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Win $245 worth of skincare products! Contest

GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES: FACELUBE® PRODUCTS WILL HAVE YOUR SKIN ON THE FAST TRACK

Test Drive The New High Performance Men’s Skin Care Line

Even though much ado has been made about “metrosexuals” and the rise of male plastic surgery, when it comes to an everyday skin care regimen, for the most part, “men are from Mars and women are from Venus.” The average man does not want or need a pile of products to reap the benefits of a properly maintained masculine face. FaceLube’s high performance 3 step system includes a Cleaner, Treatment and Protectant. It’s simple and precise – bing, bam, boom, am/pm and you’re done! Because men and women age differently, men have different needs and preferences than women. FaceLube® gets the critical fact that for men, proper face care is not just about looking young – it’s about looking good and staying on the fast track.
FACELUBE® GERMANY: KEEP IT CLEAN, LUBRICATED AND PROTECTED
STEP 1 ANTI-AGING CLEANER (3.4 OZ) MADE IN GERMANY. MSRP $25.00
Think about the finish on your car. If you keep it free of old build-up it will look good year
after year. And when you pick the right cleaner, you won’t strip it so much that you damage the clear coat finish. You wouldn’t use a tire cleaner on your fine leather seats, think twice before using soap or all-purpose body wash all over the most delicate part of a man’s face.
This anti-aging cleaner is a powerhouse of concentrated natural organic plant derived complex and high tech manufacturing protocols. It offers deep, effective and gentle cleaning of surface oils, impurities and dirt and helps to restore perfect moisture, balance and tone and is an integral part of proper men’s grooming regimen. Free from controversial chemicals like Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
  
