Editor's Note: Before I could focus on this sponsored post, I had to write my thoughts on Newtown, tragedy and parenting on BlogHer. It seems wrong to post those raw emotions right next to a sponsored post, so I'm letting them exist separately. I hope that's the right thing to do. I committed to this post well before Friday's tragedy, and with Beloved out of work I've decided to go ahead and honor that commitment.

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It's the holiday season, but you still need to buy toothpaste, right? And you might need to save money on toothpaste even more than usual this year because, hello, you had to bring a side dish to sixteen parties, contribute to eight Secret Santa or Giving Tree campaigns, give gift cards to three teachers, the mailman and your hairstylist and your kids have discovered Apple. Who doesn't love a deal? And I do in fact have a deal for you, if you choose to accept it.

Proctor & Gamble put together an estore with day-to-day shopping in mind. The store has everyday specials, such as free shipping with a $25 purchase and free samples with every purchase. And then there are some specific deals just for this campaign.The first one? You can get 15% off your first purchase from the P&G estore with this promo code: A9Z-MN5-KY3-ISA.

Goodies By Product Line

For the furry among us: You can get a Braun series 3,5 or 7 razor through 12/29 for $15 off

For your pearly whites: Oral-B rechargable toothbrushes

Mail-InRebates

- $15Oral Care - Crest, Scope, Oral-B (through 1/5/13)

- $15Oral-B Power (through 12/31)

For your softest skin:

Olay SpecialOffers (while supplies last)

-FreeOlay Regenerist MicroSculptingCream w/ $79 purchase --  promo code OLAY79

-FreeOlay ProXAdvanced Cleansing System w/ $99 purchase –- promo code OLAY99

P&GOlay eCoupons

-$5off 1 Olay Pro-X or RegeneristFacial Moisturizer (through 12/29)

-$3off 1 Olay Facial Hair Removal (through 12/29)

Olay Mail-InRebates

-$15Beauty Rebate (through 12/31)

CoverGirl SpecialOffers (while supplies last)

-FREE CoverGirl CatEye Look  w/$69 purchase -– promo code CATEYE22

-FREE LashBlast 24 Hour Mascara  2/$25 purchase –- promo code LASHBLAST8

P&G CoverGirleCoupons

-$2off 1 Outlast All Day Lipcolor(through 12/29)

-$1off any CoverGirlproduct (through 12/29)

CoverGirl Mail-InRebates

-$15Beauty Rebate (through 12/31)

Gillette SpecialOffers (while supplies last)

-FREEShave Gel & Details Magazine Subscription with Stylerpurchase

-FREE Febreze Car Vent Clip with Style purchase

-FREERazor & Shave Gel  + 400 PampersGifts to Grow Points with Pampers diapers purchase

P&GGillette eCoupons

-Buy1 Gillette Cartridge Refill, get $5 off ProGlideRazor (through 12/29)

-Buy1 Gillette Cartridge Refill, get $10 off a ProGlideRazor (12/30-1/26)

For your cleanest clothes:

P&GeCoupons

-$1off any TWO Tide, Downy or Bounce (through 12/29)

Because batteries and diapers apparently go together:

SpecialOffers (while supplies last)

-FREEPampers Diapers & Gifts to Grow points withbattery bundle purchase

-Duracell Sweepstakes (through 1/10/13)

-AA/AAA28 ct value packs

AND NOW FOR A PASSEL OF INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT DEALS.

Crest Whitestrips - ALL  

Crest 3D White Whitestrips Professional Effects - 20 pouches  

Crest 3D White 2-Hour Express Whitestrips - 4 Treatments  

Crest 3D White Whitestrips Intensive Professional Effects 7 Count  

Oral-B ALL  

Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Toothbrush  

Oral-B Professional Care Rechargeable SmartSeries 4000 Toothbrush  

Oral-B Professional Care Rechargeable Toothbrush 3000  

Oral-B Vitality ProWhite Rechargeable Power Toothbrush 

Oral-B Vitality Floss Action Rechargeable Power Toothbrush  

Oral-B Vitality Dual Clean Rechargeable Power Toothbrush  

Olay ALL 

Olay Professional Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System  

Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream Facial Moisturizer - 1.7 oz  

