that I have been able to try is Curel Intensive Healing Cream (just a fancy way to say lotion).  This Curel product does not have any fragrance or scent which for anyone with sensitive skin or other possible allergies its a great feature to have. I was really surprised by the lack of any fragrance as I thought that it would smell like lotion with it being described as fragrance-free.

Curel Intensive Healing Cream is very thick when you put it on. I am thrilled that it does not feel greasy or that its just sitting on my skin and not being absorbed. I was unsure of how well this would absorb at first and a little bit goes a long way. I only applied this once a day as it really did help my legs and feet feel softer. It will be a test when the weather is really dry and cold how well it will help my skin keep moisturized. I hate having dry, itchy skin and winter is the worst time of the year for that. I have the chance to see how this lotion works in fairly mild weather where my skin is not at its worst so it is really hard to see the difference but I could feel one. My skin was nice and soft after using this lotion and kept my skin feeling this way for more than a day. I did not feel like I needed to use this daily to have the benefits from using the lotion. I expect that once the harsh winter weather comes in I may want to use it more often in order to have the benefits of a long lasting moisturizing lotion. 

I would really like the thank BzzAgent on this one as it is a great product that I typically wouldn't buy as I like to use smelly lotions that are very girly and sometimes have glitter in them. This has so many more benefits over not being glittery or having a fragrance. 

Flavorfy with DASANI DROPS Enhancing Water

The most recent product that I was sent complimentary from Influenster are Dasani Drops. These little bottles pack a huge amount of flavor to any water you want to add to it. In the Dasani Drop VoxBox was two different Dasani Drop flavors (Cherry Pomegranate and Pink Lemonade), a bottle of Dasani, 2 $1 off coupons for additional Dasani Drops, and a card about the Dasani Drops.

This voxbox was really cute design that matches that different flavors of Dasani Drops available to try. 

The Dasani Drops are simple to use and you can add as much or as little of the drops as you want. The zero calories is great for anyone who is trying to watch their weight as well as having a nice refreshing beverage that is not a diet soda or plain old water.

These are similar to other products but since it is liquid you do not have to worry about any clumps of powder or anything that would be gritty in the water if it did not dissolve properly.

The Dasani Drops are small enough to carry in your purse and if you are flying they can be put into your liquids bag as they are under the 3 FL OZ size so traveling should not be a problem with these flavor enhancers.

Dasani Drops Flavor Enhancer comes in six amazing flavors: Mixed Berry, Grape, Cherry Pomegranate, Pink Lemonade, Pineapple Coconut, and Strawberry Kiwi.

You can access and check out the latest about Dasani Drops using there Facebook Page, the Twitter Page and check out the Review Page on Influenster

 

I will be trying the Pineapple Coconut as soon as I can find it in stores.

Substituting Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil in recipes

Over the past couple of years I have continued to hear people talk about the health benefits to using Olive Oil over other fats like butter and margarine. I got to try out this product thanks to BzzAgent. I love getting to try out new or different items that I am not typically purchasing or thinking about purchasing. I really like the thank BzzAgent on this one as it is a great product that I typically wouldn't buy as I have other brands of oil that I choose out of habit and from cooking with family members over the years.

Filipo Berio and BzzAgent are trying to get the consumer to try thinking about the health benefits of cooking with Olive oil instead of butter and margarine. The health benefits are not typically what I think about when I am choosing various items to cook with. I am thinking all about the taste of how something is going to turn out once the dish is prepared and I am sharing it with my family and/or friends.  The taste is always important to me and if I don't notice a substitution for something lower in fat or calories, that is how it should be. If I can taste a difference then I don't necessarily want to eat or drink the items. I am not a fan of the various sugar replacements as they typically change the taste of anything that is baked or cooked using them. I have never been a huge fan of the various diet sodas that use aspartame as I can taste that and I don't like it. I would rather just drink soda water that doesn't have any of the calories or chemicals in it to begin with. So when it comes to getting to try out new products that are encouraging new uses of products that I typically use to begin with it makes me really curious to see how well they will make different recipes.

