The Body Shop Lemonade Giveaway Winner!

 

It's that time again - time to announce our Body Shop Lemonade Giveaway winner that is!  So without further ado (considering that I'm two days late on this) here she is - Stormie of Bite Size Baker!!!  Stormie will be receiving the Sweet Lemon Body Butter, Sweet Lemon Lip Butter, Sweet Lemon Whip Body Lotion, Sweet Lemon Shower Gel and Sweet Lemon Body Scrub - so much lemony goodness in one package :).  

Thanks again to The Body Shop for sponsoring such a generous giveaway, and for those of you who didn't win this time around, don't despair as I have several more amazing giveaways that'll be posted throughout the next two weeks in celebration of ABS' two year anniversary!

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Giveaway: The Body Shop LemonAid Collection

To celebrate this wonderfully balmy weather we've been having (at least today), ABS will be giving away a complete set of The Body Shop's LemonAid collection - a great line that refreshed body & soul!  This campaign has enabled The Body Shop to donate $15,000.00 to EPCAT-USA and The Somaly Mam Foundation to help stop sex trafficking.  So how did they do it?  Well people simply had to:

1. Fan The Body Shop USA on Facebook = $2 donation
2. Follow us on Twitter = $2 donation
3. Use the hashtag #LemonAid on Twitter = $.50 donation
4. Enter the sweepstakes to win a Sweet Lemon gift pack by entering your email = $1 donation
5. Visit the “Squeeze Me!” widget and either squeeze a lemon or install the widget below. Every lemon squeeze = $.50 and each widget install = $1 donation

While the campaign has now ended, I'd say fan The Body Shop USA on Facebook and follow them on Twitter anyway for all the good that they've done!  And of course, enter to win your very own LemonAid Collection - check out the deets after the jump!

The giveaway package is comprised of:

• Sweet Lemon Body Butter
• Sweet Lemon Lip Butter
• Sweet Lemon Whip Body Lotion
• Sweet Lemon Shower Gel
• Sweet Lemon Body Scrub

To enter just leave me a comment down below - the winner will be chosen at random.  Giveaway open to U.S. residents only (sorry!) and ends midnight E.S.T. April 10th.  Good luck!

This fantastic giveaway is sponsored by the wonderful people over at The Body Shop - while I do try to buy most of the products I giveaway myself, it gets rather expensive so I always appreciate PR companies offering fun giveaway opportunities for my readers!  If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please feel free to contact me at a.beautyful.sentiment@gmail.com.

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Sneak Peek at the Upcoming ABS Giveaway (It's a Doozy)!

To celebrate the upcoming (I hope - honestly just haven't been able to find the time) launch of the ABS forum (yay!) I've put together what I think to be the best-ever ABS giveaway ~ a package of great products hand-picked and purchased by yours-truly and worth over $200! I picked up a few products I love, some I've been wanting to try and some I just knew you'd all want. And while the giveaway itself won't be up for another few weeks, I figured you'd all enjoy getting a peek at what's coming! Check out the giveaway revealed in all its non-blurry glory after the jump =P.


I hope this post has got you at least semi-excited for what's to come, and I hope that when the forum launches you'll all take a little time from your busy schedules to pop by and say hello!

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The Body Shop Holiday Giveaway Winner!

I'm a little late with this but things have been a little busy over here at the ABS headquarters (aka my house LOL) - but I know you've all been anxious to find out who won the $159 worth of lovely The Body Shop cosmetics goodies!

Our winner is -- Amanda! Congratulations and I'll be in touch shortly for your shipping info so that the wonderfully generous people over at The Body Shop can get your prize out to you!

And for those of you who didn't win, don't despair, I've got a rather fantastic giveaway coming you way chock full of products I purchased myself, specially for you!

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Holiday Giveaway: Win The Body Shop's Entire Holiday Color Collection!

So my lovelies - the day has come! What day you ask? My day to participate in The Body Shop's 12 Days of Giveaways, of course! Click on after the jump to learn how to win yourself every item from The Body Shop's shimmering holiday color collection, a $156 value!

