Mother's Day giveaway: Win a $340 Lancome makeup set

You know how I feel: Nobody deserves pampering more than moms. I mean, I think there ought to be a law that we should get breakfast in bed Sundays year-round, but till then, we can revel in Mother's Day...and giveaways that are Mother's Day worthy. Thanks to the generosity of the lovely ladies at Lancôme, here's an amazing one: You could win this $340 gift box of makeup. And I have two up for grabs.

Each of the two boxes contains: • Ombre Absolue Duo eyeshadow in Splendid Sapphire • Ombre Absolue Duo eyeshadow in La Dolce Violetta • Juicy Tubes Smoothie in Spring Fling • Juicy Tubes Jelly in Bolole • Color Fever Shine in Fashion Crave Framboise • Color Fever Shine in Pink in the Limo • Tropiques Minérale bronzer • Ôscillation Vibrating Powermascara • Le Crayon Khol in Black Coffee • Le Crayon Khol in Black Lapis • Flash Bronzer Anti-Age Face Lotion • BiFacil Eye Makeup Remover.

To enter, just leave a comment about your three favorite kinds of makeup. Mine: black mascara, pink lipstick, sheer face powder.

BONUS entries: After you leave your main comment, leave a separate one for each of the following that you have done:
• Follow LoveThatMax on Twitter.
• Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with your tweet time stamp (translation for Twitter newbies: click on the time below the tweet, which shows you the URL). You can use this tweet: Win a $340 Lancome makeup set from @LoveThatMax, ends 5/15, http://tinyurl.com/29vjghz
• Subscribe to the To The Max feed; you can do that here, or another way, and leave a comment saying how you subscribed.
• Follow this blog on Blogger.
• Join the To The Max fan page on Facebook.
• Mention this giveaway on your blog, and post the link to your blog in a comment below.
• E-mail my husband and remind him to serve me breakfast in bed. Kid-ding! Kinda sorta.

This giveaway is open until Saturday, May 15, 2010, 11:59 p.m. EST, and is for U.S. and Canadian residents. I'll pick the two winners via randomizer.org, announce the winners the next day, and alert you by e-mail.

Good luck, glam women!

Update: And the winners are...Kim and Mommy 2 Bears. Congratulations! You're going to look even more gorgeous than you already are.

Mother's Day giveaway: Win a $100 Jawbone ICON wireless headset

As I pulled into the preschool parking lot the other week, I saw a mom chatting away on her cell phone as she backed her car out of a spot. Her kid wasn't in the car, but there were plenty of moms walking around the lot with their children. I was really annoyed. Talking on a handheld phone while you're driving is dangerous (and it's also illegal in our state). Research has shown you are four times more likely to get into a car accident if you're driving and talking on a cell phone. And don't even get me started on blockheads who text and drive.

Dave does most of the driving (despite my squawking about his driving skills, or lack thereof), and has been using a wireless headset for years. He's tried a bunch of different kinds, but he's never been thrilled with any of them. Then Jawbone sent us two ICONS to test-drive, and now we're both hooked. They're the only Bluetooth headset out there that has high-tech background noise reduction, and they definitely do the job. People hear you completely clearly and without background noise even if, say, your little girl is in the backseat screaming "MAX PULLED MY HAIR! MAX PULLED MY HAIR!" The ICON is also easy to connect to your BlackBerry (me) or iPhone (Dave), and it feels comfy in your ear.


It also looks pretty cool, and can I please have a profile like hers in my next life?

Want to win a Jawbone Icon, worth $100, in any design you'd like? Just leave a comment about whether at any given moment you're more likely to be found talking on your phone, reading or writing e-mails, or texting. You can usually find me on e-mail, occasionally on a call. I never text.

BONUS entries: After you leave your main comment, leave a separate one for each of the following that you've done:
• Follow LoveThatMax on Twitter.
• Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with your tweet time stamp (translation for Twitter newbies: click on the time below the tweet, which shows you the URL). You can use this tweet: Win a $100 Jawbone ICON wireless headset from @LoveThatMax, ends 5/11, http://tinyurl.com/23gx5pt
• Subscribe to the To The Max feed; you can do that here, or another way, and leave a comment saying how you subscribed.
• Follow this blog on Blogger.
• Join the To The Max fan page on Facebook.
• Mention this giveaway on your blog, and leave a link to your post below.
• Add my button to your blog and post a link to your blog in the comment below.

This giveaway is open until Tuesday, 5/11 at 11:59 p.m. EST, and is for United States and Canadian residents only. I'll announce the winner on Wednesday, 5/12, and e-mail you.

Good luck! And please, don't talk on your cell phone or PDA and drive without a headset. Do it for the sake of our kids' safety, if nothing else.

Update: The winner is Stimey. Happy phone-talking!