Organic Ceremonial Grade Green Tea Matcha Review #OrganicCeremonialGradeMatcha

I love to drink green tea but Matcha tea is the best. I had the opportunity to try this organic matcha cermonial grade tea recently.  This is a matcha directly from Japan. You can drink it with just hot water or you can use it as part of a recipe like in a smoothie. The company has even taken the time to create a lovely recipe guide that tons of other ways to enjoy your Matcha tea. But this type of Matcha itself is best for drinking because of its sweeter, and smoother taste

There are tons of Matcha powders in the market today but this one is quite special. You will know it when you first taste it too. It is so sweet and smooth. It tastes fresh with no aftertaste. This Matcha is grown in the top tea-producing Shizuoka region of Japan which is recognized by the United Nations as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System.

this organic Matcha is crafted by a certified organic family-owned Japanese tea farm that has been operating since 1915, run by the same family for over 3 generations. That is over 100 years of organic farming experience!  I really like that.

If you are not familiar with it, Matcha is a fine powdered form of shade grown green tea leaves. This means you consume the entire leaf providing your body and mind with a maximum concentration of Polyphenols and EGCG. They are full of healthy anti-oxidants. One serving provides up to 137 times the anti-oxidants of brewed green tea. They also use 100% first harvest tea leaves in this organic Matcha also known as Sae Midori cultivar.

This Organic Ceremonial Grade Green Tea Matcha provides mild, steady energy for your body since it acts both as a stimulant and a relaxant. This is ideal for focusing even when your day gets extremely hectic like mine.  An exciting fact is that consuming matcha green tea can increase thermogenesis (how you burn calories) from a normal 8%-10% to between 35% and 43% of daily energy expediture.  It truly gives you that afternoon metabolism boost but in a healthy way.

​Data has shown that Matcha Green Tea can even support the skin against skin damage from harmful UV rays. Drinking green tea and especially organic green tea can also support improved blood flow and oxygen levels which can contribute to the overall quality of the skin.  That is one of the reasons I started drinking it a few years ago. I think you need to make sure you drink it regularly to see benefits which makes sense.  Antioxidants are essential as you age to support your body's natural defenses against oxidation. I would rather drink a freshly brewed cup of Matcha tea to get healthy energy each day versus some of those energy drinks out there.  This tastes great and is a snap to brew up with hot water. No sugar or sweetener needed.

You can find this great Organic Matcha right on Amazon for super easy shopping anytime.

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Idina Menzel Holiday Wishes album is here just in time for Christmas! #HolidayWishes #O2O

I participated in the Idina Menzel Holiday Wishes album review program as a member of One2One Network. I was provided an album to review but all opinions are my own.

Wow, I can't believe Christmas is almost here. It always seems to go so fast. I love all the holiday music...there is nothing more exciting to get me in the holiday cheer mode. I was excited to hear about a new release that just came out from one of my fave artists. Holiday Wishes, a Christmas album recorded by Tony Award-winning singer/actor Idina Menzel, is just out now on Warner Bros. Records.

You know this one is going to be a winner when you hear the producer.  Yup...the legendary Walter Afanasieff.  Walter is the Grammy Award-winner  who has worked with stars like Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion and even Mariah Carey.  This amazing album features such classic favorites as “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” as well as Joni Mitchell’s classic Christmas-themed “River,” the last one is not surprisingly one of Menzel’s favorites.

I can't say enough about this album but another little highlight is a special duet with international (gorgeous) superstar Michael Bublé on “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” An exclusive Target edition of Holiday Wishes features two bonus tracks, including “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”  Awww, I love that song and Idina does it so well.
 
We all know Idina most fondly as Elsa in Disney’s global box-office smash Frozen. Of course she sings the film’s Oscar-winning song “Let It Go.” Every child and adult still just LOVES that song. It is so sweet.  Did you catch her performing that multi-platinum song at the 86th annual Academy Awards? After that she made history as the first person with both a Billboard Top 10 hit and a Tony Award for acting.
Right now Idina currently stars as Elizabeth in the original Broadway production of If/Then.  You might want to consider getting online to get those tickets fast before they sell out this holiday season.


Holiday Wishes Track Listing

1. Do You Hear What I Hear


2. The Christmas Song


3. Baby It’s Cold Outside (Duet with Michael Buble)


4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas


5. All I Want For Christmas


6. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?


7. December Prayer


8. When You Wish Upon A Star


9. Silent Night


10. River


11. Holly Jolly Christmas


12. White Christmas

Special Bonus Tracks on Target Exclusive

1. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow


2. Mothers Spiritual

You can find Idina Menzel Holiday Wishes on both iTunes and Amazon for easy purchasing.

• iTunes : http://bit.ly/IMHolidayWishes 

• Amazon:  http://bit.ly/IDINAHOLIDAY

You can get all the updates from Idina Menzel on her Official Idina Menzel website, and you can follow her on all your fave social networks including Twitter, Facebook and
YouTube.

