Beautyholics Anonymous Turns Three!

11 May 2010 | Tine

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!

Beautyholics Anonymous Turns Three

I’m so proud to announce that Beautyholics Anonymous is celebrating its 3rd birthday this month. It’s been three wonderful years, and it really has been fun writing about health, beauty, fashion, etc. The best part of blogging for me was getting know you readers and fellow bloggers, and having the pleasure of meeting some of you in person.

Another reason to celebrate the occasion, even though it’s slightly earlier than it should be, is that I turn 30 next month. Yep, the big 3-0. 😛

And so, to celebrate these momentous occasions, I’d like to present a goodie bag to one lucky reader.

THE PRIZE

One lucky reader will receive all of these:

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Full-sized Products:
Clinique Superdefense SPF 25 Age Defence Moisturiser
Bloom Green Tea & Bergamot scented soap
Bloom Mineral Plus Lip Butter in Like A Prayer
Bloom Makeup Palette
Napoleon Perdis Cheek to Chic Blush Duo #3
Napoleon Perdis Lip Lacquer in Tropic Lust
Napoleon Perdis Luminous Lip Veil in Gold & the Beautiful
A’kin Cellular Radiance Serum
Lucas Papaw Ointment
Unico Hair Serum
Dr Lewinn’s Puressence Day & Night Fluid
Invisible Zinc Tinted & Cheek Balm in Lip Pink + 1
Laura Mercier lipgloss in Basic Pink
Escape.com.au sunscreen lotion
Dr Lewinn’s nail files
Clarins Gloss Appeal in Ylang
Softlips Silk Gloss
Skinvitals Cloth Treatment Masks in A-Whiten and Q-Lift
Olay Regenerist Mask
Lifecella Vitamin C masks (x3)
Smiggle stationery

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Sample Sizes:
Estee Lauder Hydra Complete Multi-Level Moisture Eye Gel Creme
Terax Hair Care Luxury Trial Pack
BioElements Really Rich Moisture
Guinot Matizone Shine Control Moisturiser
Guinot Large Ecran UV Ultra UV Sunscreen SPF30
Clarins Beauty Flash Balm
ModelCo Face Base Skin Primer
Napoleon Perdis Auto Pilot Pre-foundation Skin Primer
Benefit High Beam
Chanel Ultra Correction Line Repair Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream
Chanel Ultra Correction Line Repair Intensive Anti-Wrinkle Concentrate
Chanel Hydramax + Active gel cream
Laura Mercier lipstick in Fresh Brown

All this AND you get a couple of pieces from my jewellery line, Sweet Contemplation Accessories too! Let’s put it this way. It’s one heck of a goodie bag 😉

Many thanks to Val from Ponikuta.com, who very generously sponsored a lot of the items listed above.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Subscribe to my feed via email or in an RSS feed reader. You can do so by entering your email address at the top of the page and click on Subscribe.
AND
2. Leave a comment below the blog post – let us know where you’re from, and a memorable birthday occasion. For example: I’m from Melbourne, and my husband thew me a surprise birthday dinner with my close mates last year. I was completely dumbfounded (true story!).

That’s it!

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. This contest is open to ALL readers. Yep, all international readers as well.
2. Anyone can enter regardless of whether you’ve won anything here before.
3. One comment per contestant please. Let’s give a chance to everyone, yeah?
4. If you want to boost your chances at winning, you may do so by linking to this blog post on your blog. You don’t have to do a full-on post about it, just a link and a phrase would do the trick. Please email me with the link at sweetcontemplation[at]gmail[dot]com to let me know, and you’ll get an additional entry. I.e. 1 comment = 1 entry. 1 comment + 1 blog post = 2 entries. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
5. When you subscribe for email updates, please remember to VERIFY your subscription (please check your email for a confirmation notice). If not, you will not be subscribed to my feed.
6. Please keep it clean and spam-free.
7. Winners will be chosen randomly via an online-super-duper-random-list-generator-thingy.

