It’s Black Friday!

I hope you had a great and tasty Thanksgiving yesterday surrounded by fun, food and family. In lieu of Hottie of the Week I would love to do a Black Friday post. I did a bit of shopping at my local Walgreen’s for some stuff (don’t sleep on Walgreen’s I got some really great holiday décor stuff there and some buen preicos!) Plus if you’re only going for some stuff it’s like the smaller version of Wal-Mart. And for me, it’s conveniently located five minutes away. Love love love it!
I will share my shopping deals in tomorrow’s post but I would love to know: What was your best find on Black Friday? What did you want to get and how much did you get it for? This bargainista loves deals I can’t wait to read all your comments!

eDressme.com’s Amazing Cyber Monday Sale!

eDressme.com is having a great Cyber Monday Sale! They have designer dresses from Anna Sui and more at up to 85% off!! Sale runs November 28-December 1 2008. I’m definitely checking this one out! If you score any great buys please comment (brag!!) so we can all drool! Check out detalles below:

Avoid the crowds and lines at the mall and instead, shop eDressme.com from the comfort of your home. eDressme.com, a premier online site for designer dresses is having their biggest sale of the year to kick off the official start of the holiday season. A selection of dresses from designers including Anna Sui, Tracy Reese, Nicole Miller, BCBG, Nanette Lepore, Tibi, Velvet, Rebecca Taylor and more will be on sale for $75 or less.  That’s a savings of up to 85% OFF. Choose from tons of styles that are sure to make you shine at a holiday office party, cocktail party or New Years Eve bash without busting the seams on your budget.

Another great shopping tool!

This is just another great tool to help you with your Holiday shopping. Spinvox converts voice into text so you can share your fab finds with your amigas and familia that is also shopping with you. My SIL and I are huge bargain shoppers I can totally see us splitting up at a store and using this to keep in touch with holiday finds and bargains. Especially on a chaotic day like Black Friday it would be great. With crowds and noise you may or may not hear it ring. And if it’s on vibrate you still may not hear each other well enough on the other line.
You can use this throughout the year as well to remind you of important events and tasks that you don’t want to forget.

Right now SpinVox is available to Alltell and Cincinnati Bell subscribers for a price of $5.99 a month for unlimited use. This service is also free for anyone who wishes to update their blog or social network. Another great way to use this! If you are interested in a free trial, let me know and I can get you in touch with someone. Just leave a comment.

Forever 21 Contest… Win a trip to NYC

Forever 21’s got a great contest going on. Check out the details. Good luck if you decide to enter. I thought something like this would be fun to share with all of you! Go here to entera href=”http://mamistimeout.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/forever.bmp”>

Cyber Monday Deals!

Cyber Monday (which also happens to be my birthday!) is on December 1, 2008 this year. What is Cyber Monday you ask? It’s the internet version of Black Friday! The same stores you go shop at on Black Friday have online only deals on Cyber Monday. Check out what I have found so far! Happy Shopping!

Benefit Cosmetics: Cyber Monday deals December 1st only, FREE US Standard Shipping with a $25 purchase at Benefit Cosmetics. Enter promo code: CYBESHIP and don’t forget the Benefit Cosmetics Holiday Gift Guide!

 
Clinique  

Get FREE holiday cards featuring artwork by the kids at Big Brothers Big Sisters with any Clinique purchase of $40 or more. Offer valid 11/27 – 12/1.

Prescriptives

Limited Edition Holiday Gifts at Prescriptives.com. 

FREE Full-Size Colorscope Lipcolor in Berry Oodles with any $35 purchase. Offer valid 11/28-12/1.

iTunes is having great deals on music and movies under $5!

Shutterfly has a great Cyber Monday deal! Click on the banner for more details! Sale is good from 11/25-12/3/08

FYE is selling Holiday DVD’s for 20% off!

 
And check out the coupon code for BOGO DVD’s!

Remember Cyber Monday is next Monday! I will make other Cyber Monday posts if I find any more deals. I’m sure this can get you started!

*Edited to clean up all that nasty code! Definitely not my strong point!*

Stumped on Gift Giving?

I hate this time of year because of the gift giving can really get stressed out! It’s a huge project to get everyone on your list a fabulous gift without going broke. I wanted to share this cool website with you Top Ten Reviews. What makes this different from other gift guide sites is that it’s non-biased and not set up by a retailer. If you click on the Holidays tab and scroll down it shows you gift ideas for different people that may be on your list. For example “Recessionista”, “Geek Chic” “Senior Style” you can cover anyone from your BFF to your abuelita on this list! Let me know how you like this website! Is it easy to use? Would you go back to it? Have fun shopping!

