The winners of the latest business card giveaway are:
Sumo
and
Amy at not undecided!
Congratulations!! I will pass your email addresses on to the sponsors, and they will send you the information on how to claim your prize.
October 2, 2009
September 4, 2009
Another business card giveaway!
I know a few of you were interested in the last business card giveaway offered here, so here's another chance to win some. (United States shipping addresses only.)
However, these are even better, because not only will do you get the opportunity to win one of two sets of 500 business cards from DigitalRoom.com, but you also get to choose from a variety of options:
- choose from three business card sizes: 2x3.5”, 2x3”, 2x2"
- choose from two kinds of paper: 14pt cardstock (matte or gloss coating), 13 pt cardstock uncoated
- choose from three kinds of colour options: (4/4) colour on both sides; (4/1) colour on one side, black and white on the backside; (4/0) color on one side, black on the backside
Business cards can be a great way to promote your blog at conferences or just around town. For instance, my friend Typicalquirk is going to get herself a set to hand out when she encounters celebrities at the local pub so she may interview them for her pop culture blog. Or, you could get a set to promote your business, side project, or just your fabulous self.
For a chance to win one of two sets, leave a comment about how you would use the business cards.
Note: Shipping must be paid by winner, and contest is open only to those with United States shipping addresses.
Contest closes on September 10, 2009 at 5 p.m.
Good luck!
Winners of custom greeting card giveaway
And the winners of the two sets of 250 custom greeting cards are:
Jamielynnlynn
and
Sumo
In order to claim your prizes, I need to send your email addresses to the online printing company. Can you either leave them in the comments for me, or email them to me at saviabella at gmail dot com?
Congratulations!
Jamielynnlynn
and
Sumo
In order to claim your prizes, I need to send your email addresses to the online printing company. Can you either leave them in the comments for me, or email them to me at saviabella at gmail dot com?
Congratulations!
August 28, 2009
LashMantra discount for Saviabella readers
As you know, I'm a fan of LashMantra (if you haven't read my review of this all-natural eyelash growth serum, take a gander here).
Since I wasn't approached to do that review, my readers didn't receive a discount on the product. I decided to remedy that and wrote Leon at LashMantra myself to request one. And she came through!
Until September 30, Saviabella readers will receive $3 off their orders of LashMantra. Just use the discount code "saviabella" upon checkout.
Who's got your back? Oh, yeah, it's me, baby!
Since I wasn't approached to do that review, my readers didn't receive a discount on the product. I decided to remedy that and wrote Leon at LashMantra myself to request one. And she came through!
Until September 30, Saviabella readers will receive $3 off their orders of LashMantra. Just use the discount code "saviabella" upon checkout.
Who's got your back? Oh, yeah, it's me, baby!
August 13, 2009
Custom greeting card giveaway
Okay, this one is really cool. Two - count 'em two - of my lucky readers in the United States (sorry my Canadian lovelies) will win a set of 250 custom greeting cards from UPrinting.com (UPrinting.com also does custom postcards, FYI)."What would I do with custom greeting cards?" you ask. Well, here are some ideas:
- Take a page from knuckletoes and make yourself a set of PMS apology cards. For those times when your hormones made you do something not-so-nice and you need a unique way to say "sorry." Though, really, you should just order knuckletoes' cards, because they are awesome.
- Let's say you really like one-night stands but you don't like sticking around in the morning. You could make a really sweet card to leave on the pillow to let the dude know it's nothing personal and he was a good lay. Of course, he may wonder about whether you're telling the truth or not, as the card will be pre-printed. This is why I suggest a nice, personal note written inside. I'm sure he'll appreciate the thought.
- Having problems with your neighbours? How about a "Sorry my dog pooped on your lawn...again" card? You could even include a little ziploc bag for next time! Custom greeting card=no more neighbourhood tensions. It's just that easy!
- Chronically late and pissing off your friends? There's a card for that, too. "Sorry I suck, but I love you and will buy you sushi." I would be very happy to get that card any day. [Hint, hint, late friends.]
Good luck!