The taste is like any other good Extra Virgin Olive Oil, there is nothing over powering or anything that tastes funny. It smells just like a good extra virgin olive oil should as well so there should be no problems in trying any of the recipes they have listed on their website. I can't wait to try the Filippo Berio Olive Oil Pound Cake recipe which you can see here. All of the recipes that I have looked at look so good and really have some interesting meal options that can help anyone that needs something new to cook for dinner.

I was really impressed with the chart above that is available to print/download on Filippo Berio's site here under the substitution chart tab. This chart is an easy way to substitute butter and margarine for olive oil. It doesn't necessarily have to be Filippo Berio's oil but I would recommend trying it out for yourself as it is a really nice olive oil.  Overall, this is a great olive oil to try out.

Vintage Old Navy Tees

I love getting to try out new items and this was no exception. Crowdtap has the chance for people to apply to be Old Navy influencer. I love getting to try out different Old Navy items for free and have my mom and sister get a chance to do the same. This time it was to get to redeem a coupon in-store for two tees of your choice. My sister and I both wear the same size and liked the same style of Old Navy tees. The coupons were great to get us to pick out some new shirts. It is like all of the other Crowdtap - Old Navy Influencer coupons where you get to use one for yourself and the other one is for a friend or anyone you want to go shopping with. It's an amazing chance to have.

These tees are comfortable and fit nicely. The fit is great. I love the vintage style of shirts. These cotton tees can be found at an Old Navy or online. I love how these shirts fit and how they feel. They also come in a huge range of colors and a few patterns.  These shirts are worth checking out as they are inexpensive and come in a huge range of sizes. The petite and tall sizes need to be ordered online from my experience as I have never seen them in stores but since I wear the small regular tee, I do not have this problem. It was hard to just pick out two colors of the shirts but I settled on the navy and gray. My sister picked out the other two shirts and she loves them just as much as I do.

Old Navy tops are really worth getting over more expensive tops when I typically just wear tees under my work clothes and every day as a casual comfortable option for clothing. I love wearing tee shirts and have consistently worn various brands of tees over the years and these are as comfortable as other more expensive tees that I have.

I have to thank Crowdtap and Old Navy for the chance to try out these tees for free.

Schick Hydro Silk

I love getting to try out new products and thanks to BzzAgent I was able to try out Schick Hydro Silk razor. This is not your typical Schick razor that I think of when I hear the name. Schick always makes me think about guys razors. It was the brand that my ex used and several of his friends. I also think about the Schick Intuition, which was an okay razor but the soap around it didn't last long enough and the razor was not what I wanted in a razor. It was overall too awkward and not easy to hold while showering. I had the chance to try out the Schick Hydro Silk and I was hopeful that it would help to change my mind about the Schick razor brand. I hoped that I would take me from seeing it as my ex's razor to being a more female friendly razor that would be easy to handle.

Schick Hydro Silk

 I get a little nervous trying out new razors since my skin can be quite sensitive and get irritated if I have to shave over the same spot several times to get all of the hair. This razor has 5 blades which I really like when I am trying to get a nice smooth shave and I don't have to fight to get all of the hair with multiple stokes of the razor. This really stands up to other razors with having 5 blades. It helps to keep your skin moisturized with the Water-Activated Moisturizing Serum strips on the blade. I have not see a noticeable difference in how it claims to keep your legs moist for up to 2 hours after shaving. I am happy with how it can handle wetting the razor and dry shaving my leg if I missed any spots while I was shaving. This is better then most razors that I have experienced over the years. The handle has a nice feel to it but can be a bit hard to make sure that every spot is taken care of given the handle is wider then the blades. It really does a nice job with taking care of getting a nice smooth shave. Overall, I am quite pleased with this razor and definitely recommend that if you are not happy with your current razor to give this one a try.

Check out Schick Hydro Silk at their website.

