Makeup Junkie Poll and CARGO Winner!

A big THANK YOU to everyone that answered our poll question and entered to win a YEAR supply of CARGO Cosmetics 3 Mascara launching Fall 2010! It's clear that the majority of you only get your makeup done for special events. It's always nice to know what encourages women to get their makeup done.

I apologize for the late announcement (don't know where the time goes??) but the winner is........

SHADOWY LADY!!!

Congratulations and we hope that you enjoy your new mascara! You won't be running out any time soon! You will be contacted shortly for your mailing address.

Again, thank you to everyone for entering the give away! I wish I could give a prize to everyone but there will be many more give aways soon!

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Makeup Junkie Wants To Know Poll and CARGO Contest!

As a makeup artist, I am fortunate enough to do the faces of some pretty amazing women. They all range from non-makeup wearers to I-can't-live-without-my-makeup fanatics. I love both type of clients - no I really do. It's fun gabbing about makeup and different makeup techniques with avid makeup wearers but the real fun is converting someone who rarely wears makeup and making them true believers!

Makeup Junkie wants to know how often do you get your makeup done? Only on special occasions - birthdays, weddings, prom? Or do you get your makeup done to pamper yourself? New makeup launch? And are fake lashes involved? Do you prefer your makeup done at a counter, salon, spa, or have a makeup artist come to you? Makeup Junkie wants to know it all! 

All you have to do is leave a comment (be as thorough as you'd like!) and you will be automatically entered to win a year supply of CARGO's 3 Triple Action Mascara set to launch Fall 2010! The 3 is formulated to do it all - thicken, lengthen, and curl! This mascara is loaded with anti-oxidants and 11 amino acids essential for the health of hair follicles. It's good for you and it makes you look great! (Stay tuned for my review.)

One winner will be randomly chosen and will be announced on June 30th at 12 pm! I look forward to your comments! Open to Canadian and U.S. residents. My girl, Farah, over at Faces By Farah, is also giving away the 3 Mascara so you can double your chances of winning this mascara before it launches!

CARGO 3 Triple Action Mascara will retail for $20 USD/CDN. Available Fall 2010 at Murale, Sears Toronto Eaton Centre, the Bay on Yonge St., and select Independent Beauty Boutiques.

www.cargocosmetics.com

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Happy Mother's Day Contest With Philosophy Winner!

I'm excited to finally announce the winner of the gift basket give away from Philosophy worth $250 +! Two new items have been added to the basket: Pure Grace Shower Cream and Pure Grace Shower Gel!

Without further ado the winner that was randomly chosen by Random.org is............ Zoe of Sleepy Moon Design!!! 

Congratulations! Since your mother didn't give you any beauty advice we hope this amazing gift basket will come in handy! You will be contacted shortly for your mailing address. 

Thank you to everyone that entered and tweeted! I love all our readers and supporters so be on the look out for more amazing contests! xoxo

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Beauty Fans in Toronto Swarm Cover FX!

Cover FX Marketing Coordinator, Melissa, being swarmed by fans!

The Cover FX gals were in full force yesterday outside the Toronto Eaton Centre. In case you hadn't heard, Cover FX planned a flash mob event outside the Eaton Centre to hand out a free full size Conceal FX. It didn't take me long to find the mob - just follow the crowd! 

I arrived 5 minutes after the event started and I was blown away by the hoards of people already there. I loved watching all the madness and excitement of beauty lovers and Cover FX fans clawing for a free concealer. 

Cover FX is the first beauty brand that I know of that has done a flash mob and it was a success! I think the gals ran out of concealers within the first 10 minutes or so. I thought it was adorable how a guy came down to pick one up for his girlfriend but was out of luck. There was just no way he was going to get through a crowd of makeup loving women!

The lovely Cover FX team decked out in camouflage!

I was able to snag a full size of Conceal FX in Deep and a soft pack sample of Light. Review will be in a next post so stay tuned! It was a lot of fun and I'm glad I got to be apart of a beauty flash mob! Don't mess with a woman and her free beauty product! I also ran into a few beauty bloggers that I've been wanting to meet!

Me with pretty Arianne from The Glitter Geek! I feel like I've known her forever and after all these years finally met! Not pictured, I also got to meet up with You Tuber and beauty blogger, Mariana! Thanks to Melissa and the Cover FX gang for hosting such a great flash mob freebie! 

