Jada Michaels, Review and Giveaway *18+*

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Gaddy Nipper Crayons, Review and Giveaway!

Based in Orlando, Florida, Gaddy Nipper Crayons creates adorable and artistic crayons for your little artist.  They began in 2008, recycling old crayons into new works of usable art, and have since grown from that to now upcycling new crayons.  They use only the best Crayola crayons for their creations.  You can find cute crayon creations for all of your possible needs at Gaddy Nipper, from a sweet surprise for a child in your life, to party favors and more.  The mission at Gaddy Nipper is to encourage creativity in children and adults.

 The creative force behind Gaddy Nipper Crayons sent us one of her newest creations recently.  Perfect for Easter baskets, a cute little hollow Easter egg that is filled with three adorable little bunny rabbit shaped crayons.  The quality of these crayons is fantastic as they are made with Crayola brand crayons.   

(note, my egg had a small crack in it, but my mail lady is not exactly gentle with my packages *grr*)

If you think these are cute, you HAVE to check out the rest of their selection.  They have so many options!  From crayons shaped like the letters of the alphabet (you can even have her custom create your child's name in crayons, I love that!), to characters (Mickey Mouse, and more!  I saw some Buzz Lightyear that would be perfect for party favors for a Toy Story birthday party, especially cominbed with some cowboy hats or boots from her section for all ages.)  I also think her line of cupcake crayons are adorable, and I might just have to order some for my daughter's birthday this summer.  She's asked for a CandyLand themed party and these would be so cute sitting on a platter next to a stack of coloring pages for the kids to enjoy, and then they can take one home as a favor.  You can also find personalized stickers!  Don't forget to check out their Etsy shop too, you can find even more cute crayon creations there!

  



How would you like to win one of Gaddy Nipper Crayon's new Easter egg sets (similar to the one I recieved)? 

Please leave an individual comment for each entry.

Mandatory Entry:

-Visit http://www.gaddynippercrayons.com/, and comment back here on this post with your favorite item.

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-Blog about this giveaway and leave the link in a comment.

-Enter one of our other current giveaways and let me know which one you entered. (Feel free to leave one comment for each giveaway entered)


This giveaway will end on 2/23/11 at 8pm EST. Any entries after that will not count.  Please make sure that you leave an email address or some way to contact you in your comments.  If I can't figure out how to get in touch with you, you can't win!  :o)  Good luck!

Kidorable Review and Giveaway!

Kidorable designs and sells some seriously cute children's products, that are designed to set little imaginations soaring.  From rainwear to backpacks, towels, and knitwear, their collection of styles includes everything from frogs to fairies, dinosaurs to dolphins, ladybugs to lotus flowers, and more.  You can't help but smile when you see their unique, fun, and yet still practical children's apparel and products, and children love to let their imaginations run wild with these items. 

I was so excited when Kidorable sent my daughters each a raincoat to review.  At the risk of them both choosing the same one, I went ahead and chose the Ladybug and the Ballerina for them, and since they are nearly the same size they will be able to switch off whenever they want, though for now my oldest has claimed the Ladybug and my youngest has chosen the Ballerina.  They are SO cute!  They are durable, easy to wipe clean, and Kidorable does not skimp on the details.  Each adorable rain coat comes with an equally adorable matching wooden hanger.  We love these rain coats and my girls want to run around and play in them all the time.  They have buttons that are easy to snap closed and to open for little fingers, the Ladybug raincoat has zippers on the pockets, and how CUTE are these coats?  The Ballerina coat comes complete with a tutu "skirt" on the bottom, and the sweetest little flower adorns the hat.  A little girls dream!

These coats were a little big for my girls, mostly in the arms, they were long, but that was an easy fix by rolling/tucking the sleeves in a bit.  They stay that way perfectly fine, and I am actually glad the coats are a little bit bigger than we need right now, because that just means we'll get a lot more use out of them as the girls grow.

Kidorable offers so much more than just the Ladybug and the Ballerina.  Lots of great options for boys as well!  Check out their styles page here. 

