Not Your Mother's Beach Babe #NYMBeachBabe Shampoo and Conditioner

I had received samples of #NYMBeachBabe Texturizing Shampoo and Conditioner in my #SurfsUpVoxBox from @Influenster @InfluensterVox Influenster.com, and upon opening the caps I was immediately in love with the smell! It smells deliciously coconut-y, absolutely makes me feel like putting on some beach music and wearing bright, summery clothes even if it's raining outside. I love great smells that help put me in a great mood, or transport me to a good vibe like these #NYMBeachBabe products did, getting all "beachy" feeling (except without the sunburn, or sand where it ought not be ;)

With the NYM Beach Babe shampoo, I got terrific suds in my mid-waist length hair, yet it rinsed out well with a clean, soft, healthy feel in the shower. I followed up with the NYM Beach Babe conditioner, and loved the way it moisturized and detangled my hair without leaving a greasy, weighted or oily feel! I had no need of my wide-tooth shower comb to get my fingers through my hair, which was awesome and one less step for me to have to worry about.



Didn't need to use this tired old thing in the shower like I normally do, NYM Beach Babe helped save me time with my shower/hair routine!

After towel-drying my hair, then partially blow-drying, (I left it ever-so-slightly-damp), I began my scrunching and sprunching to get those sweet waves I crave in my now summer-smellin' coconut-y soft and volumized "beach-babed" hair. That's no small feat, because although my hair is long, it's on the thin side, so every bit of lift, texture, volume and wave I can get makes me happy! I did love the way my hair felt, it definitely seemed to have more lift and took well to my scrunching it.

Here's how I scrunch: first, in barely damp hair, I add just a bit of lightweight hairspray, and then in sections, squeezing "fistfuls" of hair, I then spray then scrunch, spray then scrunch until I'm happy with the results. I like "bigger" hair, so I did several sections this way (no curling iron required!) and ended up with this:

I LOVE not having to put a curling iron to my hair, especially in the summertime!



My conclusion is that NYM Beach Babe Texturizing Shampoo and Conditioners are very good quality products that did very well for my hair, adding texture yet softness and manageability, volume and lift and prepared my hair well for scrunching, (as well as having the added bonus of smelling awesome and lifting my mood). I was impressed by how much I liked them!

 

I received these products complimentary from Influenster.com for testing and review purposes, but my opinions/review of these products are based solely on my own experiences and observations.  

Want to have your hair beach-babed NYM Beach Babe Shampoo and Conditioner? Check out: #NYMBeachBabe and @NYMBrands on Twitter and facebook.com/NYMBrands for more information, and check out the great sales #NYMBeachBabe is having as of this writing #contest

 

Bringing a Bit of That "Beach Feeling" Down Home Thanks to @Influenster and My #SurfsUpVoxBox!

WooHoo, this is my second VoxBox from Influenster.com, and this campaign's theme is, #SurfsUpVoxBox. I've been spending time out at the pool, so I was really ready for this:

...the unboxing...or unvoxing...or unvoxboxing...

(it's fun to be an Influenster from @Influenster)

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The wonderful goodies that I received in this box were:
 Coupons for Jamba Juice Smoothie Kits:

um...YUM!!!

I am so tickled, I want ALL the flavors! All you have to do is add juice and blend. Easy-Peasey. They are fat-free and gluten-free, you get 100% daily value of vitamin C AND they contain one FULL serving of fruit. BUT, the fun doesn't end there, they also have them in new dairy free Fruit and Veggie Smoothies, so that means even the lactose-intolerant folks don't have to miss out! Jamba Juice Smoothies, yippee and YUM!!! (#jambajuice for more info on Twitter, or go to facebook.com/jambaathomesmoothie)

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Next, Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration After Sun Lotion:

Soothing, smoothing summery-scented must-have after sun lotion!

First of all, this lotion smells AMAZING! The fragrance is listed as "Coconut Papaya" but even that doesn't describe how wonderful this Hawaiian Tropic elixir, I mean lotion is. I want to smell like this all the time, all year 'round! I already use Hawaiian Tropic Tanning Oil whenever I sun because I'm hooked on the formulas and scents, so this one is just another to add to my Hawaiian Tropic love-addiction! About the way the lotion feels on the skin: it goes on soooo smooth, and yet doesn't leave a greasy residue at all, just a soothing, moisturizing feel. It has aloe in it, and you will see "ribbons" of gel and lotion (some kind of magic, I suspect) that makes my skin feel happy and loved. 

