Review for Francois et Mimi 50oz Glass French Press

               Francois et Mimi                

        50oz Glass French Press         

My 1st review for Tomoson is this beautiful Glass French Press from L&Z Inc. I was very excited to see I was approved for this. Not only am I a really big coffee lover, but I have never had the experience of using a french press. So here was my opportunity.

So unfortunately, the 1st time I received the product it had been damaged by the delivering party. I was very disappointed. Thank goodness the wonderful people who work at L&Z Inc. replaced it immediately after I had gotten in contact with them. They were very prompt and surprisingly I received it 2 days later, and with a lot more bubblewrap!!!

Product Description from Amazon.com
~~Elegant Chrome Finish
•Holds 1500ml, or 50oz
•Dishwasher Safe
•Micro-Mesh Filter
•Works great with coarse-ground coffee or tea leaves

PURCHASE IT HERE:   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KSRXUFM/

Here is my new #GlassFrenchPress:

Now, like I said this is my first time using a French Press, so I had to do some research! Thank you Google and Folgers for your assistance in this matter.

HOW-TO-USE-A-FRENCH-PRESS:

1. Make sure all parts are clean. Then add hot water to both coffee cup and french press as we will use hot, not boiling water. Boiling water could cause the glass to break. This will allow the coffee to stay warmer longer, which is the same idea as freezing beer glasses so the glasses keep beer colder longer.

2. Heat water to fairly HOT temperature, remember not to make it boiling. Proceed to pour out water that is already keeping press warm. 

3. Add 8 tbsp. of any type of ground coffee to the bottom of the press. Pour in HOT water up to 1 inch from the top, the metal piece on this one is a great marker. 

Stir with a plastic spoon as to not crack the glass or break it ( or just be very careful, I used a long metal spoon, but went slowly and carefully when stirring).

4. Place lid with plunger piece on top, DO NOT PUSH YET! Let it stand 5 or so minutes. 

5. Slowly push plunger down, all grounds will be pushed to bottom at this point and coffee minus grounds will be above the mesh filter. 

6. ENJOY!!!

Now, you know how the saying goes " Things taste better if you make it yourself" I now know this to be true. The Francois et Mimi 50 oz Glass French Press worked wonders, not only did I not rely on  my keurig or Starbucks to make my coffee, I did it myself. I have to say this is one of the best and strongest cups of coffee I've had recently, not including Espresso. I was pleasantly surprised at this easy process. 


Disclosure:
I received this product courtesy of Tomoson.com and L&Z Inc. for test and review purposes.

PINCH ME SAMPLES

 So every Tuesday you can receive FREE SAMPLES from www.pichme.com . It is 1st come, first serve which really kind of stinks for those of us at work. But there is an occasion here and there where I have been able to snag some of these goodies. Most are small sample sizes but every once in a white you will receive full size samples. Here are some of the products I received from pinchme to test and review for free.

Samples look like this with the cute green boxes:

Pinchme also hosts giveaways throughout the year on Twitter and posting your pictures of products received on Instagram could win you prizes and extra boxes as well. 

Tag photos of your samples with #pinchermoments for a chance to win monthly prizes! 

After you receive your samples you fill out a small 5 questions per item questionnaire and write a review. It's very simple and you get to try new products.

My 3rd VOXBOX #Frostyvoxbox

I love checking my email and seeing this:

So a 2 weeks later it arrives:

The box contains the following items:

Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover 

Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Eyeliner

@RimmelLondonUS #Rimmel
I am totally in love with the Scandaleyes eyeliner from Rimmel. It is very dark and glides on easily. No need to retouch it stays on all day long. It is very easy to remove with the Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover.

NYC New York Color Expert Last Lip Color

@NYCNewYorkColor #SugarPlum
This hapened to be my favorite product out of the #frostyvoxbox. It was the perfect shade for me. It has a great scent and flavor (for those moments you lick your lips). I like the price and have bought other colors from this brand now. It is also long lasting and smooth. This is my #1 pick. p

Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Lane Decaf Green Tea

@CelestialTea #CelestialTea
Celestial Seasonings Cane Cane flavored Decaf tea is great for someone who loves Christmas, relaxation and of course tea. I'm not a tea person but I did try. I do love the smell of this tea, now only if they made hot cocoa.

