Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Conair Infiniti Pro Hair Dryer and Conair You Style 2 in 1 Brush Review and Giveaway






On my mission for my "Mommy Makeover" I knew I needed a new Hair Dryer. The last one I purchased was one of those blow dryers you get at a good price during the holidays at a discount store. Bad idea! I have to throw my old one in the trash because it sounds like a jet plane when I turn it on and the cord plug part gets hot for as long as it take me to dry my thick hair.


No more of that hair dryer nonsense since I have tried the Conair Infiniti Pro Hair Dryer. Not only did I love the color of the dryer I LOVE how normal it sounded. It wasn't blaring loud and I could still think and carry on a conversation while I used it. It is very easy to store since it has a twist and turn handle that made it very compact. I loved that I could fold it up, put it in the carry case and put it away out of view. My older one was huge and always in the way! I liked how lightweight it is and the settings worked great on my hair. It even has a cold blast feature for when you are trying to get a hair style to set after heating it. In the winter I usually blow dry my sons hair on low from afar to keep him from have wet hair before bed and with the Conair Infiniti he could care less that it was on since it was not loud like our last one.


It thoroughly dried my hair without cause a bunch of frizz and giving me the "lions mane" as we call it like the older dryer I had. I was very pleased with everything about this hair dryer. Its also "World's 1st twist folding handle AC motor dryer". So cool that it can do that! 




I also reviewed the Conair You Style 2 in 1 brush. My first reaction was it does what? Then after I opened it and used it I was in love with it! It really made a big difference in straightening my hair as I blow dried it. It has a combination of soft and hard bristles that made it  perfect to brush but not make it frizzy. I wish I had one of these when I was kid since I often referred to the hard bristles brush in the house as the "wicked brush". If you have kids who hate their hair brushed but need a hard bristle brush to detangle their hair this combo brush of soft and hard bristles works well without being rough on them. The 2 in 1 part of the brush is how with a slide of a button you can fold it on both sides making it a round brush to give your hair curls and waves. Its so much easier than having to have two brushes to style you hair. I tossed out my old brush and now only use this one for regular brushing and to blow dry my hair.








GIVEAWAY:

For my Mommy Makeover Conair has generously offered one of our lucky readers the chance to win the Conair Infiniti Pro Hair Dryer and Conair You Style 2 in 1 Brush for your own hair!

 

 

To Enter This Giveaway:

Follow me on Google Friends Connect (GFC top right corner) and visit Conair and tell me what other product you would love to have.

*Leave a comment telling me your a GFC follower and your other favorite Conair product. Be sure to leave your email address if it is not public on your Google Profile*

Extra Entries: Can be done after leaving a comment for mandatory entry.

If the extra entry says 1 extra entry leave 1 comment and 2 extra entries leave me 2 comments and so on.
 

-Friend our new profile on Facebook "Frugal Family Tree" +4
-Follow The Coupon Queen Bee on Twitter +2
-Like Conair on Facebook +2
-Follow Conair on Twitter +2 

-Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link to the post +5


*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts April 6 , 2011 and ends on April 17, 2011 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. I was provided for free the Conair products mentioned in this post for this review. The opinions are 100% mine and may vary from others.
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Avanti Wet-Dry Nano-Titanium Ceramic Silver Digital Flat Iron Review




As most of you know recently I got a hair make over. It really has change my out look on life. I feel better about how I look and it reflects on how I act. I have always had frizzy curly/wavy hair and it drives me nuts! I won a flat iron and was able to sort of mimic the look the hair stylist gave me. But it just wasn't the same. It was still poofy and not as straight as she made it. I was so sad that I only looked like, as we call it in our house, the "hot" me for a few days until I washed my hair and I was back in frizz land! I was defeated by the fact that I could not get my hair as straight and smooth as I knew it had the potential to.

After some research I realized I could not get the salon look because I did not have the salon tools. Although  I had a nice gold plated flat iron it did not have the technology or heating capabilities of the professional tools. When I found the website Flat Iron Experts it was my moment when I knew I will be "hot" me again soon!   I looked at all the flat irons available and there are so many great ones. I found the Avanti Wet-Dry Nano-Titanium Ceramic Silver Digital Flat Iron. It is perfect for me since as a mom there are times when I don't have time to blow dry my hair and other times when I cannot turn on a hair dryer or I will wake up my sleeping little boy.

The first thing I liked about the Avanti Flat Iron was turning it on. You had to hold in the button for a few seconds until it lit up and make a little happy noise letting you know it was on and beginning to warm up. The digital read out lets you know exactly how warm the flat iron will be. The last one I had was a dial and I had only a guess of what temperature it was set at. It warmed up in 30 seconds! I was very impressed with the flat iron and I had not even used it yet!

