Beauty Blogger Giveaway



We beauty bloggers love giving things away as much as we enjoy trying new products! I've teamed up with some of my favorite beauty bloggers to bring you this exciting mega-giveaway!


Grand Prize - $100 Sephora gift certificate - will be sent electronically - you can buy anything you like! AND a Revitalash gift set ($130 value)!


Second Prize -
  • Urban Decay Vegan Palette (vegans - please note the eyeshadow primer sample that comes with it is not vegan) $34
  • MAC limited edition Crushed Metallic Pigment set in Summer Stash, $32.50.
  • Dr. Jart+ BB Premium $39 and Dr. Jart+ BB Water Fuse $32
  • Beautisol Face Self-Tanner ($26) and Body Self-Tanner ($39)
  • Color Club Back to Boho Collection A – Fall 2011 Release ($48)
Third Prize -


Please visit each of these beauty blogs to keep up with the latest in cosmetics, nail polish, skincare, hair care, beauty tips, and more!

To enter, wait for the Rafflecopter widget to load below. You're more than welcome to leave comments, but they will not earn entries into the contest. Each action in the Rafflecopter widget (below) earns you another entry. Actions will only be counted one time - even if you click on the widgets on the other participating blogs. You may tweet once per day - just come back here (or any of the blogs listed above) and submit a new tweet! 18+, US only. Winning items will be shipped separately from each blogger. Good luck!  Giveaway ends 12:01 am on 1 September 2011.





Jesse's Girl Sunstone

Today's Eye Dust from Jesse's Girl is Sunstone, a light brown yellow combination that is just kind of here for me.  It's very close to my skin color so I'm not sure how much I'd use it personally, but it is a good basic color.


This is without primer but it still has good coverage and opacity.


Jesse's Girl sells for $4.99 a piece online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me using store credit for external work I provided.  For more information, please read this post.

Color Club Beyond The Mistletoe

Please enjoy the following press release from Color Club - these looked AMAZING at Cosmoprof... I even tried to sneak off with a bottle but was told no ^_^  Can't hurt to ask you know!  To remind you, here is the colors on a nail wheel (from Cosmoprof)




COLOR CLUB LAUNCHES BEYOND THE MISTLETOE HOLIDAY COLLECTION
You Better Watch Out, Here Comes the Most Festive Manicure in Town

New York, NY – August 2011 - What makes us happy: mistletoe, Santa Claus, candy canes, sparkle, having the best manicure at the company Holiday party. From New York-based Color Club, the new Beyond the Mistletoe holiday collection—bright sparkly fine glitter nail polishes that are sure to dazzle everyone on your holiday list - naughty or nice - and even those who are not. From glittery turquoise to pink and gold—each color perfectly captures the holiday spirit. Seven formaldehyde, toluene, DBP, and paraben-free shades celebrate the holiday season with names including: Sugarplum Fairy, Beyond the Mistletoe, Holiday Splendor, Jingle Jangle, Candy Cane, and Gingerbread (as shown below left to right).


Ready for the most festive manicure in town? Beyond the Mistletoe, coming this Holiday, on Shopcolorclub.com

ABOUT COLOR CLUB
Color Club is a nail polish brand developed by Forsythe Cosmetic Group.  Founded in 1979, the Forsythe Cosmetic Group is a New York-based cosmetic company widely regarded worldwide as a pioneer within the professional beauty industry. A global brand with products represented in more than 95 countries, Forsythe was one of the first companies to recognize and address the needs of the professional nail salon, a new phenomenon at the time. Rather quickly, the Forsythe name became synonymous with excellent, performance-proven products available in a diverse range of eye-catching shades. Today, more than three decades later, the Forsythe Cosmetic Group remains a vanguard in the beauty business by constantly introducing new concepts and elevating industry standards. Forsythe manufactures every product it offers, a practice that ensures superior color-matching quality control and the ability to respond quickly to consumer demands for the latest and most exciting trends in nail color, nail treatments and lip color. Color Club products are available at www.shopcolorclub.com

bigRuby Supercool Nail Tattoos

Have you heard of bigRuby yet?  bigRuby is a line of "supercool nail tattoos" that are just like the temporary tattoos you put on your body, but these are for your manicures or pedicures.  Seems simple enough - cut out the design you want, remove the plastic from the front, place it on your nail, wet the paper backing, wait 15 seconds while pressing down and take the paper off.  (More instructions located here.)  I found that regular scissors were too big, so I used a pair of manicure scissors that I actually got from The Painted Nail's Twitter giveaway last month.

There are 86 tattoos (one sheet with large designs and one with smaller designs) and in different sizes (for fingers and toes).  I chose the red star that you see cut out.  To wet the back, I took a cotton pad and soaked it with water.


I seriously thought that the "red" was going to show up as red, but it doesn't... it shows up as white.  However, look at the crispness of the tattoo!  Unlike Konad, this isn't going to smear as easily.  You are supposed to wait about 2 minutes and then seal with top coat (either bigRuby or one of your choosing).


bigRuby has 6 different design packages - the star I showed above and 5 more:
Cosmic, Garden, Mod, Sea Creatures, and Tweet.  Each sells on their website for $12 and their Super Dry Top Coat is $9.95.  While supplies last, they are offering a gift of their Supercool Skull & Crossbones tats with the purchase of 3 or more items.  I find these are a great alternative to Konad or nail art since it's hard to mess up.  Unlike stickers or nail decals, they won't peel up on you or catch on anything so that's a huge selling point for me.  They last until you change your nail polish which is nice if you're planning something for a party or vacation.


You can like bigRuby on Facebook, follow them on Twitter or just check out their website sometime!

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Jesse's Girl Sunlit Cactus

So I touched on it a bit last week, but I got to meet Jesse Lawrence, founder of Jesse's Girl Cosmetics while out in Vegas at Cosmoprof.  He was such a nice and humble man!  He used to work for Wet n Wild back in the day - interesting tidbit.  


Bonus Picture!
Picture courtesy of Jesse's Girl Facebook Fan Page.
A sea of bloggers from the Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas 2011 convention.  Jesse is in the middle in the khaki pants and I'm on his left in a black and white dress.  Yes, it looks like I only have one leg because the other is in a knee high walking boot.  


I'm winding down with the last 6 of my Jesse's Girl eye dusts, but don't worry, I have more Jesse's Girl goodies to post!  I love this brand because it's quality product for drugstore prices, which with my current budget is greatly appreciated.


Sunlit Cactus is a light yellow brown base with a green flash - very aptly named.


You lose the green in the shade but the gold base is still there.  It's a bit light but would be good over other colors.


Also Jesse told me that I really should try these with a primer - so I may have to check out what they all look like with primer under them!  (Jesse's Girl makes a primer, which I have or you can use something like Urban Decay Primer Potion.)


Jesse's Girl sells for $4.99 a piece online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me using store credit for external work I provided.  For more information, please read this post.