Sunday, January 30, 2011

My next review!

I will be doing a review for www.NaturalSkinShop.com Found it on SheBlogs!
I am looking to review the 40% medium strength Glycolic Acid Peel! I think its perfect for me, because my skin is used to peels, and because I am in my late 20's.
I have looked through the sponsors website and there are so many great things, at really good prices!
I am REALLY looking forward to this one! I'll keep you posted and let you know when it arrives.

:)

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Caramel Chaos GiveAway!

Welcome to the Etsy Caramel Chaos Giveaway!

CLOSED - winner -sandiesfriend1. Thanks for the entries!


I had the wonderful opportunity of being able to review and giveaway some of Caramel Chaos' delicious caramel. I was not paid to endorse it. These are my personal opinions.
First and foremost, they ship so quickly! I was UBER impressed!
The caramels are in glass mason jars, kinda like what you might find at a county fair, where they sell homemade jelly. Now, I knew the caramel would be good. But I think I underestimated HOW good it would be. Its the best caramel I have ever had! Not too sweet, not too runny.. just, well, perfect! The first and only problem I experienced, was figuring out which one to keep for myself, and which two to give away! I finally decided on blackberry. I love blackberry anything. I wasn't sure how a blackberry caramel would taste. I almost picked the plain caramel. Let me tell you, I did not make a mistake. The flavor of it is light, not too strong. But you can definitely taste it! I think I just broke my diet! :)
With the caramel, they also shipped me some recipes, which I have included for you below!
I made Cinnamon Struesel Muffins, and added caramel in the batter! Then, when they were done, I drizzled it on top. They tasted much better than they normally do! Giana loved them!







Did I mention Caramel Chaos is hosting a promo code for my readers? If you cant wait to win, or just have to have it it now, the code is:
Promo code: CHAOS1978 (20%off)




About
Gaylene Glenn & Chef Tony
Kearney, NE
From his bio...

"Chef Tony Foster has been a professional chef for over 12 years. Originally from Colorado and currently in Nebraska; with the limited eateries in NE I decided to go into business for myself with my Caramel Chaos sauces. We have five different flavors available for purchase The Original Caramel Chaos flavor, Blueberry Caramel, Blackberry Caramel, Raspberry Caramel and Jalapeño Caramel. Each flavor is subtly infused with the original flavor to bring forward a nice complex flavor.
We use few ingredients and stick with the natural simplex flavor of the caramel sauce. Our flavors are not flavored syrups but infused caramel.


The caramels are a fruit infusion. They are first and foremost caramel, not flavored syrups. I make them from scratch with real ingredients. I’m sure you have noticed the separation on the bottom of the jar; ( I didn't see any in mine - per Casey) this is due to using real cream and butter. The only way to alleviate the separation is to pack the caramel with preservatives and threaten the integrity of the caramel itself (just give it a little stir and all will be well.) We have five flavors Regular, Jalapeño, Blueberry, Blackberry and Red Raspberry.

“There's a direct path between earth and heaven, and that is caramel.” ~Lorrie Moore from A GATE AT THE STAIRS (Great book by the way)


We suggest refrigeration after opening and stir well before using. You can place the container in the microwave (without the lid of course,) for 30 seconds to loosen the caramel back up.
Payment
We accept Pay Pal, Money Orders"
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A good Caramel Recipe from Casey's kitchen..
Caramel Shortbread

Ingredients
First Layer:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
Second Layer:
1/4 cup corn syrup
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed (dark is the best)
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
Directions
First layer: Combine flour, confectioner's sugar and 1/2 cup butter, crumble together well. Press into an ungreased 8x8 inch pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Take out of oven and cool on a rack or baking sheet. Second layer: Melt 3/4 cup butter and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan. Add the brown sugar and the sweetened condensed milk. Mix well; then bring to a boil. Boil for 4 minutes stirring constantly. It burns very easily when boiling. Remove from heat, then beat with a spoon until it thickens and gets blobby. You will need to take a moments rest now and then as you beat it. Pour the mixture over the first layer, and let chill overnight. Invert onto plastic wrap (this makes it easier to cut through the bottom). Cut into squares.

