CLOSED - Contest: Win a Makeup Bag Makeover!

Is there a chance you would hesitate to let us peek inside your makeup bag? Have you have fallen into a makeup bag rut??? Has your favorite gel eyeliner dropped to the bottom of the jumbled product pile in there? Are your brushes more than a little out of shape?

The Hold Me Bag have gained the praise of top makeup artists who understand the importance of well-organized, protective storage for cosmetics, makeup brushes and palettes.

I was asked by Hold Me Company if I would like to take part in their "Peek Show" Contest and give my followers a chance to win a Hold Me Bag. They want me to ask you, my readers, for some "Insider Information"- to let me see how you keep all the products that you use and store in your everyday makeup bag. Interesting, isn't it?

The prize: One needy reader will win a Hold Me Bag Les Fleurs

The Les Fleurs Bag features interior highlights made from an all-cotton print that has been over-laid with a sleek washable surface. The exterior and parts of the interior are made from Knew Suede, a high-performance, created fabric that is sleek and soft to the touch. This beautiful fabric was chosen for its great personality with traits that include superior shape retention and cleaning. It is easy care as even the most stubborn make-up traces are easily wiped away. Measuring a compact 10"H x 7"W x 2"D closed, it extends to 22"W fully opened. Original Patented design. Made in the USA.

Rules:

• This giveaway is open internationally


• You have to be a follower of Gaby's Beauty Blog (you don't need to have a blog)


• Blogs made solely for giveaways will be disqualified


• This giveaway ends on August 8 at midnight 

To enter (mandatory):

• Send me a picture of how you store your makeup! You can leave me the link to your picture in a comment (please be sure to leave your email address) or you can send me the picture by email (please specify your GFC username)

Possible entries total: 1

Good luck!!!

This giveaway is sponsored by Hold Me.

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Contest description from peta2.com

Contest: win a 25$ ELF gift certificate

My 3 favorite makeup items that I include in my evening bag are:

1. Lancôme Juicy Tube lipgloss
2. Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara
3. Avon Glimmersticks eye liner

Click here to participate (on Facebook).

In my last post, I was talking about the new Avon mineral lipsticks. It's called Avon Smooth Mineral Lipstick. I bought them in the shades Crystal Corail (left) and Apricot Glow (right).

Here are the swatches:Apricot Glow

Crystal Corail

This lipstick is enriched with a mega moisturizing complex with shea butter & revitalizing oils. It is said to keep lips smooth naturally. My lips were not really smoother after applying this product, but it does glides on nicely.

What I didn't really like about this product is that it contains a little too much shimmers. I was looking for a natural look, so I thought a mineral lipstick would be perfect for that... but not this one. It has natural looking shades, but the shimmers bug me a little.

Avon recently revamped the packaging of most of their products, and they definately look nicer. The casing of this lipstick is very nice & kind of classy.

For now, they don't offer a huge selection of colours (there is 10 shades available), but this product is brand new, so there might be more to come.

Product: ★★★

Packaging: ★★★★

Quality: ★★★

Overall: ★★★

Also, I'd like to get my hands on those cuties:

Twinkle & Shine Eye Liner in Gold Gleam (left)

Boots with belts

Perfect Wear Plump & Stay Lip Color in those shades: