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Matooka kids couture offers contemporary, sweet, stylish, cute, modest, and totally fashion forward attire that is sure to please the eyes of girls and parents alike.

Two best friends, both being mom’s of eight daughter between them teamed up together and launched Matooka in 2009 with the mission of creating a line “…that would attract girls with its fun attention to detail, and comfortable fit, but also appeal to parents with its reasonable price-points and quality make.”

We were sent the Let Loose shirt and skirt in hot pink to review. This outfit is made extremely well and it’s very soft and smooth. The outfit is adorable and it’s true to size, fitting my daughter absolutely perfectly! I love this outfit! It fits my daughter’s personality like a glove!

Matooka offers many fashion forward pieces that are sure to delight any little girl. The spring line has so many fun styles and colors that I can hardly wait to see what they will be offering for the Fall 2010 line! Clothing sizes starting at 2t!

Matooka also gives back by donating 10% of all profits to research in infertility and to families undergoing costly assisted reproductive treatments.

Buy It: You can purchase Matooka Kids Couture girl’s clothing from a number of retail locations, including online at Peachandplum.com and Shopbabytrends.com.

You can also find Matooka on Facebook.

**The items for this review were provided at no cost by Matooka. This was not a paid post and my honest opinions have been given. The experiences and opinions of others may differ from my own**

If you know a little girl that loves Pink, have I got a plush friend to spread the word about that they’ll absolutely love! Aurora World Inc. has just released Milly The Pinkest Kitten into their collection and I am sure she’ll be big a hit because in she totally is in my house!

There are ten perfectly pink variations feature Milly as freestanding plush, in dress up or even portable via scented toy pet carriers. We were sent the Ballerina Milly and another Milly that arrived in toy pet carrier shaped like a little cupcake! Too cute!

Press Release:
“We are excited to introduce the Milly line to little girls and tweens everywhere who are partial to plush that is cute and ‘girly,’ not to mention pink,” says Michael Kessler, SVP of Sales at Aurora. Kessler says, “Milly makes a great gift for girls, while inspiring and comforting them at the same time.”

Milly WannaBes (8”, MSRP: $10.99) are dressed as a princess, ballerina or fairy. Kessler says, “Girls ages three to seven love playing pretend and dress up and aspire to be princesses, ballerinas and fairies most often.

“Aurora’s plush toy pet carriers have been one of the company’s best sellers for over five years, and with Milly,” says Kessler, “Aurora has introduced a line of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry scented carriers.” Milly Cupcake Carriers (MSRP: $13.99) include a removable eight-inch Milly plush animal (Mini-Flopsie™) and for the first time, Aurora’s plush carriers are marked with scents lasting approximately six months (the carriers range in size from six to eight inches).

Milly Birthday Girl (8”, MSRP: $10.99) is available in two styles, holding either a colorful cupcake or birthday balloon. “Cupcakes, birthdays and little girls go hand-in-hand,” says Kessler. Rounding out the collection, Aurora offers the signature soft and pink Milly as small (10”, MSRP $10.99) or medium (13”, MSRP: $12.99) freestanding, bean filled plush animals. Milly The Pinkest Kitten is on shelves now and perfect for ages three and up.

About Aurora
Aurora World, Inc., celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2011, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality, competitively priced plush toys and gifts. Aurora’s name reflects its extensive product lines and growing influence in the worldwide marketplace, as well as its international manufacturing, R&D and distribution resources. Founded in 1981, the Korean company with headquarters also in the United States, United Kingdom and Hong Kong, has ascended quickly to become a respected leader in the world’s toy and gift industry. Aurora created the international plush toy phenomenon – YooHoo & Friends™ – and its corresponding free, interactive web site (www.yoohoofriends.com), appealing to young children and tweens alike. The company sells its products via a wide variety of retailers including major zoos, high-end toy stores such as Learning Express, top gift chains such as Hallmark and Claire’s as well as hospital gift shops, fine florists, candy stores and gift/stationery stores worldwide.

