I admit that I’ve spent the last month or so trying to nail down a few new scents ~ my girlfriend Julia says a lady should have more than one. I found two new scents from some well-known designers but I had the opportunity to try a botanical perfume and essence from Esscentual Alchemy. I’m a floral, woodsy, amber, smoky scent girl so opted to try autumn spice ~ yummy and perfect for fall! Not that I’m not addicted to
I love BaubleBar baubles…they’re always fun and current! They even gifted me with three lovely necklaces including the Constellation Frontal necklace (available now at Nordstrom) and I want to give it to you! Just my way of saying “thanks for hanging with me“…. This necklace was just made available at Nordstrom on July 18th ~ in time for the Anniversary Sale! Enter now and come back daily to earn extra points! a Rafflecopter giveaway
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias, Millstone® Coffee, and Mr. Coffee®. This is what my mornings have become…. Some fun, melodic tunes, a fashion magazine, and my morning coffee! I’ve always been more of a morning person but this new habit has sealed the deal – not to mention that I can do it outside on my deck before the
Have you ever heard of ASOS? If not, you’re missing out on a retailer that does everything from bargain basement deals to high-end designer duds for men and women. They ship for next-to-nothing (and for free if you can find a promo code) and depending on what you get, you can make it work for less than in-store prices! We teamed up with ASOS to do a $200 giveaway! And I wanted to share the good news with you. For
For the holidays, we just wanted to give you some ‘time’ in exchange for helping us to get more email newsletter subscribers. So, thank you to EVERYONE who participated! Our lucky winner of Caravelle by Bulova‘s crystal watch is…. click here!
WINNING!! So last Thursday we asked what you wanted from Lands End Canvas and for those who shared, they were entered to win BIG! The winner of our $150 Lands End Canvas gift card is…. click here!
It’s like Christmas early ~ yay! The winner of the $40 ideeli gift card is…. click here!
On Monday, we announced a contest for a mommy-to-be (or any fashionable soul) who wanted to win some cool CoverGirl products to share a beauty tip ~ and the winner is….. Click here!
That’s what we’re doing for the rest of the year ~ and hopefully it’s helping to make someone’s holiday just a little bit easier! LeSportsac sent us a cute tote and we think you should have it, so here’s how you can get it: Make sure you’re subscribed to our email newsletter (here) Tell us what’s on your holiday list Cross your fingers that you’ve got the best #wishlist Listen for your name to announced on December 27th
Another one of my favorite online shopping sites for more casual clothing is Lands’ End Canvas ~and since we’ve got a gift card, we want to make sure we’re sharing our faves and spreading the love for the holiday season! I’ve got several of their sweaters….and lots of their sleepwear (perfect for staying in bed or weekend trips to your cabin). What do you want from Land’s End Canvas? Share how you’d use your gift card and the best idea
I receive a lot of product and I’m always excited to try something and share with my readers. When an email floated across my desk (well actually my Dell #XPS), I jumped at the chance to snatch this product for mommies-to-be ….because they always need love! So in conjunction with CoverGirl (you know Janelle Monae is their newest CoverGirl, right?), I am doing a fun giveaway to help any mommy-to-be maintain her stylish look. (Based purely on secondhand information and
We went all the way to St. Paul, MN to get the winner of our $100 Marshalls gift card ~ congratulations to Rebecca Shockley!
Thanks to everyone for sharing their technology tips and know-how ~ the insights have made me slightly more fashion-forward and ready for anything if my blog should go wacky. Alas there can only be one winner and it is Vanessa Martinez (@Vaidas4444) for sharing this fashion app {who knew that would win?!?!} called Trendabl, an app which allows you to take a photo, filter and tag it with designer information, and share it….which means you can then search the pictures
This contest was super easy to enter and our winner announcement is loooong overdue….Vanessa Martinez is our winner! She’ll not only get my favorite item {nourishing body rub} but hers as well {Lifetherapy Chill Pulse Point Oil Roll-on Perfume}.
