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A GIFT FOR FASHIONISTAS & FOODIES: David’s Cookies Navy Handbag Ceramic Decorative Jars Set

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Looking for a gift for your favorite fashionista or foodie? Or how about both? Two things that appeal to our inner Marie Antoinette are decadent sweet treats and fashionable accessories. Combine these two loves together into a can’t miss gift: a versatile decorative designer-inspired decorative ceramic treat jar set from David’s Cookies, shaped like – you guessed it – designer handbags!

The David’s Cookies Navy Handbag Ceramic Decorative Jar Set

ABOUT THIS SET

The set comes with a full-size jar shaped like a handbag and matching treat size jar, shaped like a small bag. This Designer-inspired decorative treat jar set, of course, works as the quintessential cookie jar, or it can be used to hold your favorite sweet treats in the kitchen or office or for makeup storage on a dresser, vanity or desk. What fashionista wouldn’t love to get this as a gift?

Two-piece decorative jar set is inspired by designer handbag styles

CONSTRUCTION

The jar set is well made, the ceramic is fully glazed and hand-painted. There are no rough edges, cracks or crazes, or areas that missed glazing or paint as can be seen on some decorative ceramics.

This set is also notable for the attention to detail, as seen especially within the design and gold embellishments, the raised faux grommets, the detailing on the straps and other designer handbag highlights.

Closeup of detailing on the large jar

NOTE: Wash the ceramics carefully by hand, as decorative glazed ceramics are not recommended for dishwashers or microwaves.

Hand wash the fully glazed ceramic

SIZING DETAILS

This boxed set comes with two handbag styled ceramic decorative jars with lids:

FULL SIZE LARGER JAR

  • a full-size jar which measures approximately 9 1/4″ long by 6 1/4″ wide and it is 8″ high.

The full size jar to hold cookies, fun size candy bars, energy bars, etc

Aerial view of large jar

Back of the larger jar and side detailing of the lid

Side view

THE SMALLER TREAT SIZED JAR

  • a smaller treat-size jar which measures approximately 3 3/4″ long by 3 1/4″ wide by 4″ high.

The smaller treat jar and lid compared for scale to the larger jar

Close up of the treat Jar

Treat jar lid detailing

PACKAGING

The outer box is thick and sturdy and bears the “David’s Cookies” logo. The gift set is very well packaged inside with multiple layers styrofoam fittings and individual plastic overwraps for keeping each piece separately contained to ensure safety in transit or if kept packed in storage. The set is highly suitable for gift giving. I like when a company takes this much effort to ensure an item is well packed when giving a gift because I know it will stay safe in transit if I mail it to someone.

David’s Cookies logo box packaging is sturdy with lots of internal packing materials to keep the set safe

USES

Decorative as well as functional display pieces, they also serve to organize a vanity or dresser. The full-size jar can hold food-based treats like cookies or wrapped candies, or be used on a vanity table to hold hair accessories or even makeup. The treat size jar is perfect for small hard candies or loose bobby pins, safety pins, cotton balls or swabs or even jewelry. It is also a good spot for a nail polish collection.

Use the large jar for cookies

Hold candy. The large jar currently contains 27 fun size KitKats, Heath Bars and Reeses Peanut Cups, with some room to spare

The set could be displayed in a dressing room, powder room, bedroom, or even as decor in a “lady boss” office. I like the idea of using these as a treat jar in an office setting because while they are large enough to be generous, they don’t store enough cookies or treats to mindlessly polish off excessive amounts of sweets while working on a project. On a desk, the large jar is useful to discretely store energy bars so you don’t over-indulge on vending machine junk food.

Keep power or energy bars at your desk if you can’t get away from work and need a quick energy boost

In the little treat jar, keep cough drops at the ready near a home or office phone or bedside table

MY EXPERIENCE

Perfectly in place on my vanity table amongst my girlie-girl trinkets, in the large jar, I keep my hair accessories such as clips, sticks, ribbons and hair jewelry for hair-on-the-go days for quick access so I don’t have to go rummaging for a quick-hairdo accessory when I am in a rush.

The large jar holds my go-t0 hair accessories for quick hairstyles all in one place: ponytail scarves, hair clips, hair jewelry, ribbons, hair sticks, etc.

In the smaller jar, I hold candy, band-aids, cotton balls or safety pins but it could also hold bobby pins. The lid top fits squarely and the product does not display excess wear from use.

Bandaids in smaller jar

And my favorite treat jar use, to hold chocolate truffles!

The tiny treat jar holding tiny treats!

Yum!!

CONCLUSION

The David’s Cookies Navy Handbag Ceramic Decorative Jars Set is a delightful gift for fashionistas with countless uses for both display and storage purposes, keep dressers and vanities organized with attractive and versatile pieces that are sure to draw compliments and a smile!

The David’s Cookies Navy Handbag Ceramic Decorative Jar Set

WHERE TO BUY IT

Find the David’s Cookies Navy Handbag Ceramic Decorative Jars Set at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DMZVYU

Style Chicks received the David’s Cookies Navy Handbag Ceramic Decorative Jars Set in exchange for our unbiased review and received compensation for our time and effort. However, our experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.

Entertaining Challenges: How Selectivor Helps Feed Friends with Food Allergies

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We grew up in a family of foodies. Cooking for friends and family is our big form of entertainment. Not long ago I had some friends over for dinner, and unbeknownst to me, I managed to trigger the food allergies of several guests. Between dairy, gluten, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, fish and crustacean shellfish it’s all too easy to cause at least one guest to have to pass on one or more dishes you serve. Finding recipes that everyone can enjoy at your dinner parties is no small feat. That is why I was excited to find Selectivor, a new way to organize food preferences and find a meal that everyone can eat without stressing out the host or the guests.

Can you spot all the food allergens in this picture?

THE PROBLEM WITH FEEDING EVERYONE WHILE ENTERTAINING

Food allergies are increasingly common, and many people are saddled with dietary restrictions. Planning a meal around multiple types of food allergies, health problems, and picky eaters can be stressful for a host. I’ve been tempted to make multiple main courses and sides and serve them buffet style to accommodate everyone, but that can be labor intensive, and if possible, if it nice to sit around a table family style and share the same meal and spend time with my guests instead of juggling lots of different meals for different guests. And if you’re attempting wine pairings for each course, you don’t want to leave some people out by only having a substitute course for them. Ideally, if one meal could be prepared, it would allow you more time to spend with guests and be a less stressful and more enjoyable evening for everyone.

WHAT IS SELECTIVOR?

Selectivor is a web-based app that’s also available for iOS and Android, all for free.

HOW IT WORKS

  1. Selectivor allows you to organize food preferences such as food allergies, health, cultural or religiously-based food restrictions, clean food choices, low carb diets, or just foods a guest does not like. Then it finds what foods are commonly acceptable to the group so that everyone can eat without stressing out the host or the guests.
  2. Selectivor asks everyone just three things: food allergies, diets you’re on and foods you dislike. You and your friends input your dietary restrictions, and it shows you what foods are okay for everyone. It’s social media for meal planning!

Download Selectivor to an iOS Apple or Android device, it’s easy and free!

Instead of the host having to ask awkward questions of if guests are allergic to anything, or risk having a guest feel left out, the common options are all spelled out for you. You plan your menu around the options provided and stop wasting time worrying about the meal choices or if you might inadvertently serve something that someone will cause a bad food reaction.

Selectivor suggests foods that accommodate everyone’s food allergies and preferences to make your food prep much easier.

Instead of a haphazard collection of food items, Selectivor organizes your custom diet profile of 600 foods into foods that are okay and are not okay to eat. The Selectivor database is fairly extensive and has over eighty physician-curated diet templates which are advised by physicians from top US medical schools like Stanford, Duke, UCSF, UCLA, and University of Minnesota.

  • Do you basically have a menu plan in mind but want to check to see if individual foods are okay for everyone? Use the Selectivor Quicksearch feature.
  • Need inspiration and suggestions? Look through the food lists that are okay or not.

PLAN MEALS FOR HEALTH, MEDICAL, RELIGIOUS AND POPULAR DIETS

In addition to food allergy diets, other diets in the Selectivor database include:

  • Health/Medical Diets: FODMAP (IBS), Low Glycemic Index, Low Glycemic Load, Diabetic, Healthy Skin, ADD/ADHD, DASH (high blood pressure), MIND, Fertility, Kidney Disease, Cancer, Inflammation, Arthritis, Autoimmune, Allergies, Reflux (Heartburn), Liver Disease, Gout, Headache, Low Mercury, Warfarin (Coumadin), Interstitial Cystitis, Kidney Stone, Gallstone, Low Residue/Fiber, Colitis, Osteoporosis, Celiac (Gluten-free), Pregnancy, Lectin Avoidance, and Cholesterol amongst many others
  • Religious/Cultural Diets: Seventh-day Adventist, Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Kosher, Halal, Mediterranean
  • Popular Diets: Ketogenic, Low Carb, Low Fat plus dozens more!

