Winner announcement

Sorry it took so long for me to post this but here is the winner of the giveaway:


#8 = Eva

Congrats, and my apologies for not doing this sooner! Please email me with your mailing address at watercoloursky[at]gmail[dot]com.

I did make it to IMATS and have pics to edit for it. I'm sorry if I missed meeting anyone there though, I was sick starting from the previous week, and thought I'd get better by then but I just felt worse on Saturday. I probably overdosed on all kinds of cough drops but nothing really helped. In fact I lost my voice the next week and was a little freaked out that I would be unable to do any of my upcoming presentations for school, but luckily with some rest it started coming back a few days ago.

So thanks for your patience as always, I'll be back with the IMATS updates soon and another giveaway :)

To get things started...

So this little blog is 3 today! To celebrate, here is giveaway #1...

• MAC eyeshadow in Family Silver
• Korres Guava lipstick in 13 Natural Pink
• Balmshell gloss in Confessions of a Shopaholic
• Marcelle Essentials Eye Contour cream

How to enter:

1. Be a follower of this blog or a regular commenter in the past (I do remember!)
2. Leave a comment below telling me what you would like to hear me report on from IMATS (if you don't know what that is...check out my post here and here on it from last year :)
3. One comment per person only

Giveaway ends Friday Nov 5 at midnight Pacific Standard Time, and since the time frame is so short, the odds should be reasonably high. Good luck, and thanks for your support throughout this time!

Skincare Rx Giveaway winner!

The winner of the $75 gift card from Skincare Rx is moonRabbit!

My randomization process:


All entries randomized and assigned a number:




Drawing the numbers (goes from left to right). There were 119 entries in total, and the first number picked was #40 which is a number assigned to moonRabbit:



Congrats moonRabbit! Please email me as soon as possible with your full name, phone number, and mailing address :)

Skincare Rx Giveaway!

Since summer officially started a few days ago, being sun smart seems to be more important than ever. Skincare Rx, who specializes in various skincare products including the renowned sunscreen line La Roche Posay Anthelios, is generously sponsoring a $75 gift certificate giveaway for you readers!

This gift certificate will be valid at SkinCareRx.com, Apothica.com, and SkinBotanica.com.

How to enter:

1. One entry for becoming a fan of SkinCareRx on Facebook
2. One entry for following SkinCareRx on Twitter.
3. Two entries to tweet about this giveaway as follows: "Visit @watercoloursky's blog at www.watercoloursky.blogspot.com to win a $75 gift certificate sponsored by @Skincarerx1 "
4. Three entries to signup for the newsletter at Skincare Rx
5. Ten entries for a blog post about this giveaway--*Must have a minimum of 100 words, include a link to this giveaway, and a link to "La Roche-Posay Anthelios" in your post. "La Roche-Posay Anthelios" must be linked to http://skincarerx.com/la-roche-posay-anthelios.html.


What happens after:

Giveaway ends in 2 weeks, Wednesday July 14, 2010, and is open internationally. Winner will be picked randomly. I will NOT be emailing the winner as they should be a regular reader of my blog. Instead I will announce the winner within 1 week, after which the winner gets 1 more week to email me with their details or another winner will be chosen.


Where do I start?

For me to count your entries, simply fill in the Google Doc form below. No need to leave comments this time so all info is private :) Good luck!

We have a winner, again

Sorry it took me a while to go through the names for the 3rd giveaway in this series. I went through the usual steps of randomizing the names & assigning them numbers, then generating a random sequence to pick the winner:



(The list goes on up to #66 for 66 eligible entries but I could only screen capture part of it)



The winner is Rena - congrats! Please contact me within 1 week to claim your prize.

Thank you to all who entered :)

500 followers giveaway #3

Last one til the next big occasion...

Prizes:



Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals All Over Face Colour in True
Face Atelier pigment sample in SOV
Annabelle Studio pigment in Karma
Dior High Shine mini lipstick in Catwalk Mauve
Vasanti Tinted Lipbalm in Columbia


How to enter

1. Leave a comment on this post telling me what is your idea of the perfect day*.

2. For extra entries, you may:
i. Post about this giveaway on your blog if you have one.
ii. Tweet about this giveaway in the following manner: "A Watercolour Sky @watercoloursky is giving away more makeup goodies! Enter at http://watercoloursky.blogspot.com"

If you do either #2 or #3, please drop a comment on this post again (leave 2 comments if you do both) so I can easily count your extra entries.

Anyone can enter BUT you must, must, must click on the "follow" button on the left menu on the sidebar, and select 'follow publicly'. Your profile must NOT be privatized in order for me to check that you are following. Otherwise I will not count your entry in the final tally.

(Exception: Wordpress bloggers that I regularly correspond with (you know who you are :D) are welcome to enter - sorry if I forget to mention that at times, guys)

Again, this is open internationally. Closes a week from today Monday June 14th, Eastern Standard Time. Good luck! :)


*I, personally live for weekends, so my ideal day would be sleeping in to rain on a Saturday morning, and get up when the sun comes out. An awesome breakfast brunch at Chez Cora, followed by biking, and an afternoon picnic at Toronto Island. Dinner would be at my favourite Korean restaurant for bulgogi ssam to finish the day :D

Winner for the 500 followers giveaway #2

I used the same drawing process as the Misikko giveaway - I think its more random that way.

1. First, I entered the names in order of entry to randomize entries in the List Randomizer:






2. Then used Sequence Generator to pick the numbers randomly:


So the winner is #15 which is Bec :)

Congratulations! Please email me with your shipping address within a week and I will have the prize sent as soon as possible.

Thanks for all the entries, I am thinking of doing one more...keep a look out :)

Cosmetics giveaway alerts!

In case you haven't heard, one of my favourite bloggers Nic Nic is opening her own store selling Japanese cosmetics at www.apopofkawaii.com!



To celebrate, she is holding a giveaway with numerous japanese products to be won! If you love Japanese beauty products head on over here!


Also, Tine of Beautyholics Anonymous is celebrating her 3rd blogoversary as well as her upcoming birthday with a massive giveaway! Do check it out here :)


Finally, Suzie has a Pinky Pink giveaway to both clear out her stash and celebrate her blogoversary! Send her an email to enter :)

She also has a blogsale going on, among the items are the much coveted, sold out MAC Volcanic Ash Exfoliator and Mask! Check it out here.

We have a winner!

There were a ton of entries for the Misikko giveaway, so I didn't want to just go by the time the comments were entered but really randomize them.

So, I typed up all the times in Excel first in the order that the person commented, then put the list into the List Randomizer to sort them randomly. Basically it was my equivalent of writing names on paper, putting them into a container and shaking it.


(I had to crop the rest since there were 75 entries which extended beyond my screen)

Then I went to the Sequence generator and asked it to generate a sequence of numbers between 1-75 (the number of entries received). Here are the results!



So the winner was #25 as assigned by the List Randomizer - which is Izumi!

Congrats to her, and thank you to all for entering :) Also thanks for your patience in waiting for the results...I was super busy this week and dreading the thought of typing up every name...but I finally did it!

500 followers giveaway #2: Marcelle goodies!

Prizes:



Marcelle Minerals Bronzer in Brazil
Marcelle Eyeshadow Duo in Bamboo
Marcelle Concealer Palette in Universal Beige (read The Muse's review here)


How to enter:

1. Leave a comment on this post telling me what is/are your favourite summer memories. (If you live in the tropics then any nostalgic memory since you get summer all year :P)

2. For extra entries, you may:
i. Post about this giveaway on your blog if you have one.
ii. Tweet about this giveaway in the following manner: "A Watercolour Sky @watercoloursky is giving away Marcelle makeup goodies! Enter at http://watercoloursky.blogspot.com"

If you do either #2 or #3, please drop a comment on this post again (2 comments if you do both) so I know to count your extra entries.

Anyone can enter BUT you must, must, must click on the "follow" button on the left menu on the sidebar, and select 'follow publicly'. Your profile must NOT be privatized in order for me to check that you are following. Otherwise I will not count your entry.

Open internationally. Contest closes a week from today Monday May 31st, Eastern Standard Time. Good luck!

Winner announcement

The random draw winner was #10, kawaiikao!



Surprise gift winner is Cinnabunnie for great detailed suggestions :)

Please email me within 7 days (by Mon 24th) with your shipping addresses! And if you did not win please don't worry, do check back again as I will be doing a Giveaway #2 soon.

