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Beauty Prize-pack Giveaway

October 22nd, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

You may have noticed that I’ve got a pretty cool beauty tips widget in my right sidebar that has rotating beauty tips.  I’m a big fan of Dove products, particularly since the brand started the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty.

In case you missed them or would like to see them all in one place, here are some of the beauty tips from last month:

  • Loose, wavy hair is a hot trend. To create the laid back style of loose waves; disperse Dove Curl & Sculpt Defining Mousse through hair and braid into sections. When hair is dry, undo the braids and finger comb through it for a free, effortless look.
  • Getting home late from the party and too tired for your normal makeup removal routine? Stash Pond’s Wet Cleansing Towelette in your bedside table for fast and easy makeup removal…you don’t even need water.  They have an exclusive cleansing system, with oil- and dirt-trapping fibers, that works like a magnet to remove up to 40 percent more make-up than other leading towelettes to keep you looking your best.
  • It’s important to take care of your underarms just like the rest of your skin.  Dove deodorant is introducing a new at-home beauty treatment to help care for your underarms– The PitiCure™.  Simply put, a PitiCure is to your underarms as a pedicure is to your feet.  It is a simple three-step process that cleanses and keeps underarms stubble free for longer. Go to the videos tab and find out how to give yourself an at-home PitiCure.
  • Treat eyelashes with a dab of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly every day.  It conditions while giving lashes an attractive gleam, and makes the tips of the lashes look darker.
  • Simplify your beauty routine and space – stick to five beauty essentials:  tinted moisturizer, a multi-purpose makeup stick for eyes, cheeks and lips, concealer, one tube of mascara and one of Q-tips® cotton swabs four new beautifully designed Vanity Packs help apply your makeup.
  • Q-tips® cotton swabs are the ultimate beauty tool.  Made from 100% pure cotton, Q-tips® cotton swabs have more cotton at the tip* than any other swab so they are soft, gentle and safe for delicate skin around the eyes.  *From the end of the stick to the top of the swab.
  • Trying to fit in that evening workout class and short on time?  Throw a pack of Pond’s Wet Cleansing Towelettes in your purse to help remove make-up before your workout and wipe off sweat afterwards.  Their oil-and dirt-trapping fibers work like a magnet to remove dirt and oil, removing up to 40 percent more make-up than other leading towelettes, even waterproof mascara.  Your skin will stay looking fresh while on the go.
  • Blow dry hair outside of the bathroom. Steam from the shower creates humidity, which leads to frizz.
  • If you have flyaway hair strands, use an extra toothbrush to tame them. Dab Dove Frizz Control Therapy Taming Cream on the brush and smooth through problem areas.
  • When packing for your vacation, leave the bulky big cleanser bottles at home and learn to pack lighter.  Throw Pond’s Wet Cleansing Towelettes in your bag– they’re portable and fit conveniently in your carry-on so you will breeze through security in no time.
  • Cuticles toughened by chores? If so, Vaseline Petroleum Jelly can come in handy.  Just massage a small amount of the jelly into your cuticles each morning and night to keep them soft and looking healthy.

Now, as a thanks to Lipstick to Crayons for hosting the beauty tips widget, Dove is offering one of my readers a package of beauty products valued at $30.  The pack will include a product from each of the following brands:

  • Vaseline
  • Pond’s
  • Dove
  • Q-tips

Giveaway Guidelines:

Leave a comment below telling me what beauty tip from above or from the widget in my sidebar is your favorite.

Receive additional entries by doing any/all of the following, but be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do:

  1. Blog about this contest
  2. Subscribe to my mailing list/RSS feed
  3. Tweet this giveaway on Twitter (you can tweet daily if you want, but make sure you leave a comment each time you do).
  4. Favorite Lipstick to Crayons on Technorati
  5. Stumble this post
  6. Add Lipstick to Crayons to your blogroll or my button to your sidebar
  7. Become a fan of Lipstick to Crayons on Facebook
  8. Enter my GE appliance giveaway here.

This giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. Central time Nov. 4.  Be sure to include a valid email address with each of your entries. Contest open to United States residents only. Winner will be randomly chosen via random.org and will be notified via email and announced on this post.

If winner does not claim prize by Nov. 7, 2009, he/she will forfeit the prize to an alternate winner.

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  3. #3 Nancy on October 23, 2009:

    I like this tip – Simplify your beauty routine and space – stick to five beauty essentials: tinted moisturizer, a multi-purpose makeup stick for eyes, cheeks and lips, concealer, one tube of mascara and one of Q-tips® cotton swabs four new beautifully designed Vanity Packs help apply your makeup. I am all about simplifying everything as much as possible.

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  5. #5 Gerrie on October 23, 2009:

    I like the tip about using a toothbrush to tame fly away hair. I would have never thought about that but it really sounds like a great idea that I may need to use.

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  7. #7 Carol on October 23, 2009:

    I like this tip: Blow dry hair outside of the bathroom. Steam from the shower creates humidity, which leads to frizz. I never thought of it, but it really makes sense.

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    i like the blow dry your hair outside of the bathroom because of the humidity leaving hair frizzy. i never thought about this. such a great idea.

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    I also liked the tip to blow dry hair outside of the bathroom. Steam from the shower creates humidity, which leads to frizz. I never new this either. It makes sense though.

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    i like the tip Treat eyelashes with a dab of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly every day. It conditions while giving lashes an attractive gleam, and makes the tips of the lashes look darker.i nee all the help i can get with my eyelashes :(

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    My favorite tip: Blow dry hair outside of the bathroom. Steam from the shower creates humidity, which leads to frizz. I never thought of this…but it makes total sense.

    My teen daughter has been doing the first tip listed above..and her hair looks so cute.
    Thanks for the review and giveaway!

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    OK… I never knew to Blow dry hair outside of the bathroom. Steam from the shower creates humidity, which leads to frizz. I have the frizz problem so I will be trying this tip.

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    I like this one -Cuticles toughened by chores? If so, Vaseline Petroleum Jelly can come in handy. Just massage a small amount of the jelly into your cuticles each morning and night to keep them soft and looking healthy.

    Vaseline is one of all time fave products, so versatile!

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  97. #97 swimclubmom on October 30, 2009:

    Treat eyelashes with a dab of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly every day.

    I haven’t tried this tip – but I will! I use Vaseline all the time – on my skin and to take my make-up off – especially when I travel. So often on trips (flying especially) – the air is so dry. Many of the women I have met over years – with the BEST skin – have shared their moisturizer is Vaseline.

  98. #98 swimclubmom on October 30, 2009:

    I haven’t tried the Vaseline on eyelash tip – but I will! I use Vaseline all the time – on my skin and to take my make-up off – especially when I travel. So often on trips (flying especially) – the air is so dry. Many of the women I have met over years – with the BEST skin – have shared their moisturizer is Vaseline.

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