Boots No7 Protect & Perfect ADVANCED

Boots No7 Protect & Perfect Intense ADVANCED

@bootsbeautyusa #Get ADVANCED

I have to say I was surprised to get a small sample of this and just a coupon. I really didn't need to use this but I tried it anyways. It was cool and glided on smooth. It also smells great. According to their website, "No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Beauty Serum is proven to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles by up to 50% in just 4 weeks. So effective that other people can see a significant visible improvement in your deep lines and wrinkle. Immediately improving skin's radiance after the first application, this rich, velvety, No7 Intense anti-aging serum glides onto the skin. Hypo-allergenic. Dermalogically tested."

Only CON of this product is that it costs quite a penny.

 

McCormick Gourmet All Natural Thyme

#McCormickGourmet

Fruit Vines Bites Cherry

@FruitVines #SweetSideFruit 

EcoTools Styler + Smoother, EcoTools Full Volume Styler and EcoTools Sleek + Shine

@ecotools #LoveMyEcoHairBrush

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes

My 2nd #VOXBOX from INFLUENSTER

#VSSPORTBRA VOXBOX

1st came....

Then came.....

Sooooooo excited I just received my second voxbox. It just happens to be the #vssportbra voxbox courtesy of @Influenster. Inside this box is magic!!!!

Ok so it's more like a fabulousness. Inside my box was 10- 25% off 1 sport item coupons. I shared these with friends and all the ladies at work, because everyone loves Vicky's.

When I received my box I was concerned that maybe I didn't fill out the size right but everything looked great once I put it on. Lol!!! As you can see below. Now to test it and get my workout on!

So my experience with this voxbox was amazing. Not only was the product a name brand that consumers like myself know and are comfortable with, but the product is good quality and made to last. The sportbra was pink :-) lightweight, comfortable and had a little lift. the cropped yoga pants were light, breathable, and made of great material. Overall experience is I will be using my coupon to purchase more items. 

So one of my missions from Influenster was to visit a Victoria Secret Store and review. So I took one of the handy dandy 25% off 1 sport item coupons that I received in my #vssportbra #voxbox and redeemed it at my local store in the mall close to where I live.

I did share the rest of the coupons with the ladies I work with and my children's daycare teacher who is in love with Victoria Secret products.

REVIEW TIME:
I went to Victoria's Secret store. First impression, wow! I wish I looked like the angels who's posters are out front in the window, maybe I can purchase something here and it'll transform me! Lol:-)

My mall's Victoria's Secret is smaller than many. There was limited selection. Thank goodness I'm a size 2 in pants because they don't have many bigger sizes. Anyways I tried on a few things. The ladies who work there helped me with what I was looking for. I ended up buying the new mesh back tank. Thank goodness I had a coupon. A $36 holy no sleeve shirt I got for around $27. I will say I'm in love with the lime green color tho.

So my overall experience was great. I cant wait to see my next voxbox.

This is a sponsored blog post. Influenster provided me with complimentary Victoria's Secret products to test and review as part of a contest.

My 1st #VOXBOX from INFLUENSTER

So, yesterday I received my first VoxBox I was so excited to come home and find it. I prequalified, and got it a week or two later, here is my box.

It's much smaller than I as expecting. But that is fine. I received the #tlcvoxbox from Influenster. Its a site where you use your social media and other things to qualify for free samples to test and review, this also involves tweeting and posting about these products and doing challenges in order to win other competitions and qualify for more boxes. They use you as an influencer. It's a great idea. So I did join this site May 11th 2014 and here I am with my first box about a month later. My influence score is 795 issuing my social media accounts and my scores from the quizzes and interactions on the Influenster site. Which by the way is iInfluenster.com. I received these products courtesy of Influenster to test and review.

So here is the cheat sheet showing what was to be expected in my box....

Here are the products:

#AVONANEW

#NEOREADY

#SUDLIFE

#GELATOLOVE

#PASSTHEPUFFS

#FUELREWARDS

I still have to go get my gelato though but it looks amazingly yummy!! Products received courtesy of Influenster for test and review purposes.