To all those who entered, thank you for your time in answering my questions! I read every comment I received though and took note of your suggestions :) Once I have some time I will be looking into doing videos, outfit pics, and more!

500 Followers Giveaway #1

Since its a Monday, I thought it would be nice to brighten it up a little with a giveaway! As promised, I have a few of these coming up to celebrate reaching 500 followers. This is the first one:


(clickable)

Prizes:

• L'oreal Lash Boost Serum
• Urban Decay Heavy Metal Liner in Baked
• Annabelle Eyeshadow Trio in Holy Smoke (no longer in stores!)
• Gosh Tropical Eye Pencil in 103 Aqua Life, a turquoise colour
• Burts Bees Honey Lipbalm

How to enter:

1. You must be an existing follower prior to this post. The giveaway is after all in appreciation of those who have followed for some time.
Please note that for me to verify if you are a "follower", you must be following my blog publicly on your Blogger Profile (which must not be privatized). Exceptions will be made however, if you have a reason (such as being on Wordpress instead) and have commented on my posts before excluding giveaways.

2. Leave a comment on this post with the following:

i. What you like about this blog
ii. What you don't like and would want improved (constructive comments appreciated). If you prefer, feel free to email me separately about it and just say in your comment to refer to email :)
iii. Suggestions for topics or future posts that I haven't yet covered. You can combine ii and iii if they overlap.

Contest is open internationally. Closing date is Monday, May 17th, at midnight Eastern Standard Time. I will announce the winner(s) the same week and give them 7 days to email me with their shipping address.

Winner will be drawn randomly, however the most helpful/insightful comments or suggestions may receive a bonus prize ;)

Thanks again for the support and I look forward to reading your suggestions!

Misikko Hana Professional Flat Iron giveaway! (US/Can)

Wow I hit 500 followers! Giveaway will be coming up soon for that I promise :)

For now, here is the Hana Professional Flat Iron giveaway for US/Canada readers, generously sponsored by Misikko!


(I'm using my own pic here but the prize will be sent directly from Misikko.)

Read my review here!

How to enter: (US and Canada only sorry)

1. Leave a comment on this post.

For bonus entries, you may do any or all of the following:

2. Follow Misikko on Twitter
3. Blog about the giveaway on a personal website.
4. Join Misikko Newsletter

Each one counts as an extra entry. Leave a comment with a link to your tweet or blogpost letting me know which you did so I can count them easily :)

Contest closes in 2 weeks on Wednesday May 19, 12 midnight EST. Winner will be picked using a random number generator. Good luck!

Tarte giveaway winner!

The winner of the Tarte multiplEYE™ mascara as determined by the random number generator is:



comment #12, ginnn7!

Congratulations! Please email me within 48 hours with your shipping address to claim your prize :)

Thanks to all those that entered!

Lights, Camera, Lashes! A Tarte Giveaway (US only)

Tarte is a company probably best known for their Cheek Stains, but did you know they also make other products such as their under eye corrector, and their multiplEYE™ mascara?

In fact, I've been contacted by them to organize a Tarte giveaway for US readers! (Sorry to non-US readers, but there will be other giveaways I promise...)

The prize will be Tarte's best seller multiplEYE™ mascara, "a natural lash enhancing mascara, clinically-proven to increase lash volume by 638%."



Sounds good right? Here's how to enter:

Please leave a comment below (1 comment only per person please!) telling me why you need this product. Again, US residents only!

It would be nice but not necessary to be a follower of my blog (although I am only a few more away from my 500 followers giveaway...*hint* :P)

Contest closes 1 week from now, April 22nd Eastern Standard Time. The winner will be picked randomly via Random.org. I will announce the winner here who will need to contact me with her mailing address within 48 hours.

If you would like to learn more about Tarte products feel free to check out the official Tarte makeup review blog here.

Good luck with the giveaway!

4/23/10: Contest closed! Winner to be announced soon :)

Marcelle giveaway winner!

Thanks for all the entries for the Marcelle giveaway! As chosen by the Random Sequence generator, the winner of the Marcelle giveaway is:




#27 = hippocat!

Congratulations! Please contact me via email with your mailing address within 48 hours to claim your prize :)

Perricone MD giveaway winner!