Prize winners will receive:
250 7 x 5" Greeting Cards (Half-Fold); 10 pt Cover with matte or gloss coating
Full Color Outside and Blank Inside
Shipping Must be Paid by Winner. Offer Valid for UNITED STATES SHIPPING ONLY.
August 6, 2009
Large Format Poster Giveaway Winners
I had a hard time picking just one winner for this giveaway. So, I contacted my sponsors and asked if I could give my own poster away to one of my readers, on top of the original giveaway. They agreed, because they're all swell like that.
The winners are....
Amy from Not Undecided
and
Bee from Recklessly Relentlessly Dreaming
Amy and Bee: I'll forward your email addresses to the sponsors and you should receive an email letting you know how to claim your prize. Congrats!
Thanks for playing, everyone.
The winners are....
Amy from Not Undecided
and
Bee from Recklessly Relentlessly Dreaming
Amy and Bee: I'll forward your email addresses to the sponsors and you should receive an email letting you know how to claim your prize. Congrats!
Thanks for playing, everyone.
July 29, 2009
Large Format Poster Giveaway
Have a memory that you would like to make into part of your home or office decor? Looking for a gift for that hard-to-buy-for second aunt twice removed? Here's your chance!
The kind folks over at Large Format Posters are sponsoring a giveaway on my blog. One of my lucky readers will win a 18x24" digitally printed poster of their favourite picture. The company offers poster printing and custom poster printing.
To enter the giveaway, drop me a comment describing the picture that you would have printed if you win the giveaway. You can get extra entries by linking to this giveaway on your blog or on Twitter. Just drop me a comment with the link to your post/tweet.
The contest will close on Wednesday, August 5 at 7 p.m., Central Time (Saskatchewan).
To get the ball rolling, here is the picture I would use. It's my favourite shot from my trip to Italy a few years ago:
So, tell me: which picture would you have enlarged?*****
Disclaimers:
Giveaway is open to US/CAN residents. Ground shipping of prizes is free, but there is a $5 handling fee that must be paid by winner. Large Format Posters reserves the right not to print obscene or offensive materials.
All designs submitted in the form of a giveaway may be used by Large Format Posters for online marketing and promotional uses. The designs will be used solely as examples and will not be printed or commercially distributed.
July 23, 2009
Lashluscioustastic
[Note: This review is completely unsolicited. I have not been asked to review this product, nor am I receiving any compensation for doing so.]
I have few vices in my life, but those I have, I am quite committed to. Three currently at the forefront are: shopping on the Internet while suffering from insomnia, buying things because they're a good deal and/or eco-friendly, and being incredibly vain.
And sometimes, when the stars align just right, all of those vices come together to make me an overtired, semi-broke, but sexy woman (though I am always overtired, semi-broke and sexy, in case you were wondering.)
A few weeks ago, I couldn't sleep, so I was going through some posts on an eco-beauty blog and found a review of LashMantra, an all-natural product that claims it will help you grow longer, darker eyelashes. I was skeptical at first, but then I read several other reviews from beauty bloggers who said it worked for them - and one even had before and after photos. Once I saw those, I was sold. Sure, it doesn't take much to sell me on things at 4 a.m., but it seemed legit and I was interested to see what it would do for me. Not that I need it, as my lashes are fine, but did you read the part above about me being "incredibly vain"?
For the record, I ordered this product before the TV lit up with commercials featuring Brooke Shields and her "inadequate lashes." I don't really watch commercials, but I forwarded through it via digital recorder, so I'm pretty sure it went something like this:
Oh, boo hoo, I'm Brooke Shields, all famous and beautiful and rich, but I am sooooo inadequate in the lashes department and this makes me feel way worse than post-partum depression ever did and even though I apologized to Tom Cruise for talking about using antidepressants, I am now advocating a pharmaceutical to grow lashes and it's not a psych med so Tom will approve, but then again, maybe it is a psych med because we all know the horrific low self-esteem caused by "inadequate lashes" could make any of us fall into that deep abyss, in which case, Tom probably wouldn't approve because he thinks we should all take vitamins instead. But whatever. So, anyway, it's all medical and shit because there's this technical name for inadequate lashes: hypotrichosis. Doesn't it sound all scary and stuff, like some kind of food poisoning or leprosy? Which I totally swear you won't get from this eyelash drug, though it's quite possible it will make your blue eyes brown. But who cares, because aren't my lashes pretty?