WHY IT WORKS:
A man’s face builds up dirt, grime and dead cells. The Cleaner breaks up embedded dirt, grime and thick skin debris. It soothes, nourishes, tightens and conditions. Masculine facial skin has very different needs and texture than his hair and the rest of his body parts. Common soaps strip his face of natural moisture, leaving it dry and prone to wrinkles.
HOW TO USE: 3.4 oz / 100 ml. Concentrated.
About dime size per use, twice daily am/pm. For all skin types.
STEP 2 TREATMENT (1.5 OZ): MSRP $105.00
Treatment is like a high-end synthetic fluid for your car. Think about a car just after an automatic transmission fluid exchange. The cleaner helped to loosen the dirt and grime that built-up in the torque converter, and flushed them out along with all that oxidized used fluid. Now that the transmission is clean, you’d want to top it off with fresh new fluid – the basic nutrient that keeps your transmission shifting in high gear.
The FaceLube® Treatment is a Hi-Potency Concentrated Ultra Super Luxe Caviar Complex and Natural Bio-Peptides that work to activate cell metabolism, begin repairs on past damage from environmental assaults and stress to help revitalize and firm tired skin and defend against further damage.
WHY IT WORKS: Once a man has gotten rid of the “gunk” on his face through cleansing, the face needs nutrition. The Treatment minimizes fine lines and wrinkles by helping to restore the skin’s natural balance, rebuild collagen and elasticity, repair past damage and strengthen it against further environmental and free radical assaults.
WHAT’S IN IT & WHY: DNA-Marine/Caviar Extract – Anti-aging, anti-wrinkle, revitalizing, firming and regenerating, renews skin elasticity. It’s the ultimate deep penetrating nutrient for younger looking skin.
HOW TO USE: 1.5 fl. oz / 45 ml. Highly Concentrated. About pea size per use, twice daily AM/PM. For all skin types.
STEP 3 PROTECTANT (1.5 OZ): MSRP $115.00
Think of Protectant like a high-performance additive package, or booster for your car’s engine that works in conjunction with the fresh new motor oil that went into your car after an engine flush. The FaceLube® Protectant is cutting edge anti-aging technology that minimizes wrinkles, firms, strengthens skin structure, protects collagen and elastin fibers. Moisture enriched, ultra smooth, non-oily, protects against premature aging. Healing, soothing, and nourishing.
WHY IT WORKS: The Protectant works in conjunction with Treatment. The active ingredients in the Protectant are complementary to the Treatment. The Protectant helps further strengthen the skin’s inner structure and seals in moisture.
WHAT’S IN IT & WHY: Matrixyl 3000® – Collagen production, anti-wrinkle, firms and lifts skin. Venuceane® – Deep sea extract, anti-aging, anti-oxidant, hydrating, prevents signs of photo-aging. Ocean Gold® – Natural mineral nutrient, protects collagen, firms, strengthens, anti-oxidant. Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract – Natural moisturizer promotes healing, highly hydrating, high in potassium, optimizes and reinforces collagen synthesis and moisture absorption. Caffeine – firming, detoxifying. Allantoin – Heals, protects, softens, conditions.
HOW TO USE: 1.5 fl. oz / 45 ml. Highly Concentrated. About pea size per use, twice daily AM/PM. For all skin types
FACELUBE® GERMANY products can be purchased individually or as a three step set for optimal results. FaceLube® is having a “Model Year End Sale” by offering these products at a special rate. For a limited time, men can road test the all-new 2012 FaceLube® Germany 3 step kit for $125.00 instead of the regular sticker price of $245.00. It’s like getting a BMW for the price of a Hyundai.
FaceLube® uses natural ingredients in its formulations. FaceLube’s primary focus is anti-aging. They combine natural ingredients such as super botanicals (fruits and plants that have strong anti-aging properties) and the latest science-based anti-aging active ingredients to achieve sustainable results. FaceLube® uses natural alternatives to controversial chemicals like oxybenzone and sulfates. They do not test their products on animals.
WHY DOESN’T FACELUBE® INCORPATE AN SPF IN ITS PRODUCTS?
Modern chemicals used to infuse skin care products with SPF properties are irritants and are often not compatible with the most advanced and effective anti-aging ingredients. However, FaceLube® feels that to include it in their products would be irresponsible, because sunscreen must be applied continuously to provide the most effective protection. Skin care products with light SPF properties meant for single AM application give consumers the erroneous impression that it only needs to be applied once a day for full day protection. Instead, FaceLube® offers a separate natural Anti-Aging Sunscreen with broad spectrum protection.
MEN MAY BE MESSY BUT FACELUBE® ISN’T
The sealed pump bottles are easy to use. There are no messy tubes, jars, or droppers to deal with. The FaceLube® men’s skin care kit doesn’t oxidize and collect germs like open containers and won’t make a mess in your sink or on floors even if you knocked it over.
MY SOAP HAS MOISTURIZERS IN IT, WHY USE ANYTHING ELSE?
The short answer – so does your dishwashing liquid, but you wouldn’t use that on your face. Think about it – if that were enough, women would stop using any skin care and anti-aging products, too.
FaceLube® has a total of five three-step systems ranging from $125- $285.00.  In addition, they also offer other “optional equipment” including:
  • Harem® Cologne
  • His and Hers ‘Man’s Man’ and ‘Goddess’ Mug Set
  • Anti-Aging Sunscreen
  • Ultra Smooth Protectant
  • Limited Edition Humidor Boxes

Want to win?
Here is how to enter!!!

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.  In  your comment, please.

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.

-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

– Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
#Win $245 worth of skincare products!   http://tinyurl.com/4xextd7  #Contest #skincare #giveaway

*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries


– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Back To School event Bloggers’ sites! 

3 Princes and a Princess 2Closer to LucyHave Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.  You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry.  

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please) 

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily 

– enter another one of my giveaways 

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry) 

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck! 


DISCLOSURE: I received the above product for review.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Sept. 19, 2011
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Weekend Hop!

Let’s link up…Everyone is welcome (family friendly of course), there are no real rules except you follow your hostesses Have Sippy Will Travel and Closer to Lucy

If you’re new…leave a comment after linking up so I can return the follow. If you aren’t new and know one of us isn’t following leave a comment (we want to follow you too), and if your not new and just want to link up…MUAH!

