How would you like to feel like a celebrity and win a weekend of temptation in Las Vegas and/or a beauty basket prize?  If so, I recommend entering the Temptation is Beautiful Sweepstakes!

The grand prize is a 3 day / 2 night trip to Las Vegas, Nevada for four, including round trip coach class air transportation, ground transportation, hotel accommodations and $1,500 spending cash ($6,000 total prize value). The daily prizes are beauty baskets filled with Kao Brand products ($75 retail value). Kao Brands include John Frieda Haircare, Curel Moisturizers, Jergens Moisturizers, Biore Skincare and Ban antiperspirants.

I would love to win either of these prizes! I could use a tempting getaway to Sin City with my boyfriend and another couple.  I could also use any Kao Brands skincare products. My boyfriend only uses Curel lotion, and I only use Jergens lotion (skin firming, baby).

To enter, simply register on the website.  You can come back every day to enter. By entering daily, you can have up to sixty (60 entries).  Plus you can have up to four (4) bonus entries.

Bonus entries included taking the “Temptation Quiz” for one bonus entry, posting your quiz results to Twitter (one entry) and/or Facebook (another entry), and emailing your quiz results with a link to the sweepstakes to up to 5 friends (for one entry).

I took the Temptation Quiz and was told that my “Temptress Temperature is JUST RIGHT”!  What is your Temptress Temperature?

Verizon Wireless enlisted Ciara as the face of their major multimedia campaigns for the LG Chocolate Touch to help reach their targeted audience of teens and young adults.

Now, being in my thirties, I’m probably no longer considered a young adult, but I still always want to be on top of the latest technology. In fact, I would love to have an iPhone, but there is no AT&T service here in hickville (aka rural Nebraska).  Because I would love to have a phone that allows me to make calls, send and receive text messages, use the internet, use social media like Facebook and Twitter, take pictures, record video plus listen to music.

So I was actually excited when Verizon Wireless bought out Alltel which was our only cell phone carrier in our area.  Now I can consider the LG Chocolate Touch as it does all the above applications I want and more and includes:

• Dolby Mobile technology for crystal-clear sound quality
• Sweet Visual Effects and features, including Rhythmical Beat that vibrates the handset to the beat of the music
• One-touch Social Network Message Key for easy use of Mobile Blogging
• Mobile Media – top-notch text, picture, video, and voice messaging, including Visual Voicemail
• a 3.2MP Camera/Recorder–quality pictures and videos, with image editor

I’m also considering the new Motorola Droid. Thoughts?

Celebrities get acne, too. They are just lucky to have personal professional makeup artists to cover the blemishes. Plus magazine pics airbrush their faces to look flawless. Google any celebrity name plus the word “acne” and you’re bound to find a picture of them that they wish you didn’t. Britney Spears and Cameron Diaz seem to have the most pics out there revealing their pimples. At least we know they are human like the rest of us!

Heck, I still get zits and I’m *ahem* in my thirties (I’ve been telling everyone I’m still 29 for quite a few years now). Years ago, I actually used to work for a dermatology clinic so was able to try out all the latest and greatest acne products as they came out for free. Now, I still like to test all the new products, but I have to pay for them. So I’m a sucker for sales.

I’d like to try Dr.Dermal’s new acne range of products as they are dermatologist endorsed. And the best part, they are on sale – 50% off Acne products through December.

Dr. Dermal appears to be one of the best acne products as their active ingredients are clinically proven to combat the causes of acne. What are the causes of acne? Excessive oiliness, abnormal skin shedding, bacterial proliferation and local inflammation.

Dr. Dermal products are comparable to prescription treatments, but are side effect free, so you won’t experience dryness, irritation sensitivity, solar sensitivity, and interaction with other drugs that associated with other acne products.

Celebrities have donned wool garments for years. But I personally can say I’ve never owned a piece of clothing made of wool and never planned to as I always imagined wool to be “itchy”.  Now I may retract that statement after I discovered Ramblers Way, a family business that creates and sells soft, comfortable next-to-skin worsted wool apparel entirely on American soil. In fact, it’s the same family that founded Tom’s of Maine, one of the first makers of natural eco-friendly personal care products.

So if I decide to shop at Ramblers Way, I would stock up on Women’s Next-to-Skin Camisoles as I wear a camisole nearly every day.

The Ramblers Way Next-to-Skin Women’s Camisole is made of superfine, 18.5 micron Rambouillet wool, which is a pure, incredibly soft wool. (definitely doesn’t sound “itchy” at all!) This camisole features a spaghetti strap, sleeveless design that envelopes the body in sensual softness and warmth, while still being thin enough and smooth enough to wear under any type of clothing, no matter how loose or tight, without bunching up or showing.  Ramblers Way wool naturally repels odors, and the natural fiber wicks away moisture, so this camisole always  feels like it just came out of the dryer.  Sold!

What do Sophia Bush, Will Ferrell and America Ferrera all have in common? They all attended the University of Southern California. Other notable actors and actresses that attended USC include Marlo Thomas, Cybill Shepherd, Ally Sheedy, Tom Selleck, John Ritter, Whitney Port, Kelly Preston, Michael Landon and Swoosie Kurtz.

