ZERO FOXTROT – Veteran Owned Company Gift Idea for Veterans and Military

I mentioned in a previous post about Zero Foxtrot that my hubby is a veteran of the Iraq War and Kosovo. He served 6 years in the army. My husband also has a sense of humor. He discovered Zero Foxtrot about a year or so ago. He loves it. For his birthday, Father’s day, and now Christmas he usually has at least one thing from Zero Foxtrot on his list.

Zero Foxtrot is a US Marine veteran owned and operated company. “We provide unique products that reflect the old school vintage military lifestyle”. My husband found one of his favorite mugs on the site with some old military humor for Operation Iraqi Freedom” which he was a part of.

Their mugs are heavy quality mugs handmade in the US. They are oven, microwave, and dishwasher safe. My husband actually has several Zero Foxtrot mugs because he likes them so much.

They also have a Zero Foxtrot Mystery Box on the site. It says it includes new and never before seen products. At $67 a box I wondered if it’s worth the price. We got one and boy, is it ever! It was packed full of Zero Foxtrot items.

The skull with the ZF is their logo so you see it on a lot of their items. I’m gonna try to name everything that was in the box but there was so much. A drawstring bag, a car flag, several Zero Foxtrot stickers, a bottle opener, a T-shirt, a baseball hat, a coffee sample, a velcro patch, a death card,and a couple wrist bracelets. Honestly the shirt and the hat if you were to buy them would be nearly $50 so you get your moneys worth from the box.

My hubby LOVED the black on black Zero Foxtrot hat. That was the first thing he focused on out of the box.

I bought hubby a Zero Foxtrot hoodie and he’s been wearing it every day since I got it for him. It’s really thick and warm. Quality made, you’re NOT getting cheaply made stuff with Zero Foxtrot.

I wanted to tell you that this post is NOT sponsored. My hubby truly enjoys this company. I wanted to include it in my holiday guide for ideas for veterans and military people (They have women’s items too). Honestly my dad was never in the military but he got a kick out of a lot of stuff on the site referencing some of his favorite old movies like Kelly’s Heroes. I’m sponsoring a giveaway to Zero Foxtrot just to get the word out about this great company.

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Smitco LLC: Affordable Gifts for Girls 2 -12

Smitco LLC offers affordable gifts for girls ages 2 -12. Jewelry, craft kits, diaries, dress-up sets, and more. The website has everything for the girly girl in your life.

My daughter is 3 years old and she’s really into dress-up and her pretend make-up set right now. They have a super cute princess dress-up set just for toddlers on their site. When you buy from Smitco LLC your items arrives packaged in a super cute bag that’s all set for gifting if you choose.

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Not only is the packaging cute but it’s reusable. We can keep my daughter’s princess dress up set in the bag. It has a button snap to keep it shut. Makes it easy for travel if she wants to take it to show off at the grandparent’s house too.

This bag was stuffed full of princess accessories. My daughter was so excited to keep pulling stuff out of the bag.

She could not wait to try on all her new princess gear. We were on the porch waiting for her brother’s bus to stop and I was helping her get all dressed up. Then she wanted to go down the drive way to get brother off the bus because she wanted everyone to see her as a princess. The neighbor was sitting out on the porch and was smiling and commenting about her being dressed up.

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Little Cosmetics Pretend Makeup Set Review

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Last year my daughter started wanting to play in my make up. She’d seem to always go after my good make up and paint herself all up or draw on things with it. It was almost my Urban Decay or Lancome, seemed like it was never my drugstore makeup. Well, my Father in law wanted an idea for something to get her last year so I told him a pretend make up set. Instead he got her a make up set meant for young girls with lip gloss and glitter etc. Well that was everywhere and I ended up throwing out what was left.

Little Cosmetics makes the PERFECT pretend make up for toddlers . Looks a lot like mommy’s or big sisters without the mess.

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The set I received has a make up pouch, make up brushes, a pretend pressed powder with puff, pretend blush, pretend eye shadow quad, pretend body glitter, and pretend perfume rollerball. This set looks so much like the make up I have.

