Granier USA: Olia Oil Powered Permanent Hair Color Review for BzzAgent.

I was very excited to know that I was chosen to test this New Hair Color Product by Garnier USA Called Olia , Oil Powered Permanent Hair Color. My free product came in the form

of a Coupon. I love doing Sample testing for BzzAgent . They are super organized  and the Products and Coupons show up in the mail box in a timely manner and they give us plenty of time to submit our reviews because they perhaps know that some of their members have jobs that keep them very busy.

I bought my Free Garnier Olia Hair Color from Rite Aid because these were on sale and  I got it  for a great price that fit my free Coupon. I bought #2.0 Soft Black color to suit the Natural Color of my hair.  There are 24 Shades in this Hair Color line. I found two colors in Black itself and I picked up Soft Black.

 Here is a Shade range:

I work at an Elementary School so I was waiting for my Spring Break to try this product because I wanted to read all the instructions and do it right. So, finally I decided to give it a try today.

I was very happy to know that there is no Ammonia in this Hair Color and there is 60% Natural Flower Oil in Colorant.

I opened the Box and found everything that I would have needed to color my hair neatly packed in the Box.

 Contents of the Box:

1. Instructions on how to mix and use this Product

2. A pair of Black Gloves to protect our hands

3. A Tear Drop Shaped Bottle for mixing

4. Colorant 

5. Developer

6. Conditioner

How to prepare the hair Color and Apply: Mix Developer and Colorant in the empty Bottle provided be sure to wear the gloves provided by them. Break the tip off. Wear a Towel to protect your Clothes. Apply directly in to the hair from the Bottle starting from the Roots and then message gently for even coverage. Leave on for 30 Minutes. message again and rinse until the water comes clear. Voila your comes out looking Super Shiny, Healthy and smells very good. 

Here is a How to Video :

Here is my before and After Picture:

BEFORE

AFTER Olia Pictures: MY Hair looks Softer, Feels Fuller, Shinier than ever before and smells like flowers.

TIP: 1. Always try a spot test to see if your skin reacts to this if not then go ahead and use it

2. I always like to apply some lotion to my skin around my hair line to avoid the hair color getting in to my skin. I apply the hair Color and wipe off the color that got on to my skin with a Cotton Ball or a damp paper towel.

I had tons of fun using this Product and I would 100% recommend to others to use it too and I hope that my friends and family members will have fun using it too.

MorningStar Farms Products Review for BzzAgent

My Coupons have arrived . In the kit that I received from BzzAgent were :

1. 1 Free Product Coupon

2. 5 $1.00 off Coupons for my use or for sharing

I made this meal for my Husband and I. The Burgers are Spicy Black bean Veggie Burgers that I bought with the Free Product Coupon that I got from BzzAgent. It was a very delicious dinner  and I can't wait for my Son to come home so that he too can enjoy it with us.

I made the Spread/Dip @ home from Alton Brown's Recipe that I found in Food Network.com:

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 cups diced onions

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1 1/2 cups sour cream

3/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

In a saute pan over medium heat add oil, heat and add onions and salt. Cook the onions until they are caramelized, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Mix the rest of the ingredients, and then add the cooled onions. Refrigerate and stir again before serving.

Today I made a Salad using MorningStar Farms Spicy Veggie Buffalo Wings. It was absolutely delicious.

Here is the recipe:

1. 5 Pieces Buffalo Wings

2.5-6 Strawberries Sliced

3. 2 Tbsp Sliced Red Onions

4. 1/2 Orange sliced and skinned

5. 2 Tbsp fruit based Vinaigrette ( I used Wish Bone Raspberry and walnuts Vinaigrette)

6. 1 Tbsp Craisins or Dried Cranberries

7. 10-15 Roasted Pecans.

8. Couple slices of English Cumbers unpeeled

8. Handful of Spring Mix Lettuce

Method: Roast Pecans in a little Olive oil in a Heavy Bottom Pan sprinkle some sea salt over it. Mix everything in a large Bowl. Prepare Buffalo Wings as per instructions on the box. Slice the wings and add to the vegetables and lastly add Vinaigrette mix and enjoy.