Special Edition Red Bull Blue

I was given a free Blueberry flavored Red Bull to try by the Red Bull car and the girls/guys that hand it out. I was really surprised by the taste. I typically do not like the regular Red Bull as the after taste that it has really bothers me. This did not taste like a regular Red Bull. It was really tasty and it didn't matter that it was close to 1 am. I love getting to try anything for free and this was no exception. While I am in Melbourne, I see or get very few things for free to try them out. Melbourne White Night was this past Saturday night and several of the Red Bull cars made an appearance on Flinders St. It was the best time for giving away free cans of Red Bull as Melbourne was doing an all night event. The city had various activities (art and music) going on from 7 pm to 7 am. They were giving out the Red Bull Special Editions. The other flavors are Red(Cranberry) and Silver(Lime). I have not tried these yet but if they are like the Blue one I would be impressed by how the flavor tastes and how it doesn't taste like Red Bull and has the same caffeine and sugar that are in a regular Red Bull. If I get a chance to need caffeine that is not a coffee any time soon I might look for these in a 7-11 to try out the other flavors that they offer.

Pilot FriXion - Modern Erasable Pens

The Pilot FriXion is my new favorite pen. I got it free in my Cosmo 2012 VoxBox from Influenster. These pens are the new modern day erasable pen as once the ink has dried you use the rubber tip on the back of the pen and you can erase any mistakes or can change what you wrote without any hassle.

If you remember the blue erasable pens that frequently were used in school as they allowed the user to erase what they wrote but left behind a terrible blue smudge that you could tell that there was something written and changed. The blue pens were also terrible at writing smoothly and had that strange smell that the ink had. These pens are nothing like those old pens. The gel ink writes smoothly without any additional effort. The ink doesn't have a smell with it. The ink doesn't dry out with leaving the cap off it like some other gel pens. 

I am totally hooked on these pens and they really make a difference with how I think about using pens. These pens are great to keep around. I love being able to edit lists I have made by just erasing what I have written and writing something new on the list. I am not one that will just go out and buy pens since so many doctors or dentist office use them to try to make sure their clients have something with the name of the office and the phone number on it and I have so many of these from over the years. These are pens that once I run out of ink I will replace with more Pilot FriXion pens. You can check the rest of the Pilot products out on their website.

Forever Red Exclusively at Bath & Body Works

Forever Red

I had a chance to try out Forever Red perfume as it was in my 2012 Cosmo VoxBox from Influenster. This perfume is exclusively available at Bath & Body Works. I am not big on  wearing various perfumes as most are a bit too strong for me. It was a nice addition to the Influenster 2012 Cosmo VoxBox as it added a different element to the items that I was trying out.

Forever Red Exclusively at Bath & Body Works has a nice combination of pomegranate, red osmanthus and vanilla rum. This can come off as being a bit strong but when applied lightly the various tones of fragrance really comes out. The small bottle I was provided with was a .25 fl oz bottle of Forever Red scent in the Eau de Parfume. This  bottle was a great size to be able to carry it around and travel with it.

The Forever Red scent also comes in a Fine Fragrance Mist, Rollerball & Lip Wand Duo, Shower Gel, Body Lotion, Triple Moisture Body Cream, Shimmer Mist and a Golden Sugar Scrub. This was a nice change to most of the Bath & Body Works. Each of these products use the scent in its own way. These items allows for a nice variety of choice in how one would want to use this fragrance and lines up with the rest of the Bath & Body Works products. 

It can be a bit pricey for a Bath & Body Works product but for the quality and compared to other perfumes of similar quality it is a good deal. Check out the Bath & Body Works at their website.

I have to thank Influenster to get to try out this awesome product for free.

Ghirardelli Sea Salt Escape

I love Ghirardelli Chocolate to begin with so getting a free bar of it was awesome. I got it free in my Cosmo 2012 VoxBox from Influenster. I couldn't keep this amazing bar of chocolate to myself since I had the chance to try out. I shared it with my Mom, Sister and Dad since they were all around.


This bar of Ghirardelli Gourmet Milk Sea Salt Escape uses the balance of sweet and salty in a new way for chocolate. The sea salt and almonds work wonderfully together bringing together a greater depth in flavor. The sweet rich milk chocolate is the standard in any Ghirardelli bar of chocolate and has the typical and expected smooth taste to it. I really enjoyed the crunch of the almonds in every bite. It was a nice change over most chocolate bars where the almond is not as crushed up.  It was a very nice combination of flavors.

