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Luxist Giveaway: A Year of Premium Return Protection Service and a $500 AmEx Gift Card

Filed under: Services

What's your biggest purchase regret? I hate returning things because it seems like every time I want to I'm either too late or can't find my receipt or am some other way disqualified and out of luck. My biggest purchase regret would be last summer when I bought a trendy dress to wear to a friend's wedding and then decided not to wear it at the last minute. Before I knew it a couple of months had flown by and my only option for returning it was store credit, which I really didn't need, so I was totally left in the lurch.

It's for situations just like that one (among others) that the new Premium Return Protection service from American Express was created. Premium Return Protection is a new service from American Express that gives shoppers up to 180 days to return popular items that retailers will no longer accept. That means that American Express will refund the purchase price of the item including tax (up to $600) and return shipping (up to $20 per item). The new service is available to all consumers -- you don't have to be an American Express cardholder -- for an annual price of $49.99 and will cover purchases made with any credit, debit or charge card from any financial services company as well as American Express prepaid cards. That means if you paid for an item with a Visa, MasterCard or Discover card – any credit, debit or charge card from someone other than American Express – you can enjoy the benefits of American Express with Premium Return Protection. You can read more about the service, including frequently asked questions, here.

Now the fun part: Thanks to our friends at American Express one lucky Luxist reader will win a one-year subscription to the Premium Return Protection service ($49.99 value) AND a $500 AmEx Gift Card to go do some serious worry-free shopping. To enter leave a comment on this post telling us about your biggest purchase regret. The giveaway ends on December 21, 2010 at 5:00pm EST, see additional rules below.

THE ENTRY PERIOD IS NOW OVER, THE WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before December 21, 2010 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing and notified by email.
* One winner will receive a one-year subscription to the Premium Return Protection service ($49.99 value) and a $500 AmEx Gift Card – courtesy of American Express -- for a total value of $549.99.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See full giveaway rules here.

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Tags: american express, giveaway, luxist giveaway, returns

Luxist Giveaway: Win a 6pm.com Gift Card

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Handbags, Shoes, Children, Men's Style

Just in time to shop for a holiday gift for loved ones or friends, Luxist has teamed up with 6pm.com, the designer shoe, bag, accessory, and clothing lover's haven. 6pm offers deep discounts on designer brands at all times, with just $6.95 shipping no matter how big your order. Shop for women, men, and kids. Use the site's handy holiday gift guide to narrow down the huge selection. As the site says, "It's time to get your brand fix!"

Thanks to our friends at 6pm.com, Luxist is giving away one $25 gift card to a winner selected at random. To enter, follow the instructions below.

* Leave a confirmed comment below telling us who you will shop for with this gift card.
* The comment must be left and confirmed no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 16, 2010.
* One entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing and notified by e-mail.
* One winner will receive a $25 gift card for use on 6pm.com, to be delivered by postal mail.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See the complete rules here.

The contest is closed. The winner will be notified by December 17. Thank you for participating!

Tags: 6pm, 6pm.com, accessories, designer, discount, free, giveaway, giveaways, handbag, kids, luxist giveaway, shoes

Luxist Giveaway: Win a Zappos Gift Card

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Handbags, Jewelry, Shoes, Holiday Guides, Children, Men's Style

You know you've been browsing Zappos on your lunch hour under the guise of holiday shopping for friends and family, but admit it, you always see a little something you'd love too, and you slip it into your cart. I do the same thing. You've learned that whether you're shopping for yourself or for someone else for the holidays, or any time, Zappos is your go-to place. Much more than just shoes, the easy-to-shop (and fun-to-shop) site also offers clothing, bags, housewares, and watches, and even beauty products, eyewear, jewelry, and sporting goods, for men, women, and kids. You can't beat the free shipping and free 365-day return policy, either. Check out the Holiday Gift Guide for ideas!

