It’s certainly no secret that I’m a beauty product fanatic – and one look at my bathroom counter (much to Morgan’s dismay) proves it. I love trying new products and thanks to the influence of my sister Dawn, who writes a natural beauty blog, I also try to find products that are natural and not full of all of that gross toxic stuff that I know is not good for me or my skin.

A while back I was introduced to First Aid Beauty, also known as FAB, which is sold online and in Sephora. First Aid Beauty’s products are free of harsh chemicals and known allergens, including parabens, phthalates, alcohol, fragrances and artificial dyes. According to the FAB website:

At FAB we like to keep it simple. The packaging says what the products do, and the products do what they say. And by keeping our packaging simple, you can be assured that our resources and yours are spent on what matters: what goes in the bottle. FAB products blend serious therapeutic action with luxurious textures, so individuals with tough skin conditions no longer have to sacrifice luxury nor tolerate greasy creams and bland formulas.

I’ve been using 5 of the First Aid Beauty products for a few days now and I’m insanely impressed. My 30th birthday is fast approaching, so delaying the signs of aging is at the forefront of my mind. Because of that, it was easy to fall in love with the Uplifting Serum from First Aid Beauty which firms, sculpts, and smooths the skin. I personally saw results after two days of use, and according to FAB, your skin continues to improve the longer that you use it.

In addition, I’ve also been using the FAB 5 in 1 Eye Cream (yet another awesome product to delay aging, thank heavens) Facial Radiance Pads, the Ultra Repair Concentrate, and I’ve also been lucky to get a sneak peek at the new product from FAB, which won’t be released in Sephora stores until May 16th – the new Aloe+ Soothing Gel – which will be great for my entire family in the summer.

To celebrate FAB Moms around the country, plus the release of their all-new Aloe+ Soothing Gel, First Aid Beauty is having a Twitter party this Monday, May 7th from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Eastern Time or from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Yours truly will be the host, and we’ll have a number of others joining us to celebrate FAB Moms like yourself, so please join in on the fun by using the hashtag #FABMom on Twitter and you might win one of five FABMom Prize packs!

Win it! FAB has graciously offered to give one of you the chance to win their very own First Aid Beauty product collection like the one that they sent me, valued at $170! This contest will run through 11:50 pm PST on May 14, 2012. Good luck!

Read the original First Aid Beauty Celebrates FAB Moms {A Giveaway} on Chic Shopper Chick.

For the first two nights we were home, I didn’t even sleep when she slept. I was afraid something would happen to her.

You’ve heard it before and it’s true – babies don’t come with instruction manuals. Baby’s first year, especially for a first-time parent is exhausting and full of questions. Even though I didn’t know much about what I was doing, I was thankful for the awesome gifts that I had received that made Audrey Grace’s first year easier – a pack and play that doubled as a bassinet for my bedroom, a swing, a high chair, and a play mat for tummy time and stimulation.

My sweet girl, at 3 months old, in her Fisher-Price Rainforest Swing.

I eventually figured out that when I needed to take a shower I would put the swing on the carpet right next to the bathtub and turn it on so that I could rinse off but still have her close by. As she grew older, I would put a few toys in the pack and play and let her sit in there and play while I folded laundry. There were hours of sweet baby giggles during play time on the playmat, and lots of messy moments in her high chair.

When I look back on those early months, there is one thing that was a constant. All of those things – the pack and play, the swing, the high chair, and the play mat – were made by Fisher-Price. So, when they reached out to me about a month ago to ask if I wanted to share my first-year experience and must-have baby items with you, I couldn’t resist because their awesome products have been such an integral part of my life.

7 days old, swaddled and peaceful in her Rainforest Bassinet by Fisher-Price

If you’ve found this post because you’re pregnant – congratulations! You are embarking on an amazing journey. If you’re searching to figure out what you need for your baby’s first year, I can help!

Here are the top 10 items that new moms say were the most crucial during their baby’s first year of life, ranked in order of importance!

#1. Swing. (My personal #1 as well!)

#2. Bouncer.

#3. Sleeper.

#4. Feeding support pillow.

#5. Carrier.

#6. High Chair.

#7. Activity Gym.

#8. Jumperoo.

#9. Breast Pump.

#10. Play Mat.

You can read more about the list, and what moms are saying about each item on the First Year Favorites landing page on Fisher Price.

