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The Lands’ End Family + Friends 30% off & Free Shipping sale runs 9/27 – 10/2

September 26, 2012 by Momstart 4 Comments

The Lands’ End Family + Friends sale runs Thursday, September 27 through Tuesday, October 2 and offers 30% off site-wide plus free shipping with no minimum purchase. This is the time to stock up on any winter items you made need. I purchased 2 cardigans, 3 dresses, a coat for my son and a dress for my daughter and received free shipping. Want to see the break down of how my shopping experience went?

These are the items I ordered and I saved a lot of money using the Friends and Family discount!

The dresses came right before my trip to LA to go on the red carpet premiere of Frankenweenie. My original plan was to wear the green dress but at the last minute we were told that we had to wear black and white and out of the three dresses I purchased I didn’t pick a black or a white one.

However, I plan on wearing these dresses to church and on my other press trips that I plan to go on. The clothing from Lands’ End is excellent quality, always lasts a long time. Plus the fashionable options amaze me. To me their clothing is perfect because it’s so simple and elegant. It can easily be dressed up or dressed down. I’m a mom and it’s not practical for me to dress up every day but I still want to look cute and Lands’ End allows me that option.

My children also love the clothes from Lands’ End. I haven’t had a chance to get a picture of Zoe in her dress but when I showed it to her she was jumping up and down with glee.

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When I purchased them some all of the dresses I chose were on sale so my savings were huge. You can check the sale tab on the Lands’ End website to find those kinds of extra savings because the Family and friends sale does work on top of the already on sale item.

I received a gift card and 30% off discount to purchase clothing for myself and my family.

Land’s End Boys Summer Floral Zip Pocket Board Shorts Swimwear Hip & Cute

July 9, 2012 by Momstart 13 Comments

Land’s End Has GREAT Swimsuits for Kids!

By: Ashley

With a recent move to steamy, sticky South, we are definitely re-vamping our clothing situation. We used to live in the PNW where you could pretty much wear the same clothes year round. Now, we need plenty of shorts, cool clothes… and swim suits! The tough thing is trying to get clothes that will fit Atticus all season long. I’m happy to say that Land’s End has delivered with an AMAZING swimsuit for little boys.

When playing out in the yard in a sprinkler, splashing with friends at a water table, or swimming at the pool, the most important thing to me about kids’ swimwear is comfort. We all know that if something is scratchy, itchy, or rubs their little legs the wrong way, it is going to be a waste. That’s why I was so impressed with the Boys’ Summer Floral Zip Pocket Board Shorts and the Boys’ Short Sleeve Summer Shark Fin Graphic Rash Guard. I put them on Atticus for a playdate with some friends of ours and he was able to keep them on all afternoon without any kind of rash! That might not sound like a lot, but as the mom of a boy who has spent one day chaffed at the beach… let me tell you… it is!

The next thing that I absolutely LOVE about the Land’s End trunks for boys is the adjustable drawstring inside. I LOVE drawstrings on shorts for my little guy. This is also a great way to extend the life of any swimwear. It’s a little big now, but by tightening the drawstring, these shorts will last all summer… and if I’m lucky come out for an encore next year!

With a rash guard to help keep his skin out of the sun, and incredibly stylish prints, there’s also no denying the fashion each Land’s End piece brings. Kids will be kids, but it’s always nice for them to look cute while they’re doing it. With Land’s End, you can know that you’re not just paying for something that looks cute… but something that is high quality AND going to last awhile. You can’t say the same for all children’s clothing.

Summer has officially started and with so many of us going through some EXTREMELY hot heat waves, a new suit might be just the thing your little ones need to keep cool!

Meet Ashley (Managing Editor at MomStart): Ashley is a mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and former teacher working to navigate through the mysterious world of Mommyia. Read more about her adventures atMomicles and follow her @Momicles2010 .

Disclosure – I received a product to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Land’s End Spring Fashion with The Fine Gauge Cardigan

March 13, 2012 by Momstart 18 Comments

I was recently in a fashion show at church. I was on stage with our very own fashion guru who gave out ten fabulous tips of what every woman should have in her closet. One of the top ten items was a nice cardigan. And with me, I had to have one in a fun Spring color. I chose the Land’s End Fine Gauge Cardigan in Corn Flower Blue.

