Summertime's calling me ... and telling me to host a giveaway!

After a weekend of 90 plus degree days, strawberry picking, and some margarita drinkin' I've got Summertime on my mind. With the temperatures on the rise and sundresses & sandals taking priority, a girls got to have a golden glow. And for all the fair skinned gals out there like me this does not include soaking in the rays!

I was lucky enough to test out a few of Not Soap, Radio's palates, glosses, and a souffle. Now you may be wondering, "What a crazy name for a cosmetic company!" It's ok, I did too. Upon asking a few "inquiring minds want to know" questions, I found out that the name came from a nonsense joke told to company founder Laura by a friend's uncle when she was 6. The joke goes – There are two polar bears taking a bath, one turns to the other and says, “Please pass the soap.” The other looks at him and says, “Not Soap, Radio.” Out of Laura's fond childhood memories and love of bathtime (you'll still find most of her books or magazine's with splash marks on them), Not Soap, Radio was born. They have a wide range of products from a sorority specific perfume to a palate of lipgloss & eye shadow designed specifically for the beautiful bridesmaid! (Keep an eye out for their new line of Lilly inspired line of scrubs and souffles debuting soon!) Out of my goodies I found two shining stars in my book: the "I'm not here, I'm really at the spa" body souffle & "I'm not here, I'm really longing poolside at a beachfront resort" bronzer palate. I am a rather picky customer when it comes to my body lotion. I prefer products with light-to-no scent. I was optimistic when i twisted off the mint green, black, and white lid of the body souffle to take a wiff. Pure clean and calming bliss (I even got a complement on the new scent)! The souffle has a thicker than lotion consistency, more like that of your grandmom's cold cream. After showering, the souffle goes on smooth and never greasy! While dressing for a double dinner date I decided to try out the bronzer palate "I'm not here, I'm really lounging poolside at a beachfront resort." The palate features a silky bronzer powder, 4 eye shadow options, and 4 lip glosses. It gave me a lovely and safe summertime glow.

Not Soap, Radio has graciously agreed to provide a bronzer palate to the first winner of my "Summertime's Calling Me Giveaway!" For the second winner, I've pulled together a few of my favorite summer things!

Rules: Since this giveaway is for two separate packages, part 1 is open to anyone and everyone. To win the "favorite summer things" package, you must be a follower of Barefoot in the Park (you can tell me you follow on reader if you don't blogger follow) and/or have commented within the last 2 months! (A perk for my regular park patrons!) Simply leave me a comment with your favorite thing about summer. The two winners will be chosen Thursday morning, April 30th. Good luck!