As a part of this campaign, I was sent the Fisher-Price Kick and Play Piano Gym to review. This product is all kinds of awesome – here’s why:

1. It grows with your child. Start them out on their back with the overhead gym and they piano facing their toes. For tummy time the bar adjusts and lays flat. When they are big enough to sit on their own, the piano adjusts up so they can sit and play. One investment, many uses.

2. I love the mirror on the activity bar (babies are so fascinated by their own reflection, and the soft teething bird toy. Lots to look at and play with.

3. The piano makes me happy. I love music, and it gives them something to touch with their toes and get instant gratification when they do. Wait until you see all of the giggles that your baby gets out of this toy.

4. The music lasts for up to 15 minutes – so you don’t have to push the button every 30 seconds when your baby cries for more!

At 5 and 6, both of our kids are too old for this now, but I so wish they had it when they were little. They both would have loved it.

Win it! Are you interested in winning a Kick and Play Piano Gym of your own? We are excited to say that we have another one to give away, courtesy of Fisher-Price! Just use the form below to enter – and good luck!

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Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Fisher-Price, but Fisher-Price is not a sponsor, administrator, or involved in any other way with this post. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of Fisher-Price.

Read the original Fisher-Price BabyGear is A Life Saver For Baby’s First Year {Giveaway CLOSED} on Chic Shopper Chick.

Honestly, I’d like to declare every week pajama week. Hey, it’s like college all over again!

You already know that I’m a milk drinker. In a major way. I’m tempted to go over to my fridge right this second and take a photo of the 4 cartons of organic milk that are currently hanging out in there, waiting to be consumed. I only say that I’m tempted because while I’d like to show you, if I do then you’d have to also bear witness to the disaster that is my refrigerator, and while I live most of my life publicly on the internet, some things just have to be off limits, you know? Like leftover Chinese food. Too personal.

Where was I? Oh! Yes, we love milk. I say we because my kids love it too. (Proud mom bragging moment in 3…2…1…) I don’t even have to flavor it for them to drink it (though I’ve never seen them turn down a glass of chocolate milk) they just love milk. And rightfully so, it’s just good.

If that isn’t reason enough for you, look, Salma Hayek starts her day off with milk, too!

In honor of Pajama Week my awesome friends with Milk Mustache sent me these super cool cow “PajaMOOS” (though I think “MOOjamas” works equally as well), a cozy Breakfast Project t-shirt, a breakfast cookbook (that my family is desperately hoping that I read – it came with a picture of Eggs Benedict on the front cover which set the bar needlessly high), a breakfast tray, some fun recipes, and a cow spotted milk frother. Oh and they sent me COW SLIPPERS. I have officially declared myself the coolest mom in this house.

Because everyone knows that what goes on the internet is not searchable forever and really simple to remove, I decided that I should model my “PajaMOOS” for you.

How great are those cow slippers? I like to call them “MOOshoes”. Kind of like the Chinese food in my fridge!

And one more photo of me in cow pajamas because, well, why not?

How awesome are those? Would you like to win your very own pair of “PajaMOOS”? I’ve got a fun gift basket to give away just like the one I received thanks to the folks who reign over everything Milk related. The winner will receive:

• A Breakfast in Bed Tray
• Breakfast recipes from MilkMustache.com
• A breakfast cookbook
• A mug and milk frother to perfect your morning latte
• A pair of PajaMOOs (Cow pajama pants & a Milk Mustache shirt)
• Cow slippers

To enter to win, just leave a comment below! I’d love to hear how you incorporate milk into your daily routine if you want to share. In your latte? In your cereal? Do you sneak sips of the kids’ chocolate milk? Share your thoughts in the comments and you could win a Milk Mustache breakfast basket!

Don’t want to wait to see if you’ve won? Follow @MilkMustache on Twitter – they’re giving away more “PajaMOOS” all week long. You can also check out Salma, The Breakfast Project, and our friends at Milk Mustache on Facebook!

Fine print: Contest ends May 7th at 11:59 pm PST. Winner will be chosen at random and you must leave a valid email address so that you can be contacted should you win. Winner has 72 hours to respond to my email before another winner will be chosen. 18 and older only, void where prohibited, be a nice person. Thanks!

Disclosure: I was provided a prize pack for this post. Opinions are my own. I really do drink milk. I really do drink tons of milk. You should too, it’s good for you!

Read the original I’m wearing Cow Pajamas in this Post. Happy Pajama Week! {A Giveaway!} on Chic Shopper Chick.