And, as a beauty blog, the Style Chicks would be remiss if we did not mention our excitement to find that Selectivor has menu choices for the Healthy Skin diet, which not only has dietary answers to skin conditions like Eczema, dandruff, and acne but also has food plans for just having better skin.

OUR EXPERIENCE PLANNING OUR MEAL WITH SELECTIVOR: ADDING FOOD RESTRICTIONS AND PREFERENCES

StyleChicks recently celebrated a Social Media follower milestone, and the team wanted to celebrate! So it was a great time to put Selectivor to the test. All our invited guests created a Selectivor profile.

In based on our aggregate guest profiles, we had the following allergies and preferences to work around:

Allergies

Amongst our guests we had the following food allergies:

  • Gluten
  • Peanuts, but other nuts are okay in moderation
  • Shellfish
  • Dairy

Preferences

One guest chooses to avoid red meat whenever possible, another actively dislikes fish.

In addition to a few foods that some guests don’t like that we wished to exclude, we also wanted to incorporate some organic produce, namely recipes that could use the fresh carrots or the other veggies we got this week at our local organic community farm. Using the Selectivor QuickSearch feature, we see that carrots check out okay for everyone, so we needed to find a tasty way to prepare them.

Some of our farm-fresh organic veggies ready to prep and serve

MENU PLANNING TIME

Now the fun begins. On my own, I would find it a bit overwhelming to find a recipe when we are basically left with only fowl or pasta entrees when fish, shellfish, and red meat are eliminated. But Selectivor delineates what is and is not an option to serve to display “Allowed foods“, “Maybe allowed foods“, and “Not Allowed Foods“.

A screenshot of Selectivor’s easy to use interface shows us what we can and can’t serve our guests

With a gluten-free guest, there are gluten-free pasta options like veggie noodles, but we decided to stick with fowl, and in light of it being the end of the fall season, I chose Chicken over Turkey for this particular gathering.

Selectivor makes suggestions of what everyone can eat. Zoodles (Zucchini Noodles) makes a great pasta substitute for low-carb and gluten-free guests.

I took inspiration from the Selectivor food lists of foods that are approved for everyone before proceeding to specific recipes. It felt like browsing Pinterest when I am looking for decorating ideas, but it sparked my creativity for food ideas instead!  Here are my results:

THE MEAL: APPETIZERS

By using Selectivor, we found enough amuse-bouche appetizer selections that everyone could enjoy something along with a glass of a special wine before the meal started.

We casually had wine and appetizers before sitting down to dinner. The appetizers were set out informally on my farm-style kitchen table and guests grazed and drank and we chatted while I finished the final touches on the meal. It was a good way to spend time with my guests as we all ate and drank together.

Wine before dinner with several appetizers. The Selectivor inspired appetizers were a hit!

This cheese uses coconut milk and cashews instead of dairy and the nutty taste paired well with the wine and gluten-free crackers. There are several non-dairy kinds of cheese readily available for purchase that are also nut free.

Selectivor indicated that there were many fruits that everyone could eat, so we also served lots of fruit during the pre-dinner festivities. To complement the red wine, we selected grapes, apricots, plums, figs and bing cherries. This gave the appetizer food presentation some color and variety while also being edible by everyone.

I like that with Selectivor, you can find as many appetizers as you need if you choose to serve only foods everyone that can eat. Appetizers for food-restricted guests is difficult for me, so this is a real find.

GLUTEN-FREE WORKAROUNDS

Store-purchased Gluten Free baguettes are readily available fresh or frozen for my bruschetta and other bread-based appetizers. To compensate for any potential taste and texture gaps that gluten-eaters may sense from the lack of gluten, I used a particularly high-quality balsamic vinegar for the tomato and basil mix bruschetta topping to make the flavors stand out. Your gluten-enabled friends won’t notice a difference in taste or texture to the gluten-free bread as bruschetta is toasted with a bit of brushed olive oil that can be infused. The “Condiments, Sauces and Soups” section of the Selectivor Food List is very helpful to find ideas like this to enhance the meal for everyone’s enjoyment.