Cafe Escapes K-Cup Review for BzzAgent

Thanks BzzAgent and Cafe Escapes for giving me this wonderful opportunity to try Cafe Escapes K-cup Beverages. When I heard about this beverages being sold in the Market I immediately wanted to try them but then I found out that Keurig.com from where I normally buy my K-Cups had sold out all the Caramel flavors. I was very disappointed.
Then one day I got an e-mail from BzzAgent.com because I'm a BzzAgent (www.bzzAgent.com) asking me to apply for this opportunity. I had to do a very easy prequalifying survey to see if I was eligible or not. I immediately was told that my samples are on the way. I was very ecstatic.

One fine day I got a Box in my mailbox with a familiar Honey Bee on it, I knew right away what it was. I ran inside my house to see what flavors did I get and I was very happy to see that I had gotten couple Caramel K-cups from Cafe Escapes that I really,really wanted to try.

I washed my hands and immediately started my Keurig Brewer and slipped one caramel flavored K-cup in the K-cup holder.Within seconds my Beverage was ready and was filling my Kitchen with delicious and enticing Aroma of Caramel.

                                 













                                             
It is very hard for me to take a Picture of myself with my Mobile Phone and smile. My Beverage was very delicious. I shared some of it with my Husband too and he absolutely loved it.

It was very sophisticated , delicious  very aromatic and very creamy but slightly on the sweeter side and I would loved it to be a little less sweet. may be they will soon come with a lite version for people who do not have a very sweet tooth. Yummy!!!!!!


I drank two cups of caramel Flavored Cafe Escapes right away. I couldn't wait for another day to drink another cup.

But overall a great drink and I highly recommend it especially if you are not much of a coffee drinker then it is just the ideal drink on a cold winter days.  










 I loved the caramel Flavor so much so next it was my turn to try out     the vanilla Flavor. This flavor was delicious but Caramel one is still my favorite and I am already thinking of buying some as soon as possible.
                                                
 I got the $2 off Coupons that I'm going to use please let me know if you also want to try them and want to use some coupons. 












That's me enjoying my Caramel Escapes Beverage with a good Book. It was fun and very comforting to be able to do that on a very cold winter evening when i wasn't working and I  had already finished cooking.

                                                                  















Here is hot cup of Vanilla Flavored Cafe Escapes waiting for me to drink it. I better hurry and stock up on Caramel and vanilla Cafe Escapes K-cups because I have a Bunco party coming up soon and I want my friends to try these too because they also have a keurig brewing machine in their house.

Post Great Grains Cereal Taste Test for Crowdtap

First of all I would like to thank the Crowdtap Team and the Post Brand for this awesome opportunity to Sample and test the Post Great Grains Cereal.

Cereals play a huge role in my Daily routine in the Morning. I eat it everyday for my Breakfast.If I don't have time to eat it at home in the Morning then I carry it in a Pyrex Bowl with a lid and carry Cold milk in a Thermos.

I eat at my workplace while I'm preparing for the day. Soon after my Students start to come in to my Library for their Library period and they like the smell of Cereal and they try to guess which I had eaten that day.

Anyway so when I got the e-mail from the CT that I was chosen to test the Post Great Grains Cereal.The e-Mail read like this Congratulations! You have been selected for the Research Brand Sample And Share "Post Great Grains Cereal Taste Test".

But then I got a little worried because my mails are getting stolen from my front Door and I was wondering if I would get to bring this inside or not. But much to my relief I found that the mail person had hidden it nicely and I got to bring it inside my house.

I brought it inside and immediately opened it because I had already by this time read it that there were different flavors of Cereal being sent out.

I was hoping and praying that I didn't get the Banana Flavor because I don't like Bananas at all. But much to my disappointment mine was the dreaded Banana Flavored ones.

