Skin MD Review and Giveaway

I finally found a lotion that helps moisturize my husband cracked and bleeding hands!

I am amazed. Period.

Seriously! Skin MD is the only lotion that has worked and we have tried Vaseline, Aveeno, you name it - and we have tried all the extra strength varieties but they all left his hands greasy and they dried out 15-20 minutes after he put the lotion on.

With Skin MD his hands feel somewhat soft and not a bit greasy. I mean come on, how soft can a wood worker's hands be? But they haven't cracked or bled since we got this stuff in the mail. Josh uses it ritually now and it shields his hands, keeping them hydrated all day.

How does it work?
"Skin MD Natural breaks the dry skin cycle by working to help restore skin's natural protective abilities by bonding to the outer layer of skin, strengthening skins natural barrier against toxins
and irritants that can dry the skin, while locking in the skin's natural oils." ---www.skinmdnatural.com

Buy It!

Check out more information and where to buy your own lotion from their website.

Win it!

SkinMD has offered one MamaDweeb reader a free full sized bottle of lotion.

Mandatory Entry:
Tell me who in your family would use the lotion the most, that's it!

Extra Entries: 1 each
Follow my blog publicly on Google Friend Connect (right sidebar)
Become a fan of Mama Dweeb on facebook (right sidebar)

Multiple Entries:

Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway - limited to twice a day. Please leave the URL of your tweet in your comment. You may use the tweet below:

Get super smooth skin with SkinMD free from the @mamadweeb #giveaway http://www.mamadweeb.com/2009/12/skin-md-review-and-giveaway.html



Contest ends Tuesday January 5th at midnight CST.
Any entries that do not do the first required entry will be disqualified.
Winner will be drawn using Random.org and emailed. Please include your email address in your entries if it is not visible in your blogger profile. Winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email and then the unclaimed prize will go into a live give away contest.

I was given a bottle of Skin MD to review. All opinions expressed are 100% mine.

Loobalee Review and Giveaway!

Have you tried to sell things on eBay? Well there is a reason there are people making money selling other people's things for them - it is time consuming and a tad overwhelming for a newbie like me. eBay works super well for those that know how to work it but I never had success because I didn't have the time to learn the little tricks.

So if I want to sell my Lizzie Lou's adorable clothes I could try our local consignment shop - but that didn't work and I only got like $2 for a cute dress.

There had to be a way to sell my clothes for what they were worth.

Then I found Loobalee! WooHoo!

It is only $30 for unlimited listings on their site. And you will be in the company of some gorgeous listings - Ralph Lauren, Gymboree, Tommy Hilfiger and Baby Lulu to name a few! And it is super easy to list things on there too. The site is super well organized and easy to navigate with very detailed search terms. This is a frugal mom's online shopping dream come true!

Want a few examples?

• I saw an adorable pink L.L. Bean snow jacket and pants set listed for $15. After zooming in on the pics (love that option!) I couldn't see the reason for the low price except that it isn't new. I am still trying to convince Josh to let me get that one!
• A pink roses Baby Lulu Chenille dress with matching hat for only $16.50!

If you want to buy designer children's clothes but don't want to wait for sales and love shopping online, or if you have a bunch to sell, check out Loobalee!

Quick bit about them:

Suzanne and her husband Peter co-founded Loobalee.com when they wanted a simpler way to sell children's clothes online. Suzanne said she "could visualize a custom, simple approach unique to children’s clothing – an approach that helped Moms buy and sell on-line easily, and also help Moms benefit from my experiences in dressing my kids for “virtually” free.It has taken the contribution of nearly 40 people to bring LoobaLee.com to you."

Try them out!

Suzanne has generously offered my readers a free 1 month trial of listing their clothes on Loobalee! When you register simply put mamadweeb as who you were referred by and you will be on your way to enjoying all the benefits of a full fledged seller in no time. Check out Loobalee.com and sign up!

You can get all the benefits of this, for free if you tell them you are a referred by MamaDweeb!

Win it!

Suzanne has offered one MamaDweeb reader a free one year subscription plus $20 shopping rebate! That is like paying you to shop, and that is what I love to do!

Mandatory Entry:
Go to Loobalee and tell me one item you would buy with your $20! You must write the item and price so I can double check!

