I know I have mentioned before how much I love Carmex. And I am so happy to be a member of the Carmex Blog Squad because it means I get to try out and giveaway a lot of different Carmex products! I have a fun SUMMER prize to giveaway and review, but I have to have a winner by the 20th so this will be a fast giveaway! But first my review:

What is it?

I was sent a package with the following products to try (The winner of this giveaway will get the same items):

• 1 Carmex Summer Bag (pretty big)
• 6 Carmex lip balms including the NEW Pomegranate (other flavors are Everyday Protecting Strawberry, Cherry, Lime, Vanilla, or Original)

What did I think?

I have told you over and over again how much I like Carmex-it is great! I use a lot of chap stick so Carmex is one of my favorite companies to review! (Now that we have moved into the intense dry heat of the desert in AZ, I use even more!!)

I LOVE to try the new flavors. I have tried the Cherry, Lime, Vanilla, Everyday Protecting Strawberry and Original before, but the Pomegranate is a new flavor so this is the first I have tried it. It has a fruitier smell than others and is a little similar to the cherry in the fruitiness. But I actually liked it better than the Cherry. It was a stronger flavor smell. For those that like Carmex but do not like the intensity of the smell or feel of the Original, this would be a PERFECT option for you!
Oh, and can I take a minute to mention how much I LOVE the bag! It is well made, sturdy and nice. I have been taking it to the water park all summer and it is still as good as new! LOVE the bag!

What Can You win?

One Lucky Beckee's Deals reader will win the same product package I was sent for this review:

• 1 Carmex Summer Bag (pretty big)
• 6 Carmex lip balms including the NEW Pomegranate (other flavors are Everyday Protecting Strawberry, Cherry, Lime, Vanilla, or Original)

How to Enter to Win?
To enter use the Rafflecopter form. You can access it on the blog in this post below, or on my Facebook Page here.

a Rafflecopter giveaway Please note, as the Rafflecopter form states, the giveaway will end on 8/19 at 12:01 AM EASTERN time. That means you have until 11:01 PM on 8/18 Central time to get in entries (here in AZ that is only 9:01pm) .  Please note that winner will be picked at random by Rafflecopter after the giveaway ends and winner for this one has only 24 hours to get back to me. I have to get winner info to Carmex BY the 20th!!!  Also, Facebook is not affiliated with this giveaway and cannot be help responsible for it in any way. Sorry, but this one is for US only.

Boy am I excited to share with you this FANTASTIC product I got to try out (and one of YOU will also get to try)! It is Homemade Laundry Soap from The FAM Farm and it is awesome! I love the product, and even more, I LOVE supporting a "mompreneur". Let me tell you about it!

What is it?

As I said, it is homemade laundry soap. And this is what The FAM farm website says about it:

Made with all natural phosphate free ingredients, safe for septic system, low sudsing for GE washers, gentle enough for baby clothes and your other 'delicates' and yet is works so hard on tough stains and smells--including the smell of cat urine, something no other laundry detergent I have ever used has been able to do.

This soap is the what they mean when they say 'big things come in small packages' because each load only requires 1 TBS--even in our super capacity 4.3 cu ft HE washer

(the soap ships in BPA free bags, but this picture is to give you an idea of how much, the Quarts contain 64 loads, the pint contains 32 loads--once the soap arrives you can always put it in any airtight container you want, or leave it in the baggie)

What did I think?

Well. I must admit, I was a little leery. As I have mentioned many times, we have some very sensitive skin in this house, particularly on my husband and my 5-year-old son. These guys can hardly use any soaps (gentle baby soap only), one is allergic to sunscreen, and one is allergic to deodorant. Both break out in terrible rashes often (especially when I change soaps or laundry detergent). So, I was a little worried about changing up their laundry soap. Meagan (the mastermind mom over at The FAM Farm) knew about the sensitive skin and even before sending me any products to try, she asked a lot of questions about what has and has not worked for the guys here. She took great care to make up something for us that would work! And the results were fantastic.

