Hard Candy Makeup Review and Giveaway

Have you ever heard of Hard Candy? I had not, they are a makeup line sold exclusively at Walmart. And when I heard that they were affordable and I could get them at my local Walmart I knew I had to try their products.

I have to admit I am a makeup kind of gal. I really don't feel awake and ready to tackle the day until I have some sort of makeup on. I look like a pale ghost until I have at least a little something on my face and eyes. Of coarse when I am doing the Mommy gig during the day it is lighter than if I am going out on a date with my hubby or a girls night out. I like to try different makeup and different brands, you never know what is out there and what may make you look even better :)

One of my favorite products was the Mini Must Haves, it is a mini set and there are 4 of them. I tried the First Flush. In the box there is blush crush, sheer envy primer, plumping serum and glow all the way. Cute and small necessities for a night out. And only $8 for this little must have!







I also liked their Hard Candy nail polish, it dried super quick which is nice for a busy Mom. I did need to apply a top coat for sure, it started to peel when I didn't the first time. But not bad at $4 a bottle.





I have to admit when it comes to lip gloss I am picky. I do not want it too shiny or too sticky or too gooey. So when I tried the Plexi Gloss - Glossy Lip Shine I was pleasantly surprised. Not too sticky and it seemed to last quiet a while. Again great for the price of $3.86 how can you go wrong?




Hard Candy has a ton of great products for your Face, Nails, Eyes, Lips and Body at a great price. You can purchase them at your local Walmart or with one click on their web site you are linked to the Walmart website buying the item, so easy. Check them out!


GIVEAWAY

Win a set of Hard Candy Makeup 

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Which product would you love to have from Hard Candy?



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Emerson Creek Pottery Review and Giveaway

Emerson Creek Pottery has been making beautiful handcrafted pottery since 1977. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the company continues on in its tradition of making fine quality pottery for the home.

Each piece is handmade, hand painted and fired in a gas kiln. The clay used to form the pottery is made on site. They currently offer fifteen different lines of ceramic pottery. Each piece is microwave and dishwasher safe, lead free and oven proof.

For my review I was sent the Go Green Bud Vase. It's earthy color and lovely simplicity makes it a perfect match for any flowers you choose to put in it. It makes a sweet present for Valentine's Day or any other occasion.

Visit the website at emersoncreekpottery.com to see their very extensive line of lovely pottery pieces all made in the USA.

GIVEAWAY

Win Emerson Creek Pottery Bud Vase


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Which design of Bud Vases is your favorite?

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*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts February 12 , 2012 and ends on February 20th , 2012 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. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others. The sponsor is responsible for providing the prize.

Pier Market Restaurant in San Francisco CA Pier 39 Review

When I think of San Francisco I always think of awesome seafood. I love fish and clam chowder and the restaurants at Pier 39 are some of the best on the waterfront. For Valentines or any special occasion Pier Market Restaurant is a great place to visit. They have one of the best views of the ocean and harbor that we have been to on Pier 39. We have been to over 3/4 of the restaurants they have on Pier 39 and this is one of my favorites.

The view is beautiful and the food is delicious.The pictures I took of our lobsters and steak dinners were not good enough to truly show how divine they were. The pictures above are from the website and it looks just like it did on our plates. You can read the full menu on their website here. Our waitress was nice. She seemed a bit confused by my mother in law requesting certain things being and not being in her food. But my she has lupus so she has to watch what she eats. They were nice enough to bring my son french fries as soon as we ordered so he would stay seated, she must know its a kid trick in a restaurant to give them fries lol. We ordered the clam chowder for our appetizer and wow it was good. Perfect flavoring with the right amount of clams to potatoes ratio. My son even liked it and he can be picky about trying new things. The steaks were awesome. We ordered them well done and they were still full of flavor and juicy.