Extra Entries: 1 each

• Follow my blog publicly on Google Friend Connect
• Become a fan of Mama Dweeb on facebook
• Become a fan of Loobalee on facebook
• Follow LoobaLee on Twitter
  

Multiple Entries:

• Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway - limited to twice a day. Please leave the URL of your tweet in your comment. You may use the tweet below:

Win a 1 yr sub & $20 rebabte to @LoobaLee from @mamadweeb ends 1/11 http://www.mamadweeb.com/2009/12/loobalee-review-and-giveaway.html

• Blog about this giveaway - leave the URL of your post. 4 entries!
• Sign up for the free 1 month trial as referred by mamadweeb. 5 entries! Leave your first name so I can verify please.
• Leave a comment on any other post and let me know which one it was. One entry per comment on post. Unlimited!

Contest ends Monday January 11th at midnight CST.

Any entries that do not do the first required entry will be disqualified.

Winner will be drawn using Random.org and emailed. Please include your email address in your entries if it is not visible in your blogger profile. Winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email and then the unclaimed prize will go into a live give away contest.

I was given a subscription to Loobalee to review. All opinions expressed are 100% mine.

Domestic Diva's Soy Candle Review and Giveaway!

I love candles.

They make my house smell good and when I see them burning I feel all warm inside.

I really love lotion too - and good smellin' lotion is the best!

Brown Bag Parties carries a line of candles that smells amazing and helps your skin feel smooth. When I heard that I had to give it a try!

I received the Hotcakes scented candle from Brown Bag Parties by Sherry. It is amazing! It smells lightly of blueberries and bubblegum....I would describe it as smelling fun and frisky. It is hard to describe the smell, but let me tell you it is super good. It is very sweet and not too overpowering at all.

How did it do on my hands? First, I burned the candle and then the soy wax was poured on my hands. I was scared of it burning like other candle waxes, but it wasn't like that at all since soy melts at a lower temperature than wax! The warm soy wax opened my pores and as I rubbed it in my skin started to feel silky smooth. It was wonderful.

If you have incredibly dry skin this winter, wear spa gloves over your hands after rubbing in the oils from the candle and your hands will be so soft by morning.

And I love that is it 100% natural! It doesn't leave a residue as it burns either.

There are 5 amazing scents to choose from:

Hot Cakes~ triple scented with hints of blueberries and bubble gum

Butt Naked~ Citrus, pineapple and cocunut

Love Spell~ Citrus, plum and tropical scents

Red Hots~ Smells like the red hot cinnamon candies. Great for Christmas

Spiced Pear~ pears, passion fruit and a hint of vanilla spice

I would love to try the red hots next! I love the smell of cinnamon during the holidays!

About the company:

Brown Bag parties is a direct sales company that sells candles, lotions and other spa items. They also sell more "intimate" items - think passion parties or Eden's Fantasy. Not only are their items high quality they are amazing to their consultants. Consultants earn an astonishing 50% commission - not to mention the fabulous bonuses and training opportunities. My favorite thing about this company is the fact that discretion and privacy are #1 to them. They don't sell your info and your items will arrive in a plain brown box without the company name on it.

Other Products I want to try:

My brother is getting married in the future and Brown Bag Parties sells all the fun novelty items for his fiance's bachelorette party!

After a long day with the children, I would love to relax my head with the head massager. Sounds kinda odd at first, but I love when Josh runs his fingers through my hair so this would be so similar!

Buy it!

You can purchase these candles and other spa or intimate items at the Brown Bag Parties site.

Win it!

One lucky Mama Dweeb reader will win their choice of Domestic Diva scented candle! $18.00 value!

Required Entry:

Visit the Bath & Body section of the Brown Bag party site and tell me one item you would like to have! Any other entries won't count unless you do this first!

(there are some explicit items on the other parts of the site, so browse without children)

Extra Entries: 1 each

• Follow my blog publicly on Google Friend Connect
• Become a fan of Mama Dweeb on facebook
• Become a fan of Brown Bag Parties by Sherry on facebook
• Put my button on your blog - leave URL of your blog in your comment

Multiple Entries:

• Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway - limited to twice a day. Please leave the URL of your tweet in your comment. You may use the tweet below:

Win a scented candle from Domestic Divas & @MamaDweeb http://bit.ly/79S7Jj ends 12/21!

• Blog about this giveaway - leave the URL of your post. 4 entries!
• Buy something from the Brown Bag Parties site. 5 entries! Leave your first name so I can verify please.
• Leave a comment on any other post and let me know which one it was. One entry per comment on post. Unlimited!

