Over the summer, I was introduced to Olly vitamins thanks to a branded partnership we did for the Picky Eaters Club. The partnership was mainly to promote their kids’ vitamins but they also sent Mike and I a variety of their adult vitamins too.
It is rare that in my middle age, I adopt a completely new habit, but that, my friends, is what has happened. I am an Olly vitamin convert and I have been taking them every night since last summer, well after my free supply ran out.
Mike is an Olly vitamin convert too which makes the vitamins that much harder to keep in stock at our house. We both hoard the Olly Restful Sleep vitamins on our sides of the bed so that we have control over the supply. THEY REALLY WORK. We’ve doubled up in both the apartment and the summer house because we miss them when they aren’t there. On trips to Target, checking if we are low on Undeniable Beauty, Endless Energy and Ultimate Immunity has become standard procedure before we head out the door.
“Any chance you are working with the Olly people again?” Mike always asks when he notices he’s out of the Men’s Multi. So, he might have been the most excited when I told him Olly had reached out again. I believe his exact response was— “WOOHOO!!! WHEN CAN I PLACE MY ORDER????”
Your next question might be— What is so exciting about Olly vitamins?
Well, for starters, they are delicious.
Did I say delicious? I meant GOOD FOR YOU.
Well, actually both.
Olly was created to make the vitamin category fun, because you have to admit— choking down horse pills and gagging on fish oil should not be the key to a healthy lifestyle. Every time I’ve tried to start a vitamin regimen in the past, I failed because of one thing only— I don’t enjoy taking vitamins. It’s a chore and so I’d often skip days. Or I’d run out and I wouldn’t be particularly motivated to replenish.
Olly vitamins are mostly gummies, some plain and some with a light coating of natural cane sugar, in exciting flavors like blackberry blitz, grapefruit glam, sweet clementine and tropical mango. They use only natural sweeteners, flavors and colors with nothing artificial.
Their names are more fun too. Each variety is simply titled by the benefit you get from taking it, like Solid Bones, Vibrant Skin, and Hello Sunshine, which means you don’t need to have a PhD to pick your poison.
I’ve gotten into the habit of taking Beauty, Skin, Bones and the Woman’s Multi every day. Mike takes Energy, Sunshine and the Men’s Multi. We both take Sleep and Immunity when we need it.
You know when 10pm rolls around and you’ve already had dinner and maybe a little snack or dessert after and then you’re like— I just need a little extra something…
Olly vitamins fulfill that need perfectly.
When we received our recent shipment, I pulled open the box, and happily unearthed my favorites plus a few new ones like the Mega Omega-3 and Purely Probiotic.
Mazzy and Harlow gathered around the box, watching me pull out each package. When I was done, I set them all up together.
“WHAT?!!!! No Kids’ Vitamins?????!!!!!”
“Sorry, just adult vitamins this time.”
Did I mention Mazzy and Harlow are converts too?
GIVEAWAY:
Today, I’m giving away a $250 Target gift card and a basket full of $70 worth of Olly products. Just follow the simple rules below to win.
1) You must be a subscriber to the Mommy Shorts newsletter. If you do not already subscribe, you can do so here.
2) Check out the variety of products on the Olly website and then leave a comment under this post telling me which vitamin you really need the most.
Winner will be announced on June 2nd.
Good luck!
Special Offer:
You can buy Olly vitamins at Target or get your picks delivered to your door monthly (or as often as you like). If you sign up now using the code MSFREE, you’ll get one item in your first box free. You can cancel anytime, but I don’t think you’ll want to! Offer expires on December 31. 2016.
Winner Update:
Congrats to Brittany M! Please contact annie@mommyshorts.com to claim your prize.
I absolutely need to try Restful Sleep! I’m a college student who just finished finals and my summer job has me up early. Going to bed early has impossible because my body doesn’t know how to shut off before midnight, and I toss and turn for at least an hour despite my best efforts. Seriously, I’m willing to try anything. The Endless Energy and Women’s Multi would also be solid additions to my routine.
