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Giveaway of the Day! Philosophy Amazing Grace for Mom Set

BellaSugar — Mon, 07 May 2007 23:59:00 PDT

To celebrate the very exciting launch of BellaSugar, we'll be giving away a different product every day in May, thanks to our very generous friends at Sephora. A big congratulations to CestLaVie, who won yesterday's giveaway for the Sephora FACE Weekend Set.

I'll be bringing you lots of Mother's Day gift ideas this week, but if you win this giveaway, you can stop your searching. This limited-edition Philosophy Amazing Grace for Mom Set is a four-piece bath and body kit that any mom is sure to love. This gift has an $89 value and includes an 11-ounce bubble bath, a 16-ounce firming emulsion, a 16-ounce gel, and a soap duo, all in the lightly floral and musky Amazing Grace sent.

To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment in the comment section below by 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 8, and we'll announce the winner when we post the next giveaway. Please, only ONE comment per person; duplicate comments will be discarded, so commenting more than once won't up your chances of winning. Also, you must be a TeamSugar member to comment, so if you're not a member, please register here for an account. For all of the rules and regulations, just click here. Good luck!

Real Talk With TV Broke Girl Beth Behrs

LearnVest — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:59:07 PST

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy!

Since when is being broke funny?

Since CBS released its new sitcom 2 Broke Girls, in which actress Beth Behrs plays a recently humbled heiress, Caroline, who moves to Brooklyn to hide out after her father loses their family fortune in a Ponzi scheme.

Caroline winds up living with her perpetually poor fellow waitress, Max, played by Kat Dennings, and the two hatch a plan to save their wages and start a cupcake business.

Recession-era cupcake businesses have been all the rage lately (see: Bridesmaids), but shows addressing personal finances - or lack thereof - with humor and honesty is something we don’t see very often. Caroline and Max manage to plan for their future while hustling for their present - and survive on a shoestring with admirable grace. We love that these characters live richly, even on a tight salary: After all, that's what LearnVest is all about.

And, of course, any show where the leading ladies discuss interest rates is right up our alley.

Check out our exclusive talk with Behrs on her penny-pinching past, her first pair of Louboutins - and why she still chooses to live with a roommate in real life. It turns out that we can learn something from celebs about money.

LearnVest: As a 26-year-old in Hollywood, how much of Caroline and Max’s financial struggle can you relate to?

Beth Behrs: Literally up until we shot the pilot, I was working as a nanny five days a week and then as a bartender and concierge at The Geffen Playhouse on the weekends. So, I can definitely relate to being broke, right out of college and working tons of odd jobs to just pay the rent.

Real-life waitress stories and more from Behrs.

Last-Minute Mother's Day Gifts She'll Love

Annie Scudder — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:34:12 PDT

Calling all daughters! Mother's Day, celebrated this Sunday, May 8, is fast approaching. Don't have a gift in mind? Here are some last-minute ideas.

Brighten your mom's day with a colorful vase, like these retro crystal options from Macy's ($150). Before you give it to her, head to a local flower shop to select your mom's favorite flowers and build a unique bouquet by hand to fill it up. If you're hoping to pamper your supermom, shower her with this Philosophy Amazing Grace Mother's Day set ($50), filled with feminine and floral smelling shampoo, shower gel, body butter, and fragrance spray. As a picture-perfect bonus, the box comes with a photo frame you can fill.

For moms who enjoy poetry, consider Caroline Kennedy's new book She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems ($14). The former first daughter says her mom inspired it. Or, treat your mom to a homemade brunch - YumSugar has your guide to a scrumptious Mom's Day menu. For more ideas, check out TrèsSugar guest blogger and author Emily Giffin's 10 gifts for any woman in your life. Any ideas to add?