Contest ends Monday December 21st at midnight CST.

Any entries that do not do the first required entry will be disqualified.

Winner will be drawn using Random.org and emailed. Please include your email address in your entries if it is not visible in your blogger profile. Winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email and then the unclaimed prize will go into a live give away contest.

I was given a Domestic Divas soy candle to review. All opinions expressed are 100% mine.

I have GOT to win this!

As you can tell, I don't normally devote an entire blog post to one entry. It is too time consuming, I have so many other things to say, and there are a bazillion giveaways going on so it saves time to lump them together.

Until now.

Lizzie will flip a lid if I win her this!

Night Owl Mama is hosting a giveaway from CSN baby - your choice of a Disney Princess or Cars toy box. Now naturally I will choose the princess one. Lizzie Lou is 2.5 years old and simply adores all things princess! She is Cinderella and Daddy is her prince. She will pick out her clothes based on what princess she wants to look like: "Blue like Cinderella? Pink like Briar Rose? Black like Snow White!"

And while I can't afford to buy her this toy box (it retails for about $50) I will just scream if I win this for her! Talk about a good Christmas!

I'm gonna win my Christmas gifts this year

Or at least I am going to try!

Wouldn't it be fantastic to win a bunch of stuff from blog giveaways and save that much more money this holiday season?

Well check out these giveaways! I am only going to list the ones I think are particularly fantastic for gifts!

Heck of a Bunch ::: Backseat Drawing board game for ages 7+. Great gift! ends 11/18

The Mom Buzz ::: EcoSmart Organic Insecticide and Pesticide. Kind of a funny gift, but great for friends and family that are going green! ends 11/22

----> ALSO giving away Bendaroos! You've seen these on TV, wouldn't they be fun? ends 11/27

-----> ALSO giving away My Little Pony! I have a 3 year old niece that would love this! ends 11/27

For the Love of Baby ::: Personalized 6 pack of Jones Soda! I am so stoked about this one - what a great gift! (I love love love Jones soda...they totally rock my socks off!) ends 11/16

Fiesty Frugal and Fabulous ::: A Mr. Potato head! Honestly, this is great for any age, he just rocks! ends 11/19

She Scribes ::: Caramel Apple Cake! Yes, who doesn't love cake? Seriously...ends tomorrow 11/11!

Outumbered 3 to 1 ::: Organically Hatched Bamboo Bathrobe. So soft and luxorious, I want one...I'll keep this gift for myself! ends 11/15

Take Time to Smell the Rose::: Kolcraft Jeep Wrangler Stroller! This I will keep, since I am the only one I know that needs it. ends 11/30

All Things Made by Kelly::: Table Top Puppet Theater! This is for finger puppets - what a cute idea! ends 11/13

There you have it! I will add more as I come across them!

Cloth Diaper Giveaway Event!

Beth is my friend at Happily Domestic and she is having A HUGE diaper event!

You have got to check this out! (but don't, I want to be the only entry and win it all! jk LOL)

The first thing she is giving away is Prairie Tales diapers - a Kansas company! Woot!! GO KANSAS!!

Also inlcluded in the giveaway is NuBunz, FuzziBunz and Sposoeasy among others! I for one love SposoEasy - it is an All in One made of natural fibers, and the way it is made it dries faster than other all in ones! If you want more info, Beth will do a fantastic job next week in her reviews!

Whatcha waitin' for? head on over!

I won again!

They say an addiction starts when when you have a positive reaction and then you keep doing something to get that same rush.

If that is true, then I am addicted to giveaways! I am a PR person's dream - I enter all the giveaways I can. :) Why? Because every once in awhile I keep winning and that only encourages me to enter more.

I just won Rockin' Green laundry detergent from Ga Ga Greenies blog! So that puts my winning tally at 5 items!

*Bella Baby Maya car seat cover

*Book

*Book

*Cook book and autumn hand made wash clothes

*Rockin' Green!

So what do I do? Do I stop and call it good? NOPE!!

Here are more giveaways I am entering - maybe you can go and win! It is so much fun!