Here's some more good news. Luxist wants to make things easier on you and your wallet this month. Our great friends at Zappos offered us one $100 gift card to give to a lucky reader selected at random. To enter, follow the instructions below.

* Leave a confirmed comment below telling us what one item from the site you would love to buy for yourself or for someone else.
* The comment must be left and confirmed no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 14, 2010.
* One entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing and notified by e-mail.
* One winner will receive a $100 gift card for use on Zappos.com, to be delivered by postal mail.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See the complete rules here.

The contest is closed. The winner will be notified by e-mail by December 17. Thanks for participating!

Tags: apparel, beauty, clothing, eyewear, free, gift card, gift cards, giveaway, giveaways, handbags, shoes, sporting goods, watches, Zappos

Luxist Giveaway: Swatch New Gent Rebel Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

New from Swatch is a collection of watches for men with contemporary good looks, a modern feeling size, and available in a host of colors. This is the "New Gent" Rebel collection, and does actually look quite good. I fancied these designs from the first time I saw them, and really appreciate the more modern 41mm wide size of the case. The watches are in plastic with silicon straps and feature day/date Swiss quartz movements. The New Gent Rebel watches currently come in 10 color choices. The winner of this giveaway can choose the color they like (subject to availability by Swatch). The Swatch New Gent Rebel watches retail for $65. You can follow Swatch on Twitter here.

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER. THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE ENTERED.

To enter, leave a comment on this post sharing why you'd like to win the watch. The giveaway ends on November 11th at 8:00pm PST. See additional rules below.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before November 11th, 2010 at 8:00PM Pacific Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive one Swatch New Gent Rebel in a choice of color, subject to availability, valued at $65.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, who are 18 and older.

See full giveaway rules here.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: giveaway, luxist giveaway, new gent, rebel, swatch, watch

Luxist Giveaway: 8 Flavors of Sulpice Chocolat

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

Sulpice Chocolat is an exclusive artisan chocolate house that creates absolutely dreamy chocolate experiences by combining the highest quality Belgian chocolate with choice herbs and spices before topping off the results with beautiful painted designs. They offer chocolate bars in eight different flavors and I tried two of them, Gingembre and Noisette. Beneath the uniquely painted exteriors (Gingembre was my favorite and is shown here) I found truly decadent chocolate, with hints of flavor and spice that enhanced the chocolate without distracting from it or covering it up. The focus was very much on the chocolate itself, with the additions of crystallized ginger, lemon, macadamia nuts (Gingembre) and caramelized hazelnuts (Noisette) serving as hints and top notes instead of major, prominent flavor players. Sulpice Chocolat bars are designed for true chocolate connoisseurs and are a delicious and charming experience in every way. They even offer up tasty chocolate tips and recipes via their blog, Facebook and Twitter (I recommend every chocoholic follow them) that include Black Forest Coffee, Decadent Chocolate Cake, and even Chocolate Covered Bacon. Sounds like breakfast, lunch and dinner to me.

And lucky you, Sulpice Chocolat is offering one random Luxist reader a prize pack of eight chocolate bars, one of each flavor! That's a total of $60 in free chocolate.

To enter just leave a comment on this post telling us which flavor you're most interested in trying. The giveaway ends on November 1 at 5:00pm EST, see additional rules below.

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED, WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before November 1, 2010 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive eight Sulpice Chocolat chocolate bars in an assortment of flavors, valued at $60.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, who are 18 and older.

See full giveaway rules here.

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Tags: chocolate, giveaway, review, sulpice chocolat

Luxist Giveaway: Two Bobbi Brown 'Beauty Rules' Books and Makeup Palettes

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Books

Beauty Palette for 'Beauty Rules' by Bobbi Brown

It's not every day we get to do a Bobbi Brown giveaway! The fabulous makeup artist whose natural-looking products we love has given us two of her brand new Beauty Rules books and corresponding makeup palettes (above) to give to you.