For this occasion we went for my son's birthday. We let him open one of his presents at the dinner table. He thought it was great to be able to have good food and presents! A couple sitting across from us were also celebrating a birthday. When the husband saw our lobster dinner arrive at our table he quickly called over his waitress and upgraded he and his wife's dinner to what we were having. It was fun to see someone influenced by what we having enough to change their order to make the night extra special for his wife.  I thought the restaurant knew is was my sons birthday but after dinner the bill came and not a cake I realized they had no clue lol. I wish I would have let them know since we watched the couple next to us get a birthday song and a piece of cake. My son LOVES cake and the attention of everyone singing to him.

The management staff was super nice and made sure we had a good time and took home our leftovers. There wasn't much though, just my sons food. It was all way to good not to eat it right then and their.

We really liked that Pier Market is family owned for over 30 years. Its a wonderful place to eat fresh seafood with a casual setting. Great for Valentines, Birthdays, Anniversaries and they will let you host an event there. The view is a huge reason I would like to go back there again. We went at night so we saw the harbor with all the lights lining the sky. I would love to go for a lunch in the summer to be able to see the Golden Gate bridge while enjoy some more of the delicious clam chowder.

*I was not paid for our review. The opinions are 100% mine and may vary from others. I was a guest of Pier Market Restaurant for my meal for my family from the PR company that represents them.

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure by Activision Video Game Review

Spyro has been a cool dragon in my eyes since the days of playing the original adventure game on the original Playstation console, long long before I had kids. Now that I have my son he thinks Spyro is a cool dragon too. Its funny as a gamer you want to pass down the fun you had as a kid or in my case a teenager to your kids. Like some people and sports. My son is much younger than the ratings for Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure but he LOVES it. All during the holidays the display was a magnet to him. He would run over to it and get excited yelling "Dramum", his way of saying Dragon. He would push the buttons on this display and his little blue eyes would sparkle as he saw the game portal of power light up and the characters appear on the little display screen. My husband and I also though it was a neat aspect for gaming to have a small toy like character that you place on a game piece that will "place" your character into the game. So cool!

Like many other kids Santa did not bring Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure for Christmas. He bag must have been full of other cool stuff, but my son still wanted the game. We thought Valentines Day is a great time to buy one really cool gift for our son that we can all play together. When we were at the mall in the game store last month my son saw the game display again and went wild. We knew that was the gift we would be getting for all of us to enjoy.

When my son saw the Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure game pack in my hands after he woke up from his afternoon nap he squealed and yelled "YES!". He grabbed the game from me and took off down the hall. He spent the next 30 minutes looking at just the box saying "Wow" and "Cool". This was even before we opened it!

Besides the game being really fun with each character having its own set unique abilities and powers, the characters remember their in game experiences and upgrade as they play. They collect treasures as they explore the game world too. When we were at the game store the store manager told me he and his friends (all grown men) play Skylanders. They collect the many characters and can take it over to anyone house who has the game and portal. I thought that was a great aspect that your character can play on the Wii, PS3 or XBOX 360. How cool is that!?!

Love Spyro!

My son was even playing with the characters on his train set. He thinks they are really cool. Thankfully they are well made and can hold all the data in them without being fragile like most gaming items. I know we will be adding more cool characters to our collection. My son and husband had a great time playing together and I love that they are bonding over something they both like, Video Games! On the Skylanders website they have a special section just for Parents so you can read all about the game and the different aspects of game play. 

You can buy Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure Starter Pack by Activision for your family and many stores including Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, Game Stop and Best Buy.

The Starter Pack includes:

• The starter pack comes with everything you need to start your adventure including:
• Skylanders Spyro's Adventure software
• Portal of Power
• 3 Skylanders Figures
• 3 Trading Cards
• 1 Sticker Sheet for all three characters
• 3 Skylanders Spyro's Universe Codes
• Collector Poster

*I was not paid for our review. The opinions are 100% mine and may vary from others. I was provided the game in this post to review for free from the PR company that represents them.

Valentine's Craft Weekend

This weekend we are busy crafting it up for Valentine's Day! We are making these "Caped Cute-sader" Valentine treats for JJ to take to his preschool friends on Tuesday. They are fun, crafty and easy to make. Right up my alley!!