I'm sure you're all wondering exactly what it is you'll be entering to win, so here's the breakdown:

• Winter Trend Eye & Cheek Palette 01
• Winter Trend Eye & Cheek Palette 02
• Define & Sparkle Mascara (Black)
• Define & Sparkle Mascara (Silver)
• Iced Body Powder
• Shimmer Gloss (Pink)
• Shimmer Gloss (Clear)
• Sparkle Roller Ball

On top of all this generosity, the Body Shop will also be giving away a grand prize valued at a whopping $1,200 on December 12th! To enter, simply enter your name and e-mail address here on The Body Shop's site anytime before the deadline on the 12th and you're good to go.

As for the ABS giveaway, the rules are simple. All you have to do is leave me a comment down below by midnight (EST) on December 11th telling me about your holiday look (and please include your e-mail address, or if you're uncomfortable leaving it in a comment, e-mail it to me). One winner will be chosen at random the morning of the 12th! Open to US residents only (but don't be too sad, I've got a fantastic holiday giveaway planned that's open to everybody!).

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The Body Shop's 12 Days of Giveaways!

Long time no see everyone! I feel like it's been forever since I blogged but I'm back and with some awesome giveaways coming your way throughout the month of December.

Up first is The Body Shop's 12 Days of Giveaways ~ this year The Body Shop is teaming up with 12 beauty bloggers (including A Beautyful Sentiment - yay!) to bring you twelve days of fabulous giveaways which kicked off today. Find out more details (including info on my day) after the jump!


On December 10th, I'll be giving away a fantastic The Body Shop package worth $156 to one lucky reader. I'll keep the contents a mystery a little longer so as not to ruin the element of surprise, but I promise you you'll love it!

But what's even more exciting is that on the 12th day, The Body Shop will choose a winner for a from those that enter on their main page to receive a whopping $1,200 worth of Body Shop swag! Don't forget visit The Body Shop Blog every day starting today through the 12th to find out which beauty blogger is hosting the giveaway for that day, you won't want to miss it! And of course don't forget to visit back here at ABS often throughout December as I've got some exciting things coming your way!

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ABS' 1000th Post Stila Loves Barbie & L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Giveaway Winner!

To keep track of the whopping 527 entries into the ABS 1000th Post Stila Loves Barbie Palette & L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara giveaway, I put together a spreadsheet, learned how to randomize in Excel, and basically decided to go the whole nine yards. It was time-consuming, tedious, and to be honest somewhat miserable, but we've got ourselves a winner!

Congrats Ana darling! You totally deserve this and I was so pleased to see your name pop up at the top of my Excel spreadsheet. I'll be in touch regarding your winnings!


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Giveaway: Join Me In Celebrating ABS' 1000th Post!

Can you believe that this is my 1000th post here on ABS? It's absolutely insane, and to celebrate the craziness I'm giving away the hot new Barbie Loves Stila All Doll'd Up Eye Shadow Palette (I have swatches coming for you in a few) along with L'Oreal's Telescopic Explosion Mascara which isn't officially released under November of 2009 (reviewing coming soon)!!

I actually stopped by my local Sephora to pick up the All Doll'd Up Palette but it was sold out so all I have is a photo of the tester ~ ewwwww I know, but take comfort in the fact that yours will be brand spanking new!


Check out the details on entering the giveaway after the jump!

HOW TO ENTER: By midnight October 10 (EST):

1) Leave me a comment spelling out your e-mail address (ex. a.beautyful.sentiment at gmail dot com) so that I know where to reach you (if you're uncomfortable posting your e-mail address, just leave a comment and then shoot me and e-mail with your e-mail addy letting me know who you are).

OR....

2) Follow me on Twitter and retweet the following message: RT @beautysentiment: Follow & RT to Win Barbie Loves Stila & Telescopic Explosion http://bit.ly/2JfTLi

(If you do both you get two entries!)

3) In addition, to thank all of you who comment regularly, every comment posted anywhere on the blog after this post goes live will constitute an additional entry into the giveaway.

I'll be choosing the winner at random from amongst the entries ~ good luck!

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ABS' August Giveaway Winner!

The results for this MAC Graphic Garden Palette Giveaway are long overdue, but better late than never right? :) I just couldn't resist taking a vacation from everything and everybody this Labor Day weekend. It's so rare that I have a long weekend, and I figured I would thoroughly enjoy the time by lounging around and being very very unproductive. But I'm back with so many exciting things coming your way this week!

