Update: This contest is closed to further entries. Thank you all so much for entering!!! Contratulations to our reader Emily – she was chosen at random and won the beautiful Palm Tree Necklace from Emitations.com! Check back for another contest coming soon!

‘Tis the season for summertime jewelry, and what better way to represent hot summer days than with a sparkly gold Palm Tree Necklace around your neck! This is such a fun giveaway from Emitations.com and it is by far my favorite accessory on their website.

I’m so excited to be the newest guest blogger for Emitations.com (it means that I get cool stuff here-and-there to review for my readers). Emitations.com is an online retailer dedicated to providing customers with the latest trends in celebrity and designer inspired jewelry at affordable prices, and with exceptional customer service. The Emitations collection includes over 1,500 designs of affordable accessories with everything from princess-cut cubic zirconia rings to sterling silver skull and cross-bone necklaces. Their unique designs are marked by the use of both precious and synthetic stones, which are mounted in rhodium, fine sterling silver or gold.

How to win: (required – once) Simply select your favorite summertime item from Emitations.com that you think will coordinate great with this Palm Tree Necklace. Paste a link to that item in the comments section of this post. It’s that simple and so fun! Entries must be in by midnight June 30th and one lucky winner will be selected at random on July 1st. US residents only please.

Additional Entries:

1. Blog This Contest: (once) Blog about this contest. The blog post must include a link back to this contest post. Please comment to this post with a link to your post.
2. Tweet This Contest: (up to once daily) tweet this contest using the Twitter button below for additional chances to win. The tweet must include @theLooksForLess to qualify (this will be automatically included using the button below). Twitter does not allow me to search older tweets, so please comment to this post with a link to your tweet. To get the link, click on the tweet timestamp (ex: 4 hours ago).
3. Follow Us On Twitter: (once) follow The Looks For Less and Emitations on Twitter and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.
4. Fan Us On Facebook: (once) become a fan of The Looks For Less and Emitations on Facebook and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.
5. YouTube Us: (once) subscribe to The Looks For Less and Emitations on YouTube and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.
6. Sign Up For Our Newsletter: (once) sign up for The Looks For Less newsletter (upper right sidebar) and the Emitations newsletter and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.

Important: Each item above counts as a separate entry. Please keep each entry in a separate comment. For example, if you tweet this contest and fan our facebook page, leave a separate comment for each. Comments must be approved.

Update: This contest is closed to further entries. Thank you all so much for the amazing entries!!! As you can tell by the reader poll, the Swirling Peppermints set by lace and pearls took the lead and won the sunless tanner set by Sun Laboratories! Check back for another contest coming soon!

I hope you all will help me find a winner for our Sun Laboratories Sunless Tanner Set giveaway by voting on your favorite Polyvore set above. The criteria is not just best style, but best summer style. We want to know which outfit you think exudes current trends in summer style, or will look best with a summer tan! Thanks for your help!

Polyvore.com

It’s time to get your tan on, if you haven’t done so already. As you can tell by the vid above, I am dodging the sun at all times unless I am covered in sunscreen. The wrinkles I get naturally, I will wear with pride someday, but I refuse to fast-forward the process with sun damage. The safer look, and the look for less (vs. a tanning bed membership), is self-tanner. One lucky reader will win a 3-Step Tanning Set from Sun Laboratories which includes an Exfoliant Body Scrub with loofa, Self Tan Lotion in Ultra Dark, and a Maintainer Moisturizer. Check out my review above!

This contest is going to be so fun to enter. Create an outfit at Polyvore.com, preferably a look for less outfit, that you think will look great with your summertime tan. It only takes a few minutes and I can’t wait to see what you all come up with. Enter as many sets as you would like! Once you’ve created your set:

• Please add your set to the TheLooksForLess.com Summer Style Contest Polyvore group so that it will appear in our Polyvore reel below.
• Link to your Polyvore set on our Facebook page.

All entries must be in by 11:59pm ET on June 8th. The winner will be decided by reader vote on June 9th and 10th.

Entries So Far

I’m so excited to announce that I am the newest guest blogger at Emitations.com. If you are not familiar with their site, they specialize in designer and celebrity inspired jewelry at “looks for less” prices. Check out the video above for details on how to win one of four Sex and the City 2 prize packages and my review of Carrie Bradshaw inspired jewelry I picked up at Emitations.com.

I had a few people email to ask about my dress. You can find it here – Floral Brocade Bow Dress at Target.com.

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Update: This contest is closed to further entries. Thank you all so much for entering!!! Our commenter Ying was selected at random and chose the Cropped Leather Moto Jacket, which I LOVE. I want one for myself! Check back for another contest coming soon!

