Valley-based skin care and cosmetics company Philosophy is opening its second stand-alone store in the East Valley — and the country! — this week. (Well, technically it’s the third store, if you count the long-gone shop on Mill Avenue, where I first got introduced to the line.)

The grand opening of the store at Dana Park shopping center, on the northwest corner of Baseline Road and Val Vista Drive, is scheduled for April 10 and to celebrate, the lovely folks at Philosophy let me pick out a few of their new items for a Tribune giveaway. See below for how to enter.

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If you read my Great Stuff column in Sunday’s Tribune (and I will post the item on my blog when I return from vacation on Tuesday), you read about the giveaway: The folks at Bath & Body Works were kind enough to hand over some booty from their lemon skin care line — everything from creamy body cleanser to hand soap.

To enter to win, Click on this link to send me an e-mail that includes your name and the mailing address to which I should send the products if you win. (No, I won’t forward them to our circulation department or anything.)  Make sure to use the words LEMON LINE in your subject field.  I’ll draw one winner from the entries received by Friday, Aril 25. Good luck!

To celebrate the opening of the movie “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,” which opens Friday — and which our movie writer, Craig Outhier, gave an A to (his review runs Thursday in Get Out) — cosmetics company Stila is giving away a four-day trip to London, including stays in four- and five-star hotels, spa visits and tea.

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(Yes, that’s supposed to be Klinic with a K.)

The clinic founded by Paradise Valley plastic surgeon Daniel Shapiro has introduced its own line of 16 organic, clinical-grade skin care products — everything from toner (Taut and Toned for either normal to dry or oily skin, $30) to eye cream (Eye Love It for normal to dry skin, $50, pictured). The release says the line of fragrance-free products was developed for anti-aging and postrecovery skin care.

The line brings means the clinic could attract three levels of customers: (1) Surgery — Shapiro is an expert in everything from lipo to face lifts. (2) Medspa — the clinic offers high-intensity treatments like Thermage and Fotofacials, and traditional day spa services like waxing and traditional facials. (3) Cosmetic — those just looking for a new face cream.

The clinic is at 5410 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite F-100, Scottsdale. Information: (480) 421-1701 or the company’s web site.

SPEAKING OF EYE LOVE IT: Want to try it out? I’ve got one 1-ounce container to give to a reader. Click on this link to send me an e-mail with your name, mailing address and the subject line SKIN KLINIC. I’ll draw one winner from the entries received by noon Friday, Feb. 22. Good luck!

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WHAT SAM WORE: 2/14/08
The shirt: Long-sleeved cotton button-down by 4You (Last Chance)
The pants: Dark-wash 1969 jeans by Gap
The shoes: Goodyear sneakers by Adidas

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The women behind the web site Go Fug Yourself went beyond just rehashing old posts for their book “The Fug Awards” — they’ve created whole categories like “The Dr. Nooooo!” for most tragic surgical choices, “The Sag Award” for most egregious misuse of the privilege of having breasts and “The Fug of All Fugs,” sort of like best picture, only it’s the worst dresser.

Want to win? Click on this link and and to send me an e-mail with your name and mailing address — and the subject line FUG AWARDS. I’ll draw one winner from the entries received by noon Friday, Feb. 15.

UPDATE 2/15/08: Congratulations to Tiffany Dantzler of White Lake, MI, whose name was chosen to win the book.

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WHAT SAM WORE: 2/8/08
The shirt: Zip-front polyester pullover by Mossimo (back from the days before he was a designer at Target)
The pants: Cotton cargo-style pants by Prada (hand-me-down from then-boyfriend)
The shoes: Gel Oberon sneakers by Asics (Sports Authority, 2007)
The scent: Hesperides by Fresh

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When I was at the Victoria’s Secret “gifting suite” during Super Bowl weekend interviewing makeup artist Linda Hay, I got a kit that contains all the VS Beauty products from liner to lipstick, blush to bronzer. To enter to win, click on this link and send me an e-mail with your mailing address — and the subject line “VS BEAUTY.” I’ll draw one winner from the entries received by noon Friday, Feb. 15. Good luck!

UPDATE 2/15/08: Congratulations to Amanda Garbade of Chandler, whose name was drawn as the prize winner.  I had entries from as far away as Ontario! (And yes, you still were eligible, my far-flung readers.)

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WHAT SAM WORE: 2/9/08
The shirt: Long-sleeved cotton T-shirt from Abercrombie & Fitch (a birthday gift from Sharyn back around 2000)
The pants: Cotton cargo tie-front khakis from Old Navy (a hand-me-down from my then-boyfriend)
The shoes: Stan Smith sneakers by Adidas
The scent: Body lotion by Malin + Goetz (Glam Lounge) (the bergamot makes you smell like you just had a great spa treatment)

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Want to win a free graphic-design T-shirt from Scottsdale-based Muze Clothing? (Read about the company’s products here.) Tell me which movie made “Do you like apples?” a popular enough catchphrase to make it onto the tee above.

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To enter to win the Emerge skin care products I discussed in my Great Stuff column 11-11-07, click on this link to shoot me an e-mail message that includes your name and mailing address, and use the word EMERGE as the subject line. I’ll draw one winner from the entries received by noon Friday, Nov. 16. Good luck!

Update: Congratulations to Jennie Gwinn of Scottsdale, who will receive the box of Emerge products. Look for more giveaways soon.

It took a month from beginning to end, but I’ve finally selected the readers to receive fragrances included in my last few Great Stuff columns.

So congratulate — or envy — Valerie Gardner of Mesa, Miachelle DePiano of Gilbert; Lisa Krpata of Queen Creek; Kim Welker of Mesa; Heather Leppert of Torrance, Calif.; Sandra Koenig of Apache Junction; and Mike Lasch of Mesa. Their various scents are winging their way to them right now.

Now that things seem to be up and running, look for plenty of other chances to win free schwag here.  Think I’m joking? Every Thursday I post a “Shoe Hot or Not?” inviting readers to comment, and select one winner each week.

Back in May I wrote about Frederic Fekkai’s Hair Bandana, a heat-activated invisible UV shield and conditioner that’s color-safe, oil-free and water resistant — perfect for protecting hair from sun exposure while you’re poolside (or just outside).Want to try it for yourself? I’ve got five full-size bottles of the pump-dispenser lotion to give away to Sammit readers.To enter, click this link to send me an e-mail. Include your name and mailing address (so I can ship it to you if you win), and make sure to put the words HAIR BANDANA in the subject line.I’ll draw five winners from the entries received by noon Friday, June 29. Good luck!