2015 Mom Buzz Media Holiday Gift Guide GIVEAWAY – 100 Blog Hop

This event is hosted by Mom Buzz Media and their network of super spectacular bloggers!

Welcome to our very first Annual Holiday Gift Guide :100 Blog Hop Event! Our hard-working bloggers have searched high and they have searched low to find you the BEST and the most UNIQUE gift ideas for 2015.

ATTENTION GIFT GUIDE ADDICTS

CLICK HERE to be taken to the list of blogs. Start with any blog you choose and simply click the picture. It will take you to that blog where you can view their gift guide. When you are done, simply click the next one.

Thank you to our Co-Hosts:
Simply Sherryl
Rude Mommy
and
Michelle Unwrapped

We were lucky to snag a few absolutely amazing sponsors along the way! Please take a moment and read about each of them below!

Then scroll to the bottom of this post for the giveaway where you could be one of several lucky winners!

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FAMILOOP

The Familoop team helps parents to protect kids online effectively and focus on actual parenting rather than daily battles over phone time and limits. Parental Control Software by Familoop (Familoop Safeguard) is the best partner for parents to raise thoughtful, digital citizens.

Younger and younger children are getting devices nowadays. The real world can be a scary place full of monsters and evil. If you know a parent with children that already have or are getting devices this year, set them up with a Familoop subscription for the holidays and give them the gift of peace of mind!

Familoop will officially launch November 27, 2015, but you can opt-in early and get a 60% discount to use when Familoop Safeguard is launched! What an incredible deal on a product parents can use for their kids at any stage in their online lives.

Visit the FAMILOOP Safeguard website to learn more!

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GLAMULET

Glamulet jewelry provides every woman a new range of trendy and elegant, high quality charms and bracelets made with 100% sterling silver. Glamulet is compatible with Pandora Jewelry at affordable price. Each woman can mix and match the charms to create her own unique bracelet.

Right now you can build a beautiful, personalized gift and save 15% off of your purchase from Glamulet by using our Mom Buzz Media exclusive coupon code. HGG15

Visit the GLAMULET website and create the perfect gift for that special someone!

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CLICKBLOCK

The ClickBlock was created by Bong-Seok Yoon who has 29 years of experience in magnetic toy research, design and manufacturing. ClickBlock are fun and educational, premium magnetic toys. They believe toys should not only entertain, but also help children develop a love for scientific and mathematical thinking with safe quality product.

Visit the CLICKBLOCK website and learn how to Develop Creativity, Imagination, Mathematical, and Scientific Thinking in children with their toys!

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THE DARK KNOT

The Dark Knot provides the market with luxurious, hand made silk ties across 120 designs covering both woven and printed silk. Each of their ties come in an elegant black gift box along with recommendations for matching suits and shirts. Shortly they will be introducing lines of Pocket Squares and Lapel Flowers to further build out their men’s accessories offering.

Get some shopping done early and take advantage of this exclusive offer!

Save 25% off your order with code MOMBUZZ25 at THE DARK KNOT

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INSPIRED SILVER

Inspired Silver features a full catalog of jewelry and fashion accessories perfect for everyone in your life. They have themed jewelry for family members and statement jewelry for nights out.

Get all of your holiday shopping done in one stop at InspiredSilver.com!

Plus, head to INSPIRED SILVER and if you buy now you can save 15% by using code HOLIDAY15 at checkout!

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I DO 3D

Draw in 3d! I DO 3D is a fun and unique children’s item that helps bring out your child’s creative side. It requires patience and planning and comes with a 3D guide map to help with designs.

Recommended for ages 8 and up.

See more amazing 3d creations and get your own set on the I DO 3D website.

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Star Kids Snack N Play

Snack N Play is a woman owned small business and they understand that traveling with children, even a day trip, can require a travel trailer full of items. They create products to make life easier so you can focus on having more fun when going on these adventures!

Head to Star Kids Website to learn more about the travel tray and grab one for a mommy on your list! She will thank you!

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The time has finally come….

Mom Buzz Media and our magnificent bloggers are hosting this giveaway in celebration with our 100 Blog Hop Gift Guide Event! There will be 7 lucky winners!

Prizes Include:

$50 Inspired Silver gift card
X-Bar School House Set Premium Magnetic Building Toy from Click Block $47.99 MSRV
Six Essential Ties Starter Kit from The Dark Knot $390 RV
Complete bracelet from Glamulet $150 RV
Snack N Play | Travel Tray $30.99 RV
Snack N Play | Play N Go $32.99 RV
I DO 3D Art Kit
(2) Familoop Premium 10 Annual Memberships $69 value each)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

You do not have to complete all entries to win, but the more you do complete, the better your chances are of being chosen. US Residents 18 years old + only please. Mom Buzz Media nor blogger promoting this giveaway are responsible for prize fulfillment. Prizes will be shipped out by the sponsors themselves. This event is not associated with, sponsored, administered, or endorsed by Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google, or any other social media.

