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I have been cutting down on doing product reviews since 2014 and what more with baby #4 on the way this end of year, all the more I need to be particularly picky and selective with the products that I'm reviewing. Not that I'm trying to be hard sell, no, definitely not! But with 3 kiddos + 1 on the way, being a housewife at home with kiddos all the time and helping out with hubby's business, I just feel it is not fair to make companies and PR reps wait for my reviews while I slowly review and look for time to spare to draft out my feedback you know? But of course, like I said, I have to be selective, so products that we can definitely fit into our family dynamics (especially books on parenting or homeschooling stuff, family products, something along those genre) will be accepted!

When I was contacted to review products from Merries and Kao, I immediately remembered the pleasant experience I had 3 years back when I reviewed Merries diapers for our 2nd kiddo! So needless to say, of course I say yes!  

KAO, Japan’s Home Care Expert, has recently launched "Welcome to My Modern Parenthood" (WTMMP) to help new and anxious parents with minimal to zero know-how in transitioning into effortless, enjoyable parenthood through insights and education.

We received the following products for our review, they are basically the 3 ideal home care solutions:

• Japan’s No.1* Baby Diaper, MERRIES;
  

• Japan’s No.1* Home Care Range, MAGICLEAN; 
  

• Malaysia’s No.1* Laundry Concentrated Powder, ATTACK
  

After all these years, I am still impressed with Merries diapers. Just love their pants diapers and this time, I get to review the tape version as well (previous review 3 years ago was on their pants diaper version) Below snapshots on the tape and pants version - front and back view so that you can have a look at how they differ.

Personally, I feel both tape and pants version has their own pros and cons. I love the convenience of using the pants version and generally prefer to bring the pants version for our family outing. It is easy to take out, just tear the sides, roll up the diaper and stick the blue tape at the back to hold it together. For the tape version, if your child is still young and need to lie down to change their tape diaper, I guess this would be a better option but, yours truly here is a seasoned parent for 3 kiddos (4th on the way) and have over the years mastered the skills of changing kiddos' diapers while they are standing LOL so for us, tape or pants, no problemo!! So at the end of the day, it really depends on your skills as I see both tape and pants version are of equal quality and comfortable material (not to mention high absorbency!)

We received several Magiclean products for review and I have initially wanted my hubby to try out as well as he cleans the house more than I do hahahaha but in the end, I decided that being pregnant at 5th months now, it would be particularly handy if these products are able to help me out as I really do not want to just depend on other people to clean up my house unless my pregnancy really requires me to rest a lot, otherwise, I think I'm good and I also wanted to use the opportunity to get our kiddos to do the house chores as well heheheh...

Okay back to the Magiclean products... the one that I'm particularly very satisfied and thrilled to use is the Magiclean Wiper Handy Duster Extendable! It looks like a normal peachy colored woolly duster but then you realised you can actually adjust the handle to extend from 46cm to 95cm and then bend it to few angles which gives you the additional reach and convenience to clean high and hard to reach places... whoaaaa... I love it!

I'm also impressed with its high absorption fibres that effectively pick up, trap and hold even the finest dust! Cleaning is so so easy now!

The next item worth mentioning in the Magiclean range of products is the Magiclean Wiper Mop. It can handle wet and dry mopping where you apply on either wet or dry sheets onto the mop. I love the ultra-slim head which allows me to reach deep and narrow spaces and its 360° dust catching pattern improves overall dust trapping ability, you can easily flip left, right, front, back and I think because of this feature, our 4.5 year old girl enjoys mopping our rooms very much! She started out mopping our bedroom (despite my hubby mopping the room just the night before!) and you can already see how dirty it is after the mopping (our house is near the highway so the dust is horrendous at times)

Our girl was so enjoying her mopping that she happily volunteered to mop our staircase as well. This time, I changed the sheet to dry ones to try out. Ahhh.... so easy, even a little child can do it!

I'm also particularly impressed with the Magiclean Kitchen Cleaner Refreshing Lime Trigger. Very impressed with the instant stain-dissolving foam that easily removes the greasy stains in just 1 wipe. I demonstrated it to my mother-in-law and she went 'Whoaaaa... I always have to put some other cleaner liquid and scrub the cooking area real hard and this one is so easy?! Look at how shiny it is also!' Parents, get this mother-in-law approved product!

