Celestial Seasonings Taste Test

I received the Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Decaf Green Tea in my #FrostyVoxBox from Influenster. I was excited to try this as I'm a big mint tea lover. Mint is a great tea to use to calm the nerves as well as the stomach. It's a miracle remedy! :-) Typically I go to Starbucks and get myself a mint tea there when I need my mint tea fix. Their tea has great flavor but is actually TOO strong often times. And if I leave the tea bag in for too long (which I'm notorious for), it begins to taste bitter. I did not have this issue AT ALL with the Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Green Tea. First off, the initial flavor after steeping it was a much softer mint flavor yet is still somehow bold. So you get all the benefits of the mint calming without it being overwhelming and affecting the flavor of anything you eat for the next 1/2 hour. After my initial taste... I accidentally left my tea bag in the cup for at LEAST a good half an hour or so. When I came back to the cup I expected it to be incredibly strong and slightly bitter. Boy was a surprised when it was just slightly more minty. It was wonderful. I wish that this was a year round tea flavor instead of seasonal! This would be great to have any time of year! I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

Cheese Platter

I was given a sample of Boursin Cheese from Smiley360 to try in exchange for my honest opinion. I thought this was the perfect excuse to have a cheese platter at a staff meeting I was to hold. I was so excited as I am a cheese LOVER. I went all out and bought several different cheeses, crackers, meats, olives, spreads, etc. When everyone saw that we were having a cheese platter they were so excited (I don't blame them. Cheese is the best!). I did enjoy the Boursin Cheese Creamy Asiago and Roasted Red Pepper. It has a good herbal and even flavor and is spreadable. It was great as a snack. It could be paired with several different kinds of crackers. It also paired well with meats. Although, I believe that it was overshadowed by the other cheeses provided as typically people think of spreadable cheese as a "lesser" cheese. I think the Boursin Cheeses are great for a snack with your favorite cracker. Like I said, they've got a great flavor and are spreadable. It's like having a better version of cream cheese. If you want more information about Boursin Cheese or Smiley360, click here.