(#EscapewithHT on Twitter or facebook.com/hawaiiantropic for more info)

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SinfulColors Professional Nail Polish (mine came in the shade, "Aqua")

(My daughter has prettier hands and longer nails than me, so I'm using her nails in this photo; thanks, hun!) Brushes on smoothly and well-pigmented at a great price!

  Don't let the name fool you! You can get this guilt-free for only around $1.99 as of this writing. Walgreen's carries it I know for sure, it's surprisingly good quality at a very affordable price. You know how you're in the store, you buy a color you like, you get it home, begin painting your nails and it either takes about 4 coats to get even close to the shade, or it just needs to stay in the bottle, because that's the only way it looks good? That's not the case with this Sinful Colors Professional Nail Polish, it is richly pigmented, and goes on smooth and full the first time, making a second coat optional. I always like to use 2 coats of nail polish, so in the photo above you see the results after just 2 coats. It's a winner, and between my daughters and I, I imagine we'll end up getting a bottle in every shade! It's a bargain! (#SinfulColors @SinfulColors_NP on Twitter or facebook.com/SinfulColors for more info)

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First Aid Shot Therapy

Works Fast!

This is an NSAID pain reliever in a liquid single dose (shot). The two main ingredients are 500mg of Choline Salicylate and 65mg of Caffeine. I was anxious to try this, because my shoulders and back have been bothering me a lot. I tried this, (the flavor is mildly sweet with a bit of medicine-y aftertaste but not bad) and within around 15 minutes, (it did work pretty FAST, and I like fast when it comes to pain-relief), it was as I was getting these photos gathered to upload to my blog, I realized that my pain wasn't distracting me like it can sometimes do. Instead, I felt only mildly aware of my soreness (I have chronic pain) but it wasn't the "in-yer-face" kind of pain anymore. For me, this was a success, and I now have a new formula that I can add to my pain-fighting small arsenal (which before consisted of only aspirin and extra strength acetaminophen, as prescription pain relievers scare me and I'd rather tough it out than worry about 15 different side effects from prescription pain meds!) I checked out their site, and you can get it at a number of places, including Amazon.com, Walgreens, 7-11 stores and several others. First Aid Shot Therapy Pain Relief is something I definitely want to keep on hand! (#FASTRelief #contest @firstaidshot #firstaidshot on Twitter and facebook.com/FirstAidShotTherapy for more info)
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Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Shampoo & Conditioner

Feel and smell like a "beach babe" after using this!

This stuff smells like the beach for real! It reminds me of all the suntan lotion smells, predominately fresh coconut, with that salty ocean smell on a soft warm breeze sort of beach trip. Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Shampoo and Conditioners are both Sulfate-free, with Sea Kelp Extract and Coconut Oil... It's a bunch easier to get those beachy, simpler to "scrunch" waves into your tousled and textured tresses, but with the added moisture that hair needs to stay healthy exposed to surf, sun, wind or whatever elements come your way while air-drying and scrunching...all of the great beachy atmosphere, except without the creepy 2-sizes-too-small-Speedo-wearing sketchy-actin' guy that keeps trying to move his towel closer to your's; yeah, you know the one I'm talkin' about! Anyway, getting texture and moisture is easier with NYM Beach Babe Shampoo and Conditioner! (#NYMBeachBabe and @NYMBrands on Twitter and facebook.com/NYMBrands for more info)

Hair says: Woah, bruh, we don't need no beach!!! (Yes, my hair is somewhat illiterate)

Just as I supposed I would, I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every product that was in my #SurfsUpVoxBox, which I received complimentary from Influenster.com for testing and reviewing purposes. I am never, ever, ever under any sort of obligation to give a favorable review for a product I do not like, all opinions are strictly my own based on my own experience with them. I simply have not received one thing yet from a VoxBox that I haven't liked and enjoyed very much. I am not shy with my opinions, and if I don't like something, I am not shy to say so ;P

~Finally, a BIG THANK YOU to the good folks at Influenster.com, @InfluensterVox , @Influenster for the awesome #SurfsUpVoxBox , and to Jamba Juice, Hawaiian Tropic, First Aid Shot Therapy, SinfulColors and NYMBrands for the opportunity to experience these pretty terrific products for myself! Thanks so much as well to you, the reader for giving me the chance to tell you about it!~
 

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