Bobbi Brown's Beauty Rules

You may remember Teenage Beauty, which Bobbi Brown released ten years ago and which became a New York Times best-seller. This new book is geared at the younger set again and aims to help them with the boatload of new dilemmas the information age presents, like Facebook photos. There are tips on everything from beauty and makeup to eating right and exercise, and advice on being a good friend.

From Bobbi herself:

"I wanted to use real girls in this book because I wanted girls to be able to pick up Beauty Rules and be able to find themselves in the book, no matter what body type, ethnicity, age, etc. It is important for girls to see realistic portrayals of beauty and to recognize that no matter what they may think, everyone is beautiful and has at least one feature that they can play up and enhance."

The corresponding makeup palette is a fabulous collection of fresh eyeshadows, luscious rouges, balms, glosses and a creamy black eyeliner pencil. You can purchase it separately at BobbiBrown.com for $45.00.

But wouldn't it be more fun to get it for free? Here's how:

**UPDATE** This giveaway is now closed. Winners will be notified by email.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed by October 26, 2010.
* You may only enter once (multiple entries will be deleted).
* Two winners will be selected in a random drawing.
* Two winners will receive both a Beauty Rules book by Bobbi Brown and the corresponding makeup palette, a prize valued at $69.95 each.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older.

See full giveaway rules here.

Tags: beauty, Beauty Rules, bobbi brown, free makeup, giveaway, luxist giveaway, makeup

Frette's Sleep Dream Win Contest

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

Blankets, robes, sheets-- cooler weather calls for cozy, soft things. Luxury linens provider Frette is hosting a $1500 shopping spree sweepstakes now through November 8 that will let you enter for a chance to pick up some of their luxurious goods for free, just in time for holiday shopping. Nine winners will be chosen at random and winners can shop either at one of the eight Frette stores in the U.S. or online. The entry form is here.

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Luxist Giveaway: Tacori Smoky Quartz and Prasiolite Earrings

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry

Since1910.com is a family owned couture jewelry business that's been selling engagement rings, fine diamonds and other precious gems since, well, 1910. Although headquarters have moved to Long Island the original store, called H.L. Gross & Bro. Jewelers, was founded in downtown Brooklyn and is still in business today. Built over 5 generations and currently run by 3 generations of family all working together, Since1910.com prides itself on selling stellar jewelry pieces along with providing stellar service, an effort that has paid off in a reputation for excellence built over many decades.

And now Since1910.com is proving to have stellar generosity as well, as they're giving away this beautiful pair of Tacori Smoky Quartz and Prasiolite Earrings to one of our lucky readers. Valued at $880 retail, the earrings (shown above) are from Since1910.com's Tacori collection and are inspired by putting a modern twist on iconic Hollywood glamour to create a look that's classic, sexy and sweet. They feature sterling silver and 18k gold set with dual round gemstones, minty green Prasiolite on top and dark chocolate Smoky Quartz on the bottom, totaling approximately 18.50ct. A truly versatile and timeless addition to your fine jewelry collection.

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED.

To enter follow the rules below and you just might be wearing these sparkling beauties to your next big event. Good luck!

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed by 5:00pm Eastern Time on October 4, 2010.
* You may only enter once (multiple entries will be deleted).
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive one pair of Tacori Smoky Quartz and Prasiolite Earrings valued at $880.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older.

See full giveaway rules here.

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Tags: earrings, giveaway, jewelry, since 1910, tacori

Luxist Giveaway: Elgato EyeTV HD - Use Your Mac As A TV & DVR

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets

As though you needed another reason to sit in front of the computer? We are giving away an Elgato's EyeTV HD, which connects your cable or satellite box to your Mac computer allowing you to use your computer as a DVR (digital video recorder), and also to watch HD TV on your computer. It only works with Mac, but you can also stream your recordings and watch them on an iPhone or iPad using the Elgato iPhone or iPad app. How cool is that?