Gluten-free baguettes are readily available for bruschetta and crostini appetizers that everyone can enjoy

PEANUT ALLERGY WORKAROUNDS

One of the cheeses was nut-based, but come to find out, not everyone with Peanut allergies is allergic to other nuts, tree nuts might be on the “Maybe Foods List”. We had Rosemary and Garlic Infused Oven Roasted Almonds, (a tree nut) which was edible even by our guest with peanut allergies.

MY OVERALL IMPRESSION OF SELECTIVOR FOR FINDING APPETIZERS

I was pleased to have so many ideas and suggestions for inspiration from Selectivor so we could serve a full and tasty menu.  Using Selectivor saved time so that instead of endless researching and stressing to find recipes to please everyone, I could focus on getting flowers for the table, find a few nice wine pairings for each course, pairing fruits to enhance the wine, selecting serving pieces and shopping for foods we could all eat and enjoy. I got to try a few new things too!

Are you worried your guests who eat everything will feel underwhelmed by your meal? Don’t. If you’re making many appetizers to enjoy with a pre-dinner glass of wine, you may still choose to have a crowd favorite that not everyone can have, like one seafood dish, as long as the seafood is clearly labeled as such to alert allergic guests to choose from the other selections.  We typically serve plenty of seafood, but we found ample appetizers choices without it so this time we left it out.

THE ENTREE

Our guest-friendly meal: Curry Chicken, Brown Jasmine Rice, Glazed Carrot Coins, Gluten-Free Artisan Herbed Bread, and to drink there was a pitcher of home-brewed Green Tea Lemonade and bottles of Chardonnay, depending on the guests’ preference.

The Curry Chicken recipe is super easy to make, tender, moist and flavorful.

Our guest-friendly meal: Curry Chicken, Brown Jasmine Rice, Creamed Glazed Carrot Coins, Gluten-Free Artisan Herbed Bread, and chilled homemade Green Tea Lemonade

I learned from Selectivor that many types of rice, including this Brown Jasmine Rice, is gluten-free so we could serve it to all our guests.

Curry Chicken is easy to make for crowd in advance while still being visually appealing and tasty

Food restrictions don’t have to mean bland tasting food. We got to use our organic farm carrots to make these Glazed Carrot Coins, a farm to table restaurant quality side style recipe made with orange juice, cinnamon, and fresh ginger that adds an unexpected lightly sweet but spicy, tangy taste!

Glazed Carrot Coins using our farm-fresh organic carrots. Carrots are gluten-free.

Curried Chicken, Glazed Carrot Coins, Jasmine Rice and gluten-free artisan bread

THE DESSERT

We served sliced fruit and Gluten-free Carrot Cake Cupcakes (made with the organic farm carrots) with an optional cream cheese drizzle frosting served on the side for those who could have it. It was rich and sweet enough that it didn’t really need the frosting though.

Another Gluten-free option that would have worked for everyone was an Avocado Chocolate Mousse that sounded delicious, but we opted for the carrot cakes’ seasonal notes of the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and vanilla and will save the Mousse for our next gathering at the beginning of winter.

ABOUT THE RECIPE: This Gluten-free Carrot Cake recipe met the needs of our dairy-free and our gluten-free guests, and also incorporated our preference to use our organic farm fresh carrots. Here is a picture of the dessert prep stage.

TIP: while preparing the rest of the recipe, soak the shredded organic carrots and raisins in a bit of water with the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg to impart extra flavor and make the cupcake inclusions extra moist.

Close up of the raisins and shredded carrots of this recipe

And here is the finished plated dessert:

Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes and sliced Kiwi for dessert

A Carrot Cake Cupcake, sliced kiwi served with a lemon basil hot Oolong tea or pumpkin spice coffee (guest choice)

OUR EXPERIENCE: MY RESULTS

My guests and I all found Selectivor to be easy to use and fun. It was so much easier for me to plan a menu and it introduced me to ideas that never occurred to me. There are foods I would have thought were not to be given to those with gluten allergies, but it turns out they are actually gluten-free foods that everyone can enjoy.

FOR GUESTS

Guests with restricted diets do not have to worry that they are an imposition or being rude to make their food restrictions known, they can do so politely and discretely, and they don’t have to worry that they may inadvertently eat something they cannot or should not.

