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I've recently started taking couponing fairly seriously. While on a quest to learn more about couponing, I discovered that there are some very useful apps out there that you can earn money from. Some of these apps require buying certain products and receiving rebates, others just require you to snap a picture of your receipts, and some are super easy you just walk into a store and get points. I've been using several of these types of apps for awhile now wanted to give a bit of a run down on them. Many of these apps also give you bonuses for referring friends and it can be quite easy to make money just by referring friends. The first shopping app I ever downloaded aside from store coupon apps (which are great resources check out the Kroger and Wal-Mart apps if you haven't already), was Shopkick . Shopkick is super easy to use and earn points aka "Kicks" from and you can redeem the points for a variety of gift cards. I had always primarily focused on earning

I love pasta as much as anyone else, and since pasta noodles are so affordable, I always try to come of with unique ways of cooking them and using them in other recipes. The great thing about Barilla Collezione, is that they come in very unique shapes that add some extra interest to your meal. These noodles take your pasta dinner from basic to extraordinary just by using them. The amount of attention the meals I've made with Barilla Collezione is amazing. Besides making a great presentation, they cook really well and taste great. Everyone I've had over for dinner when making Barilla Collezione has been very impressed by flavor, texture, and visual appeal. I tend to get very creative with my pasta dinners, and these noodles are great for getting creative with. I tend to take leftovers and put them in with pasta espcially when there isn't a lot left, you can easily take leftovers for 2 and turn it into a new dinner for 4. I did this one evening with some leftover Me

I've used eyelash curlers in the past, but never used them very regularly. I always had problems with them pinching, and just never cared for them. I was offered the chance to reveiw Lovely Lashes Eyelash Curler for free from Tomoson, and decided to accept the chance to review it. It had probably been years since I used an eyelash curler and I felt it was time to give it another try especially since Lovely Lashes says it doesn't pinch. The day came when it arrived in my mailbox, any day I get one of my freebies to try it's always an exciting day. However I had already put mascara on for the day so I had to wait until the next day to try it out. The next morning came and before applying my mascara, I gave the Lovely Lashes Eyelash Curler a try. To my surprise there was no pinching even when getting the base of my lashes. It also did an amazing job curling! Since it had been so long since I had curled my lashes, I was very pleased with the results. Even if you d

I love hot sauce and salsa as do many of my friends. I had friends over this past weekend when I received my Salsa Crazy Habanero Salsa in the mail. Coincidentally we happened to be making a Mexican dish for dinner that evening, so this was perfect timing. We were all pretty hungry so we snacked on chips and salsa while waiting for dinner to get done. I could tell upon opening the SalsaCrazy Habanero Salsa that it was going to be spicy. Yes, I know Habaneros tend to be spicy however, I've have a lot of Hababnero products that haven't been even as hot as Jalapenos or Jalapeno salsa or hot sauce. My boyfriend was the first to try the salsa and did so boldly with a very large scoop on his chip. He found out the hard way that it was very spicy, he got a bit choked up, but after recovering he thought it was good. After learning to go light a bit light on the amount of salsa the rest of us dug in too. We all thought it was very good including my friend who isn't really

I've tried a couple cellulite creams now, and I am lousy at staying dedicated to applying them on a regular enough basis to tell if they actually help with cellulite. I will be judging this mostly on it's moisturizing abilities. I'm also comparing it to other cellulite creams I have tried. I previously tried InstaNatural's Cellulite Cream. The NuElle Triple Action Anti Cellulite Concentrate is a great moisturizer, and I was able to stay a bit more committed to this one since it's texture is more lotion like than others this was quite nice compared to the InstNatural Cellulite Cream which was thicker and more paste like. The Nuelle is white like most moisturizers whereas the InstaNatural was brown and somewhat gritty. While I wasn't able to stay committed enough to a routine, I did prefer the Nuelle. >br>If you would like to try NuElle for yourself you can purchase it on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Cellulite-Concentrate-Caffeine-LCarnitine-ingr

As a convertible owner and a very fair skinned person, I am obsessed with sunscreen. During the summer you will never catch me out without having SPF on and having backup on hand. I was chosen to try Sun Si'belle SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen for free, it's still winter so I haven't put it to the test in regards to how well it works, but I've yet to meet a sunscreen that doesn't work when used properly, or obsessively as I tend to do. The first thing I noticed about this sunscreen is that it is supposedly tinted. As anyone who wears foundation in one of the first few lightest shades knows, the word tinted can be frightening. I opened it up and put a tiny bit on my wrist. To my surprise, I think the so called "tint" is just a hint of shimmer. I didn't feel like I was turning into an Oompa Loompa, or that I had smeared Dorito or Cheeto cheese dust all over myself. This is pale girl safe tint, and although a bit lower SPF than I usually use, I'm

I was able to try some more amazing products from InstaNatural this time the Argan Oil Hair Mask, Argan Oil, and Age Defying Skin Clearing Serum. The primary product to reveiw was the Hair Mask, but I tried the Skin Clearing Serum first. I had seen the Skin Clearing Serum and having used their other serums I was super excited about this. I finally got around to trying the Hair Mask this evening. The Hair Mask is a bit of a pain to use because you have to put it on clean towel dried hair and leave it on for 5-15 minutes. I'm not sure about everyone else, but this doesn't seem like a super user friendly method, once I grab a towel I'm drying off and done with my shower. I decided to just wring out my hair with my hands removing excess moisture and apply the mask and soak in the tub for a bit while it soaked in. I rinsed and just let my hair air dry. Several hours later now that my hair is dry it does feel extra soft and I only used the Hair Mask no conditioner. The