The EyeTV HD captures TV in full HD, and programs record to a hard drive on your computer. It even includes software to easily edit programs so that you can watch them minus commercials. The EyeTV HD is really what media junkies need to make their Mac computers full fledged media center machines. For more information and tech specs check out the EyeTV HD's section on Elgato's website here. It comes with the connection unit, a remote, and software, along with the promise of a very simple and straight-forward set up process. Retail priced at $199.95. One lucky winner will win an EyeTV HD system if you enter below.

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED.

To enter, leave a comment on this post sharing why you'd like to win an Elgato EyeTV HD. The giveaway ends on October 1st at 8:00pm PST. See additional rules below.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before October 1st, 2010 at 8:00PM Pacific Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive one Elgato EyeTV HD valued at $199.95.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, who are 18 and older.

See full giveaway rules here.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: DVR, Elgato, EyeTV, giveaway, HD, Mac, TV

Luxist Giveaway: DKNY Be Delicious Fragrance

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Celebrity Design

Luxist loves DKNY, and DKNY loves us, and our readers, right back. So much so that in celebration of the launch of a brand-new digital community for fans of DKNY fragrances, aka the DKNY Fragrance Facebook community, DKNY is sharing one bottle of Be Delicious, its first highlighted fragrance, with us to give away to one reader. Read more about DKNY Fragrances at the Delicious Core Club, which will house fresh content, interview series, behind-the-scenes, interactive contests, and more.

Log on, become a fan, and read all about the new community. Then to enter the contest, follow these rules:

* Leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 10, 2010.
* One entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing and notified by e-mail.
* One winner will receive one bottle of DKNY Be Delicious 5th Anniversary Edition eau de toilette, valued at $60.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

Official rules here.

The contest is closed. Thank you for participating! The winner will be notified on September 12, 2010.

Gallery: Delicious Core Club

Tags: Be Delicious, contest, DKNY, Facebook, free, giveaway, giveaways

Cambria Cove Offers Fashion Week Contest

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

Cambria Cove, a retail gift catalog and web site, was recently chosen as the "Official Gift Retailer" for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. To celebrate the site, which specializes in elegant gifts, is holding a special giveaway. The Grand Prize is a five-day, four-night escape to New York City with hotel and airfare included. The package also includes a personal styling session with Rachel Roy and a wardrobe up to $2,000 as well as Cambria Cove's Rachel-Roy-designed travel collection. The second prize is a three-day, two-night fashion week trip and the third prize is Mercedes Benz Fashion Week goodie bags which will be given to 25 winners. The contest ends August 22 and everyone who fills out the entry form gets a 10 percent discount on their next purchase.

Cambria Cove sells gifts from artisans, designers and visionary brands around the world. The site includes watches, jewelry, gourmet food, stationery and more.

Tags: cambria cove, giveaway, mercedes benz fashion week, rachel roy

Portero.com Pre-Owned Gold Rolex Watch Giveaway

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Portero.com, which has undergone some much needed changes in the last year or so, is offering a chance for people to win a free pre-owned 18k gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date watch. Really simple to enter it seems. Go to Portero.com and there should be a pop up window asking you to enter. They want your e-mail address to tell you about their new selection of pre-owned luxury watch. If you opt in for that, you'll be entered to win this Rolex. No idea when the giveaway ends or about additional terms. You'll have to sail on over there to find out.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: free, giveaway, portero, portero.com, Rolex

Tag Heuer Watches Giving Away Book Signed By Leonardo DiCaprio

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

As part of their special "Odyssey of Pioneers" tour where they are driving a special Tag Heuer branded Tesla electric sports car from Europe through Asia, Tag Heuer is offering a cool giveaway where you can win a book signed by Leonardo DiCaprio. The book is a 150th Anniversary compendium of the brand and its accomplishments. What makes it more cool is that Leo will be signing two of them (there will be two winners), and that he is an official Tag Heuer brand ambassador. The giveaway is being held on Tag Heuer's Facebook page, and you can access it here as well as get more details. Don't miss out, the giveaway ends on July 3rd, 2010.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com

