I was so excited last week when my Mama VoxBox arrived from Influenster filled with all these goodies:
Dr Scholl’s For Her Comfort insoles
belVita Soft Baked Oat & Chocolate Breakfast Biscuits
Annie’s White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese
Pond’s Luminous BB+ Cream

I started Sunday by trying the belVita Soft Baked Oats & Chocolate Breakfast Biscuit as I watched my son’s early morning roller hockey game.

The biscuits were filling and easy to for this on-the-go mom to grab and run out the door.  They some how blended a healthy oat taste with a yummy chocolate taste. I really enjoyed them, but my teen daughter thought they tasted too healthy.  She thought it was okay, I just think she was expecting more of a cookie taste.  But I thought the simpler taste was perfect for the morning.

These insoles happily surprised me.  I’ve never worn insoles before, but I’m a big fan now.  They provided just the right amount of cushion and support for this mama’s running-around-town feet.  I also like that they have just a little bit of repositionable adhesive on the bottom.  So they stayed in place, but can easily be changed out to other shoes.And now confession time.  I didn’t wear any make up to the roller hockey game, but I did take time to put make up on for the college presentation.  For about 10 years now, I’ve wanted the coverage of foundation but can’t stand the smothering feeling.  I’ve tried foundation (even the ones that are supposed to be light) but can’t last more than about 30  minutes before I wash it off.   So, I was skeptical when I tried the Pond’s Luminous BB+ Cream.

I will say that I really liked the BB+ Cream.  It’s light enough that it feels more like a moisturizer and doesn’t give you that smothering feeling that foundation does.  It’s covers lightly, so it does not cover my imperfection (read sun damage dark spots) as well as foundation does.  But it’s the perfect balance of coverage and light-weight for me.  It also reduces dark spots, so I’m hopeful that there will be fewer imperfections needing coverage.

My original intention had been to try the Annie’s White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese when I got back from the college presentation as a treat.  But each of my 3 children made a point to tell me that they wanted to try it too.  The only time we could schedule our taste testing was Monday after school.  The kids were excited, but I’ve never been a fan of microwave prepared macaroni and cheese, so I was less excited.

But as you can see with the 4 forks, we all gave it a try.  The kids really liked it .  But the true test is that I liked it, too.  It was creamy and had a pleasant (not nuclear spill orange) color.  I’d definitely give the Annie’s a 2 thumbs up vote.

It was a happy 2 days of product testing in my house.  I’ve found 4 new products that I like and will be looking for in the store.

 

“I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.”