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Bloggiversary/Birthday 2010 winner!!

November 28, 2010 3:30 pm · Posted by oldergirlbeauty

Sorry to be so late with this announcement, but, if you follow my twitter feed, you might have seen that the last coupla weeks have been pretty chaotic. However, that doesn't stop the contest winning love, just delays shouting the winners name for a bit! Without further ado, let's all send Congratulations to our lovely winner:

Johanna from Norfolk, VA

This lovely lady not only loves her some Mally Beauty mascara, she's also a twitter fan, too!

Thanks to all who entered and letting me know that we like a lot of the same things and that I have inspired many of you to try something new. I enjoy hearing from you all and hope to keep inspiring you this next year, too! xoxo

Filed under: Giveaway Tagged with: Giveaway, contest, winner, Mally

Thank you for your Natural Instincts contest support!

October 14, 2010 8:08 am · Posted by oldergirlbeauty

Today is the last day to help me try to win the "Natural Instincts Hair Color Contest". That also means this is the last day that I will have to harass all of you lovely people via Twitter and Facebook to vote for me. Hooray!

While I hope that I haven't been *too* annoying in my vote begging, I want to take a minute to thank all of the wonderful lovelies that have shown me so much support during this voting period. The following beauties were generous enough to share the contest with their blog readers and I want to make sure that you go over and support them, too:

And, I can't even *begin* to list all of the wonderful folks that have supported me on twitter by RT'ing my begs and letting me know they voted for me and cheered me on via @messages. I sincerely appreciated every single one of your votes/messages/comments that you have left me on my site & on other folks. Not gonna lie - the warm wishes are a bit overwhelming, yet I wholeheartedly lap up each and every one of them. ;)

So, consider this my final beg for your last daily vote on the Natural Instincts contest page, with a side of appreciation thrown in for good measure. xo

Filed under: event Tagged with: contest, support, hair color, haircolor, Natural Instincts

Vote for ME in the Natural Instincts contest!

October 7, 2010 9:03 am · Posted by oldergirlbeauty

YOU GUYS! Do you remember when I told you about the "Natural Instincts Hair Color contest" and I told you I was thinking about entering? I DID! And now I am one of 5 FINALISTS!!! Seriously!

Now, this is where I need *YOUR* help. Voting is open NOW until 11:59:59pm EST October 14th on the Natural Instincts contest page. You are allowed one vote per email address per day(*one day being from 12:00AM to 11:59PM EST). This includes my lovely International readers, too!! Get that? You can vote DAILY - which I know you want to do, right? ;)

So, be sweet and head over there now and use that first day vote right now, okay? I would really appreciate it! :)

It's a contest to wash that grey out...

August 16, 2010 11:03 am · Posted by oldergirlbeauty

It's no secret around here that I color my hair to the lovely red auburn shade that I sport, while trying to cover my grey roots. Heck, I've been coloring my ashy brown hair red WAY before I ever even started showing roots. I know I've talked about using Natural Instincts on here before. (*Heck, I'll still take credit for getting them to change their instructions).

Well, they are running a contest that I am seriously thinking about entering - the Natural Instincts Hair Color Contest (*catchy name, right?). Here is what I could win (*or you if you choose to enter yourself):

Grand Prize

  • Trip for 2 to New York City
  • Makeover at celebrity colorist Marie Robinson's salon
  • $1000 spending money
  • Appear in a Natural Instincts how-to video

All entries must be received by August 30th, contestants will be reviewed until October 6th & then will be voted on by "America" on October 7th thru the 14th. (*You guys WOULD vote for me, right? RIGHT?)

The contest is being held in conjunction with the Natural Instincts Hair Color Challenge which says that you will "get healthy-looking hair in 10 minutes. Guaranteed. Or we'll buy you 2 boxes of your old color.** (**Satisfaction guaranteed or we will refund you for one Natural Instincts box and the value of 2 boxes of your old hair color/replacement hair color (up to $14 per box))." So, even if you don't want to enter the contest, you might want to think about taking them up on their challenge.

