April 2009

You would think that living in a place that is humid all year round (south Florida) that I’d never have dry skin. So not the case! I’m always on the hunt for skin care products that leave my skin moist but not greasy and was happy when the people at SkinFree asked me to try their products.

I was sent the Extra Moisturizing Soap & Shampoo Bar and the After Shower Moisture Spritz to try. I am happy with the products and the way they left my skin. The soap and shampoo bar is an interesting concept and a time and money-saver if used as shampoo as well. The after shower moisture spritz was a spray that left my skin dewey and fresh feeling. The mission of SkinFree is to bring all natural skincare products to the large retail market through innovative, effective and affordable products.

The company’s information states that 100 million Americans could benefit from natural products free from fragrances and preservatives but that these products are not readily available for purchase. SkinFree aims to change this and their products will be available at most Walgreens. It doesn’t get much more convenient than Walgreens! I searched on their site and my local Walgreens store appears on the list.

The folks at SkinFree have graciously decided to give one (1) of my lucky readers $30 worth of SkinFree products of their choice! To enter, you MUST visit the SkinFree website here and read about their products. Then come back to my blog and leave a comment in this post letting me know what products you’d want to try if you won this great giveaway! Make sure to leave your email address so I can contact the winners.

There are six (6) “extra” ways to enter (each one below gets you one additional entry):

1. subscribe to my blog (either via email using the box in the left sidebar or RSS feed). If you already subscribe leave a comment saying you do. If you subscribe by email you MUST confirm your email and activate the subscription.

2. follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/NicolesNickels) and tweet about this giveaway. If you already follow me that’s fine, just comment with a link back to the tweet about this giveaway.

3. blog about this giveaway (leave the link in the comment)

4. email 5 people about this giveaway (please cc me on this email – nicolesnickels at gmail dot com and leave a comment saying you sent the email)

5. grab my button for your site (leave the link to where the button is in the comment)

6. add the link to this giveaway on a Mr. Linky about giveaways or on a blog giveaway site, blog carnival or forum or yahoo group (leave link to where you did this in the comment)

You MUST leave a comment answering the question above as your first entry and then additional entries are governed by the terms above. You MUST leave a separate comment for each entry you are able to make. Feed and email subscribers will need to click on to my actual blog to leave a comment. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only, 18 years old or over, and the winners will be chosen by random.org. This giveaway will be good until May 8 at 9:00 pm Eastern time and a winner will be announced soon thereafter. If the winner does not respond to my email within 48 hours then I will pick a new winner. Good luck!

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Many of you know that I work a full-time day job and blog in the early mornings and late evenings. I spend a lot of time sitting at a desk and was so happy when the folks over at Breakpal contacted me recently to see if I was interested in introducing my readers to their great service.

Sitting at a desk without moving for long periods of time is not good for your back, posture and overall health. Sitting at a desk all day does nothing for your health and your body. We need to get moving more and BreakPal will help you do just that. BreakPal is easy to use and you get a FREE trial to test the service and see its benefits.

Basically you download the program and install the widget onto your computer. That’s it! Every 30 minutes (or at whatever time interval you designate), a woman’s voice comes on the computer reminding you that it’s time to take a short break. You will also see a symbol appear on your computer as a reminder in case your sound is turned off. The woman (her name is Liz) then walks you through several minutes of exercises that you can do right at your desk. You can ignore the widget and keep working if you want, though there’s no health benefit to that! I found that the break I get when I do the exercises on BreakPal is the perfect amount of time for me to relax, regroup and then refocus when I sit back down.

The folks at BreakPal have graciously decided to give five (5) of my lucky readers their own non-expiring membership to BreakPal! To enter, you MUST visit the BreakPal website here and read about the service. Then come back to my blog and leave a comment in this post letting me know why you’d love to win this great giveaway! Make sure to leave your email address so I can contact the winners.

There are six (6) “extra” ways to enter (each one below gets you one additional entry):

1. subscribe to my blog (either via email using the box in the left sidebar or RSS feed). If you already subscribe leave a comment saying you do. If you subscribe by email you MUST confirm your email and activate the subscription.

2. follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/NicolesNickels) and tweet about this giveaway. If you already follow me that’s fine, just comment with a link back to the tweet about this giveaway.

3. blog about this giveaway (leave the link in the comment)

4. email 5 people about this giveaway (please cc me on this email – nicolesnickels at gmail dot com and leave a comment saying you sent the email)

5. grab my button for your site (leave the link to where the button is in the comment)

6. add the link to this giveaway on a Mr. Linky about giveaways or on a blog giveaway site, blog carnival or forum or yahoo group (leave link to where you did this in the comment)

You MUST leave a comment answering the question above as your first entry and then additional entries are governed by the terms above. You MUST leave a separate comment for each entry you are able to make. Feed and email subscribers will need to click on to my actual blog to leave a comment. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only, 18 years old or over, and the winners will be chosen by random.org. This giveaway will be good until May 8 at 9:00 pm Eastern time and a winner will be announced soon thereafter. If the winner does not respond to my email within 48 hours then I will pick a new winner. Good luck!

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The following comment was selected by random.org as the winner of the Skin MD giveaway! I have emailed the winner and if I do not hear back from them within forty-eight (48) hours then I will post a new winner. And the winner is…

ShannanJ who said… “Wow…this seems like good stuff. I’ve never heard of it before…but there lots of testimonials. I have super dry skin…maybe a little splurge in this area would be good? I would really like to try this!! on Friday, April 17, 2009 6:56:00 AM

The following two (2) comments were selected by random.org as the winners of the A Flash In The Pan giveaway! I have emailed the winners and if I do not hear back from them within forty-eight (48) hours then I will post new winners. And the winners are…

DG who said… “I posted on a Mr. Linky at The Giveaway:(It’s number 150)http://www.the-giveaway.com/2008/07/submit-your-giveaway” on Saturday, April 18, 2009 5:47:00 PM

and

Ashley who said… “We’re in a recipe rut, so I would like some new dinner ideas on Friday, April 17, 2009 11:41:00 AM

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