Fine Gauge Cardigan is made with premium Supima, America’s finest grown cotton. Most recently Supima Cotton has been getting attention for its superior quality, softness, and its durability. The Lands’ End cardigan is a great way to update your wardrobe, adding versatility and available in a full assortment of fresh spring colors. The cardigan layers perfectly and adds the finishing touch to any look from polished professional to casual comfort.

I’m really fond of this cardigan I only wish it was a tad smaller. I would like it to fit a bit tighter. Not a lot tighter just a little bit. The color, I love, I love all the other colors it comes in too so it was hard to choose. I chose this color of blue because it matches a few of my dresses already in my closet. The sleeves are the perfect length and so is the length of the cardigan.

Land’s End sent a sample for this review.

Who Has the Best Winter Coat? Gap Lands’ End LL Bean and Nautica Quality Coat Challenge

November 11, 2011 by Momstart 7 Comments

I was invited to take part in a Winter Coat Challenge. The brands were Lands’ End LL Bean, Nautica, and Gap. I have to admit that it was a very close race in my. I tried each coat and found something that I loved out of each of them. The first two were the closest as both Lands’ End and Nautica have different aspects that I like but at the end of the day I narrowed it down to one winner. It was Lands’ End

The Coats:

Gap

Lands’ End

Nautica

LL Bean

The Coat Fit:

Nautica my only issue was that it wasn’t very fitted and the Zipper got caught the very first time I tried to zip it, It was such a challenge to get it unstuck I had to mention it here in the review. The Gap coat was just too boyish and too short for me, but if that’s your preference then it’s a very comfortable coat. I found the Land’s End coat to be my favorite. It’s fitted, long and very soft, the Nautica was a very close second while the LL Bean was weird. Plus my husband said the green from the LL Bean coat made me look like the Mrs Hulk The Incredible Hulk’s wife. In addition to the green the LL Bean coat was really odd with the belt.

Lands’ End won this round having little hooks I can use to make the coat even more fitted. I didn’t notice that feature at first glance so they are well placed.

The Pocket Comparison:

Pockets are pretty important to me. I’m always filling them with receipts and other things that the kids hand to me. Lands End had the most pockets with a secret inside lining pockets. They also had the best angles on the outside pockets. I really felt comfortable resting my hands in them. The LL Bean pockets were a good angle but a little small. Leaving my hands in them wasn’t exactly comfortable and I love to leave my hands in my pockets. Plus I wouldn’t be able to stuff them full of Kleenex and my hands. I found the Nautica pockets to be unique. At first I didn’t notice that they had a top opening and a side opening. I still found them to be a little square but like the difference in them. The difference meant storage and hand room. Nautica weakness in comparison to Lands’ End was no inner pockets. Gap had very comfortable pockets.

I feel this round was a tie between Lands’ End and Nautica because Nautica was so unique and Lands’ End were more comfortable.

The Warmth Challenge:

All the coats seemed to keep me warm, I think all the brands are great brands and as far as keeping me warm I would like anyone of them. The Gap coat was very warm but not long enough, I also felt it was too short in the arms, Nautica was very warm and comfy, LL Bean was warm and I liked the fit, Lands End was very warm, cozy and the sleeves were my favorite part. Oh and I also like the hood warmth and fit.

I like Lands End and Nautica about equal on this one. If I had to pick a winner it would be Lands’ End just because the fit made me feel more secure in the wind. With that extra button closure it gave me the feeling that I was covered more. I like how high up the button zipper closure is and the hood fit nicely. Also the sleeves hugging me closer in the Lands End coat felt nicer. The Gap coat just didn’t fit me well enough, and LL Bean did feel a little thinner in the wind. But I felt that the sleeves cuffs and the higher coverage around the neck were redeeming qualities in the LL Bean coat.

As fast as the hoods keeping my head warm, Gap had no hood. Lands’ End hood was my favorite because the inside of the hood was the softest. Nautica came in a very close second place as far as hood softness and warmth. LL Bean’s hood was rather thin. I love the fur edging but all the coats (except Gap with no hood) all of the hoods were removable.