These look amazing! I think I’d start with the endless energy, because with two littles, coffee isn’t cutting it anymore!
I’ve given up on ever getting sleep again so I’ll go with endless energy!!
In total parent irony, it’s a toss up between the Olly energy ones and the ones for sleep lol!
Definitely round the clock mama as well. Two boys 3 and under, and my husband is working out of town until the middle of August! And the immunity one, I need to not be sick ever right now!
We need the kid vitamins around here, for my almost-4 year old and her little brother who is currently recovering from heart surgery. Vitamins are a must for us!
I would love to try the energy one out! I already take the women’s multi and fiber ones. They’re so good,I’m obsessed!
i need the endless energy vitamin to get the energy to work out to have more energy!
Mmmmm I could totally use endless energy to chase my 2 year olds around!
I’m excited about the prenatal vitamin because I’m due with a baby this August.
I need some of the ‘Totally Calm’ in my life. Any kind of stress relief sounds great to me!
Definitely Vibrant Skin!!
Restful sleep for sure…. With a teething 6 month old sweet daughter, it’d be more than beneficial. 🙂
I need the restful sleep one so badly! Some days it feels like no matter how many hours I get, none of them have been “good” hours, yah know? Please, please!!
Balanced Belly ALL the way!!!! I have a lot of digestive issues and still haven’t found the right thing to help.
Prenatal and the probiotic!!!! Kids multi for the little one.
Restful Sleep sounds amazing , Women’s multi vitamins is a must and Hello sunshine is a most definite ! Matter of Fact I need them all 🙂
It’s a toss-up between Endless Energy and Restful Sleep. I love gummy vitamins!
Definitely Vibrant Skin!
Undeniable Beauty for my undeniably horrible nails that need a vitaboost!
Is it weird that I’m not (even close to being) a parent yet, but I’m still obsessed with your blog? Anyways, I live in Minnesota, which means I rarely see the sun.. I could definitely use the Hello Sunshine vitamins right about now!!
I would go for either beauty or sleep. I have problems sleeping at night and I can use any extra I can get with a 1 yr old and 3 yr old. They look good I would love to try them
I would love the Restful Sleep. I’m an insomniac.
I definitely would take abounch! So hard to pick one! I love my prenatal (nursing) and my omegas and definitely immunity since we can’t seem to catch a break over here! But there’s some fun ones like beauty and sleep (who couldn’t use some of that) and sunshine!! ☀️ Want to try them all!!
I need some of that restful sleep!
I like Olly vitamins. I want more of the kids multi for my 3yo!
Just regular ones for me! I hate taking pills because I have an extremely sensitive gag reflex, so gummies help me so much.
Ultimate immunity for sure!
I need the round the clock mama trio: endless energy, restful sleep, and the perfect women’s multivitamin.
Nice blog. I’ve seen them in stores but didn’t think gummies would be as good as the old fashioned horse pills! Lol. Now I need to try some!
I really need to get my hands on the Purely Probiotic. Ever since my gall bladder surgery, my digestion has been all kinds of messed up; hopefully this is the remedy. I’ve read so much on what kind of probiotics you should get, how many btu’s, and it’s so confusing.
Thanks again!
(By regular, I meant women’s multi)
I could definitely use the immunity and the restful sleep!
Thanks!
I would really like to try Hello sunshine and the women muti
The Balanced Belly looks fantastic! My husband and I have gluten intolerances and dairy, this would be very helpful!
As a first year kindergarten teacher I would love to try the women’s multi as well as the immunity! What a great and easy combination to stay on top of the germs those kiddos give me everyday!
Thanks for the opportunity !
Right now I would take the prenatal ones! A close second would be the beauty ones.
I need the energy to keep up with my five year old this summer!
I’m braving Disney Workd for the first time. Anna and Elsa here I come. Maybe some skin and beauty to perk me up next to all the princess. ??
I’d say the beauty pack for sure! With being a single mom I often tend to forget to take care of myself
I need the sleepy one! It’s terrible when your baby sleeps through the night but you still don’t!