For more info on Conceal FX visit http://coverfx.com.

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Happy Mother's Day Contest With Philosophy!

Makeup Junkie is thrilled to announce our Mother's Day contest give away featuring a gift basket from Philosophy worth $250! I've been a fan of the brand for a long time, particularly the yummy smelling 3 in 1 shower gels and Purity Made Simple. I love the whole 'philosophy' behind the brand - skincare that improves your physical appearance and your inner well-being. Their products are always packaged in fun 1950's inspired themes.

Mother's Day is one of my favourite holidays. After many years of spoiling my mom, I finally get to be spoiled and have a day all to myself! Being a mother has given me a greater appreciation and love for my mom's experience as a single mother of 3. And thanks to my mom, I credit her for my love of beauty products. #1 beauty tip my mom instilled in me? Take care of your skin! My mom's skin is like a baby's bottom and looks as youthful as a teenager's! She never goes a day without moisturizing her skin. 

Here are the contest details (open to Canadian and U.S. residents only):

1. You must follow us on Twitter and be a fan on our Facebook page. Twitter: @MakeupJunkieJDT Facebook: Makeup Junkie
2. Twitter about our Philosophy Mother's Day contest and mentioning @MakeupJunkieJDT. Spread the word!
3. Leave a comment sharing the best beauty tip your mother has ever told you. 
4. Contest will run until May 5th at 12 pm. One lucky winner will be randomly chosen and announced the same day.

Easy right? Now do you want to see what you'll be winning? 

1. Philosophy Amazing Grace Perfumed Shampoo, Shower Gel and Bubble Bath ($17-34.50 USD): Best selling, uniquely feminine, moisturizing shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath created for the most gracious bodies. Because it is formulated with nourishing milk proteins, it calms even the most sensitive skin and nourishes the driest hair. clean skin and hair never smelled so amazing.

2. Philosophy Amazing Grace Perfumed Firmed Body Emulsion ($22-44.50 USD): Amazing grace perfumed firming body emulsion is enriched with natural olive and macadamia nut oils to help soften skin and aid in moisture retention while shea butter helps nourish dry skin. Vitamins e and c provide antioxidant protection, and a firming ingredient helps tone the skin leaving it feeling velvety soft and smelling beautiful.

3. Philosophy Cinnamon Buns Ultra Rich 3-in-1 Shampoo, Shower Gel, and Bubble Bath ($6-25 USD): when you lather up with this ultra rich 3-in-1 formula you will be reminded of the warm, decadent smell of cinnamon buns radiating from the kitchen.

4. Philosophy Help Me Retinol Treatment ($18-45 USD): An award-winning, clinically-tested nighttime retinol cream. This advanced skincare treatment minimizes the appearance of large pores, fine lines, improves skin discoloration and clears congested pores.

5. Philosophy The Oxygen Peel In-Home Kit ($50 USD): The oxygen peel is a two-step skin rejuvenation treatment for problem skin. This unique, long-standing customer favorite bathes the skin in oxygen while rapidly exfoliating, smoothing and hydrating the skin. 

6. Philosophy Makeup Optional Kit ($78 USD): This 4 step daily skincare regimen with a 2 step weekly peel treatment is designed to give you radiantly clear, beautifully bright and impeccably smooth skin. The kit includes: purity made simple one-step facial cleanser 8 oz., when hope is not enough firming and lifting serum 1 oz., hope in a jar world-famous moisturizer 2 oz. and hope in a tube eye and lip firming cream .5 oz. plus a three week supply of the microdelivery peel.

Amazing right? Pamper the special women in your life or yourself with this phenomenal gift basket full of all your skincare needs! I might just enter - kidding! Good luck! xoxo

www.philosophy.com

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Cover FX Take Cover Flash Mob April 22 in Toronto!

Flash mob wha?? No, it's not what you (or mainly I) would think - a group of people flashing each other. If you're unfamiliar with what a flash mob is it is defined as: 

d: where a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse.

I think it's awesome how brands like Cover FX are doing something fun and outside the box to promote their products. This will force me to get off my butt and get some physical activity in my day! 

If you want to be apart of the fun and get a FREE retail size of the must-have Conceal FX, head on down to the Eaton Centre across from Dundas Square on April 22nd between 12-12:30 pm and look for Cover FX troops decked out in camouflage gear. Show them your dark circles (check), brown patches (check), and red spots/patches (check) and they will arm you with this amazing concealer to banish them all! While quantities last! See you there!

http://coverfx.com

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tarte multiplEYE Mascara Give Away Winner!

