Prize Pack from Influenster: Palmolive VoxBox

Hello my bloggy friends!  Today I wanted to share with you my prize pack from the Influenster Palmolive VoxBox challenge!  I was very excited to see an email from Influenster a couple of weeks ago, announcing that I was a winner of the Palmolive challenge!  I must say, I expected to receive items from Palmolive as my prize, but was very surprised to see that this was not the case!

What is Influenster, you ask?  Influenster, for those of you who were living under the same rock I was, is a company that gives surveys and collects reviews of pretty much any product or organization under the sun.  Every once in a while, you are offered to take a special survey to see if you qualify to receive a VoxBox- a box of goodies, to test out and give a review for.  Influenster is totally free; both to join, and to receive the samples (if they choose you).  It's an awesome program for those who are trying to get noticed in the blogging world, or in the youtube community.  While Influenster is free, you do need a personal invite from a current member in order to join.  If you would like an invite, email me here and I would be happy to send you one (I only have ONE left!).

My Prize Box :)

I was really surprised to receive this package- I had won a contest before from Influenster, and was still waiting on the prize pack for that one (I won the Nectresse Challenge also).  I opened the box to see what interesting goodies were inside. 

SinfulColors Professional nail lacquer in Felling Great (723), full size, 0.5 fl oz; available at drugstores, retail value, approx. $1.99

I love me some nail polish, and so do my girls.  I was excited to receive this pretty pink polish, and I had never had the opportunity to try SinfulColors polish before.  While the mis-spelling of the color name drives me and my OCD a bit crazy, I really love this color!

Swatch of Felling Great by SinfulColors Professional, indoor, with flash

Swatch of Felling Great by SinfulColors Professional, indoor, natural light, no flash

I will say, that as pretty as the polish is, it chipped very easily.  Perhaps if I try it with a couple coats of topcoat will solve that problem.  The brush is a thinner brush that I am used to working with, but not as thin as an art polish brush, if that makes sense.  Overall, I'm happy with the color, but not so much with the formula.  

imPRESS press on manicure by Broadway Nails, in Stiletto (060), 24 nail set; retail value $4.97; available at drug stores.
I saw this cute box of what I thought was nail overlays, and was excited to try them.  I then read the box and realized that they are not "fake nails"- they are polish overlays.  You match up the correct size overlay with your nail, and remove the sticker on the back that exposed the adhesive.  I would love to show you a picture of me wearing these, but...my natural nails are too long for these to fit!  That's right- my nails- which I keep trimmed very short- are too long for the overlays to completely cover.  I'll send these on to my tween- they should fit her. I will say that for someone with smaller hands than me, these are a neat idea- and should be long lasting (provided they stick well!).  I also wasn't impressed with the color I received- it's not one that I would have picked out in the store.  I guess they can't ALL be "wins"!

Softsoap moisturizing hand soap with moisture beads, rich shea butter, full size (8.5 fl oz), available at drug stores/mass market, retail value $3.97

We use a lot of handsoap in our house, keeping everyone as germ-free as possible.  This soap has a pleasant scent, and the moisture beads help keep your hands nice and soft.  

Prize pack for the Palmolive Challenge from Influenster

That about sums it up for my prize pack- it's a nice prize as a thank you for completing all the steps in the Palmolive challenge!

The total retail value of my prize pack is $10.93, not too bad for items I didn't expect to get!

Until next time, my lovelies, stay Average!

Disclaimer:  I received these products complimentary from Influenster, as a reward for winning a contest sponsored by them.  I was neither asked nor required to review these products by Influenster.  The opinions in this review are my true and honest thoughts- no amount of compensation will ever change that. 

Palmolive® soft touch™ First Impressions- Influenster Palmolive Box

You know, I love free stuff.  Like, seriously LOVE it.  When I received an e-mail that I qualified for ANOTHER Influenster program, so soon after I received a VoxBox, I was super excited to get more goodies to test out and review for you all!

Influenster, for those of you who were living under the same rock I was, is a company that gives surveys and collects reviews of pretty much any product or organization under the sun.  Every once in a while, you are offered to take a special survey to see if you qualify to receive a VoxBox- a box of goodies, to test out and give a review for.  Influenster is totally free; both to join, and to receive the samples (if they choose you).  It's an awesome program for those who are trying to get noticed in the blogging world, or in the youtube community.  While Influenster is free, you do need a personal invite from a current member in order to join.  If you would like an invite, email me here and I would be happy to send you one!

Influenster is awesome about sending out tracking information, and as soon as I got my tracking code, I was obsessively tracking that box like my life dependend on it (I'm not the only one who does this...right??)  Finally it looked like it would be delivered, and I excitely checked my mail as soon as I could.  My hopes were high, and I was super excited....and then I saw the box.