Perfumed Lotion vs. Perfume

So which do you prefer? I have both but I really haven’t been wearing anything lately. Because of allergies I stay away from both in the Spring/Summer months. I will wear light perfumed lotion sometimes though. But in the Fall/Winter I start trying my perfume on again. My perfume bottles last me YEARS that’s how little I wear them. I like light musky scents and my faves are:

Curve Crush and Star byBCBGirls

I like the collection of Bath and Body Works lotions. I love when they have their 5 for $20 deal. But again since I don’t wear them as much they last me forever. I do keep some lotion at my desk at work because the soap in the ladies room really dries out my hands.

Speaking of perfume the best place to buy perfume for men and women online is Fragrancenet.com. You get customer ratings and recommendations. Check it:

BCB GIRLS STAR perfume by Max Azria
	DESIGN HOUSE - Max Azria YEAR INTRODUCED - 2001 FRAGRANCE NOTES - apricot, jasmine, vanilla and amber. RECOMMENDED USE - casual in stock today 100% genuine brand names scent strength:  moderate scent life:  6-10 hours recommended use:  casual recommended

I love that! It gives you the strength, scent life and their recommended use. It also tells you what’s in it so say if you like vanilla, jasmine and amber smell you’d like Star. I bought this back in 2001 when it first came out and have been a fan ever since! Department stores stopped carrying it so this is the site I go to when I run out!

How about you? Lotion vs. Perfume which are your favorite scents?

Sample Sale in NYC!

Are you in the NYC area? Do you like sample sales? Minnie Rose has invited readers of Mami’s Time Out to the Ultimate Winter Sample Sale! All cashmere items are up to 80% off! Here are the detalles
Where: 264 W, 40^th Street (btw 7^th and 8^th) 15^th Floor

When: Monday December 8^th through Friday December 12^th.
Time: 10:00am-6:00pm
Mark your calendars and get ready for some good shopping!

Hottie of the week #26

Today’s hottie (I know I missed last week sorry ladies!) is Miguel Veloso a Portugese soccer player. Born May 11, 1986 his father was also a futbol player. This 5’11 cutie is just starting out so I’m sure we’ll be hearing much more from him soon. Doesn’t he look older than his age in this picture though?

Hair Horrors: Manic Panic Worst Product Ever!

First I’ll give my disclaimer: I can be very hard headed when it comes to my hair. I give great advice about hair but I seem to never listen to my own advice!

 

So I have had my hair black for years. I was a medium golden brown (I call it the JLO brown) for about three or four years but I couldn’t deal with the maintenance so I just went back to black. I’ve been black for about five years.

 

I’ve been itching for a change. I wanted the red like Dulce Maria from RBD has. I’ve wanted this red for two years! So I go to my favorite hairdresser and let her know and she completely shot me down. In other words she told me it was too ghetto. She said I’d be one big red mess because it’s going to bring the red out of my skin tone. I have the same skin tone Dulce Maria has! But I said she’s right, everybody likes my black and if I can’t go red like I want I’m going to go blue black.

 

Guess how much she was going to charge me for a semi-perm blue black! $65! So I did take my advice and got a friend who’s good with hair to give me my blue black. We went to the professional beauty store got some products and did my hair. The hair dye was like blue ink so I was sure I finally got what I wanted. Nope! It’s dark black, not blue black. Should have left it alone right? Nope!

 

Went back to the store, and got some Manic Panic temp hair color in midnight blue. I really need to warn you about this product! I’ve used temp hair color before and it never was like this! I left it in for a lot longer than it said to. My bathroom was blue I’m talking sink, tub everything! My hands, my scalp, my face…you get the picture.

 

I wash and style like usual and two days later I put shine gloss in my hair and my hands are still turning blue! WTF! My hair is dry and yet I’m still losing hair dye. I wake up and have blue on my arm because I’m resting my hair on my arm as I sleep. Again, dry hair! What a waste of money! I run my hands through my hair and they come up blue.

 

If you’re considering a change don’t go with Manic Panic. Their product sucks. Temporary hair color is supposed to stay in for at least 8 weeks! It’s not supposed to come off as you style your hair. Now I’m just going to leave it alone for a while until I decide to go ahead and pay my hairdresser to do it. My problem is that I’m very particular. I want what I want. And if I pay $65 and I don’t get it, there’s going to be major problems! Have you had any hair horrors lately?? Please share in the comments!

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