Join us today for a Twitter party tomorrow, 11am-12pm PST. We’ll be talking all things coffee and giving away great prizes! Make sure to follow the hashtag #nationalcoffeeday

#IDandMe photo contest – 1st 500 @IDCreamers followers to post a picture of themselves with ID will receive a coupon for free ID, the 1st 500 and any additional entries above and beyond 500 will be entered into a drawing for 5 $50 Amazon gift cards.

I love everything Fall especially all the baking and food! With Fall here  its time to start talking about all our favorite fall dishes, baked goods and more. Join Amanda from A Few Short Cuts,  and I , and the other community leaders for a great live chat on Thursday 9/22 from 9-10 PM EST all about food!

We will be talking after school snacks, crock-pot recipes, baked treats and more! There may even be a giveaway . Stop in and share you favorite recipes with the group. Don’t forget to be ready to leave with a ton of new favorites!

Check in here in the BlogFrog Coffeetalk community.

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Did you get your hands on any of the hot Missoni collection? I was in Target at 8:30am and they had already sold out of most items except for a few glasses and scarves. I saw  people with carts piled high with Missoni that I am guessing they are planning to resell.

Bummed the items I wanted were already all gone and the Target website has been down all morning due to heavy traffic. I am sure Target Execs are doing the happy dance this will be an early Black Friday for sales, just hoping the release more items for the rest of us!

Did you get anything?  Does it frustrate you when all the items are sold out early to people buying them strictly to resell? Come join the discussion

MISSONI FOR TARGET

Excitement is building around the much-anticipated Missoni for Target collection arriving in Target stores next month and we want to ensure you have the latest information to share.

Target is partnering with Missoni, the iconic knitwear empire recognized as a symbol of Italian luxury, to introduce an affordable, limited-edition collection for fashion, beauty and home. Target’s largest limited-time designer collection to date, Missoni for Target reflects the Missoni values of family, color and quality across more than 400 items.

Missoni for Target brings a rich heritage of signature prints and patterns to beauty offerings including cosmetic bags, makeup brush sets and hair accessories. In addition to beauty bags and hair accessories, Missoni for Target features apparel and accessories for women, men, girls and baby, as well as home goods including bedding, dinnerware and décor items.

Ranging in price from $2.99 to $599.99, with most items less than $40, Missoni for Target will be available Sept. 13 through Oct. 22, 2011 at all Target stores and Target.com. Pending availability, select pieces from the collection, including a variety of online-only items, will be available for an extended run through early December at Target.com

Hat* $24.99

5-pc. Brush Set $24.99
4-pc. Brush Set $18.99
3-pc. Brush Set $16.99

Satin Headbands $7.99 each
Satin Headscarves $14.99 each

Chevron Toss Pillow* $29.99

Loops Toss Pillow* $29.99

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Hot Fellow Shoppers Make You Less Likely To Buy.

New research shows that when you feel unhappy about your body while trying on an outfit in a store and you see a hot customer or salesperson wearing that same outfit, you are definitely less likely to buy it.

ScienceDaily (our go-to site, of course) reported on the new study, published in the Journal of Consumer Research. The authors of the paper write:

“If [the low self-esteem customer] sees a dress on an attractive consumer in the store and is trying on the same dress herself, as she looks in the mirror she now thinks to herself, ‘That dress is really cute and stylish on me, but compared to her, I look terrible!’”
Makes perfect sense to us. When we try on a pair of jeans that only sorta, kinda fit us and we see a super cute girl waltz out of the dressing room with wearing the same jeans to perfection… yes, we will definitely hang that denim back on the rack.

Does the same thing apply to sales clerks, who are essentially hired to look good in the clothes? The authors of the study say “yes,” questioning whether it’s even a smart idea to have to salespeople wear the store brand clothes– especially, we’d add, in a place like Hollister or Abercrombie & Fitch where the sales kids are basically swimsuit models.

Then again, the study highlights, the findings only apply when shoppers have low self-esteem to begin with. If you love your body and feel great in it, seeing a lithe 15-year-old salesgirl in a size zero version of the dress you’re trying on won’t be so bad.

So what an easy fix — just have great self-esteem!

Or, you know, do what we do and go shoe shopping. You can never feel fat in a good pair of shoes.

Read more at ScienceDaily.com.

What do you think does shopping with “hot” friends slow you down? Does a beautiful sales clerk make you want to slink out of the store? I would love to hear your thoughts come join the discussion.

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Live Chat Topic: Getting Your ME Time

When: Thursday, Aug 11 at 10am PST/1pm EST

To all our mom and dad readers out there come join us as we talk about you and how you find the time to carve out a little ME time. Do you take daily, weekly me time is it a workout, shopping, reading a book at a coffee shop.

We’ll chat about your favorite ways to pamper yourself, how to carve out a little time or space for yourself, and how to ask people for help if you need it!

Come join Heather and I here in the BlogFrog community, you will love it!

Finish this sentence: The one product I never leave home without is…..

Is there a beauty product or any other product you hate to leave home without? Come join the discussion and let me know the one item you can’t leave home without.

Aloe Vera Lip Gloss Recipe

1 tsp. Aloe Vera gel

1/2 tsp. coconut oil
1 tsp. petroleum jelly
Directions

Combine the ingredients in a small glass bowl until well mixed. Heat for about 2 minutes in the microwave. Stir and pour into a small container. Let cool completely before use.

Relaxing Facial Recipe

1 beaten egg (unclogs pores)

1 carrot (cooked and mashed)
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 avocado (peeled and mashed)
3 tbsp honey
Directions

Combine the egg, mashed carrot, cream, avocado and honey in a bowl. Make sure the carrots are cooled down before you add them, or they will start to cook the egg. Stir everything together with a fork until they are well combined. Of course you could also throw everything in the blender and combine it that way.

Spread the mixture all over your face, being careful not to get it in your eyes or mouth. Leave it on for about 10 minutes, then rinse the mask off with plenty of warm water.

Hair Mask

• 1/2 cup of ripe avocado
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 banana (I prefer it not to be too ripe)
• 1 egg yolk

Directions:

Massage it in to your hair and especially your scalp. Cover it with a shower cap. You can also use a gallon size baggie in a pinch. Wait 45 minutes to an hour then rinse it off thoroughly and shampoo as usual.

Acne Clearing Mask

Mash together 1/4 cup fresh strawberries with 1/4 cup sour cream or yogurt, spread on clean skin, let sit for 15 minutes, and then rinse well. Strawberries are a natural source of salicylic acid (the same stuff found in acne products).

Have you ever made your own beauty products? If so what is your favorite recipe? Come join the discussion!