One guest, Gemma, found the idea of using Selectivor to be such a relief because she has so many food allergies that she is often reluctant to eat at restaurants or go over someone’s house for dinner because she feels like an imposition and she hates making someone feel bad by refusing a food she is allergic too, especially with misunderstood allergies like gluten. A few times well-meaning friends and family have served Gemma something they thought was gluten-free but it wasn’t. She also has been burned a few times by the “secret ingredient” in a family recipe being nuts or shellfish and has eaten something and not known until it was too late! But Selectivor is a great tool for highly food restricted guests or those who choose to adhere to certain dietary choices.

Do you have serious food allergies or restrictions like Gemma? Then don’t miss out or suffer in silence! Selectivor profiles can be shared with anyone you dine with.

Selectivor is accurate (no well-meaning mistakes about what is and is not gluten-free for example) it’s convenient and you do not need to worry about the social awkwardness of declining food items. Invite friends, family or anyone else to your profile on Facebook.

FOR HOSTS

As a host, I found it so much easier to use a tool like Selectivor instead of manually researching through my recipes trying to find something everyone could have and like. It gave me ideas I would not have thought of and saved a great deal of time worrying about finding common foods for everyone. This gave me time to focus on what we could do instead of what we couldn’t, so I could prepare enough in advance to be able to spend the most time with my guests.

Selectivor allows you to create and manage profiles for loved ones who can’t or won’t create a profile, such as children or elderly relatives. This way, as a host, you are alerted to food restrictions you might otherwise forget, such as low salt or peanut allergies.

TIP: Do you have a secret ingredient in a family recipe you don’t wish to divulge but don’t want to accidentally trigger a food allergy? As long as you strictly adhere to Selectivor’s common food list when serving your guests, it’s okay to keep your family secret recipe a secret.

I also got to try food I would not have even thought of! For example, dairy-free doesn’t necessarily mean no cheese whatsoever, but perhaps ask dairy-free guests about trying a coconut milk cheese instead.

CONCLUSION

An easy and fun way to plan a meal for friends with various allergies, health conditions, and picky eaters with food preferences, sign up for Selectivor at Selectivor.com or download the app and begin the fun process of putting together a meal everyone can enjoy! We had a blast planning our meal this weekend!

Download Selectivor for free and easy meal planning that is inclusive of the food needs and preferences of all your friends and family

WHERE TO FIND IT

Find Selectivor online at https://www.selectivor.com

Style Chicks reviewed the Selectivor app in exchange for our unbiased review and received compensation for our time and effort. However, our experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.

Pickpocket Proof Accessories: Oscaurt Anti-Theft Laptop Backpack

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We often carry valuable gear to work and school, and even on vacation. And when we travel, we generally tend to carry our tablet, laptop, camera gear and other expenses wares. But not just any laptop backpack will keep your valuables safely concealed and protected while in transit. And it is not just the cost of the gear, it’s also your work product and photos at risk. To keep these valuables safely concealed with the Oscaurt Anti-theft Travel Backpack Laptop Bag with USB Charging Port, a bag that is stylish enough to look professional but safe enough to carry your most valuable laptops.

The stylish Oscaurt Anti-theft Travel Backpack Laptop Bag with USB Charging Port holds my iMac, tablet, wallet and drawing tablet safely while I walk around campus and work. And it’s silver/black color scheme looks great

OVERVIEW

The Oscaurt Anti-Theft Laptop Backpack is a stylish and ergonomically built, well padded and sturdy backpack that safely holds a concealed laptop and wares in padded inner pockets, as well as multiple internal hidden zipper pockets and sleeves for concealing valuables like cash, passports, phones, tablets, credit cards, as well as work accessories including space for paper presentations, USBs, glasses, pens, paperwork, and even jewelry. With its’ accessible water bottle compartment and built-in USB charger port, it is ideal for the fashionable overnight traveler who carries expensive laptops, cameras, drawing tablets and other equipment around campus or work, or for those who commute or walk through crowded areas with valuable items they wish to keep safe.