Need help promoting your product/service OR someone to host your giveaway?
Contact angela@mombuzzmedia.com

Pixi Beauty Holiday Collection Review

I received the below mentioned product to review. Any opinions expressed are my own.

I love my make up. I love all the colors and the possibilities. I love doing my make up. It’s a form of expression for me. Years ago (pre-kids) there was rarely a time that I would leave my house without full make up on. Right down to the lip liner. I enjoyed it. Then it seemed with each kid I had, the less make up I wore. I still enjoy doing my make up for the rare date nights my hubby and I have or the events when I want to make an impression. I still enjoy it. Every time I play around with my make up, I think “I really need to do this more often”

Pixi Beauty Limited Edition Holiday Collection is here. It’s sure to be on the list of any beauty queen.

Pixi Beauty’s Holiday Collection has something for everyone this year! Designed for portability and versatility, all 3 kits are this season’s must-haves!
Natural Contour Kit is your one-stop solution for face and eyes! Organized in one light-weight palette, all of your Holiday looks will be fuss-free and flawless!
Endless Silky Eye Pen quartette has a colour for every one of your Holiday looks this season! With a waterproof formula, they won’t budge or smudge, and the gel texture makes them glide on with ease!
Mattelustre Lipstick quartette adds a touch of colour to your look, and they demi-matte finish wears on and on! Infused with vitamins, the hydrating formula keeps your lips looking great even after you take it off!

I had personally been very interested in contouring but had never tried it before. I’ve heard about it and watched some tutorials. I didn’t think I’d ever be able to do it. Still I wanted a contour kit to try it out in the comfort of my own home. I’m a quick study. I figure if I had a contour kit handy and watched a few tutorials I’d get the hang of it. So with Pixi Natural Contour Kit in hand and YouTube at my finger tips I decided to give it a try. I dislike taking selfies. I feel like my jaw line is kind of “saggy”. I wanted to try to contour a narrower jaw line. For my first try EVER I was happy with the results:

What do you think? Do you notice a difference?

The other thing I’ve tried to do a number of times was the cat eye look. I tried with my regular eye liner pencils. I just never seemed to achieve the look the way I wanted it. I received a Pixi Beauty Cat Eye Ink liner. I’ll be honest it made me kinda nervous. it was an angled marker looking thing. It said it lasts for 12 hours. The line it drew was very dark and bold. I tried it though. It was the first time I was ever happy with a cat eye look that I did. This stays put too.

This pic was when I initially put it on. As I played with my make up a little more I decided to go a little thicker and bolder to get the look I have in my contouring before and after pics above.

The Mattelustre lipstick quartette gave a velvety finish to my lips. The lipstick lasted too. Normally if I put my lipstick on to go to work or…pretty much anything…it’s gone within an hour or 2. This lipstick lasted 4 hours strong before I needed to reapply even after drinking coffee. AND it didn’t transfer onto my coffee cup. I was surprised.

I have some swatches here of the Mattlustre Lipstick quartette and the Endless Silky Eye Pen quartette

The eye pens were a smooth glide. I didn’t feel like had to drag it and go over the area again and again to get the color depth I wanted it. The swatch in the picture is just one stroke of the eye pen.

If you’re looking to treat yourself. This Pixi Beauty Holiday Collection is affordable and portable. Take it with you in your holiday travels, gift it to the beauty lover you know, create your holiday look with this kit. This limited edition collection is gorgeous! I’m so happy with every product I received. So happy I’ll share a few more selfies with you.

Triple Your Cash Back Shopping Online for the Holidays

I’ll receive Swagbucks for this post.

Most of us have some sort of cash back rewards on our credit or debit cards. Every time we use them, we get a percentage back in the form of cash or redeemable points that we can save in our rainy day fund, or use to splurge guilt-free, depending on your personality. But you may not know that, with Swagbucks, you could be multiplying those cash back rewards without changing anything about your credit card or spending habits. As you finalize your holiday shopping plans, don’t miss out on this chance to double, triple or even quadruple your cash back from online shopping!