Read the original I Need More CoolSculpting! (A Review/Giveaway) on Chic Shopper Chick.

I remember the day that I discovered picplum very clearly. It was August 19th, and I was flying back to Louisiana for my 29th birthday after having spent 3 weeks in Southern California with my fiance’ and his son. It was actually the last time I would ever fly “home” to Louisiana and I knew that it would be – because 11 days later my daughter and I would officially become residents of California.

I had spent nearly 30 years as a Louisiana resident. My entire life. My 4 year old’s entire life. I was excited for a new adventure. My family was excited for me too, for sure. Even so, there were a lot of tears. Like, a lot. A ton.

I think it was mostly over the fact that my daughter was going with me. Not that they don’t love me or anything, but if you are a parent, or a grandparent you understand the joy that a grandchild brings to a family. You also understand that if said grandchild lived with you for a good year of her life and also came over for dinner at least once a week then that loss hurts even more.

But back to my story. I was sitting in the Dallas airport, waiting on yet another delayed flight, when I saw a tweet from my fiance’ – suggesting that I check out picplum. The idea behind it was that you can upload photos throughout the month – from your phone, your computer, and via email – and on a certain day each month picplum will print and ship that “batch” of photos to addresses that you had previously specified.

I literally read the tweet, went to the picplum website, and pulled out my credit card to sign up. I was totally sold – I could think of no better gift and surprise for my family back home. The idea is simple, 50 cents per print, and starting at $2.50 shipping per recipient. So for under 10 bucks a month, I can print and ship photos to my parents of my daughter, my soon-to-be-son, and occasionally myself and my fiance’. They get everything from photos of the first day of school, to sleepy morning photos, to photos of us all at the pumpkin patch.

Here is what one of my upload pages looks like:

You can see in the top left hand corner that I sent 3 different recipients 19 photos each. I love me some picplum.

As I sat in the airport uploading my photos, I found myself with a few questions. I sent a tweet to @picplum and had a response almost immediately. At other times I’ve been on the site and the live chat has popped out and one of the founders has said “Hey Erika – let me know if you have any questions!”. The customer service is amazing – and the team really cares about building a great product with a clean customer experience. I love to feel special – and the folks at picplum have a way of doing that for me without even trying.

My family loves getting the photos each month – they really look forward to it and I always get elated text messages and phone calls when a new batch arrives. My fiance’ has signed up with his own account and sends photos to family back in Connecticut, Maine, and Florida – and just this month he wised up and added me to his account! I got my first batch in the mail a few weeks ago and I was so impressed! Check it out!

They come in a pretty purple envelope (excuse the iPhone photo – but awesome packaging ftw!):

And the photos are just gorgeous!

Can you tell I just think picplum is the coolest thing since sliced bread? Cause I do. I have nothing to gain from shouting from the rooftops that I love this company – I just think they’re awesome! I am a happy paying customer, and I know that will continue for the foreseeable future!

Because the guys over at picplum know that I’m a happy customer, they offered to giveaway some photo credits here on Chic Shopper Chick – which I thought was a super idea! So, if you want to try out picplum for yourself, enter to win $50 in credit – which should get you several batches of photos printed and shipped!

Don’t want to wait to get started? You can sign up for your picplum account now (and the first 5 people who sign up for picplum through Chic Shopper Chick and print and ship a batch of photos will get $10 in credit towards their next order) and if you win the giveaway, then they will just apply the credit to your account!

One last thing. I want to do a little reverse disclosure here. I am not benefiting through this write up whatsoever. I am not getting any free product, and I am not being paid by picplum. The link that you click above is not an affiliate link – it’s simply a tracking link so that we can keep track of the first 5 orders (and know who to credit the $10 to). The guys at picplum simply offered this to do this though my site because I am a crazy fan and have been vocal about my support of the company from day one.

Ok, so now the good stuff. To enter:

• Go over and click like on the picplum Facebook page. Leave a comment letting me know that you did so.

Read the original Picplum: The Perfect Gift For The Holidays {A Giveaway} on Chic Shopper Chick.

