Bzz Agent Review: UnReal Candy

It has been along time coming, but I have a new review ready for you all. This time it is for UnReal Candy. First things first. For any new readers I am a Bzz Agent. Please read all about it here.


UnReal Candy is candy that is "unjunked". Pretty much taking the junk out of junk food! No artificial flavors or colors, nothing hydrogenated, no corn syrups, preservatives, or GMO's. They have 5 varieties that are an unjunked alternative to national brands. I chose three varieties to try. UnReal 41, 5, and 77.




Top to Bottom, Unreal 41. Unreal. 77, and Unreal 5

I didn't get a Milky Way to compare against UN5, as I planned to save that tasty treat all to myself and not submit to the taste test. It was delicious. The nougat has the same mouth feel and taste as a Milky Way, but the caramel looks and feels very different. However, the taste is similar and over all is something I would eat over the Milky Way given the choice. 
The UN5 1.6oz and retails for .99 at my local Walgreens, the Milky Way is also .99, but is 2.05 oz. Nutritionally, the UN5 has 100 fewer calories. less sugar, less fat, but more fiber and protein.

My first volunteer for the taste test was with my husband.

So I had him close both his eyes and had him take a bit of each one. Due to his addiction to Reese's he knew right off the bat which one was which and made up his mind that he preferred the Reese's.  When I took them out of the wrapper, the Reese's chocolate was very soft and melty, the UN77 was firm, and while the same height as the Reese's has a shorter diameter than the Reese's but not by much. Looking at the ingredient label's afterword I realized that the addition of vanilla extract was what he must have been tasting. In fact the chocolate of all 3 varieties I purchased has vanilla extract in the chocolate, the comparable national brands do not.

When it was time for the kids to try it they had more opinions than their father provided.




The bottom of the UN77 has the UnReal logo on the bottom, which the kids found super cool.


My daughter correctly choose which was the UnReal and which is Reese's. She preferred the Unreal telling met that the chocolate tasted better, and the she really like the design in the back. She didn't think that there was anything wrong with the UN77 and would choose it over the Reese's given the choice.

My son said that it tasted a lot like Reese's, and that he also like the design, and he didn't know which one he liked better.

 
The UnReal 77 is 1.3oz and retails for .99, the Reese's is 1.5 oz and retails .99 at my Walgreens. It has 20 less calories than Reese's as well as less fat, sugar, and carbs, more fiber and the same amount of protein.


Last but not least, is UN41. Due to the fact that UnReal doesn't use artificial colors, they had close their eyes for this one. The colors are not as vibrant as M&M's, so right off the bat they would know which is which and I wanted them to tell me about the taste.

UN41 on the left, and M&M's on the right

Cassidy told me that the UN41 tasted better and different than the M&M's. She loves the colors on the UN41, especially the purple and yellow. She would choose UN41.

Devon thought that it tasted good, but didn't like the colors. He would pick M&M's over UN41 because of that.

If you have concerns about artificial colorings never fear, UnReal uses beetroot juice, turmeric root extract, and purple cabbage juice to color the candy.

When I tried both, I found that I preferred the Unreal. With the M&M's I felt like the shell was adding sweetness, it tasted more sweet than chocolate. With the Unreal, it was "unreal" on how much I liked it. I could taste the chocolate better.

Overall, I really like the UnReal brand. It reminds me of chocolate my gran sends over from Scotland. British chocolate is similar to UnReal in that it doesn't have a lot of junk that chocolate here has. I love the addition of vanilla extract, it just adds something to the taste. I also love seeing that ingredients for their chocolate list chocolate the first or second on the list. Compared to the other brands, except for M&M's which listed chocolate 2nd, they had chocolate listed 3rd or 4th in their chocolate ingredient list!
The Unreal 41 is 1.48oz and .99 and the M&M's are 1.58 oz and .99. The Unreal has 30 fewer calories and as well as less sugar, fat, and carbs, with more fiber and protein as well.