Information courtesy of Aurora World Inc.

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One lucky  reader can choose either the  Wanna Be Frilly Milly Ballerina or the Pink Kitty with the Chocolate Carrier to win!

To Enter: Let me know which kitty you would prefer and who you’d be gifting this to!

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I’m a fan of key chains! Why? Well, in my mind they can be one of the best reminders of those you love. Most people deal with their keys on daily basis, so there’s a good chance you’ll take a look at your key chain and be reminded of those that you love. That’s great especially if you aren’t having the greatest of days, the key chain is the simple reminder of those that you love and gives you the gumption to keep going on.

Recently I head about the company WholesaleKeychain.com, an online distributor of literally hundreds of officially licensed keychains and keyrings. From digital framed, and Disney-themed pieces, personalized locket types, and a lot more. Wholesale Keychain offers an huge selection that will make finding the perfect key chain to gift or symbolize something  or someone special to you very easy!

I was able to personally review two key chains from WholesaleKeychain.com which include a Music Note and a Star Trek, both symbolize those closest to me in my life, my husband and my daughter Melody. The key chains are affordable and of good quality. And in knowing this, I’m wanting to make an order of my own around the holidays to make a personalized anniversary set of key chains for my husband and myself.

I would recommend checking them out for yourself at WholesaleKeychain.com!

I received this product free of charge for review on my blog. No other compensation was received. The views and opinions are my own and were not influenced in any way.

I learned about Passion Spice for the first time last April when I was nursing my first baby and was very excited for the opportunity to review one of their fantastic nursing bras. You can read my review on it here.

This July I was given the opportunity to review a few pieces from their maternity lingerie line which is perfect since I am currently 16 weeks pregnant with my second child and I’m showing lots more this go around.

The Passion Spice baby doll I was sent is absolutely adorable and can be worn at any stage in pregnancy and beyond. It’s available in red and black running from sizes small through XXL. I found it to be of high quality and very comfortable and breathable which is a plus during the warm summer months.

Passion Spice offers a wonderful line of  maternity and nursing lingerie that’s made to flatter our growing and changing figures before and after pregnancy. I would highly recommend checking them out. I know in the months to come, I’ll be purchasing a few more nursing bras!

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One lucky  reader can  enter to win a $25.00 gift certificate to Passion Spice.

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If you own your own company or blog, you might be interested in the company Promos Logs for a large variety of promotional items or corporate gifts.  You could have a big business or a little one just starting out! I think it’s awesome that there are places like this online that you can purchase personalized bags, pens, magnets, toys, key chains, and more that feature your companies name or logo at very reasonable prices.

I had no idea but did you know that salespeople who gave promotional gifts away received 22% more referrals than those who did not?  Also, Customers who received promotional products reordered up to 18% sooner than those who received coupons? (According to a survey found on Promos Logos website)

I was able to review a Bamboo Trio Blossom Planter set from Promos Logos and am impressed with the quality! I like that this company is also offering green, eco-friendly products too!

I’ll be checking out Promos Logos again soon for my own personalized products for my Graphic Designing business and encourage you to check them out too!

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Tropical Traditions is one of my favorite places to check out for all sorts of  wonderful organic products! I happened across their lavender organic moisturizing cream and Lavender Moisturizing lotion and have been using it for about a month now. A little goes a long way with both products as it’s highly concentrated.  I applied both to my face, hands, and body, I found the texture to be thick and creamy. Because it doesn’t contain alcohols, it took a little longer to absorb into my skin. No oily residue was left behind after use of this product and no odd break outs to skin. My skin was left feeling smooth, soft, and smelling wonderful! I would highly recommend this product!

The 4 oz. container of Tropical Traditions Moisturizing Skin Cream is regularly 19.50 but is on special right now for $13.50 and the Lavender Moisturizing lotion is on sell right now for 14.99!

Disclaimer: I was sent a Tropical Traditions lavender organic moisturizing cream to review . This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.