Cute Makeup Tips

Remember those funny looking nose strips from high school that would hurt like hell when you pulled it off? You can thank Biore for that. Before facials became a must-do skin care routine, Biore strips were a skin saver for me. Who knew many years later into my 30's, my skin would find refuge again in these nifty little strips. This mama doesn't get a chance to do a spa facial too often (but then again I'm not a big spa fan - you don't want to get me started! I seem to have bad luck with spas even in-home spa businesses...but I digress...), but these strips get rid of my blackheads like none other! Sure, it's not as relaxing and painless as a real facial but sometimes beauty equals pain right? Right... :) And can I tell you, I still get fascinated by the spiky texture that is left after pulling the disgusting blackheads off my nose.

Biore is now more than just nose strips. The brand has an entire line of skin care products targeting your specific skin care needs all in new packaging! The Blue products are for deep skin cleansing and my favourite of the bunch. The Orange products are for complexion clearing - the Warming Anti-Blackhead Cream Cleanser is ah-mazing! The Pink is for makeup removal - wipes are a makeup gal's best friend! 

If you want a squeaky clean complexion, then enter to win the entire line of some of my favourite dirt busting Biore products! Here's what you'll win: 

It's easy-peasy to enter: 

Congratulations! We hope you enjoy this awesome beauty prize pack from ebeauty.ca! My apologizes for announcing the winner so late! It's been a crazy week and I was fighting a cold - bleh. Thank you to everyone that entered and thank you to ebeauty for sponsoring this great giveaway! 

xo

Joy

With the holidays just around the corner (I know right? Already?!), avoiding the shopping madness and doing it all on-line sounds better and better (and with free shipping it's a no-brainer)! ebeauty.ca is Canada's newest online shopping destination for anything beauty! You can finally get niche brands that are hard to find in Canada at ebeauty like Becca Cosmetics, Julie Hewett, Paul & Joe and many more. Add this shopping destination to your list - you'll find amazing products for that beauty junkie in your life! Stay tuned for my review of some lovely products from ebeauty!

To celebrate the new launch and to kick off the holidays, ebeauty.ca is sponsoring a lovely giveaway valued at $218! This awesome beauty bundle includes:

The winner will be randomly chosen and announced on December 7 at 12 pm. Good luck and have fun! Thank you to ebeauty.ca for sponsoring this giveaway!

Congratulations! Enjoy your December Top Box! Can't wait to see what you get. Thank you to everyone that entered the giveaway, but never fear I'll be announcing more giveaways later today! 

The winner was chosen using Random.Org. Thank you TopBox.ca for sponsoring this giveaway! Be sure to visit their site and sign up for their monthly beauty boxes!

I had done a review a while ago about Loose Button. Overall, it's a great program if you love trying new products without committing to a full size. Since I receive samples for my blog, it wasn't for me plus I was a little underwhelmed by the products that were sent to me.

Topbox, like all the other brands, chooses top brands to include in your monthly box. Where I found they did differ is that in November's Topbox, 2 full size samples were included! That alone makes the $10 fee worth it plus shipping is free. Full size samples are not always offered - it really depends on the brand. I received:

I was so stoked to receive the Deborah Lippman polish. I've been wanting to try this line for a long time, but could never justify the price for a nail polish. I just love her sparkly glitter polishes. The mix of fine glitter and round glitter make the polish look so fun and whimsical. 

Some Enchanted Evening is a pink salmon glitter on a clear base. The shade makes me want to throw on a ballerina tutu, not that I have one (wish...). I still had Sephora by OPI's "I'm With Brad" on so I layered Some Enchanted Evening on top. I really like the mix of pink and chocolate brown. On it's own, it's really soft and feminine. I think I'll do this when I feel like going more subtle on my nails. You need a few layers though to really make the glitter less splotchy looking.

I love Cake Beauty anything especially their hand creams. I own the original one and Vanilla Snow and I always get compliments on them. It's A Slice's mango scent is just as delicious and my new favourite!

Stila Lip Glaze's are a cult classic and I've owned a few in my time. They are a bit tacky, but the shine lasts for a long time. Raspberry is a sheer pinky-red and would work for a lot of skin tones.

I actually have the full size of Dr. Brandt Time Arrest Eye Serum. I find under makeup it starts to pill into a ball. I've tried even using the smallest amount and it still does that. I would save this for night time as I did like how radiant it made my under eyes look.

What I love about Topbox is that the brand is conscious of the environment. A lot of the other companies do send you the products in boxes that are way too big and often shipped in an additional box. Topbox's products are shipped in a sturdy round cylinder box which cuts down on the packaging. Another reason to love them, is that the cylinder doesn't have their logo on it so you can reuse this pretty box for whatever you desire! I think I'm going to be using this as a brush holder - how cute would that be? I'm going to put something in the bottom so my brushes won't sink to the bottom.