Right now, Kidorable is having a contest!   Let the world admire your little Picasso with Kidorable’s Facebook Artwork Contest!!  How fun! 

Here’s how it works—have your child draw, paint, sculpt, or collage his or her favorite Kidorable theme. Show them your child’s artwork of frogs, ladybugs, pirates, or any other Kidorable style, and you could win the entire collection in his or her favorite style!  WOW!  Have a look here and choose your favorite.  Just email a picture of your child's work of art to contest@kidorable.com to enter. 

   

Kidorable has also offered to give away one umbrella of the winner's choice to one of Flip Flop Review's readers!

Please leave an individual comment for each entry.

Mandatory Entry:

-Visit http://www.kidorable.com/, and comment back here on this post with your favorite style.

Extra Entries:

-Like Kidorable on Facebook, and let them know we sent you, or tell them which of their styles you love!  :o)

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-Follow Kidorable on Twitter.  Bonus!  When you follow Kidorable on Twitter they will send you a code to get a free umbrella with any $20 purchase!  :o)

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-Blog about this giveaway and leave the link in a comment.

-Enter one of our other giveaways and let me know which one you entered.


This giveaway will end on 2/22/11 at 8pm EST. Any entries after that will not count.  Please make sure that you leave an email address or some way to contact you in your comments.  If I can't figure out how to get in touch with you, you can't win!  :o)  Good luck!

Sanük - Yoga Mat Kids

It rhymes with look, it's Sanük!  “Sanük” is the Thai word for FUN, and as such, their name is also their mantra.  Headquartered in Southern California, Sanük began in 1997 when Jeff Kelley started making sandals out of inner tubes and indoor-outdoor carpet. The year 1998 marked their first full year of operations. Today they strive to make products that are both fun and functional, and their goal is to bring you creatively inspired, yet thoughtfully designed products for the global outdoor community. 

Rachel, at Sanük hooked my daughters up, each with a pair of fun Yoga Mat flip flops (how fitting, flip flops for Flip Flop Reviews!).  These sandals retail for $20 a pair, and provide super soft and squishy comfort for your feet.  In fact, Sanük says that they're "Like walking on marshmallows - extreme comfort!"

They feature:

• Footbed Made Outta Real Yoga Mat!
• Super Comfortable Contoured Strap and Wide Footbed
• Handmade Synthetic Leather Upper with Embroidered Sanük Logo Detail
• Synthetic Gingham Liner
• Happy U Outsole
• Vegan and Vegetarian

I let the girls choose the style and color and that was their pick, in pink and in aqua.  I love that they are vegan, and my girls seem to think they are very comfortable.  They often slip them on to wear around the house, and I don't blame them...  If I had the option to walk around on a marshamallow cloud every day, I would too.  I also appreciate the strap on the back to keep their (not so) little feet from slipping out (hey, they take after their dad! hehe).  At first they complained that the strap was too tight but after a few wears it loosened up just enough to be comfortable (and still hold the sandals on).  They are very well made, my girls are rough and tumble, even around the house and they are holding up great, as well the fabric is easy to wipe clean if necessary.  Hopefully Spring is on it's way soon and we'll be able to wear these cute little sandals outside too. 

(apparently I need to clean under their dressers, ha!)

Sanük offers a variety of laid-back, fun, and comfortable products to fit everyone's footwear needs, plus a selection of hats, hoodies, t-shirts and more!

Find them in your area today!

The Cream Perfume Company

Based in Southern California, The Cream Perfume Company caters to active lifestyle enthusiasts and to people all over the world who share an appreciation for natural, effective and affordable personal care products.

The Cream Perfume Company works exclusively with internationally renowned perfumers and the local artisans of Grasse to develop premium nature identical oil blends, ECOCERT certified organic essentials, absolutes and pure plant and fruit extracts. Their perfumes are all phthalate free and contain no sulfates, petro-chemicals, synthetic dyes, triclosan, GMO, PPG, MEA, DEA, TEA or formaldehyde donors, AND their products are cruelty free.

