Review - Nerf FireVision Football

 

I received a free Nerf FireVision Football and Frames from BzzAgent.com - of which I am a member- to use and review. Nerf FireVision is intended for ages 6 and up.

 

(For the purposes of this post and for their online anonymity I will refer to my neice and nephew by nicknames. Bubbie age 10 and Kettle Corn age 8 - she chose that one herself. They aren't really ready for fame yet.)

 

The football is a good quality, well made product like we'd expect from Nerf. The Frames are hard plastic with two led lights and fit comfortably above your eyes. 

When we tried on the Frames in a slightly darkened room, the silver "reflective material" lit up in the color the of the Frames. It was pretty neat. Nerf calls this Microprism Technology.

 

When playing with the FireVision Football, only players wearing the FireVision Frames will be able to see the light effect. This Football set comes with two frames and you can purchase additional frames separately for around $5.99 each. Frames come in red and green.

  





Bubbie and Kettle Corn aren't the most athletic kids on the planet and to top it off it's been well over 100 degrees everyday, so it took a bit of convincing from me to get them outside to try the Nerf FireVision. The kids played outside at about 4 pm. It was still sunny out and they played in the shade. Neither of them could see light reflecting on the ball so it needs to be a bit darker in order to light up the ball outdoors.

 

Once they started playing catch - and I use the word loosely because neither of them actually caught the ball - they had fun with it.

 

 Bubbie wears glasses and he had no trouble wearing the FireVision Frames over his glasses.

 

Kettle Corn decided to go with the "if you aren't very good, scare your opponent into thinking you are" approach to the game.

 

 

The kids had fun with it and I suspect they would have even more fun at night when the light effect comes into play. And if it was Autumn and not as hot outside.

 

The Nerf FireVision Football is about $19.99(SRP) and comes with two FireVision Frames. The frames use 8 A76 alkaline batteries which are included. Nerf FireVision also comes in Nerfoop with one pair of FireVision Frames $14.99 (Suggested Retail Price) and Hyperbounce Ball with one pair of FireVision Frames $9.99 (SRP).

 

 

Nerf FireVision is available at Amazon.com, Target.com, Walmart.com Toysrus.com and more.

 

Disclaimer, full disclosure and whatnot: I received this product free in order to use it, review it and spread the word about it. The above opinions are honest and they are my own.

"The Nothing Grows Stronger"

Fionabelle does her best impersonation of Gmork from The NeverEnding Story. Luckily, she didn't ask me to play Atreyu.

 

I Review Unreal Candy, Really

There was also Unreal 41 but it was eaten before I remembered to take a picture



For the Unreal Candy BzzCampaign I received an envelope in the mail from BzzAgent that contained one coupon for a free Unreal™ candy and five buy one get one free coupons. The thing about the Unreal candy company is that they wanted to create a candy that is made without all the preservatives and extra ingredients that make junk food bad for you and still let it be tasty and affordable. Unreal candies do not contain hydrogenated oils, corn syrup, artificial colors or preservatives, or GMOs. If you have no idea what the Hades a GMO is like I didn't, it stands for Genetically Modified Organisms: plants and animals that are created by gene splicing, merging of DNA or genetic engineering. And if you already knew that well, here's a gold star for your good noodle chart. I heard about GMOs when Emma tried to get the cafeteria to stop serving scorpion/tomato hybrids at Degrassi... Not that I watch that show or anything.
So, back to the review. "Junk food, UNJUNKED™," if you will.

I found a display of Unreal Candy in the front of a CVS store. CVS had 5 types of Unreal candy; Unreal 5 (chocolate caramel nougat bar), Unreal 8 (chocolate caramel peanut nougat bar), Unreal 77 (chocolate peanut butter cups), Unreal 54 (candy coated chocolates with peanuts), and Unreal 41 (candy coated chocolates).
Now I've got Candy Rain by Soul for Real stuck in my head and you've probably no idea what that is. (a bit of history lesson if your interested Candy Rain) Right, moving on.

