CVS Giveaway @ Deuce Beauties

Carla is giving away:

Rimmel Mascaras: Lash Flirt & Sexy Curves

Sally Hansen HD Nail Polishes: Lite, Hi-Def, Digital, BLU, Cyber

Contest ends June 20, 2011. Open to all. Click the pic for more deets and to win!

Good Luck!

Win Tarte Lights Camera Lashes @ A Few Goody GumDrops

Betsy has teamed up with Tarte to giveaway their Lights Camera Lashes mascara!

Contest ends April 25th, 2010. Open to US Residents only. Click the pic for more deets and to win!

Good Luck!

I will be having something special for all of you soon, see HERE for some details.

Win bareMinerals Flawless Definition Mascara @ La.Morena

La.Morena is giving away bareMinerals Flawless Definition Mascara to 2 lucky readers!

Contest ends 02/05 @ 11:59pm CST. Open to all. Click here for more deets and to win!

Good Luck!

Win Rimmel @ The Informed Makeup Maven

The Informed Makeup Maven is giving away Rimmel Smokey Eye set featuring Glam' Eyes Mascara and Stir It Up cream shadow in celebration of winning Allure's Best Cheap Thrill award.
Contest ends November 30th 2009. This competition is open to everyone. Click the pic above for more deets and to win!

Good Luck!

Win Maybelline Great Lash Big & More @ Lipgloss Break

Lipgloss break is giving away a Maybelline Gift Pack filled with Great Lash Big and other Maybelline NY Products ($75 value!)
Contest ends Friday, November 20th. This contest is open to US residents only. Click the pic above for more deets and to win!
Good Luck!

L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara

I was so excited when I heard that L'oreal was coming out with a mascara to rival Givenchy Phenomen'Eyes.

Even though I was excited about this it did not live up to my expectations. I have never really liked any of L'Oreal's mascara, and this was no exception.

The wand is so crazay!!

lashes without mascara

lashes with one coat

lashes with 2 coats

As you can see one coat is OK but when we get to 2 coats it's crazy clumps! I have tried to run a mascara brush through this and the result was OK. But I don't know about you ladies but I don't have a long time to do my makeup in the morning. And if I can use other mascaras where I don't have to use a mascara brush the better.

Overall I think this is a cool concept and a great alternative to Givenchy Phenomen'Eyes ($10 compared to $28), I think it's more trouble than it's worth.

Thanks for reading!

Celebrate ABS' 1000th Post!

Jen @ ABS is celebrating her 1000th post by giving away Barbie Loves Stila All Doll'd Up Eye Shadow Palette and L'Oreal's Telescopic Explosion Mascara!

Contest ends midnight October 10th (EST). Click the above pic for more deets and to win!

Good Luck!

L'oreal Extra-Volume Collagen Mascara

I had seen this in stores and I thought, '12x more volume, that's crazay!' But when I got the opporunity to test it out, I jumped at the chance and ripped open the package before I could take a pic.

What it claims:

It's made with hydra-collagen and enhances the thickness of your lashes for
up to 12X more impact without any clumps. Our patented brush is 50% bigger so it builds that incredible volume fast. Your lashes will build extra body and extra impact in just one sweep. (source- lorealparisusa.com)

here's that huge brush!

When I pulled out the brush it looked very dry and huge. But when I applied the mascara it came off the brush smoothly- wasn't dry or stiff at all.

lashes without mascara

(did not curl)

lashes with 2 coats

I don't know why that one lash is straight!

I really like this mascara. The brush is a bit big making it a little hard to navigate (you can see this in the lower lashes and the inner ones). The formula is pretty good. I can see the thickness from one picture to the next. It is not a very heavy feel either.

I have made this my new everyday mascara. But don't go for more than 2 coats, then those clumps rear their ugliness.

Have you tried this mascara yet? What do you think?

Win MAC Plush Lash Mascara @ MBB

Karen @ Makeup and Beauty Blog is giving away one tube of MAC Plush Lash Mascara in Plushblack (a $13 value).

Contest ends 11:59 PM PST TONIGHT!!! Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!

Win a Set of Lancôme Products @ bellasugar

From now until Sunday, bellasugar is giving you a chance everyday this week to win:
Hypnôse Drama Mascara
Juicy Tubes Pure Lip Gloss
Cils Booster XL Super-Enhancing Mascara Base

Contest ends 5 p.m. PDT each day. Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!

Good Vibrations Giveaway @ myownjudge.net

Miss Yaya is giving away one each to 4 lucky ladies: Estée Lauder TurboLash mascara, Lancôme Oscillation mascara, Lancôme Oscillation Powerbooster (primer/conditioner) mascara, and the Maybelline Pulse Perfection mascara.

Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!

Win Maybelline Pulse Perfection @ Little Miss Queenie

Little Miss Queenie is giving away 2 Maybelline Pulse Perfections!

Contest ends August 5th at 10pm EDT. Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!

Win MAC Buzz, MAC Naked Honey Body Wash and Maybelline Colossal Mascara @ Addicted to Lipstick ENDS TONIGHT!!!

Addicted to Lipstick is giving away MAC Buzz, Mac Naked Honey Body Wash and Maybelline Colossal Mascara!

