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CLOSED-Softlips Lip Balm Limited Edition Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway

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I was given the chance to try out Softlips Holiday Limited Edition Lip Conditioner Balms. There are 4 winter flavors, 2 brand new:

  • New in 2009! Sugar & Spice
  • New in 2009! Sugar Plum Berry
  • Winter Mint
  • Sugar Cookie

These are priced at around $2.99-$3.99 for the dual-stick pack. Perfect as a stocking stuffer or gift to yourself (and the price is right!), the seasonal flavors help protect lips from the sun with SPF20 and have the same great moisturizing properties as Softlips’ other popular flavors. Now through out the holiday/winter season, the limited addition flavors Sugar & Spice and Sugar Plum Berry will be available in Target and Winter Mint and Sugar Cookie will be available at Walgreens (two of my favorite stores as my regular readers will know 😉 ). Check out Softlips’ Facebook page & fan them HERE.

I’m pretty picky about my lip balms, I use them all the time. I hadn’t tried Softlips before and I was pleasantly surprised. I liked the way it moisturized and it lasted a long time, longer than the lip balm I had currently been using. I really like the Holiday flavors and what I really liked about them is that the scents aren’t in your face. To me there’s nothing more nauseating than some overly gooey, sickly heavily-scented lip balm. Like I really want to go around smelling my lips all day Lol. These all had a nice light scent, not overpowering at all. I liked them all, but my favorites were a toss-up between the new Sugar Plum and the Winter Mint.

Now for the fun part! One lucky winner will win a set of the new Softlips Limited Edition Winter Flavors.

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Contest will conclude on Monday 12/7 at 6:00pm Central. Winner will be selected by random.org. Winner has 24 hours to respond, if there is no response, I will randomly select another winner.

Note: I was contacted to do this Holiday Gift Guide for this product. While I was not compensated and all opinions are my own, I did receive the product free of charge in order to do the review.

CLOSED-Anti Monkey Butt Powder Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway

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I was given the chance to try a great new product called “Anti Monkey Butt Powder”.  So what the heck is it, you ask?!?! Anti Monkey Butt Powder is specially formulated to absorb excess sweat and reduce frictional skin irritation. Unlike other powders, Anti-Monkey Butt has calamine and talc which gives it a cooling sensation instead of the burning that you might get from other products. Ideal for truck driving, motorcycling, bicycling, horse back riding, and extreme sports. And now there’s also “Lady Anti Monkey Butt Powder”, it is very similar to the original, it’s made with calamine and cornstarch for a smoother feel. Perfect for frictional discomfort that women often experience when using exercise equipment, running, driving, cycling, bra straps/cleavage perspiration or just walking for endless hours in the mall doing your holiday shopping! I gave it a go and did find it worked really great with exercising, and it was soothing, a nice soft feel instead of that irritating rubbing. I love the idea of these as stocking stuffers, it’s really a fun gift to throw in the stocking & it works too! Check out their products in their online store HERE (they’ve got some really fun apparel too) and you can find Anti Monkey Butt Powder at a variety of retail locations, including Walmart, check out where else they are sold HERE.

Another thing I love about Anti Monkey Butt is they don’t take themselves too seriously, and to me, they are so different than the usual ho-hum products you see. Be sure to check out their Santa video and they’ve got 3 more equally funny videos on their site, especially “Biker” & “Jogger” HERE. Those both just cracked me up!

And here’s a great thing they do! Anti Monkey Butt Powder takes part in a program with Operation ShoeBox and will be shipping 2,000 full size products to the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Personally, I think that’s pretty awesome. Be sure to check out their Facebook page and fan them HERE, they’ve already got over 14,000 fans!

Now for the fun part! One lucky winner will win 2 bottles, One Lady Anti Monkey Butt and One Anti Monkey Butt Original.

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Contest will conclude on Monday 12/7 at 6:00pm Central. Winner will be selected by random.org. Winner has 24 hours to respond, if there is no response, I will randomly select another winner.

Note: I was contacted to do this Holiday Gift Guide for this product. While I was not compensated and all opinions are my own, I did receive the product free of charge in order to do the review.

CLOSED-Sound of Music 50th Anniversary Special Edition Original Cast Recording & Pop-Up Book Review & Giveaway

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I was given the opportunity to review Sony Music’s recently released “50th Anniversary Special Edition of the Original Cast Recording: The Sound Of Music” and Simon & Schuster’s The Sound of Music: A Classic Collectible Pop-Up.