I’m so excited to bring you a fun giveaway from my newest sponsor, Shock Boutique. In addition to specializing in on-trend apparel at affordable prices, Shock Boutique’s stylists will also show you how to put together an entire head-to-toe look, based on what’s hot right now. Last week it was music festival style, and this week, Rachel Zoe inspired looks for less.

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, then you know I am BAH-NA-NAS over Rachel Zoe’s style (check out The Zoe Effect). Shock Boutique is celebrating Rachel’s most iconic trend-setting looks with 7 days of Rachel Zoe Looks for Less. They even have a model dress up in the entire outfit so you can get an idea of how all the pieces come together. If you’re also a fan of Rachel’s style, Shock Boutique is giving away an item from their Rachel Zoe lookbook to one lucky reader.

How to win: (required – once) Simply select the item of your choice from Shock Boutique’s Rachel Zoe lookbook that you would like to win and paste a link to that item in the comments section of this post. It’s that simple and so fun! I DIE for all that Shock Boutique has to offer. Entries must be in by midnight May 11th and one lucky winner will be selected at random on May 12th. US residents only please.

Additional Entries:

1. Tweet This Contest: (up to once daily) tweet this contest using the Twitter button below for additional chances to win. The tweet must include @theLooksForLess to qualify (this will be automatically included using the button below). Twitter does not allow me to search older tweets, so please comment to this post with a link to your tweet. To get the link, click on the tweet timestamp (ex: 4 hours ago).
2. Follow Us On Twitter: (once) follow The Looks For Less and Shock Boutique on Twitter and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.
3. Fan Us On Facebook: (once) become a fan of The Looks For Less and Shock Boutique on Facebook and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.
4. Sign Up For Our Newsletter: (once) sign up for The Looks For Less newsletter (upper right sidebar) and the Shock Boutique newsletter and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.

Important: Please keep each entry in a separate comment. For example, if you tweet and fan our facebook page, leave a separate comment for each. Comments must be approved.

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Update: This contest is closed to further entries. Thank you all so much for entering!!! Our commenter Tom was chosen at random and won the $35 gift card for his wife. How cool is that? Check back for a spring themed contest coming soon!

Previous Post: We have an exciting giveaway for those of you hoping to add a little fun to your jewelry box this spring. Last week, I reviewed a kick-ass Agate ring from FantasyJewelryBox.com and now they’ve agreed to give one lucky reader the item of their choice for $35 or under! Fantasy Jewelry Box has an amazing selection of celebrity and designer inspired jewelry available and ALL items are under $200! In fact, most pieces are under $50.

How to win: (required – once) it’s simple. Go to Fantasy Jewelry Box, select your favorite piece of jewelry, and post a link to the item in the comments section of this post. Entries must be in by midnight April 13th and one lucky winner will be selected at random on April 14th. US residents only.

Additional Entries:

1. Tweet This Contest: (up to once daily) tweet this contest using the Twitter button below for additional chances to win. The tweet must include @theLooksForLess to qualify (this will be automatically included using the button below). Twitter does not allow me to search older tweets, so please comment to this post with a link to your tweet. To get the link, click on the tweet timestamp (ex: 4 hours ago).
2. Follow Us On Twitter: (once) follow The Looks For Less and Fantasy Jewelry Box on Twitter and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.
3. Fan Us On Facebook: (once) become a fan of The Looks For Less and Fantasy Jewelry Box on Facebook and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.

Important: Please keep each entry in a separate comment. For example, if you tweet and fan our facebook page, leave a separate comment for each. Comments must be approved.

Update: This contest is closed to further entries. Thank you all so much for commenting!!! You all helped me win the LuLus.com “You Be The Blogger” contest, yay!!! I have you all to thank for it! Our commenter Kathy was chosen at random by LuLus and also won a $50 gift card. Yay to us!!! Thank you all again.

So as all of you know, I am slightly obsessed with Lulus.com. If you search my blog for LuLus.com, you will get countless raves (5 pages to be exact) about their clothing, apparel and accessories. I discovered LuLus last Spring and was wowed by what they had to offer. I’ve had so many people write me to say they hadn’t heard of LuLus until they saw a post about them on my blog and were so excited about their new find. LuLus offers amazing on-trend apparel, shoes, and accessories at unbelievably affordable prices!

Starting today, LuLus.com has a really cool contest going on… One blogger (that would be me) will win $100 if they get the most comments to a post about LuLus.com (that would be this post). Also, one random commenter will win a $50 gift card!!! All you have to do is go to LuLus.com and tell me how you would spend your $50 gift certificate. Paste a link to your favorite item in the comments section of this post!!! Tip: One commenter will only win if this blog post gets the most comments, so please link to this post in your Twitter, Facebook, and blog. Good luck to us both!

Comments must be approved. Only 1 comment per person. Contest ends midnight February 25th PST.

