Win a $1,000 Bergdorf Goodman Giftcard + Makeover!

Ever want the chance to dress Linda Fargo, Fashion Director of Bergdorf Goodman and style icon? Well, its finally here! Polyvore is hosting a contest for one lucky winner, chosen by Linda Fargo herself, is going to have the opportunity to attend a runway show with Linda and receive a $1,000 Bergdorf Goodman Giftcard, a hair and style makeover.Plus the winner gets private personal shopper experience and a $1,000 for any travel expenses!

First off, wow, that's a lot of incentive to win! The way to enter is easy. Create a look for Linda to wear to the tents of Lincoln Center using items from her own closet in the mini editor below. Remember wants to look both warm and effortlessly chic while sitting in the front row.

Contest ends until Monday, January 31st at 11:59 PST. If you want to read the full rules and regulations simply click the link here.

Get your own Mini Editor from Polyvore

Good luck to all of my readers!

Softlips Review + Giveaway!!

My Target giveaway has recently ended. I got so many entries and I'm glad that it was so well received. :) I'm so sorry that I haven't been blogging lately. I know...it's been pretty horrible. But I am trying to spend as much time in with my family as possible.

I know its not a good enough excuse but...its true. :) I love spending time with my family...they're crazy. In a lovable and kind of normal way. :) But its been pretty cramped here. It is my grandma, my two uncles, my aunt, my two cousins, my mom, my sister, and I all crammed into a three bedroom house.

If you lost count that's nine people. And this house was built in the fifties [meaning the rooms aren't that big!].

Talk about a full house. [sorry for the lame joke!] But onto the review! Softlips. The products were sent to me about a month ago...yeah, I think a month ago maybe two. And I was beyond thrilled when I received the package. Softlips are by far my favorite chap stick. I received their original line.

There are eight flavors in their original line. [from left to right] Vanilla, Wildberry, Coconut Cream, Peach Mango, Cherry, Raspberry, Mint with a hint of Vanilla, and Strawberry.

My favorites are Vanilla [i have seven of those now], Wildberry [the scent is really fresh], and Mint with a hint of Vanilla [which is really weird because i'm not a mint person--at all]. But in all honesty all of these flavors are amazing and it was really hard to narrow it down to three.

The product is really, really smooth and makes your lips feel super moist and soft. [i wonder why they named the company Softlips? Hmmm...] The packaging is also really cute and will fit in the front pocket of your jeans without the weird bump that a lot of other chap sticks give you.

Plus, I don't know if you know this but Softlips Original line gives you a SPF 15 protection. Keeping your lips safe from the sun's harmful rays. Which is always a plus. Even though it sounds weird, your lips do get burned [a chapped feeling] if you stay in the sun too long.

Another thing I really love about this company is the tingling sensation you get when you put it on. To me the tingling sensation gives me a peace of mind. The sensation means the product is working. And I noticed that if I reapply another coat after a few hours, the tingling sensation is gone. So I'm assuming that means my lips have pretty much reached their capacity for moisture.

Plus, the smell is amazing. Sigh. Unlike a lot of chap sticks Softlips works just as well but smells 10 times better. No lie! :)

Correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I think it means. :) I honestly love this product. 100%! And completely recommend this product to anyone who wants to keep their lips soft especially when winter comes [the cold air absorbs moisture from your lips making them more chapped]. I actually bought my sister products from the PURE [organic] line for her birthday. She's a Softlips junkie too. [i hope she doesn't read this post]

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Okay! Onto the giveaway. So exciting. :)

One lucky reader will win a $75 gift card to Target. [i know some of you are like, 'again? you just had a Target gift card giveaway. can you be a little more original?'] But gift cards are easy because I know the person who win will really like their prize because they're going to pick it out themselves.

Plus, Target is where I purchased my sister's birthday present from and I know that they carry the complete Softlips line. So maybe you could pick up a few products to keep your lips healthy during the winter? :)

To enter just comment below. :) Simple, right?

Rules:
1. You don't have to be 18 or older
2. Have to be a Viva La Fashion follow on GFC. If you're not just click the button on the top left. Its simple and free!
3. Leave your e-mail address in the comments so I know how to contact you.
4. Contest ends October 6, 2010. *EDIT: Since I will be traveling on the day the contest ends and I don't come home until the seventeenth, the contest end date has been extended! Contest now ends on the 18th*
5. I'm sorry but the contest is only open to residents of  Canada and the U.S.

Extra ways to enter:*
1. Go to Softlips' Facebook page and press the 'like' button
2. Go to Viva La Fashion's Facebook page and press the 'like' button
3. Follow Softlips on Twitter
4. Blog/Tweet/Facebook about this giveaway

*All extra entry opportunities are worth one entry

Comment once for each of your entries. :) Good luck to everyone. I'm hosting this because I know this past month I've been a horrible blogger [and it took me so long to announce the winner of my last contest] and I want to make it up to you guys. :)

Thank you for all your support! Bye!

And the Winner is...

Hello readers. :) It's Lane here.

I know my contest ended a really, really long time ago and I haven't posted the winner. I'm sorry! I honestly am. But it wasn't very smart of me to end my contest around the time that I was going to be spending at my  Grandma's.