But I had to be brave and test it , so after a lot of thinking and dreading I chose this Saturday would be the day to test it. I wanted my Husband also to be a part of the test because his opinion play a big role what I buy for our use.

I set the table for my testing and waited patiently for him to get up and get ready for the taste testing with me. I had everything ready just like the Instructions said.

We got the Sample # 473 and #379.

I opened the Sample # 473 first and we started our test: This one contained Walnuts and Almonds besides Bananas. We used 1% fat Milk.

Overall Aroma: I smelled its Aroma first it smelled very strongly of Banana I didn't like the smell of it @ all then I asked my Husband to smell it and he was extremely pleased because he loves Banana so much that he has to have them every day. He even slices them and puts on top of his cold cereal everyday..

Overall appearance: This one we both liked it extremely. We could see the bits of Almonds and Walnuts.
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We sipped some water and I tasted it first I kept my mind out of the Banana flavor as though it wasn't there and I liked it somewhat.

Texture and Taste: It was very Crunchy and Crispy the nuts were delicious. I love Almonds and the Walnuts so they felt good in my mouth. The ingredients says Dried Bananabut I didn't feel the Banana Pieces in my mouth as I was anticipating. However I could feel the strong Aroma in my Mouth.

My Husband absolutely Loved this one at first bite and he is ready to buy it. I'll not buy this one for myself..


Sweetness:We both liked the Sweetness it was just right for my Husband. However it was little bit on the sweeter side for me.

Granola Clusters and the Nuts: We liked them extremely. The Almond Slivers were pronounced and pretty large sized.

Texture after being in the Milk:It didn't get Soggy as much as we had thought. It was just the right amount of soggy after being in the milk for 15 minutes while I was recording our responses. I ate the left over and it was still good for my liking.

Conclusions: The Sample #473 is truly the Banana flavored so I won't be buying it. If same item has some other fruit like Cranberries or Strawberries then definitely I'm buying it. My Husband loved it so I'll definitely buy this for him.

Now it was time for us to open the other sample:

It was sample # 379. This one contained only Walnuts besides Bananas. We used 1% Fat Milk.

Overall Aroma:There was no Aroma as such. Even if it was there it was very faint. Smelled more of Grains than Bananas. I loved the Aroma and my husband not so much.

Overall appearance: This one we both liked it extremely. We could see the bits of the pieces of Walnuts. Didn't see any Banana pieces though. I was very relieved.

We poured some Milk took a sip of water to rinse off the taste from the previous Sample.
Taste and Texture: I loved it and the crunchiness was good the Nuts felt good. Because I'm a huge fan of Walnuts so this one was great for me.

I loved this one because it didn't smell a lot of Bananas. My Husband didn't like this so much.

In all the excitement I forgot to ask my Husband to take my Picture while I was eating it.
Sweetness: This one was less sweeter than the 1st Sample(#473). So it was just right for me and little bit less for my Husband because he has a sweet tooth.

Granola Clusters and Nuts: Were same as the 1st one >We both didn't find any significant difference. It was pretty nice amount for us.

Texture after being in the Milk : The Sample #379 didn't get soggy either. There was still a good amount of Crunchiness and Crispiness to the Cereal.

Conclusions: #379 was more likable for my Palate but still it has faint smell of bananas and it is listed in the Ingredients so I won't be exactly buying the banana one However I will still buy this if it had some other fruit. My husband won't buy this @ all.

Based on overall sweetness and my love for the Walnuts , I'm leaning more towards Sample #379. If I have to buy only one box to share with my husband then I will buy this and he can add his fresh bananas to make up up for the lack of aroma and I'll add some other fresh fruit of my liking to mask the faint banana smell.

Slim Fast Snack Bites Review. Yummy!!!!

I have been a BzzAgent for the Past couple Months and I have tried couple products for the and written reviews this time I'm reviewing The New Slim Fast Crunchy Savory Snacks called Slim Fast Snack Bites.