Deep inside pockets and zippered pockets can keep cash, phones, passports and other items handy yet safe

INTENDED USE

This bag is intended for the needs of an adult professional, traveler or student who carries their laptop with them for professional, academic or personal use. Whereas junior high school style bags have large capacity single space compartments to accommodate textbooks and a lunchbox, that style backpack can’t protect valuable electronics. The Oscaurt Anti-Theft backpack is geared for adults who carry a laptop to work or school, and it is ideal for someone who likes to work remotely at a coffee shop because they can carry their laptop and all their supplies neatly in all the pockets, it’s like having a portable office stored safely within a convenient backpack!

Carry everything you need to work away from the office

DESIGN AESTHETIC

The Oscaurt Anti-Theft laptop backpack is made with a color scheme of black and metallic silver with a light sheen that matches nicely with many colors, such as this icy pink, platinum, and purple variegated blouse.  The colors are neutral and work for both males and females.

It looks like a regular stylish backpack so it does not alert thieves or pickpockets to the fact that it holds valuable electronics

No need to worry about laptops slipping out of the secure padded cases

Even when overstuffed, the backpack’s waterproof material is highly durable and retains its’ shape

THE BAG IN ACTION: DESIGN FEATURES

  • WIDE PADDED SHOULDER STRAPS: The shoulder straps are wide so the weight is evenly distributed and does not strain the shoulders or back, the straps are also padded so it does not leave marks or wrinkles on work clothing

Wide, comfortably padded shoulder straps make the bag ergonomically friendly to carry

Thick Padding on Shoulder Straps

Underside of padded shoulder straps

The side view of the padded shoulder straps:

COMFORT PADDING: The shoulder straps and inside back of the backpack have a quilted impact cushion back for maximum comfort and ergonomic carrying of heavy items.

Quilted impact absorbing padding that lays against the upper back when worn

  • WATER BOTTLE SIDE POCKETS: Side pockets can hold a water bottle safely away from electronics and valuables within an accessible but deep and wide pocket

Overhead view of deep side pockets

Two side pockets to hold water bottles or coffee thermoses

  • PICKPOCKET-PROOF ANTI-THEFT CONCEALED ZIPPER: Deter pickpockets and thieves from identifying access to your bag contents with the hidden zipper. The zipper of the main pocket is fully hidden in the back of this bag, no theft will easily open your backpack.

An overflap, seen here flipped up, normally folds down and completely conceals this zipper, keeping the contens hidden and safe

  • HANDLE: Secure, easy to carry, ergonomic handle of ease of hand carrying

The handle is padded, secure, and ergonomically easy to carry without chafing the skin

HIDDEN LAPTOP COMPARTMENT: Spacious enough to hold a 15.6″ laptop without appearing like a laptop case

Internal laptop sleeve can hold laptops, drawing tablets and devices

Thick and well-stitched velcro adhered strap keeps valuable electronics safe

Sturdy velcro strap keeps laptops in place

  • NIGHT SAFETY REFLECTIVE TAPE: This is a feature I have never seen in an adult laptop case before and it is an excellent idea: there’s reflective tape on the front of the bag to make the bag conspicuous at night, making it safer to walk at night. If you take night classes, this is very worthwhile for walking home or to your car. Most professionals dressed for work would not be wearing any reflective clothing, so this makes night time classes so much safer. This also makes the bag very useful for those who work the night shift or late hours, such as in a hospital.

INSIDE POCKET FEATURES

The inside of the backpack has a padded laptop sleeve that holds laptops up to 15″ and if the laptop is slim, up to 15.6″. There are also multiple hidden open and zippered pockets for storing valuables

  • USB CHARGE PORT CABLE: External USB with built-in charging cable offers a convenient charging of your electronic device on the go, such as phones or tablets.

USB

  • CONVENIENT SIZE AND CAPACITY: Not too big to carry yet large enough to hold all your in-transit computer needs. The size is 11.02″ x 4.92″x 16.93″ inches.
  • MULTI-COMPARTMENT: for holding a computer mouse, earbuds, headphones, VR equipment

Deep pockets to hold notebooks, gear, wallets, glasses, camera cases, etc.

  • ZIPPERED POCKETS: to hold small items such as keys, pens, wallets, cellphones, books, credit or gift cards, etc. SO MANY POCKETS!

Pen loops, deep pocket for hand sanitizer and lip gloss, zippered pocket for cash, passport, phone

Hidden pockets everywhere!