But for now I'll keep things short and sweet by announcing the MAC Graphic Garden Giveaway winner, CHARLOTTE!!! Congratulations and I'll be in touch shortly for your contact info!
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ABS' Giveaway For the Month of August: MAC Graphic Garden Palette!!!

Because I love you all so much, I picked up an extra, limited edition, Nordstrom-exclusive MAC Graphic Garden Collection palette in the Graphic Garden shade range to give away on the blog. How great am I? :)

You can see swatches of the palette HERE, view a million close-up shots of the palette HERE, and see some photos of one of my favorite FOTD's ever (created using the Graphic Garden palette of course) right HERE.

I won't even go into how amazingly stunning the Graphic Garden palette is, as I'm sure you've heard it all before, but I will mention that it's sold out pretty much everywhere so don't miss out on this opportunity to get yours hands on it!

HOW TO ENTER: Leave me a comment by midnight August 31 (EST):

1) Telling me what it is about A Beautyful Sentiment that you like and that keeps you coming back for more (taking a page from Ana here - your feedback helps me to improve the blog); and

2) Spelling out your e-mail address (ex. a.beautyful.sentiment at gmail dot com) so that I know where to reach you.

Double your chances of winning by signing up to receive A Beautyful Sentiment updates via e-mail! If you're already signed up via e-mail, please be sure to either tell me in your original comment, or to leave me a second comment telling me that you're a subscriber.

AND TRIPLE your chances of winning by following me on Twitter! Just leave me your Twitter username in the comments below so I know who you are (either in your original comment or in a separate comment).

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ABS' July Giveaway Winner!

The winner of this eye-popping MAC Full Fuchsia blush and MAC Pro Blush Palette is.........

EVE!!!

Congratulations and I'll be in touch shortly to obtain your shipping info!

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ABS' Giveaway for the Month of July!

Giveaway Goodies!

I happened to be around the MAC Pro store the other day for something work-related and it just seemed like a sin to be so close and to not pop in, so of course I had to make a quick stop before heading back to the office. I didn't pick up anything for myself since I'm on a self-imposed mini ban, but I did get some great goodies for this giveaway! I figured since many of you have never been to a pro store, it might be nice to give away something you wouldn't see at your non-pro MAC stores.

Yours for the winning are two items that I've been dying to own for myself, but you my lovely readers come first! Scroll down to learn how to win a Full Fuchsia (pro store exclusive) powder blush pan and a Pro Palette x6 blush compact to house this beauty.

I'd say this is a pretty accurate representation of what Full Fuchsia looks like in person.

Full Fuchsia is a pro-store-only bright iridescent true fuchsia blush that's amazingly pigmented and really eye-catching beautiful. This was the first blush to catch my eye among the myriad of shades that MAC products, and it was the only one I couldn't quite put down--hence the giveaway! And of course since you'll need a professional palette to house all of this hot pink goodness, you'll also be receiving a pro palette which will give you lots of room to grow your blush collection!

So onto the important bits--how to enter & hopefully win!

HOW TO ENTER: Leave me a comment by midnight July 31 (EST):

1) Telling me about your favorite blush (brand and shade name) and explaining what makes it holy grail material; and

2) Spelling out your e-mail address (ex. a.beautyful.sentiment at gmail dot com) so that I know where to reach you.

Double your chances of winning by signing up to receive A Beautyful Sentiment updates via e-mail! If you're already signed up via e-mail, please be sure to either tell me in your original comment, or to leave me a second comment telling me that you're a subscriber.

AND TRIPLE your chances of winning by following me on Twitter! Just leave me your Twitter username in the comments below so I know who you are (either in your original comment or in a separate comment).
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Our June Fresh Mascara Giveaway Winner Is...

ABS' June Giveaway winner is...

TLNHTRN!

Congratulations!! I hope you have fun experimenting with all your new goodies!

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ABS' Giveaway For The Month of June!

I know what you're thinking ~ it's about time! It's definitely been more than a month since I've posted one of ABS' monthly giveaways-forgive me! Things have been hectic, and honestly I just haven't really been seeing products that I'm excited to give away on the blog that I can afford =P. But I promise to get back into the swing of things, and I figured this small giveaway would be a nice way to start things off.

Enter to win Fresh's Magic Wands Mini Mascara Duo (which I'll be reviewing for you soon), Revlon's Runway Collection Nails in Sequins, and Revlon Fantasy Lengths in Flirty (see more photos HERE).