Okay, so now I am off to go find my color - "18RG Golden Mahogany" from the "Golden Shimmers" collection - which, for some reason I can't find easily locally, but its worth it to search it out, imo. Do you use or have you tried Natural Instincts? What color are you?

Dove Visibly Smooth Winners!

April 20, 2010 10:14 am · Posted by oldergirlbeauty

Okay, lovelies, another contest has come to an end - this one was for a chance to win one of *5* Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant sticks. ContestMachine randomly picked out the winners, and they are:

Keisha, Emily, Quiet, Jasmina and Kieran

Congratulations!! (*I swear I didn't have anything to do with picking these names, but these are some really pretty names, aren't they?)

Okay, you lucky lovelies, I have already sent you a confirmation email, so, check your emailboxes and get me your addresses as soon as you can, so we can get these out to you asap.

And for those of you who didn't win this time, I have another chance for you to win in my "Have a "Pretty" Spring - with a twist" contest, where you could win a bottle of Elizabeth Arden "Pretty Eau de Cologne Splash", so check that out.

Elizabeth Arden's "Daughter's of Beauty" contest

April 13, 2010 11:27 pm · Posted by oldergirlbeauty

Women unite – It’s time to pay tribute to those fabulous ladies who’ve inspired you to look and feel your youthful best!

In honor of Elizabeth Arden’s birthday (2010 marks a century of beauty!), we are celebrating all women: mothers – daughters – sisters – grand moms – girlfriends.

And what better way to do so than by sharing inspirational stories and honoring those who’ve encouraged us to be our beautiful best? Well… it gets better! We’ve also added opportunities to win luxurious spa and Ceramide skincare prizes.

To enter: Simply log-on to www.daughtersofbeauty.com and answer the question, “Who keeps you looking and feeling your youthful best?” We want to hear your unique story and see photos of both you and the incredible woman who’s motivated you the most.

Share! Next, we’d love for you to join our growing group of “daughters of beauty” in reading all of the stories submitted and casting your vote for your favorite.

Running from now to May 9, the contest ends at 6 AM on Mother’s Day – when the winner will be announced by a panel of Elizabeth Arden and Redbook magazine judges.

Here’s a peek at what you could win!

  • One Grand Prize Winner will win an “Ultimate Indulgence” Day for two (2) people at the Elizabeth Arden Spa in New York
  • One Second Runner-up Prize Winner will receive an Elizabeth Arden Flagship Store $250 Gift Certificate for the Winner and a friend, redeemable for Elizabeth Arden skincare, makeup, or fragrance products
  • One Third Runner-up Prize Winner will receive an Elizabeth Arden Flagship Store $250 Gift Certificate for the Winner and a friend, redeemable for Elizabeth Arden skincare, makeup, or fragrance products
  • Honorable Mention – 10 individuals will each receive one Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Gold Ultra Restorative Capsules product (containing 60 Capsules) and one Ceramide Plump Perfect Ultra Lift and Firm Moisture Cream SPF 30

  • Good luck to you and your beautiful motivational women who inspire you.

    Is your hair reality ready?

    April 13, 2010 2:38 pm · Posted by oldergirlbeauty

    Have you always wanted to be a Reality Star, but the thought of living with a bunch of other people, trying for the "heart" of someone not your cup of tea? Well, Pantene has the contest for you. Now, thru April 18th, they are looking for the "World's First Reality Hair Star".

    Pantene is reinventing itself again and wants to put its products to the LIVE test. They are looking for one lucky lady to test them out in a nationally advertised spot with Pantene spokeswoman, Stacy London. In addition to the chance to be live on national tv on May 25th, she will also "win the "Be the Rock Star You Are" experience from Bret Michaels, which will include tickets to one of his concerts this summer, first class airfare, a ride in Michaels' tour bus, and backstage passes."

    To enter, you need to go to the info page and read all of the requirements to enter. Also, while you are there, make sure and check out some of your competition on the "Must See Videos" page, like Snooki and Lo Bosworth. (*I hear they may be more competition added, so keep checking back.)

    If you DO enter, or if you just see an entry you really like, let me know about it so I can check out the entry, too. Good Luck!