Now for the giveaway! One lucky Makeup Junkie reader will win December's Topbox which is already sold out! So you know it's something real goood! To enter: 

Good luck! The winner will be announced on November 22nd at 12 pm.

Makeup Junkie's sister site, The Joy of Makeup, is hosting its first contest giveaway and it's a BIG one! This is for all you brides getting married in Toronto and the GTA. I'm sure you're in the midst of planning your wedding and finding the right vendors to work with can be a little frustrating. By entering our contest, you'll have the chance to try out vendors that will help beautify you and capture those special moments all for free! 

To celebrate Earth Day, we've teamed up with eco-chic beauty brands, Revolution Organics and Schwartzkopf Essensity, to find our Eco-Chic bride! We'll not only be using these products on you, but you'll get to take home a fabulous prize pack of all these products. And that's not all, the lucky bride-to-be will receive a free makeup trial with me and a free hair trial with Brianne from Glam by Brianne. There's more! Carey Ann, a professional wedding photographer, will be capturing the trial and doing a mini photo shoot. The bride will take home one free digital photo and one print as a keepsake.

If you're a bride, don't pass up this awesome opportunity! And if you're not, but know someone who is getting married pass this contest on! Winner will be announced on Earth Day, April 22nd, at 12 pm. Good luck!

For full contest details visit www.joyofmakeup.ca.

You will be contacted shortly for your mailing address. Thank you to everyone that entered!  xo

Her secret weapon against dark circles?

Definitely great tips to live by! You will be emailed shortly for your mailing address. Thank you to everyone that entered but there are still more fabulous prizes to be won! xo

Wow, we're down to the last holiday giveaway on Makeup Junkie! And to end it with a bang I'm excited to do a giveaway from one of the top Canadian brands, Vasanti! This prize pack of their best-sellers also happens to be perfect for looking holiday glam! You'll want to add these beauty staples to your beauty stash!

One lucky winner will receive: 

You will be contacted shortly for your mailing address. Congratulations and thank you to everyone that entered! xo

Congrats on winning Joe Fresh's holiday glam pack! How does she glam it up for the holidays?

You will be contacted shortly for your mailing address. Thank you to everyone that entered!! xo

Cograts on winning this amazing prize from Sephora! Her favourite product from Sephora?

Thank you to everyone that entered. Hope you're not too upset but there are still more fabulous prizes to be won! xo

Congratulations to you all!! Amy's favourite CARGO product is the Beach Blush and Bronzer, Hugette loves CARGO's pressed powder and Lancome Hypnose perfume, Delia loves CARGO bronzers and Lancome mascaras, Farah can't get enough of the CARGO blu_ray Mattifying Primer and Lancome mascaras, and Christine loves Lancome mascaras and will be obsessed with CARGO's Essential Smoky Palette! 

You will all be contacted shortly for your mailing address. Thanks again to everyone that entered! xo

One lucky winner will win:

• Vitamin C Illuminating Eye Pads 6 Pack: You'll need these when you're dashing around from holiday party to party! So go ahead and be a social butterfly. These under eye illuminating pads are rich in skin brightening and smoothing vitamin C. Apply daily or weekly - depending on how many holiday parties you've attended.
• Lubricating Body Treatment: Nothing is worse that trying to scratch an itch under layers and layers of clothes. This body cream is heavy duty, yet luxurious, containing a rich blend of aloe extract, Vitamin E, and shea butter to make skin velvety smooth. 
• Total value of $48 CAD!

Contest Details: 

Good luck and stay tuned for the last giveaway of the week!

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Alright, I hope you all aren't feeling giveaway overload! Three more to announce today and it ends next week with two more!

If I had to choose one product I'm completely addicted to, my beloved lip products would win hands down. It doesn't matter the product - lip balms, lip glosses, lipsticks, lip stains, lip pencils, tinted lip balms, lip primers, lip scrubs - I own them all. The bright side is - I'm not ALONE! ;)

I'm excited to be giving away some lip goodies from the queen of lip brands Canadian line, Balmshell! You will have plenty of chances to win because 3 winners will be chosen! 

Two lucky winners will win:

Contest Details: 

Good luck and stay tuned for 2 more giveaway announcements! 

Congrats Monica! I hope you enjoy this amazing Clarisonic set! I forgot to mention in the last post that the winners are selected using Random.Org. Want to know her top skincare product for winter? Monica says: 

Again, many thanks for all who entered! Check back next week to see if you've won!