I was recently given the opportunity to try out the Safeway gas rewards program. Safeway is determined to help everyday people save money on gas and groceries. The best part is they make saving money on gas and groceries so easy! I was given a $100 gift card to Safeway to buy groceries and then use my rewards to save on gas.

My Story:

This past Friday I made my grocery shopping list like normal. I logged on to the Safeway website to check out what my Just For You offers were. If you aren’t familiar with Just For You then I highly suggest checking it out! Just For Your offers personalized deals on the things you buy the most at Safeway. This is an awesome opportunity to save a lot of money on things you are going to buy anyways. Once I had all my Just For You offers loaded on my Safeway Club Card, I was off to get my grocery shopping done. 

Well we all know how grocery shopping goes so I won’t go into detail about that. I made my way around the store, loaded my cart, went to the check out lane and paid for my groceries. I should add that my total was $201.89 before using my Safeway Club Card. After using my club card my total was $129.76! That isn’t to bad for a week’s worth of groceries, for a family of 5!

After I paid for my groceries I was given my receipt that showed I had 10 cents in gas rewards. Great, I have 10 cents off per gallon of gas but how do I use it?

I will be honest and say while I do shop at Safeway on a pretty regular basis, I have never used their gas rewards. For the longest time you were only able to use your rewards at a Safeway with a gas station and the closest Safeway gas station was about 25 miles away. I was not about to drive 25 miles to save a little on gas. 

Now Safeway offers the option of using your gas rewards at Safeway gas stations, Chevron and Texaco! This is some of the best news I have heard in a while. Now I can actually use all those gas rewards I was racking up. Chevron is only around the corner from Safeway and it’s the gas station we use!

So after grocery shopping last Friday I headed on over to Chevron to test out this new program. I pulled up to the gas station and realized I didn’t have my Safeway Club Card, just my phone number. I immediately thought this was going to pose a problem, thankfully I was wrong. I went up to the gas pump and clear as day it gave me the option to type in the phone number associated with my Safeway Club Card. I entered in my phone number, put in my credit card, selected the gas I wanted and my 10 cents per gallon was automatically deducted from the total. The whole process was super easy and who doesn’t love saving money on every gallon of gas you purchase.

While I only had 10 cents off per gallon you can earn more. In fact you can earn use up to 20 cents off per gallon at Chevron and Texaco. You can use up to $1.00 off per gallon at Safeway gas stations! 

So are you ready to try out the new gas rewards program? Safeway is offering one lucky reader a $50 gift card get some groceries and rack up some gas rewards.

Don’t have a Safeway in your area? You can use the gift card at Dominick’s, Genuardis, Tom Thumbs, Randalls, Pavilions, CARRS and VONS.

Disclosure: I was given a $100 gift card to use at Safeway in return for this review. All opinions expressed are my own and may or may not differ from yours.

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I am so excited that Moms R Bomb was able to team up with StarBox in order to do this review. StarBox send me their April box for free in exchange for an honest review. Starbox is a monthly subscription box that shows up right at your front door. Every month you get a box full of FULL-SIZE make-up. Yes, you did hear that right…full size! I recently signed up for another subscription box and I was very disappointed when I got a box full of tiny little samples. With Starbox you won’t have to worry about getting samples which ensure you are going to get your money’s worth.

So you ready to see what Starbox sent me?

In my April box was Translucent/Nude Mineralized Powder, Sensation Mascara Primer, Tendergloss and a Mint SPF Lip Balm!

The retail value of my box was $50! I would say that is a pretty good deal since the Starbox monthly subscription fee is only $15 per month.

When I got my box the first thing I tried was the Sensation Mascara Primer! My eyelashes are extremely short and I am always looking for something to help make them appear longer. The Sensation Mascara Primer moisturizes your eyelashes and provides a clump-free base for your mascara. Now I don’t know about you but I never knew that eyelashes needed to be moisturized. I was a little skeptical but i tried the Mascara Primer before I went to bed and then used it again before I put on my mascara. I have to say that I did notice a difference in my eyelashes. They did appear to be more full and longer. My mascara was also clump-free! This is something I will be picking up in the future, because my eyelashes need all the help they can get.

The next item I tried was the Tendergloss Lipstick. I love the color of this lipstick! You get a natural color with some shimmer and it really does look good with any skin type. I also like that it doesn’t add to much color to my lips, making it the perfect lip color for just about all occasions. I was surprised by how silky this lipstick made my lips feel. Some lipsticks leave my lips feeling dry but this one did not.

The Translucent Mineralized Powder  is for keeping shine under control! It is a nude color so it works on every single skin tone. Normally, I carry a powder that matches my foundation and apply the powder when I feel like I’m getting shiny. This has worked but I also feel that sometimes my make-up starts to look cakey after I have been applying powder to it all day. The Translucent Mineralized Powder is the perfect solution. I applied throughout the day and it is such a loose and fine powder that I never felt my make-up getting cakey. In fact I couldn’t even tell I had the powder on.

Lastly, was the Mint SPF Lip Balm. I have been using this at night to help soften up my lips. I also put it on under my lipstick to protect my lips from sun damage. Yes, your lips can get sun damage. 

I would highly suggest signing up for Starbox! This is also a perfect gift for any woman in your life. You can sign up for Starbox here.

Disclaimer: I received all of the makeup in this review for free in return for an honest review. All opinions are mine and I was not required to give a positive review.

What I got

NYC Color sent me 3 eyeshadow sets, 4 glitter eyeshadow, 3 lip glosses and 4 color stay lipsticks. When I opened the package I was over joyed by how much stuff I was sent to review. I love makeup, I love trying makeup and I love wearing makeup!

Lip Gloss

From bottom to top we have 450 Everlasting Blossom, 461 Coffee Break, 463 Always Sweet. 

The Everlasting Blossom is my least favorite only because it is so light and I normally don’t wear that light of lipstick. My favorite is the Coffee Break and it looks great on when you are wearing earth tone colors. Always Sweet is a fun color that I have worn several times since getting this set. I wasn’t sure I would like the Always Sweet but its one of the colors I wear a lot. 

NYC says the lip gloss stays on for 8 hours but I did not find that to be the case. With that said it does stay on much longer than any other lip gloss I have worn. 

Overall I am extremely pleased with this set and I would buy more from this collection again.

Lip Stick

From bottom to top we have 25 Happy Berry, 10 In The Pink, 40 Health Nut and 30 Ready For Anything.

So these 4 lip sticks are from the Sally Hansen Color Fast line. I really love all 4 colors but if I had to pick a favorite it would be 25 Happy Berry. I really love the way this color looks and that it has a tint of sparkle to it. 10 In The Pink is a little light for me but my daughter loves this color and I don’t mind letting her use it since it is so light. 40 Health Nut is another color that I tend to wear a lot and another one that looks good when earth tones. 30 Ready For Anything is a fun color but it looks extremely red on me. I don’t use this one as often since I hardly go anywhere that I can pull of this red. 

The quality of these lip sticks are wonderful! They really do stay on almost all day long, even with drinking a gazillion cups of coffee.

Eyeshadow

This is the NYC HD Color 782 Bronzed in Brooklyn.

Eyeshadow is hands down my favorite type of makeup. I’m not really that good at doing my eyeshadow but I love trying out new colors. The Bronzed in Brooklyn are the colors I always buy and wear. I found the quality of these eyeshadow very good. I think they compare to high-end eyeshadow brands. The HD line stays on my eyes all day and doesn’t smudge like other eyeshadow do.

This is the NYC HD Color 790 Concrete Jungle.

I normally do not wear these colors but I had so much fun creating new looks with them. I have actually been using this set more than I thought.

This is the NYC HD Color 788 Blues Cafe.

These colors go so good together! Sometimes blue can be a little overpowering but the mixture of these three colors go so well together. This is a set I will be buying in the future.

Glitter Eyeshadow 

First off let me just say that one of the glitter eyeshadow are missing from this picture. I also had a midnight blue glitter eyeshadow but I lost it when I went to a blogging conference. 

So from bottom to top we have 879 Opal Sparkle, 888 Diamond Dust, 886 Aquamarine Sparkle. 

Let me just say that these eyeshadow glitters are so much fun! They definitely are not something I would wear every day but they are awesome when you want to fancy up your eyeshadow. I did struggle with the glitter eyeshadow at first and ended up making a big mess on my eyes. Once I got the hang of using them and realized less is more they worked great! 

NYC Color & Sally Hansen offer high-quality make up at extremely affordable prices! You really ca not beat the prices and you can pick up NYC & Sally Hansen at just about any drug store or Supermarket!

Make sure to check out NYC Color

I received Baby Spa samples in return for an honest review. My opinions are my own and they may or may not differ from yours.

BabySpa, is a line of natural lotions, massage oils, shampoos and body washes that offer much-needed TLC to any skin type. It aims to meet parents’ growing demand for wholesome, nourishing and protective skin care. Made with the finest natural ingredients, including 5 ethnobotanicals (not available in any other skin care line), the light and sweet-smelling moisturizer keep skin happy and healthy.

My children are ages 4, 8 and 16 so I obviously did not have a baby to sample this on. I asked my neighbor if she would be interested in using this on her daughter that is 10-months old. She was more than happy to try out a skin care line that using natural ingredients. I received BabySpa’s stage 1 and stage 2 Smoothing Face Cream & Moisturizing Lotion.

My neighbor normally uses Johnson & Johnson products on her daughter and stated that she has always been pleased with their products. 

After using the products for a few days my neighbor stated that she really like the Baby Spa products. She felt that her daughters skin was much softer and less dry. She did say that she really couldn’t tell a difference between the Soothing Face Cream and the Moisturizing Body Lotion. She felt that they both worked equally well. 

The one thing we both liked about the Baby Spa products was how great they smell. Even though I don’t have babies in my household I would still use it on my 4-year-old daughter just based on how good it smells. 

Another feature about Baby Spa products that I really liked was the different stages they have. Having Stage 1 for newborns to crawlers and Stage 2 for walkers to 4-years-old allows parents to feel confident that they are using the right products for their child.

Overall I would highly recommend Baby Spa if you are looking for a natural skin care line for your infants and toddlers.