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Hurricane Watch

OK, so I am in one of the areas that looks like we will be affected by this storm- they are predicting some bad things, people are being evacuated both to the North and South of us, and I just cut my trip short and came home.  I just got here.  I am going to be prepping my house, so if I am not here for a few days, I’m really sorry.  I know I have been on travel, and now I’ll be gone a bit with the preparations, and hopefully there won’t be any damage.  I REALLY HOPE there will be no damage. 

They are also predicting power outages, so I will be back on ASAP.  But the house and family need all my time right- I know you all understand, and I really appreciate it.
If any of you are also on “storm watch”- Good Luck, and Godspeed!
~Samantha

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Win a Park Kit from Coca Cola- Review and Contest

Can you believe that summer is already winding down?  Finding ways to keep everyone entertained during the last weeks of August isn’t always easy, but Coca-Cola wants to help make sure you enjoy every moment with Coca-Cola’s 125 Years of Summer Fun initiative.

To celebrate Coca-Cola’s 125th anniversary, they’ve created a summer-long program, available throughMy Coke Rewards.   It’s designed to create summer fun for families by offering a variety of rewards through an interactive summer treasure map. By entering codes, found on 15 different Coca-Cola brands on My Coke Rewards, you gain points that can later be spent on prizes including: sweepstakes, instant win prizes, supporting a good cause, donating to your child’s school and much more! If you are not a yet a My Coke Rewards member, simply log on to www.mycokerewards.com and follow the prompts for new member registration.


One of you lucky ducks will win the following Prize Packs- 
‘Park Kit’ is valued at $50 and will include:

Coca-Cola tote
Sunglasses
Sports Bottle
Sunblock Kit
LED lamp (for nights when you’re just not ready to go inside J)
Football
Frisbee
Reversible ball

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.  In  your comment, please.

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.

– Follow My Coke Rewards on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway  
#Win @MyCokeRewards Prize Pack from @HaveSippy http://tinyurl.com/3s85ql8 #summer #contest #giveaway

– Follow My Coke Rewards on Facebook- this is not mandatory and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this contest.  
-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

– Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
#Win @MyCokeRewards Prize Pack from @HaveSippy http://tinyurl.com/3s85ql8 #summer #contest #giveaway 

*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries


– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Back To School event Bloggers’ sites! 

3 Princes and a Princess 2Closer to LucyHave Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.  You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry.  

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please) 

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily 

– enter another one of my giveaways 

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry) 

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck! 


DISCLOSURE: I received the above product for review.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Sept. 17, 2011

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Little Update

As some of you know, I am currently in Ohio (The Buckeye State!) 
So, if you are seeing a bit of a lag in me responding to you via email, or a few less reviews up this week, that’s why!  I had posts ready to go up for you for the whole week, but as they are all scheduled and had to be done ahead of time, they are a little less frequently then I usually do.  Which only means next week, they will be up MORE frequently then usual, LOL. 

It all evens out.  And I will have more fun travel posts for you as well, and great ideas for vacations, and places to get travel deals for the whole family.  Have fun   🙂
~Samantha

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Win $50 HearthSong Gift Card- and a review!

Naptime is always interesting at the Pre-K.  And my Little makes it more interesting, by NEVER SLEEPING ON A NAP MAT.  You read that right.  After putting 20+ kids down (and you thought your brood was tough!  LOL) my son will not get on a nap mat.  Yes, all the other kids do, even the 2 year olds.  My son?  NOT GONNA HAPPEN.  I bed, I argue, I even offered treats if he would just sleep on his mat- and then I gave up.  My son will only sleep in HIS bed, or his pack and play.  This makes travel interesting, as well, haha.  But I am trying not to sweat the small stuff.  After all, he can’t bring it with him to college, right?  (RIGHT?????)     🙂

SO!  When I got this adorable Monkey Sleeping Bag from HearthSong, one of my very favorite places to shop for children’s gifts, I was thrilled and just beside myself when he brought it to school….to take a nap on.  NOT in the pack and play.  LOOK!