Update: Congratulations to Susan and Helena for winning our $20 AffordableScarves.com Gift Card Giveaway! Please comment when you receive your scarf to let us know what you think. We’d love to hear back from you! Thanks so much to AffordableScarves.com for sponsoring this contest. All of their scarves are under $20 and they offer free shipping on orders over $30! Check back for more contests coming soon!

January 27th, 2010: We have another fun giveaway and the timing is perfect because I am just starting to have “the wants” again after the holidays, lol. If you missed my review yesterday, AffordableScarves.com sent me a beautiful Missoni-inspired scarf and I LOVE IT!!! Now, they’ve offered up two $20 gift certificates to giveaway on my site – one each to two lucky readers.

AffordableScarves.com carries the most beautiful and affordable scarves on the market and ALL are under $20! They make it easy to find exactly what you’re looking for with their browse by color, fabric, and style search options. They are also committed to providing exceptional customer service with their 100% satisfaction guarantee and hassle free returns.

How to win: (required – once) it’s simple. Go to AffordableScarves.com, select your favorite scarf, and post a link to the item in the comments section of this post. Entries must be in by midnight February 9th and two lucky winners will be selected at random on February 10th. US residents only.

Additional Entries:

1. Tweet This Contest: (up to once daily) tweet this contest using the Twitter button below for additional chances to win. The tweet must include @theLooksForLess to qualify (this will be automatically included using the button below). Twitter does not allow me to search older tweets, so please comment to this post with a link to your tweet. To get the link, click on the tweet timestamp (ex: 4 hours ago).
2. Follow Us On Twitter: (once) follow The Looks For Less and Affordable Scarves on Twitter and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.
3. Fan Us On Facebook: (once) become a fan of The Looks For Less and Affordable Scarves on Facebook and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.

Important: Please keep each entry in a separate comment. For example, if you tweet and fan our facebook page, leave a separate comment for each. Comments must be approved.

♥♥♥ 15% Off Sitewide Sale at Affordable Scarves

We have another fun giveaway, just in time for the holidays from one of my favorite merchants, Handbag Heaven. If you missed my review last week, Handbag Heaven sent me a super fab pleated tote and I Love It!!! Now, they’ve offered up two $50 gift certificates to two of our lucky readers. Spend a gift certificate on yourself or gift it to a friend.

Handbag Heaven is a leader in designer-inspired purses and handbags online! They offer the widest selection of quality, fashionable handbags at prices you can afford. In fact, their handbags start at $15 and they are all under $75! Whether you are looking for a special occasion clutch, a neutral everyday shoulder bag, or a bold statement piece, Handbag Heaven has just the purse you are looking for.

How to win: (required – once) it’s simple. Go to Handbag Heaven, select your favorite purse, and post a link to the item in the comments section of this post. Entries must be in by midnight December 15th and two lucky winners will be selected at random on December 16th. US residents only.

Additional Entries:

1. Tweet This Contest: (once daily) tweet this contest using the Twitter button below for additional chances to win. The tweet must include @theLooksForLess to qualify (this will be automatically included using the button below). IMPORTANT: Twitter does not allow me to search older tweets, so please comment to this post with a link to your tweet. To get the link, click on the tweet timestamp (ex: 4 hours ago).
2. Fan Us On Facebook: (once) become a fan of The Looks For Less and Handbag Heaven on Facebook and comment to this post to let us know you have done so.

Please keep each entry in a separate comment. For example, if you tweet and fan our facebook page, leave a separate comment for each. Comments must be approved

♥♥♥ $15 Off Any Purchase of $75 or more at Handbag Heaven w/ code HH15

♥♥♥ Free Shipping on all orders over $50 at Handbag Heaven

We have an exciting new giveaway, just in time for the holidays. One lucky winner will receive a $25 TJ Maxx and a $25 Marshalls gift card and the entry couldn’t be easier. These gift cards are excellent stocking stuffers – make someone’s holiday, or make your own. With TJ Maxx and Marshalls, your hunt for the latest trends and hottest designers at the lowest prices is over! After all, ’tis the season to be frugal and look fab for every occasion.

How to win: (required – only once) it’s simple. Become a fan of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, & The Looks For Less on Facebook by midnight December 15th and post a comment at this post to let us know you have done so. One lucky winner will be selected at random on December 16th. US residents only.

Bonus round: (optional – once daily) Tweet the following:

“latest contest frm @TheLooksForLess – http://tr.im/GM4Z RT to win a $25 Marshalls & $25 TJ Maxx gift card. link to tweet at post required.”

IMPORTANT: Twitter does not allow me to search older tweets, so please comment to this blog post with a link to your tweet. To get the link, click on the tweet timestamp (ex: 4 hours ago).

Comments must be approved.