The only issue I have found so far was trying to purchase this in stores around my area as they did not have this with the other Ghirardelli chocolates. Overall this is a fantastic addition to Ghirardelli chocolates.

Gillette Venus Embrace Razor Review

Gillette Venus Products from  Cosmo VoxBox 2012

In my 2012 Cosmo VoxBox from Influenster, I received a new Gillette Venus Embrace Razor, Gillette Venus & Olay razor blade refill, a fact sheet on how Gillette Venus Razor handles can fit any of the Gillette Venus refills and a coupon for 2 off to purchase additional Venus & Olay razor blades.

I am very surprised that I had not seen the fact sheet about how the different Gillette Venus  razor blades fit the different handles. I have had several different Gillette Venus handles over the years and found that I had an original Venus handle, a pink Venus Enbrace, a Venus Breeze over the past several years. It was time for a nice new Venus Embrace handle to go along with trying out the Venus & Olay razor blade.

Razor and Refill

I already knew that I liked the Gillette Venus handle as it has a nice weight to it that makes it easy to use and comfortable to hold onto in the shower. I was not sure about how I would feel about the Gillette Venus & Olay razor blades. I am already accustomed to having 5 blades on my Venus razor so I was pretty comfortable with trying this out right away. It has a nice smell that is not over powering. I was unsure about how long the moisture/conditioner bar would last. I really enjoy using a 5 bladed razor as I feel like I get the closest shave with no irritation or need for shave gel.

As I have given myself several weeks using the new razor and the Gillette Venus & Olay razor blades, I was disappointed in the length of time the moisture/conditioner bar lasted. It only seemed to last about 4 weeks and the last of the moisture/conditioner bar fell off and so there was product that I couldn't use. I have since bought additional Venus & Olay razor blades and the Olay shave gel so once the moisture/conditioner bar is gone I can still use the razor blade a little longer. The only downfall I really came across was the price for 3 of these refills was about $15. This is a bit pricey for me but the great close shave made it worth getting the refills.

Check out the Venus line of Products on their website.

I am really thankful to Influenster to get to try out these awesome products for free.

Cosmo 2012 Vox Box

Front of the Cosmo VoxBox 2012 card

Back of the Cosmo VoxBox 2012 Card

I love free stuff. It doesn't matter to me as long as I get to try something new out and don't have to worry about buying something that I may or may not like. This first group of items that I will be talking about are from Influenster.

I received the 2012 Cosmo VoxBox from Influenster. I had the chance to sign up for Influenster in October 2011 and this is the first box that I have received. I was super excited to find out what was inside to check out the products that I was going to get a chance to try out. I love getting free stuff so this was a special treat to see what I was going to get to try out.



I find that it is important to be able to have the chance to try out the new products and be able to share my opinions on these products. 




As I opened the box, I also read over the card that was included with the different descriptions of the items that I was going to have a chance to try out.

The items in the box were two FriXion pens by Pilot, a small .25 fl oz Forever Red Eau de Parfume from Bath & Body Works, Milk Sea Salt Escape Ghirardelli bar, in a bag there was a Gillette Venus Embrace Razor and Venus & Olay refill for the razor.

Closer look at the items inside

Taking a peak inside the Cosmo Voxbox 2012

Each of these items will have their own posts about my opinions and thoughts about the products as I received these products complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster. Each item deserves its own post focusing on the individual product.

New blog just about free stuff I have recieved

More Money for Coffee is just a silly way to talk about my love of coffee and how I am getting to try out these items for free or cheaper then usually priced at. I love looking for and getting free stuff or getting a good deal on a wide variety of items. I have been on the hunt for good deals and freebies for over 10 years now.

I love getting to try new things out for free and since I needed to start a new blog after the server I was using for my old blog went down, I decided it was time to make a blog just about the free stuff that I have gotten to try out. Thanks to several different sites that I am a member of giving me the chance to try these items out.

This is my opinions, thoughts and possible recommendations on the various products that I have been given a chance to try out and enjoy. I will also have images of the products as well. I love getting to try out various products and see what they are all about.