Right before Meagan contacted me to review her soap, Mr Beckee's Deals had started to become sensitive to the laundry soap I was using. The poor guy was so rashy and he couldn't stand the itch that was everywhere (his clothes, the sheets, EVERYWHERE). So, unbeknownst to him, when I got my The FAM Farm soap, I switch on him. I did not tell him, but he was complaining less about rashes. I asked him about it and he said it seems to have gotten better. Booh Yeah! The new Laundry soap worked!

Oh and guess what? It smells good! And it gets out stains and still keeps my delicates nice. Needless to say, I liked it. A Lot.

Where can you get this awesome product?

Well, Check out The FAM Farm website where you can order your very own Laundry soap, She has other great products as well (like some dishwasher soap I also tried and liked). Soon she will be making goat soaps and will be using essential oils from a company called Doterra. She is an IPC for them and you can check out her page there as well: MyDoterra page for Meagan.

Also check out her Facebook Page, and her new blog.

What can you win?

One lucky Beckee's Deals reader will win 2 sample soaps of their choosing (which is the the same thing I got)--2 bags each containing 16-32 loads of laundry soap and/or automatic dishwasher detergent. To enter, just use the rafflecopter form below (it may take a minute to load):

As I have mentioned before, I am a Purex Insider and as such I get to try a lot of their awesome laundry products. I recently reviewed their Triple Action Laundry detergent. Now I have the chance to share this product with three of you! That's right, I have 3 coupons for FREE bottles of Purex Triple Action Laundry Detergent that I will be giving away to 3 lucky Beckee's Deals readers!!!
To Enter this Giveaway, Please use the Rafflecopter form below (remember it takes a minute to come up). Here are a few tips and troubleshooting ideas for the rafflecopter form:

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A couple weeks ago I asked whether you were CeraVe's biggest fan. (If you did not read that post you should go check it out and read all about their contest...videos for the contest will go up on December 1st for you to vote on-that is next week!!)

Since posting about that contest to find CeraVe's biggest fan, I was sent their entire line to try out myself.

What is it?

I was sent:

• CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
• CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser
• CeraVe Facial Moisturizing AM with SPF
• CeraVe Facial Moisturizing PM
• CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion
• CeraVe Moisturizing Cream

According to their website:

The CeraVe Skincare line includes six elegant, yet affordable formulations, making it an ideal choice for your daily skincare regimen.
All CeraVe Skincare products provide the benefits of unique, patented MVE® delivery technology and are formulated with essential ceramides and other skin-nurturing and protective ingredients—including vital humectants and emollients—to replenish and retain needed moisture.
MVE is a registered trademark of Healthpoint, Ltd., and used under license

What did I think?

Well, as mentioned recently on this blog, I am not a fan of face washing as I always feel like there crap all over my face after I am done washing it. Sometimes it feels greasy, or filmy, or just like I have some sort of thick foundation on my face. Also, I have pretty sensitive skin, so I often break out more with facial cleaners (break out into zits sometimes, but usually into rashes-ugly rashes).
For the purpose of this review, I wanted to make sure to give these products a good test so I have been using them for the past week.
The first time I opened the products up I noticed they were not full of overwhelming scents. In fact they are basically scent free. Sometimes I like scented lotions, but sometimes they really just distract from the lotion for me. Especially if they are scented and the scent conflicts with my perfume or my shampoo or whatever other scented items I have on. These products could be worn without any scent conflicts.
I first tried the Moisturizing Lotion first. I Loved how they both felt on my hands. I felt like my dry hands were soaking it in. I have nasty scar on my left hand caused many years ago by a steam burn between my thumb and my pointer finger:

It is an ugly little imperfection that I can usually ignore, but as the weather turns and my skin gets dry, that scar really grates on my nerves. It gets more and more dry, and most lotions don't really help the scar. It remains dry and nasty. However, this lotion made my scar feel soft over about 90% of it (There is still a stubborn part that just always feels rough). I was amazed how well it worked on that. The Moisturizing Cream works equally well.
That being said, lets talk about the part that was a real test for me-the facial cleansers. As I mentioned, I am not usually a fan of facial cleansers or lotions at all. I first tried the Foaming Facial Cleanser on my face. If I am going to us a cleanser, I am a big fan of foaming ones, I feel like I can see them working. When I put it on my face, it felt...well just good. Not greasy, or slimy, or filmy, just good. In fact it felt really high quality. I felt like I was using top of the line skin care that would make my skin heal...it almost felt medical grade (in a very great way). I really felt like I could feel it healing and cleaning my skin.

The best part for me was that after I washed it off, it did not leave any kind of a thick, filmy feeling. My face simply felt clean! When I used the Hydrating Cleanser it had a similar effect.

I was worried that the Facial Moisturizing Lotions (AM & PM) might feel weird on my face since I don't out much lotion on my face, but found them to feel, like the other products, just good! My skin felt like it was being pampered and healed and I really liked it.

Often when I find a product I like, the cost of it makes me think twice about whether I can afford to use it. That is not the case here! The entire line of CeraVe products retails for a suggested price of $79 and is available in many drugstores (You can find locations near you by checking the store locater on the left side of the CeraVe website) That is a great price for this whole line!

What can you win?

One Lucky Beckee's Deals winner will win the same thing I was send to review-that's right, the ENTIRE line of CeraVe products (Suggested Retail Price $79):

• CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
• CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser
• CeraVe Facial Moisturizing AM with SPF
• CeraVe Facial Moisturizing PM
• CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion
• CeraVe Moisturizing Cream

Please enter to win using the Rafflecopter form below (If you are having trouble seeing the rafflecopter form or are seeing the wrong form, refresh this post by clicking on the POST title and it should refresh and show the correct form).



As it says in the Rafflecopter form "Please note that the giveaway will end on 12/9 at 12:01 AM EASTERN time. That means you have until 11:01 PM on 12/8 Central time to get in entries. Please note that winner will be picked at random by Rafflecopter after the giveaway ends! Also, Facebook is not affiliated with this giveaway and cannot be held responsible for it in any way."

**By Way of disclosure, I did receive CeraVe® products to review as well as a set of products to give away to a reader in exchange for my upcoming review and for sharing this information. No other compensation was given and all opinions I share are always my own!**

Friends, I have 5 smelly kids that live with me...they are messy and dirty because they play hard! They make a lot of smelly laundry and dishes that I am not always caught up on (sad but true admission). So, my house doesn't always smell great. It's just true.

However, I make a huge effort to make my house smell nice and I am glad for all the help I can get. My favorite thing to do to make my house smell great is to bake cookies, but when I do that all the time I find I gain mucho weight!! MUCHO! So, I look to my second favorite way to make it smell nice-air fresheners! LOVE them! But I am super picky about them too! I figure if I am making my house smell like something it better be something I love! Which is one of the reasons my favorite time of year is fall through Christmas. That is the time my mom would always bring out all the fall/winter decorations and there were a few of them that smelled AWESOME!

When I look for air fresheners of any kind, I am always trying to find those smells that brings me back home! I love them. I rarely find just what I am looking for, but I am pleased to tell you that when I picked up my new Renuzit Holiday Fresh Accent scent, I FOUND ONE OF MY SMELLS!!!

I was transported back home with my family! The new Winter Berry is just like a wonderful wreath we had growing up! I love it! It has the perfect wintry berry smell with just a hint of Christmas tree. Though the Festive Snow scent was not a nostalgic one for me, it is equally awesome! It smells fresh and sort of like fresh laundered linens.

You can tell I like the smells, no? But that is not the only sweet thing here-they are cute! You can totally display these and they would look great! In fact the snowflake designs on the holders look awesome with the sun shining through them. I am really enjoying these cute and wonderfully smelling Renuzit Fresh Accents Holiday Air Fresheners.

