Influenster: Eternity Now

Lately I have tried a new site, Influenster, which has been pretty awesome! So occasionally now you may see me reviewing some free samples I receive from their site.

My first "VoxBox" came from Calvin Klein and included samples of Eternity Now for men and women. I am normally a stickler for perfumes, I have worn the same two or three for the past fifteen years and nothing else. But I have to say I did enjoy the Women's perfume! It had a nice "spiciness" (for lack of a better description) to it that I liked. I am not too keen on overly sweet scents usually and this one was sharp enough to be noticed but not be distracting. I caught a whiff of it throughout the day and I can say it was long lasting in a good way.

Now as for the men's cologne, Ryan got to be my guinea pig for it and I have to say I wasn't a fan of it. It was also long lasting but it just didn't seem to fit. It was sweeter than I like (and normally he likes) and just didn't work for me (or him!). I am usually a huge citrus fan, but this smelled like straight lemons and it was not very cologne like!

So....

Eternity Now for Women, totally worth a try to see if you like it!

Eternity Now for Men, eh, not so much.

PS -I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. All opinions here are my own and are not influenced in any way.

PPS - This is my 800th post! 

Milspouse Appreciation: Beauty Boot Camp

Friday Lauren and I met at my apartment and headed over to the Beauty Boot Camp. We only got a little lost, but we still managed to make it on time! When we arrived and signed in we were given a free bag and a pink tshirt with a green EGA on the front that said "Loyalty Above All Else" on the back. Pretty neat! Inside everything was free. They had a great buffet, make up booths, massages, even teeth whitening! I wish I had known about that sooner as there were only about six spots and it filled up in a second!

They even had this amazing thing where you sign up for a time slot and we went into this one room and it was filled with dresses! Mostly formal, some semi formal...some used some still with tags on. We were allowed to try on two at a time and then each girl was allowed to take one! Lauren and I each got one, her's needs a new zipper but it is worth it! Mine I will have to get a picture of and post later. I then gave Lauren my ball dress from last year (since with the new boob size I cannot fit in it anymore!) so she got two dresses!



This is the ballroom where we had the event. We both got makeovers (at the Lancome station) which turned out really nice! Well, the first time I got bright blue eye shadow but when she saw my reaction the woman toned it down a bit. We also got 15 minute chair massages, as well as free certificates to go back for another one at their school!



Home Depot gave out free plants, pots and soil. They even had hand shovels and these rolly things where you just unroll it in the lawn and flowers grow along the whole strip! Lauren took one and I totally would have if... I had a lawn.


Lauren's getting her dianthus... mine is on the table.


My pretty Dianthus.


Jane Wayne was there with some of those awesome camo/name tape bags and soy candles. I will have to email the woman I met there... she mentioned that they had a blogging brigade of sorts which I would love to be apart of! I do love those bags. If Ryan re-enlists I am totally getting one!

The bag hanging in front there is the one we all got when we came in. Had to get a picture of that too!


Then we had our delicious dinner! Mini crab cakes, kobe sliders, suffing, beef, turkey, bruschetta, Thai chicken meatballs, and fondue essentials for dessert! During dinner we sat with a woman who was a bit older, her husband worked at the Pentagon. As we were speaking with her I noticed she had an interesting accent. It turned out she was from Denmark and she met her husband when he was on Embassy Duty in Copenhagen! Pretty awesome.


And of course Lauren and I. I am wearing the shirt they gave us because I put it on for our free picture. We all got to have one picture taken (holding an I <3 My Marine sign) and emailed to us and printed out. I gave mine to Ryan that night…. And it turned out pretty cute if you ask me!




Then Ryan blew me away. When he got home way after midnight (hellooooo parade season) he asked me to meet him outside. When I came out he stopped and presented me with a certificate of appreciation for all I do as his wife and a military spouse. Of course as he is reading it tears are going like crazy. It was so touching and very sweet of him to do! He even printed the picture I posted of us on Friday, from right before he deployed, to present to me with the certificate he made.

Man I just love him! (: Hope you all enjoyed your Milspouse Appreciation Day too!

Love Cupcakes?

If you live near DC....

Free cupcakes for members of the military and their families from March 3-6!
In honor of our men and women who serve in the U.S. armed forces, Georgetown Cupcake will give a free cupcake to members of the military, Veterans, and their families from Thursday, March 3 through Sunday, March 6.

Georgetown Cupcake | 3301 M St NW | Washington, DC 20007

202-333-8448

To order, please visit www.georgetowncupcake.com

Free Bed and Breakfast

I forgot I wanted to share this! My mom called last night to tell me about it and I feel the need to pass it on. For Veteran's Day Weekend over 400 Bed and Breakfasts across the United States (and Canada!) are donating rooms to active duty/retired military for a free night! Most states have them so if you have a 72 with your man that weekend take advantage of it! It is the night leading into Veteran's Day.

Here is a list of the participating inns.... click!. A lot of them are already full. Some places reserved one room, another has 20 of their 24 rooms set aside.

If you do book it, share here! I would love to know if anyone goes anywhere! I sent the information to Ryan to see what he thinks but who knows? Fingers crossed!