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My Thi Cosmetics Halloween Contest Makeover!
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 | Contests, Fashion, Makeovers, Makeup, Photos | 1 Comment
On a whim, I entered an online Halloween Costume Contest posted on the blog of one of my favorite beauty brands, Thi Cosmetics, and… I won a makeover by super-talented makeup artist Taylor Pham!
Check out more photos of my very special makeover on the Thi Cosmetics blog (and additional photos by Kandidlight Photography)! It was an amazing experience (hair, brows, makeup, lashes), and I loved every minute of it! Thank you so much, Taylor and Mimi!
My costume entry: A handmade replica of the swan dress that Bjork wore to the Oscars. I later paired my swan dress with some Lady Dragon heart heels to complete the whimsical look!
About Thi Cosmetics: Taylor Pham started Thi Cosmetics with business partner and multi-talented friend Mimi Tran Rickett, and since then they have opened a gorgeous makeup studio in downtown Palo Alto, CA. If you’re in the area, definitely stop by – you’ll be hooked!
Read about all the details of my Thi Cosmetics Halloween Contest Makeover up next…
*See more about Thi Cosmetics on Meilily here.
[Photos shown above, clockwise from top right: studio chandelier, my makeover and costume, inside the Thi Make-up Studio. Thanks to Mimi for manning the camera while I was getting made over!]
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Meilily Giveaway: Win a “Fashion Gives Back” Designer Tote Bag
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 | Contests, Free Stuff, Hot Happenings | 10 Comments
Meilily Designer Tote Giveaway!
[The winner is.... Fi Figueroa! Congratulations!]
To celebrate Meilily’s one year online anniversary and to thank all of Meilily’s readers, Meilily.com is giving away a beautiful floral tote bag by designer Brian Reyes starting October 27, 2009. Proceeds from the tote bag (purchased from Bloomingdales.com) will be donated to the non-profit organization Dress for Success as part of Glamour Magazine’s “Fashion Gives Back” program, so it’s practically a double win! Enter between now and November 5, and then check back to discover the winner!
Win a Fashion Gives Back Designer Tote Bag by Brian Reyes ($35 value):
Check out the photos of the pretty floral Brian Reyes canvas tote that you could win right here!
TO ENTER, simply do both the following: [One entry per person please]
- Subscribe to the Meilily RSS feed.
- Post a comment below telling Meilily why you want to win!
Ways to get additional entries: (entirely optional)
- Follow @Meilily on Twitter AND post a comment below indicating you have done so. (1 extra entry)
- Tweet about the contest (with a link to this giveaway) on Twitter AND post a comment below indicating you have done so. (1 extra entry; maximum 3)
- Post a meaningful comment on a different Meilily post that you have read AND post a comment below indicating you have done so. (1 extra entry; maximum 1)
All complete entries must be received by November 5, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST. Giveaway open to US Residents only. (Sorry international readers!) Void where prohibited. A winner will be chosen randomly and notified by email, and the winner must provide their mailing address. Please check out our Privacy Policy before entering.
Good Luck * Live Beautifully! from Meilily
P.S. Even if you don’t win this time, you can still purchase the Brian Reyes Fashion Gives Back tote bag from Bloomingdales.com while they last.
P.P.S. If your comment(s) don’t show up right away, don’t worry – Valid entries will show up as soon as busy Meilily gets to them!
Reminder: Sue Devitt Palette Giveaway Ends Soon!
Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | Contests, General | No Comments
Meilily Giveaway Alert!
Don’t forget- Meilily is giving away a Sue Devitt Lip & Cheek Palette! Your chances of winning right now look pretty good!
To enter, just visit the Sue Devitt giveaway and follow the instructions! (ends August 10, 2009)
Good luck! from Meilily
Meilily Giveaway: Win a Sue Devitt Beauty Palette!
Friday, July 31st, 2009 | Contests, Free Stuff, Hot Happenings, Makeup, Photos | 22 Comments
[Update: The winner of this Meilily giveaway is... Grace! Congratulations! Big thanks to all who entered!]
Meilily Sue Devitt Giveaway! Dear readers, it’s time for another Meilily giveaway! Meilily is giving away a very pretty Sue Devitt Starbrights Palette. So, enter to win between now and August 10, and then check back to see who wins!
Win a Sue Devitt Starbrights Lip & Cheek Palette in Electra ($35 value):
Check out Meilily’s Product Photos of the Sue Devitt Starbrights Palette that you can win here!
