Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Mystery Revealed! The #MysteryBrand was Garnier Fructis Damage Eraser!

I knew it!

After about a week and a half of testing the L'Oreal #MysteryBrand for Influenster, testers were sent another package revealing what the brand is.  If you read my previous post here about about the #MysteryBrand, you would have seen that my guess was the new Garnier Fructis Damage Eraser line, and I was right!





The box contained four Garnier Fructis Damage Eraser products, three of which I had already tried from the mystery box:

The Damage Eraser Shampoo




Smells great, makes my hair feel nice and clean and it doesn't feel stripped or dried out afterwards.

The Damage Eraser Conditioner





Conditioned my hair really well without making it feel heavy.  Also smells great.

The Damage Eraser Strength Reconstructing Butter



A thick, creamy hair mask that left my hair feeling really conditioned and soft.  It didn't leave my hair feeling heavy like a lot of other hair masks or butters.  Has the same great fragrance as the rest of the line.

and my favourite out of the whole line....

The Damage Eraser Split Ends Bandage


I just love this stuff! It leaves my hair feeling so soft and shiny. My hair is normally frizzy, dry, coarse, and lifeless. When I use this it makes my hair feel so much different. I even told friends that when I touch my hair it feels like I am wearing a wig! It doesn't even feel like my own hair! I highly recommend this!

Overall, I am very satisfied with all of the products. They have made such a difference to my hair.  There is one downside to them though, and that is that they make me breakout around my hairline and on my neck. Hopefully this is only temporary because I really want to keep purchasing this line.



Have you tried any of the Damage Eraser line? If so, what did you think?  If you haven't, what one do you think you'd most like to try?










Valentine's Day 2013

Valentine's Day isn't really a big deal in my house, unless you're me.  I love all holidays or "themed" days.  It gives me something to look forward to and get a little creative.

Every year I make my boys a special treat for the day.  I was hoping to surprise them after school with a "Cookie Pizza".  School ended up being cancelled due to bad weather, so I had to work quietly in the kitchen.  My youngest son did glance over at one point and ask if I was making a pizza, so I knew it was starting to turn out the way I wanted it to.  Here is the end result:


Really simple to make, and it tasted great.  I'd definitely make it again. 

One of the other little projects of Valentine's Day was "Lego" Valentine's for my son's class.  Jennifer from Mom vs. The Boys posted a DIY Lego Valentines here, and I thought it was so cute and decided to make my own version of it.  Here is how my son's turned out: 



I was pretty pleased with them.  My son is so proud and can't wait to give them out. His class party has been delayed until Monday, February the 24th, and he can't wait.

All in all, this year was pretty fun.  I received some chocolates from my hubby.  I'm a chocolate fiend, so this is the best gift anyone could give me :)  

How did your Valentine's Day go? Did you do anything special? Make anything special?




Monday, February 10, 2014

Demystifying the L'Oreal Canada #MysteryBrand

What could the L'Oreal Canada #MysteryBrand be?


Late last week I found out that I had been selected for the L'Oreal Canada #MysteryBrand VoxBox from Influenster.  This box contained trial sized, unbranded bottles shampoo, conditioner, and split end serum. Selected Influensters were asked to try the #MysteryBrand from L'Oreal Canada and give our opinions of the product, as well as take a guess at what we think the #MysteryBrand is. 




First off, these products smell great.  The smell was very familiar to me but I couldn't put quite put my nose on it (hehe).  The shampoo lathered well and left my hair feeling clean.  The conditioner did a great job of making my hair feel moisturized, and it was very easy to get my fingers through my hair.  The serum was amazing, it left my normally dry hair feeling soft, shiny and silky.  My hair didn't feel greasy or weighed down like it does when I use other products for dry/damaged hair. 

When checking back to the insert card that came with the package, I noticed that it listed two familiar ingredients, Phyto-Keratin Complex and Cupuacu Butter,  and it all clicked!  I had won and received a bottle of the new Garnier Fructise Damage Eraser Split Ends Bandage Serum last week and it listed the same ingredients on the bottle.  I checked the smell on it, and it was an exact match.  

I think I solved the mystery!

I will soon be receiving a follow up Reveal VoxBox soon and I will find out if I am right.  Stay tuned for an update!