I’m excited to announce that amino acid-based skin care company AminoGenesis is sponsoring a Giveaway on Splendicity!  One Splendicity reader will receive the DermaScyne 2 Intense Daily Serum with Natural Moisturizing Factors.  After nearly ten years of research, founder of AminoGenesis Ron Cummings is now happy to offer a full line of products with nourishing amino acids as the base.  He started on a journey to create AminoGenesis after discovering a healing skin cream with a potent mixture of amino acids that was able to treat his life-long dermatitis skin condition.  He knew that his discovery would have an impact …read more

Did you see the Old Spice Gift Set that I wrote about the other day?  You did? Good news! I’m going to be giving away 5 of those babies. The giveaway is for the Swagger fragrance and it contains the following:
…full-size versions of Red Zone products; Body Spray, the Deodorant, the 8 Hour Body Wash, a “Deck Scrubber” shower tool, and a small size of the 16 hour Odor Blocker Body Wash.

I’m not a fan of overly man-scaped men (why do they insist on messing with their eyebrows?).  I do, however,  appreciate a man who smells good and has nice …read more

I just got something very exciting in the mail today…
It’s the new “Phatty” necklace from Twisted Silver!

Isn’t that a cool looking necklace?
It’s made from a combination of gently curved raw brass links and finer vintage chain, accented with two signature Twisted Silver tags.  The necklace is 18 inches long, but it’s totally adjustable, so you can wear it snug like a choker, longer as a necklace or even wrapped around your wrist as a bracelet!
The Phatty necklace is available right now, but as a special treat – one lucky reader can win their very own!
So to enter, leave a comment …read more

For this particular contest, Eco-friendly brand Simple Shoes will be giving out 3 pairs of the savvy styled Tuba sneakers. You’ve heard it right, three of Metrostylemen’s lucky readers will get a chance own a pair of the Tuba sneakers for Fall 09. The Tuba Sneakers comes in hemp($70.00) and eco-certified leather($80.00).  Simple Shoes is all about making a positive contribution to the environment. Not only that, but they want provide their buyers with the best footwear possible. The material used for Simple Shoes include Bamboo, Organic Cotton, Eco certified leather and suede, car tires, and recycled inner tubes.

Blend Creations is a jewelry collaboration between designers Eric Jean-Louis and Vivian Cheng.  They create modern, elegant jewelry using diverse materials like stainless steel, Japanese washi paper and even real pieces of preserved flowers and leaves.
Their new stainless steel “Torus” necklace has a color option for everyone – it’s available in a rainbow of options including natural stones and cloisonne beads:

And as a special treat – Blend Creations are giving away a Torus necklace to only lucky reader!
Here are the rules:

To enter, you must go to Blend Creations website and pick your favorite piece of jewelry (not including the Torus …read more

Now we are giving you an opportunity to win a bundle of these Outlast products. We are giving away both rinse flavors, as well as the paste and floss picks, to FIVE (5) lucky Shopaholics Daily readers.  To enter the giveaway, leave a comment here and tell us what brand of toothpaste you currently use. Your comment will automatically enter you into the contest, which ends on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 11:59pm ET.

I am so excited to announce that Perricone MD is hosting a fabulous Giveaway for five Splendicity readers to win amazing Perricone MD products!  Perricone MD makes an assortment of high quality anti-aging skin care products that are powered by extensive research and innovative ideas.  I learn so much about various ingredients in skin care products just by searching around on their website!  Perricone MD uses a holistic approach to address inflammation in skin that could be the main cause of the most common (and annoying) skin problems like wrinkles and breakouts.
Vitamin C is an important ingredient in many of …read more

Young designer Abigail Ricarte’s Bambako line of hair accessories is sponsoring a giveaway on Splendicity for one reader to win a beautiful headband from her Fall/Winter 2009 line.  Bambako’s pretty headbands are handcrafted from colorful and textural materials like silk chiffon, satin, and grossgrain ribbon.

The unique designs are a fun way to add a little bit of character to a simple hairdo with vivid colors like bright purple, hot pink, and orange.  If you are looking for a more understated style, there are also designs in more simple gray, brown, and black.
Bambako Outside Voice
Bambako Holler
I love the designs of the …read more