BzzAgent.com had sent me some Single Snack size packs of Slim Fast Snack Bites for trying and writing a review for it. I got Nacho Cheese Flavor. These delicious low calorie snacks come in three Flavors:

1. Sour Cream and Onion

2. Cinnamon Spice

3. Nacho Cheese

These Snacks are 100 Calories/ bag. It has only 1 gram Sugar and 0.5 gram Saturated fat. 0 grams Trans fat and 0 mg Cholesterol and 3 grams of fiber. These are Portion Control Pouches.

I didn't know what to expect. I was just hoping that they are not Cardboard type dry pieces with some flavor on it that is not even distinguishable

These arrived in my mailbox about a week ago and I couldn't wait to open them and try.So, I took a Bag to my workplace to eat between my Breakfast and Lunch.

They were Crunchy Bite size Pieces. They had right Cheesy taste and smell because I'm not fond of too much cheesy taste. They were not Cardboard style and Cardboard tasting dry pieces. But I wrong they were crunchy, Puffed up Snack pieces, they were savory but not overly Salty. They were kind of addictive and I kept popping them in my Mouth and I just couldn't put the bag down without finishing it.

Trust me that you would feel like me too, you wouldn't want to put the bag down down with out eating everything from it. However I would have liked them to be a little bit crispier and not Crunchy. They could have been a little flakier and not very dense. It could have been slightly spicier. Adding these attributes will definitely make these very delicious low calorie Snacks.

I shared my Sample with my husband and he loved it. But he found the Cheese smell and flavor a  little bit stronger  than he would have loved it to be.He also wanted them to be a little spicier and not so dense. But it wasn't something that would bother him too much and he still would continue to eat. We will be buying this product soon when we are able to find it at our Store.

Slim Fast should definitely come up with more Savory Flavors.

Zicam Rapid Melts Review

I'll never let the Cold Monster catch me, my family or my Friends. Because I've found this Medicine called Zicam.

Zicam is clinically proven to shorten a cold if taken with in 24 hours of the first sign of Cold.

What is that first sign of Cold? First sign of cold is:

1. The First Sniffle

2. The First Sneeze

3. The First Throat tickle, that burning sensation in the throat

I got 6 free Full Size Sample Boxes from a Survey  company called THE CROWDTAP, check them out at www.crowdtap.com Thanks Crowdtap for my Full sized Sample boxes for me and 5 of my Frinds

Here is what arrived in my mailbox. I was very happy because I work at an elementary School and we get hit by the Cold again and again. So I was glad that finally I got something that would help me. I got Cherry Flavored Full Sized Zicam Sample Boxes.

I was very happy to get the Cherry Flavored Zicam because one of my Dear Friend/Co-Worker has a condition where she gets Cold more than other people.She tried the Honey Flavored one or something like that but she was saying that she didn't like that flavor but other than that this medicine works on her. So I gave her a Box of my Cherry Flavored Sample and she tried it now she absolutely loves it.

So I did my Sample share at my School's Library when we had a Christmas Breakfast party.Then I asked people to put their names for drawing. After the Party I picked the names and then these Samples were given to them.

Next day , after out party I started feeling a sore throat coming in. I immediately took the delicious Cherry flavored Zicam Rapid Melts.

These dissolved easily in my mouth and after couple doses I started getting better so these prevented from my Cold to become full blown and shortened it like magic.

Now my Husband was complaining of his sore throat so I gave him some from my Box. He is already seeing some positive results.

So what is Zicam?I would like to give some info on it that I know.

Zicam comes in many Varieties but I'll talk about the Rapid Melts because that's what I tested.

These rapid Melts come in Three Flavors Citrus, Cherry, Lemon-Lime Echinacea. I tried the yummy Cherry.

• Shortens the length of a cold when taken at the first sign of a cold 
• Quickly dissolving tablets
• Non-drowsy, non-habit forming
• Homeopathic

There are 25 Wafer like Tablets in each Box. Here are the Drug Facts