Some items worth mentioning in the ATTACK range of products are the Attack Ultra Power and Attack Detergent plus Softener liquid detergent. We've always been the powder detergent users (front-loading washing machine) and I feel that the liquid detergent is not bad as well. Smells good and cleans our clothes wonderfully. The softener also made our clothes smooth and soft.

To sum up our experience, I'm grateful for the opportunity to try out the wonderful range of products from Kao & Merries and believe that they will truly transform your parenting life and makes it way more convenient for you to do your house chores, even our young kiddos can do it easily!

Do check out Kao's website to find out more!

Btw, Kao is holding a "Parenthood Home Makeover " contest. You can stand to win a home makeover & KAO products worth up to RM30,000! To join the contest, you need to purchase RM38 worth of Magiclean or Attack products and a minimum of 1 pack of Merries diapers. Do note that the contest runs from 2 May to 31 July 2016. So hurry up!

Also, do note that there is an event happening from 13th July to 17th July at the Ground Floor Centre Court (Old Wing) in 1 Utama Shopping Centre. Do join the event for more great deals and promotions!

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the products in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.

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I have been cutting down on doing product reviews since 2014 and what more with baby #4 on the way this end of year, all the more I need to be particularly picky and selective with the products that I'm reviewing. Not that I'm trying to be hard sell, no, definitely not! But with 3 kiddos + 1 on the way, being a housewife at home with kiddos all the time and helping out with hubby's business, I just feel it is not fair to make companies and PR reps wait for my reviews while I slowly review and look for time to spare to draft out my feedback you know? But of course, like I said, I have to be selective, so products that we can definitely fit into our family dynamics (especially books on parenting or homeschooling stuff, family products, something along those genre) will be accepted! Today's review is on Dang Foods Onion Chips. Read on....   

About the company & products:

"Our founder, Vincent, launched Dang Coconut Chips in 2012 after his mother gave him a recipe for Miang Kum, a Northern Thai lettuce wrap that requires toasted coconut. At the time, he was working as a sustainability researcher and moonlighting as a street vendor for the SF Underground Farmer’s Market. Vincent made the dish, tasted the toasted coconut, and then immediately called his family in Thailand to find more because it tasted so good. With that, a new company was born. Vincent decided to name it Dang after his mother since it was her recipe that started it all.

Our onion chips are made from whole onions - never corn meal - so go ahead and enjoy our crispy delicious caramelized onions knowing that you're eating nature's original superfood. Onions have been enjoyed for millennia and can decrease the risk of certain cancers as well as reduce inflammation and lower the risk of asthma. Real, simple goodness to add to your daily snack routine or your favorite recipes."

I received the following products for my review.

The Dang Foods Onion Chips comes in the following flavors:

- Applewood BBQ

- Chipotle Garlic

- Salt -n- Pepper

- Sea Salt

The first thing I take note when it comes to reviewing food products is of course the safety of the products. Each Dang Foods Onion Chips pack comes in a resealable bag making it easy to close, seal and continue to enjoy the freshness of the chips the next time you plan to continue snacking hahaha...

I carefully cut off the top portion of the first pack I decided to try, which is the Dang Foods Onion Chips in Sea Salt flavor. I took a peek inside and snapped this picture below. Most of the chips are still perfect in size, there are bit of crumbs or crunched up pieces (which is likely due to shipping from US over to where I am in Malaysia) I immediately got a whiff of onions!

I took out a piece of the onion chips and tried to take a small bite. Crispy, cruncy and fresh definitely. Then I realised the whole chip is a slice of crispy caramelized sliced onions! I actually thought this is some kind of potato chips with onion flavors but nooooooo, these chips are all onion slices! And even though it is sea-salt, it doesn't taste salty at all. Good!

Now I am not a person who enjoys onions on its own so the most I can take in a seating for this Dang Food Onion Chips are 4 pieces, that's the max. Then the onion smells and taste gets too overwhelming for my tastebuds.

I gave a packet of each flavors to my brother-in law to try and he said he likes the Applewood BBQ flavor the most but like me, he too agree that after about 5-6 pieces of the chips, it gets too overwhelming for him (and he is a really health conscious person!)

You can read more info about the chips from the website link below, but some keypoints you need to take note are these chips are non-GMO project verified, vegan (except the Applewood BBQ flavor which contains honey granules), as onions are the ingredients, they are a good source of fibre, and gluten-free.

