You know what they say about the Best Laid Plans…

Last week, I excitedly announced a whole week of giveaways, and I seriously planned to post two or even three giveaways until I had posted them all. Only my anniversary was that week and I didn’t do any posting Wednesday evening or all of Thursday, so in order to keep up, I excitedly announced that THIS week would be giveaway week too! And once again I planned to post two or even three giveaways a day until I posted them all.

Well.

My husband left yesterday morning for a business trip, and without his help around the house, I have found that I actually had to, you know, do stuff around here instead of just sitting and blogging. Which means that yep, you guessed it, I am behind AGAIN. So guess what?

You got it.

Next week? Is totally going to be ANOTHER GIVEAWAY WEEK. I’m up to TRIPLE w00t! At this rate, it might just be giveaway week EVERY WEEK!

Lest I forget, I also have PRODUCT REVIEWS to do, wonderful items that generous PR firms have sent me, which I enthusiastically agreed to try and then post my opinion about right here, and the list keeps growing and growing. Which is fantastic because I LOVE REVIEWING STUFF and I love TELLING PEOPLE WHAT I THINK even more, but it’s requiring me to stay organized in a way that requires super-human effort. I could so seriously hire an assistant or a secretary or something, and there would be plenty of work for both of us.

So there you go, dear readers, I’ll just keep posting the giveaways if you keep on entering them! Watch your feed readers this weekend and definitely by Monday morning for the new giveaway banners and badge to be entered in all the giveaways for next week. As long as PR firms keep offering to sponsor giveaways, I’ll keep having them! doubletriplequadruplequintuple WOOT!!

Giveaway #1-Sunblock and Skincare Products

Giveaway Closed. Winner-Comment #23, Susan from Dirt Makes Fat Congratulations!

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I’ve got a prize package of four products for one lucky winner, and having received samples for myself, I can tell you that all of them are fantastic. The total retail value of this prize package is $125.97! This is what the winner will receive:

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 85 with Helioplex SRP $9.99
Sun protection is not just for the beach. Research indicates that the key to proper sun safety is protection from a lifetime of cumulative sun damage. It is important to think beyond the short-term prevention of a sunburn taking preventative measures to protect yourself against the damage that appears over the course of a lifetime. The higher the SPF number, the better protected you are over a longer period of time. If you look at it from a cumulative perspective, applying an extremely high broad-spectrum UVA/UVB product like NEW Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 85 with Helioplex will ensure less damage over a lifetime.

Aveeno Continuous Protection Sunblock Spray SPF 70 with Active Photobarrier Complex SRP $10.99
According to Aveeno, the amount of sun exposure you receive over an entire year is equivalent to being at the beach for an entire week without any sun protection, and in fact, 80% of your lifetime sun exposure comes from daily activities. A broad-spectrum UVA/UVB sunblock like Aveeno’s NEW Continuous Protection Sunblock Spray SPF 70 formulated with Active Photobarrier Complex will deliver very high, very broad and photostable protection, shielding your skin from burning UVB rays and aging UVA rays over a longer period of time.

Ambi Even & Clear Daily Moisturizer with SPF 30 SRP $9.99
Women of African, Latin and South Asian descent have higher levels of levels of melanin but still need the broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection offered by an advanced SPF product. With Ambi Even & Clear Daily Moisturizer with SPF 30, a unique daily moisturizer with SPF that bears the Skin Cancer Foundation Seal of Recommendation, darker skin tones are protected while visibly reducing skin discolorations.

Remergent High Intensity DNA Repair + SPF 30 SRP $95.00
Incidental sun damage, which is present all year round, is specifically seen with short wave UVA rays that have the ability to pass through clouds and glass are largely responsible for premature signs of aging including photodamage, fine lines and wrinkles and may contribute to early signs of skin cancer. With highly advanced biotechnology skincare products like Remergent High Intensity DNA Repair + SPF 30, your skin’s DNA repair mechanism is prompted to self-correct actually reducing the visible signs of sun damage while providing daily protection. Additionally, this potent daily corrector offers patented DNA repair enzymes, antioxidants and moisturizing emollients to repair and condition as it protects.

Couple of things-the Ambi Even & Clear Daily Moisturizer is designed for women with darker skin, but I’ve been using it every few days, alternating with my regular moisturizer, and it absorbs really well and makes my skin feel soft. Also, did you notice the retail value on the Remergent? NINETY FIVE DOLLARS? This is some serious skin pampering, people.

You get one entry by leaving a comment on this post. Leave your REAL NAME or blog alias, comments left with obvious keywords will be deleted. Please also leave a valid email address. I use random.org to choose winners and If you are chosen as the winner of this giveaway, I will be emailing you for your mailing address.

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