Welcome to the June Extreme Cash Giveaway! I’ve teamed up with some rockstar bloggers to bring you the chance to win $200 cash!
The
June Extreme Cash Giveaway will rock for four weeks which means you’ll
have lots of time to complete any entries that you choose to do.
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entries that you can do as well, so bookmark this page and come back
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Giveaway is open worldwide and ends July 14th at 11:59 PM EST. Good luck!
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*NYX Rouge Cream Blush ($6)
*Starlooks Lip Pencil ($12)
*Referral Bonus: Baublebar Bracelet (this was listed for around $20, but has been removed from the site) Total Value before Makeup and bonus Bag: $43.48
Initial Thoughts: Is it sad that I was jumping up and down over the travel sized cheap dry shampoo? This stuff is awesome and I literally ran out of my last travel size bottle of Psssst! last week. I was also really excited for the Chella Highlighting Pencil and the NYX Blush. I'm not ahuge lip liner fan since my lips lack definition and I can't seem to figure out where to define them....but, this liner is a nice neutral color. I am going to give it a try. I thought the J.Cat Palette was pretty and loved the colors until I found out it's not eyeshadow. Apparently it is body glitter. I don't really have much use for body glitter. I will probably give it to my friends preteen daughter. As far as the bonus goes, this bracelet is CHEAPO looking. I can't believe that they sell it for $20+. I probably won't wear it and haven't decided what to do with it yet. It will probably tarnish shortly after someone wears it. I wish I had received another Urban Decay shadow instead. Ohh well.
*$15 gift code to redeem on a $50 purchase - when any product from the brands you've sampled is included in your order.
*Expert beauty advice to accompany your samples from the editors of Allure
My June box:
*Stila Cosmetics Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 in Fair ($34 for 1.7oz, 0.17oz= $3.40)
*Stila Cosmetics Lip Glaze in Grapefruit ($22, I think I received full size, but can't verify)
*Illume Desert Tulip Tin ($33.50 for full size, I received a small 1oz tin unknown value)
*Murad Age Reform AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser ($35 for 6.75oz, 1oz= $5.19)
*Philosophy Hope in a Jar ($40 for 2oz, 0.4oz= $8)
Total Value before Candle Tin: $38.59
*Initial Thoughts: Yay, Stila!! I am not fond of tinted moisturizer, but I LOVE Stila lip products. This gloss is so pretty and works out great with my OCC lip tar. I am giving the tinted moisturizer another shot. I was excited for the candle, but it smells a little too flowery for me. I hope my Mom likes it. I already have (and don't use) Philosophy's Hope in a Jar, so I will probably send that to Mom too. The Murad Exfoliating Cleanser is awesome! I have been using it like crazy and I love the way it doesn't make my skin dry, but it makes it feel super clean.
*This Month's Winner: Honestly, neither box blew me away this month (ohh Gosh...am I becoming a beauty snob?). I would have to say Sample Society won even though they had the lesser overall value. I received all name brand products and a candle in Sample Society. The Ipsy brands were cheaper brands and the products were things that I would not buy (except that dry shampoo! You really have to try it!). In the end I will be using 3 products fully from each box that add up to $27 for Ipsy and a little over $30 for Sample Society. Still well worth my money. What did you get in your boxes?
Disclaimer: I pay for these
subscriptions out of my own pocket. This is a completely honest post for
the benefit of my readers. I am not in contact with the companies and I
am not compensated in any way.
Walgreens has another free 8x10 Collage Print thru Saturday June 15th. Just sign-in to Walgreens photo and create an 8x10 photo collage. Enter code "DADCOLLAGE" at checkout and select to pick your print up in store. It will be completely free. These are great for last second gifts. You could also order a collage, cut out the individual pictures and make your own personalized card with this freebie. Enjoy!
**UPDATE: I have just been informed Dishcrawl St. Pete has been postponed**
I wanted to share two amazing Dishcrawl events that are coming up with you. The first one I am very excited about because Tuesday June 18th, Dishcrawl will be in my city: St. Petersburg. There are only a few tickets left to the Dishcrawl St. Pete and you are not going to want to miss this one. I know three of the four restaurants and they are all fantastic. The Dishcrawl is even going to include my all-time favorite restaurant: Crowley's. Crowley's is an irish bar and restaurant that is family owned. They have some of the best food I have ever tasted (including my favorite appetizer (The St. Pete Roll), the best French Dip ever (called an Irish Dip), REAL homemade corned beef hash and amazing Fish and Chips). Crowley's is one of the first places I always take visitors.
