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Dr. Scholl’s Massaging Gel Insoles work in your casual shoes, dress shoes, or sneakers. You probably remember the commercials “Are you gellin’?” The package states they provide “Outrageous Comfort with dual gel”.

The blue gel in the inserts is for cusioning and shock absorption.  The firmer purple gel is for added support.  They recommend changing your insoles every 6 months.  Dr. Scholl’s make inserts for everyon.  Massaging Gel Work is created for hard working feet, they absorb shock on hard surfaces like say a waitress who’s on her feet all day or a factory working standing on concrete all day.  Massaging Gel Sport have a special design for athletic shoes.  Massaging Gel Extra Support are made especially for big and tall men.

You can find Dr. Scholl’s Massaging Gel Insoles in the foot care aisle of most grocery stores, drugstores, and mass merchants.  They also have a money back guarantee.

I first tired the inserts in my shape up shoes.  To be honest I didn’t care for them in that particular pair of shoes.  My shape ups fit perfect for me and were already comfortable.  When I added the Dr. Scholl’s insert in raised my foot up higher and ended up causing my shoes to rub on my ankles and gave me a small blister.  However, when I tried them in my regular tennis shoes it was so comfortable.  I normally have sore heels by the end of the day but I didn’t when I wore the insoles in my regular tennis shoes.

My husband took me out to dinner for an evening. I gave the Dr. Scholl’s massaging gel insoles a try in my heels.  I don’t wear heels as often as I’d like to so I’m usually uncomfortable in them.  Thought the heels definitely made a difference in the shock absorption and my feet didn’t ache.

I’m glad I had the opportunity to try these.  They sell for about $12.99 a pair so they are fairly reasonable as far as massaging insoles go.  I also have a couple of $5 off coupons to share if anyone wants them.  Just leave me a comment telling me you’d like a coupon along with your email address so I can contact you for mailing info.

***I got a free pair of Dr. Scholl’s Massaging Gel Insoles because I’m a Bzzagent.  You can become a Bzzagent too by going to www.bzzagent.com to sign up for free.***

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I’ve seen the cute vinyl decals around. All different sizes, shapes, themes, even quotes.  I always wondered if they would work in my house.  How hard are they to apply?  Will they stay in place?  So many questions.

I found out about a company called The Vinyl Zone.  I looked over there website and was impressed with the selection of products they had to offer.  Then I looked at the prices.  They were less the most of the other vinyl decal sites I’ve looked at.  When they asked me to review one of their products I decided this was my chance to give it a try.

I chose the Monogram Wall Vinyl Decal Sticker with the letter B in the family section.  Another plus in The Vinyl Zone’s column is that many of the decals can be ordered in a number of different sizes and vinyl colors.  I requested mine with white vinyl.

Now one issue that I ran into was that every wall in every room of my downstairs is paneling.  This would not have worked well on paneling.  Especially with the small dots in the detail.  I wanted this downstairs so I put it on the smooth wood door we have in our foyer.  As a first timer putting up a vinyl decal I did have a little bit of trouble.  I made sure to follow the directions to the “T” but one of the curls on the decal got a bit mangled.  I managed to fix so it was presentable.  My husband’s grandmother came to visit and she commented on the decal.  I told her that I had a little trouble putting it up but she wasn’t able to tell where I messed it up.  Once I pointed it out she said “oh ok I do see it a little bit but it doesn’t look bad”.  I just thought I’d mention that.  If you are a first timer with the decals make sure you follow the directions and work slow.  I think I was eager to get it up and moved a little too fast when applying.

I made sure to mention about the trouble I had and how one of the curls got a bit mangled and sent them a pic.  They bent over backwards to make sure that their products would work for me.  That is another check in the positive column for The Vinyl Zone.  They have excellent customers service and prompt shipping.  This particular decal has been up for about a month already.  I was concerned being that this is a door that is used frequently, there would be peeling or rolling of the decal.  There is no sign of this.  These decals are durable which is what I need with a bunch of boys in the house.

You can follow The Vinyl Zone on twitter @thevinylzone and like them on Facebook.

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Montagne Jeunesse products have been around for a while. They are made in the UK. I actually remember picking up some of these little convenient mask packets when I was around 12 years old and giving myself a facial. I’ve found their products in a number of stores near me like WalMart for instance and on Amazon.

Montagne Jeunesse products are an affordable way to pamper your skin.  Their website is selling them right now for $2.25 a packet and get a second one for 74 cents.  I believe I saw them a little cheaper than that at WalMart.

They offer a variety of masks for whatever your skin care needs or concerns.  Just a few of the many choices are Crystal Masque to condition skin, Fudge Sauna self heating mask to draw out impurities, revitalize, refresh, and moisturize and Passion Peel Off Mask to deep cleanse and purify.  There are many options though including masks specifically for men and hair masks.  They even make their own pore strips for only $2.99 a pack!

I recently just try the Fudge Sauna mask.  The instructions tell you to cleanse your skin with water only.  Then apply mask while skin is still wet.  The packets size is very generous.  There was plenty to apply to my face and neck.  This mask is not a hardening mask.  It has something of a honey texture on my skin without the stickiness.  I could feel teh self heating effect as soon as it hit my skin.  Within a few seconds however the heating feeling died down.  The smell of this particular mask is incredible.  It’s vanilla fudge fragrance.  To be honest it was a little bit of a temptation on my face.  It smelled so good I wanted to lick it off.  Of course, that would not have been a good idea, not to mention nearly impossible.  The instructions state to leave it on for 10-15 minutes.  I left it on the full 15 minutes.  It has sort of a tan color to it. 

The mask was easy to remove.  My skin felt so soft and smooth after I rinsed it off.  I think these masks would be great to pick up for a girls night in or just to give yourself a little pampering.  Think about this, a mother/daughter beauty night including these mask.  Wouldn’t that be fun? 

Check out the site to find their specials and close outs too for even more savings. 

You can follow the company that makes Montagne Jeunesse products on Facebook and Twitter (@alphahydrox) too!

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