Truth or Dare? Schick Dares Canadians In A National Twitter Contest!

Hi ladies! Most of us can recall the laughs (and embarrassing moments!) shared with friends while playing Truth or Dare. Schick Quattro for Women will be daring Canadians all month-long in a virtual Truth or Dare Twitter contest running April 29 – May 29. The prizes alone will make telling the truth or doing a dare all worthwhile!

Over the course of the contest, @SchickQ4W will pose daily Truths and weekly Dares for participants to answer. Each daily response is an entry to win a variety of fantastic prizes - including Visa gift cards! Just for fun, here is this week's dare: "Wear a crazy accessory (like a tiara) out in public and tweet us a photo!"

This contest is sure to be a blast! To join the fun, visit the Schick Quattro for Women Twitter page and participate in the Truths and Dares!

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Are You Born To Style? Win Your Tuition at AVEDA Institute Canada!

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Could you be AVEDA's next superstar hairstylist? Here is your chance to win your way to a new career in the beauty industry with Aveda! Aveda Institute Canada is giving away four hairstyling scholarships. The winning candidates will receive the grand prize of full tuition at one of our top hair schools in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.

Here are the simple steps to enter AVEDA Institute Hair School Scholarship Video Contest‏:

STEP 1: MAKE A VIDEO (2 MIN OR LESS)
Create a video to show us why you are born BORN TO STYLE and why you’ve got the talent, passion and determination it takes to develop your hairstyling skills with the Aveda Institute Canada.

STEP 2: UPLOAD & SHARE
Upload your video, share your Aveda Institute entry page with your network of family, friends, fans and followers and get them to vote for your video. The entry with the most votes secures an automatic spot in the final Hair Showdown, so make sure to share your talent with the world!

STEP 3: HAIR SHOWDOWN
An esteemed panel of hair and beauty professionals will hand pick four aspiring hairstylists in each city as well one spot will be slotted for people’s choice to advance to the final round. These future hairdressers will participate in a live head-to-head competition and runway show putting together two complete looks in front of a panel of style experts and hairstyling heavy hitters. The winner in each city will be awarded a full scholarship to the Aveda Institute hair school!

This contest is open to all legal residents of Canada (except for residents of the province of Québec) who have reached the age of sixteen as of the date entered into the contest. Last date to submit a video is March 1st, 2013. For more information on the contest and to enter, visit http://www.borntostyle.ca.

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Contest | Playtex Gentle Glide – What Our Mothers Never Told Us‏

Think back to when you got your period for the first time. Did you hear that you shouldn’t wash your hair, that you should avoid the woods and water because of bears and sharks, or that eating lemons can actually stop your period?

We sure did get a lot of interesting advice back then! But now that we’re older and wiser, we know better, and it’s easier to talk about sensitive subjects and share advice with our closest friends. But maybe there are some things that we still don’t have quite right…

Playtex Gentle Glide 360 Tampons wants to get the conversation started to ensure women have all the facts so they can feel comfortable and protected during their time of the month – and what better way to do this than through a contest!

All you have to do is tweet hilarious advice you were given when you first got your period to @PlaytexGG using #PlayOn for a chance to win a $1,000 Visa gift card! To increase your chances of winning, you can tweet daily from Monday, October 22nd at 9:00am until Thursday, November 22nd at 5:00pm. There will be giveaways happening throughout the contest too!

Good luck ladies!

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Are You Born To Style? Win Your Tuition at AVEDA Institute Canada!

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Are you the next superstar hairstylist? Are you born to style? If you think the answer to these questions are yes, then I'm delighted to present you, on behalf of AVEDA Institute Canada, your chance to win your way to a new career in the beauty industry with AVEDA!

The AVEDA Institute is a top hair school that takes talented and creative individuals and turns out rock star hair stylists, not barbers or even ordinary hair dressers. These pros go forward and enjoy exciting lives. Sounds like something you might like to do for a living? Then what are you waiting for? AVEDA Institute Canada is giving away four hairstyling scholarships and the winning candidates will receive the grand prize of full tuition at one of Aveda's top hair schools in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria!

(source: AVEDA Institute Canada)

Here are the simple steps to enter AVEDA Institute Hair School Scholarship Video Contest‏:

STEP 1: MAKE A VIDEO
Create a video to show why you are born to style and why you’ve got the talent, passion and determination it takes to develop your hairstyling skills with the AVEDA Institute Canada. Demonstrate your biggest inspiration for wanting to enter the hairstyling industry!

STEP 2: UPLOAD & SHARE
Visit www.avedainstitute.ca/scholarship to enter the contest. Upload your video then share your entry with the world!  Share your AVEDA Institute entry page link with all your family, friends, fans and followers and get to rate your video. Share your talent with the world!

STEP 3: HAIR SHOWDOWN
Our panel of hair and beauty professionals along with our faculty will hand pick five aspiring hairstylists in each city to advance to the final round. These future hairdressers will participate in a live head-to-head competition and runway show putting together a complete look in front of a panel of style experts and hairstyling heavy hitters. The winner in each city will be awarded a full scholarship to the AVEDA Institute hair school!

(source: AVEDA Institute Canada)

Please keep in mind that videos will be judged on the following:

• boldness and clarity of artistic vision   
• originality and creativity                                                                                                 
• demonstrates candidate is fashion forward and understands the AVEDA mission
• overall Impression  

For more information on the contest and to enter, visit http://www.avedainstitute.ca/scholarship.This contest is open to all legal residents of Canada (except for residents of the province of Québec) who have reached the age of sixteen (16) as of the date entered into the contest. Last day to submit a video is March 31st, 2012 at 11:59:59 a.m. ET. Good luck!

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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.

Win Vegan Shoes From OlsenHaus!

Do you read Lucky, In Style, Marie Claire, or any other fashion magazines? If so, you've probably caught a peek at some olsenHaus shoes. If you love fashion and animals, olsenHaus is a must. The shoes are 100 percent vegan, fashion forward, and come in tons of trendy colors (take a look!). So it's no surprise that olsenHaus is a celebrity fave. Cameron Diaz, Alicia Silverstone, and Emily Deschanel all have olsenHaus shoes in their closets. Now you can too!

Complete this form by October 27 for your chance at fabulous, guilt-free style.

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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: