Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Follicleanse Shampoo Review



Thanks to Healthy Hair Plus for providing me with a sample of Follicleanse Shampoo!

I'm generally not that picky about the shampoo I use.  Usually I get whatever I can find on sale and with coupons.  But those products aren't always the best to care for my hair.

So I was really excited to try out Follicleanse Shampoo - would it really make a difference in my hair?

The makers of Follicleanse, Healthy Hair Plus, claim that Follicleanse deep cleans the dirt, oil and product build-up in hair. It eliminates dandruff, oily scalp, and flaking. Follicleanse reduces oil production from sebaceous glands and infuses vitamins and botanicals to heal and revitalize. They also claim that it increase blood flow to the scalp and helps stop DHT accumulation that can cause hair thinning and loss.

Follicleanse is an herbal shampoo. And who doesn't love the smell of an herbal shampoo? But the herbs aren't there just to make your hair smell nice, they also claim to help with your hair! Fenugreek is a natural stimulant that increases blood supply including oxygen and vital nutrients to the root. And ivy burdock, thyme and sage all work to prevent and cleanse DHT while stimulating blood flow.

So, I gave Follicleanse a try. Did it do everything it claimed?

First, I really liked the light green color of the shampoo. It's really pretty, and it smells great, too! I put my hands together to make a lather, and I was a little surprised that the shampoo didn't lather up like a lot of other products. I do like a good lather, so that was a little disappointing.

I washed my hair with the shampoo, and everything seemed pretty normal, nothing special. But when I was done washing, I noticed that my hair didn't seem as oily as it does - it did a good job of getting rid of the dirt and oil from my hair. I also noticed that my scalp was tingling! What a neat feeling! I don't know if it's tingling because my scalp's blood supply was increased by the herbs, but whatever the cause, it's a good feeling.

I don't really know if Follicleanse's claims to improve the health of your hair are true or not, and it's not something I can really evaluate. All I can say is that I really enjoyed using the shampoo!

Would you like to try Follicleanse? You can order it through the Healthy Hair Plus website. It's also available through Amazon.com.  You won't be disappointed!


(I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.)

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Monday, August 19, 2013

List and Enter Giveaways 8-20-13 (Fortune Follies Tuesday)

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Welcome to Fortune Follies Tuesday for August 20th, where bloggers can list their giveaways, and readers can enter them!

READERS: Here are the giveaways going on right now at Frugal Follies, with their end dates:
    BLOGGERS: Here are some free blogging opportunities for future giveaways:
    Please link up your giveaways below!

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    Back to School $500 Cash Giveaway

    Today's the first day of school for my kids. Let's mark the occasion with a new cash giveaway!

    Enter for a chance to win $500 via PayPal! Enter below, then leave a comment - thanks!


    Welcome to the $500 Back to School Cash Giveaway!


    We've joined forces with a great group of bloggers to bring you this fabulous giveaway. One lucky person will win $500 cash.



    Enter to win $500 cash via PayPal.


    Complete the tasks below to earn entries into this giveaway.
    Refer your friends using your unique link to earn even more chances to win.
    Open Worldwide.
    Ends at 11:59pm EST on September 1st, 2013.

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    This giveaway was coordinated by Giveaway Promote.

    If you're a blogger and would like to participate in a future giveaway event like this one, sign up for Giveaway Promote's weekly giveaway events newsletter.

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    Friday, August 16, 2013

    $200 Gift Card Giveaway - Sears, Target, Spa Finder

    Here's a great giveaway for $200 in gift cards! Enter below, then leave a comment - thanks!

    Hosted by:  Confessions of a Messy Mama

    Co-hosted:  Emmy's Deals

    Sponsored by:  Gift Card Rescue

    About GiftCardRescue.com

    Based in Ellicott City, MD, GiftCardRescue.com’s mission is to make it easier for people to unlock the value in their unwanted gift cards. The company buys gift cards from those who don’t want them and sells them to those who would use them.
    Consumers can get up to 90% cash back for their unwanted gift cards and save from 4% up to 30% on discounted gift cards to over 350 national merchants. GiftCardRescue.com guarantees all transactions and is backed by the best customer support team in the industry.
    Founded in January 2008, GiftCardRescue.com, with no outside capital, is now the fastest growing gift card exchange site."


