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Carmex has introduced two new products in their already great line up of products. They are introducing new Lime Twist click stick lip balm and Vanilla click stick lip balm.

The Carmex Lime Twist moisturizing lip balm is really soothing on the lips.  I felt a slight tingly sensation on my lips when I first applied it.  The lime flavor is not overwhelming.  I liken it to if you’ve ever squeezed a lime slice into a glass of water.  Just a hint of lime flavor.  It is clear and gives my lips a soft look.  The moisturizing aspect was wonderful.  My lips stayed soft  for hours.  The lip balm also has an SPF of 15.

The Carmex Vanilla moisturizing lip balm has the same benefits of the lime with a lovely soft vanilla scent.    I also received the Carmex Moisture Plus clear satin gloss finish.  This comes in a slimmer tube than the moisturizing lip balms.  It contains Vitamin E and Aloe and again has an SPF of 15.  This is great for a colorless lip moisturizer or to put over top of your matte lipsticks.

Not only did I receive these great products but I also got this cool compact picnic blanket that folds up and has a handle and pocket for easy traveling.

 The picnic blanket unfolds easily for a backyard picnic, day at the beach, or fun at the park.

I unfolded it to show you what it looks like.  The top is a soft fleece like material and the back is a material that feels similar to a plastic or vinyl which will keep your blanket from soaking up unwanted moisture on the ground and it’s machine washable!  Stick your fave Carmex with SPF in the pocket for your day in the outdoors.  I’m planning on taking this with me on our first ever family vacation to the beach next week!

You can find the newest Carmex products at Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart.  You can also find Carmex on Facebook and twitter as @CarmexLipBalm

Carmex is proud of their new products and wants to share some with you.  One lucky reader will get the same kit I got: the Carmex poratble picnic blanket, the lime twist moisturizing lip balm, Vanilla twist moisturizing lip balm, and the Moisture Plus.  Giveaway is open to US only.

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In addition to saving money, another love of mine is beauty products.  If I can save money on beauty products I’ll actually use, then I’m happy.  I have my own online beauty column as the Johnstown, PA beauty examiner.  I try to keep the theme of my column as beauty on a budget.  Writing about beauty sales, double duty products, and more.  My column is still fairly new so I wanted to introduce it to you all.  I thought, what a better way to do that then to giveaway some of my favorite beauty products and beauty brands.  Some of the items you’ve already seen in my posts.  Don’t worry though, all items are brand new and sealed.  Some are from some of my great sponsors while others are some I scooped up during some amazing sales.

I’m going to list some of the giveaway items I have for you. I say some because I still have more items arriving any day now to add to the list but I just couldn’t wait to post this any longer.

Beauty Prize includes:

Smashbox Goldmine face and body pallete — This is a great little box with 2 tiers.  top tier is lip gloss and highlighter while the bottom tier is a shimmery face and body powder.  Great for the sun kissed look

Montagne Jeunesse anti stress Mud Pac face mask

Revlon Chocolate Velvet lipstick —  this is a darker brownish-red lipstick great for evenings and fall season.

California Sun Glow bronzer by Steiner — the bronzer itself comes in a cute little clay pot you can find it on timetospa.com for $35 a pot.

A small compact mirror from Fragrancenet.com 

A pumice stone  — so handy for summer feet and open sling backs

AVON 24k gold ultra color rich lipstick — this lipstick is a must in my collection.  Getting increasingly harder to find right now.  I LOVE this lipstick because it’s a great light and shimmery lipstick any time but I also love to use this to lighten up darker lipsticks and add shimmer to other lipsticks to almost double my lip palette.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Transforming Potion — again another fave.  I scooped these up during their recent sale.  One for me and one for my winner.  This product will turn any of your eyeshadows into an eyeliner.  Have an infinite eyeliner collection limited only by your eyeshadow colors.

Bvlgari .05 fl oz perfume Extreme.  To me it has a light green tea like scent to it.  lovely

.25 fl oz botle of Victoria Secrets Dream Angels Heavenly perfume  — I love to have a variety of perfumes on hand for my mood and the occasion but this perfume is a constant in my collection.