Their perfumed body moisturizers contain pure and naturally derived oils and extracts from nature combined with our premium French certified organic essential oils to combat dehydrated, sore, inflamed and damaged skin. The lotions prevent signs of aging with improved tonicity, elasticity and a desirable plumping effect. They are uniquely fragrant, sooth your skin, delight your senses and layer well with their top-of-the-line solid perfumes.  As well, their perfumed body moisturizers are 100% vegan, wheat and gluten free, contain no glycol, parabens, sulfates, phthalates, silicones, synthetic additives or synthetic fragrances.  They strive to use the world's best ingredients to luxuriously hydrate and repair your skin, combined with unique fragrances to simply delight your senses. The Cream Perfume Compnay also focuses on environmentally friendly packaging and overall eco-value.

Their line of solid perfume was developed as a more affordable, healthier and natural alternative to higher-priced fragrances that are packaged in elaborate, environmentally unfriendly materials and incorporate ethanol, petroleum carriers and other undesirable fillers. By eliminating the bulk of ethanol and water, they are able to use significantly less expensive, alternative and eco-friendly container materials such as wood, and incorporate natural carriers like beeswax and sweet almond oil as was the original practice in perfumery for many thousands of years.
I love finding natural, eco-friendly products, so I was excited to try out a few items from The Cream Perfume Company. 

They were kind enough to send me a bottle of their Rose Body Moisturizer, as well as a container each of their Ylang Ylang d'amore, and Mango poudré solid fragrances.

I have to say I am not really a fan of the Rose.  I can't say enough good things about the actual moisturizer.  It's thick and creamy and applies well.  My skin was left soft, and not at all greasy.  As much as I like to smell an actual rose now and then (like the dozen sitting at my desk right now, thanks for the Valentine's Day gift, honey!), I just don't want to smell like one, and the fragrance from this moisturizer was very strong.  Normally that wouldn't be a bad thing as far as I'm concerned.  I like for my fragranced body products to have a good strong scent, one that I can actually smell and one that lasts for more than five minutes after I put it on.  This moisturizer does not dissapoint as far as that goes.  I just didn't care for this particular scent.  I think I would love any of their other moisturizer scents, I'd love to try the Coconut Vanille lotion, as well as the Lavender and the Coconut (I love coconut!  Can you tell?).

What I was most excited to try, were their perfume solids.  I find that the solid fragrances actually hold the scent better and it lasts longer when worn.  This little pot of fragrance will also last a LONG time, a tiny little bit goes a long way.  Mango poudré was tropical and delicious.  As much as I love coconut, this is not a scent I would have normally chosen for myself but it is very nice.  Their scent description reads: Truly seductive scents of mango and cassis balanced with timeless jasmin and candy sugar accord. A tropical favorite with sandalwood, musk and vanilla.  I can definitely make out all of those notes in this perfume, and I enjoyed it.  My favorite of the lot, however, is the Ylang Ylang d'amore.  I *love* ylang ylang.  I have a small bottle of ylang ylang essential oil that I often dab onto my pulse points and wear as a perfume.  Their scent description says: Enjoy exhilirating scents of ylang ylang, mandarin and jasmine in this classic perfume. Trailed by notes of apricot, cedarwood, orange flower, patchouli and musk. And enjoy I did.  :o)  I did find the musk to be a little strong, but overall, this is great scent, and I know I will wear it again and again.

The Cream Perfume Company has offered to let us host a giveaway for any one product of the winner's choice!  This giveaway is open to both US and Canadian readers!  :o)

Please leave an individual comment for each entry.

Mandatory Entry:

-Visit The Cream Perfume Company's website and then leave a comment telling us the product you would most like to try, and in which scent. 

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-Blog about this giveaway and leave the link in a comment.

-Enter our Nacho Mama Tees giveaway. 

This giveaway will end on 2/21/11 at 8pm EST. Any entries after that will not count.  Please make sure that you leave an email address or some way to contact you in your comments.  If I can't figure out how to get in touch with you, you can't win!  :o)  Good luck!