I definitely need the immunity vitamins! I’m an elementary school teacher and the germs are out of control! Can’t wait to get to Target and try these out! Thanks for posting!
I could definitely use the restful sleep vitamin! there were a few too many beneficial ones to choose from!!!! Can’t wait to try them sometime 🙂
Who am I kidding?! I need them all!!! And so does my husband! I’ve been trying to get my hands on these for a while now. The issue: which to choose. I am currently on prenatal shut I need so much more than that and will need even more once baby arrives any day now. 🙂
I’d like for my kids to try the Happy Tummy for kids. They have both been sick this year and had antibiotics. I’m not disciplined enough to feed them a probiotic but they would totally go for the gummies!! I’d love to try the prenatal or the women’s multi. Thanks for the giveaway. I recently started following on snapchat and enjoy watching a fam of 4 in NYC from my fam of 4 perspective in Oklahoma!
Totally calm and hello sunshine for me please! My Dr had ordered a little more vitamin d in me – I might really take these everyday of they’re that good!
Ok, just saw Katie Merril’s comment. I need that too. Haha
And yes, love “following” you and your fan!
Right now I definitely need the prenatal vitamin. I’m expecting my 2nd daughter in August. Restful sleep sounds great too!
I take the Women’s Multi and the Undeniable Beauty every day – love them both!
I really need the Restful Sleep vitamins. I can’t remember the last time I had a full nights sleep…and I don’t even have kids!
I’d love the immunity and I could definitely use the restful sleep! Just got out of the hospital for 8 days and the immunity would be a life saver 🙂 love the posts and tips you provide with a smile!
Kris
I would love to try The keep it moving fiber or the essential prenatal please! Thank you!
I love gummy vitamins! The sunshine one looks great!
My own mom told me about these vitamins! She loves them and said I have to try them!
I would love the womens multi!
I need the solid bones. I don’t get slot of calcium in my diet and would benefit a lot from solid bones
Restful sleep! I’ve tried just about everything out there to be able to sleep through the night. It would be great to not have to take Benadryl every night to (maybe) fall asleep!
Definitely Vibrant Skin! I’m on my fit-journey after having three children (all c sections) and I’m doing my best to reduce the loose skin during my weight loss!
Restful sleep and hello sunshine
I love the multivitamin, but have always wanted to try the beauty one! They aren’t super expensive, but cannot bring myself to buy both!
I just moved to a new town and needed a trim… to my horror I ended up with the worst haircut ever! I am in need of the undeniable beauty vitamin to encourage my hair to grow out quickly. I could also use the restful sleep. I have a four year old and an 20 month old who still nurses around the clock. I haven’t slept through the night in over 4 years!
I need the sleep vitamins. I’m tired of relying on Benadryl to help me sleep..even if the doctor says it’s ok. Plus I’m graduating from college in 3 months and between that and raising 3 kids it would be nice to get a good nights sleep!
My daughter takes a probiotic daily and I would love to give her a gummy rather than hide it in her morning sippy cup!!!! I could use the restful sleep and the whole family needs the immunity. I can see why you all love them and take so many different ones! They sound amazing!!!
I’d love the beauty and sleep vitamins! They sound like the perfect combination!
Women’s multi, endless energy and restful sleep!
My son started taking the kids when you first introduced them and he loves them. I had to try and explain to a 2 year old that vitamins are not candy because he would cry and cry when i told him he could only have one! I need the hello sunshine ones and the beauty sleep!
Definitely the Restful Sleep! I’m a RN and the momma to twin 3 year old boys- one who is finishing up a 2.7 year chemotherapy protocol for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We have NEVER had more than 3 nights of full sleep in a row. So, when they do sleep my Fitbit tells me I am restless anywhere from 20-30 times a night because I am always anticipating one, if not both boys waking up. If this could help- it would be a godsend! Thank you!
I need the kids happy tummy vitamins for my girls and their bad bad bellies!!