I'm going to go on record as not being a fan of the Unreal candy names. Maybe over time I might remember the numbers and who's who and stop referring to them as "the one that's like M&Ms," and "the Snickers type," but I doubt it.

I bought all five types but unfortunately, I only got to try Unreal 8 and Unreal 77 and one piece of Unreal 41. Because I was feeling generous or my family's "oh, good for you" glances felt more like "you're really not going to offer us any" stares.

Here is what I thought of the candy.
Unreal 41: It has a really light texture. Not as hearty as an M&M. It was sweet enough. It had good chocolate taste and a crunchy candy shell. I thought it was pretty good and wouldn't mind having them again.
Unreal 8: It is not sweet enough for me. The chocolate tastes a bit like dark chocolate. (I don't fancy dark chocolate.) The filling is tasty especially the peanuts which comprise most of the candy bar. The caramel and nougat layers are quite thin. It's not bad but there are better options available i.e. Snicker's.
Unreal 77: The chocolate is not as sweet as a Reese's Peanut Butter cup but the peanut butter in Unreal 77 makes up for it with its sweetness. This makes the overall sweetness just about right. (I need a thesaurus.) I like Unreal 77 it tastes good, has a good texture and I would buy it again.

Honest opinions of Unreal candy from other people in my house.

Unreal 41: It tastes like dark chocolate and almost like coffee. It's okay but not as good as M&Ms.
Unreal 5: It is chewy all the way through.  There is not enough contrast of texture. The caramel is gummy or chewy and gets stuck in my teeth. There is a slight after taste of dark chocolate. It's okay if you don't like crunch.
Unreal 54: Not quite sweet enough but tastes pretty good. The peanut is pretty big and adds a nice crunch.

The consensus: I think my family would buy and eat some varieties of Unreal candy again but it wouldn't replace our favorite brands.

You can find nutrition information on each candy and some background about how this company and candy came to be on their website: getunreal.com
You can find the candy itself in CVS. I also hear it is available in Kroger, Walgreens, Food4Less, Fred Meyer, Michael's, Ralph's, Riteaid and Staples.
Beginning this summer more than 30,000 stores around the country, will also carry UNREAL™
candy.



Full disclosure, disclaimer and all that good stuff: I am a BzzAgent and Bzzagent sends me free samples and coupons of products in order for me to review them and share my honest opinions.

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More New Bzz

So far this month I am signed up for three BzzCampaigns. I haven't received or tried them yet. When I do I will post my reviews.

The first is for Unreal Candy.

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Description from getunreal.com:

The question became a mission.
Unreal^™was born

We've just unjunked America's favorite candy and true to Nicky's dream, we think it tastes better without the corn syrup, the artificial ingredients, and the partially hydrogenated oils. Not to mention less sugar. We even added more cacao, real caramel (not corn syrup dyed to look like caramel), more peanuts, protein, and fiber. All this is the product of the UNREAL™ culture.  We’re building an eclectic mix of people from different walks and experiences. A Kashi guy. One from Google. An interior decorator. A P&G’er. A guitarist from Glaceau. A guy from Mars. An actual Oompa Loompa. A dog named Lola. You’d never find these people together in any other company in the world. But it works. Why? Because we’re drawn together by a common mission. To challenge what we’ve come to accept in our food and its effect on our health. To change the way junk food is made here in America and around the world. To unjunk the world™.

 
The second is Nerf FireVision Sports.



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Product Description form Hasboro.com:

FireVision Sports features Microprism Technology, which creates a glowing streak of light, day or night when you wear the FireVision Frames. Choose your team, and change the color of the glow with red or green FireVision Frames with a range over 100 feet/30 meters. Whichever color you choose, that’s the color your Football will glow.

 

Includes: Football with Microprism Technology, 2 pairs of FIREVISION Frames, and instructions.

x8 A76 ALKALINE BATTEIRES INCLUDED.

