Giveaway: Rock and Republic Blush in Shameless [CLOSED]

Four posts in one day?
This is madness I tell you!
Pure madness!

No, I'm actually just trying to make up for lost time and catch up ;).

I've been trying to put up this giveaway for about a month now but never got around to it. As you guys know, I really love Rock & Republic's Contrived blushes. They're pigmented, gorgeous, and ultra luxe.Win one!

I own every blush except Immoral, which I politely declined.
I ended up buying two blushes in Shameless, one for myself, and one to give away to a reader (you lucky dog you).

 Shameless is a bronzey rose. Refer this THIS post for more info. 

Note: I swatched MY blush, yours will be brand new in its swanky box.

If you want to win, you know the drill.

Rules:
-Leave a comment below telling me if you love R&R blushes, or if you just wanna try them!
-One entry per person
-Must be a follower
-Leave an email address I can reach you at

That's it! Easy peasy!

Open internationally. Giveaway will run until Wednesday November 10, 2010 11:59 PM PST. Any entries submitted after will not count.

Good luck! =)

Nailene Press On Nails and 3 Chances To Win! (Giveaway)[CLOSED]

The PR at Nailene was nice enough to send me a bag of goodies, all packaged so prettily =).

Now, I've mentioned it before, but I'm not a big nail person. I'm horrible, I neglect them and don't treat or care for them =(. Yes, I've gotten manicures before, but I've NEVER EVER gotten fake nails. I hate acrylics and gels, they're just nah-sty. Why? I see girls with those long ones and it just looks to tra- I mean... VAMPY. And, they look like such a bother to get off. However, I decided to try press-on nails, because they seem to be removed a lot easier, they're affordable, and they're a hell of a lot easier to put on.

My tools of choice: Nailene's So Natural Press-on nails in the short sporty length.

My thoughts: 

I must say, I reall really liked the way they look. I like them because they're ultra short and they looked like my real nails! The downside is that I have extremely long nail beds, so I had to cut my nails ALL the way down in order for my real nail not to peak from under neath the false ones. Nailene nails are also super easy to use. It probably took me only 10 minutes to do the full set, and that's me being a noob!

Wearing these, I had so many compliments. A lot of people thought I had gotten my nails done and were suprised when I said they were press-on. They're so pretty =).

However, the problem was in wear time. It says that they're long lasting, but not to wear them over a week. After only TWO days, my right thumb nail fell off! I feel like it's partly my fault though, turns out I used a size too big. But then, the next day, the other thumb fell off, and the next a different nail fell off, then another. After wearing them for a total of 5 days I got sick and tired of having my nails fall off in public and reglueing them, so I just ripped them all off (No, it didn't hurt). Nailene recommends soaking them in acetone for removal, but I'm a lazy arse. The truely terrible part is almost two weeks after removing the nails, there was still glue residue on my nails =(! Lame.

However, they're so pretty and natural-looking, I still recommend them =), just don't count on long wear time. I've seen Nailene sold at my local Rite-Aid, Walmart, etc.

If you're really interested, I'm giving away three different Nailene prizes!

1st Prize: Nailene Ultra Quick Brush-on Gel Kit
2nd Prize: Nailene Couture Press-on nails
3rd Prize: Nailene Bedazzled nail stickers

How to win :
1)You must be a follower
2)Comment below telling me your email address and your favorite nail polish!

Giveaway ends July 19th (Monday) 11:59 PST US. Open internationally. 

FTC Disclaimer: These products were sent to me by the company for consideration for review purposes, without compensation. Opinions are my own and I preach the truth. Don't doubt me.

Sigma's Indian Girl and a Chance to Win it! [CLOSED]

I've been a quiet fan of Sigma eyeshadows ever since I purchased their "Fun Colors" quad, so I decided to buy another single. I had been eyeing Indian Girl for a long time, and I finally remembered to buy it (I got my shadow from allcosmeticswholesale.com: which btw, is a great place to get brand name cosmetics at a heavily discounted price). I like Sigma eyeshadows because they're nicely pigmented and pack a lot of color.

I was enticed by Indian Girl because it's a shimmery taupe-gray. It may look purplish/bronze in the pan, but not so on the lids. This is such a hard color for me to describe...

 

A quick swipe across the top gave me this abundance of color. I bought Indian Girl specifically to wear all over the lid, and it works! You definitely need a primer underneath though, without, the color can fade a lot.

My real reason to blog about a single eyeshadow (besides how much I love it) is because.. I have one to giveaway =)

How to win your own Sigma Indian Girl Eyeshadow:

1. You must be a follower.
2. Comment below telling me how you would wear Indian Girl, as well as your email so I can contact you.

It's that easy! =)

*Giveaway is open internationally and entries must be submitted by July 14th (Wednesday), 11:59 PM PST (US). 

Good luck!

(PS: Today is 7-11's Free Slurpee day =) Off to get one soon!!!)

Too Faced French & Fabulous Winner

 First of all, thanks for everyone who entered!

I took the time to write everyone's names on paper slips this time to draw the winner, it just seemed fair-er. Good thing I have tons of time at work to do this (hence the poor iPhone quality photo). Excuse the cup, we use it to hold paper clips at my work.

I had my sister draw the name because I don't like the pressure of disappointing people, ;P.

And the winner is...

Congrats! Email me at jennieisbetter@gmail.com with your address. I think you were the one person who had never heard of this palette, irony yes? lol

Giveaway: Too Faced French & Fabulous.[CLOSED]

Ok, I figured I was overdue for a give-a-way. I told myself that when I hit 50 followers, I'd give SOMETHING away, and I'm at 70 now. As you guys know, I got the Too Faced French & Fabulous palette, what I didn't tell you is that I bought an extra to give away ;). WIN IT and become French & Freakin' Fabulous.

* YES, I'm using an old pictures from the previous post because my boyfriend took my camera for the weekend for a tennis tournament.

Contest is open internationally


Rules and how to enter:
*You must be a follower
*Comment on this post saying "enter me" or whatever you want
*One entry per person
*This contest will run until April 30th, 2010 at 11:59 PM. (That's the end of next Friday) Any entries sent after that date/time will not count. 


Want Another entry?: 
*You can gain another entry if you post the first picture above that says "win it" on your blog (either on the side or mention in a blog post) and link back to this post (http://ahautepassion.blogspot.com/2010/04/giveaway-too-faced-french-fabulous.html). Show me a link to your blog in your entry/comment that you've done so.

*And I'm sorry I haven't really updated for a few days, as I said last time, my laptop got a virus. A tech professor on campus was nice enough to fix my laptop for me, so I finally got it back today. YAY

[CLOSED] Mini giveaway: Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Baby Pink

 YAY! finals are over and I thought I'd celebrate with a mini-giveaway!

So, judging from my last post on the new Revlon lipsticks, a few of you guys haven't been able to get your hands on the Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Baby Pink that I ADORE. I have an extra one that I'd like to giveaway. Yes, this isn't a big giveaway, just a teensy-weensy little one for the few followers I have.

Rules:
1)You must be a follower (I can check since my followers list is small, I'm not dumb lol)
2)Simply leave a comment saying "Enter me"
3)One entry per person

(Open internationally)

One winner will receive this lipstick:

 Gorgeous. I know.

And even if I only get one entry, it goes to you ;).

This giveaway will end on friday (3/19/2010) @ 11:59 pm.