Giveaway: $50 Gift Card to SkinCareRx!

UPDATE: Giveaway is closed. Thanks for entering!
Hey guys, I'm very excited to bring you all this next giveaway. The lovely people over at SkinCareRx.com

have offered to giveaway a $50 gift card to one of you! SkinCareRx is an online skincare shopping site "created with the intention of making dermatologist and spa-grade, clinically active skin care more accessible." The site features countless brands and products and a 'Guaranteed Lowest Price' policy...pretty neat!

Since June is skin cancer awareness month, we should all remember how important it is to wear SPF. While we all love to have fun in the sun, especially in the coming months, protecting our skin from harmful rays is crucial. Thats why I'd like to spotlight the La Roche-Posay Anthelios

brand, which is sold on SkinCareRx.com. Products in the LaRoche-Posay line range in SPFs from 15 and 60 and uses the lastest advancements in sunscreen technology. Here is a spotlight on some of their products:

• La Roche-Posay Anthelios 15 Sunscreen (water resistant) retains its SPF level after 40 minutes of water activity.
• La Roche-Posay Anthelios SX 15 Moisturizing Cream keeps dry skin types hydrated and soft as it protects against damage
• La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60 Ultra-Light Sunscreen Fluid provides the highest level of SPF protection in a non-greasy formula perfect for those with oily skin.
  

Now, on the giveaway... here's how to enter:

1) You must be a follower of Little Miss Savvy (Link on the right sidebar)
2) You will receive one or more entries for each of the following:

• Becoming a fan of SkinCareRx on FaceBook (1 entry)
• Following @SkinCareRx1 and @LittleMissSavvy on Twitter (1 entry)
• Retweet our tweet about your giveawaycontest (must @reply your tweet to @littlemisssavvy and @skincarerx1) (2 entries)
• Opting-in for the SkinCareRx Newsletter (found at the bottom of the SkinCareRx.com's website) (3 entries)
• Writing blog post in your own blog (10 entries)- Since it's Skincare awareness month, write your post on La Roche-Posay Anthelios. Topics include but are not limited to: the brand itself (La Roche-Posay Anthelios) and the importance of sunscreen and link back to SkinCareRx website, if you have used the product you can write about your experience and link back to SkinCareRx website, if you or someone you know have been diagnosed with skin cancer you can write about your experience and the importance of sunscreen and link back to SkinCareRx website (100 words)

3) Leave ONE comment in this post and let me know every entry that you made (For instance, if you tweeted, became a fan, and wrote a post on your blog, let me know in one comment). Include links to everything, if applicable (such as tweeting and writing a blog post). Also include your first name and email address.

As you can tell, there are many different ways to enter and it all can get a little confusing so shoot me a email at littlemisssavvy@gmail.com if you have any questions (please don't leave a question in the comments below). The winner will be chosen at random and contacted by me. I will then forward your info to SkinCareRx, who will email you your gift code directly. The code can be used at SkinCareRx.com, Apothica.com, and SkinBotanica.com. Giveaway is open worldwide.

Thanks everyone for entering and good luck!

Trend: Turquoise Jewelry

Summer's here! One of the hottest trends this season seems to be color, particularly turquoise. Personally, I love the color. It's just so bright and fun- reminds me of the ocean and lying by the beach. It also looks great pretty much on every skin tone. But, even so,I'm not sure if I want to wear a full on turquoise minidress- might be too flashy for me. I like it more subtle- a little bit of color here and there. So, one of my favorite ways to wear the color is through jewelry- you can match it with browns to create an earthly look or have it pop against a simple black or white tank. Here are some turquoise pieces I found on Etsy.com (a great place to look for unique accessories):

Aqua Drop Earrings, $16.00
Natural Turquoise Nuggets Necklace, $36.00

Lacy Earrings, $15.00
Turquoise Delight Necklace, $27.00

SF Ocean Beach Bobby Pins Set, $14.00
Blue Bead Brass Bracelet, $7.99

Click on the links for more info. So what do you think, yay or nay to turquoise?

Review: ELF Nail Polishes

Recently, I stopped by the Jack's 99 cents in Herald Square, NYC. For those of you who have never been there, it is basically 3 floors of cheap finds. I like to stop in there from time to time since they carry ELF's entire regular line (or most of it).Anyhow, I was surprised to see that they started carrying some of the new summer nail polish colors. The ones that I spotted were Lilac and Mint Green. Since I already own a similar green, I decided to go with the Lilac. I also picked out a Pearl Pink (turns out I really hate this color, too pearl-y?). While I wasn't really expecting much from a $1 nail polish, I was still a little bit disappointed. ELF's products are mostly hit and miss and I just really wanted this one to a hit. But no, not meant to be I guess. The formula is very very very watery. After I applied the first coat, my nails looked practically the same, maybe just a little more glossy. It took me about two or three more coats to get the color you see in the picture and who really wants to do all that work? Also, I noticed that the polish began to separate already...and I had only owned it for a day. So if you're looking for something to play around with, buying this couldn't hurt. But otherwise, try something else.

(+) Pros

• Cheap
• Nice bottle?

(-) Cons

• Watery Consistency
• Takes too much effort

Also, Don't forget to enter the CSN Stores giveaway for a chance to win a $40 gift card. Click here to enter!

$295 for a Cotton Bag!?!

A couple days, I was browsing the web and came across this headline- "Prada Launches Bags on a Budget". I think my heart might have skipped a beat- could I finally afford a Prada bag? Well, I clicked on the link and found this:

Wow, what a disappointment. $295 for a cotton bag?!?! I was hoping for a lower end leather bag, but instead found something that looked like it was made out of a tablecloth. Yes, the bag features the classic Prada logo, but would I fork over $300 just for that? Of course not. I'd rather take my $300 and spend it on something I could take somewhere other than the beach. Guess me and Prada will just have to wait, maybe it wasn't meant to be...

What are your thoughts? Would you spend $295 for this new Prada bag?

New Little Miss Savvy!

There's a new Little Miss Savvy coming your way! The site is currently under construction so please excuse our appearance...new site will be up soon!

*UPDATE*: New layout is here! I will still be tweaking a few things here and there so some things might change but this is the gist of it. What do you guys think? Love it? Hate it? Liked the old one better? Let me know!

P.S. We're now on twitter! Follow me @littlemisssavvy!