Monday, October 15, 2012

Glade Expressions Collection




Have you noticed that the air freshener aisle at Target has become kind of overwhelming lately?  There are SO many choices for keeping your house fresh and clean, from plug-ins to sprays to candles to diffusers.  There are so many affordable choices of great-smelling products now, no one needs to keep a stale bowl of potpourri on their coffee table for a couple years (like my mom did).  And the leader of the pack, with the most choices and best scents, is Glade.

I recently tried two new Glade Expressions products: the fragrance mist and the oil diffuser.  I received coupons for samples through BzzAgent.  In fact, the store where I purchased the items was also giving away a free refill for each of these items with the purchase of the starter kits.  Yay!

Glade Expressions Fragrance Mist
I purchased the pineapple & mangosteen variety of the fragrance mist.  Now, I have no idea what "mangosteen" is, but apparently it smells good when combined with pineapple.  The scent is very fruity and the best thing is that it seems to immediately cover up whatever I was smelling before.  I have been keeping the mist in the bathroom, and as you can imagine, some scents need to be covered up in there!  The scent also carries quite far.  When I spray it in the small bathroom, I notice a faint pineapple fragrance throughout the entire floor.

I like that the mist has an easy to remove label which, when removed, makes the bottle a simple white shape.  It's still obvious that it's an air freshener, but it's slightly nicer to look at than other varieties if it's sitting out on the sink like in the picture below.  And I definitely like the idea that I only have to purchase a refill to keep using this mist.  I can even try out a different scent next time, while spending less money.


One thing I don't like, however, is the actual act of spraying this thing.  A quick glance when you pick up the bottle doesn't make it apparent which side the spray is going to come out of - so you might accidentally spray your furniture or yourself.  It's also a little difficult to squeeze the bottle to make the mist come out.  I have some carpal tunnel in my arms, so I have to use both hands to squeeze - not a big deal, but not quite so convenient either.

Glade Expressions Oil Diffuser
For the oil diffuser, I tried out the fuji apple & cardamom spice flavor.  I love fall scents, especially apple-cinnamon, and this one is no disappointment!  I placed the oil diffuser in our nursery, right next to the diaper pail.  Within seconds of opening the oil container and setting up the diffuser, the ENTIRE second floor of my house was filled with a warm, apple-y scent that I loved!  It not only covers up the diaper-pail scent, it also makes all the rooms nearby smell great too.

The scent has not stayed quite as intense as when I first opened the package, but it is still going strong after a couple of weeks.  Every time I come up the stairs, I start to smell the apple & cardamom and it makes me feel warm & happy.

Like the fragrance mist, the oil diffuser looks great with our decor.  I got the white one, and since everything else in the nursery is white, it blends right in.  I also really like that I don't have to use up an outlet or find batteries or push a button to diffuse the scent.  It provides continuous apple-scent just by sitting there.  With a little person soon to be crawling around that room, I can't put fragrance diffusers in the outlets.  Here's a picture of how nice it looks:


Both of these new items from Glade do a great job of covering up bad smells and creating nice ones instead.  And both blend in with your decor more than other air fresheners out there.  Give them a try today!

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Best Excuse in the World

Here's why I haven't been keeping up with my blog for awhile:


Yep, my baby girl was born on September 1.  I have, of course, been focused on nothing but her since then.  But now I am ready to start posting again - and not only that, I am going to have a lighter work schedule to allow me to focus on blogging and writing from now on.