How To Support Breast Cancer

For those of you who don't know, October is the month of Breast Cancer Awareness. If you wondering how you can support the movement there are so many ways you can, besides just wearing pink or a pink ribbon. Here are somethings you can purchase to support the PINK MOVEMENT:

Essie’s We Can Do It Pink! Nail Polish – $8 (I think I'm purchase this!)

For each bottle of this limited edition nail polish sold, 10% of the proceeds goes to Living Beyond Breast Cancer, which helps women affected by breast cancer live the best possible life.

Ann Taylor Necklace – $38 Ann Taylor will donate 70% of the price of each charm necklace to the BCRF.
Shiseido Lip Gloss from Sephora- $22

$5 from every tube of this lip gloss sold goes to Women’s Cancer and Careers, an organization dedicated to supporting women in the workforce who are battling cancer.
Sonia Kashuk’s “Circle Around A Cause” Makeup Brush Set -19.99

For each makeup brush set sold, 15% goes to the BCRF. You can also checkout other items from Sonia Kashuck’s Breast Cancer Awareness collection, which are available here.

Lacoste Croc Tote – $60

10% of the proceeds from the sale of each pink Lacoste tote will go to BCRF.

“Coach for a Cure” Keyring- $58 Coach will donate 20% of the proceeds of this keyring and other “Coach for a Cure” products to the BCRF.

As for designers like Ralph Lauren, there are several choices with a collection just targeted to Breast Cancer Awareness. For example, this Pink Pony cap for $40:

To checkout more of Ralph Lauren Pink Pony Collection click the banner below. 10% of all Pink Pony products will go to Cancer Care and Prevention throughout the year!
There so many other ways to support breast cancer this is just a few.

eHarmony.com Free Labor Day Communication Weekend

Today I received a message from a friend that made me laugh and confused me. Anyways, to conclude our conversation the person was excited to inform me that eHarmony.com will be having a promotion this Labor Day Weekend. The promotion is a Free Communication Weekend from September 3rd through the 6th.

I did a little research on the information this person gave to me (who I won't mention lol), but the promotion is true. You can sign-up for FREE this weekend and try to find a love match. Word is this promotion was recently offered in the beginning of August and had greater success than anticipated. The person who sent me the message was very enthused about the promotion and plan on signing up, so who knows maybe you meet them if you sign up too.

Hey, you never know technology has built plenty of relationships......In my case, I'll just stick to LinkedIn (ha).

Back to School Deals

It's time to take advantage of them "Back to School" deals. Here's some help I can offer:

• College students or a faculty or staff member at any grade level can purchase a new Mac with Apple education pricing from May 25 through September 7, 2010, and you can get a free 8GB iPod touch
• Chegg.com is the best for my college students. Don't want to purchase a book, well how about renting them for a semester or even half a semester?? This site saved me throughout college. The prices may be a little high now because they are becoming more popular and the timing for books in high demand.
• Best Buy have great deals for back to school, so be sure to checkout they're site as well.

There are plenty of more great deals for back to school. I suggest you surf the net and remember to NEVER ORDER ANYTHING ONLINE WITHOUT GOOGLING "PROMO CODE." Promo codes will save you so much money to free shipping to percentages off your order. Good luck this year students!

Junior's Cheescake is Better with This

So, I bought a friend a strawberry cheesecake from Junior's recently. I happened to visit the website before purchasing the cake and I came across this:
This coupon is valid for the rest of the year (December 31, 2010), which I find to be very good. I also find the options of using the coupon for $4 off a whole cake or receiving a free slice of cheesecake with your lunch/dinner entree to be very good as well. My overall suggestion is to never enter Junior's for the rest of the year without this COUPON!

Brooklyn's Wingate & Coney Island Free Summer Concerts

The summer is here and we know in Brooklyn that means FREE CONCERTS AT WINGATE PARK! It's the 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series performances, which are held Monday nights at 7:30 pm. For more information visit 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series. Here's the schedule of the artists that are planned to hit the stage:

July 12- George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic The Ohio Player
July 19- An Evening with Toni Braxton
July 26- Musiq Soulchild, Crisette Michele
August 2- Old School Night Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick
August 9- An Evening with Aretha Franklin
August 16- Gospel Night Bebe & Cece Winans. Fred Hammond
August 23- Carribean Night Sean Paul, The Mighty Sparrow

For Coney Island 32nd Annual Seaside Summer Concert Series performances are held Thursday nights at 7:30 pm. As for additional information, visit 2010 Seaside Summer Concert Series. Here's a diverse set of artists that are planned to perform in the Coney Island area:

July 15- Neil Sedaka Brenda Lee
July 22- The Beach Boys The Happy Together Tour
July 29- George Thorogood & The Destroyers Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
August 5- An Evening with John Legend
August 12- An Evening with Aretha Franklin
August 19 -TBA Belinda Carlisle
August 26- TBA Latino Music by the Sea

*Remember to arrive early especially if the artist is known for having a very large fan base.