Tags: giveaway, leonardo dicaprio, Tag Heuer, Tesla, watch

Swatch Automatic Chrono Right Track White Or Blue Watch Giveaway

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

These are two good looking Swatch watches. Fresh from the Automatic Chrono collection, Swatch offers two new versions of the Right Track model, and we have got one for you. Enter below to win your choice of a Swatch Automatic Chrono Right Track White or Right Track Blue watch (you can click on those respective links to see more details about them or buy one. We previously offered a Swatch Automatic Chrono watch giveaway here that was so popular, Swatch agreed to another round for this new model. The watches are handsome, and have a great sense of civility, but also modern design to them. You can think of one as a man' piece, and the other as a woman's piece, but they are actually unisex and larger at almost 45mm wide. The cases are in Swatch plastic with alligator print leather straps and mechanical automatic calibre C01.211 movements from ETA. The watch bezel is metal, along with the dial and hands. A pretty chic look, retailing for $370 each. View the gallery below for more images. Check them out, enter to win, and enjoy a cool Swatch watch for the summer. Follow Swatch on Twitter here.

THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED. THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER.

To enter, leave a comment on this post sharing why you'd like to win the watch. The giveaway ends on June 28th at 8:00pm PST. See additional rules below.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before June 28th, 2010 at 8:00PM Pacific Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive one Swatch Automatic Chrono Watch in a choice of white or blue valued at $370.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, who are 18 and older.

See full giveaway rules here.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Gallery: Swatch Automatic Chrono Right Track White and Blue Watches

Tags: Automatic, blue, Chrono, giveaway, luxist giveaway, Swatch, white

Seven Day Timothy Jay Candle Giveaway: Day Two--Wildflower Serenity Bowl

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Cosmetics and Fragrance

Today marks Day Two of our Seven Day Timothy Jay Candle giveaway. A winner will be picked each day so if you don't win today, come back tomorrow when a different candle will be given away.

People come to the West Coast for a variety of reasons, fame, fortune, not too many people come to end up as candlemakers. But Tim Sullivan is no ordinary candlemaker. A Madison Avenue ad exec for 25 years, Sullivan left behind the East Coast and the corporate world for something deeper. In 1996 he started off making candles in his tiny kitchen in West Hollywood. What started with one scent has evolved into a studio and store where the Timothy Jay candles are lovingly poured and packaged. There is now a separate private label line and a new online store.

When it comes to scented candles it's often the little details that make a difference. The 10 ounce glasses are heated before pouring to make sure that the wax settles evenly. Fragrances and colors are added by hand. One detail that is particularly welcome is the addition of a felt pad to the bottom of the candle so that a hot candle doesn't mar your tabletop. But it's really the scents that are the magic, they are present but not cloying filling a room with a subtle perfume.

Today's giveaway: Wildflower Serenity Bowl--This one is amazing, a perfect floral yet slightly citrusy scent for summer! Timothy Jay says "I was driving and saw vivid colos dotting the hills and fields, popping up anywhere! Reds, oranges, yellows, lavenders; reminding me of colors in a more formal garden But these flowers are wild and unique ... indescribable; an outrageous profusion creating a rare, light fragrance borne by summer breezes."

The three-wicked Serenity Bowl is a black ceramic bowl that is 5 1/2" in diameter and 3" high. Total burn time for the candle made of soy-based wax is approximately 50 hours. The Serenity Bowl comes wrapped in tissue, cradled in sisal, attractively packaged in a Timothy Jay box and finished with a hand tied grosgrain ribbon. It sells for $37.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed today June 7, 2010 at 11:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive one Timothy Jay Candles Wildflower Serenity Bowl, valued at $37.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete giveaway rules here.

This contest is now closed. Thank you for your participation.

Tags: candle, candles, giveaway, luxist giveaway, timothy jay candles

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