Friday, January 26, 2018

REVIEW: Hypoallergenic Polyester Down Alternative Fiber Bed Mattress Topper, Twin


PRODUCT



Hypoallergenic Polyester Down Alternative Fiber Bed Mattress Topper, Twin


SOURCE
Amazon Vine Program
*I received this item free of charge in exchange for an honest review*
All photos are photos from the Amazon page for this product linked at the bottom of this post

DESCRIPTION
(From Amazon)
Convert your mattress into heavenly bliss! This plush Fiber Bed Mattress Topper is filled with 100% Polyester down alternative fiber and stitched in a baffle box design to prevent shifting, so you'll have the same consistent comfort every night. Anti-bacterial protection keeps your mattress fresh to last the test of time. Comes in Twin, Full, Queen and King sizes and is machine washable.

MY REVIEW

My daughter has a twin mattress that I bought a little over 2 years ago. She has slept on it a total of maybe 5 times. She hates the mattress because she states that it is uncomfortable and hard.  She loves my memory foam mattress and really wants one for her room. I personally can't afford another mattress right now. So I compromised with her and decided to try out a mattress topper first to see if that helps. 



I received this Twin Size Mattress Topper from Amazon Vine. On the description it states it being plush and shows a photo of it being 2 inches thick! 



I will tell you right now that it is way less than two inches thick. It is barely an inch thick. Once you put it on the mattress -- which was hilarious because it did not fit properly -- and you lay down on it, it suddenly becomes about the same thickness as a piece of cardboard. Not only was it NOT plush and heavenly bliss, but it also had lumps in it that made it even less comfortable. 

After the fiasco of putting it on and trying it out, I feel my resolve weakening for my daughters request to buy her a new memory foam mattress. I slept on hers with the topper on it, and I now see what she means about it. Bypass this mattress topper if you are looking for one. Spend a bit more money, do your research, and find one that truly is Heavenly Bliss!

MY RATING

1/5 Stars

Thursday, January 11, 2018

HedgeScapes- An Innovative New Way to Design

Have you been looking for a unique way to design your home? What about redesigning that commercial office space to appear Earth friendly? Whether you are needing artificial plants, trees, or even walls of plant for your design, then HedgeScapes has what you are looking for. 

7 reasons why you need to bring in Artificial Green Walls today
As all commercial spaces are meant for revenue generation; decoration of these places needs some serious thought. Whether it is a large restaurant, big corporate house, casino, theme parks, luxury hotels and shopping malls, etc, these need to have a pleasant outdoor and indoor landscape for creating a positive vibe in the environment. Adding greens to the professional place brings mesmerizing effect on those who step into your commercial establishment. Including an artificial wall or faux vertical garden has now become a very popular choice for both exterior and interior landscaping. The walls created by artificial plants and trees not only look exciting but also helps to create positivity and style in the professional space.
When looking for some innovative option for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of any professional space, nothing can match the impact the artificial green walls and the artificial topiary trees provide. Here are 7 reasons why those are the favored by most of the architects and designers.
1. Greenery makes a dull wall live
Other than containing your professional space, the walls are the first thing that comes to the notice of your clients and customers. When you have a flat wall, this becomes uninspiring and a sore to the eyes. There is no doubt that a green wall adorned by artificial plants and trees is a piece of art. Whether these are used for decorating the exterior or interior walls of any commercial space establishment like large corporate building, luxury hotels, amusement park, or Government office, these liven up the otherwise dull walls with a splash of lush green color. In fact, this gives you a chance to transform your walls into a garden for delighting your customers.

2. These help to keep everything cool
When the walls of any commercial space have a plain brick and mortar look, these make the place very much repelling to the visitors and the customers. Whether it is a luxury hotel, shopping mall, theme park, enormous corporate house or a government office, green walls created with artificial floral arrangements help to overcome this drawback.  There is no denial that when you make your outside, and inside artificial green wall, these impart a mesmerizing look to your commercial establishment and your customers, and visitors feel more comfortable in the commercial space.
3. These are great for influencing the customers psychologically
Like the historical hanging garden in Babylon, walls made green with artificial plants and trees also can be called as your unique vertical garden. When you make the exterior walls of any professional space like casino, spa, large restaurant or hospitals, etc embellished with artificial greens that remind the visitors of such historic gardens in the back of their mind. Various studies conducted also show that people feel more positive and contained when they are near the nature, and this give you chance to inspire your customers and visitors tickling them psychologically to step inside. This also adds to the character of your commercial establishment and speaks about the quality and class you maintain.




4. These deliver a poetic appearance to your commercial space
Whether it is a large business house, government office, hospital or amusement park; every commercial space has some flow of stress beneath the surface; because these are meant for providing quality service, maintain their reputation and generate revenue as well. Walls turned into a vertical garden and the artificial topiary trees used helps to build up a poetic appearance of the commercial space. Thus, your professional space becomes aesthetically pleasing, and this helps to alleviate the hidden stress. So, the commercial place becomes full of energy and positive vibes that entail a congenial professional ambiance.


