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Wednesday, March 03, 2010 12:30 AM

Axe Hair Action Challenge

Matthew Stafford might be having a rough start in the NFL, but he’s not having trouble with the ladies. He is the pitchman for the new AXE Hair campaign. He’s encouraging all of us to upload videos of us getting “hair action.” What is that? It’s when...
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Monday, February 08, 2010 12:30 AM

Nominate a Soldier

Most of us don’t have to think too long to identify someone in our lives in the military. Jim Beam (from whom I recevived Red Stag in December ) has a new program called “Salute Soldiers with the Spirit of America.” If you’re over the age of 21, you can...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:30 AM

Airport Connections

Tyla will be flying out with me to the Martens Family Christmas where she’ll be inundated with a long list of new faces and names. We’ll have plenty of pictures and video when we return. I love traveling with her, but what happens when you fly alone?...
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009 12:30 AM

Goggle Fog

On Friday’s trip to Crystal, I was able to test out a new product from Bausch & Lomb called FogShield Sport . (Disclosure: they sent me samples for free to try out and review.) You wipe the pre-moistened towelettes on your goggles and get 8 hours...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:10 AM

AXE Hair Products

Guys. Look at your hair. It needs help. 74% of girls say that hair is one of the first things they notice about a guy, and 90% of them say that the guy at least has a chance if he has good hair. And yet, only 29% of you guys think your hair is an important...
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Monday, October 19, 2009 12:01 AM

Starbucks Doubleshot® Energy+ Coffee Contest

I know what you’re saying. “Of all people, BEN is blogging about Starbucks? The guy who has never had coffee in his entire life or consumed anything from Starbucks?” Yep, it’s true, and if you think about it, it makes sense. I’m trying to be the last...
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Friday, July 17, 2009 12:30 AM

Ryan Sheckler

In my last post about the products AXE sent me, I wondered if they would have some new commercials coming out. A few days later, I got an email from them telling me about their new commercial with Ryan Scheckler. I’m still enjoying the batch of AXE Instinct...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:42 PM

AXE Instinct

What do you get when you combine the smell of leather and aerosol? AXE Instinct! They sent me a suite of their latest product to sample. I’ve reviewed a number of their products before, but this one is definitely near the top of the list. Normally I give...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:55 AM

AXE Dark Temptation

Those gurus over at AXE never rest! The latest product sample just arrived in the mail and it's called AXE Dark Temptation. Does it really smell like chocolate or is it just my imagination? If your girl loves chocolate (who doesn't?) you better...
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Friday, July 25, 2008 9:26 AM

AXE: Proximity

I just received a new shipment of the latest offering from AXE called Proximity. I must say that I'm sold. My own personal test has gone very well so far. There are three new scents which were designed to be a bit more subtle than previous lines....
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Monday, March 24, 2008 8:04 AM

I'm Hydrating!

The good people at Axe have sent me their latest product line for another intense round off Studio711 testing. There are three different type of Axe Skin Contact shower gel: Hydrating, Smoothing and Purifying. What's the difference? Here are some...
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Friday, December 14, 2007 10:59 AM

Blockbuster Total Access

Today is the end of my one year, VIP subscription to Blockbuster. First of all, a huge THANKS! to Blockbuster and their marketing team. This is something I've always wanted to try but never got around to purchasing. Hopefully they feel like they got...
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Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:32 AM

Axe Vice

The good people at Axe have decided that I need a bit of variety in my body spray selection so they sent over some Axe Vice body spray, Axe Vice deodorant, and Axe Vice shower gel for me to try out and review. After a week with the Axe Vice body spray...
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Monday, September 24, 2007 1:30 AM

Old Spice Update

As I mentioned before , I'm reviewing Old Spice body spray as part of their marketing campaign. This experience combined with their Xbox Live campaign from a couple months ago leave me impressed with their marketing tactics. Informal survey results...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007 1:30 AM

Old Spice

The same marketing company that got me hooked up with the Blockbuster subscription have sent me some more goodies. I'm currently reviewing the new line of Old Spice body spray and their deodorant. The package arrived about two weeks and I've had...
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