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Alexis Vogel Makeup Line

Makeup Artist, Alexis Vogel is one of my top favorite make-up artists ever.  I actually tweeted her a long time ago and told her if I ever get married I will pay whatever it takes to have her do my wedding makeup....but the older I get, the less I think marriage is in the cards for me.  lol.

Several years ago she started her own makeup line and it is being re-released this summer/fall.  She is currently having a contest to win credits towards her new makeup line, so of course I had to create something and go all fancy with an animated (.gif)....only to find out that Facebook converts all uploads to a flat (.jpg) file.  (boo!)  But I wanted to go ahead and upload my entry into the contest.  If chosen as a winner, I will use the prize/credits as a monthly giveaway for all of you...cause I know you will love her products just as much as I do!

For more details on how you can enter click here.

July Beauty Giveaway - Revlon

My birthday (July 1st) month is finally here and I thought I'd kick off this month's beauty giveaway featuring Revlon Products : Ready for Summer with Revlon. Instead of having a different daily tweet each day for July, I decided I'm going to do random bonus entries on various day throughout the month.  This could be in the form of retweeting a tweet, answering a beauty question, leaving comments on specially marked blogs, uploading looks, etc.

As with most months, I will have multiple winners and actually this month will be the first month to run more than one giveaway...but more details on the second giveaway won't be for two more weeks.

For July I will have two winners, who each will win the following:

• 1 - Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner - Black/Brown
• 2 - Revlon Eyeshadow Lust -
       a. Celestial Silver
       b. Night Sky
• 1 - Revlon Lip Butter - Cotton Candy
• 1 - Revlon Scented Nail Enamel - Cotton Candy




a Rafflecopter giveaway

PLEASE NOTE:

IF YOU DO NOT FILL OUT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR YOUR ENTRY,

 ie, links, email or other information,

YOUR ENTRY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. ALL ENTRIES ARE VERIFIED.

☆ Entry #1 (worth [ +1 entry, once ]  : can only be done once during contest)
• Follow me on twitter. ( @alElizabeth )
- If you are already following me...then you already have an entry in the giveaway. Just make sure to enter your entry in the rafflecopter application above.

☆ Entry #2 (worth [ +2 entries, daily ]  : can only be done once daily)
• Tweet about the giveaway
DAILY TWEET: " Ready for Summer with @Revlon Beauty #Giveaway hosted by @alelizabeth http://twitpic.com/a3dlsx #bblogger #beauty http://goo.gl/bC462 "

☆ Entry #3 (worth [ +2 entries, once ]  : can only be done once during contest)
• Subscribe to my Monthly Newsletter
- Use the link to the right to subscribe.

☆ Entry #4 (worth [ +1 entry, once ]  : can only be done once during contest)
• Subscribe to my YouTube channel ( http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MsAlElizabeth )

☆ Entry #5 (worth [ +1 entry, once ]  : can only be done once during contest)
 • Subscribe to my blog.
- If you are already subscribed...then you already have an entry in the giveaway.  Just make sure to enter your entry in the rafflecopter application above.

☆ Entry #6 (worth [ +3 entries ] : can only be done once during contest)
• Create a blog post on your blog promoting this giveaway.  Make sure to use images and links to this blog.

☆ Entry #7 (worth [ +5 entries ] : can only be done once during contest)
• Use the giveaway graphics to the right/or and post in the side of your blog.

☆ Entry #8 (worth [ +1 entry ]  : can be done once per day)
• Give +K on Klout. ( http://klout.com/#/alElizabeth/topics )