I could use the round the clock mama package but I would try to switch out the multi vitamin with the superfood multi vitamin for an extra bit of help 🙂
Wow there’s so many I would love to try but my first choice would have to be Solid Bones followed by Vibrant Skin and then women’s Multi. I’m middle aged also so I’m really concerned about maintaining strong bones.
I would like endless energy. As im falling asleep typing this.
I need the Round the Clock Mama!! My 2 small children wear me out. 🙂
Let’s be honest: teaching special needs children all day and coming home to your own kiddos means you tend to neglect yourself. I think the restful sleep, vibrant skin, undeniable beauty, and mega omega would work wonders on me. If I felt better, I’d be more effective in the classroom and more patient at home. It would be a win, win, win 20 times over! 🙂
Prenatal! 33 weeks and counting…
I really want to try the Round the clock mama & the kids tummy vitamins!!
Women’s Multi & Restful Sleep!
I would love to try endless energy!
Definitely would love any of them but the belly (probiotic) would be awesome. I am sooo into a healthy belly and these would help.
My 3 year old would live any and all of the kids ones. I’d probably lean towards the immunity ones since what kid doesn’t need more immunity!?!
Thanks,
Caroline
ENDLESS ENERGY for sure. With 1&3 year olds lord knows I could use the help. Also any kids ones would be great. My son has rejected so many different kinds I have stopped trying for now. … :/
One of each, please! But if o have to choose one, I’d go for Endless Energy. Could use a little more of that to keep up with my boys!
If I HAD to choose, I would say probiotics and calm… But I want them all!
Endless energyyyyyyy… Because. I’m. Tired.
I would love the prenatal vitamins!
I need the total calm cause I’m a worrier. Also balanced belly for my mild IBSD. I already use the kids multi with probiotic on my almost 2 yr old
I really need the endless energy!! With a three year old, who doesn’t!?!?!
I would love to try the restful sleep, the ladies multi vitamins, and the undinable beauty looks good to try also. I will have to check these out at target for sure!
As a mother of 4 sassy girls, I’d have to say “Calm”. It’s pretty important to keep a cool head when you have to mediate 4 girls bickering. I could use some “beauty” and “energy” as well. I almost bought these vitamins last week at the mall but the littles were screaming and I couldn’t put the sales guys through that. So, I headed home worn down.
I need the omega-3 and the probiotics also the belly, there are soo many but I want the omega-3.
Ultimate immunity! I am always getting sick :/
Endless energy to keep up with my 3 boys!!
With a new baby arriving in 7 weeks I need the Round the Clock Mama to keep me going
After looking at their aite, I found a few I would love to try. The Round The Clock Mama set sound perfect for me. There are days where I’m just exhausted but can’t sleep, or else my energy level is running at negative ten. The ones I’m really interested in trying? The kids super foods and kids tummy. My little boy has a lot of food allergies and tummy issues from it. If there was a vitamin to give him the nutrients he is missing AND help his stomach? Well I’m willing to call that one a miracle.
I definitely need the Endless Energy and Totally Calm. With three girls under the age of six running around I need all the help I can get! 🙂
The sleeeeeeppp ones so that I can actually look like this ? Every night.
Most definitely restful sleep and endless energy! 2 boys and 1 more on the way!
Restful sleep!!
I would love to try the endless energy! There are so many to choose from!
The woman’s multi-vitamin. I definitely need to start taking care of myself more…not just the kids!
Hmm, restful sleep (#toddlermom), totally calm (although that’s a soft gel so not as fun!!) and the belly one! Every time you post about these I’m so curious. Even the bottles and colors are cute!
Think undeniable beauty will help with the bad haircut I just got that I now need to grow out?? 😉 I’d also like to try some kiddo digestive ones, too. What a great selection they have! Thanks for another great giveaway!
I would love to try Kids’ Super Foods Multi
for my picky-eater daughter. ?
I need to combine endless energy with totally calm. I need it to make it through the day with my crazy, fighting, gaggle of kids! I mean, vitamins are healthier than a nightly bottle of wine, right? 😉
Def would try Sleep, Beauty and Multi. ????