Influenster: XO VoxBox

Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary from Influenster for reviewing purposes.

Influenster selected me to receive their XO VoxBox, which had a sort of Valentine's Day.  It was about looking good and smelling good, if you ask me!  Here's a look at what was inside the box:

Inside the box...

• eBay Guides Campaign:  I could have earned $25 by writing two guides on eBay, but I didn't have the time.
• Lands' End:  I do like Lands' End as a brand; they make great quality, classic clothes and accessories!  If you'd like to save $25 off your $100+ purchase, the first 25 of you to use code+pin VOXLOVE + 13735 can get those savings!
• Adore Me:  (VIP Membership First Style $24.95, every 6th set free) Free box from Adore Me (ordered separately from the box), a monthly subscription service that offers women's intimate apparel and pajamas.  You pick an outfit from your showroom each month.  Now, I'm not going to show you what I picked or model it, because that's icky.  But I will say the quality was on par with Frederick's of Hollywood, and it could be a spicy gift you give someone for a little sexy fun!  Fit was true to size too!

• Tide Pods Plus Febreze:  ($4.99 & up) We recently started using Tide Pods, so I was curious how these would stack up.  These definitely added a noticeable scent to the wash, stronger than the other pods we were using!
• SkinFix Hand Repair Cream:  ($10 for 1 oz.)  This was the first product I used after opening the box!  It came in an adorable bottle, and my hands always need lotion.
• Colgate Optic White Toothbrush + Built-in Whitening Pen ($14.99) and Express White Toothpaste ($3.99 & up):  I didn't like the feel of the gel in the whitening pen, but I like the toothbrush and concept a lot!  It's two steps in one.  The toothbrush feels high-tech in a way.  I have been using the Express White toothpaste for a few days; no major noticeable differences, but also no negative impact like sensitivity.  I'll keep using it to see if anything happens.
• John Frieda Frizz Ease Beyond Smooth Collection: ($9.99)  I love John Freida's Frizz Ease products!  I received Primer, Shampoo, and Conditioner, and they felt great on my hair.  They didn't make my hair feel greasy, and it smells great.  If you have halo frizz around your face like me, you know it needs taming!

Overall, I'd say my favorite things in this box were the Tide Pods (seriously, my laundry smells great!) and the Skinfix hand cream.  The Frizz Ease products will also work perfectly for my upcoming work trip!

Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary from Influenster for reviewing purposes.

Friday Favorites, v.12

I'm back with some of my internet favorites!  Since we've had a lot of winter weather, I've been spending more time online enjoying myself.

These "Hilariously Accurate Differences Between Life In Your 20s And 30s" are spot-on.

All of them.  Collect them all.

ModCloth used women of all sizes for their swimsuit models, and it rocks!

And I totally want this swimsuit.

This video is awesome!  Love has no labels!

Artist David Irvine paints random characters into thrift shop paintings, and it's amazing.

Vince Vaughn and his movie cast mates posed for amazing office stock photos, and I want to sneak them into presentations!!!

+  Kelly Clarkson will not be fat shamed, and I love her so much for it.  Curvy girls unite!
+  This adorable cat lives at university in Germany!  Cats and books, my favorites.
+  I bookmarked Alissa's old post on taking better blog photos, because, well, I need to.
+  These naughty, gangsta cross-stitches make me laugh so hard.  Not your grandma's stitches!
+  I want all the things that ModCloth sells with cats on them.  Purr-petual Charm Dress / Hither and Yarn Dress / Chalk of the Town Dress in Kittens / Start from Scratch Top
+  Friday Flashback:  This time in 2013, I was in Las Vegas! Hitting the strip with my Mom, of course...  LOL

1000th Post... and a fresh look!

This post is a big one, y'all... It's my 1000th post on this blog!  How the heck did that happen?  It's sort of like a blog birthday, in a way.  And by coincidence, I'm also debuting a new look on the website at the same time.

For those of you using a reader... here's a peek at the new look!

I've had a hankering to redesign my blog, but aside from a logo a few years back I've been DIYing it on my own.  It kind of felt like I'd been coloring my own hair for a while, and I wanted a fresh perspective.  When I saw Fran's blog redesign, I loved how classic and sophisticated it looked.  I contacted Maru to see if she might be able to help me.  We spent three days working together, including using Pinterest and collaboration to come up with a mood board:

Then, today, it went live!  I really love how it turned out.  I'm not that gifted at code, so a static menu bar and some of the other widget titles and things were not within my wheelhouse.  I really can't believe how much change happened in just a few short days.

The old design, for reference.

I did enjoy working on my old design myself, and it had its merits.  It also had a lot of color.  But I was itching for a change... is it a coincidence that I'm turning thirty this month?  Probably not.  I couldn't be happier with the way things turned out; I feel like this design, more so than the old one, represents how I want to be seen as a blogger, person, whatever.  A little more Kate Spade, a little less Rainbow Brite.  Hope you like it as much as I do.

You will see some things in old posts, like my old signature doubled on top of the new one.... that's because of my DIY coding and ain't nobody got time to go back and delete them, so...  yeah!

Thanks for reading even a fraction of these 1000 posts!