Congratulations to our tarte multiplEYE Mascara give away winner, Alina! Enjoy this new mascara and let us know if it works for you! To receive your prize, please contact joy[at]makeupjunkie[dot]ca with your full name and mailing address. (Winner was chosen randomly at Random.org)

Thank you to everyone that entered the give away! As always, there could only be one winner but stay tuned for more contest give aways!

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tarte Cosmetics multiplEYE Mascara Give Away!

(Contest only open to US residents-sorry!)

If you suffer from wimpy lashes and are searching for THE best lash enhancing product then this give away is a great way to test out tarte's multiplEYE Clinically-Proven Natural Lash Enhancing Mascara! This mascara fortifies lashes by naturally increasing lash volume by - wait for it - 638%! At the same time, it increases the lashes overall length and strengthens them. 

For optimal lash enhancement tarte has a 3-step multiplEYE regimen:

Step 1: Apply the multiplEYE Natural Lash Enhancer along the lash line.

Step 2: Coat the lashes with natural eye primer from root to tip.

Step 3: For voluminous long lashes, apply multipleEYE Natural Enhancing Mascara.

Other products that are great: Natural Eye Primer and  tarte the eraser concealer.

To win tarte multiplEYE Natural Lash Enhancing Mascara all you have to do is leave a comment sharing why you want or need this mascara! Easy right? One lucky winner will be randomly chosen and announced on April 13 at 12 pm.

For more information on tarte's all natural products visit http://tartecosmetics.com. Good luck!

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Beauty Gone Bad Winner!

We all have beauty gone bad stories and although my eye infection was not a fun experience, I thought it would be great to make light of the situation by having others share their bad experiences and win some beauty prizes! Ironic right? ;)

I also wanted to do a give away that would fall close to my birthday which I celebrated yesterday! I am so thankful for all my awesome readers, some who I have had the pleasure of meeting. Thank you to everyone for sharing your beauty gone bad stories with the rest of the world - I hope you have recovered!

There could only be one winner and each of you had some awful stories! The one that really stood out to me was from Lena! I too have had bad experiences with plumping lip products but going into labour takes the cake! I thought it was a great story of beauty gone bad into a beautiful story of a new life being born! Congrats Lena! You have won a Makeup Junkie beauty prize pack of products from L'Oreal, Zoya, Milani, Benefit, CARGO, La Senza, CoverGirl and Maybelline! Enjoy your products! 

You can read about Lena's story here:

I've experienced beauty gone bad just once (thankfully) - I was sent a lip plumping product to review, and although I've used plumpers before, the combination of cinnamon oil and whatever other voodoo they put in this product actually caused my lips to swell, crack and eventually bleed. Don't know if it was the lip gloss or strictly coincidence, but I went into labour the same day :)


Funny - the product is now on shelves, but does not carry the disclaimer as I suggested: "May cause your water to break."

Thanks again to Lena for sharing her story! You will be contacted via email for your mailing address. Stay tuned for more contests coming up!

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CARGO Cosmetics LashActivator Night Winners!

 

Thank you to everyone that entered to win CARGO's new LashActivator Night priming mascara! I'm really loving this lash primer and have noticed that my lashes are definitely longer and fuller. 

Winners were chosen randomly at Random.org. The 5 lucky winners are: 

Kaoru Twitter: Kay819

Huguette Twitter: henglish

Angela Twitter: avon78

Crystal Twitter: cutiepieworld

Anjali Twitter: anjali_handa

Congratulations!! You will be contacted via email for your mailing address. Thanks again to everyone but stay tuned for more contests coming up!

Don't forget to follow CARGO Cosmetics via Twitter and join the CARGO Facebook Fan Page! They'd love to hear from you!

CARGO LashActivor Night retails for $35 CDN/USD and is available February 2010 at select Independent Beauty Boutiques and Sears Toronto Eaton Centre. Will also be available at Murale locations in April 2010.
www.cargocosmetics.com

And don't forget to follow Makeup Junkie on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook!

Twitter: http://twitter.com/makeupjunkieJDT

Facebook Fan Page: Makeup Junkie

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Makeup Junkie Give Away Featuring CARGO!