How would you like to have an opportunity to become a part of the elite USC Trojan Family?  The USC Rossier School of Education’s MAT@USC now offers current teachers and aspiring educators the prestige of earning a Master of Arts in Teaching degree online.

MAT@USC’s  interactive online learning combines field-based experiences in your local area with an accelerated program so that you can complete your degree in as little as 12 months. If finances are an issue, they offer a groundbreaking tuition reimbursement program designed exclusively for MAT@USC graduates.

The University of Southern California is an elite research university with a 100-year history. The School of Education which has been ranked #22 in the United States, and #9 among all private universities by US News and World Report Magazine. The distinguished USC faculty has been recognized for their contributions to modern education.

With the convenience and flexibility of studying online and financial assistance available, there’s no better time than now to earn your Master’s of Arts in Teaching Degree!  Once accepted and enrolled, you will receive full USC student status and benefits, participation in commencement ceremonies and free lifetime Alumni Association memberships. Request free program information.

Last week, leapfish, an upcoming search and social media innovator, unveiled the new multi-media and real-time search, communication and sharing platform that gives consumers the most convenient, fun and personalized way to experience and share the traditional and real-time Web – they’re calling it the new “Living Web.”

So, trying to be on the top of things, I checked out the LeapFish website and was immediately drawn to the “Celebrity News” section which is powered by US Magazine.

Then I tested out their search box feature – I decided to search for “Blake Lively” since she seems to be a hot topic among celebrity fashionistas.  The search engine results brought up real-time content, including breaking news results on Blake Lively from E! Online via Google, Blake’s Wikipedia page, Web Pages about Blake Lively from Google, Yahoo and Bing, Videos including and about Blake Lively on YouTube, the latest Twitter tweets about Blake Lively, Blog Results talking about Blake Lively, and Images of Blake Lively from Google Images and Flickr.

If you search “Real Time” you can also see Digg Results on Blake Lively. And then you can shop for any “Blake Lively” related via Amazon and Ebay.

I was impressed, as now I can search all variety of the web about any celebrity, any one, any thing!

I first saw a Cirque du Soleil performance while aboard an airplane watching the in-flight television free channel available. I was enthralled by the talent of the performers and made it a point that the next time I visited Las Vegas, I would see a live Cirque du Soleil show. And I did!

My first Cirque du Soleil show that I saw two years ago was Zumanity, a provocative cabaret-style production that left me in awe for more. Then last year, I saw KA, an unprecedented, gravity-defying production that takes adventure to an all new level. Again, I’m in awe yearning for more!

So this year, this coming weekend, in fact, when I’m in Las Vegas for BlogWorld, I have tickets to see LOVE, the musical legacy of The Beatles. I am so excited, as from the reviews of my friends, this one is better than the previous ones I’ve seen!

Now I just saw there is a new Cirque du Soleil show entitled Banana Shpeel, a joyful rendez-vous with beauty and power of the human body that is a roller-coaster mix of styles that blends comedy with tap, hip hop, eccentric dance and slapstick, all linked by a hilarious narrative that ignites a succession of wacky adventures.

Right now they are currently only touring in Chicago and New York City, which are also cities I frequent, so maybe I’ll get a chance to see the Banana Man, Emmett and Shmelky live in person. Learn more about the Cirque du Soleil Banana Shpeel show here!

So have you been following Red Chair Confessions since I blogged about the video blog last week? I was actually sad to see the series come to an end as I was enjoying the anticipation of what was to be revealed in the videos.

The last video shown above reveals what the gal’s secret addiction is – Talbots! Here it was a viral campaign advertisement! Who knew? I seriously thought it was going to be a “thing” addiction, not a “place” addiction.

And I didn’t realize is was an “advertisment”. As someone who originally went to college to be a commercial artist, I can’t believe I didn’t fall for it. But no wonder I enjoyed the videos so much. What a brilliant ad campaign!

So, of course, I know had to head on over to Talbots’ website to check them out (so their ad worked), and I was pleasantly surprised to see they are changing their image to be more hip, modern, and the best part – affordable! Talbots is no longer a store for crotchety old ladies anymore!

In fact, according to “As Seen In” section, First Lady Michelle Obama has been spotted several times wearing Talbots dresses! And I fell in love with the Shoes section instantly! I couldn’t find one pair of shoes that I didn’t want!

Okay, I’m getting addicted to the Red Chair Confessions Video Blog! It’s a weekly video cast that’s been keeping me in suspense as to what the gal in the video’s true confession is! The minute and a half long videos suggest (to me anyway) that her secret is something “dirty”. Something tells me that in the end, it’s going to be something funny, like having a shoe addiction!

In the first video entitled “Forgive Me Father”, the gal confesses to a priest in church in a confessional booth. The second video entitled “Therapeutic?” (as seen above) she confesses to a therapist that she’s had a relapse. The third video entitled “Mamma’s Little Secret” was just released today where she tapes a self-confession video in her closet.

I’m presuming several more episodes will debut as the introduction on the site show various people that would be confidants, such as a Friends, Bartender, Shrink, Personal Assistant, Taxi Driver, Physic Hotline, Mom, Hairdresser, etc. I think another good confidant would be a pet, like a dog.  Even though I hate dogs, I think it would be a good angle on the show.

You can watch all previous and upcoming new episodes on RedChairConfessions.com. What do YOU think she is confessing??