Old Navy Annual Flip Flops $1 Sale

Old Navy Annual $1 Flip Flops Sale is tomorrow! Yup, the day many people stack up on flip flops for the summer will be tomorrow May 22, 2010 (Saturday). Keep in mind the limit is 5 per customer. Most stores open early, so check your local store for hours.

CAVI GIVEAWAY!

For those of you who don't know Cavi has a womens line now. I actually seen a view pieces and I must say they are cool and hot. Well lucky you! Cavi Designs and AssataSAYS.com will be giving away a Cavi Women’s package including two shirts and a pair of shorts to one lucky winner!

To enter send an e-mail to Giveaway@AssataSAYS.com with your name and e-mail address (the one connected to your Facebook account), and become fans of the Lady Cavi Facebook page as well as AssataSAYS.com Facebook page. Entries will be accepted from now until 11:59pm on Saturday, May 22, 2010.

To see more pictures of Cavi designs and details about the giveway just checkout AssataSAYS.com for more.

FREEBIES

Okay, I'm a big sample/freebie person! I think ever since I went to high school and attended events in where I received goodies/freebies I have been ADDICTED. In high school I went to workshops, showrooms, corporate offices, seminars and more places who just loved sharing, which I think is the reason why I'm addicted to samples, giveaways, and freebies.

People don't realize how many companies love sponsoring events and giving things away to get their name out there. For example, years back me and my friends had a party and our goody bags were filled of freebies to our guest, which was just complementary from our sponsors. I can go on for days about the things I have received from free to sample products I have tested. To name a few I have received Channel to Prada products, designer costume jewelry, designer t-shirts, lip gloss, flat irons, clutches/handbags, new energy drinks, beauty products and much more!

Another way I receive sample products and freebies is by just signing up! I love when I check my mailbox and there's a random gift in my mailbox. I don't care if it's a sample of a new shampoo or a new hair dye product ( these are all things I have received) the point is that it's FREE. The only chance you take by signing up for most on-line freebies that many are affected with spam, but don't worry I'm a pro ;-) that can assist you.

To help you guys out I have presented some freebies you can sign-up for now:

Free Lacoste Fragrance Sample

Free Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Sample

Free Sample of John Frieda Root Awakening

Free Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner

Free Sample of Eucerin Daily Skin Balance

Free Sample of U by Kotex

Free Aveda Hand Relief Sample

When you sign up for online freebies you want to always check the link. If the link is not from the company or from a official company/brand you don't know of....close the window. Also if they ask you to fill-out a survey..It's a no go!

The next thing you should do if you do find a official website...my thing is always give a email address you no longer use. This helps by still getting your freebie, but not seeing junk mail that follows sometimes. Another trick of mine is a different name. Yes, I have mail that comes to me under a different name. I do this because like I have said before these freebies sites are usually affected with spam and companies also want to follow through with you about their product. I had another reason why I use another name too, but I can't think of the reason right now...so please forgive me.

Critically Acclaimed Radio Mixtape & New Music

Critically Acclaimed Radio has introduced "CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MIXTAPE" VOL.1 and has also developed a file full of today's latest hip-hop and R&B, which consist of music that is currently out right now or about to hit the charts soon.

You can download both versions with just one click. As for this mixtape, I suggest you download it and listen to some good music. It's full of 30 tracks of unsigned artist from all over the country from New York to California. To download the mixtape just click "CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MIXTAPE" VOL.1. To download some of the latest music that is about to hit the charts just checkout Latest Tracks.

Those of you who don't know Critically Acclaimed Radio was the original start of "QiQi's Corner." So, shoutout my Critically Acclaimed Radio family Mr. Mogul and Dj Tiger.** Be sure to check them out every Wednesday on 91.3fm if you in the Buffalo, NY area or at http://www.wbny.org/ for access outside of Buffalo. Tune in from 3pm-5pm.**