Here’s how it works – Swagbucks, which always offers great cash back on major online retail sites throughout the year, is doubling their rewards for the entire holiday season. But wait – On Black Friday (Starting 8pm ET on November 26) and Cyber Monday (November 30) they are offering Triple Cash Back at a huge range of featured online stores, think Walmart, Target, Barnes & Noble, etc. – plus a wide range of specialty businesses to choose from in order to find the perfect gifts. All you have to do is click on the retailer’s link from Swagbucks and shop from there – that’s it! Keep using your usual card to get your usual cash back rewards, and rack up triple rewards at Swagbucks on the side. The rewards Swagbucks offer differ across retailers, so expect anything from 3% to 24% Cash Back, on top of whatever your card offers not to mention the retailers’ massive sales. As always, with the SB you earn on Swagbucks you can get Visa cash cards or Pay Pal deposits or pick from a huge range of gift cards, some at discounted prices.

What’s that? you prefer waiting in the freezing cold lines to shopping at home in your jammies on Black Friday? Well ok, it’s a tradition of sorts, I guess. But make sure you put your time in line to good use – with Swagbucks Mobile Apps, you can put cash back in your wallet just by shivering with your smartphone in hand! Plus, when members use the new Swagbucks Mobile App on Black Friday they will be entered into a $500 Christmas Giveaway! For every 25 SB you earn through the Mobile App, you’ll get an entry into a drawing for $500 or 1 of 20 prizes for $100.

With all these deals you can’t lose, and hopefully you can save that little extra to stretch your holiday budget as far as it needs to go this year. First time hearing about Swagbucks? Well you’re missing out! Sign up for free here.

Giving Tuesday with World Vision and Thirty-One Gifts

I received the below mentioned product in order to complete an honest review. Any opinions expressed are my own.

Tuesday December 1, 2015 is Giving Tuesday. The day when, after we’ve all bought our gifts during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday frenzy, we donate to a cause for the holidays.

On Giving Tuesday (December 1) for every donation made by phone 1-888-511-6588 or through World Vision website: worldvisiongifts.org it will be matched by Thirty-One Gifts-a direct selling company with a donation of one or more of it’s products like a tote bag or blanket up to a toal of $1 million worth of products for women and girls in need around the world.

You may be asking, why the need? What is a tote or blanket going to do? Tote bags like the one included in the giveaway, have recently been distributed to volunteers in Burundi who use the totes to carry materials for educating families about malnutrition. Before the totes, volunteers had to carry all their materials by hand. The totes make it easier for volunteers to carry the materials they need to each home.

Thirty-One Gifts was founded on the principle of helping women. In 2012, they founded a philantropic initiative called Thirty-One Gives. To date they have donated more than $80 million dollars in cash and products to non-profit organizations that empower women and girls and support families. The tote featured in this post is part of the Thirty-One gives line with 31 cents of each purchase going to the Thirty-One Gives fund. You can find more info at thirtyonegifts.com

The Zip-Top Organizing Utility tote is versatile. Use it for school, use it for work, use it as a diaper bag, use it as an overnight bag. I personally love this tote. This week my oldest son was admitted to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. We spend 3 days there. I used this bag. Every day I took a change of clothes in case I needed to stay. I also took my phone charger, every day makeup, toiletries, and some activities for my son to do. It also held my wallet, phone, and my card I needed to get in and out of the PICU that my son was in. There was still plenty of space. Even with all that, this bag was not too bulky. In my opinion, it was the perfect size. It’s light weight but well made.

GIVEAWAY

1 Luv Saving Money money reader will win a

Thirty-One Zip-Top Utility Tote

US only

World Vision and Thirty-One

If You Have a LEGO Fan, You’ll Want To See This!

I received the below mentioned product as part of the US Family Guide blogger program. Any opinions expressed are my own.

BrickSwag is the #1 membership for LEGO fans. Each month includes official LEGO kits to build and keep, exclusive t-shirt, Build magazine, Funky Fig trading cards, and more surprises.
Mission: To Inspire, Educate, and Entertain with LEGO bricks.

We did an unboxing video for our November box:

We showed everything in the video but here is a list of everything included in the box this month:

Exclusive LEGO T-shirt
Challenge pack (includes a hodge podge of all kinds of LEGO bricks and they are given a challenge to build a specific item. This month is was to build a thanksgiving feast out of the bricks.
Trading Cards
LEGO cup
Build Magazine
Monthly build packet – this month was a turkey with full instructions
LEGO Poster
Exclusive Brickswag brick

You can order your subscription at brickswag.com My 2 youngest sons LOVE it! Everything in the box is authentic LEGO. You’ll received exclusive items you can’t buy just anywhere. If you have a LEGO fan this is the LEGO subscription box for them!

My readers receive 20% Off their BrickSwag subscription with this exclusive promo code: FAM20 http://usfamilycoupons.com/coupon.php?regionid=75&bid=12257&dealid=2103
OFFER EXPIRES: 11/20/2015