Lancome DreamTone Review

#BareSelfie I took tonight with one of my
little guys! 

*Disclosure of material connection- I received a free product from Lancome via SheSpeaks in exchange for my honest thought. All opinions stated are 100% my own. 
As we age, our skin sometimes gives away the fact that we are getting older. I never really worried about anti-aging products until I hit the big 3-0 (I can't believe that was almost 2 years ago already!) because I have always looked younger than I am. I wish I would have though, at least as far as moisturizers and things like that because I get incredibly dry skin, especially on my face in the winter. Now I feel like I need to focus on issues like wrinkles, lines and discoloration to make my face look younger and just make me feel all around better about how I look without make up. The picture above with one of my 4 year old sons, I don't have a touch of make up on. Yes my cheeks are a bit rosy, (we had been drinking hot chocolate) but overall thanks to Lancome DreamTone, I think my face looks pretty great for having no make up on it at all. I have been using the product for a few weeks now. I know I have noticed a change in the places where my face coloration was once a little uneven. I have never had a probably with dark spots, so that wasn't really a concern of mine, but it is another problem that DreamTone can help with. DreamTone is for all skin tones.

In a poll conducted  with women of many ethnicities participating  the following results were found to be true:

• 74% of participants immediately saw glowing skin
• 70% noticed more even skin tone after 7 days
• 69% saw dark spots reduced after 4 weeks
• 78% saw color imperfections reduced after 8 weeks

I definitely have seen a difference in my skin after a few weeks. I agree that I feel like I can that my skin glows more. I still have some redness, but I am hoping (and I believe) that it will be reduced even more so in the next few weeks after I have continued to use the products. I would recommend Lancome DreamTone to anyone looking to restore or maintain the youthful look of their skin!



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Add New Flavor to Desserts with Torani Syrups

Last year when I joined the SheSpeaks community the very first campaign I got to participate in was for Torani syrups and I fell in love immediately! So when I saw that SheSpeaks would once again be offering up Torani syrups for review, I did not hesitate to sign up.

This time I got a fun fall flavor- pumpkin pie and a classic flavor- vanilla bean. I have been expirementing almost daily to come up with great recipes for both and I think I have come up with some pretty fantastic ideas!

For the Vanilla Bean Torani, I made a cinnamon-vanilla glaze to drizzle over pumpkin pancakes for a decadent fall treat. The recipe is as follows:

Cinnamon-Vanilla Glaze

1 cup of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of Vanilla Bean Torani syrup
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon (or to taste)
3-4 tablespoons of milk

Mix and enjoy over your favorite pancakes!!


Since pumpkin is pretty much my favorite flavor of all time, I knew I would have to do something a little more special with the Pumpkin Pie Torani. I tried several things and enjoyed almost all of them (the only major fail was when I tried to make pumpkin pie marshmallows, the flavor was just too strong.) I enjoyed drizzling a bit of the Pumpkin Pie Torani over my ice cream and even adding a tad to the milk in my cereal for a little change of pace. I also added a little pumpkin pie syrup to some milk and Irish cream liquor and it was fantastic, but the recipe I am going to share with you I am REALLY excited about! Over the past year, I have been really into the whole trend of using wonton wrappers to create appetizers, mini foods and desserts. The instant my Torani syrups arrived on my doorstep, I had this idea that I *HAD* to make pumpkin cream cheese wontons and that's what I did. The results were amazing.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Wonton Triangles-

1 package of cream cheese
2 cups of powdered sugar
3/4-teaspoon of Pumpkin Pie Torani
3 tablespoons of milk
48 wonton wrappers (there are an abundance in each package, much more than 48!)

Mix together all of the wet ingredients. Then spoon a bit of the mixture on to each wonton and seal the edges with water, a fork and your fingers. I deep fried mine on medium in batches of 4-5, but I have a small deep fryer, you may be able to fit more in yours. Keep an eye on them and take them out when they are golden brown. Drizzle chocolate syrup over them for a finishing touch.

If you are a pumpkin fan, you will love this dessert. It was pretty easy too, just took a few minutes!

Torani has many, many more syrup flavors to choose from. Not only can you make coffee shop quality drinks at home, now you can take your desserts to a whole new level!

Love creating recipes? Enter the Torani Cheers contest! This is the last week and you could win fantastic prizes from Mr. Coffee!

*Disclosure- I received one or more of the above mentioned products for free from SheSpeaks & Torani. All opinions stated are 100% my own.

Join She Speaks for Take a Load off Party tonight!

Tonight, April 12th at 9pm ET, She Speaks will team up with Tide to present the #takealoadoff twitter party. This is a party in celebration of Earth Day to "take a load off the energy grid, the environment AND our wallets by making the switch to washing in Tide Coldewater!" There will be over $1000 worth of prizes given out and a chance to win every ten minutes!!

The #takealoadoff twitter party will consist of chatting about how to "take a load off," whether trying to relax or small changes that can be made to lower your carbon foot print.

Don't forget to RSVP to be eligible to win a door prize worth $200. You can RSVP by leaving a comment at the Twitter Party blog post with your Twitter handle!


Party Details:
When: Tonight, Thursday, April 12th
Time: 9:00pm EST
Who: You and your friends!
Where/Tweetgrid: http://bit.ly/xInive
Hashtag: #takealoadoff
RSVP:  http://bitly.com/H7hfEm 
Party Sponsors: @Tide,  @FutureFriendly
Party Hosts: @SheSpeaksUp
Party Panelists: @LisaSamples, @StacieInAtlanta,@RockOnmommies,@RobynsWorld, @Zipporahs
Prizes:
There will be over $1,000 in prizes, including a year supply of Tide Coldwater, a Conair Massaging Foot Bath and a Cell Phone Solar Charger. You could also win our grand prize, a $200 gift card to the spa of your choice.

*Disclosure- I was not compensated for this blog post, but by posting the details this party I do have the opportunity to win a prize provided by Tide/SheSpeaks.