 

Listen up all you CARGO junkies! Makeup Junkie is excited to give away 5 CARGO LashActivator Night!

Why you'll love CARGO LashActivator Night: 

Whether you have long full lashes or short and sparse, everyone could use help strengthening those lashes! LashActivator Night is a lash enhancing elixir that will help boost lash growth while you sleep. You'll wake up with those sexy full lashes you've been dreaming about! Can also be worn during the day as a volumizing primer - sweet!

What makes those lashes grow?

• Marine algae extracts – increases lash density and lash growth
• Citrus-derived flavonoid – promotes microcirculation, necessary to carry vital nutrients to lash roots, for optimal growth
• Peptide-biotin complex –provides better anchorage of lashes to lids, thereby slowing lash loss

Don't forget to follow CARGO Cosmetics via Twitter and join the CARGO Facebook Fan Page! They'd love to hear from you!

CARGO LashActivor Night retails for $35 CDN/USD and is available February 2010 at select Independent Beauty Boutiques and Sears Toronto Eaton Centre. Will also be available at Murale locations in April 2010.

www.cargocosmetics.com

Here are the contest details: 

To enter you must follow Makeup Junkie on Twitter and be a fan on our Facebook page. Simply send an email to joy[at]makeupjunkie[dot]ca with your full name and Twitter name. The contest will run starting today until February 22nd at 12 pm. The 5 winners will be randomly chosen and announced on February 23rd at 12 pm. Contest is open to Canadian and US residents. Good luck!

Twitter: http://twitter.com/makeupjunkieJDT

Facebook Fan Page: Makeup Junkie

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Happy Birthday ChickAdvisor!

Makeup Junkie would like to wish ChickAdvisor a Happy 3rd Birthday! To celebrate, ChickAdvisor is doing a give away worth over $750 of beauty products and gift certificates! If you want to be apart of the draw, click here for contest details!

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And The Winner Is...

Webgrrl Toronto! Congratulations!

You have won all 6 Annabelle Cosmetics Studio Pigments plus 2 brushes! Makeup Junkie hopes you enjoy these fabulous pigments as much as we do. We will be contacting you shortly for your mailing address.

Thank you to all the Canadian readers that participated. We wish we could give you all a prize but don't worry! Annabelle Cosmetics is doing their own contest called the Ultimate Makeup Junkie Contest (we know it's unrelated but we're flattered Annabelle used our name!). The contest will be running from August 17 until October 12. Click here for more details.

www.annabellecosmetics.com

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Beauty Feature: Annabelle Studio Pigment Give Away!

We at Makeup Junkie love quality products for a steal and we know our readers do too! Canadian cosmetic giant, Annabelle Cosmetics, will be launching the line's new Studio Pigments ($8.50 CDN) August 16 exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart! If you love to express yourself using bright bold shades then you'll love these pigments. Recommended by the Makeup Artists in the Annabelle Studio, these pro performance loose powders are highly concentrated and super pigmented. Their incredibly ultra fine texture make these powders easy to blend together.

Available in 6 shades: Karma, Cobalt, Dragonette, Greed, LOL, and Magentini

Top Row L-R: Magentini, Karma, LOL
Bottom Row L-R: Dragonette, Greed, and Cobalt
The above image is a swatch of the powders dry. You can see they are still highly pigmented when used dry. The colours are beautiful and bold and all compliment each other nicely. You can create many different looks or use one shadow for a sheer wash of colour and use another shade wet as a liner! Use Annabelle's A-8 small shading brush and press onto the lid rather than back and forth. This will prevent any fall-off onto your cheek and help the colour go on a little bit heavier. Wet the A-14 angled liner brush, mix with the powder and line your lash.
Top Row L-R: Magentini, Karma, LOL
Bottom Row L-R: Dragonette, Greed, and Cobalt
The above image is a swatch of the powders used wet. The colours have double the intensity and are very long-wearing when used wet. The packaging is an excellent design. The powders are enclosed in a snap closure container that makes these pigments mess-free and transportable. When you open the container there is a small hole the size of a pea where the colour comes out of. These pigments definitely stand up to the quality of M.A.C.'s Pigment Powders but at a fraction of the cost! Hopefully Annabelle will add more shades to the line!