The Starbrights Palette contains two lip glosses and a cheek gel, and Electra is described as bronze toned shades. The Sue Devitt website says, “Specifically formulated cheek gel provides long lasting color while nutrients and essential oils keep lips hydrated and healthy all day long.”
TO ENTER, simply do the following: [One entry per person please]
- Subscribe to the Meilily RSS feed.
- Post a comment below telling Meilily why you want to win!
Ways to get additional entries:
- Follow @Meilily on Twitter AND post a comment below indicating you have done so. (1 extra entry)
- Tweet about the contest on Twitter AND post a comment below indicating you have done so. (1 extra entry; maximum 3)
All complete entries must be received by August 10, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST. Giveaway open to US Residents only. (Sorry international readers!) Void where prohibited. A winner will be chosen randomly and notified by email, and the winner must provide their mailing address. Please check out our Privacy Policy before entering.
Good Luck! from Meilily * Live Beautifully
P.S. If you like this contest, you can heart us at SugarLoving!
Meilily Giveaway: Win a Tarte EyeQuatic Waterproof Summer Essentials Set!
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 | Contests, Free Stuff, Makeup | 58 Comments
[Update June 12, 2009: The winner of this giveaway is Trude! Congrats!]
Meilily Summer Makeup Giveaway! With the popularity of our last giveaway, Meilily.com has now teamed up with tarte cosmetics to give away one tarte eyeQuatic waterproof summer makeup set starting June 3, 2009! Check back to see who wins!
Win a tarte eyeQuatic Waterproof Summer Essentials Set ($35 value):
- Three lock & roll eyeshadows in new jewel-toned sea-inspired shades: tourquoise, citrine, tanzanite
- A deluxe travel-size lights, camera, splashes! 4-in-1 natural waterproof mascara
- A full-size aquatic-mod head scarf in matching shades
Check out Meilily’s swatches and photos of these summer giveaway items here!
To enter, simply do the following: [One entry per person please]
- Subscribe to the Meilily RSS feed here.
- Post a comment on this post below telling Meilily why you want to win!
All complete entries must be received by June 11, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST. Giveaway open to US Residents only. (Sorry international readers! Meilily hopes to include you soon.) Void where prohibited by law. A winner will be chosen randomly and notified by email. The winner must timely respond with their address, so that the prize can be shipped to them by tarte. Please check out our Privacy Policy before entering.
Good Luck! from Meilily * Live Beautifully
P.S. Even if you don’t win, you can still score 20% off tarte waterproof items with code WATER20!
P.P.S. Here’s our tarte giveaway link on Prizey!
Giveaway Winner: Spring Bridal Makeup from Benefit Cosmetics!
Friday, May 29th, 2009 | Contests, General | 1 Comment
Announcing the winner of Meilily’s Giveaway of Benefit Cosmetics Spring Bridal Makeup…
Congratulations to Kathy!
What Kathy won:
- Benefit Creaseless Cream ShadowLiner in Marry Up
- Benefit Silky Powder Eye Shadow in Blushing Bride
- Benefit Silky Powder Eye Shadow in Guess Again
Click here to see exclusive product photos of each Benefit product we gave away!
Thanks for all your thoughtful entries!
Stay tuned for more Meilily giveaways and come back and visit again soon!
Enjoy free stuff! from Meilily
Sale Alert: Edun, Beauty.com, Beautyhabit, Tarte & More
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 | Contests, Free Stuff, Sales, Stores | No Comments
Meilily wants to let you know about these great sales and contests going on right now!
Edun’s 30% off sale ends today!
Learn more about Edun’s ethical fashion philosophy here at Meilily. (One of my favorite clothing brands – very high quality!) Save 30% at EDUN – now through May 20th with code BIRTHDAY!
Beautyhabit has free shipping and a ton of gwp offers!
Use code BEACHBABE for free shipping on orders of $50 until June 5. Or use code SUMMERBH until May 31 to get $15 off your next $75 purchase. Check the Beautyhabit site for more!
The Beauty.com Friends & Family sale starts today!
Access the 3-day Beauty.com 20% off sale here from May 20 – 22. They carry Nars, Kevyn Aucoin, MALIN+GOETZ, Crabtree & Evelyn, Butter London, and more. Or you can still get the Lela Rose gwp beauty set for purchases of $100, but not combined with the 20% off sale.
Ren has free shipping and a free Rose Weekend Kit gift with purchase!
Use code SWEET on Ren orders over $60 to get free shipping, a 50ml Ren Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash and a 50ml Damask Rose Body Cream. (Great deal!)
tarte & hayden harnett have a Beauty & the Beach giveaway!