LL Bean and Lands end were very close in this challenge. I think I prefer Lands End just because the hood, sleeves and fit were just a bit better than LL Bean.

The Price Line Up:

The Gap Coat Retails at $99.00

The Lands’ End coat retails at $179.50

The LL Bean coat retails at $179.00

The Nautica coat retails at $199.00

Now Even though the Gap Coat has the best price, it still depends on what you are looking for in a coat. Is the value in the coat worth the price you are going to pay. With all the features the Lands End coat has, it wins in the

Lands’ End was my favorite in quality, fit, softness. and detailing well worth the value.

The Quality Coat Review was a blind review. In order to give my unbiased opinions, I am unaware of the company that sponsored the effort. While the opinions are my own, I am being compensated through Mom Spark Media for my time. All of these coats are going to be donated to charity.

Announcing Sears Holiday Brand Ambassador Program

November 11, 2011 by Momstart 11 Comments

It seems that working with Sears in an official capacity is a natural fit for us here at MomStart. I grew up shopping in Sears with my mom. My parents still shop there, and my husband and I have made some major purchases over the years at Sears because they have the best shopping policies for large appliances, including TVs Dish Washers, and tools.

When I started blogging and became noticed as an established blogger, Sears Holding Corporation was the first company to bring us out for a brand trip. There I learned just how fabulous Sears and Kmart brands are and we’ve switched to buying our towels from Sears only. WE LOVE the towels. Over the years, I’ve worked with them and their major brands off an on in a small way and I feel very familiar with Sears as a whole. So I’m really excited to announce my new partnership with them over the next six weeks.

I’m a Sears Holiday Brand Ambassador.

What does that mean? It means I’ll be bringing you all kinds of information about Sears. From great finds, black Friday deals, coupon deals to fantastic giveaways. You know I’ve currently got some Sears giveaways already going on.

50.00 Sears Gift Card #Giveaway http://bit.ly/thR8nt

and the

The Sears Holiday Tool Catalog Craftsman 51 piece MAX AXESS Mechanics Tool Set #Giveaway http://su.pr/39wiPg

Between, Sears, Craftsman, Lands’ End and KMart, you can find all of your shopping needs for the Holiday Season.

We’ll be shopping at Sears and my husband is actually pretty excited about it. I’m also going to be using Sears for gift cards for a few family members that I know shop there all the time too. I see some power tools in the near future for a few men, I see miniature toy power tools in Miles’ future, and dolls in Zoe’s. And more towels for me, very soft towels.

I have been compensated to work with Sears over the next few weeks, but I’ve shopped at Sears for so many years, and will continue to shop there. My opinion is not swayed by compensation.

Miles Goes to School with Lands’ End On His Back Pack

August 26, 2011 by Momstart 18 Comments

Miles is headed to his first year of preschool this year and I have very mixed emotions about it. Last year, Zoe went and Miles stayed home with me. So I was able to spend some one on one time with him and I worked too. With him in school I’ll have time to work, but I’ll also miss him. I miss both of them when they are gone and I was driving somewhere yesterday without either of them in the car and it was so quiet. Too quiet.

A friend told me that’s the hardest thing to deal with when they go to school is how quiet everything is. Oh…

He still has two weeks before school starts and his backpack from Lands’ End arrived. It’s awesome!

Kids can now customize their backpacks, lunch boxes and more with monograms, embroidery, heat transfers and numbers. Check out all the features in the photos below and notice how we got his name embroidered on it. Just in case you don’t want to get the embroidery feature, there is a tag on the inside that you can write your child’s name on.

I’m really impressed with the quality of the backpack. It’s quite sturdy and it’s on wheels so he can use it as a carry on for traveling. What’s even more impressive is that for a child’s luggage, the handle extends super long making it easier for an adult to lug it around. I love the blue camouflage and so does Miles. He’s super excited to use his new backpack and can’t wait for his first day of school. There are pockets inside and even a separate pencil holder that is attached to the backpack so it doesn’t get lost. Drink holders on the sides and plenty of storage for little kids. It’s a fantastic backpack.