$15 gift certificate to Beautyexpressmall.com where you can pick up this year’s crackle nail polish trend.  Don’t like the crackle?  That’s ok they have solid color nail polish pens, glitter nail polish pens, and face masks  you can get with your voucher instead.  (this item will be emailed to the winner)

1 Concrete Minerals eyeshadow of winners choice —  I’m a huge fan of Concrete Minerals.  I was going to pick out one of my faves to giveaway but I thought it would be more fun to let the winner pick the one they’d like to try.  There are so many colors to choose from.  Just when I think I found my fave from them I try another color I like. This is not sponsored by the company but by me.  I love their products and want the winner to be able to try it for themselves.

1 Sally Hansen Nail Prisms nail polish of my choice — I love this line of nail polishes.  Unfortunately they’re getting harder to find but I tracked some down.  A friend saw mine and just had to have it.  Looked in several different stores and couldn’t find it.  I’ll save you the leg work though.  I have one in the giveaway for you.

1 AVEENO Active Naturals hydrosport sunblock spray SPF 85 — designed to be applied even to wet skin.  This is the sunscreen I use.  It’s convenient, sweat proof, waterproof, and dermatologist recommended. what more can you ask from a sunscreen?

1 Hedy’s ma.nish.ma chopstick glitter eye liner in the color Silver Lining.  I have the black one and I love the light sprinkle of glitter it puts on.  Great for nights out, holidays, or anytime you want to add a little extra sparkle to your eyes.

1 Concrete Minerals eye shadow in the color Ruse.  Ok don’t worry, the winner will still get to pick the color they want as promised.  I own the color Ruse and I love it.  It’s so versatile.  It’s  a goldish color that is great alone or as a highlighter.  I just received my most recent Concrete Minerals order and they threw in a 1/2 size container of the Ruse.  Since I already own it I figured I’d  give this one to the lucky winner.

Urban Decay loose Pigment in the color Asphyxia.  Urban decay loose pigments are very vibrant and long lasting.  I love this particular color because it’s sort of an irridescent pink/purple.  It’s a very unique look and goes with a number of colors.

 A few items aren’t pictured like the Concrete Minerals eye shadow since the winner will choose whichever one they want, and the $15 Beautyexpressmall.com gift voucher as it is an e-certificate.

New items may be added if i find some good deals before the giveaway is over.  I am holding this giveaway to introduce my readers to my beauty column.  Most prizes will come from me directly.

***UPDATE*** totally sorry all.  I realized I didn’t leave a link to my column in the mandatory entry section.  I fixed it.  Thanks for those that made the effort to look up the link.

 WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED.  SEE RAFFLECOPTER FORM IN POST FOR WINNER NAMES.  THANKS EVERYONE FOR ENTERING!

My hair is…complicated. My hair has a slight wave. I have thin hairs but I have a lot. My hair has never been able to hold a curl and most clips and barrettes just slide out of it. It got to the point that I just stopped trying to fix my hair because it would never stay. I’ve been lucky enough to find a few hair products lately thought that seem to stay in my stubborn hair.

I had the opportunity to try Gimme Clips. Gimme Clips are mom invented and mom driven. Gimme Clips was started in 2008 by a St. Louis mom of 3 girls. She started purchasing silk flowers at her local craft store and just started creating clips for her girls. Now Gimme Clips are sold nationwide at Walgreen’s and Target.  You may have already seen the “Gimme Braids display” in some Walgreens.

Here is a video that shows one way to use Gimme Clip’s new Gimme Braids:

There are a few other how-to and idea videos on www.gimmeclips.com 

I was sent an assortment of products.  What I love about the products is the unique clips.  They stay in my hair so well.  BUT, Gimme clips are not just for your hair.  You can use them as decorative accents on your clothes, handbags, shoes, and wherever else you might think of.

I tried to show the clip on this one.  It’s a metal clip that easily pinches open like a clothespin of sorts.

This set here comes with the headband, flowers clip, and elastics.  I like this set in particular because you can use each of the items separately or together.  The Flower clips into a little ribbon on the side of the headband or you can clip the flower to an elastic in your hair.  I did that for a wedding I attended just a couple weeks ago.  The clip stayed the whole time through dancing and everything.

Here is a pic of how the flower clips to the headband.

There are tons of different types, styles, and sizes of clips.  Just check out all the options available on Gimme Clips website.   There are lots of gimme clips to match any outfit you or your little girl might have.

Like Gimme Clips on Facebook too to see photos of looks and stay updated on new Gimme Clip products. 