My Favorite Things (my personal favorite), Do-Re-Mi and The Sound of Music are all songs that we grew up with. The Sound of Music first opened on Broadway 50 years ago and quickly became one of the most popular and enduring musicals of all time.  I was delighted to review this because I just love the Sound of Music, it is such a classic story. I even “Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers” book I loved it so much. I thought the Cast Recording was just gorgeous & lush. The sound quality was excellent and a lot better than I thought it would be. The LOVED the Pop-Up book, it is just spectacular with it’s artistry and design and it follows the Broadway version of the Sound of Music perfectly. The Hills really DO come alive in this extraordinary Pop-up. This was Adapted by Bert Fink and Illustrated by Dan Andreasen, they really outdid themselves on this one! This Cast Recording and Pop up Book are both great ways for you to spend time with your kids and help them with their reading skills at the same time. My mother read to me and with me all the time when I was growing up and I know that really helped my skills later in life. Check out this cool Sing-Along guide HERE from Simon & Schuster, it goes along with the book to encourage your child to follow the story with you. This guide is really great idea and enhances the whole Sound of Music experience even more!

More Information:
“While a larger audience came to know The Sound of Music six years later, when the Oscar-winning film version starring Julie Andrews was released, the musical became a major hit of the 1959-1960 season, sharing (with Fiorello!) that spring the Tony Award for Best Musical. It ran 1,443 performances on Broadway, toured the U.S. for several seasons and became an even longer-running hit in London when the first British production (1961) ran twice as long as its Broadway counterpart. It continues to be one of the most popular and enduring musicals of all time.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of The Sound of Music, Masterworks Broadway has restored the original cast recording in a new edition that features three unusual bonus tracks, extensive liner notes about the show’s history by Bert Fink of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, and rarely seen photos of the recording sessions, held November 22, 1959, in Columbia Records’ celebrated 30th Street Studios.

In addition to the original cast recording, the three bonus tracks on the 50th anniversary edition are:

* “From Switzerland: The Pratt Family,” a spoof of The Sound of Music created for and performed by Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett in 1962 on their TV special Julie and Carol Live at Carnegie Hall;
* A live recording of “Edelweiss,” sung in German, from the historic first production (2005) of The Sound of Music in Vienna;
* A soaring cover version of “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” sung in Swedish (as “Sök dig till bergen”) by Tommy Körberg, best known to American audiences for his vocals on the concept album of Chess.

The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Edition Cast Recording-Listen to Samples of each song and Order on Amazon HERE
The Sound of Music: A Classic Collectible Pop Up-More Information & Order on Amazon HERE (there’s a video that really shows off how cool this book is).

And Now for the Great News, the Giveaway! You can win your own Cd of 50th Anniversary Special Edition of the Original Cast Recording: The Sound Of Music!

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Note: I was contacted Sony Music Commercial Music Group. While I was not compensated for this post, I did receive a copy of the Pop-up and a download of the cd in order to do the review.

CLOSED-Over $750 in Coupons, Huge Giveaway-1 Lucky Winner!

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I’m excited to offer my readers the chance to win a HUGE packet of coupons. I have over 400 Coupons and 3 Mambo Sprouts Coupon Booklets to give away to 1 lucky winner. The total value is over $750, this is my biggest Coupon Giveaway yet, Whoo-hoo!!!  These coupons were clipped from coupon inserts and coupons I’ve gotten in the mail, this is an enormous variety that will be of great use to whoever wins.

Required Entry: What’s your favorite deal you’ve gotten recently with coupons? Mine would have to be the Free Glade Holiday Candles at Target.

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Contest will conclude on Monday 11/16 at 9:00pm Central. Winner will be selected by random.org. I’ll mail to the winner to any USA address. Winner has 24 hours to respond, if there is no response, I will randomly select another winner.

And don’t forget to enter my other 2 giveaways which both end today, a Michael Buble Cd HERE and Silk Milk Free Coupons & Pedometers HERE

CLOSED-Silk Soy Milk Heart Health Review & Free Coupons/Pedometers Giveaway

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Silk Soy Milk has introduced a new product in their line called “Heart Health“. Here’s a bit of information about Heart Health from their site. “A recent study found that people who enjoyed three servings of Silk Heart Health per day for four weeks, as part of a sensible diet, lowered their cholesterol by 7%. Silk Heart Health is the first U.S. soymilk to offer the combined benefit of two proven heart-health ingredients, Soy Protein-a perfect, natural protein recognized by the FDA for its role in heart health and Phytosterols-a naturally sourced plant ingredient that also carries the FDA heart-health claim.

I got a chance to try out the Vanilla Heart Health (I found it at my local Target) and I was really impressed with the taste, it was smooth & creamy. I’m not surprised though, I’ve always liked the Silk line of products. “Silk” is a very fitting name, as their products always taste smooth as Silk!

There’s 2 coupons available:

Here is a link to a smartsource coupon for $.55 off any Half Gallon of Silk Soy Milk that prints immediately HERE

You can also get a $.75 Coupon for registering of Silk’s website HERE (click on Sign up for the Silk Community” lower left)

Now for the Fun part, the Giveaway! 2 Lucky Winners will each receive 2 Coupons for a FREE Half Gallon of Heart Health and 3 Pedometers (the pedometers are so cute, they’re clip-on pocket sized with the “Silk” logo on them).

