Put a little DOT in your Spring step

Marc Jacobs DOT perfume that is. Being a member of Crowdtap gave me an opportunity to share with some of my lucky gal pals a generous sampling of this great fragrance. Spring is such a great time of year to update and freshen up the scent of the season. The Bottle is so gorg you will want to leave it out for all to see. Light enough for day and sensual enough for date night too. Add a hint of extra polka dot attire and you are set for a great day or night. Be warned you will be asked what scent you are wearing. With hints and tones of red berries for the playful spirit, jasmine for elegance, vanilla to be sweet and charming, orange blossom for a bit of zest & coconut for a fresh spin. This is a perfect girly girl fragrance. The Polka dot symbol bringing out joy and spirit. #gotitfree

Don't knock it till you've swapped it

Recently I was able to host a SWAP party thanks to WOOLITE and CROWDTAP. Where I had heard of this a couple of years ago while watching an episode of Giuliana & Bill. There were a few pieces that she had and it ended up being a wine party. Looked fun wither way to me. So out the invites went and I hoped for a great turn out. I was really excited because all of my friends are from different backgrounds and we all have different tastes. Such fun. I was not disappointed. We turned it into a potluck. We had jewelry, handbags, shoes and of course tops & bottoms. We drew names to see who got to rifle through the loot first. That was a toughy for the rest of us. We had already eyed up so many great things that we just hoped either A) it was not picked up or B) it didn't fit. All's fair in the game of love and fashion. None of us left empty handed and it was such a great way to recycle. We modeled our favorite pieces and laughed at some "what were you thinking" pieces too. Great fun was had by all. We also now have in our closets pieces we may not have ever picked for ourselves, but worked out all for the best, new & exciting. The few items that were left were donated to a woman's shelter. Woolite also supplied some free samples for us to take care of our new closet additions. If you ever have an opportunity to either host or attend one of these up & coming parties, I highly recommend going and checking it out. I am sure that you too will not leave empty handed. Cheers!!!

To Oral B, Or not to Oral B????

I say TO Oral B of course. Such a superior clean to anything I have used in the past. Wohoo I say...WooHooo!!! It has given me that "I just walked out of the dental office" clean. I have always been a dental girl, loved going to the dentist and having my teeth cleaned. This feels so good that I actually seem to brush longer than the two minutes. I have been a die hard Sonic care toothbrush gal for about 8 years now. But was so super open to trying the Oral B Professional Smart Series 5000, when Modern Mom offered me the opportunity to try this one out for free. The first thing that I noticed was that it was a tad more loud than my Sonic Care. This, I am chalking up to that it is working much harder and cleaning a lot more too. It has 5 clean modes so I can always choose the right speed that I am needing for the day. There is also a pressure indicator so those times that I am applying to much it is sure to tell me. I am a repeat offender of this and my gums are now thanking me. The unit comes with a four brush head charger station, there is room for a menagerie of heads. The wireless SmartGuide that helps maximize brushing performance is so cool and techy.With happy faces and stars, it is a great addition. The brush head itself is so great too. It is shaped a tad bigger than a professional prophy brush so it really cups each tooth and I can get way back behind those back molars and get a good super clean. There is also a special brush head that I will be getting that has a whitener built in. I did find that I get more spitty too, at first I was not sure what this was about, but chalked it up to that it is cleaning more, so it is making more. This brush like the sonic has a pause and a quadrant beep to let me know when to switch to the next area of my mouth. So that insures that each part is getting equal time. The one down fall that I can tell you about is that my teeth get so clean that during the day, when they start to not feel so clean I feel like I need to go and brush them. If I am in the car I start to obsess about getting home to brush because that is all I can focus on is getting them sparkling clean again. There can be worse things to obsess over, so I am not losing sleep over this one. The level of clean that this brush gives is second to none. I have banished my Sonic Care to the back of the linen closet and I have made a permanent comfy home on my counter for my New Oral B. My husband will be getting his brush head soon. I would feel bad to keep this to myself. here is the Oral B offical website so you can see the stats for yourself. http://www.oralb.com/products/professional-care-smart-series-5000/ This is a personal weblog. The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of Oral B or Modern Mom. I did not receive any compensation for my opinion.

Woohoo!!! This is happening!!!

You need to grab your glass of Rose' and take some time to really enjoy this one. Your welcome. IN VOGUE: THE EDITOR'S EYE takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors. Hear from legendary editors including Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington as well as celebrated Vogue muses Nicole Kidman and Sarah Jessica Parker. Fashion industry icons like Vera Wang and Marc Jacobs share their experiences collaborating with Vogue photographers and editors. The Documentary debuts exclusively on HBO December 6th and coincides with the 120th anniversary of Vogue.

Fall means new shoes. Check these out form

One of the best designers ever!!! Never to let us down. These are exclusive and so fun, something for everyone. Check them out and let me know what you think. My favorites so far are the Diffuse Sandals and Ling-Ling Tote. These opinions are my own and I am part of the Vogue Influencer network who helps me out with these pictures and videos. I can honestly say that they are awesome, but again, that is just me. I am not paid in anyway to give my opinion. Enjoy, Enjoy. I am going to drool over these a tad more.

Why I love fall....

It could be because of the great coffee house flavors that come out each season. How many ways can we do pumpkin anyways??? I don't care I just wanna keep em' coming. I am first in line for the seasonal java fix. Then I drink them as I page through my 15 magazine subs, that feature all of the fall styles and good down home flavors for cooking. ahhhh.....good times. This fall is extraordinary too, because my littlest has started preschool four days out of the week. So extra time to me to do all of the above at a somewhat leisurely pace. This year to add to the oh's and ah's is the new Fall line from J Brand. So classic, these work for everyone, no doubt in my mind. So, run to your favorite coffee house, page through these fab finds and pick a few out that are must haves to add to your Fall line. These are courtesy of my membership of The Vogue Influencer Network. Must start with a base: (these are the one's I wanna try) How about tops you say? (yeah, this one) (you need a good pea coat) (another personal fav) Here's how they piece them together

Here's a great way to maybe win a Coach bag,

You can just click on the dot and viola? are you a winner today? so simple.