    Check out GiftCardRescue.com and see if there are gift cards to what retailers your frequent!  If you are going to spend your money there you might as well save some money before you even start to shop.


    One LUCKY reader will win $200 in Gift Cards from GiftCardRescue.com

    $100 Sears/K-Mart/Lands End gift card

    $50 Target gift card

    $50 Spa Finder gift card 

    Open to the Continental US only.  Giveaway ends September 6, 2013.

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     Disclosure: Frugal Follies is not responsible for prize shipment and has receive no compensation for this giveaway.

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    Publix: Time to pack school lunches!


    Around here, school starts on Monday.  Yikes!  I would say, "Where did the summer go?", but honestly, it kind of dragged for me.

    But now I need to be ready to serve quick breakfasts in the morning and to make lunches for all of the kids.  It's a little bit of a pain, but saves a ton compared to buying lunch at school!

    So I was glad that Publix had great deals this week on cereal, cheese sticks, and drink boxes.  Those will help get breakfast on the table and lunches in bags just a little bit quicker!

    Here's what I got:

    2 Suddenly Salad @ $1.00 = $2.00
    - $0.50 off 2 Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad Mixes
    = $1.50 for two, or 75¢ each

    2 Cheerios @ BOGO $4.45
    - 2 $0.60/1 Original Cheerios printable
    (also available: $0.50 off ONE BOX Original Cheerios cereal and $1.00 off TWO BOXES Cheerios cereals)
    = $3.25 for two, or $1.63 each

    4 Quaker Oatmeal Squares @ BOGO $4.89 = $9.78
    - 2 $1/2 Quaker product Target store printable
    - 2 $1/2 Quaker Product, exp. 9/7/13 (RP 08/04/13)
    = $5.78 for four, or $1.45 each

    2 Honest Kids drinks 8-pk @ BOGO $3.99
    - 2 $0.50/1 Honest Kids printable
    = $2.99 for two, or $1.50 each

    2 Sargento cheese sticks @ BOGO $3.69
    - $1/2 Sargento Natural Snack Items, exp. 8/18/13 (Publix Smart Savings Booklet )
    = $2.69 for two, or $1.35 each

    2 Sundown Vitamin D @ $3.29 = $6.58
    - $5/2 Sundown products Publix coupon (Beauty & Health Flyer)
    - 2 $1/1 Sundown product printable
    = 42¢ moneymaker

    - $5 off $30 Winn-Dixie coupon (Enjoy the City)

    Tax: 24¢
    Total spent: $13.13
    Total saved compare to Publix full prices: $41.49


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    Publix: Savings at the last minute


    I wasn't in town last week, so I wasn't able to get the deals from the week on August 8th until almost the end of the shopping week.  But better late than never!

    Here's what I got:

    4 Quilted Northern bath tissue @ BOGO $4.99 = $9.98
    - 2 $1/1 Quilted Northern Ultra Soft & Strong Bath Tissue, exp. 8/14/13 (RP 07/14/13 R)
    - 2 $1/1 Quilted Northern Ultra Plush, exp. 8/14/13 (RP 07/14/13 R)
    = $5.98 for four, or $1.50 each

    4 Honey Bunches of Oats @ BOGO $3.99 = $7.98
    - 2 $1/2 Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal, (SS 07/28/13)
    = $5.98 for four, or $1.50 each

    2 Mott's apple juice @ BOGO $2.87
    = $1.44 each

    2 BIC mechanical pencil 8-pk @ BOGO $3.69
    -  $1/1 Bic Stationery Product, exp. 9/15/13 (SS 08/04/13) (all I had)
    = $2.69 for two, or $1.35 each

    2 Kraft garlic & herb alfredo mac & cheese @ BOGO $1.81
    - $1/2 Kraft Buffalo Cheddar, Three Cheese Jalapeno, Cheesy Southwest Chipotle or Garlic & Herb Alfredo Macaroni and Cheese, exp. 8/28/13 (SS 07/28/13 #2)
    = 81¢ for two, or 41¢ each

    1 Activia 4-pk @ $1.67
    -  $1 off Activia Cups, exp. 9/29/13 (SS 08/04/13 R)
    = 67¢

    2 Publix cream cheese @ $1.25 = $2.50

    - $5 off $30 Winn-Dixie coupon (Enjoy the City)

    Tax: 82¢
    Total spent:  $17.32
    Total saved compared to Publix full prices: $41.93


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    Thursday, August 15, 2013

    Matilda Jane Children's Clothing Giveaway

    Check out these super-cute clothes from Matilda Jane! Then enter for a chance to win 2 outfits - that's four items of clothing!