Then the folks at The Brainy Company contacted me about their Glowberry Bears and I just knew that Audrey Grace would love it. They sent us the light blue Glowberry bear, and I’ve discovered that it works in 3 settings:

• Bear to Bear – There’s a chip located in the bear’s foot and when placed in close proximity of another Glowberry Bear, they communicate with each other. We only have one bear so I cannot attest to the quality of this feature, but it sounds pretty cool!
• Nighttime – This setting transitions our bear into a night light – pressing the bear’s tummy makes it light softly from within and the glow will last for 3 minutes.
• Bear to Child – The bear talks to us, and even has a name! If you press its hand it will say things like, “Hi, I’m Twinkleton. What’s your name?” Pressing its other hand makes the nightlight light up, and tickling its tummy makes it giggle.

Read the original Holiday Gift Guide: Glowberry Bears {A Giveaway} on Chic Shopper Chick.

I am in love with Christmas. I’m the total opposite of a the Grinch. The Grinch hates everything about Christmas, and I love everything about it.

So, considering that this is the first Christmas my fiance’, myself, and our two children will all be together as a family – I really, really wanted it to be special and feel completely magical. My favorite thing by far about the Christmas Holiday, is the tree and the way that it smells. Nothing quite says Christmas to me like the smell of a fresh Christmas tree.

Until I smelled my first live Christmas wreath from Lynch Creek Farm.

I immediately knew it would become a tradition for our new little family.

The wreath was shipped to us wrapped beautifully in a red box. When the UPS man walked up carrying it, I squealed “ooh! Is that our wreath?” and he said “It sure smells like it!” He was so right. Even the box smelled amazing. He said he was sad to part with it – it had been making his truck smell good all day!

Audrey Grace and I excitedly started opening the box. The first thing I noticed, besides the amazing smell, were the easy to follow care instructions for our wreath!

The wreath was carefully wrapped in plastic with a packet of information. It was simple to lift it carefully from the box and slip the plastic off of it.

As if it wasn’t easy enough, I simply lifted it from here and hung it on the wreath hanger on the door. Voila. Morgan came home and stuck his face right in it to inhale the wonderful scent – he was giddy with excitement. He has vivid childhood memories of having real Christmas wreaths so seeing this gorgeous wreath on the door made him a bit nostalgic.

You know it’s a big deal when he tweets about it. And I thought I would be the one who was most excited!

We ordered the Country Christmas wreath, but there are so many options! Kristin and Amanda both ordered the Snowbound Winter Wreath and that one looks amazing too!

So how about you? Do you want your very own live wreath to convey your holiday cheer? Awesome. I have one to giveaway, thanks to Lynch Creek Farm!

MANDATORY ENTRY METHOD:

• Visit Lynch Creek Wreaths and tell me what wreath (besides the Country Christmas and Snowbound Wreath) you’d choose if you won!

EXTRA ENTRY METHODS (LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH):

• Like Lynch Creek Wreaths on Facebook. (1 entry)
• BLOG ABOUT IT!!! 5 entries.
• Tweet this contest (button at the top of the page – make sure you add @ErikaB to your tweet so I can track it!). (1 entry)
• Share this contest on Facebook! Leave me a comment so I can verify!
• Like Chic Shopper Chick on Facebook. (1 entry)
• Follow me on Twitter. (1 entry)
• Like Design Public on Facebook. (1 entry)
• List this giveaway on any contest site for 3 entries.
• You can always leave a comment on any non-giveaway post. (1 extra entry per post commented on. just go to “home” posts are up front, please comment on all new posts and leave your extra entry comment)

No purchase necessary to win. Contest only valid for residents of the US. Winner to be chosen by random.org on or after December 6th. Winner has 48 hours to respond to notification email or another winner will be chosen.

Disclosure: Lynch Creek Wreaths sent me a wreath to review. They are providing another one for giveaway!

Read the original Holiday 2011: Fresh Wreaths From Lynch Creek Farm {Giveaway CLOSED} on Chic Shopper Chick.

Thanks for checking out my 2011 Holiday Gift Guide! Be sure to check out Our Ordinary Life and Mommy Mandy for more great gift ideas!

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I’m sure you’ve noticed from my site that I’m a bit of a beauty and fashion nut. I have an obsession with all things girly, including nail polish. Naturally, when a girly girl has a daughter, the odds of her also being a girly girl are pretty high. I can officially say that Audrey Grace is about as girly as they come – which is totally fun for mom!

Even though I generally think Audrey Grace is a little young for even pretend makeup and nail polish, I saw the Hello Kitty Nail Tin by TownleyGirl and thought I would make an exception. (As in, she can only wear it and play with it at home, not out in public.) The nail tin comes with fun polish, nail art, and of course can be used as a lunch box or a place to store treasures long after the products are used!