So I guess for my review based on my personal preference, if taken in small quantity it is enjoyable, a healthy snack option but the onion taste really gets stronger the more you eat, so if you can tolerate that, all is good!

In summary, a healthy snack option which you can either enjoy just by itself,

or as a side dish or as a topping for salads, soups and sandwiches !

You can purchase the Dang Foods Onion Chips (and other flavors as well) at iHerb website.

 Now if you plan to purchase from the website, do use my coupon code below to get USD5 off from your first purchase, I repeat, ONLY FOR FIRST PURCHASE!

My coupon code is: FOZ116

Do note that these Dang Foods Onion Chips were provided by iHerb to me free of charge for my honest review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.

** Note: I have disabled the commenting feature on my blog engine thanks to all the spammers who happily spam my blog every day. If you wish to ask me any questions, you can find me at my Facebook page (I'm there almost everyday) or just drop me an email if you wish to maintain some anonymity.

I have been cutting down on doing product reviews since 2014 and what more with baby #4 on the way this end of year, all the more I need to be particularly picky and selective with the products that I'm reviewing. Not that I'm trying to be hard sell, no, definitely not! But with 3 kiddos + 1 on the way, being a housewife at home with kiddos all the time and helping out with hubby's business, I just feel it is not fair to make companies and PR reps wait for my reviews while I slowly review and look for time to spare to draft out my feedback you know? But of course, like I said, I have to be selective, so products that we can definitely fit into our family dynamics (especially books on parenting or homeschooling stuff, family products, something along those genre) will be accepted!

When I received an email asking whether I would be interested to review a range of chocolate spread products carried by Delfi. After browsing through their website and seeing the potential on how I can incorporate the food products into our family, I decided to go ahead with the review.  

About the products:

"Delfi Chocolate spread comes in a variety of flavors and are made from the finest ingredients. It serves as a delicious, quick and easy yet nutritious breakfast option.

Other than the chocolate spread, there are also the ChaCha chocolate shells (comes in milk chocolate or with peanut also there is mini sizes that is very cute and quick treats for the kiddos) that you can consider as well!"

I received the following products for our review:

The first item that I reviewed is the ChaCha milk chocolate candy shell in mini sizes! So darn cute and comes in convenient bottle tubes that is easy to open and close. Quick treats on the go for the kiddos! It finishes up very fast though since I've got 3 kiddos and I tried to ration out the candies by only giving them when they have done certain chores or finished up their homework.

The next item that I reviewed is the ChaCha milk chocolate candy shell and ChaCha Peanut candy shell. The milk chocolate candies are not too sweet, is just like the mini ones but of course, bigger in sizes and there are various colors as well. The Peanut version is the same except the filling is peanut (no skins) and I gave a few packets to our accountants to try and they said it was good, not too sweet and definitely much cheaper than the other brands around in the market.

The last few items that I reviewed are of course the chocolate spread. I was given 4 flavors to try out: Choco Hazelnut and Milk Spread, Rich Choco Spread, Double Hazelnut Spread and Choco Hazelnut Spread.

The first thing I take note when it comes to reviewing food products is of course the safety of the products. Each chocolate spread glass bottle comes sealed tightly in a gold foil layer that you can peel off with ease. The moment I peeled off the first bottle, rich chocolate-y and nutty smell fills the air... mmmm....

I proceeded to try out each chocolate spread. The Choco Hazelnut and Milk Spread in my personal opinion is a bit too sweet for my liking but I like the milky taste. The Double Hazelnut Spread did not disappoint as it has a rich hazelnut taste, yumsss.

The hazelnut is much milder in the Choco Hazelnut Spread bottle but it has a richer taste in chocolate though. I personally like this flavor and has been shamelessly treating myself to a spoonful or two every now and then.

Lastly, the Rich Choco Spread as the name goes, taste a bit bitter for the chocolate and stronger compared to the rest of the flavors.

Overall, each has its own distinct strengths and plus points so I guess it is up to the individual's preference on taste and flavors.

In summary, yummylicious and value for money range of products that you can consider for your family!

Delfi Choco spread and ChaCha milk chocolate candy shell are Halal which are currently available in all retail supermarkets across Malaysia.

Do note that I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the products in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.

** Note: I have disabled the commenting feature on my blog engine thanks to all the spammers who happily spam my blog every day. If you wish to ask me any questions, you can find me at my Facebook page (I'm there almost everyday) or just drop me an email if you wish to maintain some anonymity.