My sad and lumpy Palmolive box.  My mailbox, however smells REALLY good!

My box was damaged in transit, and soap was EVERYWHERE!!!  All over the coupons, insert card, and the bubble wrap was literally BUBBLE wrap!  Fortunately over half of the broken bottle survived, and the second bottle was unharmed, so after I took my initial pictures outside, I washed everything up and put an old soap lid on the bottle with the broken bottle.

Insert cards are always a favorite part of my "box experience" because I love reading all of the awesome features of the products I receive.  This month was no exception!

Before I review the products, let me just say first: I have a dishwasher.  The story on how I came to OWN a dishwasher is a cute one, if anyone wants to hear it!  I don't handwash dishes every day, but DO frequently wash dishes with dishsoap.  I also use dishsoap in my dishwasher occasionally, but I DON'T recommend it unless you KNOW what you are DOING!!!  I use dish liquid nearly every day to clean makeup brushes, my counters, tables, and my mom even taught me how to use it as laundry detergent (tutorial, anyone?)!

Palmolive Soft Touch Ultra Concentrated Dish Liquid in Aloe, 25 Fl Oz.  Available HERE, retail value $3.50.

I love the benefits of the Aloe plant.  As someone who spends way too much time in the sun, aloe is a part of my life frequently to treat sunburns (and regular burns, too!)!  Aloe is awesome for dry skin, and Palmolive has created an awesome (and super bubbly...trust me!) blend of dish soap with aloe to help keep your hands from becoming dry while you do your dishes!  The formula is phosphate free (yay!) and works great cutting through grease (and removing the ink from coupons...).  I tried this out on my cast iron skillet, and it did a fantastic job cutting through whatever was stuck on there that a brillo pad couldn't remove!  I'm planning on sharing this bottle with a local friend, so if you are local and want the soap, let me know!

Palmolive Soft Touch Vitamin E Ultra Concentrated Dish Liquid, 25 Fl Oz, available HERE.  Retails for $8.95 for a 2-pack.

I'm all about soft skin for myself and my girls.  We go through a LOT of lotion in this house, and it's awesome to see that Palmolive is recognizing that people who wash dishes by hand NEED a product that is soft on hands!  Palmolive is introducing their Vitamin E dish liquid, and I am super excited to be able to try it!  The funny part is, I just bought a dollar store alternative to this one (vitamin E formula) to create hand scrub.  It's a shame I didn't wait for this because it would have been SO much better!  This formula leaves my hands feeling soft and conditioned, and I absolutely LOVE this! 

Soap coupons, covered in...soap.  Not sure how to make that funny.

I also received FIVE $100 off coupons with my package, but they were damaged by the soap.  I tried to wash them off as best I could, and they turned out...ok.  Some of the words on the back (with the barcodes) came off, but the barcode is ok, so hopefully they will scan.  I emailed Influenster, and asked for more coupons to give away, because these were damaged, and they said that they would try to send them.  If you would like a coupon, EMAIL ME, and I'll send you my address to send a SASE to, so I can send one on to you and share the love!

Here is what the coupons looked like AFTER their "bubble bath":

Anyone want some aloe-scented coupons, with the words slighly unreadable?

I LOVE getting coupons in the mail also!  These say on them, DO NOT DOUBLE, so I won't be able to score a $2 (or 3 on triple day) coupon deal, but $1 off is a $1 that says in my pocket!  I will happily share FOUR of these, so let me know if you want me to send one to you!

This was obvously dropped on the top of the package, and the nozzle broke.  When I removed it from the bottle, the green piece fell right through!

I also took a photograph of the broken top of the bottle: hopefully, we can all take away a lesson from my soapy mess: ALWAYS bubblewrap the TOP of the bottles first, if you are shipping liquid, or TAPE them shut...

Influenster Palmolive Box, May 2013

Even though there was a massive bubble mess, I am thrilled to receive these products!  I love trying new things, and it was great to test out some new soaps.  This formula is SUPER concentrated, and makes TONS of bubbles, and cuts the grease off of everything I washed.  I will DEFINITELY repurchase one of these (maybe a different scent, so I can try them all?) once I run out!

Once again, if you are wondering WHERE I got this awesome soap...



I hope you all enjoyed my review of the Palmolive Soft Touch soap!  I'm sorry that my package was broken and I was unable to do a "traditional" unboxing, and I hope that I was still able to provide you with a valid and truthful opinion anyway!

Until next time, my Only Average Friends...


Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.  This has in NO way affected my thoughts and review of the product- this is an honest review of the products listed.   No amount of freebies or compensation could EVER influence me to give a review that was NOT my ture and honest opinon!