Swanky Sweepin' Volume 91

Sweepstakes of the week:

Daily:

Year supply of donuts  Ends 8/19

Mini tablet  One winner a day, ends 12/10

Single:

$2,000 Urban Outfitters shopping spree  Pinterest contest, ends 8/6

Metal detector  So you can find treasure. 30 winners, ends 7/16

$500  and 10 winners of $200. Pinterest contest, ends 8/12

Trip to Barcelona  Ends 8/9

Trip to Dragoncon Ends 7/23.

Birthday Freebies - Shopping Discounts

I turned older again. HOWRUDE. Let's just pretend that didn't really happen.

The only good thing about turning older (once you're past 21) is that you can get things for free, even from people who don't know you. WHAAT. We've written about the freebies before (and you should check them out if you haven't already), but I'm here today to tell you that there's also shopping discounts to score. Perhaps not as exciting as completely free, but you could get a good deal on something you've been eyeballing.

Here's some of the discounts I received by email. Let us know if you have any to add to the list!

Free birthday gift set from Philosophy with $25 order
$10 off $50 at Old Navy
$20 off $50 at Alloy
20% off GOjane
25% off Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare
10% off Spanx
20% off at LovelySkin.com
$5 off $30 at Hot Topic
20% off $50 purchase at Urban Outfitters
Free shipping, no minimum at Macys

Swanky Sweepin' Volume 60

Unlimited:

$50 Gap gift card  Pinterest contest, 30 winners, ends 12/24

Daily:

$5,000 from Ice and Coco  because they love you. Ends 11/25

$25  25 winners a day, ends 11/21

Nail gel color system  Pinterest contest,  one winner a day, ends 12/21

Single:

$100  100 winners and other prizes as well, ends 12/31

$1,000 ThinkGeek credit  Ends 11/23

$1,500  Pinterest contest, ends 11/21

$5,000 Horchow shopping spree  Ends 1/25/13

$2,500 Overstock gift card  Pinterest contest, ends 11/30

$1,000 Urban Outfitters gift card  3 winners, ends 12/19

Swanky Sweepin' Volume 54

Daily:

A tablet  A winner a day, ends 10/31


Single:

$2,500 Urban Outfitters shopping spree  and 12 runners-up of $100, ends 12/23

Yves Rocher gift basket  7 winners, ends 11/6

$100 Beauty.com shopping spree  100 winners, ends 12/31

Extensions so you can toss your hurr around like you're hotter than RuPaul (is that even possible?)  Ends 10/10

Chevrolet vehicle of your choice  $26,000 or less, ends 12/31

Quilting cruise  Yes, you read that correctly. Craft, drink, explore, drink some more, sew a crooked quilt. I like this. Ends 12/31

Get out of the country if the election doesn't go as you hoped  1006 winners of round trip flights, ends 11/5


photo:  Painting by Henry Mosler, "Quilting Bee"

Gemma Teller Morrow - Not Yo Mama (But You'll Wish She Was)

When I grow up I want to be Katey Sagal.

First she was tough and crass as Peggy Bundy in "Married with Children," now she's even tougher as Gemma in "Sons of Anarchy." Bitch will cut you, but she will look faaaahbulous doing it. 

She may play a Grandma, but that doesn't stop her from wiggling into tight, tight jeans, off the shoulder tops, dark lace, chains, knee-high boots, and lots of leather. Woot woo.

Wanna bring a little bad-bitch Gemma style into your life? Let's shop, shall we?

Put it on: Depeche Mode's Blue Dress

Hey girl.

Throwback time! I can't deny it, the older I get and the more and more distant the wannabe goth 15 year-old me becomes, the more creepy I notice Depeche Mode's lyrics to be. Although still a not-so-guilty favorite of mine, the clarity of adulthood has made it impossible to ignore all the carnal lust and fetishizing (and um, more than a few mentions of fifteen year olds) that my beloved DM exquisitely broods about. That being said, I still think Depeche Mode has made some of the sexiest music out there and their 1990 song "Blue Dress" from the album Violator is as sexy as it gets. Maybe that makes me a creep too? I'm OK with that.

“Blue Dress” is a sweet, kinky little song about a woman who becomes even more painfully desirable when wearing a certain, special dress. To me, this dress is understated and far from overtly sexy but becomes a focal point of desire because of the fine creature that it covers. It's the little things that matter sometimes in this big world and this song is about just that. Here are my picks for dresses that may do the same, all under $50! Blue isn’t a color I picture of when I think about a sexy dress, but that just may be exactly why these dresses work. 

Clockwise: Urban Outfitters $39, ASOS $45.45
ASOS $31.81, Go Jane $34

Swanky Sweepin' Volume 29

Daily:

$50,000 or one of over 100 instant win prizes! Ends 6/30

Get a beach body $1,000 grand prize, 50 winners of workout kits, ends 5/20

Single:

L'Occitane skincare set Ends 6/4

Orchids and haircare 50 winners, ends 4/25

$500 Karmaloop credit Ends 4/30

Super cute record player Two winners, ends 4/23

Long Fog beach tote 10 winners, ends 5/31

Clarisonic 5 winners, ends 4/18

A week's worth of shoes Ends 4/22

$1,000 Urban Outfitters card Ends 4/16

Cakesicle maker 5 winners, ends 4/20

A year supply of Garnier BB Cream 50 winners, ends 5/7

Mini Cooper Ends 6/30

$1500 or one of 100 beach totes full of beauty products, ends 6/11

Trip to NYC for a Madonna concert Ends 5/7

Swanky Sweepin' Volume 15

Daily:
Money Eight winners a day, ends 1/31