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My favorite Shabby Apples dress, What’s yours?

Shabby Apples has a new line of dresses coming soon that are absolutely gorgeous. The line is called Tinseltown and they are gorgeous. Shabby Apple offers feminine and classy clothes that are perfect for any occasion. There are even little girl dresses from Shabby Apple. I’ve been eyeing up a few myself. Here are some of my faves.

Aintree from the SideSaddle collection

Fork Tailed Devil from the Up and Away Collection

Miles from the All that Jazz Collection

There are so many more that I LOVE. I think that’s one reason I haven’t bought a dress yes is because I can’t decide which one to get. I’ve looked over them at least 2 dozen times and still can’t decide on one. I like the Aintree dress because it’s more casual but flirty. I like the Fork Tailed Devil dress because I like the cute and the color. I love the Miles dress because it’s classic and unique with just a little bit of sass.

So, can you pick a favorite?

Basa Body, quality body products that give back

There are lots of companies out there that sell body products like lotions, cleansers, etc. It’s interesting to find out where your products that you use come from. Sometimes it makes the product that much more worthy of the hard earned dollars you spend on it. Basa Body, I believe, is one of those companies.

Basa’s story began with a trip to Kenya. The founders of Basa Body ran into a group of women with their own small business called Coast Coconut Farms working hard to produce organic virgin coconut oil by hand to feed their families. The Basa Body founders were determined to find away to tell the Coast Coconut Farms story and help them grow their small business. Basa Body is named for these women of Mombasa, Kenya where the coconut oil is produced.

Basa Body products are made with virgin organic coconut oil that easily absorbs into the skin. Coconut oil has natural antioxidants that have antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal effects.

The products are free of:

Parabens

artificial fragrance

artificial preservatives

harsh irritating chemicals

10% of sales from Basa Body products are donated to humanitarian efforts in Kenya.

I received a bottle of Basa Body Body lotion and Basa Body Stick which is a natural coconut oil healing balm. The packageing on the lotion has a beautiful Kenyan landscape picture. They have their story on the bottle too which I think is so important to know where the product comes from. Both products had a lovely light coconut smell.

The body lotion has a smooth non-greasy feel to it. I get terribly dry skin starting about this time of year and it lasts until about April or so. This lotion smoothed into my skin easily and left my skin feeling soft and supple. The light coconut sent stayed with me for about 2 hours after I put it on until it the scent started to fade.

I tried the Basa Body Stick on my heels, elbows, and knees. It’s very easy to apply. This products is recommened for eczema as well.

Basa Body launches it’s line in November 2011. They have all kinds of fun things going on in anticipation of their launch. Sign up for their newsletter on their website and you have the chance to get free products, info on when the line is launched, soap recipes, and help them determine which humanitarian efforts in Kenya to donate their money to.

Also, if you like Basa facebook they are doing giveaways to their fans in anticipation of the launch as well. It says they have more things in store for the launch so I think it would be worth signing up for the newsletter and liking them.

GIVEAWAY

Basa Body is going to give 2 Luv Saving Money readers

a bottle of Basa Body Coconut Oil body lotion

Open to US and Canada



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I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Real Moms Love to Eat, I can agree #RMLTE

After the birth of my 3rd son I found that the extra lbs. that went away like after my first 2, just didn’t go away this time. What’s more is that I actually gained some additional. Even though I didn’t change my eating habits from before. Perhaps I am a little less active than I used to be. The idea of dieting just seemed almost impossible to me. I love my coca-cola and chocolate. Maybe the occasional salty snack. For the most part though I didn’t think I ate terribly. In fact, one of my fave foods is salad. Anyway, I digress.

I think diets would be easier if it could include some things you want to eat. Not just rabbit food and tasteless entrees. Beth Aldrich has a book coming out in January Called “Real Moms Love to Eat“. This title definitely catches my attention. This book has 3 parts. In all it’s a 10 part plan to gradually implement a healthy life style along with 21 days of meal suggestions, tips, recipes, and lifestyle changes.

Even though the book doesn’t come out until January, you can pre-order it now on Beth’s site. If you pre-order the book or sign up for her newsletter, you have a chance at winning some great prizes.

Also, if you’re a blogger you can get in on Beth’s Food Affairiate program to participate in the blog tour and get a free copy of the book. Help spread the word about “Real Moms Love to Eat” and be a part of the virtual book tour.

I think this is going to be a great book to read. Especially for those that are gonna want to try to lose those post-holiday pounds (raising hand). Still eat what you want but learn how to do it right.

***I wrote this blog post while participating in the SocialMoms and Beth Aldrich – Real Moms Love to Eat blogging program, for a chance to get 3,000 My SocialMoms Rewards points. For more information on how you can participate,click here.***

Like this page if you want me to giveaway a SweetPea MP3 player

SweetPea Toys offers a child friendly MP3 that’s perfect for little ones. It holds 32 hours of music and is built to withstand young childrens activities. They come pre-loaded with songs by Susie Tallman and Jim Weiss. Music can be uploaded onto the SweetPea MP3 player from cd’s, music stored on your computer, or from sites like iTunes or Amazon. It plays all popular music and book formats.

I have a chance to be able to give one of these cool MP3 players away but I need your help. Go through my link: http://www.sweetpeatoyco.com/?mb=1&mbn=20384 and like Sweet Pea Toys facebook page. If I’m one of 10 bloggers who collect the most likes for SweetPea Toys I’ll be giving one away to one of you. This would make a really neat and different Christmas present for the little one(s) in your life.

***I did not receive any compensation for this post. If I’m one of 10 bloggers who collect the most likes, I’ll receive one for myself and be able to give one a way to one of my readers. ***

More affordable Christmas gift ideas this one for the make up junkies

Hautelook has Crown Brush make up brushes offered today at really affordable prices. They also have some amazing make up palettes offered at a fraction of their original price like the 78 color eye shadow and blush palette for only $16.00. Or the 5 piece Luna eye brush set for only $8 (I’m eyeing this one up). You could get the palette and the brush set and have a super nice gift for the make up junkie in your life for only $24 (plus shipping) and if you have any Hautelook credits it would be even cheaper!

The deals don’t last long on Hautelook, so you might want to jump on this if you’re thinking about it.