This year’s Back To School line features items that have the following :

Durability: Importance of reinforced seams and adjustable waists for ultimate comfort and durability.

Range of Sizes: A wider variety of sizes are now available for kids. Whether regular size, slim, tall, plus or husky, there are options for every kid.

Personalization: Kids can now customize their backpacks, lunch boxes and more with monograms, embroidery, heat transfers and numbers.

School Uniforms: School uniforms don’t have to be uncool or uncomfortable. Lands’ End offers gender-specific items including feminine tops and cardigans for boys and girls with a wide range of sizes.

To check out more from the Lands’ End Back To School Line visit Lands’ End’s backpack selection. To check out Lands’ End Kids apparel selection. And to check out the school uniforms.

We received samples.

Celebrate National Swimsuit Confidence Week Lands’ End Giveaway

May 23, 2011 by Momstart 646 Comments

This week all week long is National Swimsuit Confidence Week. Last year was the first year for me to have swimsuit confidence. I received a swimsuit from Lands’ End and I LOVED it. I loved how it sucked me in everywhere and I think it made me look great, and I posted the photo of myself for all the world to see. Ok, just the few of you that come by and visit my blog. So when Lands’ End contacted me this year and asked me to participate in National Swimsuit Confidence Week I had to say yes.

Starting earlier today, Curvy Girl Guide hosted and will be hosting for the rest of the week a twitter chat with Lands’ End about swimsuit confidence. Not only are they hosting the conversation but they are also sharing their swimsuit photos along with me. Or rather, I’m posting mine along with theirs. See:

I picked out Women’s Regular All-Over Control Slender Grecian Swimsuit, and I think it makes me look taller and slimmer! Even though most of you may look at me and think I don’t have anything to worry about by showing my picture of myself in a swimsuit, and even though I did it once last year, and even though I even vlogged from the shower two weeks ago, I’m still very self conscious of how I look. It’s all about how each of us perceive ourselves and that’s why I’m really grateful to Lands End for hosting National Swimsuit Confidence Week. They are reminding us all that it doesn’t matter what shape our body is. It’s how we hold ourselves up and what we think of ourselves that matters. The 21 women form Curvy Girl Guide are all real women just like me of all different body shapes. All of them are proudly sporting their Lands’ End swimwear helping to build swimsuit confidence for women this summer at the beach and I’m now ready to confidently join them!

Lands’ End makes a great quality bathing suit with the ability to hold you in in all the right places, and since I have a bathing suit from last year too, I can tell you that they hold up to the test of time.

You all have the opportunity to participate in National Swimsuit Confidence Week too, and you can even win some very cool prizes.

To Participate:

Join in the conversation on twitter at #landsend from noon until 1:00 p.m. CDST, where you can find swimsuit fit tips, inspiration from real women and swimsuit giveaways. Also for a chance to win a $500.00 Land’s End Gift Card get the Twibbon. To get the twibbon go to http://twibbon.com/join/I-Have-Swimsuit-Confidence-2 and display the “I have swimsuit confidence!” Twibbon on your Twitter profile photo. Send a tweet to @LandsEndPR proclaiming “I have swimsuit confidence!” #landsend for a chance to be entered to win a $500 Lands’ End gift card. The winner will be announced May 27.

Schedule:

Date Topic Participants

5/23 Swimsuit Coverage @LandsEndPR, @5minutesformom

5/24 Swimsuit Trends for Real Women @LandsEndPR, @MomSpark

5/25 Swim Slenderizers @LandsEndPR, @CurvyGirlGuide

5/26 Bring Your Confidence to the Beach @LandsEndPR, @bookieboo

5/27 Ultimate Swimsuit Confidence Celebration @LandsEndPR, @MomTalkRadio

Join the movement. Show off your own swimsuit confidence by posting a photo in a 2011 Lands’ End Swimsuit. Post the photo on May 23rd 2011 or anytime this week to inspire others to post their photo. You can post it on Facebook, your blog, or just to twitter. Be sure to tag @LandsEndPR #LandsEnd, or the Lands End Facebook Page.