Across the last month, we’ve done a four-part series on swimsuit savvy trends and dealing with our less-than-ideal shapes. What did you learn? For me, I’m doing animal prints! That said, Susan was kind enough to not only give us everything we need to make the right decisions, but a $50 gift certificate to put that knowledge to good use at In Style Swimwear. To get it, just… like InStyleSwimwear on Facebook like Blueprint for Style on Facebook tell us
She posted her comment to tell us how she’d use her newly acquired Footzyrolls; she follows Blueprint for Style (and now Footzyrolls); and now she’s the proud owner of two pairs of super comfortable/foldable/toteable Footzyrolls ~ my favorite Hamptons in cool colors plus her faves! Congrats to Cindy B!
Footzyrolls is this cool company that makes the working woman’s stylish answer to sneakers and late night dance sessions! Footzyrolls are fashionable foldable compact shoes ~ perfect for airplane travel, New Years Eve celebrations that run clear into the following day, and summer struts down the concrete catwalks after a long day in heels. Since they started, Sarah and Jenifer’s collection has expanded significantly to include multi-colored, croc embossed, safari-inspired, and lace peep toes! Well spring is here (I’m single-handedly
C’mon which deodorant am I talking about? Yep Degree! I’m not a huge ‘sweat-er’ but I have lots of clients who are and, frankly, it can be a little disheartening especially when we’re talking about that fabulous shirt you want to rock but you’re afraid you’ll sweat right through it. Degree to the rescue ~ this Clinical Protection formula is the remedy to all but the most severe cases. It’s motion activated It’s an anti-perspirant & deodorant It has moisturizing
Last week while at Blissdom 2012, I sported a fun & apparently very Blissdom-esque look compliments of Lands’ End Canvas. And it could have been yours ~ all you had to do was leave a comment about the look and you were entered! Well, the time has come to announce the winner…. Ellen Seidman! As soon as we hear from Ellen, we’ll send out her gift certificate so she can get the Blissdom or something totally different. As a Brand
In honor of our stylish website launch, we’re feeling frisky and think it’s the perfect time to do a few giveaways (read: incentives to visit our fresh-faced website)! The first giveaway: A Guide to Elegance: for every woman who wants to be well and properly dress on all occasions by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux. This book will go to the first two individuals who signs up b-styled by blueprint gold membership! The second giveaway: The Handbook of Style: A man’s guide
The winner of our contest is Anthony O ~ who shared his favorite colors (navy blue, red & black) as well as outfit selections for each color. We loved it and hope Anthony will too!! Congrats ~ and Happy Thanksgiving!
We had another fabulous response to the Lo & Sons contest. Reading through all of the comments this morning and last night was a ton of fun and the decision was difficult because I wanted to give so many people the bag, but in the end there can be only one winner. Winner: Shannon S. (@SweepsMama)….partly because she found a way to post a comment amid my website craziness at 11:57PM! Consulation Prize: get 35% off by going to Lo
We’re a week overdue on announcing the winner of the Stephanie Johnson ML Traveler and NO ONE bothered to tell me! Well, enough with the delay….we received fabulous participation in this contest but there can only be one winner. The winner of the ML Traveler is…….Pink Sade who said “Stylish travel to me is looking glamourous and chic without effort. Also it has to be going through airport security like a breeze and looking good while doing it.” Who can argue with that?!
In conjunction with Lo & Sons, Blueprint for Style is giving away the OG [or OMG] travel bags (The World’s Greatest Travel Bag)! This is so easy: This contest is quick….Nov 14th-15th (so the bag can reach you before your Thanksgiving travels) Tell us your favorite feature of the bag (check out the video first, so you’ll know everything!) Follow Lo & Sons on Twitter [You get an extra entry by ‘liking‘ Lo & Sons on Facebook] Bonus: get 35%
We’ve been talking about fall and sweaters for almost two months now (3 fall must-haves, a fall essential) ….everyone was sooooo ready for the hot weather to go away. Well it’s gone and you’re left to deal with the chilly temps. The one saving grace is that fall is sweater weather! We’re giving away the Kenneth Cole textured shawl cardigan. Criss-cross knit pattern Shawl-collar Ribbing at the wist, cuffs and collar Works for Thursday night with the fellas, Friday business casual,
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