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Chef Tony's Creations and recommendations for uses!
Caramel Recipes from Caramel Chaos

Coconut Caramel S’mores Ice Cream: Vanilla ice cream, diced coconut marshmallows, bananas, lightly crushed graham crackers, and some caramel; mix it up cold stone style... This could change your life.

Jalapeño Hot Chocolate: Add a couple of spoonfuls of Jalapeño (or whatever flavor for that matter,) to some hot chocolate for a smooth caramel highlight. Great with coffee as well…

Raspberry Brownies: Use your favorite brownie recipe and top with raspberry caramel chaos.

Caramel Cream Pie: Use your favorite pie crust, whether it be graham cracker, Oreo, Nilla wafer or homemade pie crust from scratch, lay down a layer of melted marshmallows, a layer of caramel chaos, a layer of pudding (vanilla, banana, white chocolate,) a layer of fresh whipped cream and drizzle some more caramel on top. A smooth creamy pie perfect for any occasion…

Caramel Fondue with some strawberries, peaches, brioche and pound cake. Slowly heat up some caramel chaos in a double boiler and pour into your favorite fondue pot and serve with your favorite seasonal fruit and sweet breads.

Caramel Napoleon: Take some pound cake and slice it pretty thin, make layers with your favorite jelly or jam, some homemade whipped cream, and some caramel chaos. Place these fillings between each layer of sweet bread; try to do about three layers.

Acorn squash with caramel: Cut the top of an acorn squash off and deseed. Fill the cavity with butter and brown sugar and bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Pull out let cool, slice and serve with some jalapeño Caramel Chaos.

Caramelized Bananas: Slice some bananas about 1/4” to a ½” thick and sear in a hot pan with some butter. Add 1/3 cup of brown sugar and deglaze with some rum or bourbon. Let the liquor reduce and form a syrup with the sugar (don’t scorch.) Serve over some ice cream or cake with some caramel chaos to blend everything together.

A perfect accompaniment for oatmeal, pancakes, French toast, cakes, cheese cakes, brownies, fresh fruit (apples were actually made for caramel I think,) hot beverages and anything that needs an extra kick of sweet.













FOR THE FUN PART! ~The Sweeps!~

The winner of the sweepstakes will receive 2 jars of caramel, Raspberry Caramel and Original Caramel.

The rules:
Leave one comment per entry. You MUST do the mandatory entry.
You can get extra entries by doing the other things, one comment per thing you do.
Please be sure your Google Friend Connect (or Blogger account) has your email listed where it says "Email" on your profile. If not, please leave it on one of your comment, preferably with your mandatory entry.


MANDATORY ENTRY
Follow this blog and visit Caramel Chaos on Etsy and tell them, in a comment on this post which caramel you would most want to try! Caramel Chaos on Etsy

Extra Entries
EARN 1 Entry - Like Caramel Chaos on FaceBook HERE
EARN 1 Entry - Enter ANY of my other sweepstakes, and comment back here that you did, and which post I can find it on.
EARN 5 Entries - Buy Caramel from Caramel Chaos (This will you get FIVE extra entries, leave 5 separate comments all saying "purchased"
EARN 2 Entries - Share this sweepstakes link/url on FaceBook (must have public profile) and comment with a link to where it is. Please remember to leave 2 comments saying you did this.
EARN 3 Entries - Follow me on Twitter, via My twitter button on the sidebar and tweet this:
" Come check out @1caseycolette sweepstakes on http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com " Again, please remember to leave separate comments to get all 3 entries.


This sweepstakes closes Feb 6th at noon Eastern.
Thats it!~ Good luck!~

Sunday, January 23, 2011

REVIEW! LoveFashionMusic Etsy!

