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Win Cool Stuff: $100 Poppin Giveaway




UPDATE 9/4/12: And the winner is—#65 stephanie l.! Congrats to our winner and thanks to everyone who participated.

Please note: This giveaway has ended and is now closed to further entries.

If you have a Pinterest board dedicated to organization, this giveaway is for you! Poppin has generously agreed to give one lucky Budget Babe reader a $100 shopping spree! Use your gift card to give your desk a posh makeover with coordinated accessories that look as good as they work. Shop by color at poppin.com for everything from notebooks and gel pens to file folders and paper clips that will inspire you every day.

To enter:
  • Name one item on your desk that makes you smile in the comments section below.

Optional (leave one comment for each):


  • "Like" The Budget Babe on Facebook.

  • Tweet "I want to win a $100 @poppin giftcard from @BudgetBabe! http://su.pr/2mkRJ3 #giveaway"



Good luck!

Entries must be posted by 12 noon ET on September 3rd, 2012 to be eligible to win. This is not a sponsored post. Open to US residents only.

Win Cool Stuff: Kohl's $100 Gift Card Giveaway




UPDATE 8/29/12: And the winners are… #41 Allison, #279 Karla and #402 Alyssa! Congrats to our winners and thanks to everyone who participated.

Please note: This giveaway has ended and is now closed to further entries.

I've teamed up with Kohl's to offer not one, not two, but THREE lucky Budget Babe readers the chance to win a $100 Kohl's gift card! Use your loot to shop the latest fall looks from great Kohl's brands like Simply Vera Vera Wang, LC Lauren Conrad, Rock & Republic, Princess Vera Wang and more.

To enter:
  • Tell me what's on your fall fashion wishlist in the comments section below.

Optional (leave one comment for each):


  • "Like" The Budget Babe on Facebook.

  • Tweet "I want to win a $100 @kohls giftcard from @BudgetBabe! http://su.pr/34R9OX #giveaway"



Good luck!

Entries must be posted by 12 noon ET on August 28th, 2012 to be eligible to win. I received a press mailer and $100 Kohl's gift card in conjunction with this post. This is not a sponsored post. Open to US residents only.

What's In My Bag + Revlon & ELLE Present The Purse-uit of Power




It's been said a woman's power is in her hair, but I think it's in her handbag. After all, we carry our lives in our bags, be they Birkins or, like me, a mini neon messenger from Old Navy. Right now, I'm into the tiniest of totes as there's something really liberating about traveling light with a hands-free crossbody bag. It fits my Stephanie Johnson wallet in magenta and gold Bollywood print; my iPhone decked out in peach polka dots; and my Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in a fruit-punch pink that's perfect for spring. These are the everyday essentials that power my day.

Now, ELLE and Revlon have partnered to create a designer bag full of the colorful summer essentials that keep you powering through your day, and they're dropping it in mystery locations across the country for a few lucky readers to find!

"Like" Revlon on Facebook for clues and a chance to win a designer bag with all of the must-haves inside worth $3,000. Visit Facebook.com/Revlon for all the details.


FTC Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. I received the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain featured in this post free of charge. Opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Tour My Medicine Cabinet with Vaseline Total Moisture, Plus A Giveaway!


UPDATE 8/16/12: We have our giveaway winners! Picked at random, the winners are: #33 Tina, #81 donna k, #90 Ria #4 Tara , #100 j and #47 Cheyenne! Please check your email for further instructions from me on how to claim your prize. Congrats to our winners and thanks to everyone who entered, I'm glad I'm not the only lotion hoarder out there ;-)

Please note: The giveaway portion of this post has ended and is now closed to further entries.

Did you know that over one-third of women admit to having more than 20 products stored in their medicine cabinet? For me, the number is much, much higher. Recently I had the chance to test drive a new product that has helped me cut down on at least one category of beauty products, namely, lotions. Almost one-fourth of women say they own more than four lotions, and I think I counted at least 13 in my own cabinet (granted, I'm a blogger, but still. A bit unnecessary LOL).

Vaseline Total Moisture is the only lotion you need because it feels good on skin and does good for skin. Sometimes women feel they have to make a tradeoff between a lotion that feels good, or one that works well - but Vaseline Total Moisture does both.

I've been using Vaseline Total Moisture on all my nooks and crannies, from my hands down to the my feet, and have found it delivers a clean feeling formula that leaves my skin feeling healthy and soft. The oat variety combines pure oat extract and Stratys-3 multi-layer moisture complex for 24 hour moisturization that never feels greasy and won't wash off easily (say, when you wash your hands). I like the light fragrance that doesn't linger and the bright, cheerful packaging that my husband won't be afraid to use, either!

Vaseline Total Moisture is affordable, too, available in three sizes: 3 ox ($1.99), 10 oz ($3.99), 20.3 oz ($6.99) and 32 oz ($7.79).

I couldn't just rave about something without sharing, so I'm excited to be able to offer a fun giveaway for 5 lucky readers!

To enter: Tell me how many lotions you have in your own medicine cabinet in the comments section below.

The prize: Five (5) lucky winners will each receive one prize package, each including one (1) 10 oz. bottle of Vaseline Total Moisture, plus other fab beauty goodies.

Good luck!

Keep reading to take a tour of my de-cluttered medicine cabinet...