Enter the tarte & hayden harnett contest to win one of two gift sets that include new tarte summer products, eyeQuatic and celluFIGHT, a hayden harnett tote, and much more. (Get a coupon just for entering!)
Gabriel Cosmetics Memorial Day Deal!
Get free shipping on orders of $50 at GabrielCosmeticsInc.com. Check out Meilily’s review, photos, and swatches of Gabriel Cosmetics lipstick.
Happy Saving & Shopping! from Meilily
Meilily Giveaway: Win Spring Bridal Makeup from Benefit Cosmetics!
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 | Contests, Free Stuff, Hot Happenings, Makeup | 82 Comments
[Update May 27, 2009: The winner of this giveaway is Kathy! Congrats!]
Meilily Spring Bridal Makeup Giveaway! To celebrate spring wedding season, Meilily.com is giving away bridal-themed makeup from Benefit Cosmetics starting May 12, 2009! This is the first Meilily Giveaway ever, so don’t forget to tell your friends! Check back to see who wins!
Win 3 full-size Benefit Cosmetics items from Meilily: [One entry per person please]
- Benefit Creaseless Cream ShadowLiner in Marry Up ($19 value)
- Benefit Silky Powder Eye Shadow in Blushing Bride (doubles as blush) ($18 value)
- Benefit Silky Powder Eye Shadow in Guess Again ($18 value)
Check out these photos of each Benefit product we are giving away!
To enter, simply do the following:
- Subscribe to the Meilily RSS feed.
- Post a comment below telling Meilily why you want to win!
All complete entries must be received by May 26, 2009 at 11:59 PM PST. Giveaway open to US Residents only. (Sorry international readers! Meilily hopes to include you soon.) Void where prohibited by law. A winner will be chosen randomly and notified by email. Please check out our Privacy Policy before entering.
Good Luck! from Meilily * Live Beautifully
P.S. Even if you don’t win this time, you can always score these and other Benefit cosmetics on sale at the Benefit “Buh-Buys” Sale Section
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Product Photos: Spring Bridal Makeup from Benefit Cosmetics
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 | Contests, Makeup, Photos | 2 Comments
Meilily Product Photos! Benefit Cosmetics Spring Bridal Makeup
Check out these exclusive Benefit Cosmetics product photos, and don’t forget to enter our May giveaway to win these three products from Meilily!
Benefit Creaseless Cream ShadowLiner in Marry Up…
Benefit Silky Powder Eye Shadow in Blushing Bride… › Continue reading
Beauty Around the Web: Total Beauty Web Tour Week of May 4, 2009
Friday, May 8th, 2009 | Contests, General, Makeup, Skincare | No Comments
Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! Treat yourself to Meilily’s Beauty Around the Web, bringing you the latest online happenings from Total Beauty contributors.
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The Informed Makeup Maven raves about Stila’s #5 brush, Covergirl Smoothers Pressed Powder and Bobbi Brown’s Custom Palettes.
Visit The Beauty Couch to enter the Softlips PURE Giveaway for a chance to win one of four Softlips PURE organic lip balms. Contest expires May 12th at 12am EST.
Beauty Anonymous takes a look at Lavshuca’s new Lip Gloss.
Meilily reviews and swatches Gabriel Cosmetics Lipstick with 100% natural ingredients.
Monique at Beauty Girl Musings is giving away 15 (yes, fifteen) Beautyfix 2 kits! Click here to enter!
Hurry on over to The Makeup Divas blog and enter to win Barielle Sugar Rush Nail Polish Collection.
Fabulous Over Forty talks with dermatologist Dr. Doris Day about what we really need for skincare.
Beauty Around the Web: Total Beauty Web Tour Week of April 27, 2009
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 | Contests, General, Makeup, Skincare | No Comments
Meilily wishes everyone a beautiful month of May! Enjoy these beauty-related headlines from around the web.
The Informed Makeup Maven covers the beauty show in New York. Hot exclusives!
Beauty411 is loving the new Bobbi Brown Nautical Collection. Check it out here!
Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog review the No. 1 best fitting jeans in America.
Read all about the new Sebastian collaboration with designer Charlotte Ronson at eye4style!
Fabulous Over Forty takes advantage of Recessionista Tuesday at Ted Gibson Salon.
Monique at Beauty Girl Musings is head over heels for this new drugstore foundation!
It’s a Mother’s Day Giveaway! Enter to Win at Lipgloss Break!