LoveFashionMusic's Etsy StoreFront


BIO:
LoveFashionMusic
mona flint
New York City


Have fun browsing her exclusive Fashion Rocks catalog and enjoy full access to the coolest "Tribute-Wear" of your favorite Rock 'n' Roll icons! Free gift wrap with code WRAPROCKS all Cyber Monday long!
This season's Must-Have's make the coolest gifts! Have a look at our photo printed AC/DC Skirt, or the extra cute Beatles Tunic Dress! Just looking for an Accessory? Maybe you're not sure which icon rocks your loved ones world? Opt to give an IdilViceFashionRocks Gift Card and you're sure to be someone's coolest gift giver!

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock we added the Woodstock Clothing category, have a peak!

IdilViceFashionRocks Best-Sellers include: the cool Printed T-Shirt Skirts or T-Skirts such as the Michael Jackson Skirts, the Bob Marley Skirt or our Blondie Skirt, the choice is yours!
Then check out our Printed Strapless Dresses - they're always fabulous!

Have you seen Gwen Stefani wearing IdilViceFashionRocks's The Specials SKA Tribute T-Shirt Top? She Rocks!


She is offering my readers a 10% discount for the month of February, just use promo code ' caseyrocks ' when you order from her website!


My personal Favorite item she carries is this :

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the clothing lines she has!


Music and icons and people of all genres, all time frames!!
Ac/dc Clothing
Adicts Clothing
B-52's Skirts
Batman Clothing
Beatles Clothing
Betty Boop Clothing
Betty Page Clothing
Billie Holiday Clothing
Billy Idol Clothing
Black Flag Clothing
Blondie Clothing
Bob Dylan Clothing
Bob Marley Clothing
Bones Clothing
Bruce Lee Clothing
Cars Dresses
Cheap Trick Skirts
Cindy Lauper Clothing
Dark Knight Clothing
David Bowie Clothing
Dead Kennedys Clothing
Deep Purple Clothing
Depeche Mode Clothing
Divine Jackets
Dizzy Gillespie Clothing
Dr. Dre Clothing
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Clothing
Einstein Clothing
Elvira Clothing
Elvis Presley Clothing
Ferrari Clothing
Funkadelic Clothing
Gene Simmons Clothing
George Clinton Dresses
Godzilla Clothing
Grateful Dead Clothing
Green Day Clothing
Guns N Roses Clothing
Ian Curtis Clothing
Ice-T Clothing
Iggy Pop Dresses
James Dean Clothing
Janis Joplin Clothing
Jerry Garcia Skirts
Jimi Hendrix Clothing
Jim Morrison Clothing
Joan Jett Clothing
John Lennon Clothing
Johnny Cash Clothing
Joy Division Clothing
Keith Richards Clothing
Keke Palmer T-shirts
Kid Rock Clothing
Kim Kardashian Clothing
Kiss Clothing
Lady Gaga Clothing
Lucille Ball Clothing
Madonna Clothing
Malcolm X Clothing
Marc Anthony Clothing
Mariah Carey Clothing
Marilyn Manson Clothing
Marilyn Monroe Clothing
Metallica Clothing
Michael Jackson Clothing
Mick Jagger Clothing
Miles Davis Clothing
Misfits Clothing
Nirvana Clothing
Ny Dolls Clothing
Pink Floyd Clothing
Popeye Clothing
Powell Peralta Clothing
Public Enemy Clothing
Ramones Clothing
Robert Smith Clothing
Rocky Horror Picture Show Clothing
Rolling Stones Clothing
Roy Orbison Clothing
Run Dmc Clothing
Sex Pistols Clothing
Siouxsie And The Banshees Clothing
Slash Clothing
Specials Clothing
Star Trek Clothing
Superman Clothing
T. Rex Clothing
Technics Clothing
Television Clothing
The Cure Clothing
The Police Clothing
The Who Clothing
Undertones Clothing
Velvet Underground Clothing
Woodstock Clothing
X-Ray Spex Clothing

Check her out!

she also has another store @ HERE!

Sweet Knee Baby product (SWEEPSTAKES) ***CLOSED****

shebebes, congrats! If you don't reply by 2/3 noon you will lose your prize and another will be chosen! Thanks to all who entered!~


Sweet Knee is a boutique skin care company created to address the need for getting back to nature with the use of certified organic herbs and flowers for young babies and children. Just think of calendula, marshmallow, plantain and chamomile. Yummy. They offer a line of essential products for children including cleansing, moisturizing and diaper care products with simply the best ingredients, and full disclosure on our labels so that you can decide what is best for your baby and your family. They never test our products on animals and purchase fair trade, organic and sustainable ingredients from reputable sources.






