May 27, 2010 | Fashion, Score!
Many of you may have already heard of maurices, a low-priced chain of stores offering fashion-forward, on-trend clothing, accessories, and footwear. Founded in 1931, the chain has grown to an amazing 700 stores over 48 states, carrying everything from jewelry to denim, shapewear to sublimated tops, sweet little dresses to sandals (and plus sizes too!)
They are running a special promotion for Memorial Day Weekend starting today – for every $60 you spend you’ll receive your choice of either a cute tote bag or chic pair of sunglasses! (You get to choose from 9 different totes and 31 different shades – up to 10 free items if you spend $600!!) Here are a couple of stylish pairings I found:
Since I have nothing else to do this Memorial Day Weekend ( no barbecues planned, no hitting the beach etc.) – I’m going shopping and heading down to my local maurices to see what deals I can scoop up!
xoxox
Carly
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May 12, 2010 | Life, Score!
Yup, all TEN of ya:
And #37 (vrtish55)…Random.org really wanted you to win, because it picked you twice! (How’s that for weird? Maybe you should go pick yourself up a lottery ticket since luck is on your side today! {or at least Random.org is :-)} Just kidding!) But I promised TEN winners, so I had to re-run the generator – sorry!
So by my calculations the winners are: (emails x-d out to preserve privacy)
#2: EVELYN penguiin.eater@xxxxx
#4: KATHRYN kathrynsprowl@xxxxx
#5: NIIKA face.graffiti@xxxxx
#9: SADIE’S MOMMA ksparham@xxxx
#25: ERIN NICHOLE shortwindedmuse@xxxx
#37: VRTISH55 vickers_73460@xxxx
#40: WENDY13 misswendythirteen@xxxxx
#42: BRANDI
#49: AVO parthgalen@xxxxx
#54: PEGGRADYART peggrady@xxxxx
So PLEASE to help me out a little if you see your name above please please please email me (carlyjcais at hotmail dot com) your full name, mailing address, and phone number from the email you used to enter.
(cuz honestly when I agreed to do this giveaway it didn’t occur to me that ten people to follow up with is a
major undertaking…yikes!!)
Edit 5/15: I’ve now heard from everyone except Kathryn, Wendy13, vrtish55, and peggradyart. Please let me know your info!
I’ll be cross-referencing everyone else’s information with your comment etc. so I make sure you’re the same person (at least to the best of my abilities) and then I’ll forward your info onto to the Afaze rep so you can get your bracelet!
Thank you everybody for entering!
xoxox
Carly
P.S. Sorry I had to delete multiple comments – and if any of the winners cannot provide a U.S. address (as stated in the entry requirements), another winner will be chosen in her stead. Thanks for understanding!
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Apr 20, 2010 | Life, Score!
So Tia N., the original winner as chosen by Random.org, never contacted me, so I have now chosen from the comments:
Sadie’s Momma!
She wrote:
Way to make my head swell up!:-) But seriously, I know what it’s like to have no energy as a new mom, and no time for yourself. So have a new mascara to play with!
Plus, she actually followed the entry requirements, so there you go. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks everyone, for entering! Another giveaway coming up soon…(egads!)
xoxox
Carly
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Mar 30, 2010 | Fashion, Score!
SockTheory.com, a brand-new (as of January 2010!) online store devoted to legwear in all its fabulosity, has me drooling.
No, seriously. Drooling over…socks?
Well, it’s not just socks. They are purveyors of not only the trendy, but also the tasteful, elegant, everyday needs, and the hard-to-find items of legwear even the most die-hard connoisseursmight have a hard time sourcing elsewhere.
Pantyhose with toes?
Yup. They sell ’em.
Lace-up slipper socks?
Sure. (Getting that Chanel S/S 2010 look for $7 sounds like heaven to me!)
Printed stirrup-socks?
Yes, sireee.
And they also stock armwarmers too (a personal fave).
A-a-a-and everything on the site is $25 or less, with many items of legwear under $10! (Oh, and they deliver internationally – woohoo!)
Owner Morgan developed the concept of legwear as the centerpiece of an outfit, instead of just an accessory. She writes “I’ve been sock- and tights- obsessed for my whole life, so branching into this is a dream I’ve always had. When you are a lifelong New Yorker and walking Seventh Avenue every day, it’s impossible not to be fashion-minded. City-style fashion is something that inspires me.”
“Selecting only products that are unique and interesting is important. I’m not interested in carrying only your standard “top seller basics.” Sock Theory is about branching out and expanding your legware horizons =). I own, wear, and model everything you see on the site.”
SockTheory: Sexy Socks and Legwear for Any Theoretical Outfit!
Well, Morgan’s got a great eye for variety, and a gorgeous pair of gams to say the least!
And, exclusively for Chic Steals readers: enter code CHICSTEALS in the coupon code box during checkout to receive 10% off of purchases of $25 or more!
So what are you waiting for? Check out SockTheory.com now, browse through the many images of covetable legwear, get some great styling ideas, and clickety-click your way to 10% off, just in time for Easter.;-)
xoxoxo
Carly
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Mar 23, 2010 | Life, Score!
This was most certainly a toughie. Out of 53 comments, there were some really great ones. But who to choose? Instead of doing it randomly and running the results thru Random.org, I decided to hand-pick someone out of all the entries, leaving the cryptic “Best answer as to why you need this product” as the entry guidelines. But what constitutes “best???”
Many of you wanted to win it in order to present it to your mothers or other loved ones, like chun who wrote “I would love to give Cold Plasma as a gift to my mom…The truth is she wasn’t blessed with the best skin and is sensitive to most sunblocks, which has not resulted in graceful aging. Being in her 60s I feel like she has given up on taking care of herself.”
There were also some commenters who mentioned they were in relationships with younger men and thus need all the help they can get when it comes to battling the 10 signs of aging, like Angelique who wrote “It fights TEN SIGNS OF AGING!!! I’m 41, my boyfriend is 26…I need all the ammo I can get!!!”
Others mentioned difficult work/home lives, like trashywriter who wrote about how her routine daily is dropping off her twins at school, checking on her mother who had lost a lot of her independence from an open-heart surgery, and then taking care of a daughter who has Asperger’s.
Still others mentioned how you love Dr. Perrricone’s products but find them so pricey it’s difficult to rationalize the splurge on something like this. Others mentioned hitting a milestone age, or being told by other people that they look “old.”
So who gets it? I wish I could choose everyone who shared their skin woes so honestly (and I did read and consider every single entry)…but I chose
Jennifer
who wrote “At 55 years old I have all ’10 signs of aging: wrinkles, enlarged pores, dryness, discoloration, redness, uneven skin tone, impurities, loss of firmness, loss of smoothness and loss of radiance.’ Oh, to have my skin to look healthy again!! Younger again!!! And, maybe, my 19 year old will stop telling me how old I look! That one’s a real esteem killer!”
Well, congratulations Jennifer! I’ll be contacting you to get your shipping info so that the Perricone people can get your jar of Cold Plasma out on the way to you.
Thank you to all who entered, and there will be more giveaways in the future…including some loot from New York Fashion Week, so stay tuned!
xoxox
Carly
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Mar 8, 2010 | Score!
Don’t forget to enter the Perricone Cold Plasma Giveaway currently taking entries here!
(There’s only been ELEVEN entries so far…so odds are pretty darn good for ya! It’s a virtual miracle-worker so you don’t want to pass this one up:-)
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