If you the Hello Kitty Nail Tin set right now at Toys R Us you’ll get free 2 day shipping and also get a free Hello Kitty Bowler Bag with purchases of $30 or more.

Lucky for you, I have an awesome Hello Kitty Cosmetic Tin to giveaway to one of my lucky readers!

Mandatory Entry Method:

• Leave a comment here telling me why you’d love to win this – is there a special little girl in your life who just adores Hello Kitty? Maybe she is a makeup fanatic?

Extra Entry Methods (leave a separate comment for each):

• Visit Mommy Mandy and enter one of her Holiday Giveaways. Come back here and let me know you did it. (1 entry)
• Visit Our Ordinary Life and enter one of her Holiday Giveaways. Come back here and let me know you did it. (1 entry)
• BLOG ABOUT IT!!! 5 entries.
• Tweet this contest. (1 entry)
• Like Chic Shopper Chick on Facebook. (1 entry)
• Follow me on Twitter. (1 entry)
• Like Design Public on Facebook. (1 entry)
• List this giveaway on any contest site for 3 entries.
• You can always leave a comment on any non-giveaway post. (1 extra entry per post commented on. just go to “home” posts are up front, please comment on all new posts and leave your extra entry comment)

No purchase necessary to win. Contest only valid for residents of the US. Winner to be chosen by random.org on or after December 2nd. Winner has 48 hours to respond to notification email or another winner will be chosen.

Disclosure: Townley Girl sent us a nail tin to review, however these opinions are 100% mine and I’m thrilled to share them with you.

Read the original Holiday Gift Guide: Hello Kitty Nail Tin {Giveaway} on Chic Shopper Chick.

Thanks for checking out my 2011 Holiday Gift Guide! Be sure to check out Our Ordinary Life and Mommy Mandy for more great gift ideas!

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I have very strong emotional associations with my sense of smell. As a child, I could tell you what pillow belonged to what family member just by taking my nose to it – everyone had a different distinct scent, and they were familiar and comforting. When I was sick, I loved sleeping on one of my parent’s pillows – it was comforting to me, like being able to snuggle with them in my sleep. As I’ve gotten older, this association has only grown. I associate the scent of baby powder with the city of Paris – I was wearing a body lotion that was faintly scented with it when I was first visiting there, and now every time I smell powder, I think of Paris.

Sometimes it works the opposite way – I can’t even walk near anyone wearing Sarah Jessica Parker’s “Lovely” because I wore it during the first 3 months of my pregnancy with Audrey Grace – and I was so sick during those months that just smelling it in the slightest turns my stomach.

Yankee Candle Mini Holiday Trio - photo is my own

One of my all time favorite scents has got to be that of anything to do with winter. I love the feel of the cold air, the smell of the fireplace, the scent of the freshly-cut Christmas tree. When I was in college I discovered Yankee Candles and I fell in love. Burning a highly-scented Yankee Candle was like walking right back into a winter memory. My favorites revolved around Pine, or Cedar – anything that reminded me of the smell of our Christmas tree. I started buying these candles once every 2 months – I would save up while I was in college and “treat” myself to one. They have always been my ultimate favorite candle.

When I started blogging, there were a few products that I was already a die-hard ambassador for, without ever needing to have a relationship with that company. Yankee Candle has always been one of those. You can see I even included them back in my 2008 Holiday Gift Guide – I have had a long-standing obsession with the candles and it continues to this day.

This year Yankee Candle sent me a few of their holiday scents to try out for myself – and the day that box came I was flat out giddy. I even tweeted this:

Inside of this gorgeous box I discovered a trio of Yankee Candle’s Newest Holiday Fragrances – Cherries on Snow, Mountain Berry and Christmas Rose. I love all three of them, but Mountain Berry has to be my ultimate favorite. Our kiddos loved playing “guess the scent” and wanted to smell them over and over again. We also received a small tumbler of Warm Woolen Mittens, which has been burning all weekend and smells heavenly. Lastly, we received a large jar of the Balsam & Cedar wrapped in an adorable gift package, which would be just perfect for gift-giving (ahem, if anyone needs to get me anything else…)!

Photo by Kristin of Our Ordinary Life

Have you tried out Yankee Candle yet? I am not a betting woman, but in this case I would bet money on the fact that you will love them. I am so excited to announce that I have a set of 3 mini candles in the newest Holiday scents (as seen above) to giveaway to one of my lucky readers!

To enter:

• Visit Yankee Candle and come back here to tell me what your favorite candle scent is!

Extra Entry Methods (leave a separate comment for each):

• Visit Mommy Mandy and enter one of her Holiday Giveaways. Come back here and let me know you did it. (1 entry)
• Visit Our Ordinary Life and enter one of her Holiday Giveaways. Come back here and let me know you did it. (1 entry)
• Like Yankee Candle on Facebook! (1 extra entry)
• Follow Yankee Candle on Twitter! (1 extra entry)
• BLOG ABOUT IT!!! 5 entries.
• Tweet this contest. (1 entry)
• Like Chic Shopper Chick on Facebook. (1 entry)
• List this giveaway on any contest site for 3 entries.
• You can always leave a comment on any non-giveaway post. (1 extra entry per post commented on. just go to “home” posts are up front, please comment on all new posts and leave your extra entry comment)

No purchase necessary to win. Contest only valid for residents of the US. Winner to be chosen by random.org on or after November 30th. Winner has 48 hours to respond to notification email or another winner will be chosen.

Disclosure: Yankee Candle sent me these candles for review. I already loved them, I knew I would, so I jumped at the opportunity. These opinions are 100% mine and I’m thrilled to share them with you.

Read the original Holiday Gift Guide: Yankee Candle {Giveaway!} on Chic Shopper Chick.

The other day little AG and I had a mini fashion show in her bedroom. It was not planned, nor was it necessarily enjoyable. She was unknowingly borrowing from her mommy’s bag of tricks – trying on every skirt in her closet until she found one that “twirled” enough. Telle mère, telle fille…

When Erika from Tutu Pour Mon Deux contacted me and offered Audrey Grace one of their fully-customizable tutu tanks to try out, I believe I responded with a “Yes! My 4 year old daughter would fah-reak out over these!”.

Fah-reak, obviously, is a technical term.

Anyway, as expected, she totally did. Check out my little ham:

For Audrey Grace I chose a brown tank with dark pink tutu material, a fun pink polka dot ribbon, and a crown on the front. The design process was insanely easy, and so much fun! The only hard part was choosing the perfect combination for my sweet girl’s personality! You can see a snapshot of the customization screen below:

This screen is exactly what it looked like before I hit “add to cart” and you can see the gorgeous end result that arrived about a week later in the mail (complete with wand, may I add!).

You simply choose your shirt style, color, tutu color, ribbon color, and patch on the front. I was thrilled at the high quality of the shirt and tutu, and the patch on the front is soft and fuzzy, definitely a well-made product.

Here is the best part about these adorable tutu shirts – they come with a story. This story is one of gratitude, for a doctor and hospital staff that saved a little girl’s life. Her name is Maeley, and she one of the daughters of the owner of Tutu Pour Mon Deux (which means Tutu For My Two – I assume referring to her two daughters!). Because of Maeley’s journey, and that of her family, one-third of proceeds from all of these Tutu shirts goes to Children’s Hospital Boston.

Win It! Tutu Pour Mon Deux wants to give one very lucky Chic Shopper Chick reader the opportunity to win a customized tutu shirt of her very own! To enter, head on over to Tutu Pour Mon Deux and design your perfect tutu shirt - then come back here and leave a comment letting me know what it would look like! For bonus entries, you can tweet this contest out to your followers, share it on Facebook (see the buttons at the top of this post for help sharing), subscribe to my site via email (box at the top right), subscribe to my YouTube Channel, or write a blog post about this contest (worth 3 extra entries). For any of these that you choose to do, please come back here leaving a comment to let me know that you did so.

That’s it! Good luck!

This contest will run from April 19, 2011 to April 27th, 2011 and will end at 11:59 pm CST. No purchase necessary to win, and a winner will be chosen at random. If the winner does not respond to emails within 72 hours of notification, then another winner will be chosen. US entries only.

Read the original Tutu Tuesday: Tutu Pour Mon Deux {A Giveaway!} on Chic Shopper Chick.

Oh, and did I mention that the wardrobe makeover would be with Tim Gunn?

You see, Tide understands the importance of every woman’s individual style, and wants to help you to not only set but achieve those style resolutions during this hectic “spring cleaning” season.