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Contest will conclude on Monday 11/9 at 6:00pm Central. Winner will be selected by random.org. Winner has 24 hours to respond, if there is no response, I will randomly select another winner.

Note: I was contacted by Silk directly in regards to the information above and was given the coupons & pedometers by them for this giveaway. While I was not compensated for this review, I did receive a free coupon to evaluate the product.

CLOSED-Michael Buble “Crazy Love” Cd Review & Giveaway

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Michael Buble’s’s recently released cd, “Crazy Love” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Chart.

Crazy Love Album Track Listing:
1. Cry Me A River
2. All Of Me
3. Georgia On My Mind
4. Crazy Love
5. Haven’t Met You Yet
6. All I Do Is Dream Of You
7. Hold On
8. Heartache Tonight
9. You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
10. Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)
11. At This Moment
12. Stardust
13. Whatever It Takes (bonus track)

You can listen to samples of each track and order HERE.

Michael Buble’s Website: HERE
Widget: HERE
“Haven’t Met You Yet” Video: HERE
Facebook Fan Page: HERE

Bio:
Singer and songwriter Michael Bublé has sold over 22 million albums worldwide. His previous album, 2007’s Grammy winning “Call Me Irresponsible” was a #1 album in over 15 countries.

His 2005 CD “It’s Time” holds the record as the longest running title to remain on the Billboard Traditional Jazz charts – a full two years. It sat in the Number One position for over 80 weeks!

He has had two #1 singles, “Everything” and “Home” which was also a #1 hit for Blake Shelton on the Country charts.

His latest album “Crazy Love” is full of great songs to choose from and as always, Michael’s voice is a joy to listen to. I especially liked “All of Me” and “Haven’t Met You Yet”. Some of the songs were a bit over-orchestrated for my taste, but I really enjoyed Michael’s voice.

And Now for the fun part, the Giveaway! You can win your own copy of “Crazy Love”, thanks to One2OneNetwork.

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Thanks to One2OneNetwork for the cd to review this album.

“Give Up The Ghost” Brandi Carlile Album Review

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I got a chance to listen to Brandi Carlile’s latest album “Give Up The Ghost“, thanks to One2OneNetwork.

Album Tracklisting:
Looking Out
Dying Day
Pride And Joy
Dreams
That Year
Caroline
Before It Breaks
I Will
If There Was No You
Touching The Ground
Oh Dear

Brandi’s Website: HERE
Widget: HERE
Brandi’s Facebook: HERE
Amazon link with Samples of each track: HERE

About:
Brandi Carlile’s third album, Give Up The Ghost, unveils her talents in their truest form. After two albums and non-stop touring, she has let her guard down and offers her most candid recording to date. If the phrase “give up the ghost” most often refers to death or dying, it can also be used to describe the passing of stages in life, of transformation.

“To give up the ghost is not just to die since we do it a handful of times throughout our lives. It’s a sort of leaving yourself behind,” she explains. “Or what you knew yourself to be so that you can grow and transcend love or youth. Sometimes both.”

The recording of Give Up The Ghost offered new experiences including working with the likes of Elton John, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers multi-instrumentalist Benmont Tench, drummer Chad Smith and Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls, all of whom contribute to the album.

I hadn’t heard of Brandi Carlile before, so I went into this without any previous perceptions. I really enjoyed the album, I liked her voice and I especially liked the songwriting. For me, if an album doesn’t have good songwriting, I lose interest very fast. “Caroline” with Elton John was lighhearted and a lot of fun, and I especially liked “Dreams”. Another thing I liked about this album was it seemed to cover every range of emotion, Brandi strikes me as one of those artists that could tackle just about any genre and make it her own.

Disclaimer: I was contacted by One2One Network to do this review. While I was not compensated for this, I did receive a download of the cd in order to do the review.

CLOSED-Over $300 in Coupons + Mambo Sprouts Organic Booklets Giveaway-1 Winner! (200+ Coupons)

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UPDATE: Mambo Sprouts sent me some Coupon Booklets to give to my readers, so I’ll be adding 2 of these booklets to this giveaway. These are loaded with great Organic Coupons with tons of great brands. Thanks Mambo Sprouts!

Alright, time for another fun coupon giveaway! Again, I have over 200 coupons to giveaway with a total value of over $300, this is a huge variety that will be of great use for one lucky winner! These were clipped from coupon inserts and coupons I’ve gotten in the mail.

Required Entry: What’s your favorite deal you’ve gotten recently? Mine would have to be all the free Reese’s Candy Bar Multi-packs I got at Dillons about a week ago, yum! 🙂

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Contest will conclude on Monday 10/26 at 6:00pm Central. Winner will be selected by random.org. I’ll mail to the winner to any USA address. Winner has 24 hours to respond, if there is no response, I will randomly select another winner.

And don’t forget to enter my other fun giveaway, a Five For Fighting “Slice” Autographed Cd HERE!

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