Giveaways Featured

Win a Save Your Do GymWrap!

josie — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:41:01 +0000

As we noted in VIV Says, Nicole Ari Parker has created the Save Your Do GymWrap, a stylish headband that lets cool air in while allowing heat to escape during a workout. And it’s turned from a beauty issue to a health issue, brought to the nation’s attention by Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., who cited hair concerns as a reason why some African American women opt not to exercise. Read more about Parker in “All She Desires,” the cover story of the Spring issue of VIVmag!

One lucky VIVmag reader will win a Wide Band Save Your Do GymWrap (retail value: $24.95). No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below by June 30, 2012. Good luck!

Win Organic, Fair Trade Ethiopian Yirgacheffe from Broadway Roasting!

josie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:53:46 +0000

We recommended saving suitcase space for Broadway Roasting Co. coffee beans in “An Appetite for Travel” in the latest issue of VIVmag, which has insider tips on the best food, drinks and edible souvenirs in Hong Kong, Glasgow, Cape Town, Austria’s Graz and Broadway Roasting’s hometown of Kansas City, MO. We’re pleased to report that Broadway Roasting Co. recently won a Good Food Award for its fair trade and organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe.

Five lucky VIVmag readers can share the coffee buzz and each win a bag of the award-winning craft-roasted beans. No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below by June 30, 2012. Good luck!

Photo credit: Courtesy Good Food Awards/Marc Fiorito/Gamma 9 Photography

Enter to Win a Copy of ‘Swim: Why We Love the Water’

josie — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:06:24 +0000

As featured in the spring issue of VIVmag, broadcast journalist Lynn Sherr takes an in-depth look — no pun intended — at the allure of water with Swim: Why We Love the Water (PublicAffairs, 2012). When Sherr took up swimming to strengthen an injured knee, she fell in love with the water and has been in it as much as possible ever since. In this new book she investigates why humans have long been attracted to the water and the great benefits of swimming, both physical and psychological.

Five lucky winners will each win a copy of Swim (retail value: $25.99). No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below by June 30, 2011. Good luck!

Enter to Win A Copy of ‘The Meat Free Monday Cookbook!’

josie — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:45:40 +0000

As we noted in VIV Says, The Meat Free Monday Cookbook (Kyle Books, 2012) provides a full menu of vegetarian dishes, from breakfast through dessert, for every Monday of the year. Paul, Stella and Mary McCartney, who started the Meat Free Monday campaign in 2009 to encourage others to forgo eating meat one day per week to reduce global carbon emissions, as well as for health and financial benefits. The book contains a wealth of vegetarian recipes, including some from the McCartneys and other big names in movies, fashion and cooking.

Two lucky winners will win a copy of The Meat Free Monday Cookbook (a $29.95 retail value). No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below by April 30, 2012. For additional chances to win, simply follow VIVmag on Twitter and retweet about the contest! Good luck!

Win a Copy of ‘The Book Club Cookbook!’

josie — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:40:21 +0000

As we noted in VIV Says, Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp have revised and updated their 2004 cookbook of recipes inspired by favorite book club selections. The new edition of The Book Club Cookbook (Tarcher, 2012) contains recipes such as oyster Brie soup, inspired by Water For Elephants (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2006) and Jennifer Egan’s oatmeal fudge “refrigerator” cookies, symbolic of her approach to writing her Pulitzer Prize-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad (Anchor, 2011). There’s even a recipe for “Demetrie’s Chocolate Pie,” author Kathryn Stockett’s inspiration for Minny’s infamous dessert for Hilly Holbrook in The Help (Amy Einhorn Books, 2011)!

One lucky winner will win a copy of The Book Club Cookbook (a $21.95 retail value). No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below by March 31, 2012. Good luck!

Enter to Win a Copy of ‘Handmade Chic’!

josie — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:17:04 +0000

As we noted in VIV Says, former Project Runway finalist Laura Bennett provides simple, step-by-step instructions for fashionable accessories in her new book, Handmade Chic: Fashionable Projects That Look High-End, Not Homespun (Rodale Books, 2012). You’ll find projects to create leather handbags, feathered clutches, belts, wrap bracelets, totes and more.

One lucky reader will win a copy of Handmade Chic (a retail value of $24.99). No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below by Feb. 29, 2012. For an additional chance to win, follow VIVmag on Twitter and tweet the following: “Enter to win “Handmade Chic” by Laura Bennett. Follow @vivmag & retweet!”

Good luck!

Win a Copy of ‘Be the Miracle’!

richard — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:00:40 +0000

As featured in the January/February 2012 issue of VIVmag, in Be the Miracle: 50 Lessons for Making the Impossible Possible (Grand Central Publishing, 2012), author Regina Brett describes how she learned to give herself permission to put herself first, to “secure her own oxygen mask.”

Five lucky winners will each win a copy of the book (a $22.99 retail value). No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below by Feb. 29, 2012. Good luck!

Win a Copy of ‘1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life’

josie — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:58:00 +0000

As featured in the November/December 2011 issue of VIVmag, 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life (Seal Press, 2011) tells the story of author Linda Cohen decided honoring her late father by doing 1,000 acts of kindness. In describing these gestures — some big, some small — Cohen shows how easy it is to give back to the world and inspire others to do so. Check out the excerpt in the current issue!

Five lucky winners will each win a copy of the book (retail value, $16). No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below by Dec. 31, 2011. Good luck!

Win an Assortment of Wellness Blends From Kusmi Tea!

josie — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:26:54 +0000

As we noted in VIV Says, the assortment of wellness blends from Kusmi Tea makes the perfect hostess gift — plus it’s a must-have if you want to take care of yourself this winter! The stack of colorful tins includes Boost, Be Cool, Detox, Sweet Love and Algotea (or Algothé).

Ten lucky winners will receive the assortment of wellness teas (retail value $29.95). No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below. Good luck!

Win a copy of ‘Eva Scrivo on Beauty’

josie — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:11:00 +0000

As featured in the latest issue of VIVmag, women are more in charge of their beauty than they think, according to Eva Scrivo, accredited NYC hairstylist, makeup artist, salon owner, and now author of Eva Scrivo On Beauty (Atria, 2011). This 319-page hardcover is filled with practical tips to make you feel more confident in your own skin.

The winners of this giveaway will win a copy of this book (a $35 retail value). No purchase necessary; void where prohibited. To enter, just fill out the form below by August 31, 2011. Good luck!