In my LIPSTICK tag post, I told you that I started collecting my “own” lipsticks just few months before I started blogging (fyi, I started blogging on October 2010). Blogging was one of the reasons why I was able to collect all these lipsticks. When I started blogging, I promised myself that I will be saving my allowances so I could purchase stuff that I like (including lipsticks).
I remember how much I wanted to have Mac Lipsticks before but I couldn’t afford to buy one for myself. And so, I started a business(online store) where I sell cosmetics and sophie martin products. I saved the money I earned from selling cosmetics to buy myself some beauty products including most of my lipsticks. Indeed, I did not get all these stuff in just a snap; I worked hard and made sure to save my allowances so I could purchase my own makeup.
Clearly, I know how it feels when some of my readers are commenting, “OMG! Mac lipstick! I wish I could afford it!”
And so, just few weeks ago, I planned on giving away Mac lipstick for my readers when I reached 1k likes! However, because I’m not rich and I still have to save money, I wasn’t able to purchase the prize. LOL!
But like what they always say, it is better LATE than NEVER!After all these stories, I’m finally giving away 1 (one) MAC LIPSTICKin VIVA GLAM NICKI MINAJ! Yes, only one :( that’s all I can afford for now but I hope you can still appreciate it and join this giveaway!
Left: credit to Mac cosmetics, Right: credit to Temptalia
Last few days ago, Celline contacted me if I would like to collaborate with her and Jannah for a giveaway! According to her, Ate Myla of Fabshopaholicwill be sponsoring our blog! Oh boy, I was jumping in joy!
When I saw all the prizes Ate Myla sent Celline for this giveaway, I was like “Oh wow!!” She’s really supportive and generous with bloggers (and ofcourse, our readers). With that said, I was hoping you girls/guys could join our giveaway not only to win goodies but also to show support for Ate Myla and our blogs! Hahaha!
Let’s now proceed with the PRIZES of this giveaway:
There will be two sets of prizes for 2 lucky readers of our blogs.
The first set includes:
- (1) Sleek i Divine Palette in Original
(I've tried their Sleek palette in Storm and it's really an amazing palette! I would definitely be jumping in joy if I could win this again hahaha)
- (1) NYX Round Lipstick in Fig
(Fig is a famous shade for Nyx rls, according to THIS post, it is a dupe for Mac Chatterbox)
- (1) Gel Line in No.6
- (1) MyGlam Cocktail Ring
- (1) MyGlam Earrings
- (1) Blair Headpiece
- (1) MyGlam Beaded Bracelet
The second set includes:
- (2) NYX Nail Polish in Poppy & Florida Orange
(Perfect nail polish color for Summer!)
- (1) NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Jade Pearl
(This loose pigment looks gorgeous in swatches! Check google for swatches)
To all Sponsors, thank you so much for your generous sponsorship! This wouldn’t be possible without your help. Hope you would still support my blog after this giveaway! :)
To Ana and Andy, thank you girls for collaborating with me!
And ofcourse, to all 425 participants (8437 entries)! Thank you thank you thank you!
I couldn't say thank you enough!
Now to the winners,
3RD WINNER
2ND WINNER
1ST WINNER
There are two girls who gained the most number of entries (155 entries) namely:
Crystal Mizune and Joanne Olaes
I’ve checked all their entries and all entries are valid! (which makes this even harder for me)
The winner who will get the chance to choose which of the packages she likes is:
Choosing the first winner is the hardest part of this contest for me since I’ve seen all their efforts (especially with several IP addresses, they probably used different computers just to make their entries valid for a day) during the contest. Choosing only one winner SERIOUSLY breaks my heart. T.T I keep praying that Crystal would win the 2nd or 3rd place. Unfortunately, fruit machine did not picked her name T.T Anyway, I’d still like to give credit to Crystal Mizune for all her efforts. Thank you so much, sis!
To all Winners, kindly email me your name, contact number, package you like and shipping details. Make sure to use the email address you put in your form.
email: eloisaco20@gmail.com
You have until April 22 to email me or else, I will draw another winner.
To those who did not win this giveaway, don’t worry there’s always next time. In fact, I have a new giveaway (although, not as bongga as this!), please don’t forget to join!
Hi lovelies! How’s everyone? I haven’t been reviewing products for a while but I will sure be back probably next weekend since my school's finally over by then! (hopefully)
The title says it all! This post is (ofcourse) a giveaway for you!! We have been organizing everything since January (and yes, it’s already March) to make this bigger and better than ever.
