Sunday, May 1, 2016

LE ZELE Professional Slant Tip Tweezers

Unfortunately, I am not impressed with these tweezers. They do the job in a pinch, but that's about all that's good I can say about them.

The curve in the handle that's meant to help with holding them actually does the opposite for me. It makes it awkward to hold and when you squeeze them, it feels like they're bending too much.

The tips do a barely adequate job of gripping hairs. If the hair is thick and easy to grab, then it does fine. But if it is a difficult to grab hair (barely sticking out for example), it just can't manage.

I am very picky about tweezers, so these may do fine for you if you have small fingers

I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.

LE ZELE Professional Slant Tip Tweezers

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Liquid Savvy's 32oz Insulated Bottle

Usually I am not a huge fan of metal water bottles because I tend to think they end up giving the water a metallic taste. Well I tried Liquid Savvy's bottle, and I am SOLD!


Pros:
*Ice water stays ice water for up to 24 hrs. I fill my water bottle every night and refill it with very cold water once or twice a day. By the time I go to refill it the next night, there's usually still ice in it! When I've used my soft pack ice, by morning there is no ice left, but the water is still freezing cold.
*It comes with 3 lids. A twist off that has a leash to stay attached to the bottle. A twist off that has a handle on top of it. And a flip top lid. This means you can keep using your bottle while you're running your lid through the dish washer! I love the choices, but I use the flip top lid for multiple reasons.
  --I have a young son who likes to get drinks from me and it's much easier to control the liquid flow with the smaller hole.
  --I have a tendency to spill drinks, so the flip top means I'm more likely to keep the lid closed and therefor keep me from spilling.
  --I like the one handed operation of the lid if I'm driving or reading or something.
*It holds 32oz, so if I make it through 2 a day, that's the recommended water intake.
*Because it's vacuum insulated, there's no sweating or leaking I have to worry about, so it gets thrown in my bag along side my laptop and papers for work.

Cons:
*It needs to be hand washed (though I'll probably put the lids through the dishwasher and hand wash the bottle itself)

This bottle is well worth the money. It is my go to bottle now, and, with the three lids, I expect it to remain so for many years.

I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.

Liquid Savvy's 32oz Insulated Bottle

Friday, April 15, 2016

ONME Child 36-color Set of Oil Art Colored Pencils

The ONME pencils are brightly colored and come pre-sharpened. They even come with their own (cheap) pencil sharpener in the case - so cool, especially when you're like me and can never find your pencil sharpener...



I colored a page in the Secret Garden, and I was pretty happy with them. They gave good color without too much fighting.


They have survived my young son throwing the case on the ground with no broken leads so far. I'm quite pleased about that. Overall, this is a nice set.

I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.

ONME Child 36-color Set of Oil Art Colored Pencils


Thursday, April 14, 2016

Trinova Pet Stain and Odor Remover

I have a couple of cats that have issues with each other, so unfortunately, I have a perpetual problem of a few spots being soiled regularly. I'm always looking for a good pet spray that will do a good job of getting the odor out.

Trinova spray has a fairly pleasant scent - not overpowering. I tested it and then sprayed it liberally in the spot we always have issues with. It seemed to do the job of getting the odor out, to my nose at least. It's meant to stay on and let the enzymes work. I can't guarantee that part works, but it seems to. The odor hasn't come back since I sprayed it.

All in all, I'm pleased with this product.

I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.

Trinova Pet Stain and Odor Remover

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Gloden Nail Clippers

These are the most interesting nail clippers I've ever had. They are very pretty with the two tones. My main concern was whether they would clip well. I used the nail clippers on my son's nails, and they worked perfectly! The toe nail clippers work well too. I am very happy with these. They feel sturdy (though the rose toned top piece is a little lighter than I would prefer) and should last quite a while.

They come in a very pretty gold box, perfect for gift giving. There is also a nail file under moveable piece on both clippers. You do need to remove the blue plastic covering before you can use it.




I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.

Gloden Nail Clippers

Mini Nail Files, Assorted Color 50 Pack

These are really cute with lots of bright colors. They will be perfect for me to put in my Thirty-One Hostess Gift-Bags or to give to my Jamberry Consultant friend to put in her goodie bags.

Excellent disposable nail files.


I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.

Mini Nail Files, Assorted Color 50 Pack

Fridge alphabet Magnets

My son is 14 months old and has discovered magnets. So I really wanted to give him the opportunity to play with some that I wasn't worried about him swallowing. These seemed like the perfect choice.

The plastic letters seem quite well made. They are sturdy and should hold up to his playing for a long time. The magnets on the back of them are just glue on magnet tape (I think it's called) and the magnets barely hold the letter itself up. They won't even stick to each other. For me, this is a disadvantage. I would prefer that the magnets be at least a little stronger (maybe strong enough to hold a single sheet of paper or even a half sheet...) that way he could explore more of how magnets work. These will still be fun though and should allow him a tactical way of playing with the alphabet and learning letters, which is still a little ways off as it is.

The letters are not huge, but plenty large enough that I don't worry about him playing with them without direct worried supervision. If your child is still insisting on shoving everything as deep as he can into his mouth, these would be on the small side though.

I can't confirm if we got all the pieces because we only pulled out 5 letters for him to work with right now. We are not to the point of spelling or even looking at letters and saying names, so we were more interested in having just enough that we can pick them up and put them back as he's playing with them but not be losing them all over the house. As he gets older, we will bring more and more of them out.




As long as you aren't looking for a strong magnet (i.e. a magnet that will do anything more than barely hold the letter up), then these are a good choice. I would get them again. Though I might later hand swap out the magnets for something a little more powerful.

I received the product mentioned above for free or greatly discounted in exchange for my review. Regardless, I only recommend products I like and use personally.

Fridge alphabet Magnets