Seriously, can you imagine going to your doctor, who has probably just told some 20-year-old that s/he's dying of cancer, and saying, "zOMG, my inadequate lashes are ruining my life! I need a prescription, stat! Please, doc, [sob], please don't let me end up like poor Brooke!"
Yeah, I don't think so.
But as a cosmetic, natural product that won't make your eyes grow out of other parts of your body or turn into brown ooze or whatever, I can live with that.
This is what arrived in the mail:
The bottle is full of cold-pressed oils, the plastic tube holds an eyeliner brush for application and the bag is just pretty.
I began using the product as directed, brushing the oil on my lash line every night. After two weeks, it seemed my lashes were a bit longer, though I couldn't tell for sure.
This week, I started feeling a bit disoriented. I would think I saw something out of the corner of my eye, but when I looked, it would be gone. My vision became blurry when I looked down at my books. I began wondering if I needed to start taking antipsychotics and get a new eyeglass prescription, when it dawned on me. What I'm seeing out of the corner of my eye is not an extra cat running around my house: it's my eyelashes. And that thing obscuring my reading? Yup. Those would be my eyelashes, too.
It actually worked! I'm not getting older, blinder, or more crazy AND I have pretty eyelashes! Woo hoo!
Take that, Brooke! (Along with some antidepressants to prevent you from needing to take some potentially dangerous prescription lash growth product to overcome your fear of "inadequate lashes." Come to think of it, maybe some therapy, too. Your therapist probably won't mock you for your obsession with "inadequate lashes." Probably. Well, not too much, anyway.)
Update: Until September 30, Saviabella readers will receive a $3 discount on their LashMantra orders. Just use the discount code "saviabella" upon checkout.
I have few vices in my life, but those I have, I am quite committed to. Three currently at the forefront are: shopping on the Internet while suffering from insomnia, buying things because they're a good deal and/or eco-friendly, and being incredibly vain.
And sometimes, when the stars align just right, all of those vices come together to make me an overtired, semi-broke, but sexy woman (though I am always overtired, semi-broke and sexy, in case you were wondering.)
A few weeks ago, I couldn't sleep, so I was going through some posts on an eco-beauty blog and found a review of LashMantra, an all-natural product that claims it will help you grow longer, darker eyelashes. I was skeptical at first, but then I read several other reviews from beauty bloggers who said it worked for them - and one even had before and after photos. Once I saw those, I was sold. Sure, it doesn't take much to sell me on things at 4 a.m., but it seemed legit and I was interested to see what it would do for me. Not that I need it, as my lashes are fine, but did you read the part above about me being "incredibly vain"?
For the record, I ordered this product before the TV lit up with commercials featuring Brooke Shields and her "inadequate lashes." I don't really watch commercials, but I forwarded through it via digital recorder, so I'm pretty sure it went something like this:
Oh, boo hoo, I'm Brooke Shields, all famous and beautiful and rich, but I am sooooo inadequate in the lashes department and this makes me feel way worse than post-partum depression ever did and even though I apologized to Tom Cruise for talking about using antidepressants, I am now advocating a pharmaceutical to grow lashes and it's not a psych med so Tom will approve, but then again, maybe it is a psych med because we all know the horrific low self-esteem caused by "inadequate lashes" could make any of us fall into that deep abyss, in which case, Tom probably wouldn't approve because he thinks we should all take vitamins instead. But whatever. So, anyway, it's all medical and shit because there's this technical name for inadequate lashes: hypotrichosis. Doesn't it sound all scary and stuff, like some kind of food poisoning or leprosy? Which I totally swear you won't get from this eyelash drug, though it's quite possible it will make your blue eyes brown. But who cares, because aren't my lashes pretty?
