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Pin It Now! I hope everyone had a lovely holiday weekend. This post is short and sweet, but I wanted to highlight some stores that are offering deals right now.

Gap 15% off your next purchase through 12/23, online only using coupon code "CHEER". Free shipping on $50 or more.

FREE shipping and choice of free product! www.luckydogtreatcompany.etsy.com

Kmart - Jaclyn Smith Cashmere Sweaters - ONLY $29.99
Extra 10% off Diamond Jewelry already 70% off!
Tons of Free Shipping offers!
& more!

Victoria's Secret - Free shipping on $100+ orders with coupon code "100FREE". $30 off $175 with coupon code "30OFF175". Valid through 12/19
Free slippers with select sleepwear purchase and coupon code "PJGIFT". Valid through 12/8
Save 20% off your entire order with coupon code "VSSAVE20". Valid through 12/2

JCPenny - Free shipping with $25+ order with coupon code "JOY2UNME". Valid through 11/30.

Sears - Save $5 off $50 with code "SEARS5OFF50".
60% off all women's outerwear.

More deals to come later but for now check out these cute Etsy shops who have deals going on.

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Have you heard of isABelt before? It is a product that will change the way you look at belts. The isABelt website reads "isABelt is the MUST HAVE Fashion “fix-it” accessory. A thin, strong and flexible belt, that virtually disappears when worn, providing you with the assurance that all is secure without even knowing it's there. isABelt prevents back gap, slippage and of course, BELT BULK. The isABelt solves all of these fashion issues and many more."

Belts are usually something I avoid shopping for. Belts are usually binding and bulky. I have what you may call "junk in the trunk" and no matter what, all pants or jeans gap in the back! That's just the way it is and probably always will be. What a relief it was to receive Isabelt in the mail. It does all that it promises and more!

I admit I was skeptical at first but I've used isAStrips for years and love them so I thought I would give isABelt a try. It looks like a plastic bra strap. I've wore it with dress pants ever since I opened it! I'll often wear it with jeans but every once in a while I'll switch back to my 8 year old, worn out leather belt. While my leather belt is still fine with jeans and bulky sweaters or t-shirts there is nothing that can come close to the comfort and slimness of isABelt. I LOVE IT! You can't tell that I have it on! My thin sweaters lay flawlessly smooth.

The isABelt has been featured in Glamour,Real Simple, People, Essence, Style and the Today Show in addition to many other places!

isABelt would make the perfect gift for a girlfriend, teen, or yourself! From 11/27 thru CyberMonday- 11/30 isABelt is offering 20% off your entire order. Enjoy the savings!

isABelt is gracious enough to give one lucky Beauty4Moms reader a belt of their very own!

To enter: Leave a comment in this post telling me a fashion problem you have and what you do to correct it.

Stay tuned to Twitter, additional ways to enter will be posted at random.

Bonus Entries:

Must complete mandatory entry first before all other entries will be accepted, we will be checking! : )

Remember to leave your email in the post so we have a way to contact you if you win.

Also, don't forget to post an extra comment for each additional entry!

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* Grab my button (5 extra) It's on our left side bar.

****Vote****

* Vote for me to be the Face of E.l.f. 2010 (*5 extra- daily*) If you leave a comment on the voting site you are automatically entered to win a $100 Walmart Gift Card (so leave your email in the comment).

* Click this link to vote for us at TopMommyBlogs (1 extra) One simple click does it, no registration!

* Vote for Beauty4Moms for Love This Site Award! (3 extra) Super short registration to vote.

Contest begins November 29, 2009 and ends December 20, 2009 at 9 P.M. EST. Winner chosen through Random.org. The winner will be announced on Twitter and will be contacted via email. The winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn and you'll forfeit your prize. One entry per an entry method per a person. This giveaway is open to entrants from around the world! isABelt gave me a belt to review but my opinions are strictly my own.

Pin It Now! Go to Michael's and purchase any Creatology product and mail in your UPC for a free book Alphabet Adventure from Scholastic. Creatology products include a large variety of craft materials like googly eyes, foam shapes, pipe cleaners and more that are reasonably priced. Don't forget to print a 40% off coupon for Michael's too! This offer started on November 9, 2009 and ends on January 31, 2010 or when 5,000 books have been awarded. Write your name, address, phone number, email address on a 3x5 card and mail it with your original UPC from a Creatology product to: Michaels Book Offer, P.O. Box 711, New York, NY 10012. I love this freebie!