Also, two lovely girls will be doing a collab with me! Let me now introduce these girls to you!
Makeup By Ana Patrica – you probably have seen her in some famous brands fan page like Dollface, Makeup Forever, Mac etc! Her skills in doing makeup on herself and to others is really amazing, in fact, she is one of my fave gurus right now!
Shimmerjjang Andy – I’ve met her from Korea Cosmetics! She is a great blogger for Korean products, and she sings great too! I love her voice whenever she speaks. I bet she should do blog tutorials on youtube too, right girls?
Yes,between us, I'm the "infamous-one" and probably, the less talented in makeup hahaha! Million thanks girls for doing this collab with me!
Anyway, now, it’s giveaway time! With my past experiences hosting giveaways, I noticed that most people don’t read instruction. Well, I can’t blame them. Sometimes, I write long enough that you get tired reading! “Hello Eloisa, it’s a giveaway!! Why do you have to write a long post!?” LOL. So I decided to change my old boring instruction style to questions and answers form. In additional, I sometimes get tired answering all same questions like “is it open international?,”“who will shoulder the shipping?” “until when is your giveaway?” Yea, I bet this Q&A will be beneficial for you and me! So let's proceed!
What are the mechanics of the contest?
This contest has two parts: the Mandatory and Additional.
For Mandatory, you have to like all our sponsors fan page:
Luview
HBC
Krave
Red Jhelli
Skinsonic
Suesh
Style Qtr
RK Manila
All links will be included on the rafflecopter
For Additional entries,
All additional entries will be listed in the form.
Note thatyou can’t view the additional entries yet until you’re done with the mandatory steps.
It seems a lot, I know. But basically, all you need to do to be qualified in this giveaway is to have a facebook account then like the sponsors fan page. That’s it! Other steps are just additional to increase your chances of winning and to secure being the first winner (will be discussed later. Keep reading!)
What if I did not “Like” one or two fan pages for the Mandatory steps
Those steps are mandatory, meaning, if you failed to like even JUST ONE of the sponsors listed, all your entries will not be valid! Yep, invalid! Including all additional entries
What are the benefits of having more entries?
Well, obviously, increases the chance of winning. But, I’ve seen a lot of people who are very unlucky in draws so I decided that the one with the most number of entrieswill be the first winner! For Tie breaker, I will use random.org, as usual.
How many winners can win this giveaway?
There will be 3 lucky winners:
The first winner is the one who gained the most number of entries
We will choose the 2nd and 3rd winners via random.org.
What are the benefits of being the first winner?
Here’s the catch if you’re the first winner. You will be our priority. You’ll get the chance to choose first which of the packages (since we have 3 packages for 3 winners) you would like to get.
Deadline of submission of entries
It’s on April 17, 2012; 12:01am (EST). Please refrain from asking when will the contest end? All information were posted for you girls. Btw, Rafflecopter is using the Eastern Standard Time, not exactly our time here in the Philippines. Please be guided on the time left as displayed on the rafflecopter form.
Who will shoulder the shipping fee?
The shipping fee will be shouldered by yourself truly, except for Suesh Brush set. Please take note that I can’t ship the Suesh brushes to your address. You have to claim it on their stores.
Is this open international? Who can join?
Unfortunately, due to being just an ordinary student with limited allowances, I can’t afford to ship prizes internationally. Thus, this giveaway is not open international. However, if you’re living in the U.S (or in any part of the World) but somehow you have local address (your relatives, perhaps), you can still join this giveaway! Everyone can join as long as you have an address in any part of the Philippines!
What are the prizes?
PACKAGE 1 AND 2:
SKINSONIC SYSTEM - PHP 2799
SUESH 7 PCS BRUSH SET PHP 1,300
RK MANILA NECKLACE PHP 400
TOTAL : PHP 4499 each
PACKAGE 3
LUVIEW COSMETICS:
COVERBBCREAM,LIPGLOSS,MASCARA,WHITENING CAPSULE AND SUNPOWDER- PHP 4308.6
SUESH 7 PCS BRUSH SET PHP 1,300
2 PCS ALLUE BLUSH GEL PHP 65 EAC
4 PCS ALLUE EYESHADOW PHP 60 EACH
KRAVE FACE CONTOURING PHP 310
KRAVE TRIPLE P FRUIT MASQUE PHP 285
FRUTTIE PORELESS TONER SPRAY PHP 250
KRAVE CUPINE ALOEPA FACIAL WASH PHP 265
KRAVE ANTI ZIT PHP 285
RED JHELLI LENSES OF YOUR CHOICE PHP 650
LORAC LIPSTICK $18.50
ULTIMATE BRA STRAP SOLUTION PHP 150
TOTAL: PHP 8902.60
GRANDTOTAL: PHP 17,900.00
Please do join. Invite your friends. Ask your sisters, mother, relatives and even your boyfriend to join!