    Go Back to School in Style with Matilda Jane!

    Hosted by More Than Mommy

    and co-hosted by

    Mommy's Craft Obsession and Simply Southern Couponers


    Matilda Jane is a wonderful children's clothing boutique. They are the 'Unpredictable Clothing Company’! From the style, to the colors and craftsmanship, you won't find clothes like these anywhere else!

    Matilda Jane reflects the uniqueness of each child who wears their clothes in a fun and fabulous way. You can check out a full review by Renae from More Than Mommy HERE.

    One lucky winner is going to win 2 outfits from Matilda Jane! That is 4 pieces of clothing, which will make a great addition to your back-to-school wardrobe. Giveaway is open to US and Canada and ends on August 30, 2013. Simply fill out the Rafflecopter below for your chance.


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    $100 Walmart Gift Card Giveaway



    Welcome to the "End of Summer Giveaway Event" sponsored by Tip Hero and featuring some wonderful bloggers. With summer soon drawing to a close (unfortunately), we thought a great big giveaway event would be the perfect pick-me-up!

    There are some great opportunities to score deals at the end of the summer. One lucky winner will win a $100 Walmart gift card to potentially use while shopping those end of the season sales.

    This giveaway begins on August 15th and will run until August 29th at 11:59pm US Eastern time. It will be open to residents of the US only, 18+. Use the PromoSimple form below to enter, and make sure that you take advantage of the many entries you can gain. Also, be sure to come back daily for more chances to win. Best of luck!

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    Wednesday, August 14, 2013

    Chicken Basquaise with Carbonell Spanish Olive Oil (Frugal Food Thursday)


    Thanks to Carbonell for providing the olive oil for this recipe!

    Welcome to Frugal Food Thursday!  If you have a great frugal recipe, please link up below! 

    These recipes are also listed at these wonderful linkup parties - thank you to all the hosts for allowing me to link up!

    Earlier this week, I made one of my regular dinners, Chicken Basquaise.  But I put a special spin on it - I used Carbonell Spanish Olive Oil!

    Much like Spanish wine, Spanish olive oil offers a distinctively different flavor that liberates meat, fish and vegetable dishes from the confines of traditional, expected taste. Carbonell olive oil, since 1866, is only produced and bottled in Spain. Its quality and tradition have made it one of the preferred brands all over the world.  Carbonell Extra Virgin olive oil has an intense flavor that is delicious in salads or as a base for dips, dressings and as a seasoning in many dishes.

    The olive oil gave a really authentic and special taste to my ordinary dish!

    Here's how I made it:

    First, I sauteed onions, celery, and peppers in the Carbonell olive oil:


    I removed the vegetables and placed them in a bowl.  I added more olive oil and sauteed the chicken in the same pan.


    Once the chicken was fully cooked, I put the vegetables back in the pan and added a can of crushed tomatoes.  I then added some hot sauce and oregano.  I covered the pan and simmered the dish for about ten minutes.

    I stirred in some more olive oil for extra flavor, and then I served the Chicken Basquaise over arborio rice, as shown at the top of this post.

    The Carbonell olive oil made this ordinary weekday dish very special!  What dishes that you make would be even better with Carbonell olive oil?

    Here's my recipe:

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    Plastic Place Trash Bags Review / Giveaway


    Thanks to Plastic Place for providing the garbage bags for this review/giveaway!

    If you have a household, you'll undoubtedly have garbage.  And you have a need for a place to put it!  So garbage bags are almost definitely on your shopping list from time to time.

    In the Frugal Follies household, I try to save money by purchasing garbage bags when they are on sale and when I have coupons.  That combination doesn't come around all that often.   I've also tried purchasing the house brand trash bags, but too often those bags are of low quality, are difficult to open, and often end up ripping - and what's the point of having trash bags that rip?

    So here's another cost-saving option for you: purchasing trash bags online.