Seriously, can you imagine going to your doctor, who has probably just told some 20-year-old that s/he's dying of cancer, and saying, "zOMG, my inadequate lashes are ruining my life! I need a prescription, stat! Please, doc, [sob], please don't let me end up like poor Brooke!"
Yeah, I don't think so.
But as a cosmetic, natural product that won't make your eyes grow out of other parts of your body or turn into brown ooze or whatever, I can live with that.
This is what arrived in the mail:
The bottle is full of cold-pressed oils, the plastic tube holds an eyeliner brush for application and the bag is just pretty.I began using the product as directed, brushing the oil on my lash line every night. After two weeks, it seemed my lashes were a bit longer, though I couldn't tell for sure.
This week, I started feeling a bit disoriented. I would think I saw something out of the corner of my eye, but when I looked, it would be gone. My vision became blurry when I looked down at my books. I began wondering if I needed to start taking antipsychotics and get a new eyeglass prescription, when it dawned on me. What I'm seeing out of the corner of my eye is not an extra cat running around my house: it's my eyelashes. And that thing obscuring my reading? Yup. Those would be my eyelashes, too.
It actually worked! I'm not getting older, blinder, or more crazy AND I have pretty eyelashes! Woo hoo!
Take that, Brooke! (Along with some antidepressants to prevent you from needing to take some potentially dangerous prescription lash growth product to overcome your fear of "inadequate lashes." Come to think of it, maybe some therapy, too. Your therapist probably won't mock you for your obsession with "inadequate lashes." Probably. Well, not too much, anyway.)
Update: Until September 30, Saviabella readers will receive a $3 discount on their LashMantra orders. Just use the discount code "saviabella" upon checkout.
June 26, 2009
Blog business card giveaway
You may have noticed that my blog is sponsored by a company called UPrinting.com. They offer a variety of printing services, including business card printing. This week, they are giving all sponsored bloggers 500 free business cards to promote their blogs.
Instead of keeping the cards for myself, I have decided to give them away to a lucky fellow blogger, because I am super nice like that. If you win, you will have to pay the shipping for the cards, but otherwise, they are free.
If you would like a chance to win the blog business cards, leave a comment letting me know how you'll use the cards. I will choose a winner with a random number generator on July 2, so be sure to comment by then. If you do win, I ask that you leave a comment back after you receive the cards, or do a review on your site as to their quality. Note: UPrinting.com has not asked me to request a review. I am just curious about what their products are like, considering the only relationship I have had with them is as a blog sponsor.
My experience with this company as a blog sponsor has been a damn good one, though. They paid me $125 US for three months of advertising on my blog and had those funds in my PayPal account faster than you could say, "eco-friendly recycled paper stocks." Information on how you could have UPrinting.com sponsor your blog is included below in the sponsored information.
Good luck!
xoxo
Savia
Sponsored information on UPrinting.com:
Why UPrinting.com isn't your average printing company:
Blog Sponsorships:
If you are looking to find a sponsor for your blog, UPrinting.com is definitely interested. We offer giveaways, advertising and more for qualified bloggers.
Non-Profit Sponsorships:
The U-Community Program sponsors hundreds of non-profits and education to improve our local communities.
Social Justice Projects:
The UPrinting Kiva account promotes small business growth in developing countries.
Green Printing:
UPrinting supports a sustainable future by recycling, using non-toxic inks, and offering eco-friendly recycled paper stocks for business cards and postcard printing.
Instead of keeping the cards for myself, I have decided to give them away to a lucky fellow blogger, because I am super nice like that. If you win, you will have to pay the shipping for the cards, but otherwise, they are free.
If you would like a chance to win the blog business cards, leave a comment letting me know how you'll use the cards. I will choose a winner with a random number generator on July 2, so be sure to comment by then. If you do win, I ask that you leave a comment back after you receive the cards, or do a review on your site as to their quality. Note: UPrinting.com has not asked me to request a review. I am just curious about what their products are like, considering the only relationship I have had with them is as a blog sponsor.