One lucky reader will recieve a free item from Sweet Knee!
In order to win, just place a comment on this blog, telling me which product you would most like to buy if you won the sweeps, ( Sweet Knee's WebSite ) and follow my blog!
Thats it!
~Good Luck~

Contest is running from 7:30pm eastern 1-23-11
and is over on Feb 1st @ noon....

Friday, January 21, 2011

SWEEPSTAKES! 10$ Paypal **CLOSED**

Congratulations HOTMAMA4U2! Please reply to your winning email by THURSDAY noon w your paypal email addy or a new winner will be chosen! Thanks again to all who entered!

:)

One Locomotion of Expressions reader will win 10$ in PayPal ca$h!

In order to enter, you MUST have a PayPal account, and be a follower of this blog.

To enter: Leave one comment for each entry.



Mandatory: Be a follower of Locomotion of Expressions. (To do this, just scroll up to the top bar under the URL and click FOLLOW! or- look to the right of the blog and follow via GFC --Google Friend Connect, must be a public follower) Pretty easy, huh?



-For extra entries-
1. Follow my twitter.. HERE
1. Follow this blog... HERE http:\\courteneybrianne.blogspot.com
1. Ask a question (polite ones please) on my formspring HERE
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1. Sign up for my MyPoints referral HERE
(MyPoints gives you points for shopping and/or taking surveys.. I usually make 10$ GC a month from them just for clicking their emails 5pts ea)
3. Sign up for survey savvy under my referral link HERE
(does not count if you are already a surveysavvy member) SurveySavvy pays very good. If you do this please leave 3 separate comments that all say, "SurveySavvy" for THREE entries.




Thats it! Thats all you have to do!
Good Luck!

PS Thanks to www.online-sweepstakes.com and www.twistedbranches.com and giveawayscout! (The BEST FREEBIE and Sweeps sites) for helping spread the word about my sweeps!

Friday, January 7, 2011

Pair Savvy

http://bit.ly/PairSvy

Pair Savvy is a user-friendly application that works on both iPhone and Android devices and allows users to search by cheese, wine or beer varieties based on personal preference. California cheesemakers make more than 250 varieties and styles of Real California Cheese, everything from bandage wrapped Cheddar to award-winning Brie.

Here’s how it works:
Download Pair Savvy to your mobile device and you can select by cheese, wine or beer. If you don't have a compatible mobile device, users can still use the Pair Savvy site to find savvy pairings.

Pair Savvy will come up with a pairing that has a list of suggested cheeses, California cheesemakers and brand names they can purchase at retail. So cool!

Some pairings even suggest fruit accompaniments, which is great when putting together a cheese plate or display. Users can also save pairings and rate the pairings they have tried. There’s even a “Surprise Pairing” option for the more daring at heart.

This fun app is available for free download, just in time for holiday events. A beautiful, perfectly paired selection of cheeses and beverages will make you the most celebrated host or hostess and the favorite guest at every party you attend.

Real California Cheese Pair Savvy is available today to most smart phone users through their mobile browser: pairsavvy.realcaliforniamilk.com

For the iPhone: Visit the App Store, search for “Pair Savvy” then download for free (available soon).

For Android users: Visit the Android Marketplace, search for “Pair Savvy” then download for free.

Better yet, Pair Savvy is linked to RealCaliforniaMilk.com so the app will update automatically with no need to download future updated versions.

Dairy products – including cheese – made with California milk can be identified by the Real California Milk and Real California Cheese seal, which certifies that the products are made exclusively with milk produced on California dairy farms. Ninety-nine percent of California dairy farms are family-owned. California produces more fluid milk, butter, ice cream, yogurt and nonfat dry milk than any other state. The state is the second-largest producer of cheese, which is available nationally under the Real California Cheese seal.