OK, this may seem like some small thing to some of you.  However, I think all of our children have had things they just won’t “budge” on, be it potty training, switching to a bed, giving up a certian toy, not throwing food- you get the idea.  They get “stuck” on things now and again.  My son loves Jungle Animals (have you seen pictures of his room?  LOL all jungle themend!) so I knew he would love the sleeping bag- but I never thought it would get him on a nap mat.  But you saw it- I have proof!  Hahaha   🙂

If your child is an animal lover, they will just love to nap on a Monkey Sleeping Bag at their Pre-K, to have a familiar place to sleep when traveling, or going to grandma’s- any chance they get, really.   It has a handle on the back for easy carrying as well.  There is also the option of a Cute Kitty.  Adorable, yes? 

The monkey head is an attached pillow, which is very smart so that your child can’t lose it while at school or traveling about with it.  Monkey Sleeping bag comes with a stuffed banana- I suppose the monkey may get hungry!- and I thought it was kind of a silly thing to have.  Until, that is, my son stared bringing it even to his regular bed.  And the kids at the school all wanted to play with it. what is it about a stuffed banana?  The world may never know….but who cares, they have fun with it!  And that monkey bag?  UH, LOVE IT.

Here is a little more information for you-
“Each of our portable, adorable Animal Sleeping Bags is appliquéd with bright colors and comes with a soft, plush pillow pal and removable accessory. They’re surprisingly easy to tote – the bag and pillow fold up in a flash transforming into a bag with a handle at the top.

Front-load machine washable. For ages 3 and up.”

Want a chance to win?  Here is how to enter!

Mandatory entry

You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.  In  your comment, please.

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.

– Follow HearthSong on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway  
#WIN $50 @Hearthsongtoys Gift Code  http://tinyurl.com/3nlbof2 #backtoschool #giveaway #contest @HaveSippy
– Follow HearthSong on Facebook- this is not mandatory and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this contest. 
-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway. 
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest

#WIN $50 @Hearthsongtoys Gift Code  http://tinyurl.com/3nlbof2 #backtoschool #giveaway #contest @HaveSippy
 
*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries


– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Back To School event Bloggers’ sites! 

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.  You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry. 

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please)

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily

– enter another one of my giveaways

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry)

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!


DISCLOSURE: I received the above product for review.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Sept. 16, 2011

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Carbonite

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carbonite for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I am sure you all know, or not new readers, I recently had to get a new computer.  My previous one did a not so nice thing and we almost lost alot off important files.  A whole lot, to say the least.  We should have been using a service like Carbonite .  Carbonite works as a backup service for your computer, helping computer backup those files so the next time your computer does a not so nice thing and crashes/dies/ get accidentally drop kicked after locking up again.  You won’ t lose so much data.

Most backup software needs an external hard drive or maybe a few flash drives or dvdr’s or something along those lines but Carbonite connects to their secure server whenever you are connected to the internet and backs up your data while you use the computer for other reasons, like reading my awesome blog 😉 hint hint.  Your data is backed up completely securely and safely in remote locations.  It is also accessible by just about any device that can connect to the internet, including smart phones, ipods, ipads and of course other computers.  Another interesting usage of this service is the ability to pull up important documents from the road.  Let’s say you are on vacation and left the dog home with a friend.  Your best friend just lost your dog and has no idea what do to.  Solution, pull up your old documents at the next rest stop, email pictures of your pooch to your ex-friend and have them go on a neighborhood wide search for your four legged compadre.  With some thought I am sure you can think of at least ones where you wish you could have had access to your home computer files from the road or work.  Carbonite can help.

Carbonite is running a promotion where if you enter code: BLOGAD you get two free months with purchase.  Enjoy 🙂

 

 

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