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Giveaway Rules:
1. You will be responsible for entering your giveaway entries through the rafflecopter application above.  All entries are verified and any one caught cheating will automatically be disqualified and entries will be removed.
2. Giveaway is open internationally.
3. There will be 2 winners for this contest.
4. Winners will be picked at random.
5. Contest starts July 1st, 2012 at 12:01 am and ends August 1st, 2012 at 12:01 am EST.
6. You must be over the age of 18. If you are younger, please ask your parents for permission to enter this giveaway!
7. I am not responsible for the custom charges in your country nor I am not responsible for the package once I have sent it.  If your package is returned, you will be responsible for additional shipping charges, paid via paypal. Additionally if shipping charges are over $15.00, the difference must be paid via paypal before I will ship your package. (Receipt will be supplied.)  If additional fees occur and payment is not received within 7 days will result in forfeiting the prize and another winner will be chosen.
8. The winners (2) will be notified via twitter or email and will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address. Failure to respond will result in forfeiting the prize and another winner will be chosen.
9. I will share the winners user-name in a future video and on twitter. By entering this giveaway, you are consenting to this.
10.  Please allow 4 - 6 weeks for USA delivery and 6 - 8 weeks for international delivery.

FTC: The giveaway prize was purchased with my own money as a token of appreciation to my subscribers!  I do not currently represent any brands or sell products. I only recommend products based on their merit and/or individual client need. If you or your company has a product you would like me to consider for review, please fill free to contact me through my contact form on http://www.alelizabeth.com or e-mail me at msAlElizabeth@gmail.com.

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January 2012 Giveaway...

...is looking kinda sad. This time last month for December's giveaway I was already well over 100 entries. So far for this month, I have 14...but this is feedback that I need. Initially I was going to do a review a week and then combine those 4 products as the giveaway, but with the lack of enthusiasm from you ladies, I've decided to change that up. I'm still going to do the giveaway, but I'm going to go ahead and explain what all is in this month's giveaway, so I can evaluate if the response gets better or worse. If the response doesn't get any better, I might just go back to beauty gift cards, as you can purchase what you want and the shipping costs on my end is a hell of a lot cheaper.

I just thought by doing a "favorites giveaway" it would be a fun way to incorporate beauty items with the reviews and giveaways. I also realize I need to start doing some tutorial views, which I had the idea to come up with make-up looks for tutorial videos and then have the giveaway with the items that made up that look. [new items of course...I'm selfish when it comes to make-up...I always want one of my own and I would never ever send opened or used makeup ...that is gross.]  I've also read lately on a few blogs that giveaways are cheesy and make the blog less valuable...as viewers are just interested in the giveaway verses the content.  I just view it as, wanting to give my followers an incentive for giving feedback and communicating with me.  Let me know your thoughts and feedback as I want my followers to enjoy and look forward to my blog.  :D

So this month in the giveaway....one winner will win all of the following products:
(1) Box of Shadow Shields. Includes 30 shields.
(1) Small Tube of Embryolisse Lait-crème Concentré.
(1) Starter Kit of Moom.
(1) O•P•I Mini Muppet Collection, which includes the colors, Wocka Wocka, Excuse Moi, Designer..de Better!, and Warm & Fozzie. Each bottle is 0.125 oz each.

One way to enter and multiple chances to win.

☆ Entry #1+ (worth one contest entry each day: can be done once daily during contest)

• Follow me on twitter. ( @alElizabeth )

• Then Retweet this tweet: "RT: #Beauty #Giveaway hosted by @alelizabeth. blog.alelizabeth.com @shadowshields @EmbryolisseUSA #moon @opi_products"

So far I have the review video up for the Shadow Shields and the Embryolisse in the works as I type.  I just confirmed this week I will be featured on the Nature's Knockout channel for my review video for the product, Moom.  If you do not know what Moom is...it is an all natural hair remover, that is similar to wax, but so much better.  My friend has also volunteered her leg, to demonstrate how Moom works.  [so this should be interesting...to say the least.]  The O•P•I Nail Polish is a throw in...and if I can find a salon with the same colors, I'll do a swatch panel, but if not I don't want to open the package just to get a swatch panel.

Again please let me know your thoughts on giveaways and/or feedback.

Intro Video

I should have had this video up first...but here it is. I also wanted to say I will announce all giveaway winners on this blog and twitter...cause it really irritates me when people have giveaways and you have to go on a hunt to find out if a winner was announced.