Features: • Bright blazing light

• FIREVISION Frames activate your ultra-bright glowing ball, day or night!

• No charging

• Battery-powered FIREVISION Frames let you play for hours without stopping to charge up the glow!

• The ball glows a different color depending on whether you wear red or green FIREVISION Frames!

Ages 6 and up.

 

CAUTION: Discontinue use if reflective material begins to separate.

NOTE: Not for play in complete darkness. Know your surroundings and clear the area of obstructions before each use.

And the third Glade Expressions^® 

glade.com

 

 



The Glade Expressions Collection includes a Fragrance Mist and Oil Diffuser.

The Fragrance Mist and Oil Diffuser are refillable with Glade Expressions fragrances; Cotton & Italian Mandarin (available for mist only), Fuji Apple & Cardamom Spice, Lavender & Juniper Berry, Pineapple & Mangosteen.

The Mist holder is designed to more easily blend into your home décor. The Glade Expressions Oil Diffuser holder is available in bamboo or white to matche home décor. 

 

Visit glade.com to learn more about Glade Expressions^® products and to explore all their scent collections. Fragrance satisfaction guaranteed or your money back*

 

*Visit glade.com to learn more about the Glade Expressions^® Money-Back Guarantee.

 

 I'm a BzzAgent and I get free samples and coupons from bzzagent.com in exchange for my honest opinions of the products.

Logo Brings Misfits To American Viewers

For the first time in the U.S., viewers get the chance to check out this British, supernatural comedy/drama/thriller. Well, the first time for those of us who haven't already seen the show on Hulu.

I'm pretty excited about this because I like the show enough to watch it all over again. And even better because my TV doesn't freeze and pixelate while I'm watching like my laptop does. Who am I kidding?  I have Cox Communications digital cable, yeah it does.

Misfits is a daring, entertaining and addictive show that takes a familiar genre and comes up with clever ways for the characters to play it out each week. Five young people, strangers to each other, doing what I would call court appointed community service. What it's called on the show is Community Payback. The main characters are caught in a freak storm and resutlts in them developing a unique "super powers." Which eneviatbly leads to entertaining misadventures.

Misfits premieres Tuesday, July 19th on Logo. 
For a list of the cast and schedule for the show go to the Misfits show page on LogoTv.com.
In case you want to see all the seasons now and because I'm not sure how much Logo is going to edit this show go to http://www.hulu.com/misfits. Misfits has "strong language" and nudity and I don't think Logo is into that.
For information on the series and all three seasons and (upcoming fourth season), clips, pictures, interviews with cast members and more. Find it here Misfits E4.com site.

Review -- Smooth 'N Shine® Keratin Power Semi-Permanent Hair Tamer

The last time I used a hair relaxer was about four or five years ago. I only used them when I cut my hair extremely short in hopes that I could achieve the popular pixie cut styles. Of course, I have a hair type that can’t pull them off and hair that does what it wants to do no matter how much I plead with it.

I gave up on relaxers because they are harsh on my hair and leave it feeling like straw. I also stopped using flat irons after my niece; just in kindergarten decided she hated her hair because “it wasn’t pretty like everyone else’s.”  Because it wasn't straight and didn't sit flat. I realized that my encouragement to “love yourself the way you are because that is the exact way you are meant to be.” and “Your hair is awesome and cool,” Would be more effective and believable if I didn’t turn around and flatten away my own curls. So two years ago I also gave up flat ironing my hair, well…mostly. I’ve flat ironed my hair about six or seven times in the last two years.  Each time getting a sideways look from my niece and feeling guilty. However, lately she seems to be embracing her hair a bit more (albeit slightly) and I, on the other hand am tired of my standard ponytails and braided hairdos. When BzzAgent offered the Smooth 'N Shine^® Keratin Power Semi-Permanent Hair Tamer BzzCampaign I wanted in.