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Saturday & Sunday 11/28-11/29 and 12/5-12/6 you can get a Free photo with santa from 10am-2pm. Check out Walmart for the details.

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Pin It Now! Check out the Campbell's Kitchen Coupons and print out the ones your family can use. Coupons are available for their soup, V-8, & Pepperidge Farm products. These are "bricks" coupons so you can print them twice. I love their Chunky Soup coupons and can't wait to use them in combination with a sale! This is a great way to stock your cupboard for cheap.

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Get 75% off e.l.f. Elements makeup and bags with the coupon code Also, with code "LOYAL" you get a free 27 piece cosmetics set with any order.

Don't forget to go and vote for me to be the 2010 Face of e.l.f. If you'd like you can vote daily.

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Stop over at Office Depot to see the sale ad for 11/22-11/25. You'll find the following free-after-rebate software:

-ActiveClean
-Art Explosion Label Factory Deluxe 3.0
-Art Explosion Scrapbook Factory Deluxe 4.0
-Digital TV for PC 2
-Peachtree Pro Accounting 2010
-Marine Aquarium Screen Saver
-McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2010
-McAfee Total Protection 2010
-Photo Explosion 4.0
-PrintMaster Platinum 2.9
-Punch! Interior Design Suite

Enjoy!

Pin It Now! Become a Facebook fan of Philosophy & get a Free The Gingerbread Man foaming shower gel and bath bubbles sample. Then click on "Go To Application" to fill out the form. You should receive your sample in time to give as a stocking stuffer.

Don't forget to become a fan of Beauty 4 Moms on Facebook.

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When you purchase a $10 Subway card online you'll get a coupon for a free cookie! Find a Subway location near you.

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Get your printable coupon to Buy one Get one free Big Fat Chicken Taco at Del Taco! Coupon expires 1/5/2010.

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What are your plans for Black Friday? Are you planning to shop online, head out at 3 am, or skip the shopping all together? I believe the easiest way to save money on Black Friday would be to stay home and shop online. However, if you are like me and absolutely must go out, I recommend shopping at stores who are willing to price match their competitor's Black Friday pricing. This should save you time from running to every store and you may even be lucky enough to find a less crowded store that could just as well meet your needs. If you plan to do this be sure to save every sales circular you're interested in because the stores that offers price matching require you to show a flier as proof. The list I've accumulated so far are as follows: Walmart, Office Max, Office Depot, Lowes, & Home Depot. If you find any other stores who price match or if you find any great deals I would love to hear about them!

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Toys R Us is having a fabulous sale this weekend from 3pm - midnight Friday and 7am -1pm on Saturday. Regularly priced $7.99 each, but with this ad and this $2.00/1 coupon, you will get yours for $1.99. What an affordable Christmas gift!

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Grab this printable coupon while you can! $.50 - $1 off Driscoll's Berries, the discount seems to vary by location. I was only able to print a $.50 coupon. Enjoy!

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Print your coupon for $5/$25 at Walgreens. Coupon is valid Sunday 11/22 - Monday 11/23. Remember the $25 total must be after all coupons and Register Rewards are used.

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Update: Giveaway is over. Congratulations to Jennifer!

Stitched For You is an etsy shop that offers an array of fun & contemporary jewelry for men, women, and even children. Rachel started this shop out of her home in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Here is her explanation of how math and jewelery relate (I think you'll be impressed).

"I studied applied math and most of what I did was find ways to use math to solve real life problems. Many types of math require creativity. It's hard to put life into a formula but we can use systems of equations and many variables to get our simulation to be as close to life as possible. While working on math we consider the human element and how that can change our solution. Many math equations and logical processes reflect the people who solve them and work on them. I see the things I make for my shop as an extension of myself. There are many kits you can buy at stores that make specific jewelry pieces. I have nothing against people who use those kits but just think, everyone who buys one is making the same thing. Think of the kit as an equation. All the people who buy it will solve that equation in the same way and come to the same conclusion. What if someone starts with the same tools as those that come in the kit but have no instructions. This is like giving someone a tough equation to solve but not telling them how to solve it. They only have so much knowledge like how to string the beads. You can create so many more things using your imagination instead of those who just follow the directions of the kit. In math, if we are given a problem but no exact directions on solving it, we can come to different conclusions, or use different solving methods, all reflecting our knowledge and experience. I don't buy kits for myself but I use the same elements as others who make jewelry. I use wire, crimp beads, toggles, beads, etc., but because I have no instructions, I simply make something beautiful and unique that reflects who I am. This is what those of us who make jewelry do. On another quick note about my love for math, many of my pieces are symmetric in one way or another. I love symmetry and patterns."

