Website Wednesday…Shortcut to Fabulously Cool Stuff

Who: Fantzer, Inc. created the site. They are a privately funded startup with offices in Collinsville, CT, which happens to be one of the 10 coolest small towns in America.

What: An online service that makes it easy to discover and buy the products, brands, and fashions being used by your favorite celebrities – in their real lives, and in movies and television.

When: Whenever you need to know what is cool!

Where: http://coolspotters.com/

Why: Because finding the coolest products is part of being fabulous!

Website Wednesday…Shortcut to Fabulous blogger hosting 31 days of giveaways again.

Who: Dana, creator of the ultra fabulous blog, The Possessionista decided to hook up her readers in a major way by hosting 31 days of giveaways in January AGAIN. How awesome is she?

What: 31 days of giveaways all month long (January 2011). Giveaway items include cute clothes, makeup, skincare, designer handbags and more!

When: Everyday this month…that means everyone fabulous will be checking out her website daily and subscribing to her RSS feed if you are super fabulous!

Where: http://www.possessionista.com

Why: What better way to get yourself out of the post holiday funk and beat the broke a$$ blues than to win something.

So, check out the Possessionista’s website and enjoy this shortcut to fabulous giveaways!

Website Wednesday…Shortcut to Ten Most Fabulous Websites of 2010!

It is that time of year again. Time for our top ten countdowns. Today’s top ten…the top ten websites of 2010.

10. Woot- Daily deals of mostly tech stuff and gadgets, but their deals on cameras and televisions are hard to beat! Plus, you can peruse on over to wine woot for great deals on good domestic wine labels.

9. Anthroholic and Effortless Anthropologie. Two bloggers, Kim and Roxy are your go-to gals for everything fabulous about Anthropologie. They even scope out sales, markdowns and free shipping deals for you. They also have fitting room reviews. If you love Anthropologie, you can’t live without these two fabulous gals and their fabulous blogs!

8. Chick Lit Reviews. This website is the place to go for your reading list. The website devotes itself to everything chick lit and has book reviews, author interviews, give-aways and more. I always find my next book to read on this website.

7. Lucky Right Now Blog. Lucky Magazine’s blog gives fantastic up-to-the minute news on everything you want to know from coupon codes and deals to where to find the latest celebrity fashion…like all of the fabulous stuff Kate Middleton has been wearing.

6. Groupon. The place to go for great deals in your city. If enough people sign up for the deal you can get 50% off or even more to your favorite restaurants, spas, boutiques, bakeries and more. Sure there are others like Living Social and Dealtificate, but nothing beats the original! Click here to join Groupon and get daily deals delivered to your inbox.

5. Rue La La. Still my favorite members-only website. This member only sale website has awesome deals on everything fabulous including designer bags, clothes and house wares. Their sales start at 11 am EST rather than noon like some other member only sites, so you can shop and make lunch plans with your pals too. Need an invite…click here.

4. One Kings Lane- The Ruelala of home goods with amazing sales on high-end candles, serving dishes and other home decor items. Sales start at our favorite time…11 am EST. Click here for an invite.

3. Gilt Jetsetter. My favorite members only sale website for travel deals on hotels, travel packages and more. This is the place I go for great hotel deals for weekend getaways. I have gotten deals on some of the hottest hotels in cities like NY, and the deals are really deals…we are talking close to half off. If you are not a member, you should be! Need an invite…click here.

2. Fantabulously Frugal. This fabulous gal, Lisa, finds the best deals for the girly, girl at heart. If love shopping and you love a deal, this blog is your own personal guide to both. Lisa even gives you a rundown everyday of all of the members only sample sales for that day. She finds great Groupon deals, fabulous retail deals and coupons. She never blogs about free shipping or coupons or other cheap boring deals. No, Lisa finds you the creme de la creme for every gal with good taste.

1. Google. Yes, I know this website is painfully obvious. Probably so obvious it should not make a 10 best list. However, there is no website that I turn to more than Google. Google does so much more than most people realize. It has a currency converter, measurement converter, weather report, calculator, dictionary, movie show times, flight tracking and more. To learn more about how to use these functions, click here.

