I will be receiving Max & Erma’s Gift cards in exchange for promoting Happiness Hours.  Any opinions expressed are my own.  Giveaway sponsored by Max & Erma’s. 

Monday February 16th started Max & Ermas new Happiness Hours in locations throughout the Pittsburgh area. Happiness Hours are Monday through Friday 3:30 pm – 6pm.  So I had to ask, What exactly makes it Happiness Hours.

How about $5 “shareables” appetizers that include delicious appetizers like: Knockout Nachos, Colossal Meatball, and Chicken Fajita Quesadilla for example. I’ve never seen an appetizer like the Colossal Meatball.  It’s a made from scratch meatball with marinara sauce and sprinkled with parmesan, served in a skillet with fresh ciabatta bread.

How about something to wet your whistle like $2 domestic draft beers, $3 selected craft beers, and $3.50 cocktails that include Long Island Iced Tea, Disarrono Sours (one of my faves), Jack and Coke, and Max’s Original Margarita and Sangria.

Max & Ermas has 68 family friendly locations in 10 states. You an find a location nearest you HERE.

If that’s not enough you can find every day drink specials like $2.50 Miller High Life and Pabst Blue Ribbon cans, $4 Big Bad Ermas, and $5 house wine.  For the kids, well they can eat free every Tuesday.  Don’t forget about free cookies Wednesday either.

Check out Max & Erma’s menu and tell me what sounds good to you!

You an find Max & Erma’s on these social media sites as well:

Twitter: @MaxErmas

Facebook: facebook.com/MaxandErmasRestaurant

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I received the below mentioned products in order to complete an honest review.  Any opinions expressed are my own

I’ve seen Zax Original Creams products come across my path before but I had never them until this review.  I think the thing that interested me most about trying Zax’s products is the fact that they were developed by a pharmacists AND all natural.  I wondered if an all natural cream would really work and how much (if at all) it would work. I chose to review the Zax’s Original Darkspot cream and Zax’s Original Dark Circle eye cream

I received these products the very end of November.  I was to use them for several weeks as indicated on the use instructions.  I was eager to try them hoping they’d show some improvement.   To be fair I don’t have painfully obvious dark circles.  I have some darker areas below my eyes that are more obvious when I’m overly tired.  I thought if the eye cream could even help perk my eyes up a little it would be worth it for me. For the darkspot cream.  I had several areas I wanted to try it on.  I decided to try it on an out of place spot near my jaw.  I took some before pics without make up on so you can get an idea what I was starting with.  These were taken The very beginning of December.

In my opinions, the dark circle eye cream was the perfect consistency to apply it wasn’t too thick so you didn’t have to work it in.  Eye are is delicate so you don’t want to be stretching and pulling that area.  It had a cooling feeling when applied which could be do to the cucumber extract or even the witch hazel in the product.  There was no noticable scent to it and the cream is white.

The Darkspot Cream was the same consistency as the eye cream.  It easily absorbed into the skin. This cream had a slight citrus type scent to it I’m guessing do to the citrus unshiu peel extract.  It also contains licorice extract, aloe, and vitamins B3 & E so all kinds of good stuff for your skin.

After 2 weeks of use I couldn’t say I noticed any real changes as far as the slight darkness under my eye fading but it did definitely help with the puffiness and the caffeine did seem to “perk up” my eyes a little.  I didn’t really notice any change with the dark spot cream. I kept using the cream as it directed though.  Up until the time I me uploading these pics it must have been very subtle changes along the way that I didn’t notice because when I uploaded the pics, I was surprised to see that my dark spot actually did fade some.  In fact I had to zoom in more on the picture to find it.  My eyes on the other hand…well it doesn’t help that I’ve only been getting 5-6 hours of sleep a night. (It’s not enough for me).  My poor eye looks swollen and puffy even after applying the eye cream. BUT it did seem less purplish.  Or is it just me?

To see what other products Zax’s offers you can visit their website zaxhealth.com Canadians can also purchase the products there. US readers can purchase Zax’s products on Amazon

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If you use shampooo or hair serums you’ve probably seen argan oil as an ingredient in at least one product you’ve tried.  I’d never personally tried pure Argan Oil before. Reading about it Argan oil is rich in Vitamin E and Linoleic acid which is great for skin because of it’s anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidants. It also has triterpenoids that help your skin create a barrier.  It can also help promote moisture retention so it’s a compliment to your regular lotions and moisturizing products.

I had the chance to try Swiss Botany Pure Moroccan Argan Oil.  I had heard about argan oil being great for hair but beyond that I didn’t know much else.  I read some of the info they sent along and found it’s a moisturizer and good for hands and nails.

I first tried it in my hair.  I used about half  a dropper full.  I rubbed it between my hand and ran my hand though my hair.  It helped me so much with the frizz I’ve been experiencing this winter.  I even use a conditioner every time I wash my hair but this is what my  hair needed.

Between the dry heat of winter and having to wash my hand like a million times a day at work my hands get dry.  They get painfully dry.  I tried some of the argan oil on my hands.  It was like immediate relief.  I worked some into my nails too.  It really made my nails shine and quenched my dry cuticles.  I took a picture of one hand treated with argan oil and one not. Can you tell which one?

I’ve recently been reading about essential oils too.  I read that some treatments and applications of essential oils require what is referred to as a “carrier oil” Prior to this, the only acceptable carrier oil I had on hand was coconut oil which was fine.  I read that argan oil can actually be used as carrier oil for essential oils.  Since it’s good for my skin it seems like a good choice for me as well.

It can also be used as a scalp treatment for dry itchy scalps.  I haven’t tried this one yet but I so need to.

You can find Swiss Botany Morocco Argan oil on Amazon:

Have you used pure argan oil before?  What do you use it for?

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