There were 32 qualifying entries for the NV Perricone Advanced Eye Area Therapy giveaway which closed Wednesday night. I didn't feel like typing out all the names so I used the random sequence generator to generate a list in random order:



So the winner, #7 comment is Rasilla! As usual, please contact me with your mailing address within 48 hrs to claim the prize.

Congratulations to her, and thanks to all those who entered :)

Giveaway: Ultra-Glam by Marcelle Cosmetics

I ordered a pair of EOS Adult circle lenses in Gray about 2 weeks ago, which still haven't arrived. Two weeks is rather long for a package from the US, so I'm desperately crossing my fingers that they are not lost and still on their way!

Anyway a reason I'm disappointed about the delay is because I wanted to use them in my replication of the Ultra-Glam look by Marcelle Cosmetics:




Gorgeous right? These are the products used for her look:

• Liquid Liner in Very Black
• Khol Liner in Black
• Volume Precision in Black
• Wet/Dry Eyeshadow Quad in Blue Moon
• Concealer Palette
• Vita-Lip Plumping Gloss in Nude

Here's an alternative look I've done with the shadows - its not quite as dramatic, slightly softer but very wearable, even for a day time look.

First I used the Wet/Dry Eyeshadow quad in Blue Moon:

• Pale blue all over lid
• Dark blue on outer V
• Silver-grey on the centre of the lid
• White to highlight browbone

• Eyes were lined with the Liquid Liner Pen in Very Black on the top lid.
• Bottom lid was lined on the outer 1/3 with the Khol Eyeliner in Black
• Lashes were defined using Volume Precision mascara in Black
• Undereye circles were concealed with the Concealer Palette
  

Finished off with my usual foundation, contour colour, and the Vita Lip Plumping Gloss in Nude.







To transform to a night look I would just add more dark blue to the outer corners, line my eyes more thickly and smudge the Khol Liner.

I must admit I've never tried Marcelle Cosmetics before but the quality of some of the products surprised me. I'll be doing separate reviews for each of these products in future posts!


Anyway, here's your chance to win the Marcelle products I used above! Simply:

1. Leave a comment below saying "Enter me!"
2. Also tell me if you have tried Marcelle Cosmetics before, and if so which products?
3. For an additional entry, post about this contest on your blog or twitter.

Contest closes Sunday, November 29, 2009. Open to Canadian residents only.

Winner will be picked via Random.org and announced in separate post.

Giveaway: Perricone MD Advanced Eye Area Therapy [Updated]

[UPDATE] I was just informed that the giveaway can be opened to Canadians as well - so go ahead, fellow Canadians :P

The lovely people at NV Perricone contacted me to see if I would be willing to host a giveaway on my blog, so here we are! :)

The prize in question is the Perricone MD Advanced Eye Area Therapy. According to the website, the product is formulated with antioxidants such as Vitamin C, Alpha Lipoic Acid, and a compound named DMAE to help prevent and correct the early signs of aging around the eyes. It is also paraben-free.



How to enter:

• Simply leave a comment on this post, telling me about similar products that you may have tried before, and whether they worked for you.
• If you haven't tried any eye skincare products before, then just tell me why you would like to try this product.
• One entry per person, US residents US and Canadian residents only.

[UPDATE] Bonus Alert:
If you tweet about this giveaway or post about it on your blog, please leave an extra separate comment to let me know. You will receive an extra entry (or two if you tweet and blog this.

Giveaway is open until Wednesday Nov 25, 2009. Winner will be selected via Random.org and announced in a separate post.

Winner Announcement!

Sorry it took so long, but I finally sorted through the entries and made a list. The winner of last week's giveaway is:

Shaimaa!

Thanks to all for entering, and for sharing your beauty obsessions! I found it fun to read through all of them :)

If anyone's curious, I did the draw differently this time. I made a list of all 131 entries, and plugged it into the List Randomizer. You can see below the top 20 out of the 131 entries. In the event the winner does not contact me within 48 hours, the prize would go to the next person on the list.



(the '2' or '3' denotes their second or third entry)

As promised there will be 2 more giveaways for the month of November to be announced this week, so stay tuned :)

P.S. I've also updated my blog sale with a few new items!