Fun, Corky Gifts for Under $10

Let the holiday gift guides begin! Here are some fun, silly gifts for adults and kids all for under $10. They also make for a great stocking stuffer!1. TO-DO TATTOO ($7)– I found this at the infamous Powell’s bookstore in Portland, Oregon. A temporary tattoo to do list, complete with skin-safe gel pen. Peel it on, then use the pen to write out your to do list. Perfect gag gift (or practical gift in my case) for all your disorganized, flaky or plain forgetful friends. Each pack comes with 12 ‘to do…’ tattoos, perfectly sized to fit in the palm of your hand, although I generally stick them on my arm. For more information visit worldwidefred.com

2. Risk It/Play it Safe Coin ($4)– It’s genius! A silver, rustic looking coin that on one side has ‘RISK IT’ imprinted on it and on the other ‘PLAY IT SAFE’. For all those moments in question, now you can just flip a coin and leave it to fate. This is somewhat an iconic gift I give to the very special men in my life –who may or may not happen to make reckless or irresponsible decisions, and need a little voice of reason.  I like to

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GIVEAWAY ALERT – Marc Jacobs Daisy EDP Pop Art Edition

How selfish of me. Here I am trying to get everyone to vote for me on The W List when I should be doing something for you! Your support has boosted me up the list from the #60 spot to #22.  Additionally my readership has hit a record high this past month and as a special thank you for all of your support I’m giving away one of my favorite fragrances, Marc Jacobs Daisy.

And to make it that much more perfect for festive, the Marc Jacobs Daisy fragrance we’re giving away is their new EDP Pop Art limited edition version ($80). Same original fresh and vibrant formula (with key note of strawberry, violet, grapefruit gardenia, jasmine, musk, vanilla, and white wood) but packaged in a specialty collectible bottle inspired by Jacobs interest in and love of art.  This luxurious fragrance is packaged in a high shine red lacquer with a crisp white logo across the bottle and shiny black and gold daisy cap.

Perfect for the holidays, we’ll be giving away a bottle of Daisy Marc Jacobs EDP Pop Art Edition 100ml/3.4 fl.oz to one lucky winner ($80 value). To enter leave a comment  for your chance to win. Get creative. Tell me why you’d like to win or what fragrance you currently use, or what you look for in a fragrance. Or just say hello, any comment is welcome.

An extra entry will be given if you follow me on twitter, tweet the giveaway using @PCbeauty in the tweet or are a fan of Pretty Connected on Facebook (if you do all three that’s an additional 3 entries).

Official Rules:

  • The promotion begins on November 27th, and ends December 8th at 11:59pm EST.
  • One winner will be chosen at random.
  • Winners will be selected on December 10th and contacted for their mailing information. If no response is given by August 14th, and alternate winner will be chosen.
  • No purchase necessary.
  • Open to residents of the U.S. only.
  • All federal, state and local laws apply.

For more information on the fragrance visit www.daisymarcjacobs.com

Boots: More Trusted Than The Queen

Last week, I had the pleasure of joining Britain’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer, Boots for an evening of pampering, complete with manicures, skincare consultants and cosmetic advisors.  Hosted at the Norwood Club in NYC, Steve Llyod, (CEO of Boots) and Sandra Gabriele (their VP of Marketing & Communications) introduced myself and fellow beauty bloggers to the UK brand and their No7 collection.

Here’s some fun facts I found out.

  • 1 in 7 UK women owns a Boots No7 product.
  • Boots is the original creator of ibuprofin in 1969.
  • Boots and No7 specifically is Britain’s #1 skincare and cosmetic brand (bigger then L’Oreal, Olay..).
  • The No. 7 Protect & Perfect Serum ($23) is their best seller in the US and abroad! One is sold every 8 seconds at Target.
  • Studies show the No. 7 Protect & Perfect Serum actually visible reduces the appearance of deep lines and wrinkles and as you continue to use it the more effective it becomes. And won the Good Housekeeping Anti-Aging award for Best Anti-Aging Serum .
  • Target carries 6 Boots brands: No7, Botanics, Destination Brand, Boots Original Beauty Formula, Expert, Time Dimensions and Hawaiian Islands/Mediterranean/Amazon Forest Bath & Body.
Lara with Steve Llyod, CEO of Boots

After the speeches, I took some time out with Steve Llyod, CEO of Boots to ask a few more question:

The UK is obviously your largest market. Where does the US rank?

The thing about the US is that it’s a huge market so one of the advantages of being in Target and going national is you can have access to a lot of people. The US is the 3rd biggest in terms of beauty sales.  We’re Thailand’s largest pharmacy chain and they rank just above the US, but we’ve been there for 15 years. Boots has only been national in the US since 2007.  And the US market has nearly caught up to Thailand so it will likely overtake them next year.

Any plans to expand in the US beyond Target?

Yes, in the 1st qtr calendar we will have an additional retail partner. I just can’t tell you which one it is; but it’s a national chain.

Will you be in all of their locations or select ones? Can I guess the retailer?

We will be

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VOTE FOR ME! Ferragamo Launches The W List

Today, Salvadore Ferragamo launched a really cool social media campaign and as a social media consultant I think it’s actually quite brilliant.  Basically Ferragamo invites you to disclose what inspires you and your style. Then through a ranking system, the person who receives the most votes makes it to the top of the W List.  The winner has the opportunity to inspire a one-of-a-kind custom W bag designed just for you by Ferragamo Creative Director, Massimiliano Giornetti. If you come in 2nd-5th place you will be gifted a special edition Spring/Summer 2011 runway W bag.  And no matter were one lands on the list, Massimiliano will be looking to hand-pick someone he finds especially inspiring to receive one last special edition W bag.

VOTE FOR ME!

When I signed up I was ranked at 60, within minutes of posting it on my Facebook wall I went to 26 (thank you friends for that), so help me move higher up the W List by voting for me (especially before this promotion spreads like a wildfire and I’m back on the bottom!).  Click this link: http://wlist.ferragamo.com/#/1086 then next to my name ‘LARA EURDOLIAN’ hit ‘CAST YOUR VOTE’.  It take roughly 5 seconds and you don’t need to sign up or give any contact information to vote. You can vote once a day –so vote for me once or daily, I would greatly appreciate your support. After all, you’re what inspires me.

Plus the whole theme is traveling and after being on over 20 flights just this year, I think I’m qualified for a jetsetter bag.

And if you’d like

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