However, when my older sister found out I got a Smooth 'N Shine^® Keratin Power Semi-Permanent Hair Tamer BzzKit to try she wasn't content to just accept the coupons. She volunteered herself to test the kit. She relaxes her regularly and I haven't used one in years. So it made sense.

I got the job of applying it to her hair. The Smooth 'N Shine^® Keratin Power Semi-Permanent Hair Tamer has two steps. Three, if you use the Smooth ‘N Shine Polishing Olive and Tea Tree RevivOil that came in the box -there are so many words on the conditioner label that I’m not sure if that’s its complete name but close enough - which we did.

Step One: The Protein Smoothing Treatment was pretty easy to apply. It comes in a tube with a twist off cap. The gel inside is clear and thick.  It smelled at first like rotten eggs then later a similar scent to relaxers. When the kids walked into the room they asked, “Why does it smell like it does after the dogs take a bath?” But what can you do? There was no burning or tingling of the scalp or any other irritation. The ends of her hair were already breaking off before we started the process but we did not see an increase of breakage due to using the Smooth ‘N Shine. We didn’t notice much of a difference to my sister’s hair during or after step one. I was even a bit worried because her hair didn’t feel very healthy as I was rinsing out the Protein Treatment.  

Step Two: The Neutralizing Milk also a tube with twist off cap, luckily there is not much scent to this one. The Neutralizing Milk is a light cream and it was easy to apply as well. When it came time to rinse off the Neutralizing Milk my sister and I both got a surprise. Her hair felt really soft. We even continued rinsing past the recommended time because we weren’t sure if it was Neutralizing Milk still left on her hair or her hair itself that felt so soft. Here is a direct quote from my sister after we rinsed the neutralizing milk off her hair, "Wow, My hair feels good."

Step Three: Smooth ‘N Shine Polishing Olive and Tea Tree RevivOil instructs you to leave on for one minute and rinse. My sister put the conditioner on, a shower cap over and applied heat from the blow dryer for about five minutes for extra conditioning.

The box says two steps but the instructions want you to blow dry and then flat iron your hair making it more like four to five steps. I somehow forgot to mention the two times you have to wash your hair before you start, so… seven steps. So make sure you have several hours for this. You can opt to just air dry and go curly. But we did blow dry and flat iron her hair.

Long review short, the Smooth ‘N Shine Semi Permanent Hair Tamer seems to be a pretty good product and if it can really continue to improve her hair with prolonged use, then my sister will keep using it. I think she might also have to use relaxers every now and again because I don’t know if the tamer on its own will give her the results she wants but we’ll see.  After seeing her results I might try Smooth 'N Shine^® Keratin Power Semi-Permanent Hair Tamer myself. 

In the before picture she has oil sheen on her hair but not in the after, that’s why the before appears shinier and smoother. In reality her hair felt softer after the process.
In the after picture, I think the flash makes it look like her hair is suddenly highlighted. It doesn’t look that way in person. 



Before: Hair was relaxed several months ago, blow

dried, flat ironed and curled with a curling iron



After: Smooth 'N Shine Tamer used, blow

dried and flat ironed. 

 

Full Disclosure, Disclaimer, the truth and nothing but the truth: I am a BzzAgent. BzzAgent sends me free samples and coupons to try out and share my opinions -and the coupons- with others. These are my honest opinions.

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Smooth 'N Shine® Keratin Power Semi-Permanent Hair Tamer BzzCampaign

      The BzzKit  (There were also a $5.00 off coupon and four $2.00 off coupons to use at Walgreens)

I got invited to the Smooth 'N Shine® Keratin Power Semi-Permanent Hair Tamer BzzCampaign. I haven't used any relaxers or other chemical treatments on my hair in years so this might be interesting. Review to follow.

To get information about this product now go here: SmoothNShine.com. For a how to video click this: http://smoothnshine.com/video2.html


I am a BzzAgent. I receive free samples and coupons of products to use, review and share with others. All opinions are honest and my own.