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So I know you might wonder if she really enjoyed playing with it. The answer is yes. She was doing her make up, she was doing my make up, She wanted to take her make up pouch with her when we took her big brother to the orthodontist, she had to take it in Starbucks, and she took it to grandpa’s house.

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She felt so “grown up” having make up that was all hers. She loves it and mommy doesn’t have to worry about cleaning up lip gloss off the couch or sweeping up crushed eye shadow off the bathroom floor.

Visit LittleCosmetics.com and see all the set they have to offer including the one I reviewed here.

I received the above mentioned product at no cost in order to complete an honest review. Any opinions expressed are my own.

$50 Green Goo Gift Card Giveaway (2 winners) #HolidayGuide2016

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Finding a truly organic skincare line that has natural ingredients that not only are good for your skin but for the environment was a daunting task, until Green Goo. Green Goo believes in bringing the purest most natural ingredients from the farm to the “pharmacy,” sourcing sustainable herbs and oils for their product line. Organic could not get any better because Green Goo is 100% made in the USA from a woman-owned, family operated business.

I received the Green Goo First Aid travel pack to review. The Cool Mint lip balm was instantly soothing on my lips. It had a refreshing mint scent, not overwhelming. It had a slight tingle on my lips. My loops look soft and felt moisturized.

The Green Goo for Dry Skin is just what i need this time of year. I usually keep some kind of hand cream or ointment in my clipboard at work. We have to wash our hands so often. With the dry heat in the winter my hands get cracked and painful. This little tin fit perfectly in my clipboard and I didn’t have to worry about it coming open and having lotion or something all over my papers. It’s in a pocket-size tin pot. It’s more of a “cake” form not liquid or gel.

The First Aid Green Goo I had my husband try. His uniform is not the most comfortable thing. He often gets chafing on his legs from his pants. He said it did help relieve the raw feeling after he took his uniform off.

Green Goo understands the fortunate position of working with family, community, and following the passion to make a product they firmly stand behind. Good fortune is passed on through the form of extraordinary customer service where each customer feels like family. Good fortune is also passed on by partnering with charities, aid organizations, and other causes in the US and around the world. Networking Perks could not be more thrilled to feature another organization with such a philanthropic heart. Visit Green Goo to see how they are rethinking first aid and giving back.

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Hipknoties: One Piece of Clothing Tons of Outfits #HolidayGuide2016

You know those questions you see on facebook…”If you could take only one article of clothing with you on vacation what would it be?” or maybe when you’re sitting there debating with yourself about what you really need to take with you on your trip because all the clothes you want to take won’t fit in the bag? I found an article of clothing that is going to give you lots of wardrobe choices and won’t take up much space, Hipknoties.

Hipknoties is the right choice when you have the clothes lover on your list but don’t know what size they wear. Hipknoties is one garment that can become dozens of garments: Dresses, skirts, shawls, anything you can imagine. Hipknoties comes with a small booklet with a how-to to be able to create some popular looks. This is one I just had to try. I think it’s a nice date night look.

Then I started having fun trying some of the other ideas. Lots of dress options but also skirt ideas. Like this maxi skirt idea.

The Hipknoties garment is a super soft material with plenty of stretch to it. It comes with a pack of Hipknoties ties to allow you to create some of the looks. Once I started trying some of the styles from the booklet I started thinking about other styles I could do on my own. This would be perfect to take on a trip. Need a dress to an event? You got it. Need a modest skirt to head to church with the relatives over the holidays? No problem. You’re visiting your aunt and she likes to keep her house a balmy 55 degrees? boom you have a shawl.

They’re even great for maternity wear and post-baby attire. Hipknoties is so versatile. Really any woman can wear Hipknoties.

Here’s some of the looks I made with my Hipknoties. Which is your favorite?

Hipknoties comes in lots of different colors and lengths. They even have limited edition ombre colors which are so pretty. Visit Hipknoties.com and tell me which one you’d choose.

I received the above mentioned product at no cost in order to complete an honest review. Any opinions expressed are my own.