The more, the happier!
Goodluck Ladies! Please don't forget to join my other giveaway from Beauty Cosmetics! I swear, I love it!!!! Click pic to direct you to the contest
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At first, I thought Korean are the first to sell snail cream since snail creams are widely available in Korean beauty boutiques but I found out while searching google that “European cosmetics companies have been selling snail cream for a number of years and a Chilean snail cream hit the market in 1995” (source: http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/shop/snail-cream-821956) and guess what, based from the history of Elicina, the first Elicina was launched into the market in the year 1995. So, yes, the claim of Elicina to be the THE PIONEERS AND THE INVENTORS OF THE SNAIL CREAM is actually TRUE!
There are lots of snail cream available in the market nowadays but do you know that most of these snail creams contain less snail extract (70% or lower) and yet the price is more expensive as compared to Elicina Snail cream? Elicina snail cream contains 80% snail extract in natural form: Allantoin, Collagen, Elastin, proteins and glycolic Acid. If you’re using snail cream now from different companies, check the label and compare.
Elicina can be used by people with oily to dry skin. The original Elicina cream is for people with normal to oily skin while Elicina Cream Plus is best for people with dry skin, sensitive and combination skin. Elicina Cream Plus has the same ingredients as the original elicina cream with an addition of moisturizers.
To know more about Elicina Products, visit my post HERE or visit their fan page HERE
Here's another good news for everyone!
ELICINA PHILIPPINES is celebrating their “FIRST ANNIVERSARY" with a raffle promo! Nothing beats receiving free goodies! Try your luck by joining!
The creator of www.glaccessories.etsy.com has offered to sponsor a giveaway on theNaturally Beautiful Hair Blog. In order to win the contest, reply to this post withyour comment, answering the following question -
If you could only give one reason, to someone who is thinkingabout going natural, what would it be?
The winner of this contest will win two items! A purplecrochet hair flower/brooch and a pair of cotton earrings!! The contest will endin two weeks, on Tuesday August 9th at 11:00 pm. The winner of the contest will be chosen bythe jewelry designer. Once the winner has been chosen, I will given an emailaddress to where you can forward your ship-to information, to claim your prize.
To learn more about GL Accessories, go to her page on Etsy and on Facebook.
I would like to thank Katie from Mossy Rock Designs, for offering to host a giveaway on the NBH Blog today. For this contest, Katie is giving away the artwork above, entitled Hair Time. This artwork is on 5x7 linen textured paper. Katie is in the process of trying to adopt a young girl from Ethiopia, and profits from the sell of her art will go towards her families adoption fund!
To enter the contest, please write in and talk about why you think it is important to reach out to children in need. The winner will be chosen by Katie. The contest ends in two weeks on Saturday, May 28th at 10 pm. Good luck! To see more art work by Katie, visit her Etsy shop at Mossy Rock Designs.
The winner of the Slice Ring giveaway, (chosen by the Yarminiah, one of the PURPOSE jewelry line designer) is Nefertiti!!! Congratulations! Please email me your ship to address, at naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com. Thank you everyone that participated in the contest!
"This ring is from a jewelry line called PURPOSE. The "Slice" ring is from their newest series called PURPOSE Disturbia - a collection that released recently. Hours upon hours, were spent coming up with boldly elegant designs that were just the perfect combination of risk and class. We used materials such as thumbtacks, mirror shards, nails, and a variety of reclaimed leathers. Take a look at the Disturbia Series here. The Slice ring made of mirror shards, nails, and leather strips. All edges are sanded so this ring is super comfy to wear!" - PURPOSE
To enter this contest, you must follow PURPOSE on their blog or on tumbler, and reply to this post answering the question"What does the word purpose mean in your life?"This contest will end on March 22nd, at 11:59 pm. The winner will be chosen by the creators of the jewelry line.