Check back later this week for more ten best lists including the ten best beauty products of 2010.

Website Wednesday…Shortcut to Fabulous Gifts

Who: Founded in 2005 by Network Solutions.

What: GIves the user the ability to create one centralized registry for any gift-giving occasion, including Weddings, Baby Showers, Birthdays, Graduations, Housewarmings, Holidays and more. Customers can register for items from any store anywhere

When: Whenever you want to give people a little wink, wink hint of what you are crushing on so can put a stop to the chia pet for Christmas.

Where: http://www.myregistry.com/

Why: Because everyone should have a gift registry…who says you need a wedding or a baby to register!!!!

Website Wednesday…Shortcut to Fabulous Christmas Cheer

Believe it or not December is here and Christmas is around the corner. Not to worry. Here are some websites that are sure to boost your cheer and make this holiday season something special!

Who: Website creators and companies who strive to make your holiday season more cheerful and stress free.

What: We’ve got a fun website to teach you about the origins of different Christmas traditions, a site to get healthier recipes for Christmas (we’ve tried many recipes and they are yummy!), a site for one stop Christmas shopping and a site to simplify the holidays by organizing a secret santa gift exchange.

When: Anytime you need some holiday cheer!

Where: Christmas Lore- For a run down of Christmas traditions like how did the tradition of sending Christmas cards begin, or which department store created Rudolph, click here.

Cooking Light- For a website that will help you make delicious holiday favorites with a little less guilt, click here.

Amazon- For one stop shopping for everyone on your list including jewelry, clothing and perfume, click here.

Elfster- For a website takes all of the work out of organizing Secret Santa and other group gift exchanges, including wish lists and an automating fool-proof name drawing feature, click here.

Today Show Holiday Guide- Great gift giving tips to save you money, recipes to save you both time and money and holiday cheer ideas to get you in the spirit. It is like Martha Stewart for the busy and broke!

Why: Because holidays are about fun, not stress and these site will help you have more of the former and less of the latter!

So, click away and enjoy these shortcuts to a fabulous holiday season!

Website Wednesday…Shortcut to Fabulous Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday Shopping

In preparation for Black Friday, this website Wednesday we are giving you a list of websites to track sales and save you money.

Who: People and Companies who want to bring you money saving information.

What: A whole slew of websites devotes to finding you deals and saving you money.

When: Most are updated daily, some multiple times per day.

Where: Fantabulously Frugal ( Finds the best deals and online discount codes for girly girls)

http://www.fatwallet.com/top-deals/ (Updates whenever a new great deal pops up on everything from magazine subscriptions to kids toys)

http://www.black-friday.net/ (This website gives you a peak at some of the hottest stores’ black Friday ads, so you can plan ahead…think Target, Best Buy and more!!!!)

http://bfads.net/ (Another website devoted to early released Black Friday ads, with purchasing guides for big ticket items like tvs)

http://www.woot.com/ (An online store that sells one item in limited quantities super cheap…check out the faq page to see how it works and sing up for their RSS feed…oh and a little birdies told us they will be having periodic “woot-offs” wherein they will continue to replace sold out items for a 24 hour period. Think flat screen tv’s, other electronics, computers, kitchen items, etc).

Why: Every fabulous girl needs some shortcuts to savings and deals this Christmas season.

So pull out your Christmas list, check it twice, bookmark these websites and enjoy these shortcuts to fabulous Christmas sales and savings!

Website Wednesday…Shortcut to Fabulous Baby shoes, onesies and accessories.

Who: A stay at home mom who draws inspiration from her darling daughter, Taylor, and creates one of a kind handmade baby clothes, shoes and accessories for all to enjoy!

What: The cutest handmade baby shoes, onesies and hair accessories for babies $35 or less!

When: Baby showers, birthdays, Christmas.

Where: http://www.etsy.com/shop/littleposhbebe?section_id=6839120

Why: Because a unique and affordable gift for a baby will delight any parent and with Christmas around the corner, why not buy something from this shop and check someone off your list.

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