Contest ends TONIGHT. Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!

My Lancome Winnings

You might remember a while back when I did a post about The Lancome Blog giving away Oscillation Powerbooster, Hypnose mascara and a Bi-Facil eye makeup remover. Well I WON!

Here's what the lovely Kerry Diamond sent me:

I said to myself, 'Self, that looks a little big for 3 small makeup things.' And I was right!
(Of course I had to open it before I took pics, so let's pretend that's not open already.)

WOWZERS!! That's definitely a lot more than what I won!

Here's the nice card from Kerry. 'Extra goodies' alright!

I have never bought anything from Lancome, so I'm sure they put this tissue paper a box when they wrap something for you. But I just thought it was cute, so here's a close-up of what it says all over the paper. I was also surprised that my camera could zoom in that close!

Here is everything out of it's box.

(l-r) (t-b): Juicy Tubes, Hypnôse mascara, Ôscillation Powerbooster, Color Design Limited Edition Sensational Effects Eye Shadow Quad in Safari Escapade, Bi-Facil eye makeup remover, and Le Vernis, not sure what color--> will post later.

THE BREAKDOWN:

(l-r): Juicy Tubes in Ginger Root, Rose Nectar, Sweet Soy, and Rose Water

Hypnôse mascara in Black

Ôscillation Powerbooster- this is said to:

Condition: to fortify and strengthen lashes
Prime: to prepare and improve lash surface, separates, defines for a perfect smooth lash surface. Vibrate: Wraps lashes with formula up to 360°, to reinforce separation and coverage; formula is coated onto lashes to allow for mascara to glide
Boost the appearance of natural lash growth: healthier base
Maximize mascara lash results: maximized effects of mascara applied over it - you will see immediate results;

Powerbooster intensifies color, longer lasting mascara
Results are spectacular: visibly stronger, fuller, longer day after day.

Seems to be doing good so far on my first day of wearing it only 4 hours in. Review to come!

Color Design Limited Edition Sensational Effects Eye Shadow Quad in Safari Escapade

and yours truly in the mirror ;)

I will post what color this is later today, but isn't it pretty?

Ladies, if this doesn't convince you to head over to The Lancome Blog to see what's going on, I don't know what else will! They have a contest at least ONCE A WEEK!!! Click HERE to go to their blog.

Here are some of the giveaways going on right now:

Bad Weather Beauty Survival Giveaway

Win Gwen Stefani's Elle Cover Look **ends today**

Good Luck!

Enter to Win Oscillation Powerbooster, Hypnose mascara and a Bi-Facil eye makeup remover @ The Lancome Blog

The Lancome Blog is giving away Oscillation Powerbooster, Hypnose mascara and a Bi-Facil eye makeup remover.

Contest ends Monday night. Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!

WIN Lumene Blueberry Curl Mascara @ Beautiful Makeup Search

20 winners will be randomly selected to win their very own personal tube of Lumene Blueberry curl mascara! How awesome is that, Ladies?! And you better hop on this-- this is the most awesome mascara!!! HERE's my review of it and how much I loved it!

Contest will run through 11:59 PM est on Friday, May 22, 2009. This giveaway is open to anyone living in the United States and Canada, aged 18 years old and older ONLY. Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!

Win MAC zoomlash @ Inverted Reflection

Ashley @ Inverted Reflection is having her first giveaway! To her loyal readers she is giving away a full size MAC zoomlash ($12 value)!

Contest ends midnight (est) Thursday, May 14th. U.S. residents only. Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!

Sorry I am just doing one post today. The only reason I am doing this one is because she contacted me.

Not really a lot of housing update: the bank is evaluating our finances right now and we SHOULD have an answer by the end of the week.

So, hopefully I will have good news and pics tomorrow (or Saturday...or Monday :( )

Lumene Blueberry Curl Giveaway @ Makeup Bag

OK I HAD to do this one...Remember my post about it and how great it was!

Well...Makeup Bag is giving 20 lucky gals a tube of this awesome stuff!! That's right 20!!

Contest ends this Friday. Open to US and Canada only. Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!

A Different Stroke- Lumene Blueberry Curl Mascara

So I thought that I would try something different, something instead of nail polish and contests. *sees you all wince in horror* Sorry, Ladies. I am kind of a mascara whore, so I thought I'd share.

The first and only time I saw anything about Lumene mascara was on LUXE TIPS!. She posted about a Lumene facebook page, which I clicked on her link and saw this:

I thought, 'Oo what a cool sounding mascara! Oo available at Ulta- I go there a lot, I should check this out!'

Well I forgot about it for a while, then I saw it in an Ulta ad to get this:

All for only $9.99 (I sound like an infomercial-sorry). I thought I would give it a shot.

Here's what it claims:

And apparantly:

(+)

(=)

We shall see.

cute tube color-kinda reminds me of blueberries- duh!


the brush

my stick-straight, small, short lashes

one coat

two coats

post removal

As you can see, the makeup remover that came with is a little oily.

What do y'all think? I should have stopped at one coat? Do they look longer as well as have a curl to them? Or is it just me?

This was the first time I have used a curling mascara. Did I do a good job? Are you heading out to buy it right now?

Tell me, tell me!