Enter To Win:

100.00 Gift Card to Lands’ End to use for your own Swimsuit Confidence!

To Enter:

Tell what kind of swimsuit you feel comfortable wearing out in public.

Extra Entries:

List this giveaway on any giveaway site, dig, stumble, like or share on Facebook (or use any of the share options listed below)

Tweet or RT this post and include the link to the post & #LandsEnd

Celebrate National Swimsuit Confidence Week Lands’ End #Giveaway @MomStart http://bit.ly/incv9C #LandsEnd

Or Tweet

Enter to Win 100.00 Gift Card to Lands’ End @MomStart #Giveaway http://bit.ly/incv9C #LandsEnd

This giveaway ends June 6th. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

Disclosure – A product was provided to me free of charge by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the writing of this review; however, opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation

Lands’ End Summer Dress With Zoe

April 4, 2011 by Momstart 2 Comments

My daughter loves to wear dresses. I buy her pants on the off chance she’ll decide to wear them and it’s 98.9 percent bust with the pants. So, I buy her lots and lots of Summer dresses. We can layer with Summer dresses and then in the Spring and Summer when it’s warm enough she can just wear the Summer Dress.

Land’s End has some great options for Summer clothing and I let Zoe help in the picking process of One outfit from the knit kit . Have a look at what she has to say:

It wasn’t very hard for Zoe to choose which outfit she liked the most from the Tired Knit Dress or Short sleeve jersey dress . She went with neither of them because neither of them were the color purple. She LIVES in purple. Instead she chose the Girls’ Short Sleeve Ruffle Henley Dress because she could get it in SOLID purple.

Lands’ End makes quality soft clothing that I love to wear too. I love to wash it too because it doesn’t shrink. I actually bought the dress quite big for Zoe because I forgot that Lands End clothing does not shrink, so she’s going to be wearing the dress for a while, and I’m ok with that. As long as she doesn’t wake up tomorrow with a new favorite color. You know how kids can be.

Disclosure – The product featured in this review were provided to me free of charge by the manufacturer or representing PR agency. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow

November 26, 2010 by Momstart 6 Comments

My week was turned upside down by the weather. So last week, on Thursday I went to Costco and got half of what I needed on my grocery list with plans to get everything else on Monday because we were headed to Great Wolf Lodge to participate in the Great Wolf Lodge Eco Moms Conference. Because of the weather, yes I’m going to blame the weather, I haven’t had time to post much. I haven’t even really had time to sit down and think about what I learned last week. I barely even made it out and back on Monday, because I’m TERRIFIED of driving in the snow. So here is how it went…

Monday, my kids had their flu shots and it started snowing. It looked like it was starting to stick but then it decided to stop snowing. Of course, as soon as I get everyone in the van and out the door, the snow returns. I’m freaking out while driving, and my kids are asking me questions, all I can say to them is that Mommy needs to concentrate on driving right now ok!

We made it just fine, and the weather really wasn’t that bad. But I did not make it to the store.

Then it got cold!

The snow turned to ice on the streets

It got colder!

I was glad I had a new coat!

We had two different arctic fronts come down. The wind chill was negative at night

Thursday we had snow, enough snow to make this snow man:

Friday is the first day we left the house since I picked my husband up on Monday. I can’t get much blogging done with my husband, it’s not his fault, I just can’t concentrate when he’s home. I get too distracted.

Oh, Did I mention I was glad I had a coat from Land’s End, the Women’s Quilted Down Parka in purple to be exact. Land’s End sent me the Women’s Quilted Down Parka in the color of my choice just in time. Well, it was actually even earlier than the snow started that I received my new warm coat. I needed a new coat because my older coat did not have a hood, and everyone knows that it rains in Washington State, so how I ever thought I could survive with a coat without a hood I will never know.

Now I have a warm coat with a hood and I survived the frigid temperatures, looked stylish, stayed warm, and dry!

Here are some other great coat options from Land’s End

Lightweight Down Jacket

Women’s Down Vest

Women’s Quilted Down Parka

Land’s End sent me the coat mentioned above free to me, in exchange for this unbiased review.