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** Complimentary Sample Received for Review **

Now that Spring is into full swing and Summer is just around the corner, I am looking to update my wardrobe with some comfortable, fun and unique items. I am the type of girl who doesn’t go for the cookie-cutter items that you find in mass chain retail stores, nope, I like things to be different!

If you are like me, you need to check out Niice Stuff which is an online boutique that carries fun, unique and comfortable apparel. When you shop at Niice Stuff, you will find t-shirts, hoodies, bags and hats in Women’s & Junior’s sizes and Men’s sizes too!

The great folks over at Niice Stuff sent me a Womens Poppy Tee to check out for all of you. This t-shirt is made out of 100% pre-shrunk cotton and is machine wash & tumble dry.

Regarding sizing, I would say that it’s slightly over-sized and I appreciate that as I like my t-shirts loose fitting. It features a crew neckline, short sleeves and is a longer-length tee which covers your waistline and upper hips nicely. (all of the things I like my tees to cover!).

As soon as you take the tee out of the package you will be very impressed with how soft it feels and trust me, the more you wash it, it gets softer! It feels super nice against my bare skin and I love the loser fit of this tee!

Since receiving it, I have worn it several times because it is so comfortable! I love wearing it with jeans, shorts and capris! It is the perfect “go-to” t-shirt for me! Love it!

Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win an adorable hat from the great folks over at Niice! Value $25.00. No choice in color that you will receive, but you will love winning a new Niice hat!

Giveaway Details: This giveaway is open to residents of the US ONLY age 18 and over. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering. This giveaway will close on June 11th, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST time. No purchase necessary to enter or win.

Disclaimer: Shelly Hill has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook or Google+ in any way. Thanks!

** Complimentary Samples Received for Review **

California Tea House is a family owned tea store where you can find some of the world’s best loose tea and custom-made, herbal tea blends. The company got it’s start in the local California Farmer’s Markets where their exclusive tea collection of estate grown, loose teas & delicious dessert tea blends became so popular that they decided to take their business venture online so that everyone could enjoy them.

California Tea House uses only the highest grade tea and organic herbs & spices in all of their teas and tea blends. They are known for the delicious dessert teas which have unique flavors. In addition to all of that, they are the home of the original herbal tea for dogs!

The company sent me two complimentary bags of loose tea to try out for all of you and I am excited to tell you about them today.

The Peach Tree Oolong Loose Tea comes packaged in a sealed 0.5 oz. bag which is resealable after opening. This loose tea is a Formosa Oolong Tea that is blended with preserved peach pieces and orange peels.

The Vanilla Crème Early Grey Black Tea comes packaged in a sealed 0.5 oz. bag which is resealable after opening. This loose tea is a black tea with a wonderful hint of vanilla.

For the past 8-9 days now I have been enjoying both teas. I like to enjoy the Peach Tree Oolong Tea during the day or after a meal (it’s a dessert tea) and I like to enjoy a cup of the Vanilla Earl Grey Black Tea right before bedtime. For some reason, it just relaxes me after a long day.

Both teas have a wonderful smooth taste to them and are very easy to prepare. I put my loose teas into a reusable filter and steeped them for about 3 minutes in the hot water. Deliciousness in a tea cup…yummy!

You can shop the California Tea House for a wonderful selection of teas and all of their gourmet teas are very affordably priced! To learn more about tea and the healthy benefits of tea, make sure you check out their Tea Chat Blog.

Reader’s Discount: The Two Classy Chics blog readers can get 10% off any purchase at the California Tea House by using coupon code CLASSY10 during the checkout process which also gets you FREE shipping too!

Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win a $25 e-gift card to the California Tea House! You can enter the giveaway below!

Giveaway Details: This giveaway is open to residents of the US ONLY age 18 and over. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering. This giveaway will close on June 11th, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST time. No purchase necessary to enter or win.

Disclaimer: Shelly Hill has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook or Google+ in any way. Thanks!

Good Morning! How is everyone doing today? I have been up and working since 5:30am and trying to get as much work done this morning that I can because we have severe T-storms moving into our area this afternoon. Every time we get bad storms, we lose power so I am trying to work quickly and smartly this morning to get things done.

The weather here for the past 3 days has been blistering HOT & HUMID. We were over 90 degrees yesterday and are already at 80 this morning. I think I need to lounge around in my birthday suit LOL just kidding! Seriously though, it’s hot, humid & miserable here. Hoping those storms come into today and cool us back down.

Anyway, We had a few giveaways close late last night so we do have winners to announce this morning. As always, we spend time every morning validating entries, trashing out the cheater entries and then randomly select a winner using random.org. We then double check that persons entry to make sure it’s legit and then finalize it.

Winner for the Novica Giveaway is… sandra davis

Winner for the Butterfly Kiss Giveaway is… Rachael Henzman

Congrats to the winners! We will be contacting you shortly, so that you can claim those fabulous prizes. Have a great Thursday everyone…we are almost to the weekend now & in the home stretch! Bring it on!

Light and refreshing, Sparkling ICE is Naturally-Flavored Sparkling water that contains Zero Calories, is Gluten-Free, and slightly carbonated. An excellent soda alternative, Sparkling ICE contains B-Vitamins, Vitamin D and antioxidants, along with a caffeine-free Green Tea Extract, which is known to have powerful levels of antioxidants.

You can use Sparkling ICE to make a wide variety of homemade popsicles which is perfect for long, hot summer days! Below you will find a yummy recipe that the great folks over at Sparkling ICE sent over for us to share with all of you.

Sparkling ICE Pops Recipe

Ice Cube Tray (or your favorite ice pop making molds)
Toothpicks or popsicle sticks
1 bottle Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE
1 container of fresh raspberries, chopped

Directions: Fill you trays or molds with Sparkling ICE, topping each with a scoop of chopped raspberries. If using ice cube trays cover tray tightly with tin foil. Poke a popsicle stick through the foil into each cube. If using an ice pop maker place the handle sticks into the molds. Place in the freezer for about 2 hours or until frozen. Enjoy!