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"Chalk Full of Beauty" Sweepstakes - COVERGIRL & Secret Team Up With USA Gymnastics!

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How would you like to enter for a Chance to Win a Trip to the U.S. Women's National Training Center and Meet Nastia Liukin OR a Trip to NYC?  You can in the "Chalk Full of Beauty" Sweepstakes Now Until May 28th!


Covergirl and Secret have teamed up with USA Gymnastics and Olympic medalist Nastia Liukin for the "Chalk Full of Beauty" Sweepstakes!

Beginning now through May 28th, 2010, you can enter to win two grand prizes:

A trip for two to New York City to enjoy a full weekend of beautification and relaxation...
or
A visit to the U.S. Women's National team Training Center and the opportunity to meet Nastia!

Nastia Lukin understands what it means to be strong and beautiful.  "If I like the way I look with my hair and makeup," she says, "it makes me feel confident about my performance!".

To register for these great grand prizes, and many other prizes as well, don't forget to click the link for the "Chalk Full of Beauty" Sweepstakes!


Contest details below:
“CHALK FULL OF BEAUTY” SWEEPSTAKES

Enter for a chance to win one of the following TWO (2) Grand Prizes!

A fabulous trip for two to the U.S. Women's National Team Training Center (Bela Karolyi Ranch) for the exclusive opportunity to meet Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin and receive a fabulous basket of beauty from Secret and COVERGIRL! The Grand Prize trip to the U.S. Women’s National Team Training Center consists of a 3-day/2-night trip for winner and guest to the U.S. Women’s National Team Training Center in Huntsville, TX. Prize includes round-trip coach air transportation, 2 nights hotel accommodations (double occupancy), along with a COVERGIRL/Secret gift basket and a $500 check payable to the winner.

Win a beautiful trip for two to New York City! Enjoy a full weekend of beautification and relaxation including a COVERGIRL/Secret beauty basket and spa day! This trip consists of a 3-day/2-night weekend of beauty in New York, NY for winner and guest. Prize includes round-trip coach air transportation from major airport nearest winner’s home, 2 nights hotel accommodations (double occupancy), airport transfers, a day of spa services for the winner and guest (awarded as a $250 gift certificate for each), transportation to/from spa, a COVERGIRL/Secret gift basket with sponsor-specified products and a $500 check payable to the winner.

You could also win other great prizes, including:

5 First Prize Winners will each receive a basket filled with selected COVERGIRL and Secret products.
75 Second Prize Winners will each receive a basket filled with selected COVERGIRL products.
Prizes consist of only those items specifically listed as part of the prize. Limit one prize per household.

NASTIA LIUKIN’S GOLD-MEDAL LOOK Q&A
Nastia is an Olympic gold-medalist and a top-notch COVERGIRL! She chalks up her stellar performances and camera-ready demeanor to feeling amazing on the inside, so Nastia answered a few questions about her own beauty routine:

What are your favorite beauty products?
My favorite beauty product is COVERGIRL’S Lash Blast mascara. I love using it for competition because it really makes your eyes stand out! My other favorite is Amaze Mint Lipgloss. It gives your lips a little tingle!

It seems like you'd need extra makeup (and hairspray) for the cameras when competing. Do you have special preferences or beauty rituals?
I do use A LOT of hairspray for competitions to keep my hair in place. My favorite is Herbal Essences Set Me Up Hairspray. It smells great too!

What’s your favorite makeup look?
I love the personal make-up look Molly Stern gave me! She gave us each a personalized look and I think it fits us all perfectly! Molly always told us "Less is more!", so we like to go by that theory!

DISCLAIMER


USA GYMNASTICS COVERGIRL/SECRET “CHALK FULL OF BEAUTY” SWEEPSTAKES. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to residents of the 49 U.S. (excluding ME) and D.C., 13 or older at time of entry. Void in Maine and where prohibited. Sweepstakes begins 9:00 a.m. ET on 3/25/10 and ends noon ET on 5/28/10. Click here for Official Rules (by which all entrants are bound). Sponsor: The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC. Trust is a cornerstone of our corporate mission, and the success of our business depends on it. P&G is committed to maintaining your trust by protecting personal information we collect about you, our consumers. View Sponsor’s Privacy Policy online at www.pg.com.

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FOTD Sassy Minerals "Dreamy" and "Lyrical"

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I find that when the weather warms up, I am more apt to play with colors.  Today was no exception, and after receiving the beautiful blues and greens in my Sassy Minerals order last week, I couldn't wait to try both of them out together: Dreamy and Lyrical.   Dreamy is the beautiful mint/green/turquoise and Lyrical is a deep sparkly turquoise.  Although I will definitely be using Lyrical as an eyeliner, I thought I'd give it a try as an actual shadow - the pictures below do not do it justice!  Unfortunately, with the lighting and flash, Lyrical looks almost black, but in person it is definitely a deep and rich turquoise.

I am so pleased at how beautiful the Sassy Minerals eyeshadows are.  For as glittery and sparkley as these two shadows are, they really do blend very well together.  I have had very minimal "dragging", where you see creases and skips in the blending.  Even if this has happened, it's as easy as taking the blending brush back to it in order to get the blending complete.  I will say, however, that with these two eyeshadows the Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy is a must!  This allows the shimmer to be maintained throughout the day, as well as the true colors and pigmentations of the shadows to litterly shine through.

