Daily Archives for June 28, 2012

Orlando Food Truck Bazaar

So, I like food.

I like food so much, I eat to my heart’s content and pay badly for it. LOLs! Goodness me, if I could, I’d eat biscuits and Chex Mix everyday. Or food trucks…

Every month, as a date, my husband and I go across the street to where the Orlando Food Truck Bazaar meets near the Fashion Square Mall thanks to The Daily City. By no means are we adventurous, but it makes us feel hip, being surrounded by all the hipsters, people with cute puppies, and adorable families. We’re just plain awkward. We’re lucky that the bazaar happens so close to home- anywhere else, and we’d be scared to go. Obviously we only hang out in places a mile away from our home. The Food Truck Bazaar works well if you have a plan. This is serious business, y’all. Bring portable chairs and tables. You do not want to sit in ants like I do all the time. Bring cash, but know what most trucks can process credit cards through Square. Don’t all just stand in line together at one truck: divide and conquer that delicious goodness. Walk around and see what you really want before you commit. Try something new. Our favorites are Cafe Rouge Express (delicious sausage rolls and fish and chips), Korean BBQ Taco Box (great box dinner bulgogi), La Empanada (best truck design ever, and we go only for the buffalo chicken empanada because we are not adventurous), and the Crepe Company (one word: Nutella).

Here are some pictures from last month. Now, I am not a professional photographer by any means, but I do like taking pictures of my food. :) Try this out some time!

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I tried something new this time, fried fish, fries, mac and cheese, and sweet potato casserole from Mama’s Fixins.

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Yum, Korean BBQ Taco Box.
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Reviva Seaweed Soap!

Recently on the FB page for the Central Florida Beauty Bloggers, we all chimed in on how we felt about the Reviva Seaweed Soap. Reviva Labs was a sponsor of the May meetup, and many in our group were surprised at how high quality their products were for a company we had not heard of before. The soap was very interesting to review because we were all split on how we felt about it. Everyone needs to use soap, how did I like it? Read on for my take after a few pictures.

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All Natural Seaweed Soap, $4 from Reviva Labs

In its plastic wrap.
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The bar. See the all-natural scrubby goodness?
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This is my usual soap: Dove Unscented. I prefer Dove because I love a bar soap, and the quality has never let me down. My husband does not like fragrance, so we get the unscented.
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Dove, and just bar soap in general, is favored by my because it lathers so well and is easy to handle. I tried to be like the cool people and use the shower pouf and shower gel, but it’s just weird. When I ran out of soap one day, I gave this one a try. This soap lasted me almost two weeks. On a whim, I decided that I wouldn’t put on body lotion afterwards. Why? I wanted to see if the soap left a film- I strongly dislike that, ugh.

I used the soap until I had a tiny little nubbin left. My thoughts? I loved the scrubby bits. I would prefer this soap to other exfoliating types that I have tried because it actually felt like it was working. The pieces of seaweed were rough in a good way, and I liked how it felt. I’m sure the tidbit about people in Spain using it for anti-cellulite is something I should do, too. It’s a feel good product in the shower. The soap rinsed off well and did not leave a film. My skin was not dried out, and I wasn’t ashy, which is my biggest skin concern when using bar soaps. My biggest con against the product is the scent. I am a person who loves sweet or fruity. Earthy simply isn’t my thing. BUT, I have heard others in the blogger group loved that scent. I could see this scent being preferred by men as well. I couldn’t get over it. Every time I used this soap, I was like, “Oh, I love you, scrubby soap, but I do not like this smell…”

After the two weeks, I went back to my normal soap, and I missed the scrubby goodness. I’d buy the soap again just for that, and while I was not a fan of the all-natural scent, the feeling that the product is working trumps that for me. ;)