Congratulations to Rossana, our lucky winner, who will enjoy 2 free nights in the luxurious W Hotel of her choice along with a relaxing Bliss Spa treatment. Doesn’t get much better than that!

“I think Shop It To Me is an awesome website”, says Rossana. “As a smart shopper it really helps me keep on top of all the sales, especially for items I enjoy shopping for. As a single mom and a teacher I love to find great deals on great products and Shop It To Me is a great way to do just that.”

For those of you who didn’t win this time around, don’t be discouraged! There are more fun and exciting giveaways to come, so be sure to keep checking back. And don’t forget about our ongoing promotion where for every ten friends you get to sign up for Shop It To Me, you earn a free $10 gift card!

We’re excited to announce the Shop It To Me Tweepstakes! From now until we hit the big 5 digits we’d like to offer you a chance to win one of ten mystery gift cards – priced anywhere from $5 to $50 from shops including Saks, Shopbop.com, Starbucks, iTunes, and more!

For a chance to win:

• Follow @shopittome

• Tweet the following: “Follow @shopittome! Mystery giftcard me: {fill in your personal style philosophy in 7 words or less}. http://bit.ly/cWf98p #sitmgiveaway”

• For example tweets click here.
  

Once we hit the 10,000 mark we will select 10 winners from the tweets. You could be one of them!

Just tweet and repeat once daily for additional entries.

Good luck and Happy Shopping!

Win a 2-night stay at a W Hotel of your choice, and $100 to Bliss spa.

• Follow @ShopItToMe
• Tweet: “Follow @ShopItToMe. Win W Hotel luxury escape! http://bit.ly/6fHujY”
• Tweet once each day between Feb 1st and Feb 5th for an extra entry each time!

Want even more entries?

Tell friends! Each friend that signs up for Shop It To Me before February 5th counts as another entry to win.

Important Notes:

• You must be a Shop It To Me member to win (if you’re not a member yet, sign up now!)
• U.S. residents only, age 18+
• For more info, see official contest rules

The movie stars up-and-comers Kristen Bell from Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Josh Duhamel from the Transformers, as well some of my personal favorites Will Arnett and Danny DeVito. Take a look:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Where: San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, and Fresno

When: Jan. 20^th (SF only) and Jan 27^th at 7:30 pm

To Win: Comment on this post and let us know the 3 articles of clothing you’d take on a renegade trip to Rome! Also include your email address (only we’ll see it) and your city.

Only a handful of tickets are available, so comment now!

From the results so far, many of you wouldn’t leave home without cute, comfy flats, designer sunglasses and a flowy sundress. Some of you would even top it off with a big, beautiful sun hat. Molto bella!

Where: San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, and Fresno

When: January 20th (SF only), and January 27th at 7:30pm. The movie doesn’t hit theaters until the 29th, so this really is an exclusive treat!

How to Win: Comment on this post letting us know what three articles of clothing you wouldn’t leave home without if you were taking a renegade trip to Rome! Be sure to include your email address (only we will see this) and your city. If you are selected, we will contact you with the details!

Tickets will be given away in pairs so you will be able to bring a friend along, and be sure to tell your friends so they can enter to win as well.

Good luck and act fast!

Even though you may not have scored a copy of the book, it’s not too late to have a chance at the $5000 shopping sweepstakes from “Fashion For Dummies” — enter now!

Samantha M.

“Shop It To Me – you’re awesome! I’m so excited about winning the “Fashion For Dummies” giveaway. The hardest part about fashion is putting all of your fabulous finds together. Thanks to Shop It To Me and my new Fashion For Dummies book; I’ll have a fun, functional wardrobe in no time!”

June D.

I am so excited about winning the Shopping For Dummies book! Thank you! I saw Jill Martin and her book on TV and thought it was a great idea. Although I’m 63, I’m young at heart and like to stay up to date on fashion. Shop It To Me is a way for me to afford more of my favorite fashion brands and vendors, like Jones NY, Coldwater Creek, Ann Taylor, Macy’s, and Brooks Brothers.

Janice N.

“I am new to shopittome but look forward to using it. “

Andrea W.

“Winning this contest is an absolute dream come true because trudging around in the western New York snow looking exactly like all of my classmates depresses me to no end; as if the snow itself wasn’t bad enough.”

We gave away 4 copies of “Fashion For Dummies” by Jill Martin, fashion extraordinaire, who often appears on the TODAY show.

We chose 4 questions from the many asked by Shop It To Me members, and were lucky enough to get Jill to answer them!  Here’s what she had to say (and watch tomorrow’s post for a bit about our winners of the books!):

How can I look stylish at college without looking too dressed up or styled amongst all the UGG and NorthFace-wearing clones?