Fresh's Magic Wands Mini Mascara Duo is a mascara layering kit featuring Supernova Mascara and Firebird Mascara for a stunning combination. I was really excited to find these two as part of an affordable mini trial set, and I hope you are too!

HOW TO ENTER: Leave me a comment by midnight, June 21, 2009 (EST):

1) Naming your favorite mascara and explaining what makes it so amazing (you know I'm always looking for new candidates for the Mascara Series!); and

2) Spelling out your e-mail address (ex. a.beautyful.sentiment at gmail dot com) so that I know where to reach you.

Double your chances of winning by signing up to receive A Beautyful Sentiment updates via e-mail! If you're already signed up via e-mail, please be sure to either tell me in your original comment, or to leave me a second comment telling me that you're a subscriber.

AND TRIPLE your chances of winning by following me on Twitter! Just leave me your Twitter username in the comments below so I know who you are (either in your original comment or in a separate comment).
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Nazia's Saks Mystery Giveaway Prize

So while pondering what to pick up as Nazia's Saks Mystery Giveaway prize, I happened to remember the cute pink makeup bag and the lack of eyeshadow in this post, and so I picked out a gorgeous Bobbi Brown Metallic Eyeshadow in Pink Pearl. I'll be shipping it out to you soon Nazia, I hope you love it!
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My Mystery Saks Giveaway Winner!

Some of you were clever enough to find the secret little giveaway hidden in this post ~ thanks so much for everybody who took the time to play and enter! Our winner is Nazia--congrats!! I'll be revealing the prize on Sunday and hopefully shipping it out on Monday!

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ABS Turns One!

Can you believe that today marks the one year anniversary of A Beautyful Sentiment? I sure can't! While on the one hand I feel like I haven't been blogging all that long, on the other hand it's honestly hard to imagine a time when I haven't been blogging!

Over the past 365 days of blogging I've written 717 posts, had my words reach thousands and thousands of people around the globe, and encountered some incredibly wonderful people who I consider to be not only readers but friends. I'm so grateful to all of you who've taken the time to visit my blog, to read my posts, and to comment, and I hope that you'll continue to accompany ABS as it grows in the coming years.

And what anniversary would be complete without a giveaway? Our ecoTOOLS Anniversary Giveaway Winners are:

FROSTED COUTURE from the photo entries,

and

T.R. from the non-photo entries!

Congrats ladies! Things are a little hectic for me right now so it may take a few days before I can get everything together for the prizes, but if you see this post before I e-mail you please feel free to e-mail me with your shipping info!

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One Final Anniversary Giveaway Entry!

In Nancy's Makeup Bag:
1. Diorshow Iconic mascara
2. Lancome Flash Retouche
3. Revlon ColorStay eyeliner
4. MAC Bronzing Powder
5. Hello Kitty Pink Fish
6. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
7. Studio Sculpt Concealer
8. Loreal Lineur Intense liquid eyeliner
9. Rimmel white eyeliner
10. MAC Viva Glam VI Special Edition lipstick
11. Bobby pins
12. Extra contacts

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Anniversary Giveaway Entries Round 3

There's still time to enter the giveaways--check it out HERE!

In Citrine's Makeup Bag:
1. Anna Sui mirror
2. Anna Sui Face color accent 400 in Stila compact.
3. AS blotting paper
4. Wet n Wild lip tint in Cherry Mint
5. Clean & Clear pimple gel...Yeah...
6. Comb and Hair pin
7.Tweezers
8.Rhoto Lycee eyedrop
9.Nars Super Orgasm
10.Too face flatbuki
11.Stila Cherry Crush
12.Stila moisturizer (hand cream)

In Didi's Makeup Bag:

Neosporin

Hair Pomade

Body Shop Wild Cherry Body Butter

GUM Orthodontic Wax

Einstein Lip Therapy Pot

Escada Ocean Lounge Parfum

Juicy Couture Viva la Juicy Parfum

Garden Botanika Vitamin E Stick

NARS Orgasm Blush

Neutrogena Oil Blotting Sheets

Advil in Dior sample case

random bobby pins

Eyelash Curler

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Sugar Color Stick Cream Eyeshadow