Olay Regenerist Microdermabrasion - 2.2 oz & Peel System Skin Care - 2 oz  

Olay Smooth Finish Facial Hair Removal Duo Kit - Fine to Medium Hair  

Olay Smooth Finish Facial Hair Removal Duo Kit - Medium to Coarse Hair  

CoverGirl  

CoverGirl LashBlast 24HR Mascara  

CoverGirl Outlast All Day Lipcolor  

Cat Eye:  LashBlast Volume Mascara  

Cat Eye: Smoky ShadowBlast 

Cat Eye: CoverGirl LiquilineBlast Eye Liner 

Tide PODS (ALL)  

Tide PODS Detergent Spring Meadow - 40 ct  

Tide PODS Detergent Ocean Mist - 40 ct  

Tide PODS Detergent Mystic Forest - 40 ct  

Downy Unstopables (ALL)  

Downy Unstopables In Wash Fresh Scent Booster 13.2 oz

Braun (ALL)  

Braun Series 7-720s Pulsonic Shaver 

Braun Series 7-760cc Pulsonic Shaver System 

Braun Series 7-790cc Pulsonic Shaver System  

Braun Series 5-550cc Shaver System 

Braun Series 5-590 Shaver System  

Braun CruZer:  All products  

Braun CruZer 6 High Definition Precision Trimmer 

Braun CruZer 6 Body Shaver  

Braun CruZer 6 Face Shaver + Bonus Details Magazine  

Braun CruZer 6 Beard & Head Trimmer  

Gillette - ALL  

Gillette Styler + Bonus Details Magazine & Shave Gel  

Gillette Styler + Bonus Febreze Car Vent Clip  

Gillette Fusion ProGlide Manual Razor - 1 ct  

Pampers/Beauty Offer  

Pampers/Gillette Offer  

Duracell - ALL 

Duracell AA Value Pack - 28ct 

Duracell AAA Value Pack - 28ct  

Duracell Sweepstakes  

Duracell/Pampers Offer  

BUT RITA, HOW DO I USE THE COUPONS?

Good question.

It’s the end of summer, which means everyone’s hair istotally sun-and-chlorine-fried. Right? Right. If you read this blog much, youknow my hair is about two inches long, so I don’t have much to worry about interms of fried hair because I cut the ends off every five weeks. But I happento have someone here with slightly longer hair.

So when BlogHer asked if I wanted to review some Dove DamageTherapy conditioner, I said, um, YES.

My girl went to summer camp and they took her swimming threetimes a week, after which she had chlorine in her hair all day and into theevening when I finally got the opportunity to scrub it out. On top of that, wehad swimming lessons one night a week and I insisted on all of us immersingourselves in cool, soothing water every weekend of this record-heat Missourisummer. Suffice it to say, my poor child’s hair – despite washing it every dayshe was in chlorine – was FRIED.

Now it looks like this.

Now, it wasn’t all due to the Dove Conditioner – I also hadthree inches cut off and began using a clarifying shampoo on her once a week –but I do think the conditioner is helping a lot. I am not kidding you – youcould fold her hair in half and it would stay before we started rehydrating it,and now it is very quickly approaching soft after one haircut, two clarifyingshampoos and two weeks of Dove Damage Therapy Daily Moisture conditioner.  This conditioner is recommended for themiddle-of-the-road-my-hair-is-not-breaking-off-yet dryness that my girl wasexhibiting, and it’s done a decent job with its FIBER ACTIVES, whatever thoseare – they work!

Now, as usual, I want you to win something. This time the sweepstakes is for a $1,000 Spafinder gift card. That is a LOT of money for product. I think I could replace all my hair with that much money. How much are extensions, anyway? And there's a coupon, too, so win/win.

All you need to do to be entered is go to the link below and answer this question: How do you prevent chlorine damage during the summer?

Enter to win a $1,000 Spafinder gift certificate!

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

COMMENTS TO THIS POST ARE NOT SWEEPSTAKES ENTRIES. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR ENTRY METHODS FOR THIS SWEEPSTAKES.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

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This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. Winners will have 72 hours to claim the prize, or an alternative winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 9/4/2012 - 9/30/2012

Be sure to visit Dove^®Hair.com to get a coupon for $1.50 off Dove Hair Therapy products.