Try a pair of flat knee high boots instead of Uggs. Tuck a pair of skinny jeans or leggings into the boots and pair with a great sweater and belt over the sweater. A beautiful wool pea coat has more style than the typical NorthFace jacket. Pair that with a cute hat, scarf and messenger type bag and you will still be comfortable and casual to walk around campus, but be totally stylish and stand out from the crowd!

At 53 and a grandma of 2, I still feel young and am told I don’t look my age. What suggestions can you offer for dressing in fashion without looking like I’m trying to be 20 again and yet not look like a “granny”?

Go for classics that fit well and flatter your figure. At your age it is about expressing your style and not worrying about what’s “trendy”. Try shopping at places like Banana Republic and J.Crew – stores that have current pieces, but are not too trendy or too young looking. You can put together great outfits with jeans, slacks, blouses, sweaters and fitted blazers that will look pulled together, chic, and age appropriate. Just avoid anything too cutesy, or too mini, or anything that is not figure flattering.

Many of us Baby Boomers have acquired a “middle”. How can I better define my waist, while hiding the larger midriff?

Try wearing pieces that will attract attention away from the midsection. Bootleg cut pants and jeans draw the eye down the leg and away from the waist. V-neck tops and off the shoulder tops draw attention to your shoulder/neck/face and will also minimize attention at the waist. The combination of those two pieces will give your entire look more balance and detract from the focus on the midsection. A fitted blazer will give you more structure and define the shoulder area, minimizing the waist in proportion. Avoid anything too tight or too clingy that hugs the area you are trying to minimize.

Trends aside – what part of your outfit (or wardrobe) should you invest in/or spend a little more money on? And, where can you get away with spending a little less?

Spend a little more on great shoes and bags. You can really tell the difference in the quality of accessories. You can find great jeans and t-shirts very inexpensively at stores like the Gap, but this is not the case with accessories. If you pair an expensive bag and shoes with a basic jean and t-shirt, you will look fabulous. Better quality shoes and bags will also last a lot longer and serve you better than inexpensive ones.

In addition to using sites/services like Shop It To Me to score great designer fashion for less, what other tricks do you have to find great deals and look like a million bucks?

The trick is to pair your less expensive items with the more expensive or nicer pieces you should be collecting for your wardrobe. So mix less expensive, trendier pieces from stores like H&M, Zara, the Gap, or Target with your basic or investment items that you spent more on.

Congrats to our winner, Chris from Denver, CO! Chris chose the $500 Saks gift card, and bought himself a new BOSE SoundDock which he is extremely excited about.

A little about Chris:

Age: 25

Occupation: Copywriter

Favorite brands: Dior Homme, Acne, Surface 2 Air, Wrath Arcane, Oak, Apolis Activism, Cheap Monday, Wings + Horns, Rogues Gallery, J Lindeberg, Nudie Jeans, Chronicles of Never, Diet Butcher Slim Skin (to name a few)

Something Unique: Chris runs the fashion blog http://thingsiwant.chrisreinhard.com.

From his own mouth:

“I’d say that 50% of online purchases I make, I discover through Shop It To Me. It’s pretty great being able to look like I spent thousands of dollars on good name-brand apparel, knowing that I spent significantly less. Thank you for the gift card!”

Jill provided us with 4 copies of the book that we’re giving away! Perhaps the most exciting part…  not only do you get your own personal copy of the brand new book, but you’ll also have the chance to have your fashion question answered by Jill!  Whether for yourself or to give as a gift, enter now to win!

To enter:

• Cmments on this blog post and let us know your most burning fashion question — one that you wish could be answered in “Fashion For Dummies”
• Next Wednesday, December 9th, we’ll pick our 4 favorite questions and those people will win their own copy of the book!
• Jill has also agreed to answer those 4 fashion questions, and we’ll post her responses here on the blog!

Don’t miss your chance to win!

As a bonus, you can also win a $5000 fashion makeover from Jill herself by entering the Fashion For Dummies sweepstakes.

(Or, for the guys – a $500 gift card)!

To enter on Twitter:

• Follow @ShopItToMe
• Tweet: “Follow @ShopItToMe. Win Louboutins! http://bit.ly/1UyAqp”
• Tweet once each day between Nov. 17th and Nov. 20th for an extra entry each time!

Want even more entries?

Tell friends! Each friend that signs up for Shop It To Me before November 20th counts as another entry to win.

www.shopittome.com/refer_a_friend

Important Notes:

• You must be a Shop It To Me member to win (if you’re not a member yet, sign up now!)
• U.S. residents only, age 18+
• Winner will get to choose between Louboutins in their size or a $500 gift card to the store of their choice
• For more info, see official contest rules