Hidden wallet compartment is completed concealed but easily accessible

MY EXPERIENCE USING THE BAG

The bag is sturdy and holds my laptop safely as well as all my gear including a sketchbook, notepad, my tablet, scarf, my bento lunch box, my computer glasses and sunglasses, my phone and other gear. There is room to store my drawing tablet in addition to my laptop. The laptop compartment is padded and safe.

The material holds up well, it is a high-quality EVA. I like this because if I overpack the bag, it will not damage it or stretch it out.

Even when I overpack my scarf, laptop, tablet, bento box, snack, wares and other items, it zips closed and retains its’ shape

It is comfortable carrying it both by the shoulder straps and by the handle. I really like that the back of the case has a special padded material that both creates a cushion and reduces heat conduction so that it is comfortable to carry the backpack even in hot weather.

Full view of the padding on the inside back of the backpack

The hidden zipper is easy to access if you know where it is, and the side pockets are deep enough to accommodate my oversized water bottle without tipping over.

The USB Port cable is very useful when using my laptop at a coffee shop and I want to charge my phone while I work.

MAKES FOR A GREAT GIFT

Are you looking to buy a gift? The Oscaurt Anti-Theft Laptop Backpack makes for a great gift for either a man or woman, especially a student, a commuter, a traveler, a website designer, artist, computer programmer, techie, consultant, photographer, writer, blogger, teacher or any professional who carries a laptop with them and wishes to keep the laptop concealed. Know someone who likes to take their laptop to do their work at a coffee shop? This laptop case is ideal for them, there is even a pocket to stash away a Starbucks gift card for a coffee emergency!

CONCLUSION

A sturdy, stylish laptop backpack with enhanced security features, water bottle pocket, and numerous storage options makes an ideal travel laptop case for professionals and students. With unique features like waterproof material, USB port charging cable and safety night light reflector tape, the Oscaurt Anti-Theft Laptop Backpack creates a portable office on the go to work while traveling, consulting at a clients’ office, taking night classes and working from a coffeehouse or any other remote location, while keeping your laptop and gear securely held in a theft-proof designed encasement. Waterproof and comfortable to wear, the Oscaurt Anti-Theft Laptop Backpack makes a great gift for a man or a woman on the go.

A comfortable, well padded, very secure laptop backpack

WHERE TO BUY IT

Find the Oscaurt Anti-Theft Laptop Backpack at:https://www.amazon.com/Oscaurt-Anti-theft-Backpack-Business-Charging/dp/B01MR6LNZZ/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1509417286&sr=8-23&keywords=travel+backpack

Also, buy now and get 10% off with this coupon code: 6G2JHLC5

Style Chicks received the Oscaurt Anti-Theft Laptop Backpack in exchange for our unbiased review and received compensation for our time and effort. However, our experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.

College Skincare: one product for all skincare needs

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Short on time, money, and space to keep their personal stuff, college-age women often give proper skincare a backseat to haphazard product choices and speedy solutions. But the early twenties are an important time to treat acne, keep skin soft, fade scars, mitigate sun damage and build collagen reserves. But this requires applying multiple products. And let’s face it, at the end of a late night, you can barely remove your eye makeup, much less apply both a moisturizer and treatment serum to offset some future rainy bad skin day. This is why Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer is ideal for the busy college student: it treats acne, smoothes and refines skin texture, moisturizes, and builds collagen all in one product. And at 2.8 ounces a bottle, it will last longer than the semester

Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer is the ideal skincare plan for busy college-age women

WHY PRE-EMPTIVE SKIN CARE IS IMPORTANT IN COLLEGE

Show of hands on who wishes they could go back in time and say to a younger version of themselves to stop using whatever cheapskate moisturizers and harsh drugstore acne creams we/they are using and use Retinol and Vitamin C instead?

If college us listened to older us, not only would the pre-emptive use of Retinol and Vitamin C make skin look better in college with less acne and the rapid lightening of high school incurred acne scars, but it would help refine the skin and build more collagen for later. Collagen production slows down as early as by age thirty. So during college is not too soon to start building collagen reserves. Not only can this lessen the appearance of aging, but it can stave it off by several years by keeping wrinkles, crinkles, age spots and sagging away.

Is your skin perfect? That’s wonderful!  The best way to keep it looking it’s best is starting a skincare program BEFORE signs of aging appear. Even enviable young, smooth, clear skin can benefit from the skin refining, collagen-building properties of Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer.

IS AN ALL-IN-ONE PRODUCT REALLY EFFECTIVE?