• Mommy Goggles :: Step 2 Lifestyle Deluxe Child's play kitchen! Ends 10/17
• Happily Domestic:: Jeep Wrangler Stroller! Ends 10/31
• Take Time to Smell the Rose:: She has a fall festival going on - lots of giveaways!
• **Christopher Bean Coffee Ends 10/15
• ** Snuggle Pants Ends 10/17
• **Joyful Bath Co Ends 10/
• ** Beibi Shoes Ends 10/
• Mommy of 1 and Counting ::: Melissa and Doug Puzzle Ends 10/24
• Penelope's Oasis :: Flirty Apron Ends 10/16
• Outnumbered 3 to 1 ::: Cordless Hoover Vacume Ends 11/7 Softlips Winter Flavors Ends 10/16
• There's No Snakes In New Zealand ::: Inspired by Finn Baltic Amber Teething Necklace
• Thrifty and Chic Mama ::: Temple Touch Thermometer Ends 10/17
• Ice Fairy's Treasure Chest::: Rubbermaid 20 piece set Ends 10/18
• A Frugal Friend ::: Lee's Jeans - 10 Winners! Ends 10/12
• Check out these cool kids chairs and visit JamericanSpice to enter to win the Anatex - Magnetic Travel USA Map Giveaway, ending October 25 2009, 11:59pm
• Getting All my Ducks in a Row::: K. Ross Baby Pillowcase Dress Ends 10/14
• Savvy Housewife ::: Honey Nut Cheerios, Mr. Strong Giveaway Ends 10/12
• Mama Snow ::: Flirty Apron - (exact same brand that Penelope's Oasis is giving away!) Ends 10/26

WOW!! That sure is a lot of things you could win! I'll keep adding more as I find 'em! Thanks for looking :)

Yes, I am entering more giveaways...

...and no, I am not addicted

....ok, not that addicted

At least the only thing I am wasting is time :)

Wanna know what has me drooling? Check it out!

• Take Time to Smell the Rose ::: She is having a fall festival = Lots of Giveaways!! Bella Materna Nursing Bras! This is a nursing bra with a comfortable underwire, and I have got to try one! Ends 10/19 Anytime costumes ends 10/7 EcoNuts Ends 10/5
• My Organized Chaos ::: Livie and Luca child's shoes. I am already in love with See Kai Run, do I need another made-by-a-mama shoe to fall in love with? yes...I do! Ends 10/8
• The Cloth Diaper Experiment::: A Banana Bottoms fitted diaper, made of bamboo and organic cotton blend! I love bamboo, oh so absorbent and fitteds come in some seriously cute prints! Ends 10/12
• Mommy of 1 and Counting::: Girl Gotch underwear. These are girly underwear inspired by boy's underwear - a thicker waistband and comes in a boxer style too! Lizzie currently loves Thomas the train that only comes in boy's and so has therefore enjoyed the boy's style - these would be a perfect girly solution! Ends 10/10.
• Piece of Me::: She is having a "Fall Into Fashion" Event. These are just a few of the giveaways, and I don't know if I have time to enter them all, but I will try! Kate Quinn Organics ends 10/3 Kiwii Industries Ends 10/5 Ruffle Butts Ends 10/9 Kumquat ends 10/11 Perry Winkles Kids ends 10/13!! WOW is this gal a busy reviewer!!
• Bullfrogs and Butterflies Baby:::Wee Squeak Beibi shoes - these are adorable shoes for 0-24 months that don't squeak, so these would be fore David ends 10/7

Oh! I just found out I won something else!! (See why I am addicted?) I won an Autumn dishcloth set handmade from Mirage at *Every~Precious~Joy* and a Fresh Foods cookbook to go with it! Thank you Mirage!

So get entering!

I won!! (and more giveaways)

Wow - I won again!

Check out EcoChic's giveaway that I WON!!

It is a carseat cover from Baby Bella Maya. When it gets here I am going to post what I think of it with pics.

Why did I win? Cause I am the only one to follow all the rule. How funny is that? It was a photo contest and only 2 people sent in pics...with mine being the only one that followed all the rules. Please read all the rules of the contest carefully. Business owners donate these and it is respectful behavior (not to mention it keeps you in the contest) to follow the rules!

Also, leave a way for the sponsoring blog to contact you. I have seen so many awesome blogging mamas have to say "Well, that person won but I can't reach them....who is next?" Please leave your email address or link it to your comments.

Or don't! And I will just win everything!!! (insert evil laugh)

Now, here are some other things to win that I entered, and I want to win all of them...knowing I won't....but here is to trying!

The more you enter the more chances you have of winning right? Well it can be addicting that's for sure!