New Makeup by ONE DIRECTION Limited-Edition Beauty Collection + a GiVeAwAy #makeupby1D, #markwins #ilovemakeupby1D @brandbacker

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What says 2015 style better than the irreverent attitude and colorful style of Makeup by One Direction? Nothing, that is why this the the idea gift for a new glamorous generation. The world’s biggest pop band recently debuts a limited-edition cosmetics collection by Markwins International, now available starting November 15 at Sears USA, Kmart, Target and Walmart Canada just in time for the holiday and Christmas!  Get the inside scoop and the opportunity to see what is in each one of the special tins so you know which one to ask for as a gift and which one is the perfect match for each of your friends.

This adorable and colorful collection of makeup and cosmetics is everything you could dream of to create a youthful and stylish look that is ideal for day or evening and just perfect for the holidays.  You get to choose from five different keepsake tins, each with a totally different look and style.  Maybe you will have to give in and buy all of them. Stash one or two away for gifts. Each colorful cosmetics palette lets your creative side shine through as you celebrate the good life infused with vivid shades, fresh formulas and stylish limited edition collectable packaging.  Makeup by One Direction is just fun, bold and lets you get as wild as you like. Totally on trend so just pick your fave look and you can feel confident you are going to look amazing. The best part is that this special new product is offered at prices that every girl and woman can afford the splurge without guilt.

Each special collection tin comes complete with everything you need to create unique, bold and beautiful looks. Just in time for Christmas and Hanukkah too. You can find just the right bold colors to become a rock n’ roll girl, shake up the bright colors to transform yourself into a fun party girl or keep it sweet to channel the girl next door. They make it so easy and fun to find the ideal collection(s) just for you. The easy to follow illustrations make it a snap to get the perfect look. The LIMITED EDITION collectable keepsake tin holds all your beauty essentials in one spot...perfect for home or travel. Your fave guys had a hand in creating this amazing collection too...take a peek! Here's Liam working on the line and Niall looking through the line as well.

These gorgeous collection was created for and inspired by all the fans of the world's biggest band, this limited-edition beauty collection is fun, bold and a tad naughty, just like ONE DIRECTION.

5 Limited Edition Tins are available (1 for each band member). Tins include:

Gorgeous Eye Shadows:
Nobody Compares- Metallic silver
Tell Me A Lie- Metallic nude pink
Same Mistakes- Metallic mint
I Would- Smokey brown shimmer
Summer Love- Smokey purple haze
Everything About You- Smokey black shimmer

Eye Pencil:
I Want- True matte black

Sparkling Lip Gloss:
Loved You First- Bubble gum pink
One Thing- Frosted pink ice
Irresistible- Shimmered pearl
Heart Attack- Creamy rose shine

Glittering Lip Gloss Top Coat:
Over Again- Silver glitter sparkle

Shiny Nail Varnish:
Stole My Heart- Magenta pink shimmer
Alive- Multi-coloured glitter flakes

One Direction has 32 million Facebook likes and over 106 million combined Twitter followers.  Not a surprise to me...I was at a 1D concert this past summer and the MetLife stadium was packed to the gills.  Now you can head over to Sears USA, Kmart, Target or Walmart Canada and get even closer to your fave band by picking up their amazing makeup line.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway here to win your own ONE DIRECTION Limited Edition Makeup Tin.

Toraysee Lens Cloth - Glasses, Cameras, Phones, Tablets Review #MicrofiberWholesale

All my devices...there are so many of them!  The surfaces get so dirty and smudged I never knew how to clean them safely without scratching or damaging them. I was intrigued when I heard from Toraysee recently. They have a multi-use cleaning cloth that works for everything from expensive camera lenses, glasses, smart phone to tablets. They tell me this is a cleaning cloth that's unrivaled by anything else on the market. I thought I would see how it worked for me.

Toraysee shared with me that theirs is the only lens cloth that's produced with as much care and expertise as the lenses I have to clean. Trust me...my hubby has a fancy pants camera and he is very particular about that lens.  This cleaning cloth has been scientifically designed to safely and completely clean today's coated and un-coated optical surfaces. It is manufactured in a modern Japanese facility under strict ISO standards by the company that invented microfiber.

This specialized cleaning clothes was crafted ultra-thin for getting into tight places yet safely removes 4 times more oily films and fingerprints than cloths 10 times thicker. They shared that it is virtually indestructible, completely washable, and 100% lint free!  They suggest purchasing multiple and keeping a separate one for your eyewear and expensive optics, a second for messy hand held displays like my iphone and ipad. They really do get the filthiest of all.

I have to say this Toraysee Lens Cloth worked beautifully on hubby's fancy camera lens, my ipad and iphone and my sunglasses too. They were smudge free and looked clean as a whistle as my dad would say. Whatever you're looking through, these cloths make it clearer!

You can pick up this wonderful Toraysee Lens Cloth right on Amazon anytime for the ultimate in convenience.

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