So, sweet readers, I made you a (decently funny) video to share my personal resolution for my spring wardrobe, and exactly why I needed (desperately) to clean out my closet. Think awful dresses with ruffles, a plaid shirt that should have never been in my closet in the first place, and too much athletic gear – so much that I may end up tempted to wear it outside of the gym – which is my number one no-no!

My resolution this Spring is to Fight the Frump – I want to get rid of everything in my closet that doesn’t make me feel fabulous when I put it on. This way, if I stock my closet with a bunch of very streamlined choices, then I never have to worry about being the frumpy girl in the room because I’ll always look pulled together.

Thanks, Tide, for the motivation to set a spring resolution to clean out my wardrobe, and make it a much more cohesive place!

So, what is YOUR spring wardrobe resolution? If you share your resolution with me in the comments, you will be entered to win a trip to NYC for your very own spring wardrobe makeover with Tim Gunn, courtesy of Tide!

Yes. You read that right.

So leave your resolution in the comments, and you could be schmoozing and discussing cuts, lines, and color with Tim Gunn in NYC before you know it! Good luck!

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Tide. All opinions are, always have been, and always will be my own – but you knew that already, didn’t you? ;)

Read the original Spring Cleaning Your Closet with Tide and Tim Gunn {Giveaway CLOSED} on Chic Shopper Chick.

The products are not just for moms, however, but fit for everyone in the family. From children’s clothes to skincare products to baked goods, there is a little something to suit all of your needs. Originally Gaggle Of Chicks was only a NYC based site, but they have now expanded to include nationwide deals as well. The deals expire after only 48 hours, so time is of the essence! You can work on getting some of your deals free, too, if you invite friends to try the service. For every friend you refer that makes a purchase, you get a $10 credit. You friends also get a $10 credit to Gaggle Of Chicks as soon as they sign up!

The current New York deal has me drooling – half-off of a skin-care package (which still costs a whopping $249). I’ve noticed that several of the deals are a bit pricey, especially the local New York deals, while the nationwide deals tend to be more affordable. However, I’m not necessarily saying that this is a bad thing – the discount on high-end items gives me the chance to purchase or afford something that I normally wouldn’t be able to.

The Gaggle Of Chicks website is adorable, and easy to navigate. As we say in geek-speak, the user experience is a good one. I was given a gift card to try out the service, but had a short time frame in which to publish my review, and feel I should tell you that while I haven’t purchased anything from Gaggle of Chicks yet, I’m totally planning to – it’s just that nothing on the site in the past week has been able to float my boat.

You can win a $100 credit to try out Gaggle of Chicks yourself! To enter, just head over to Gaggle of Chicks and sign up to try out the service (it’s free!), then come back here and leave a comment letting me know that you did! Bonus entries if you invite your friends to try the service too – let me know in a separate comment that you have invited 3 or more friends (the Gaggle of Chicks folks will verify this) and you will receive a bonus entry!

This contest ends on February 24th, 2011 at 11:59pm CST. US residents only, please. Good luck!

Disclosure: I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Gaggle of Chicks and received a Gaggle of Chicks credit for myself to facilitate this review, and a $100 Gaggle of Chicks gift certificate to giveaway.

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This photo was taken just 5 days ago - see how I always pop my arms up on my hips?

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I’m bopping along, humming “Jingle Bells” to myself, feeling very self-satisfied with the amount of Christmas shopping that I’ve already accomplished, when I walk over to my mailbox and absentmindedly pull the mail out of it.

A red envelope tumbles to the ground. A white envelope addressed in a gold pen in perfect cursive handwriting remains in my hand, when it hits me.

Christmas Cards.

I’m late! I’m behind! I haven’t ordered my Christmas cards yet! The rush has started. Not only have my perfect friends with their perfect families already taken pictures in their matching Christmas sweaters (during the 80-degree Louisiana October, mind you), but they’ve also beat me to the choosing, the ordering, the addressing, and the stamping of my Christmas Cards.

You know, the Christmas cards that exist right now, uh, only in my mind.

I try not to hyperventilate. And yes, I am a bit of a drama queen.

Thankfully a few years ago I made friends with the folks over at Tiny Prints. They take my less-than-perfect timing and my drama-queen tendencies and turn them into the most perfect Christmas cards that you’ve ever seen — and they’ve been doing this for 3 wonderful holiday seasons, now. My parents still have the last two Christmas cards up on their refrigerator, and this year Audrey and I will be brightening their mailbox with the following tri-fold card:

Front of the Card

Back of the Card

Because we didn’t have time to take Christmas photos this year, I used some photos of Audrey and I from throughout the year, which I think turned out wonderfully. Of course, I couldn’t resist adding one of my handsome boyfriend and I in the mix as well – it made the card even more representative of the wonderful year that we’ve had.