Face:
Bare Escentuals Foundation "Fair"
Bare Escentuals Tinted Mineral Veil
Nars Blush "Laguna"
Sassy Minerals Blush "Hopeless Romantic"

Eyes:
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - all over lid
Sassy Minerals "Dreamy" - inner corner, lower lashline on top of eyeliner
Sassy Minerals "Lyrical" - outer corner and blended into crease
MAC Eyeshadow "Phloof" - high light
Mary Kate & Ashley Liquid eyeliner "Black" - when it was tacky I swiped Dreamy over the top to get some glitter.
Milani Color Brilliance Eye Pencil "Aqua" - lower lashline
Maybelline Pulse Perfection Mascara "Black"

Lips:
Bare Escentuals Buxom Lipgloss "Zena"

Click on any of the pictures to see them enlarged...



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FOTD: Sassy Minerals Dreamy, After Party, Crown Jewels and After Burn

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After receiving my Sassy Minerals order last week, I couldn't wait to play with the colors.  I decided to play with some blues and greens, and put together a look using Dreamy, After Party, Crown Jewels and the After Burn Blush. 

I just love how sparkly and faceted all of these shades are.  They work so well to "brighten" up a look, or really add some glam to the whole thing.  All of these shades work exceptionally well wet as an eyeliner too - you can see this in my swatches from Friday.  After Burn is a great rich coral blush, giving you a great flushed look with the highlight/shimmer shining through.



Above are the pot-shots of the colors I used. 

Face:
Bare Escentuals Foundation "Fair"
Bare Escentuals Feather Light Tinted Mineral Veil
Sassy Minerals "After Burn" Blush

Eyes:
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Sassy Minerals "Dreamy" - inner corners
Sassy Minerals "Dry Martini" - outer corners
Sassy Minerals "After Party" - outer corner blended into crease
Sassy Minerals "Crown Jewels" - wet as eyeliner
MAC Pigment "Vanilla" - highlight

Lips:
MAC Lipglass "Pretty Pattern"



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New Sassy Minerals Haul and Pictures!

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I ordered a set from Sassy Minerals earlier this week, and I received it last night in the mail - what a way to start the weekend!  I had ordered a set a while back - last November I think - so it was time to try some more new colors out.  (You can see my original order here)

I fell in love with the blushes, particularly "Plus One", from first batch - at $0.75 a sample, you really can't beat it!  I still have plenty left to go for a month or so longer, so it's a great way to try out the colors.  The other thing that is really neat about their website, is under the "Get Cheeky" section for blushes, there is a sub-section called "Deja Vu" - here you can find great dupes for some of your favorite shades, including Bare Escentuals and Nars.  It's a great concept, and again for the price, you can't beat trying them out!

Click images below for a larger view!


After Party:  Apparently I really liked this color because I ordered it again!  This is a beautiful shimmery, deep, golden olive.  I absolutely love this is an eyeliner, but it works well as a deep crease color as well.

Crown Jewels:  A prime example as to how a products description can truly represent what it is.  This shade looks exactly like crushed rubies, sapphires and marcasite.  Think deep silver with flashes of blues and reds.  Its gorgeous on its own, but works very well as a dark eyeliner. 

Off Kilter:  This is a very unique color.  It has hints of violet, lavender and pink with flashes of blue and truquoise sparkle.  Beautiful for spring, it reminds me of a field of hyacinth.  I love the shimmer and sparkle in this also.  Actually, I may play around with some of this and try to make a nail polish with it too!


Lyrical:  Deep turquoise with turquoise sparkle.  I think this is a black base, but its very hard to tell.  The color is unbelievably deep, full of shimmer and just plain neat!  I'll be wearing this one as a liner for sure....

Dreamy:  A beautiful mint green frost with flashes of turquoise shimmer.  This reminds me of crushed sea glass that washes up on the beaches.  It is a neat color, that typically either works itself towards green or blue on, but this truely is a mixture of both. 


Star Struck:  A deep royal purple with silver flashes of sparkles.  When I pulled this out and opened it, I first thought of a starry night.  Its a beautifully unique color.  For those of you old Bare Escentuals users, this reminds me of the old eyeliner called Amethyst.  A perfect shade for an eyeliner.


Witty Banter:  This shade is a pale golden color with a hint of pinky coral undertones.  It reminds me a bit of a darker version of Fyrinnae's Polar Bear.  This would look really nice on warmer and darker skin tones.  I am anxious to try this version of gold out because a lot of mine are much more "yellow" and not quite as gold. 


Hopeless Romantic Blush:  A rich, rosey coral with flashes of beige and golden shimmer.  This reminds me of a darker version of Plus One when I look at it in the pot, but I think once I swatch them next to eachother, Hopeless Romantic will be a bit deeper and not quite as shimmery.   


After Burn:  You know when you have a tan, sit out in the sun, and get that hint of pink on your skin and cheeks?  That is what After Burn is - a deep coral color with warmer under tones.  The shimmer and frost reflect back some berry and gold.  Gorgeous for the summer!


Whisper in my Ear:  A pale bronze shade with golden shimmer.  I haven't tried this on my cheeks, but when I swatched it, I think this might be my new "bronzer".  It's not exatctly bronze, as it still has a hint of peach to it, so you don't have that dirty look that some bronzers leave behind.  Not overly pigmented, either, so it is easier to apply than some. 


Swatches of everything are below.  I used the Pixie Epoxy on the bottom half, and next to each swatch I applied the shades wet so you could see their application as a liner.  Below the entire set, I took close-ups of shades to give you a better glimpse into their complexity. 








I know I have said this before, but these Sassy Minerals are a great buy for the price, have quick shipping, and quite a variety of shades.  I will do a FOTD with some of these during the upcoming week!

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