This is candy that you aren't going to feel guilty for eating, and you get just about as much product for the same price as it's counterpart. You can find UnReal at CVS, Walgreens, and coming soon to Target. Get unreal and unjunked!


   

Disclosure: I received coupons from BzzAgent in order to provide this review. I am not obligated to give a positive review and my opinion is my own. I've signed up to participate in this campaign and have not been financially compensated in anyway.

Burt's Bees Natural Skin Solutions BzzAgent Review

Hi, BzzAgent (what is that again?) StarieNite here. I am reviewing a wonderful product. Enjoy!

What does this:

Have to do with great skin?

Turns out everything! Burt's Bees new skin care line is formulated with cotton extract. The extract contains seven sugars called oligosaccharides. These wonderful little guys help my skin barrier, and reduces redness in the skin, and increase keratin. Keratin is what keeps your skin strong and flexible and helps your skin keep it's moisture. Cotton can also increase the softness of your skin and even out your skin tone.


Burt's Bees didn't stop there. They also added Rice extract which nourishes your skin, Aloe to sooth and moisturize, Eyebright which contains tannins to decrease inflammation of the skin, and White Genepi which is also an anti-inflammatory.

So about a month ago I received the Burt's Bees Natural Skin Solutions BzzKit.  

I received a full size (!) tube of the cleanser and bottle of the day cream. The cleanser is a cream cleanser that is soap free, but does contain an extract from the soap bark tree to give it some lather. I didn't notice any, but that doesn't change my opinion of the product. Which is it is pretty awesome. The cleanser is fragrance free (natch), but doesn't smell medicinal. Like I said that it doesn't lather, but it does a great job of cleaning my skin, it really did leave my skin less red after cleansing like other cleanser in past have, and it rinses off easily. The cleanser is priced at $10 and I found it at my local Walgreens. The moisturizer is also really great. I apply right after my skin is cleansed. The real only problem I have with it isn't the product, but the bottle. The pump dispenses way way way to much if you aren't careful. You really only need a dime sized about amount, maybe a penny size. I found it kinda primed my skin for makeup, but be careful, if you use a mineral makeup like myself. You need to wait about 10-15 between applying the moisturizer and the makeup. I didn't and I could feel my brush was slightly damp. It also doesn't have a sunscreen, but since most sunscreens aren't natural I am not broken up about it. The moisturizer is about $14 at my local Walgreens. 

The product line also includes a night cream and an eye cream. I haven't had the chance to try those products, but if the day cream and cleanser are any indiacation I am sure they will be great as well. They are about $14 at my Walgreens as well.


Even if you don't have sensitive skin this is a great product. I don't but my skin is less red after cleansing, and recently I over exfoliated and this cleanser did the trick in helping my skin heal.

Overall this product line is great. It is extremely reasonably priced and even though it is made for sensitive skin is great for anyone.

Disclosure: I received this product from BzzAgent in order to provide this review. I am not obligated to give a positive review and my opinion is my own. I've signed up to participate in this campaign and have not been financially compensated in anyway.

Upcoming Review: Burt's Bees® Natural Skin Solutions for Sensitive Skin BzzCampaign

A few days ago I received a BzzKit from from BzzAgent for their Burt's Bees Natural Skin Solutions for Sensitive Skin BzzCampaign. I got a whole box of goodies.

I can't wait to try it out and let you know what I think. Stay tuned!

Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2012 BzzAgent Review

It's been over a year since my last post.

My usual reviews I get are beauty products or cleaning supplies. This time I got a fantastic product to review from BzzAgent. (What is BzzAgent? Glad you asked, check that out here.)

Ready?



Trend Micro™ Titanium™ Maximum Security 2012 (TMTMS) for one year! This campaign included a one year subscription for 3 PC's, one year of Safe Surfing for Mac, and Mobile Security for Android. This review will cover my PC protection. We don't use our Mac for internet browsing and we don't have any Android products.

So what does TMTMS do?
It protects:
Your devices: PC, Mac, and Andriod.
Your privacy: It scans your computer and protects against malware, spyware, spam and other threats that are used to steal passwords, credit card numbers, and other private information.
Your family: It has parental control tools to keep your kids safe.
Your data: It protects your data with Trend Micro Vault, Secure Erase file shredder and SafeSync online storage.
Your social network: It scans any links that appear on your Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace and lets you know which ones are safe.


Again my experience with PC only.

It installs very easy and takes up less space on my hard drive then my previous anti virus program. Set up was also a breeze.

Selecting to gear icon opens up protection settings screen. The most choices are self explanatory, but there a few where hovering your mouse over the ! button explains what that choice means. This where you decided how much protection you want.

My children don't use the computer unsupervised so I haven't set the parental controls. How it works gives age ranges to form a base line. It the gives topics to restrict. You have the big obvious ones like pornography and nudity, and also, among others, allows to block auction sites, gaming sites, sites dealing with miliary/weapons. If you leave the controls on a visit a site that is blocked it will load the screen with a message that it is a blocked site. At the bottom are two links one allowing access for one time, and the second allowing access all the time. As a test I set it to block auctions. I went to an auction site and a the blocked site page popped up. I choose to enter the page once, entered my password and the screen reloading allowing access. The pages appearance is different. Very pared down, and almost no graphics. So if for some reason the website needs to be view as is, parental control must be turned off. You can set different filters for different users on the computer, so it isn't a all or nothing.

My only complaint of this program I was given is that not it did not remove a Trojan that was discovered on my computer, how it detected it and my prior program didn't. It was easily taken care of by deleting the program myself.

I haven't yet tried MircroVault, but it sounds great. What it does is you place sensitive files in the Vault, and if someone is using your computer they can't access those files without your password. If your computer is stolen, simply report the theft to TrendMirco, and the Vault is locked until your computer is recovered. SecureErase ensures that data that you delete from the computer isn't able to be recovered. When it is turned on you have the choice of Quick Erase in which the file is over written a few times with random data to prevent it being recovered from the Recycle Bin. Permanent Erase overwrites the date 7 times, which takes longer, but that data isn't coming back. The last offering for data protection is 10 gbs of storage. You select the files, and Safe Sync backed up, secured and synced.

The last feature is a really great one that I haven't seen before. It scans and informs you what links posted on social media like Facebook are safe to click thru and view. Links highlighted in green are safe, red are not safe, and gray is unknown. Trend states that it works with IE, Firefox, and Chrome. I use Firefox mostly and it currently doesn't work. Firefox updates more often than Chrome or IE and as of this review, it isn't compatible.

Over all I give this product a 4.5 out of 5.
If you would like to try this product visit http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products/personal/titanium-maximum-security/ and use BZZ30 for a discount or download this coupon http://www.bzzagent.com/member/campaigns/3932804498/BestBuyCoupon.pdf and go to any Best Buy to purchase. Hurry this offer ends soon.

Disclosure: I received this product from BzzAgent in order to provide this review. I am not obligated to give a positive review and my opinion is my own. I've signed up to participate in this campaign and have not been financially compensated in anyway.

What is BzzAgent?

BzzAgent is a company that utilizes word of mouth (WOM) advertising. BzzAgent's like myself are given samples of products to try and review and tell others about.
For more information please visit their website.

What the heck is BzzAgent anyway??

Glad you asked!
BzzAgent is a Word Of Mouth (WOM) Company!

How it works, BzzAgents join campaigns and are sent BzzKits. BzzKits contain a booklet on the product or service, samples, and sometimes coupons. It is then up to us to test it and spread the word.

Honesty is key, a BzzAgent must always disclose who we are and what BzzAgent is. We then report back to BzzAgent every time we Bzz an item.

So stick around! I will be posting videos of the BzzKits and reviews (WOM) on those kits. Please let me know if my Bzz was helpful!