WINNER!

Congrats to Nicole at Casa De Nicole who just won a $100 giftcard for Lucy Sportswear, Dove deotorant, AND Kacy Duke's Show It Love Workout book! So exited for you friend! Please e-mail me your info @ thequeenbc@gmail.com and the lovely ladies at Dove will get you your prizes asap!

Thanks to everyone who participated and a special thanks to Dove for sponsoring this giveaway!

Love,

B

Don't Mind if I Do.

The last and only time I've ever actually ridden in a limo was for my sister's wedding....so I was more than a little excited when I received an e-mail from my friends at Dove inviting my friends and I to take a limo to their next Tampa event. I decided after further consideration that it would be a fun adventure to share with my coworkers, many of which, like myself, have been trying to be healthier!

Don't worry readers, I wouldn't dare leave you out of the fun! If you live in Tampa, you can come along! Check this e-mail for the deets:

Hollywood fitness expert, Kacy Duke, is partnering with Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant to get Tampa sleeveless ready this summer. We’d like to extend an invitation to join us at an exclusive FREE cardio-dance class held at The Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

We’d like to provide a complimentary limo to and from the event for you and your friends!!! Simply let us know as soon as possible and we will coordinate all of the details! Also, if you are interested in interviewing Kacy Duke, we can definitely arrange a time for you to do so.

We would also like you to extend the invitation to this event to your readers. Not only are they invited to the event, but we’d like to offer your readers a $100 gift card for lucy activewear and Dove Visibly Smooth product.

WHEN:

Thursday, July 22

Evening Events: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

WHERE:

The Straz Center for the Performing Arts

Maestro Room

1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place

Tampa, FL 33602

RSVP TO DVS@EDELMAN.COM

Admission is FREE but you must RSVP to hold your spot. Please specify if you would like to attend the afternoon or evening Underground Groove Event.

Guests will receive an exclusive goody bag containing a Lucy work out tank top and Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant, which minimizes the look and feel of underarm hair over time to help women feel stubble free for longer. It delivers 24-hour odor and wetness protection and alleviates white marks to keep you feeling smooth, dry and confident this summer.

*Event spots will fill up on a “first come, first serve” basis. RSVP to hold your place and show up early to guarantee entry.

If you're in my area and you're free sign up to join us! My coworkers and I will be attending the 12:30-1:30 session and we'd love to have you movin and groovin with us. I will be taking a few breaks to snag photos and video clips for those of you who, sadly, will be unable to attend with us.

Not from Tampa? Aw, sad for you. BUT it doesn't exclude you from the fun! As the e-mail mentions there will be a $100 giftcard giveaway. After I get the details on that from my Dove friends Thursday, I will post and give you all the chance to win.

Stay tuned for more details.

Love,

B

Dove Sponsored VIP Red Carpet Event

Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant and I paired up to host a party for this years Oscars. They funded the party, supplied most of the goodies for the gift bags, and materials for each attendee to do a giveaway! Why you may ask? So each girl who attended my party and each of you who receive one of my giveaways will know that Dove visibly smooth can actually cut back on how often you have to shave or wax your arm pits! What more could you ask for? Well, it smells great and keeps you from sweating also! Not to mention, moisturizes your armpits!

So whether you win one here on my blog, or buy yourself one you simply must give it a try. They made a believer out of me at my last Dove event and I now have a stash 10 sticks deep. They have made a lifelong friend in me!

So from goodies...

(Roasted red pepper hummus & Stacy's Pita Chips, chips & salsa, red velvet cupcakes, and of course the brownie bites)

To friends & fellowship...

To Oscar predictions...

And red carpet starlets...

To a few shocking outcomes (and jokes)...

To Oscar worthy jewelry (provided by Dove)...

And of course, Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant...

...it was an enchanting evening!

A special thank you to my attendees, everyone at Dove beauty, and the Oscars for a great night! Thank you to you, faithful readers, for following along. I hope you enjoyed the pictures, video clips, and laughs. Now, it's time to finish this entry with a giveaway! If you're an official follower AND you leave a comment on this entry, you are eligible to win. I will generate the winners based on numbers. 5 of YOU will receive a stick of Dove Visibly Smooth. Watch this video about the product, then comment for your chance to win...

Love,

B

The Party Planner Diary - The Intro.

You may remember from this entry that I was able to attend an event sponsored by Dove (beauty products, not chocolate). My fellow blogger Joy & I went to a spa day to learn more about Dove's newest discovery in skin maintenance, the piticure. Which was describe as a pedicure for your arm pits...

Not only did we have a blast hanging out with Rachel (who put on the shindig) but we enjoyed the process, picked up a new beauty regiment, AND walked away with some sweet free products. In the video from the entry I just linked too, you can see me going through my goodie bag. I use my Dove spa wrap when I go for facials now...instead of the community one. I also have several years worth of a stash of deodorant and honestly, will never use anything but Dove again. So overall, it was a great experience. As we wrapped up the evening and again when I e-mailed Rachel a copy of my blog post about the night I mentioned that if they were ever doing anything down this way again (she's up in Chicago), to give me a shout.

Ask, and you shall receive! Another gal from the same PR firm, Edelman, who represents Dove got in touch with me via e-mail last week with a new invite! After some e-mail dialog on Friday, I will be hosting a Red Carpet VIP party during the Oscars on March 7th, and it will be sponsored by Dove! I am insanely excited about it and growing more so with each and every detail I get from Kaley.

So, I've decided to do a series of blog entries leading up to the party, about the planning process. Since Dove is making my life easy, it will be fairly straight forward. I wanted to share with you because this is what I love! My events for work are obviously VERY different from this but events are events. I love them all. So this entry will serve to introduce what is to come, the party planner diary from now until the big event, March 7th.

Stay tuned & get excited.

Love,
B