5. These ensure privacy and define boundaries
The major advantage of making a wall green with fake plants and artificial floral arrangements is that you have many options to choose from. You can choose from variety of foliage available in different sizes and shapes for giving your external and internal walls the look you dream to impart. These realistic hedges have endless varieties and these are also tailored to meet your specific decor needs. Moreover, these can be installed quite easily. Whether you use these botanically correct hedges for your luxury spa, big restaurants, amusement parks etc, they impart a realistic look to your walls and ensure your privacy by defining the boundaries of the different parts of the professional space.


6. These are durable, realistic and safe to use
The faux hedges and the artificial topiary trees are manufactured meticulously taking care of every minute detail to make them look like the live plants. These are so realistic that you cannot distinguish them from the live ones without touching. Being specially treated these are not affected by the UV rays present in the sun rays and, therefore, your exterior wall garden will not suffer from color fading. Moreover, these are also fire-retardant and conform to local fire regulations, and thus, these can be safely used for decorating the indoor walls. When you add fake green foliage to the walls of your commercial space, it renders you prolonged peace of mind.
7. These low-cost option with no hassle
None can deny that having your wall adorned with live plants have a mesmerizing effect on those who enter a hospital, casino, government office complex, huge business place and all another professional place you can think of. Being full of life, the natural plants need your care and attention. You need to water them to keep them alive. They grow, and so you have to prune them, and what is more, they will die one day, and you have to replace them. With a wall made green with artificial floral arrangements, you do not have such problems. Moreover, replicated plants are bestowed with immense flexibility and interchangeability. So, you can have them anywhere and anyway of making your landscaping project cost-effective.
Description


The artificial green walls delight your customers and visitors building an amazing ambiance in the professional space and thus help your profession to flourish.
*HedgeScapes has provided the information in this post above as a promotional post. This Mama Shops will earn a small amount of revenue through posting, promoting and linking for this company. *

Sunday, May 14, 2017

#Review : Waggin' Train Smoky Jerky Treats


PRODUCT
Waggin' Train Smoky Jerky Treats,

SOURCE
Amazon Vine
*I received this product free of charge in exchange for an honest review*

DESCRIPTION
From Amazon

Smoky Jerky Snacks Dog Treats Smoky Jerky Snacks are dog treats made with 100% real chicken with a hint of brown sugar and no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.

All Waggin’ Train Treats are backed by Purina, the name pet owners have trusted for quality for more than 85 years.


MY REVIEW

Wow! An actual treat for your dog that smells like its ingredients.  They actually smelled like chicken and brown sugar when I opened them up to give my dog a treat.  I know my dog could smell it as well because she got very excited for her treat!


I am also glad that this product is backed by Purina.  It is a company I trust to take care of my dog when it comes to the diet and treat department.  They do come in larger pieces than other treats, but normal in size for jerky treats in my opinion.  If you have smaller dogs, the treats do break up for smaller mouths.

 I think the only main problem I had with this product is the price that some retailers are charging for it. Yes, it does have quite a bit and is a fairly large bag, but the price was a little steep at $11.99 just for treats.

MY RATING
4/5 Stars


Wednesday, April 16, 2014

#Review : Barbie Hair Tattoos Doll


PRODUCT
Barbie Hair Tattoos Doll

SOURCE
Amazon Vine
*I received this product free of charge in exchange for an honest review*

DESCRIPTION
From Amazon

Barbie Printastic Hair Doll: Barbie doll gets a totally awesome decorated 'do with a series of totally cute hair tattoos girls can apply to her already fabulous long blonde locks. Seat her in the salon chair, and decide which of the many design options makes the perfect statement. The set comes with 13 design strips! Then simply clip a strip to Barbie doll's hair, wet the hair with the included spray bottle and use the realistic (no heat!) flat-iron tool to swipe and transfer the decals to Barbie doll's hair. The swiping iron tool makes it easy. Then style the decorated locks to create even more fabulous looks. Add stars, hearts, flowers or graphics. The hair tattoos stay in place, even with brushing! Accessories like a comb, barrettes and a clip let girls twist, braid and hold to create a nearly endless variety of glamorous hairstyles. When complete, Barbie doll can admire her new look with the tiny heart-shaped hand mirror. Too much? Too little? Wash it out, and start all over! Includes Barbie doll dressed for a day at the salon, colorful decals, special spray, comb, clip barrettes, heart-shaped mirror, flat iron and stylist's chair. Doll cannot stand alone. Ages 5 and older.


MY REVIEW

My daughter begged for this Barbie. I was worried it was going to be another poorly executed idea into a doll slapped with the Barbie label.  Well, while she ended up throwing it into her Barbie bin to play with her dollhouse, we both were frustrated with the tattoos that were suppose to be fun to play with.

Do not think that it looks easy to put those tattoos in Barbie's hair.  They come out messy and look nothing like the photos from the box. Instead, look forward to many tears of frustration from yourself and child(ren) along with a headache.

I recommend hiding the tattoos and just giving your Barbie lover just the doll.