There are literally 6 tickets left right now, so sign up quick. I will be there! Tickets are $45 each for the St. Petersburg Dishcrawl. Use code "daburg" for $5 off.
Also coming up is a BEER Dishcrawl. That is right...B-E-E-R. I know that I have already convinced you to come with that one word, but I will tell you about it anyhow. The Brew Benefit Ybor is going to be on June 30th at 2pm and this event is going to be a little different. You will be tasting twelve different beers (5oz) at six different locations. I have it on good authority that there will be other bonuses like snacks and maybe even vip wristbands. Tickets are only $29 now, but they will be $35 at the event if there are still tickets left. To make this deal even sweeter, you can save $5 off your price of admission AND donate $10 to charity by using one of two codes:
Meals on Wheels Tampa - "mowtampa"
local radio station WMNF- "wmnf"
I love that proceeds go to charity when you sign up with these codes! Make sure you sign up for both events soon before tickets are gone. I will be sharing my St. Pete Dishcrawl with you after it happens next week, so keep an eye out for that post.
Man of Steel is in theaters everywhere tomorrow June 14th! I am super excited to see Amy Adams play Lois Lane. If you haven't seen the trailer yet, check it out:
Synopsis:
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes “Man of
Steel,”TM starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Kal-El under
the direction of Zack Snyder.
A young boy learns that he has
extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he
journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do.
But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from
annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
The
film also stars four-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams (“The Master”),
Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”), Academy Award®
winner Kevin Costner (“Dances with Wolves”), Oscar® nominee Diane Lane
(“Unfaithful”), Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to
Do with It”), Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, and Academy
Award® winner Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”).
“Man of Steel” is
produced by Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Deborah
Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer from a story by
Goyer & Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by Jerry
Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Entertainment. Thomas
Tull, Lloyd Phillips and Jon Peters served as executive producers.
Zack
Snyder’s behind-the-scenes team included director of photography Amir
Mokri, production designer Alex McDowell, editor David Brenner, and
multiple Academy Award®-winning costume designer James Acheson
(“Restoration”) and costume designer Michael Wilkinson. The music is by
Academy Award®-winning composer Hans Zimmer (“The Lion King”).
Warner
Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, a
Syncopy Production, a Zack Snyder Film, “Man of Steel.” The film will
be released in 2D and 3D in select theaters and IMAX®, and will be
distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros.
Entertainment Company.
GIVEAWAY:
2 lucky winners will each win an official Man of Steel S-Shield T-Shirt and keychain (The t-shirts are size Small and Medium. The first winner will pick size and the second winner will receive the other shirt).
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Yogani Studios Inc. to Host Yoga Gives to St. Jude Kids
One 8-hour retreat, 20 yoga studios nationwide, thousands of children’s lives saved from deadly diseases
WHO: Approximately
20 yoga studios across the country, including Yogani Studios Inc., in
Tampa, FL, are breathing life into an inaugural program called Yoga
Gives to St. Jude Kids to raise awareness and funding for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
WHAT: Yoga
Gives to St. Jude Kids is designed for people of all ages with diverse
levels of experience to not only stretch their bodies but also open
their hearts for kids battling cancer and other deadly diseases by
raising funds through an 8-hour yogathon.
WHY:Because
of fundraisers like this one, no patient family ever pays St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital for anything and its research discoveries
continue to be shared freely, so that one child saved at St. Jude means
thousands more saved worldwide. In fact, during the last 50 years, St.
Jude researchers and doctors have helped push overall survival rates of
childhood cancer from 20 percent to 80 percent today.
WHEN: Saturday, June 15, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
WHERE: Yogani Studios Inc. ½ 1112 W. Platt Street ½Tampa, FL 33606
ABOUT: Since
opening in 1962, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has changed the
way the world treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening
diseases. It is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated
Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. It is also a
leader in the research and treatment of blood disorders and infectious
diseases in children. St. Jude was founded by the late entertainer Danny
Thomas, who believed that no child should die in the dawn of life. Join
that mission by visiting stjude.org or following us on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.
**Even if you don't live in the Tampa area you can donate**