There you go! Before reading that who else didn't think that jewelery and math could relate? I sure didn't but I'm more of an art person than math anyway.

Why am I taking the time to tell you about Stitched For You? Easy — because Beauty4Moms has teamed up with them to offer one lucky blogger an adorable bracelet! Wow your family and friends with your new piece of fashion (& math). This bracelet was made exclusively for Beauty4Moms' readers and cannot be found anywhere else!

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Walmart has another great freebie! Get your sample of Tampax Pearl tampons. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

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Grab your own sample of Stacy's Simply Naked Pita Chips from All You while supplies last. As of right now there are 27, 173 left. Enjoy!

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Recently I was approached by Paperspring to do a review of their personalized cards. I jumped at the chance because I am a personalized freak! I love having things personalized because it makes it everything more personal and inviting. Paperspring has many thank you cards, baby announcements, Christmas cards, invitations, stationary, digital name art (which is so cool), and much more to delight! The colors, options and quality are amazing! The cards I received to review were surprisingly thick and the ink was so bright and vivid. It really made my cards come to life!

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Save $1.25 on one Pillsbury Simply Peanut Butter cookies (remember you can print this twice by hitting the back button). This is a much higher coupon than you normally see for Pillsbury cookies. Here's the IE link and here's the Safari link.

Pin It Now! Get a free Huggies Little Movers diaper sample for your little one! These samples come from Walmart to your door! You can choose your choice from size 3, 4, or 5. Enjoy!

Pin It Now! Sign-up or login to PetSmart's PetPerks and request a coupon for free Greenies to up to four of your furry friends. The coupon can be printed twice and is good for a free Greenies product (up to $4.49). These can be redeemed at any Pet Smart store. Enjoy!

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I just heard word of this great offer from Neutrogena and I am excited to tell you about it! Not only do you get Free samples with every order but you get Free shipping on orders over $25. It gets better, girls! Buy any 3 items and you'll get 25% off your Entire Order! This is a great time to stock up on those beauty supplies. What a great stocking stuffer for yourself, a friend, or a teen.

Pin It Now! Do beauty pageants truly pinpoint authentic beauty? Of course not. I think we'd all agree that beauty, true beauty is found on the inside of a person and not the exterior. MomDot is challenging women to think about what beauty really is. Here's what I believe it is:

I'm not against beauty pageants or trying to look attractive. I've even entered to be the Face of e.l.f. 2010 because I think it would be a fun opportunity to take a few pictures & make a little money. Having said that, I don't believe being entered or even winning would make me beautiful. So what is beauty?

When we look at things that are authentic, true, & real they are always more favorable than things that are fake. A diamond ring far more valuable than a cubic zirconium. So what does it mean for us to be genuine?

I believe it’s being able to accept ourselves for who we are and be who we are created to be. It's not important what others think about us or what others want us to be. It's all about being who we are created to be!

I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. (Psalms 139:14 NASB -emphasis added by me)

We don't allow ourselves to feel beautiful because too often we have a poor self image. When we think poorly of ourselves we're often looking for a quick fix to cover up the outside but really we are beautiful just we way we are.

You are beautiful! Women, whether you are single or married, with children or without you are beautiful. God loves you just the way that you are.

Smile, hug your family, sing in the shower, love your life because this is your life and you are BEAUTIFUL!


Joy is the best makeup. -Anne Lamott

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Happy Veteran's Day everyone! I want to start off with a big salute to our veterans — those brave men and women who have kept this nation safe for over 233 years! I have not had the privilege of serving, but have known many great men and women who have both in peace time and in war time. I hope you'll thank a veteran today for their sacrificial service.

Here’s a salute to our veterans that I found. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

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Sign up to get your FREE sample of Kotex® Ultra Thin Overnight Pads with Wings. Kotex samples usually come with a nice coupon.

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Because we have such a fabulous giveaway from Red Envelope I want to make sure none of our readers miss out on it.

We have a $100 Red Envelope Gift Card up for grabs and there are many ways to enter!

Mandatory entry: Visit Red Envelope and take a look around, then go to the original post and leave a comment there letting me who you would buy something for and if you won this gift card.

Bonus Entries:

Must complete mandatory entry first before all other entries will be accepted, we will be checking! : )

Remember to leave your email in the original post so we have a way to contact you if you win.

