Enter to WIN the ULTIMATE Hair and Skin Gift Package.  Thanks to a few suggestions from our fans, we put together a Mother’s Day Giveaway that ANY mother would be pleased to receive.  Enter on Facebook for a chance to WIN the Ultimate Hair and Skin Gift Package valued at over $150.00!!

The Prize Includes:

• T3 Feather Weight Hair Dryer
• Bumble & Bumble Styling Cream
• Neutrogena Healthy Skin with SPF 15 Lotion
• Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer
• Biosilk Body Wash

…and to top it all off we even threw in a $10.00 Stockn’Go Gift Card to get whatever you want!

Enter HERE for a chance to WIN!

Perfume – What’s Your Perfect Fragrance?

The global perfume industry is worth around $25 billion, with hundreds of new scents launched every year. Striking it lucky with a perfume brand can be extremely profitable – a bottle of classic Chanel No.5 sells every 55 seconds around the world. So, it’s no wonder that celebrities are keen to join the perfume bandwagon as a lucrative sideline.

With such a huge range to choose from, picking your perfect perfume is no easy task! You could spend hours wandering the aisles of perfume stores, spraying different scents on to every part of bare skin you can find – only to end up even more confused than when you started! After smelling a few perfumes your brain will “switch off” and lose the ability to recognize new scents, so try not to go on a spritzing spree! Use the paper strips in store to sample several perfumes, only spraying on your skin once you have found one you like.

Don’t be too hasty with your decision – allow the perfume to develop on your skin for about an hour before making your decision. The initial top note of a scent only lasts a few minutes before the middle and base notes develop with the heat of your skin, altering the overall fragrance that will last for the rest of the day.

Perfume is subjective – what one person loves, another may detest. Don’t forget, fragrances will also smell different on different people, due to your individual body chemistry. It’s more important to find a scent you truly love, rather than be influenced by its designer label or celebrity endorsement. Don’t feel obliged to find a signature scent and stick to it – with such a diverse range of perfumes out there, why limit yourself to just one?

What’s Your Type?

Perfumes are generally classified into four categories. You will probably find yourself more drawn to certain types more than others – everyone is different and has their own personal preferences.

Floral/Fruity

These are the most popular scents – fresh, feminine and with universal appeal. Try:

Red Door by Elizabeth Arden

Vera Wang for Women

Energizing/Zesty

Great for daytime, these light, fresh and airy scents are easy to wear, such as:

CK One Calvin Klein

Chloe for Women

Light Blue by Dolce & Gabbana

Spicy/Oriental

These are sensual, warming fragrances that can be rich, heady and exotic. Ideal for evening wear:

Hugo Boss Intense for Women

Calvin Klein Euphoria

Woody/Musk

These deep, earthy fragrances are rich and intoxicating, with musky base notes. Examples include:

CK Be

Samsara by Guerlain

Top Tips

• Don’t be tempted by imitation designer brands – they are often poor quality without long-lasting fragrance. Cheap perfumes are also more likely to irritate the skin or cause a reaction.
• Perfume can sometimes cause skin reactions when exposed to the sun, so spray your perfume on your hair or clothes instead.
• For a fragrance that lasts all day, layer up with a body lotion in the same range as your perfume.

Perfume makes such a perfect gift for any MOM, and right now you can save an additional 20% using coupon code: MOM20

Just as you are getting over the loss of one Stockn’Go contest we came up with another one! This giveaway will be presented on the image driven social website called Pinterest.com.  If you are not familiar with this site you should definitely check it out.  What might seem like a bunch of random images at first, actually allows you to create your own online catologue of your favorite interests, food, fashion, art, home decor and more.  It is completely addicting!

More importantly, signing up for a Pinterest account (if you don’t already have one) and following the contest rules below, will give you a chance to win a $100.00 gift card to Stockn’Go.com.  Entries are due by May 9th so start pinning today!

Mother’s Day is a day meant for honoring our mothers. This year it falls on May 8th, 2011. Here in the United States, we celebrate our mothers on the second Sunday in May each year. Every year, I get to thinking about all the things my mother has done for me and how much I appreciate her.

This is a picture of my mother as a young woman. That’s me in her arms. Look how happy and vibrant she is; she told me once that her best memories always involve holding one of her children close. I remember being in her arms a lot as a child.

My childhood was idyllic, and that was mostly because of my mother. She loved us unconditionally, kissed our boo-boos when we hurt, and comforted us when we were sad. She pampered us when we were sick, and she rejoiced with us when we were happy. I remember her playing ‘school’ with us, taking us to the park, and cheering wildly at all my softball games.

I wouldn’t be where I am today without my mother. Her nurturing has been a lifelong thing; it doesn’t stop when you move away from home. She has encouraged me at every turn, and I don’t think that one day out of the year is enough to honor her. We should try to show our mothers how we feel about them daily. Mother’s Day is just a way to make sure that they’re getting the picture. It’s one day set aside to ensure that our mothers know how much we value them and how happy we are that they are in our life.

What are you going to do for your mother on Mother’s Day? Will she know how you cherish and admire her? Will she be proud and thrilled that you are her child? I can’t be with my mother on Mother’s Day, but I’ve sent her a gift and I’m looking forward to calling her. We’ll probably be on the phone for an hour at least, catching up and giggling like little kids. It will be the highlight of my day… and hers, if I’m lucky.

StocknGo is proud to honor Mothers everywhere with a promo code just for them. Use the code Mom20 for 20% off orders over $29.99. Hurry, though: It’s only good until 11:59 EST May 8th. Mothers everywhere are sure to find something they like, whether it’s skin care or gift baskets, and they deserve it. It’s their day. Let’s all celebrate it.