Today's giveaway is a Red Beaded Flower Hair Clip. It is five hand beaded petals using seed beads, held together with silver wire and formed into a flower. The back has a duck bill clip attached. Measures 3 1/4" in diameter. The hair accessories is from Fatemeh's Jewelry & Accessories.
To win this item, reply to the post with your funniest hair experience as a child. This contest will end on March 11th, 2011 at 10pm. The winner will be chosen by Fatemeh, Designer and shop owner. Good luck!
The winner of the children's Sweetbeatz's cd giveaway is Micah Rose! Thank you Micah for participating. The singer and creator of the cd, Meredith, will be contacting you today to get your information.
For a chance to win the Cranberry Satin Flower Headband, you must follow LaShay on twitter and become a fan of her facebook page. Once you have completed these steps, please reply to this post telling us how you would rock this cool accessory! The contest will end on December 18th, at 10 pm. After LaShay picks the winner, the person's name will be posted on the blog the following week.
About LaShay: LaShay Carr was inspired to create accessories while on the hunt for an amazing hair piece for her wedding. After finding out how overpriced hair accessories were, she decided to make her own, thus the beginning of her accessory company. Hotdogs & Poodles specializes in handmade earrings, hair clips, headbands, and for the fashion forward lady on a tight budget. Currently, she is in the transitioning stage of becoming natural and can't wait to wear her headbands and hair clips in a soft curly afro.
Vocalist and Songwriter, Meredith Wright, has generously offered to sponsor a giveaway. Her CD (that sells for $15.00) calledSweetbeatz, is filled with children's songs that are upbeat, positive and fun. This prize will make a great gift for Christmas; or can be used as a birthday gift for a little boy or girl. To hear samples of her song, check out her websites music and lyrics page. To win this CD, reply to this post answering these two questions -
Tell us how do you rock your baby's/child's hairdo? Or what is our favorite natural hair style on little kids?
After visiting the Sweetbeatz's website, tell us one interesting thing you learned?
You must answer both questions to be considered. If you have picture links of a great hairstyle, please include that with your entry (but not required). The contest will last until December 18th at 10pm. After Meredith has chosen a winner, check back the following week, for information on how to claim your prize. Good luck!
Thank you everyone that entered the 32 Candles book giveaway.
Ernessa T Carter, the author of the book, has choosen a winner. The winner is Naptural Aaronni!! Congratulations!! Please email me at naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com with your shipping address, and your prize will be mailed out this week. Thank you again to everyone that participated in the contest.
Hello all! The contest for the Naturalbella Tote Bagended this past weekend. Racquel from QuellyRue Designs has emailed me and and has choosen a winner. There were so many great response's, that Racquel wish that she could give a bag to everyone that responded. But since their can only be one winner, the person that will be getting this great bag is:
Barbara!
Congragulations Barbara on winning the contest. Please email Raquel directly at quellyruedesigns@gmail.com to claim your prize. Thank you again for everyone that took time to participate in this contest. Both Racquel and I both appreciate it!
Racquel, owner and creator of QuellyRue Designs, has offered to sponsor a giveaway on the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog. The winner of this giveaway will win this beautiful Naturalbella Tote Bag -
To win this tote designed by Racquel, respond to this post telling howthrough your own love for the natural hair, that you have help other women and men embrace and celebrate their natural hair beauty? The contest will end at 10 pm on November 28th, and the winner will be chosen by Racquel. Best of luck to all that enter the contest!
To learn more about QuellyRue Designs, check out the following links:
Let's end this month with a great giveaway! The winner of this contest will win the book - 32 CANDLES by Ernessa T. Carter. To read more about the book, go to 32 Candles or check out the video below.
For this contest, tell us about how something in your past changed your life forever. And how that event empowered your and if you use that experience to help you make better decisions today?
The winner will be chosen on November 20, 2010 at 10 pm. When the winner is announced, please check back to see if you have won and follow the instructions to have the prized shipped to you. Thank you in advance for participating.
To learn more about Ernessa, check out the following links:
The winner is Joey, aka - Brandingsweets!! Congratulations. Allyson has forwarded me the DVD, so please email me at naturalhairbeauty@gmail.com with your ship to address, so that I can send you the DVD asap. Thank you everyone that participated in the contest.