Often an all in one product doesn’t do any one thing really well, it does several things basically okay enough to get by. Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer is different in that it combines ingredients that work synergistically to empower each other to work better for the skin. It contains 20% Vitamin C Serum, a prescription strength 2.5% pure Retinol, Hyaluronic Acid to moisturize and make the Retinol and Vitamin C work better, and several soothing ingredients to soften skin while it is treating.

Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer contains natural ingredients including Organic Aloe Vera, Jojoba, and Wildcrafted Green Tea. Shea Butter, Vitamin E, Organic Sunflower Oil, and the amazing Hyaluronic Acid.

TREAT ACNE WHILE MOISTURIZING

Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer applies quickly and easily and leaves skin soft with natural, organic ingredients like Wildcrafted Green Tea, Aloe Vera, Shea Butter, and Jojoba Oil. It dries down immediately so that makeup can be applied right away. It absorbs well, so makeup does not puddle atop the cream.

I especially like how unlike acne creams or many Retinols, I never have days that my skin is peeling, red or dry and flaking because of its’ nourishing moisturizing ingredients.

WHAT LORDSBURY RETINOL+C CREAM MOISTURIZER CAN DO FOR COLLEGE AGE ACNE THAT DRUGSTORE ACNE CREAMS AND MOISTURIZERS CAN’T

Lordsbury contains Vitamin C and Retinol. Both help undo photoaging in different ways. Photoaging, or sun damage, is one of the biggest contributing factors to premature aging that insidiously doesn’t truly show until several years after the (sun) damage is done. Daily Vitamin C and Retinol application can reverse this damage before it takes its’ beauty toll.

But looking to the college-age skin present and past, Vitamin C also works wonders for lightening acne scars, even ones that are several years old. Many of us popped pimples in our youth, leaving behind scars that at times are deep in the skin. Lordsbury contains Hyaluronic Acid, a natural element we have in our body that has a molecule small enough to slip into deeper skin layers. It helps Vitamin C slip into these deep layers along with it. This enables the Vitamin C to reach deep layer scars and not only lighten them but improve the skin consistency so that rough areas, raised or sunken scars look like more normal skin.  While your twenties may be young to worry about wrinkles and aged skin, it’s an excellent time to get rid of high school acne scars once and for all. Why spend your twenties wearing a face full of foundation makeup to conceal some acne scars when your skin is young, dewy and otherwise looks the best it’s ever going to look?

LORDSBURY: A ONE STEP TIME-SAVING PRODUCT

The early twenties is an excellent time to establish a routine for the golden rule of youth-maintaining skincare: Vitamin C topical serum during the day and Retinol cream at night, followed by a facial moisturizer and eye cream applied over that. Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer is a moisturizing enough base with a pleasant scent that the treatment aspect may seem like an afterthought, but it’s a time-saving measure in that by using the same Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer product twice a day it meets four skin care objectives: Vitamin C delivery, Retinol delivery and buffering moisturization of a facial cream and eye cream. It also works for the throat and decolletage.

Apply Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer on the entire face, around the delicate eye area, the throat, and decolletage to treat and moisturize twice a day

COST EFFECTIVE

What college student isn’t on a budget? Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer comes in a 2.8-ounce bottle for under $30, less than the price of a department store gentle daily moisturizer, and certainly cheaper than buying the four products individually at even discount drugstore prices (Moisturizer, Vitamin C, Retinol, and eye cream). Even if you just pay a co-pay for Retinol, Lordsbury still works out better price wise for having Moisturizer, Vitamin C and Retinol in one bottle.

In grad school, funds and time are often especially tight. But this is a very important time to make sure your skincare includes proper care of the skin to avoid premature wrinkles and sluggish looking skin.

CONCLUSION

College is an excellent time to start the transition from the harsh, abrasive skin care products we tend to use as an oily-faced teen and start to treat our skin gently but effectively with a skin care system of an adult. Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer has a combination of Retinol and Vitamin C to build collagen, treat acne, fade old scars, and improve skin texture. Do you know a college student who could use a grown-up skin care plan? Then put a Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer in their next “College Care Package” box, it will lead to improved skin now and better skin in the years to come.

The college essentials include good skin care.  Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer is an easy way to start a lifetime of anti-aging skincare that also makes skin look its’ best now.

WHERE TO BUY IT

Find Lordsbury Retinol+C Cream Moisturizer at Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M3PSEQX/

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