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Contest of the Week – Rimmel

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:53:20 +0000

Rimmel is one of our favorite brands – just a few dollars gets you great cosmetics. It’s also a brand that’s almost 200 years old! This week, we are giving away Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer, Noir 261; Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eye Liner Pencil, Jet Black 061; and Rimmel Mascara Lash Accelerator with Grow Lash Complex, Extreme Black 003. To enter to win these three great Rimmel products, just comment below with your favorite eye makeup trick.

Here’s ours: After you finish your eye shadow, use a eyeshadow brush to add some color between your brow bone and eyelid. Try bronzer or blush. It’s subtle but completes the look.

One winner will be chosen by 1/25/2012 and notified by email 2/1/2012. U.S. residents only. Odds of winning are 1 out of number of comments on this blog post.

Contest of the Week – Maybelline Mascara

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:41:45 +0000

At the start of the New Year it’s a great idea to get rid of old makeup and applicators that have seen better days. This week, we’re giving you fresh mascara – Maybelline Volum’ Express the Falsies Mascara, AND Maybelline The Colossal Volum’ Express Mascara (click here to see our product review). To enter, just comment below with your New Year’s resolution!

One winner will be chosen by 1/18/2012 and notified by email 1/25/2012. U.S. residents only. Odds of winning are 1 out of number of comments on this blog post.

Maybelline Volum’ Express the Colossal Mascara

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:34:52 +0000

At Free Beauty Events we love trying out the latest mascara. This time, we tried Maybelline’s Volum’ Express the Colossal Mascara. This promises to give 9x the volume instantly with one coat. We found one coat to be enough for day, and we were surprised to see that we got a more natural look. With a name like ‘Volum’ Express the Colossal’ you might expect a more false lash look, but this is not a high drama mascara. As promised it went on clump free (which can be an issue with volumizing mascara). In our opinion, this gives the same effect as their Great Lash Mascara. But we liked that the Volum’ Express is collagen enriched – excellent for your lashes. To see other mascaras we’ve reviewed click here.

Tip: Mascara also works great as liquid eyeliner. Buy a slim eyeliner brush such as the e.l.f Studio Angled Eyeliner Brush and insert it in your mascara tube. It’s just $3.00 and you can use it to turn all of your mascaras into double-duty products!

Contest of the Week – CoverGirl Blush and Mascara

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:19:12 +0000

CoverGirl is one of our favorite brands and this week we are giving away CoverGirl Cheekers Blush and CoverGirl Lash Blast Fusion Mascara. To enter, just comment below with your favorite CoverGirl celebrity spokesperson. Their newest is Modern Family’ s Sofia Vergara. Good luck!

One winner will be chosen by 12/14/2011 and notified by email 12/21/2011. U.S. residents only. Odds of winning are 1 out of number of comments on this blog post.

L’Oreal Double Extend Eye Illuminator

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:39:48 +0000

We tried L’Oreal’s Double Extend Eye Illuminator just in time for the holidays. This mascara has different shades to complement individual eye color. However, we tried Black Crystal, which is for all eye colors. There are two steps to this mascara. The first one you use to lengthen your eyelashes. This is probably the best mascara we’ve tried so far in terms of lengthening and separating. It really makes every lash stand out. And there are no clumps, so the effect is more ‘I naturally have long lashes’. The second step is used for ‘illuminating’ your eyelashes. It’s not a very obvious effect but if you stand in light you can see the light reflecting pearls in the mascara. This side of the mascara also has a sphere brush which we found to be very useful to do our lower lashes.

Contest of the Week – CoverGirl Mascara and L’Oreal Lipstick

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:17:21 +0000

This week, we are giving away CoverGirl Exact EyeLights Mascara in Black Ruby for Green Eyes and L’Oreal Infallible Le Rouge Lipcolor in Infinite Spice – one of our favorite nude lipsticks. To enter, just comment below with your best tip for making nude lipstick work.
Here’s ours: If you’re pale, go for peach, pink, and beige shades. If you have olive tones, go for warmer shades with brown tones.
One winner will be chosen by 11/23/2011 and notified by email 11/30/2011. U.S. residents only. Odds of winning are 1 out of number of comments on this blog post.

Contest of the Week – Physician’s Formula Bronzer & CoverGirl Mascara

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:59:47 +0000

This week, we are giving away Physician’s Formula Bronzer in Baked Tan and CoverGirl Exact Eyelights Mascara in Black Gold for Hazel Eyes. To enter, just comment below with your best tip for bringing out your eye color.
Here’s ours: To bring out the blue in your eyes ditch black mascara and eyeliner for brown or violet shades. The bonus? They will also make the whites of your eyes look whiter.
One winner will be chosen by 11/16/2011 and notified by email 11/23/2011. U.S. residents only. Odds of winning are 1 out of number of comments on this blog post.

Rimmel London Glam’Eyes Day 2 Night Mascara

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:10:27 +0000

These days you don’t have to choose between a lengthening and volumizing mascara. For example, Rimmel has a new product, Glam’Eyes Day 2 Night Mascara, that lets you have both looks. There is a double cap, so you can use the top cap for length and the bottom length for volume. We tried it and thought that the double cap was really neat to use. The volumizing formula was best for night, as it gave dramatic results but clumped up a little. The lengthening formula has a more natural look and separates the lashes better. If you want to use both formulas at once, we suggest using the volumizing first, and then the lengthening second.

Contest of the Week – Rimmel Natural Lash Accelerator

kristen — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:02:03 +0000

Wish you had longer lashes? This week, we are giving away Rimmel Natural Lash Accelerator Mascara. To enter to win, just comment below with the name of your favorite mascara!

One winner per week, winner will be chosen by 7/13/2011 and notified by email 7/20/2011. U.S. residents only.

Almay One Coat Get Up & Grow Mascara

kristen — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:33:40 +0000

You can always count on Almay to make good mascara. Their latest, One Coat Get Up & Grow has an anti-breakage formula with vitamins which improves lashes with each use. As the name implies, one coat is actually enough to get bold looking lashes, which is a great time saver. However, this is not a formula that easily washes off with soap and water so you’ll definitely need a good makeup remover.