CLOSING DATE

The closing date for this giveaway is 7 June 2010 (Melbourne time, +10 GMT). All comments will be closed, and results tabulated. A random winner will be picked, and will be announced on 9 June. I’ll try to send the gift out as soon as possible.

Feel free to spread the word. I’d really appreciate it.

Good luck to all!

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Psst!

10 May 2010 | Tine

Here’s a sneaky peek of what’s coming up next.

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And trust me, I don’t think you’d want to miss this 😉

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Dermalogica mediBac Clearing Oil Control Lotion

3 May 2010 | Tine

After my delightful facial at Endota Spa, my beauty therapist threw in many sample sachets of the Oil Control Lotion for me to try out at home, enough to last me almost a month. I don’t normally buy moisturisers as my skin is oily and prone to breakouts, but I was tired of my yellow moisturiser, so I was ready to give this one a go.

Even before the month was over, I knew I had to get the full-sized bottle. I liked it that much.

Dermalogica mediBac Oil Control Lotion

Description:

Recommended for areas of excess oil production, Dermalogica mediBac Oil Control Lotion is a feather-light lotion containing microsponges to absorb oil on the skin’s surface, helping combat shine for a matte finish.

Dermalogica mediBac Oil Control Lotion leaves you feeling confidently shine-free all day thanks to microsponges which absorb excess skin oil. Using niacinamide, zinc gluconate, yeast extract, caffeine and biotin to purify and inhibit overactive sweat glands and salicylic acid to clear congested follicles mediBac Oil Control Lotion minimises future breakout activity.

Ultimately wanting to keep you shine-free for longer Dermalogica uses enantia chlorantha bark extract to control over-active oil glands, helping to reduce oily shine on the skin’s surface while the naturally-antiseptic camphor, balm mint and cornflower cool and calm inflammation.

Ingredients:

Dermalogica mediBac Oil Control Lotion Ingredients

The moisturiser contains salicylic acid, which combats breakouts with its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, making it suitable for oily and breakout-prone skin.

The texture of the moisturiser was light. Very light in fact, which was great news for my oily, congested skin. The lotion absorbed very quickly, without leaving a hint of shine on the skin. It controlled the oilies very well. I barely needed to use facial blotters with this on. My skin didn’t break out at all, not even during that time of the month.

I’m glad to say that this is one of the best oil control moisturisers I’ve ever used. But as it’s very light, it’s probably not rich enough for night use, especially in a dry environment. I use this as my day moisturiser, and I’m very pleased with it. Will I repurchase? Heck yeah. This has easily become my holy grail of day moisturisers.

The Oil Control Lotion is part of the mediBac range for skin prone to acne and breakouts. Its RRP is AU$60.50 (59ml), although I did buy it from Strawberrynet for AU$50.50 😛

What I like about it: Light in texture, non-greasy, fantastic oil control.

What I do not like about it: Nothing

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Fashion Victim. Literally.

29 April 2010 | Tine

So there I was this morning, all dressed up and ready to head out. To put the finishing touches on my *ahem* Gossip Girl-esque outfit, I slipped on something befitting of Blair Waldorf – the headband.

Gossip Girl Blair Waldorf

I bought the headband in a shop in Chadstone over the weekend. ‘Twas a simple, but pretty grosgrain ribboned-band, which sat quite nicely on my rather large head. Not too loose, not too tight. I left the house feeling pretty damn good about myself, if I may say so 😛

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Unfortunately, just under an hour of my being outdoors, came this excruciating headache, which concentrated on the left temple. It was rather odd, because I wasn’t feeling ill at all before I left. I thought it was perhaps I hadn’t hydrated myself properly, so I immediately took out my bottled water. Half of it downed, the head was still throbbing.

Just as I thought, ahh screw it, I’ll go home, I decided to take the headband off. Guess what? The headache disappeared. It was gone as soon as it was off. The damn thing was giving me the headache!

Shucks. Well, headband, it was good while it lasted. But you’ve got to go, and I don’t think I can remain a fashion victim any longer. Don’t think my head can take it.

Had any health-related fashion disasters lately?

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