Now that we've gushed all about Annabelle's fabulous Studio Pigments, Makeup Junkie will give one lucky reader (Canadian residents only - sorry!) all 6 Studio Pigments plus A-8 and A-14 brushes! All you have to do is email us telling us you absolutely have to have this prize! Click on "Contact Us and Product Submissions" for our email address. Winner will be announced next Monday, August 17th, at 12 pm!

Annabelle Cosmetics available in stores all across Canada. If you are a US resident and would like to purchase Annabelle products you can purchase over the phone at 1 800 387-7710.

www.annabellecosmetics.com

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Makeup Junkie Contest Winners!

Makeup Junkie is excited to announce the 10 winners of the L'Oreal Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara give away! The 10 winners are:

Anh N.
Arianne
Esther A.
Dana H.
Huguette E.
Holly A.
Terri B.
Vanessa S.
Tina B.
Elizabeth L.

Congratulations!!

The winners will be contacted via email. Thank you to everyone that participated in the contest!

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Makeup Junkie Contest Give Away!

Get sexy fluttery lashes this Valentine's with L'Orèal Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara! Makeup Junkie is doing a give away for yet another 10 - yes 10 L'Orèal Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara!! All you have to do is send an email to joy@makeupjunkie.ca saying you want it and provide your mailing address. Easy right? Ten winners will be announced February 12 at 12 pm so stay tuned and good luck!

www.lorealparis.ca

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Makeup Junkie Urban Decay Set Winner!

Many apologizes again for the late announcement - I was having some problems with my laptop but all seems good again! The winner of the 2 Urban Decay Best of Urban Sets are:

Kerry!!

Congratulations! You will be contacted via email for your mailing address. Makeup Junkie hopes you enjoy this wonderful beauty prize! Again, we thank you to everyone that left a comment! I wish everyone could win but we promise there will be more chances in the New Year for more prizes!!

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Makeup Junkie "Best In Bath & Body 2008" Survey Winner!

Many apologizes again for the late announcement of the Stila and Bobbi Brown beauty prize winner! I did not realize the survey was scheduled to close at midnight and we still had readers filling out the survey. Well, without further ado the winner of the Best In Bath & Body 2008 survey is:

Denise!!

Congratulations!! We hope you will enjoy this amazing beauty prize! Makeup Junkie is a fan of both Bobbi Brown and Stila and we know you will be too!

Thank you again to everyone that has participated! We wish we could send prizes to everyone but if you weren't a contest winner we have one more prize to give away! We will be giving away Urban Decay's Best of Urban Set in Baked and Spandex! All you have to do is leave a comment with your email address saying you want it! Easy right? Winner will be announced Wednesday, December 17 at 12 pm! Good luck!

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Makeup Junkie "Best In Nails 2008" Survey Winner!

Makeup Junkie apologizes for announcing the winner a day late! There's just never enough time in the day! Alright, we're down to the second last survey and we know you are anxious to find out who the winner is. The winner of the fabulous Pink Beauty Lip Gloss Trio is:

Darlene!!

Congrats! These glosses are Makeup Junkie approved and we hope you like them as much as we do! We will be emailing you for your mailing address. Thank you to everyone that participated! There is one last survey so you still have the chance to win the Stila/Bobbi Brown beauty prize. Winner will be announced this Friday. We ask that you do not try entering the contest twice. Thanks!

And because we love our readers so much we will be doing a give away just for fun! Stay tuned for the give away details this Friday! It's a good one!

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Makeup Junkie Readers' Beauty Stash Awards 2008 - Best In Bath & Body!

Makeup Junkie has reached the end of our Makeup Junkie Readers' Beauty Stash Awards 2008 surveys with one last survey: Best In Bath & Body! I know, finally right? Well, your input on the best beauty buys for 2008 is important and we appreciate all you Makeup Junkies that have participated! The results will be posted towards the end of December so stay tuned!

Here are the contest details:

To vote visit: Best In Bath & Body 2008
Start: December 5, 2008
End: December 12, 2008 12 pm
Give Away: 1 lucky winner will win 2 must-have palettes from Stila and 1 Bobbi Brown lip palette! Stila palettes: Day to Night Talking Palette and Smokey Eye Talking Palette in "The Emeralds". Bobbi Brown lip palette: Bobbi Brown Basics Lip Palette. These fabulous palettes will come in handy for those after-work holiday parties!
Announced: Winner will be randomly chosen on December 12, after 12:30 pm! Good luck!

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