MY RATING
2/5

#Review : Electrolux PureOxygen Filtration Air Cleaner


PRODUCT
Electrolux PureOxygen Allergy 450 Ultra Allergen & Odor HEPA 5-Stage Filtration Air Cleaner, Black

SOURCE
Amazon Vine
*I received this product free of charge in exchange for an honest review*

DESCRIPTION
From Amazon

Breathe with confidence!
The Electrolux PureOxygen Allergy 450 Ultra Allergen & Odor Air Cleaner helps clean the air with five stages of filtration. Premium HEPA filtration removes 99.97% of dust and allergens from the air in your home while the charcoal filter absorbs odors. In Auto Mode the fan speed automatically adjusts to match the Air Quality Sensor reading, so the lower the air quality detected, the higher the fan speed runs. The on-board light sensor detects when lights are low and automatically activates the Sleep Mode, which dims the display panel lights and sets fan speed to Quiet, so you can sleep undisturbed. The PureOxygen Allergy 450 Ultra Allergen & Odor is Energy Star Certified as well as endorsed by the world renowned Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association, which is deeply involved in the research of preventive methods for allergies and asthma. To ensure your maximum comfort, this model is recommended for Areas up to 450 sq. ft. - a living/family room or large bed room.

HEPA Filtration
Premium HEPA filtration absorbs 99.97% of dust and allergens from the air.
Advanced Activated Carbon Filter
Filter helps reduce odors and some gasses in your home.
Cleancel Treated Pre-Filter
A coating of Cleancel, a chemical compound that impedes the growth of bacteria and molds, is added to the pre-filter.



MY REVIEW

My older daughter has allergies that can make her miserable.  The congestion, headaches, and watery eyes are a constant battle and it gets worse when Spring approaches.  Where we live, air quality is bad most days of the year, so a little extra help from Electrolux was definitely needed.

When the huge box arrived, I quickly unpacked it and set it up.  There is minimal assembly required -- mainly just inserting the filter and putting batteries in the remote which are included.

There are three speeds for the fan -- low, high and turbo.
There are five levels of air quality that are indicated with lights on the unit -- listed from poor to good.



The unit itself is quite large, so smaller spaces will be cramped even more.  I do love the sleek black color though and the remote comes with a holder that attaches to the unit.  My daughter did notice the cleaner smelling air and has had less allergy attacks in the time frame of almost one month.  The only problem I have is finding replacement filters in my area for the unit. Buying online will be required for some people who have the same problem.

MY RATING
4/5 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

#Review : Caress Bar Soap - Emerald Rush


PRODUCT
Caress Bar Soap
Scent: Emerald Rush

SOURCE
Amazon Vine
*I received this product free of charge in exchange for an honest review*

DESCRIPTION
From Amazon

Experience freshness like never before with caress emerald rush beauty bar, infused with lush gardenia and white tea essence. Sparkling scents surprise your senses while lush, revitalizing lather envelops your skin leaving it delicately scented and beautifully fresh.

MY REVIEW

I am not a huge fan of bar soap.  It leaves my dry skin itch and usually leaves a film on your skin after rinsing it off.  If I had my choice, I would always have liquid soap in my shower.  There are times though that bar soap is cheaper and easier to travel with on vacations.

This soap has a light fragrance to it that isn't overwhelming and could actually use a boost in fragrance.  It lathers up fairly well, but again, it leaves a film that I can feel on my skin after drying off.  It didn't dry my skin out as bad as other bar soaps, but it didn't leave it soft and smooth either.

For this particular soap brand, I would say that it is in the fair range.  It gets the job done, but not something I would use on a regular basis.

MY RATING
3/5

#Review: Caress Juicy Escape Body Wash

PRODUCT
Caress Juicy Escape Body Wash, 18 FL OZ

SOURCE
Amazon Vine
*I received this product free of charge in exchange for an honest review*

DESCRIPTION
From Amazon

Experience freshness like never before with caress juicy escape, infused with sun-kissed lily and pink grapefruit essence. Sparkling scents surprise your senses while lush, uplifting lather envelops your skin leaving it delicately scented and beautifully fresh.

MY REVIEW
When you first pop the cap open on this new body wash from Caress, you can instantly be rewarded with the "juicy" fragrance of pink grapefruit.  I am sure the Sun-Kissed Lily fragrance is in there somewhere, but my nose zeroed in on the grapefruit.  It smelled amazing!  So for the smell side of the product I give it an A! 

As for lathering - or suds - I give it a B.  It did lather up, but not quite as much as I would have liked.  I tried it in cold and hot water to see if the temperature would make much of a difference in soap suds and the result was it didn't make much of a difference. 

For cleaning and getting the grime off your skin, I would give it a C.  Yes it gave my skin a clean feel to it when I used it.  After drying off and waiting for about an hour, my skin did start to get that dry feeling.  It wasn't too bad since I normally have dry skin anyway, but I would recommend a lotion being applied to your skin after the shower.

Overall, I would say the best feature about Caress Juicy Escape is the smell.  

MY RATING
3/5