Maybelline Expert Wear Automatic Cream Eyeliner

Shiseido Lasting Lift Mascara Curl

Too Faced Lash Injection Mascara

MAC Hello Kitty Lipglass

Sugar Shellac Lipgloss

Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lipgloss

In Maggie's Makeup bag:

-Bath & Body Works Hand Sanitzier in Japanese Cherry Blossom

-Old Navy Sugar Cookie flavored lip balm

-Softlips Tinted Lip Conditioner SPF 15 in Rose

-L'Oreal HiP Jelly Balm in Savory

-C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Tint in Pink Mint

-Revlon Superlustrous Lipgloss in Nude Lustre

-Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lipstick in Nude Blush

-Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Pencil in Jet black

-Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara in Very Black

-Estee Lauder Color Intensity Eyeshadow Duo in Apricot/Twilight (pretty old)

-Some Japanese brand Eyeshadow Palette in 04

-Some Mini Eyeshadow brush

-Hello Kitty Steel Compact Mirror

In Mitanari's Makeup Bag:
chapstick
neutrogena pressed powder
mini sephora lipgloss
Jane Eyezing

In Nazia's Makeup Bag:
Bath & Body Works Shimmer Wand
Clinique Lash Doubling Mascara
Nail File
Hair Rubber Band
COCO by Chanel Fragrance Sample
Palmer's Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick
Clinique Black Kohl
Bonne Bell Platinum Liner
Bloom Lip Gloss in Pout
Chanel Glossimer in Sirop
Mac Lipglass in Underage
Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
Burt's Bees Lifeguard's Choice Balm
Mac Lipstick in Politely Pink
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock
BareMinerals Foundation Sample Jar with contents of MUFE HD Microfinish Powder
Lancome Brush
Chanel Matte Foundation

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Anniversary Giveaway Entries Round 2

I must say that this giveaway is making me jealous of all your great makeup collections! Enjoy round two of the photos :)

In Beauty Snap's Makeup Bag:
Burt's Bees Pomegranate Lipbalm
Jill Stuart Blush Palette (Apricot 06)
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Majolica Majorca Lash Expander
NYX white eyeliner
Sisley brown kohl eyeliner sample
Random hairties & hairpin
100 yen Daiso mirror
Free mascara wand from Sephora

In Shonntew's Overnight Makeup Bag:
Mufe Hd foundation Mac studio sculpt concealer Mac eyeshadow palatte refill Beauty rush body shimmer Max 2000 cal extreme plumper Mac penultimate Mac Hk kitty power glitter liner Tippy blush Prep and prime Mufe Hd powder Blister block Drugstore colored eyeliners Aquavert shadow Blue flame shadow Plush luxe grape and bubblegum Mufe eyeshadow Kelly green and antiqued gold reflects pigments Eco tools foundation brush Mac 129 and mac 187

In Shonntew's Purse Makeup Bag:
Buxom lip dolly Dazzleglass-ms fizz, blue comet, miss dynamite Chanel glossimer galactic Max lash perfection Angel Mac blot powder Clean & clear oil sheets Mac budding Violet pigment Eye drops Thanks, that is all I will overwhelm you with! Shonn

In Shonntew's Makeup Bag:
Kitty kouture dazzleglass
Buxom lips Starr
Fashion mews , Strayin', Nice kitty lipglass
Bandaids

In Lauren's Makeup Bag:

CO bigelow Lemon lip cream (not pictured)

The original rice powder company oil absorbing powder in Natural

Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock in SPF 55

Maybelline Define-a-lash mascara

Benefit Lyin Eyes concealer pen in 02

Benefit Her Glossiness Lip Gloss duo in Who are you wearing? and Life on the A-list

Benefit High Beam luminescent complexion enhancer

Rimmel London Eyeful eye glistener in Pink

Prestige Cosmetics liquid eyeliner in Caramel

generic dark brown eyeliner

NYC Cosmetics automatic eye pencil in Plum Perfect

Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment

Covergirl eye shadow in Gun Metal

In Michelle's Makeup Bag:
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Power in Transparent
Maybelline Mineral Power in Oringinal Rose
Shiseido Facial Cotton
Revlon Eyelash Curler
Rimmel Glam Eyes Mascara
Maybelline Liquid Eyeliner
Avon Big Color in Black
MAC lipstick in Snob
Chapstick Cherry
Co Bigelow lipgloss in Bare Mint
Hollister Lipgloss in Bare

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