BeeLieve Skin Care

Being a buyer for deeperShopping, we see a lot of products. One new line that we have been introduced to is Bee Lieve (also known as BeeLieve). This is a fresh new skincare line that is made in Arkansas using the best local and imported skincare ingredients with a twist – each product features natural farm grown Honey.

The ancient Egyptians were well aware of the natural healing properties of Honey and it has been used for thousands of years as a skin balm to help the healing process and fight infection. Its natural antibiotic properties help promote a fresh, healthy and radiant complexion.

Honey is also well known to those that read the Bible. Talk about the land of Milk and Honey!

We love Beauty and Health products at deeperShopping. And so we are delighted to be able to offer the Bee Lieve line to our customers. Available in Honey Melonbee and Vanilla Citrusbee, the fragrance is light and pleasing and the texture of the products is also excellent. We rate these items as a very high value for money, and of course, we are delighted to have found a Christian owned business that is making a world class product.

Mini sampler packs are available to try and include a mini lotion and a lip balm.

Where to Buy: http://www.deepershopping.com/beauty/brands/bee-lieve-beelieve-skincare.html

Harvest Blessings Pumpkin Bread Mix

As a buyer for the deeperShopping Christian Book and Gift store, im often finding wonderful new products. Such is the subject of today’s blog – the Harvest Blessings Gourmet Pumpkin Bread Mix.

I love pumpkin bread. Its extremely delicious, and i love it both hot, and also cold with real butter. So Christmas Morning I decided to bake a couple of loaves for the neighbors. I used our Heart Warmers loaf pans (i’ll blog about those some other time), and whipped up a couple of loaves.

Firstly lets get down to packaging. If you are giving this as a gift you will be very pleased. It has a traditional harvest / fall packaging in shades of brown, organge and olive green. It also has a nice weight to it. Always important when you want the recipient to feel you spent more than you did.

On to ingredients, you need one box of pumpkin bread mix, 1/4 cup of shortening (use butter, not margerine), one egg and one cup of canned pumpkin – that last ones important, and if you are giving this as a gift, you might want to also include a can of pumpkin.

Assembly was painless, for those with A.D.D. you could probably just toss everything in a bowl and wizz. I followed the instructions which only took about 2 minutes. Then after pour the batter into a Loaf and Bake in a moderate oven for one hour.

Now, having two neighbors, and two loaves of pumpkin bread presented a big problem. How to taste the loaves without the neighbors knowing. After all, if its a flub you dont want to give it to the neighbors. Well, i decided to chance it and gave the first loaf to the neighbor on the left. I then proceeded to the neighbor on the right and was horrified to discover (yeah right) that they were not home. Blast. So what do you do with a hot loaf of pumpkin bread mix and no neighbor? This delimma confronted me for about 1/2 second. Quicker than you can say lickety-split i was home with a knife and that sucker was sliced and in the mouth.

The result? Quite simply, perfection. A delicious crust, a tasty loaf, and a wonderful texture. I would highly recommend this. I was so impressed I purchased myself a couple more packets to keep in the cupboard for when friends come over.

Presentation: 10 out of 10
Ease Of Use: 10 out of 10 – Was dead easy
Tastiness: 10 out of 10
Value for Money: 10  out of 10

Where to buy: http://www.deepershopping.com/item/brownlow-gifts/harvest-blessings-gourmet-pumpkin-bread-mix-16oz/66998.html

Mother To Be Brownies

Ok, so you’re six months pregnant, look like you swallowed a beach ball, and you have an insatiable craving for chocolate with icecream. You want to be good, but you just gotta get the Chocolate Fix. Of course, if you are not pregnant, then that makes having a Chocolate craving even the worse – because you can’t blame the little bub – only yourself!

So back to the topic of this blog posting. As the buyer for the deeperShopping Christian Book Store, i come across all sorts of products designed for the inspirational, family friendly and Christian Markets. And one of the products I absolutely love is the “Mother To Be” Midnight Munchies Brownie Mix. For mothers-to-be, or those that live on the same planet as a mother-to-be (thats my way of qualifying, what’s yours?).

So, being the good product buyer that I am, it was necessary (sigh, i know, im just a workaholic at heart) to ensure that this product was everything it promised – ie Yummy. 

Firstly, lets look at the product itself. Packaging is perfect. If you know someone that is having a Baby and you want to give them a little pick me up gift, then this brownie mix is sure to be a delight. Stick a hang tag on it and you have the perfect under $10 presentation.

Now, asthetics aside, on to the important bits – the all scientific and cullinary art of turning a box of brownie mix into something tasty. The package makes it clear that you will need 2 large eggs and 4tbsp of melted butter or margarine. If you are having a baby – skip the Marg and opt for all natural butter, you dont need those nasty whipped hydrogenated fats. Blend all the ingredients, and add the batter into a greased 8×8 tin. Bake at 350 degrees F (thats about 180C for you metric folks) for about a half hour.

Finally we get to the good bit, the taste testing. For our testing we tried the brownie plain, as well as with a frozen fat free organic yogurt from Stonyfield Farm, and a little whipped cream courtesy of Land-O-Lakes and a nice can of whipping cream. The results, quite simply delicious. The brownie has a slightly almond taste to it – which in combination with the chocolate is very tasty and reminds us of some of those wonderful almond cookies and cakes that come from Holland. Personally, its better with the Frozen Yogurt (or icecream if you must). We all loved the contrast of the hot and cold and the collision of flavors in the mouth.

Note, that this brownie mix does not include chocolate chunks, so if you like your brownie mix with chunks you may want to add in some good quality chocolate chips. Dont cheap out, if you are going to add the chocolate, use a good brand.

So all in all, i would rate this product a definate buy. And i think our customers have too. Because the first few cartons sold out pretty quick smart. Looks like the purchasing staff will be re-ordering. In the mean time i might grab another box from the warehouse – strictly for quality assurance purposes…..

Ease Of Use: 10 out of 10 – Dead Easy
Chocolatiness Rating : 7 out of 10 – not too chocolaty
Gooyness Rating : 5 out of 10 – A firmer slightly more cake like texture that is still very pleasing
Tastiness Rating : 8 out of 10 – Towards the higher end of the Very Yummy Scale.
Packaging : 9 out of 10 – Very cute, only drawback, its really oriented towards mothers-to-be. What about the rest of us???
Final Rating : Love It

Where to Find: http://www.deepershopping.com/item/brownlow-gifts/mother-to-be-midnight-munchies-brownie-mix/79476.html