The BEST news is that I have 3 (yes 3) FREE coupons to share with you guys! So enter to win one of the 3 free coupons below on the Rafflecopter form:

Use the Rafflecopter form below to enter the giveaway! But first, a few tips to enter on Rafflecopter:

• If you are reading this on email or reader, you will have to come to the post on the blog to enter.
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As the form says, Please note that the giveaway will end on 11/11/11 at 12:01 AM EASTERN time. That means you have until 11:01 PM on 11/10 Central time to get in entries.  Please note that winner will be picked at random by Rafflecopter after the giveaway ends! I will mail the coupons to winners but cannot be held responsible for the mail system should there be a problem. Sorry...wish I could control that darn mail system!

***Please note that Renuzit brand provided free samples of Fresh Accents
air freshener for this post. My participation is voluntary and my
opinions, as always, are my own. Also note Facebook has nothing to do with this giveaway other than it is a option to like my page there as an extra entry!***

Last week I told you about the new Nuk Trendline collection and I reviewed their breast pump (which is part of the collection). (You should go check out the info on that line in this post.)

I am so happy to announce that the nice people over at NUK have offered to let me giveaway a bottle from their new line!! SWEET! I love when I can share great products with you guys!

BUT before the giveaway form, let me just show you a bit about the "Evolution of the Bottle":

Now that you have seen how far we have come to get to NUK’s great line of orthodontic bottles, you can enter to win one! Just use the Rafflecopter form below.
But first, a few tips to enter on Rafflecopter:

• If you are reading this on email or reader, you will have to come to the post on the blog to enter.
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• If all else fails and it won't work, please email me and let me know so I can try to help you troubleshoot it (beckeesdeals@gmail.com)

**As it says in the Rafflecopter form: Please note that the giveaway will end on 9/6 at 12:01 AM EASTERN time. That means you have until 11:01 PM on 9/5 Central time to get in entries. Please note that winner will be picked at random by Rafflecopter after the giveaway ends!**

***Disclaimer: This giveaway was made possible by NUK and by Coyne PR. I was given information and images from them and they are providing the winner's prize. No other compensation was given, and as always all opinions expressed are my own!***

I know I have mentioned before how much I love Carmex. And I am so happy to be a member of the Carmex Blog Squad because it means I get to try out and giveaway a lot of different Carmex products!

Most recently I was sent a Carmex Picnic Pack to try out that includes:

• 1 Carmex Lime twist lip balm
• 1 Carmex Vanilla twist lip balm
• 1 Carmex blanket (that folds up nicely and has an easy carry handle-perfect for all the kids sports games!)
• 1 Carmex Moisture Plus® clear satin gloss finish

What did we think?

Well, I am a Vanilla girl, so I was very excited to try the vanilla lip balm...I liked it, but was surprised to find that I liked the Lime even better!! And the satin finish moisture plus is fantastic as well. But the added bonus to it all is the blanket! It is fantastic!! It has a soft side to sit on and the other side is like a tarp that won't get all wet on damp grass. Check it out:

And I LOVE that the blanket folds up nice and neat to make it easy to bring along wherever (see picture at top for what it looks like folded up). We keep my blanket in the back of my van for all the sports practices and games we go to-it has been a lifesaver!!

What could you win?

You can win the same Carmex Picnic Pack I received (children not included-just the 2 carmex lip products and the blanket!)  :) :



Use the Rafflecopter form below to enter the giveaway! But first, a few tips to enter on Rafflecopter:

• If you are reading this on email or reader, you will have to come to the post on the blog to enter.
• It takes just a minute to load up.
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As it says in the Rafflecopter form: Please note that the giveaway will end on 9/1 at 12:01 AM EASTERN time. That means you have until 11:01 PM on 8/31 Central time to get in entries. Please note that winner will be picked at random by Rafflecopter after the giveaway ends!

***By way of disclosure, the makers of Carmex® contacted me as a member of the Carmex Blog Squad and provided me with the products to review and to giveaway. No other compensation was given for this review and as always all opinions expressed are my own.***