    Win your own "Dove Visibly Smooth" sticks - you don't have to share

    April 12, 2010 12:49 pm · Posted by oldergirlbeauty

    Remember when I told you guys about the "Dove Red Carpet Event" I hosted and I said that I would be giving away *5* sticks to 5 lucky readers? Well, it's time to give them away. I've even made it easy peasy. Just enter your name and email address in the box below and it will pick 5 random winners. This contest will run from Monday, April 12th at 12pmCST to 11:59pmCST Monday, April 19th. (*Limit one entry per email address and for US residents only.) Good luck!

    Filed under: contest Tagged with: Giveaway, contest, Dove, deodorant, Dove Visibly Smooth

    The goodies go to...........

    November 18, 2009 9:50 am · Posted by oldergirlbeauty

    Let's get this out of the way right up front:

    The winner is: *winL*!!

    Congratulations to them for winning the Birthday/Blogiversary goodies!

    *Update: @WendyLoritsch (*man, I love me some twitter) just emailed me: " OMG SERIOUSLY!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!? THANK YOU!!! :) You rock! I'm SO excited to try some of your favs."

    Thanks to everyone that entered - it was great to know what you guys liked, because, well - I'm nosy like that. ;) I wish that I could reply to each of you, but let me talk about a few things that kept coming up in the comments:

    • I am glad that so many of you liked the idea to keep your products in the fridge. I swear you will notice a huge difference next summer. It's suprising what just one little thing that can do.
    • I am thrilled to know that you guys enjoyed my NYFW coverage. I am glad you appreciated my perspective. I like to think that I made it just a little more accessible to all of those that don't get the opportunity to be there themselves. Plus, it was hella fun.
    • The fact that I may have influenced any of you to actually purchase/not purchase a product is wow for me. Makes me feel good that my opinion made a diff. Really.
    • It's good to hear that people liked the Daphne Guinness post. I don't write much about fashion, but I think that was more about the person & the creative stuff about her/around her. If something else comes up I find interesting, I won't hesitate to put something like this up again.

    Thanks for coming around and I hope you keep coming back, because, like me - you just never know what you're gonna get when you stop by. xoxo

    Filed under: Giveaway Tagged with: Giveaway, contest, winner

    Happy Birthday/Blogiversary to ME!

    November 10, 2009 8:25 am · Posted by oldergirlbeauty


    OMG - You Can Win *ALL* of THIS!!!

    I love my birthday - like a fish loves water. I used to countdown to my birthday starting 30days prior. I try not to do that outloud any more, as some people seemed to tire of it, like the spoilsports that they are. I also like presents - A LOT. Because I am greedy like that. *shrug* However, this year, in observance of my almost 40th birthday, I have decided to give away a present to one of you - my fun readers. (*except for my fab Int'l readers, of which I know there are many. I'll try and make it up to you in the new year, okay?)

    So, I asked some of my favorite brands if they would help me celebrating my birthday, and coincidentally, my 1st Blogiversary and they agreed. Check out what one lucky reader can win:


    Talika Beauty of Your Eye Kit ($48)

    CoverFX SkinprepFx ($45)

    Mario Badescu Drying Lotion ($17)and Super Rich Olive Body Lotion ($10)

    Clinique 3-Step Skin Care System (*sans bag) ($50.50), SuperBalm Moisturizing Gloss (14.00), Blushwear Cream Stick ($18.50), High Impact Mascara ($14.00) and Vitamin C Lip Smoothie ($17.50)

    Kiss Professional Manicure Kit ($9.99)

    Dashing Diva Nail Polishes ($56)


    Holy Crap - That's worth more than $300! Do I love me some great brands, or what?


    So, because it's *MY* birthday, I get to make the rules, sort of. Enter in the box below, one entry per person, randomly picked winner, etc. HOWEVER, I would also like to know what has been your favorite thing that I have written this past year, because I am all nosy like that. :)


    The contest closes at Midnight on the night of the 17th, after I have enjoyed my entire birthday, and I will announce the winner on the 18th. Good luck and thanks for playing in my playground with me. :)