teri hatcher's red carpet yard sale

Source: Eventbrite

Teri Hatcher Hosts Red Carpet Yard Sale Benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital & Rockstar Education

WHEN: Saturday, May 1, 2011 at 11:00am

WHERE: Tiato Garden 2700 Colorado Boulevard Santa Monica 90404

Media Check- in at 11:30am. Red Carpet Arrivals begin at 12:00pm

Confirmed Participating Celebrities include: Carrie Ann Inaba, Kourtney Kardashian, Goldie Hawn, Louisa Roe, Mariel Hemingway, Jayma Mays & Estella Warren

P3R Publicity is excited to be assisting Teri Hatcher in hosting a yard sale benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The purpose of this event is to raise much needed funds to help support children suffering from childhood cancer and other life threatening diseases.

Guests will enjoy a carnival like atmosphere with food and beverage vendors, including cotton candy and snow cones. Musical performances will be provided by the "Rockstar" program which helps with funding music for underprivileged children.

The celebrity yard sale will offer an array of new and gently used celebrity owned items (designer bags, clothes, etc) as well as a number of vendors and brands selling their back stock with proceeds going to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event will provide an opportunity to buy great finds at low prices!


Purchase discount tickets here for $20.

beauty wars

sephora is having beauty insider week both in stores and online until the end of this week - april 21.  it is extremely rare for sephora to give out discounts, so stock up on all your beauty needs!  i particularly love their make up for ever line, since it is a sephora exclusive and hard to obtain on sale anywhere!

and in response, ulta bumped up their usual coupons to $5 off any $10 purchase until 5/7!

beware brazilian blowouts!

a lot of sites lately have great deals for brazilian blowouts, but please note that the chemicals used in this process are currently under investigation!  apparently, some salon stylists and owners have issued complaints against brazilian blowout manufacturers due to formaldehyde exposure from using their products.  click here for more info.

e.l.f. 50% off

until 4/25, you can buy select gifts on the e.l.f. website using coupon code "MOM".  codes are not stackable so you will have to pay $6.95 shipping.

i am currently rebuilding my stock of makeup and beauty tools while not breaking the bank, so this promotion couldn't come at a more suitable time!

e.l.f. studio collection 11-piece brush set, $15 after coupon code
most of these individual brushes got rave reviews on makeupalley.com, and the entire set costs less than a single MAC brush!

e.l.f. studio brush holder, $7.50 after coupon code
great for organizing brushes, tools, mascaras, etc.

mechanical eyelash curler, $1, not eligible for discount
trust me, i am a total shu uemera snob when it comes to curlers, but the reviews for this were hard to ignore.  and at $1, it makes a good travel curler you can toss it in your bag and not have to worry about it!

london hotel club

if you live in the LA area or are planning on visiting in the near future, this might be a great deal for you!  my husband and i snatched this one up right away since we live so close by and have been meaning to try gordon ramsay.

if you prepay $175, you receive a 1 year membership to the london hotel in west hollywood.  highlights of this package are:

• dining benefit - member dines free when accompanied by one or more paying guests (includes gordon ramsay)
• one complimentary night stay
• two certificates each valid for a suite upgrade
• two certificates each valid for 50% off best available rate
• one certificate valid for two complimentary desserts in boxwood cafe
• one certificate valid for sunday brunch for two
• one certificate valid for two complimentary appetizers in boxwood cafe
• two certificates valid for afternoon tea for two in boxwood cafe
• two certificates valid for 30% off poolside cabana rental
• two certificates valid for a bottle of wine during the member's birthday week and wedding anniversary week

please note that there are certain restrictions on many of these certificates so please visit the website for more information.

gordon ramsay received one michelin star and a glowing four star review on yelp!

can you believe this toilet?

would you spend $6,400 on a state of the art toilet?  kohler just unveiled their state of the art "smart toilet":

Source: Kohler.com

justifying the lofty price tag are a laundry list of features including motion activated lid & seat, advanced bidet, foot warmer, ambient lighting, built in speakers for music, and touch screen remote.

also pretty amusing to watch in action!

for all you starbucks addicts out there

...how do you budget for your daily lattes?  clearly, it adds up over time!  basic back of the envelope calculations: ($3.50 a day) x (5 days a week) x (4 weeks in a month) = roughly $70/month!

how to cut back on the damage other than curbing the habit?  try ordering starbucks gift cards on plastic jungle for 9% off.  this site buys and sells merchandise gift cards from major retailers for savings off the face value.  the only drawback is that it takes about a week to receive the physical card in the mail, so plan accordingly.

next, register your starbucks gift card on starbucks.com.  they have a new rewards program that tracks your purchases for free drinks and other perks!  the most notable benefits are:

• free beverage customization - i.e., free flavored syrups, free soy, etc. ($0.30 - $0.40 each)...this means that a soy vanilla latte would be the same price as a regular latte!
• free brewed coffee/tea refills ($0.50 savings)
• free beverage on your birthday
• one point for every visit using your registered card.  once you reach 30 stars, you'll be bumped up to "gold" status, which unlocks new benefits!