Also, don't forget to post an extra comment for each additional entry!

The easiest extra entry:

* Click this link to vote for us at TopMommyBlogs (1 extra) One simple click does it, no registration!

Super easy ways to enter daily:

* Vote for me to be the Face of E.l.f. 2010 (*5 extra- daily*) If you leave a comment on the e.l.f. site you are automatically entered to win a $100 Walmart Gift Card

* Tweet Tweet Be sure to include @Beauty4Moms and a link (1 extra daily)

Remember to leave your comments in the original post to receive credit for your entry.
More ways to enter can be found at the Red Envelope giveaway's original post.

Pin It Now! MomDot is having a Blog­gers & Tiaras con­test. The win­ner gets a Tiara and the title of “Super Ulti­mate Grand Supreme Coolest Blog­ger in the Uni­verse”! How awesome is that? There are even awards for the run­ners up. This sounds like a ton of fun and I've decided to enter! The con­test will begin next week and I'd love to have your support. : )

1) Name, BlogName, Twitter

Ashley, Beauty4Moms.blogspot.com, @Beauty4Moms

2) Have you ever entered a pageant before?

Ummm, does prom queen count?

3) Do you have any special talents we can look forward to?

I can lick my elbow. No, really I can!

4) Name your top 5 favorite sites to visit on the net..no, you do not get brownie points for putting momdot.

No brownie points but I'm saying it anyway, MomDot

Beauty4Moms

Facebook

Craig’s List

Etsy

5) What is your favorite thing to do when you are not blogging?

Crafting (scrapbooking, painting, etc)

6) Whats your dream vacation?

Cabin in the mountains with just my husband.

7) What blogger do you look up the most to?

Oh, there are so many it's hard to choose! Trisha from MomDot, Thrifty Decor Chick, Victoria from Life Starring the Kids & Me, & Cher from Love Actually.

8 ) If you could be on the cover of any magazine, which would you chose and why?

I guess I dream small because I would pick a local magazine, Triad Women. I admire them for always featuring strong, motivated, and entrepreneurial women.

9) Tell the truth…you want a tiara, don’t you?

Of course!

10) What is your definition of blogger success?

When people say that they love to read my blog! If I can help make a woman's life "more beautiful" then I've achieved my goal.

Ashley

Pin It Now! Sign up at Kohl's to receive a coupon to Save $5 on any $5 purchase in-store just for signing-up for their sale alerts. You should get a confirmation by email immediately, but it could take up to 10 days to get your $5 coupon by email. If you don't want to keep getting Kohl's newsletter simply unsubscribe at any time (after you get your $5 coupon).

You should also get a coupon code to save 10% at Kohls.com immediately when you sign-up. Remember that Ebates gives you 4% cash back for your online Kohl's purchases! Just remember to visit Ebates first then go to Kohls.com from there.

Pin It Now! Here's a free sample of Kirkland Supreme Diapers from Costco. No membership required. Your sample will arrive in 2 to 4 weeks. Enjoy!

Pin It Now! If you 're a member of Pampers Gifts to Grow here's a code worth 1 point to add to your account! Plus right now shipping & handling is included on all prize orders.

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Pin It Now! Be sure to save your candy wrappers! You can mail in any candy wrapper to get a coupon for a free YoCrunch Yogurt. You can mail in your wrappers until November 14, 2009.

Pin It Now! Get a free sample of Kashi TLC Chewy Trailmix Granola bar! Kashi is one of my favorite brands. They have yummy snacks and cereals that I don't feel guilty about eating and they are great about sending free samples and coupons. I hope you enjoy this yummy freebie! Your sample should arrive in 4-6 weeks.

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Lubriderm is one of my favorite winter lotions and here's how you can get your Free Lubriderm Daily Moisture Lotion from Walgreens:

Lubriderm Fragrance Free Daily Moisture Lotion 6 oz $3.79
Get $8 RRs wyb 3
$2/1 Lubriderm Lotion printable
$2/1 Lubriderm Body Lotion, Cream or Ointment, exp. 12/31/09
$1/1 Lubriderm Walgreens coupon (Diabetes & You Booklet)

Suggested Scenario
Buy 3 Lubriderm Lotion at $3.79
Use 3 $2/1 Lubriderm coupons
Use 1 $1/1 Lubriderm Walgreens coupons -$3

= Free with RR's to spare!

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Get a free sample of Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Sun-Damage Daily Eye Cream from Walmart.com! I love free samples of beauty products! Get yours today because I bet these are going to go quick.