Beauty Around the Web: Week of March 30, 2009
Saturday, April 4th, 2009 | Contests, General | No Comments
April is here! Here are some highlights in beauty around the web starting off the month:
Meilily brings you Beauty Tips: How to Look as Fantastic as Cindy Crawford in the Latest Allure Photo Spread, with Meilily’s top tips for looking healthy, strong, and beautiful.
The ladies of LA Pretty are massaging their derrierès with diamonds thanks to La Mer. Get all the details on this luxurious new product!
The Informed Makeup Maven looks at the Mascara Wars, Tarte and Stila’s Primer and talks her fave lipglosses and blushes. IMM wants to know your must have blush for a chance to win a “Yes” to Carrots body scrub.
The Makeup Divas are giving away some MAC Sugarsweet products! So head on over and ENTER today!
Beauty Anonymous reviews Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 20 PA++.
Beauty Junkies Unite recaps Queen Latifah’s birthday party and shares makeup artist Sam Fine’s tips to recreate Queen’s beautiful birthday look!
The Shades Of U is holding an Easter GIVEAWAY Contest with MAC items as prizes! Enter to win!
Check out eye4style‘s favorite new “cheap thrill,” Dove Go Fresh Burst Body Wash!
Erin of Scandalous Beauty presents a detailed guide to MAC foundations and concealers with no sugar coating or additives!
It’s Finest Hour Week at Beauty Blogging Junkie! Click here to find out what hair and makeup products Amber recommends for promtastic gorge-osity..
Win Essie Nail Polish & Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Glamour Magazine
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 | Contests, Free Stuff, Hot Happenings, Nail Polish, Product Picks | No Comments
Essie Mademoiselle
Meilily Free Stuff & Deal Alert! The first 5,000 people to enter the Essie Glamour Magazine Sweepstakes online will win a mini bottle of Essie “Glamour Do” pink polish, in celebration of Glamour Magazine’s 70th Anniversary! If you like Essie Mademoiselle nail polish (one of my favorites and an InStyle 2009 Best Beauty Buys winner), you’ll probably also like Glamour Do, a light pink shade.
Even if you don’t win Essie polish, Glamour currently has a great Anniversary subscription special: You can get 12 issues of Glamour Magazine for only $1.50 (the price in 1939)! Now that’s amazing!
Essie Glamour Sweepstakes starts today, March 10, 2009.
Contest Alert: Win a Setoso Skincare Set – Setoso’s Daylight Savings “Get Your Hour Back” Sweepstakes
Friday, March 6th, 2009 | Contests, Skincare | 1 Comment
Setoso Skincare: Eye Balm & Serum Balm
Meilily Contest Alert!
I just found out about this new skincare brand called Setoso, and if you know me, you know I love effective and easy-to-use products. I can’t wait to try some Setoso skincare!
In the meantime, I want to mention that Setoso is currently running a giveaway contest in recognition of Daylight Savings time, which is this weekend.
From now until March 14, 2009, you can enter Setoso’s Daylight Savings “Get Your Hour Back” Sweepstakes to win a set of Setoso skincare products.
Daylight Savings Giveway Details from Setoso:
“Enter to win the EyeBalm and SerumBalm and all you have to do is click and answer “What Would You Do With An Extra Hour”. http://tinyurl.com/dn2a2g
Want a 2nd and 3rd entry? Post the link on Twitter & Facebook and you’ll have more chances to win.”
To find out more about Setoso check out the Setoso Story.
Good Luck!
Sale Alert & Hot Happenings: Old Navy “Goga” Sale & Event + Win Yoga Pants, a Wii, or $10,000
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 | Contests, Hot Happenings, Sales, Stores | No Comments
Meilily Sale Alert: Old Navy Goga Sale
Meilily Sale Alert!
So I got this flyer from Old Navy that says they’re having a special in-store “Goga-Go” event from January 24-25. You can get Old Navy women’s yoga pants on sale for $15 (until January 29), but, better yet, you can even get cute metal water bottles on sale for just $5 on January 24! This Old Navy event seems to be related to the Ellen Degeneres Show… (read on below)
Hot Happening: Old Navy In-Store “Goga-Go-Motion” Yoga Sale & Contest Event
When: January 24-25, 2009 (*Note: metal water bottles are only on sale January 24)
Keep reading to find out how to win a Wii or $10,000!
As part of the Old Navy “Goga-Go-Motion” event, there will be a random “game” happening at Old Navy stores, courtesy of the Ellen Degeneres Show. › Continue reading
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