My experience with this company as a blog sponsor has been a damn good one, though. They paid me $125 US for three months of advertising on my blog and had those funds in my PayPal account faster than you could say, "eco-friendly recycled paper stocks." Information on how you could have UPrinting.com sponsor your blog is included below in the sponsored information.
Good luck!
xoxo
Savia
Sponsored information on UPrinting.com:
Why UPrinting.com isn't your average printing company:
Blog Sponsorships:
If you are looking to find a sponsor for your blog, UPrinting.com is definitely interested. We offer giveaways, advertising and more for qualified bloggers.
Non-Profit Sponsorships:
The U-Community Program sponsors hundreds of non-profits and education to improve our local communities.
Social Justice Projects:
The UPrinting Kiva account promotes small business growth in developing countries.
Green Printing:
UPrinting supports a sustainable future by recycling, using non-toxic inks, and offering eco-friendly recycled paper stocks for business cards and postcard printing.
April 30, 2009
Savia smells, pass it on (continued)
In this post, I promised a follow-up review on yet another natural deodorant I was testing out. Here you go:
Burt's Bees Herbal Deodorant
When I saw that Burt's Bees had a natural deodorant, I had to buy it. I have been a fan of every Burt's product I have tried thus far; they're effective, smell great, and are widely available, so I don't have to go to a specialty store to seek them out.
When I looked at the ingredients on the container, I saw they were similar to those in the Kibio deodorant that I raved about in my last review. So, I thought that this would be the same kind of thing, only at a lower price point ($12 compared to $20).
I smelled the nozzle in the store and it seemed alright - a kind of herbal, woodsy citrus, but not as tasty as the Kibio. I thought it would be acceptable, until I got it home and sprayed it on myself. The concentrated smell just about knocked me over.
The company describes the scent as "the smell of nature" or "outdoorsy." I would describe its stench as akin to a natural mosquito repellent. I actually gagged, it was so awful.
I would rather smell my own BO than walk around smelling like this crap. And, incidentally, I ended up smelling my own BO because the deodorant, as strong as it seemed, did not last throughout the night. Talk about a rude awakening. Its stank mingling with my natural stank created a whole new creature that could potentially be the cause, or perhaps the cure, of the Swinefluenza epidemic.
Why, Burt's Bees? Why? What did I ever do to you to deserve this? Aren't you supposed to be trying to make things smell like bees, rather than kill all the bees in a 10 km radius? We need those bees. They pollinate shit and stuff like that!
Don't make me scold you again, Burt's Bees. Or I may be forced to spray you down with your own deodorant, and no one wants that.
Burt's Bees Herbal DeodorantWhen I saw that Burt's Bees had a natural deodorant, I had to buy it. I have been a fan of every Burt's product I have tried thus far; they're effective, smell great, and are widely available, so I don't have to go to a specialty store to seek them out.
When I looked at the ingredients on the container, I saw they were similar to those in the Kibio deodorant that I raved about in my last review. So, I thought that this would be the same kind of thing, only at a lower price point ($12 compared to $20).
I smelled the nozzle in the store and it seemed alright - a kind of herbal, woodsy citrus, but not as tasty as the Kibio. I thought it would be acceptable, until I got it home and sprayed it on myself. The concentrated smell just about knocked me over.
The company describes the scent as "the smell of nature" or "outdoorsy." I would describe its stench as akin to a natural mosquito repellent. I actually gagged, it was so awful.
I would rather smell my own BO than walk around smelling like this crap. And, incidentally, I ended up smelling my own BO because the deodorant, as strong as it seemed, did not last throughout the night. Talk about a rude awakening. Its stank mingling with my natural stank created a whole new creature that could potentially be the cause, or perhaps the cure, of the Swinefluenza epidemic.
Why, Burt's Bees? Why? What did I ever do to you to deserve this? Aren't you supposed to be trying to make things smell like bees, rather than kill all the bees in a 10 km radius? We need those bees. They pollinate shit and stuff like that!
Don't make me scold you again, Burt's Bees. Or I may be forced to spray you down with your own deodorant, and no one wants that.
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