Product Review - Cloud 9 Raw Chocolate "Original Flavor"

I have such a tasty treat to share with you! I have a lot of product reviews to catch up on, so watch the blog today. ;)

I received a couple samples of these fudges in my Conscious Box a little while back. They did not last very long. I also would like to say that I never actually like brown chocolates. I enjoy white chocolate, but I would never actually go out and buy dark or milk chocolate. This, however, I loved eating. It was so strange! :D

This stuff is so decadent. I cannot describe it any better than that, lol. It tastes incredibly rich, but healthy too. I would love to try the fudge with some nuts in it, maybe. I see a few different options on their website.

I definitely will look at ordering this, and I was really happy by this addition to my Conscious Box!

Influenster - Spring Beauty VoxBox

Hey, guys!

Tonight I wanted to go ahead and finally share my Influenster Spring Beauty VoxBox! I received this box as a perk of being a member of the Influenster community. I have not been a member for very long, and I was rather pleased to receive such a well-tailored box as my first VoxBox.

 

I honestly could have seen myself selecting almost all of these products myself! So what all was in there?

1. ChapStick - Lipshield 365 - $1.89

2. Dr. Scholl's - Ball of Foot Cushions - $6.72

3. SoyJoy - Soy and Fruit Bar - $1.03

4. Bath and Body Works - Midnight Path Fragrance Mist Splash - $7.00

5. Sally Hansen - Salon Effects - $3.99

6. Aveeno - Daily Moisturizing Body Wash - $0.82

7. SheerCover - Duo Concealer

I will be (and have been) reviewing the products individually, but I would like to make a few comments right away about how well-suited to me these products are.

The ChapStick -- even though I do not actually go through it very quickly and do not buy a lot of ChapStick products -- is something that I easily could see myself having picked up in the next week due to its sunscreen properties. As for the Dr. Scholl's, while I have not used the ball of foot cushions, I can literally attribute a reversal of debilitating tendonitis to the shock absorption of the heel gel-cushions. You guys know I love bars and protein bars, so SoyJoy rocked... They picked a fragrance and a nail pattern that were really suited to me, and while the concealer is one I received in my first MyGlam bag, and it is a bit dark for me, they still made an effort to tailor the color selection.

In short, I am happy to have received this Influenster box! Look for reviews over the summer of the products within.

Product Review - Resveratrol Winetime Chocolate Raspberry Bar

More bar-hopping for you all today! I received two Winetime Chocolate-Raspberry Bars in my Conscious Boxes a few months ago. Wow. These are fantastic.

They are purported to contain more than 50x the amount of resveratrol than is in a glass of red wine. While I love a good glass of wine, these were pretty good too -- they taste like a decadent, Upper East Side version of a candy bar (and I don't even like chocolate!). It is kind of hard to believe that they are actually good for you.

They have 190 calories per bar, which is a little higher than a protein bar or something of that ilk, but given the resveratrol, it makes up for the calorie splurge. It also is fairly filling, and you can taste a little bit of a good wine flavor. I keep thinking "decadent" -- because they are!

I definitely will be rebuying these, and I hope you guys will give them a shot too.

Product Review - Kate's Real Food Bars in "Griz", "Tram", and "Handle"

More bars? Why yes!

In case you guys are wondering why there is a sudden onset of product reviews, I have started a new approach to reviewing samples. For small samples, I have been keeping a list of products that I have consumed that I received either as samples in boxes or for review. That way, I do not always feel rushed to sit down and post reviews the second I am done with them. It makes it a lot easier for me to just go through and do them at my leisure. Cosmetics and larger beauty/skincare products I am doing in a slightly less organized fashion, since I might go a long time before I finish a lipstick, for example, but I will write it down as soon as I have used it enough to feel like I can review it.

I received a couple of tiny granola bar samples in my Love With Food free box that I had a few months ago. I am trying to eat some of the products sitting in my cupboard before I leave for the summer, so these were bound to be enjoyed soon.

I received little packets of the bars in the flavors "Griz" (Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Trail Mix), "Tram" (Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Trail Mix), "Stash" (Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate with Flax & Hemp) and "Handle" (Dark Chocolate Cherry Almond). While they were all nice, I actually liked Handle a bit more than the rest, with Stash a close second. All tasted very fresh and flavorful, but Handle had cherries in it, which is my favorite fruit. :)

I would have loved to have tried a larger sample, but at least I got to taste-test these. I think this is a really nice company, and I would be so happy to see them work with another business that I subscribe to so that I can get a feel for their bars in more than a single bite. Still -- Love With Food was a free box, so I cannot really complain.

Did anyone else get different flavors?

Product Review - NatureCrops Quinoa & Prunes Bar

I have another bar to review today.  This one came in my Conscious Box a few months ago.

This is a quinoa nutrition bar with a few prunes sprinkled in for flavor. Honestly, this bar did not do that much for me. I have said before that I love bars and I all but live off of them, and I had two of these bars to try since I actually got two Conscious Boxes the month that these came out. Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed with these.

First of all, I have seen on a bunch of other reviews that in spite of being marketed towards health-conscious people, these bars may actually be coated in some oils that are not particularly good for you. I am not as much of a stickler on these things as some, but I know Conscious Box subscribers may want to know that.

I also was not impressed by the flavor. I did have this one for awhile before I got around to eating it, so perhaps it took on a little of the flavor of its wrapper, but it had a very dry taste, and I could not have eaten it without having a drink on hand as well. Something also tasted a little bit off on the prunes in some spots.

I will say that I did like the quinoa part of it, and I think that the bar has a lot of potential. If it were a little more moist and if it were sealed a little better, that might solve all of its problems. For now, I am on the fence for this one, and I would want to try more flavors and more recently-made bars before I wrote off these. :)

Product Review - Soyjoy Blueberry Bar

Hello! This afternoon I have a product from my Influenster Spring Beauty VoxBox, which I will be posting about later today. I actually tore into one of the products really quickly. I have been on a lot of medications for another evil antibiotic allergy, and my appetite is gone (which is awesome for dieting, but not to the point where I struggle stuffing in 600 calories a day...), so I have been going through heavier bars to try to maximize my calorie intake when I actually am a little hungry.

I absolutely LOVED this bar. It was a little like biscotti to me for some reason -- maybe the flavor? I loved how healthy it tasted, and it was a treat flavor, not a "I need 10g of protein so I have to eat this". The protein count is a little lower than some bars at 4g, which probably explains the good flavor, but it is such a nice treat.

I am definitely glad that I got this bar, and I want more of them!

Conscious Box - May 2012

 

Hey guys! Today I have my May 2012 Conscious Box to share with you guys.

Inside this month's box were:

1. Mayesa - Original Cacao & Hemp Protein Drink - $2.00

2. Mate Factor - Yerba Mate Teabags - $0.60

3. TDPO Unlimited - Centering Cedarwood & Mandarin Soap - $2.25

4. Vaska - Laundry Detergent - $0.17

5. Bambooee - Reusable Bamboo Towel - $0.80

6. Wembe - Yerba Mate Exfoliating Blend - $8.00

7. Natural Vitality - Organic Life Vitality - $0.66

8. Better Life - Natural Lotion - $0.55

9. Dr. Tungs - Snap-On Toothbrush Sanitizers - $4.32

10. Good Nature - Cranberry Fruit Tea - $0.35

11. Canfo - FlushMe - $2.82

12. Ultima Replenisher - Red Raspberry - $0.18

= $22.70

I really like the box this month. I think everything is really usable, and I am looking forward to the products. Did anyone get anything different?