The printing and quality of the products that I get from Tiny Prints is always top notch – I’ve gotten Christmas cards, business cards, and birthday party invites from them in the past, and I’ve never been disappointed. Each year our Christmas Cards get so many compliments that I can’t imagine going back to the 1-hour photo place for my cards ever again — or anywhere else for that matter!

If you are much like me, and have gotten so wrapped up in the Holiday Season that you’ve totally forgotten to order your Christmas Cards, Tiny Prints wants to help. They want to offer one very lucky Chic Shopper Chick reader a chance to win 50 Christmas cards for this year! Because Christmas will be upon us before we know it, this contest will move fast and involve some express shipping, but you can have a beautiful, personalized cards in your family’s mailboxes before the holiday itself!

Win It! Would you like to win 50 personalized Christmas cards to make your friends and family oooh and ahhh? Of course you would! Head on over to Tiny Prints and let me know which of the Christmas Cards you would choose if you were to win by leaving a comment! For bonus entries, you can tweet this contest out to your followers, share it on Facebook (see the buttons at the top of this post for help sharing), subscribe to my site via email (box at the top right), subscribe to my YouTube Channel, or write a blog post about this contest (worth 3 extra entries).

That’s it! Good luck!

This contest will run from December 8, 2010 to December 15th, 2010 and will end at 11:59 pm CST. No purchase necessary to win, and a winner will be chosen at random. If the winner does not respond to emails within 72 hours of notification, then another winner will be chosen. US entries only.

Disclosure: Tiny Prints sponsored my Christmas Cards this year, which prompted this post. However, I am a long time fan of the brand and can’t imagine that ever changing – these cards are awesome. For more information, see my disclosure policy.

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Helzberg Diamonds agrees that every woman deserves to be spoiled – and to prove it they sent me this GORGEOUS diamond knot pendant. I saw a photo of the pendant before seeing it in person, and I have to say, the photo doesn’t at all do it justice. I opened the box and literally “oohed” out loud.

This Everlon sterling silver and 14 karat yellow gold knot pendant with a 1/7 carat round brilliant cut diamond delicately hangs from a sterling silver box chain, and would be a stunning addition to every woman’s jewelry collection. This piece is something I feel like I can pass on to my daughter once she is older, something that will hopefully make the round for generations.

Helzberg Diamonds also sent me a box set of 5 pairs of Honora Pearl Earrings which are just lovely for the holidays. These would make great holiday gifts for a co-worker, favorite aunt, or close friend – something different than the typical coffee shop gift card/candle/bath set.

You can purchase the Everlon Diamond Knot Pendant at Helzberg Diamonds for $299.99 or the Honora Pearl Earrings set for $50. Both are stunning and would make incredible holiday gifts – so consider clicking over and getting some of your holiday shopping done!

Win it! Helzberg Diamonds wants to give one very lucky Chic Shopper Chick reader the opportunity to win a diamond knot pendant and box set of 5 pairs of Honora Pearl earrings, just like the ones above! To enter, head on over to Helzberg Diamonds then come back here and leave a comment letting me know your other favorite items is from their website, or what you would buy for your girlfriend/fiancee/wife if you could. For bonus entries, you can head over and vote for Morgan by clicking the FB “like” button on his submission for the Last Original Idea in Marketing Contest (3 entries!), you can tweet this contest out to your followers, share it on Facebook (see the buttons at the top of this post for help sharing), subscribe to my site via email (box at the top right), subscribe to my YouTube Channel, or write a blog post about this contest (worth 3 extra entries). For any of these that you choose to do, please come back here leaving a comment to let me know that you did so.

That’s it! Good luck!

This contest will run from December 7, 2010 to December 15th, 2010 and will end at 11:59 pm CST. No purchase necessary to win, and a winner will be chosen at random. If the winner does not respond to emails within 72 hours of notification, then another winner will be chosen. US entries only.

Disclosure: I was sent the diamond pendant and pearl earrings for review by Helzberg Diamonds. This in no way affected my opinion of the product and all thoughts expressed above are 100% mine. Check out my disclosure policy for more information.

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