    I recently had the chance to try out two types of garbage bags from Plastic Place:  Harmonyx Drawstring Tall Kitchen Trash Bags and 95 Gallon Black Garbage Bags for outdoor rolling trash cans.


    Harmonyx Drawstring Bags come in sets of 25 in a convenient tube dispenser - so they don't take up much storage room.  When you're short on space, this is a great feature!   The bags are three-ply - no rips! - and are two-tone: white on the outside, black on the inside.  They contain Microban, which inhibits the growth of bacteria in your garbage can.  And they're environmentally-friendly, made from 50% recycled material.

    I gave these a try in my kitchen trash can, and I thought they were great!  I had no worries about the weight of the garbage breaking the bag as my kids and I took it out on trash day.  They were quick and easy to put in the can as well.  Sometimes it's hard to separate the sides of a cheap trash bag open.  I know I've spent way too long trying to open those cheap bags!  But these were no problem at all.  The drawstrings made it easy to tie up the garbage and put it in the main trash can outside.

    And speaking of the outside trash can: Mine lives in my garage, except of course when it's at the curb waiting to be picked up.  Now, my garage gets really, really hot.  I live in South Florida, where the temperature rarely cools off, even at night.  If garbage has been sitting in the can for a few days before it goes outside, the garbage can gets really smelly - and so does the whole garage!  Then, when the garbage is collected, sometimes there are still garbage items at the bottom - and that stuff will sit for another three or four days!

    95 Gallon Black Garbage Bags from Plastic Place can help make your outside garage a little less smelly!  These bags will fit your extra-large outdoor rollaway garbage can.  You can put broken glass or other sharp-edged items in your can, and the 2.0-mm thick bag won't puncture.

    I gave these bags a try as well.  I have to admit that the extra step of lining the outside garbage can was a bit of a pain.  However, it paid off when the garbage was collected, and there were no extra pieces of trash at the bottom of the can that the garbage collectors had neglected to get.  Yay!  And the can definitely smelled much less than it did without trash can liners.

    Overall, I was really happy with the Harmonyx kitchen bags and the trash can liners.  And these bags may be a lot less expensive than the thin, ripping house brand bags you'll find at the store!

    Would you like to try these trash bags?  Stop by Plastic Place for these bags and lots of other sizes and styles as well!  Plus, there's free shipping on orders of $50 or more, and only a flat $5 charge for orders below $50.

    Or would you like to try them for free?

    Frugal Follies is hosting a giveaway for Plastic Place Trash Bags!

    One winner will receive one tube (25 bags) of Harmonyx Tall Kitchen Drawstring Bags and 5 95-Gallon Black Garbage Bags.  The giveaway ends on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 11:59 PM Eastern time.  Open to US residents 18 and older.  Use the Rafflecopter form below to enter!

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    Tuesday, August 13, 2013

    Nesco Dehydrator Giveaway

    I had a food dehydrator once, a long time ago. But I found that I never used it, so I gave it away.

    Now, I'd really like to have one again! I have a mango tree, and I'd love to make mango leather from the fruit. I'd also use it to make sundried tomatoes when tomatoes are cheap at the farmers' market or supermarket.

    If you'd like to get a dehydrator, enter below for a chance to win one!

    A Lucky Ladybug
    Prize:
    Nesco Gardenmaster Digital Pro Food Dehydrator
    ARV $170
    Hosted by:

    "New Digitally Controlled" unit! Top mounted fan eliminates liquids dripping into the heater chamber. Expands to a giant 20 trays so you can dry large quantities all at once! 1000 watts of drying power means you can dry more, faster. Patented Converga-Flow® forces heated air down the exterior pressurized chamber, then horizontally across each individual tray, converging in the center, for fast, even and nutritious drying.

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    Below last year's average! (Wednesday Weekly Shopping)

    Coupon Shopping
    I invite you to link up to your best grocery deals below, to inspire others to save more! 

    I haven't shopped much over the past two weeks because we were on vacation!  We visited with family, who were kind enough to feed us.  So there was very little shopping to be done.

    In fact, the only shopping I did this week was a trip I made when I first got home.  I went to ALDI for some basics - milk, vegetables, and the like.  I spent $34.80 and saved nothing.

    That, and last week's total of $4.07 for the week, brought my yearly average to $76.29 - below my 2011 and 2012 averages!  Amazing!

    Here's the details:

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