For me knowing I have thick course hair I knew I needed one that could give me the higher heating temperatures to get my hair flat. The Avanti flat iron can go as high as 450 degrees opposed to the other flat iron that could only heat to 350 degrees. I know that is a reason that the Avanti worked better because it could get enough heat to flatten my hair.



Tears of joy is the only way to explain what happened next! I have no skill when it comes to doing my hair but just the first section of my hair I straightened I was so excited! It was flat, smooth and just like it looked in the salon. I got more excited as each section of my hair I straightened.  After getting the under section of my hair straightened I moved onto the top section of my hair. I instantly knew I was on my way to looking like I did when I left the salon. I straightened the front part of my hair and began to feel emotional. It was actually flat and smooth. If you have suffered with frizzy poofy hair for as long as I have I am sure you can relate!

When I was done with my hair I stood there and just stared at my hair for a few minutes. I was so impressed that it looked exactly as it did the day I first had it done. I called my husband into the bathroom and his first comment was "Wow"! He was shocked it looked perfect and did not take very much time. With the gold plated flat iron I used before it would take over a hour and still look frizzy. I started to cry knowing I did not have to constantly think there was no way I could have straight smooth hair like the salon gave me. It was causing me a lot of stress and now I know it was the tool I was using and not me!



I definitely recommend the Avanti Wet-Dry Nano-Titanium Ceramic Silver Digital Flat Iron to any woman who struggles with frizz or other styling tools that can't get you the salon look you want. It is a great investment in your hair and hair happiness!

A little information from the Flat Iron Experts website about the Titanium Ceramic Technology:

Avanti WD-AVCROC distributes heat evenly across the entire surface, retains heat more efficiently, and eliminates damaging hot spots. Ceramic emits a natural source of negative ions and far infrared heat that helps your hair
1. Preserve more moisture within the hair shaft
2. Eliminates frizz and close the cuticle to create smooth and shiny hair
3. Causes less damage to the hair cuticle during styling


If you would like more information on Flat Iron Experts and the products they carry you can follow them on Facebook. They are also having a Facebook promotion this month to donate $5 to the relief efforts in Japan for everyone that uploads a pic of themselves holding a sign that says Help Japan.



** I was not paid or compensated for this post. The opinions in this post are 100% mine and may vary from other opinions. I was provided for free the item in this post for review purposes.

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Monday, April 4, 2011

Winners for second round of Moms Leaving the Workforce Event


Thank you to everyone that entered and thank you to all our sponsors. This has been sooo fun and there are great reviews and giveaways coming soon. One is for a great Conair Hair Dryer, it has a folding handle so it is easier to store, I Love it!!

  Congrats to the Winners!!
 Happy Baby Foods
Hannah said...
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ALEX Toys Clay Hands

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 Curly Girl Handbook
A Helicopter Mom said...
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Lesli said...
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Crafty Mama and Brain Quest Books
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HIT Entertainment Pop Goes Thomas and Barney Mother Goose DVDs

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Larry Gets Lost in Seattle and Seattle ABC Books

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CONGRATS to the winners! I will be emailing you within the next few hours. Its dinner time over here and I can hear my husband telling our son Mama will be right back! 
You have 48 hours to respond to my email before another winner is selected.
 
** I blanked out parts of email address for the winners for privacy =)
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Belli Beautiful Contest at Belli Skin Care






I LOVE contests! I enter them all the time and even win some! I thought this one was very cute so I wanted to share it with you. There are two ways to win, the first prize is for products worth $5,000 and its for the most votes by people you know. The second is judged by a panel of style and beauty experts for a prize worth $10,000! Not sure yet what picture I will enter since my baby bump was more like a baby whale was in there lol But I do have super cute pics of my little guys tummy!

The winner will be announced on May 8th, Mothers Day!


To enter, fill out the form HERE and then upload a picture or video of you showing off:
1. Your Baby Bump
2. Your Little One's Tummy
3. Your Proud Post-Pregnancy Bod

Choose the category* you are submitting for from the drop-down menu.

Once your entry is uploaded, don't forget to tell all of your friends to vote! 

*Note: only one submission per category is permitted per user.
 
 
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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Votes Needed for Mom Blogger that is a Friend of TCQB


 Being a Mom Blogger means I get to meet great woman from all over the USA that I would not normally have gotten to know. There is one blog mom who has a super cute blog and a little guy who is around my sons age. We live on compete opposite ends of the USA but I am sure if we lived close by we could take our boys to play trains at the book store and have a blast. She has applied for a grant from Mom Central to help expand her ideas for promoting the love of  literacy. Reading books is very dear to me. My mom is the reason I LOVE books. I want to help Julie from A Year With Mom and Dad get the votes she needs in order to make her plans happen.
Please if you can vote for her on the Facebook page and you can read a little more about her there too.
http://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/89059/voteable_entries/16379003?ogn=facebook&order=recency
Sign into facebook follow the link and vote until April 15th. You can vote once a day.
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