• Canadian Natural Mama ::: a Bravado Body Silk Seamless Nursing Bra! I love Bravado...my fav nursing bra (and only brand of nursing bra I own!) End 9/28
• Oh My Baby ::: a Glamourmom nursing tank (can you tell I am nursing? LOL) Ends 9/30
• Catch the Drift with Mama Snow ::: Piggy Paint! Perfect for my little 2 year old girly girl Ends 10/5
• This Mom Can Shop ::: the most adorable ruffle jeans from Eden's Bouquet! I know Lizzie would look darling in them Ends 9/29
• Two of a Kind ::: a personalized shirt of your choice from Sew Cute Creations. These would look fabulous with the ruffle jeans :) Ends 9/30
• Take Time to Smell the Rose ::: quite a lot at her Fall Festival - so check her out! I signed up for the Belle's Teething Biscuits giveaway. By the time this contest ends I am sure he will start teething :) Ends 9/25
• A Daily Dose of Toni ::: Crayola Creativity Pack! Lizzie loves to draw and paint (what 2 year old doesn't? ) and this would be so fun for her to have.Ends 9/28
• Penelope's Oasis ::: See Kai Run Shoes and Flirty Apron! Lizzie has 2 pairs already and they are so stylish and durable. I want more, so here I go! I'd love the apron :) (this is a giveaway blog...so lots of things to choose from here) Ends 10/2
• The Mom Reviews :::Kidorable Raingear. These are super duper cute umbrellas and boots. Lizzie would ask to go out in the rain with these :) Ends 10/5
• Minnesota Mama's Must Haves::: Personalized Book. Yes, Ontario Books publishes children's books with Your child's name in it - what a great gift! Ends 10/8
• A Frugal Friend ::: Berenstain Bear's books - 4 of them! I loved these as a child and I hope Lizzie loves them too. Ends 9/28
• Supermom Cenral::: Chipotle for 2, twice! This is a fav restraunt of mine, they serve SUPER DUPER huge burritoes...yummy! And how fun is it to win food instead of baby stuff? Yeah, gotta let mama win something too LOL Ends 9/30
• Every Precious Joy ::: Cookbook and washcloth set. Not just washcloths but hand crocheted washcloths, amazing! Ends 9/30
• Piece of Me ::: $50 worth of Kendall Kollection from Carolina Pad. I already have a datebook, folder and notebook from this collection because the designer Jaqueline Savage McGee is amazing - the items are so peppy, colorful and happy! Ends 10/6
• Happily Domestic::: She has three giveaways going right now - head on over! *Exergen Temperal Scanner Thermometer Ends 10/8...*NaturOli Soap Nuts Ends 9/28...*Snoozer Body Pillow Ends 10/21...I really want the Soap nuts, but the thermometer sure would be nice!

New Month, New Giveaways

I will list all the new giveaways I am psyched about right here!

• Samantha @ MamaNotes is giving away 3 LeSportsac bags, 2 gender neutral 1 girly. They have a waterproof exterior and I will use it for a wetbag for my dirty cloth diapers on the go! The prints are droolworthy, head on over and see for yourself. Ends Sept 14th!
• Three Green Peas Reviews is giving away Rockin Green Soap! This is the third giveaway for Rockin Green I have entered - I really want to win it, can you tell? All the reviews have so far been fabulous, saying that their diapers smell clean with no stink. Ends Sept 8th!

More Giveaways!

As I find giveaways on other blogs today I'll post them here - I love free things, & I hope I win!

The Cloth Diaper Report is giving away Thirsties Duos! I have always wanted to try these, I love their original covers and a close friend in Korea totally recommends them. So head on over and enter! They are also giving away Drybees Hybrids - oh yeah!

Piece of Me is giving away a Game Baby Compartment Tray. It is so cute, I know Lizzie would love to eat from it, she loves her own fun dishes!

Happily Domestic is giving away a Baby Dipper Bowl. David will be eating solids in a couple months and with an active toddler it sure would be nice to be able to feed him with one hand :)

She is also giving away Rockin' Green cloth diaper detergent. I really REALLY hope to win this one...I want to see what all the fuss is about LOL

Tidy Mom is giving away a new Blog Design from Lucky Girl Blog Designs! Ends Sept 4th!

Take Time to Smell the Rose is giving away a brand new large Swaddlebees stuffable All in One. These are really trim dipes, I'd suggest heading on over and trying to get it :)