Gimme Clips was very generous an sent a nice selection of products.  They wanted me to share some with you.  And thanks to Fabulous Finds by November Girl Blog for sending me a Rafflecopter invite it’s going to be super easy for you to enter. 

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***I received an assortment of Gimme Clips products to try at no cost.  I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post.  Any opinions expressed are my own.***

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$10 GIFT VOUCHER WINNERS ARE:  169 BEAUTYTOLOVE, 154 ANNIE1, 74 LAURA1877, 118 DANA WEST, AND 143 KARLENE.


CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS AND THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR STOPPING BY TO ENTER.  WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED AND HAVE 48 HRS TO REPLY.

I discovered Vivacious Swimwear on twitter: @Vivacious_swim because they had a tweet about a fantastic sale. $15 monokinis and $10 bikinis. I checked out the site. They had a great selection on their site. There was quite a few choices in the sale too.

Now I’m not a busty gal but for you girls that were extra blessed in the bosom department they have swimsuits especially for DD/E/F/G cups. Vivacious Swim also offers worldwide shipping and free shipping on orders over $100.

Vivacious swimwear is from the Gold Coast of Australia. They specialize in standard sizes but also cater to DD/E/F/G cup ladies as well offering luxury bathing suits at affordable prices. They offer sizes from 8-14.

From now until July 15 you can get in on the sale for $10 bikinis and $15 Monokinis.   I had the opportunity to review a Vivacious Swimwear swimsuit.  I had a hard time choosing.  I ended up deciding on the Isla Ultimate Cleavage bikini in black.  First of all I thought it was a nice looking bathing suit.  Second of all, repeating that I am not a busty gal and thought this might add something to to my figure. 

Ok that picture is NOT me, not even close.  This is the pic from the Vivacious Swimwear website.  I do like the way the suit fits me however.  I got a very positive reaction from the hubs when I tried it on.

This suit is very well made.  Very durable construction.  For a bikini, it covers well.  (IE I don’t feel like I’m hanging out of the pants and the top covers well).  The top ties in the back and at the top.  The top is padded and gives a lift as the name suggests.  This particular bathing suit also comes in white.

I’m a bit shy about putting up a bikini pic of me here.  Trust me when I say, that this is a quality suit. The customer service from Vivacious swimwear has been excellent. Shipping from Australia, to here in the US, I got my suit in just a little over a week. That is super fast.

If you want to hear more from Vivacious Swimwear you can like them on Facebook or subscribe to their Youtube channel:  http://www.youtube.com/user/VivaciousSwimwear

Don’t forget about the $10 bikinis and $15 monokinis sale on the site until July 15!

RANDOM.ORG DREW THESE 4 WINNERS:  3-RAVEN IN A BLUE ROOM, 20-ANJA, 37-KPINTN, 31-CHAVONNE.

WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED.  THANKS EVERYONE FOR ENTERING!

PongCano–The Game of Sacrifice is a new family party game intended for ages 8+. PongCano isn’t available just yet. You have the opportunity to help make that happen.

Wanna see the PongCano game in action?  Check out this video that Roosterfin has posted on their Kickstarter.com page.  While you’re there, click the like button under the video:

If you are not familiar with Kickstart.com, it is a site where small companies offer consumers the chance to back a company with donations for their choosing to help an idea get off the ground.  In exchange, the consumers is often given some incentive for doing so.  There are many incentives for your support to help PongCano happen like:  getting a copy of the game before anyone else with unique game items that will not be available anywhere else.  Roosterfin Inc. is trying to raise $15,000 to help launch PongCano by July 5, 2011. With a $20 pledge you pre-order the PongCano game before it ever hit the store shelves.

Stop by the site and check out the Kickstarter page.  Watch the video while you’re there:   http://www.pongcano.com

 

Mandatory Entry:  Watch thePongCano video on Kickstarter.com and tell me why you think your family would like this game or what interests you about this game in a comment below.

Bonus Entries: Please leave a separate comment for each entry completed.

1.  Make a donation on PongCano Kickstart page.  Pledge $1-$9 get 1 entry.  Pledge $10-$19 and get 2 extra entries.  Pledge $20-$59 get 3 extra entries anything over that give yourself 5 extra entries.

**Even a pledge of $1 get you a signed limited edition PongCano ball!  Of course the higher you pledge the more incentives you receive on the Kickstarter site. There’s even an option to pledge $0 just to show support for the cause.***

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