I honestly thought that I'd have more time to post and obviously pick a winner but my Aunt and cousins surprised everyone by coming down early. Please enter mornings getting up early to go to the beach, dinners filled with great food and better company, and nights stayed up late talking, laughing, and dancing in our pajamas.

I know to some people that excuse isn't good enough--and the only thing I can say is: I'm sorry. I had no intentions of making you guys wait this long. I've already had a few comments about waiting too long. And so now that I've had a moment of free time, I'm here to announce the winner!

My cousins wanted to do it the old fashion way, so as we watched TV, we wrote out entries for everyone--and I mean everyone--who entered. Over all it took us four hours. We had to write them all out and then double, and triple check to make sure that we got everyone.

So exhausting. Next time I'm going to use random.org. A lot faster. But my little cousin wanted to be the one to pick the name out of a hat. :)

Sigh. I should have taken pictures but at the end we were all so ready to be finished. And now...after all this time. The winner is....

Love Stories!

Congratulations. I hope everyone enjoyed the giveaway. I'm going to be doing another one soon featuring Soft Lips. :) I'm so beyond excited!

Sigma Review + Giveaway! **CLOSED**

Hi guys! It's finally time for the big giveaway I have spent the past couple days blogging about. Thanks for all your well-wishes. Smokey is doing fine. He's still a little sluggish today but he's purring and eating. Okay, onto the good stuff.

About two-three weeks ago Sigma sent me their Complete Set of Professional Brushes. I was very honored and beyond thrilled with the opportunity. For those who don't know Sigma brushes are a very well-known dupes for MAC brushes. I'm thinking about doing a video, that way I can go more in-depth, so keep an eye out for that. :) 

 First, I'd like to point out that if you buy all twelve Sigma brushes that I'm going to show you that it'll cost you $69.99 without the brushfold and $89.99 with the brush fold. If you were to buy all twelve of these brushes from MAC it would cost you $333. I just did the math.

I feel that there really is no comparison. That a $263 difference! And I feel the only significant difference between the two bush sets is the fact that one set says MAC while the other says Sigma.

 Anyway, the brush fold is also amazing quality. Its this soft, leather-y feel to them. And the snap to close the fold is magnatized and isn't a cheap velcrow strip like other folds I've seen. Sigma really put a notcable effort to make their prodcuts the best quality they could make them.

And all the brushes are made from either natural, synthetic, or a mix bristiles. Natural bristles make the brushes softer. And I know tht I mentioned that the brushes are soft but I don't think you understand how amazing they feel on your skin.

Well, that's my review of Sigma brushes. They're durable and amazing quality. The handle is long and fits perfectly in my hand. :) I also love the fact that they come with a pamphlet exaplaining the purpose of each brush. It also comes with instructions on how to care for your brushes.

Sigma wants the brushes to be an investment that lasts for a long, long time. :) If you want a list of all the brushes, their purpose, and my thoughts on them click here!

Okay, that are all the brushes you get in the set. Now onto the giveaway!!

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Finally, we get to the giveaway! :) Super excited. This is the biggest giveaway in Viva La Fashion history. I know, its big. Yesterday I went and I purchased a $200 gift card from Target in celebration of getting 600 followers! Yes, you could win a $200 giftcard just by entering this contest.

I picked Target because it has a really great selection of beauty/fashion products. Plus, its a store that is accesable to a lot people and even if you don't live by a Target there is an online store. So here's how you can win.

Rules:

1. You don't have to be 18 or older to enter

2. Have to be a Viva La Fashion follower. If you're not just click the follow button to your left. It's free and simple. :)

3. Leave email adress in comment so I can contact you if you win!

4. Contest ends on August 5, 2010. Good luck!

Ways to enter:

1. Go to Sigma's website and comment below telling me what your favorite item/brush is (one entry)

2. Blog about this giveaway/review on your blog (one entry)

3. Tweet about this giveaway/reivew on you twitter (one entry)

4. Mention Viva La Fashion and Sigma makeup brushes in your Facebook status update (one entry)

**Be sure to leave one comment for every way that you enter. So if you blog, tweet, and go to Sigma's website, you need to write three comments telling me what you did.**

FTC: Sigma provided their brushes for review purposes. The giveaway prize was provided by me, not by Sigma. All opinons are my own and 100% honest. :)

Better Be Soon :)

There's a lot I want to talk about in this post so I'll just cut to the chase. :) I have reached four hundred followers and that obviouslyy means I'm going to have to have a giveaway! Duh. That's the only thing that makes any sense at all.

I want to thank my readers and what better way than with free stuff? The prize isn't that big but I figured that everyone needs a good smelling car or room and who makes better smelly stuff than Bath and Body Works? Um, not that many people. So I went to the mall a while ago and picked up some stuff.
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I'm giving away one Clip & Go Frangrance Unit in Caribbean Escape. :) I have a blue one in my car and the scent can be extremely powerful. But then again my car is a little Honda Civic and there isn't a lot of space for the smell to go. It works better in larger vehicles, like my mom's mini-van, but with smaller cars just be aware that the scent will be a tad bit overwhelming.

The contest will run for three weeks. I want to be out of school before it ends. And here are a few rules:

1. Have to be a follower
2. Don't have to be over eighteen
3. Write "enter me" in the comments and please put down your e-mail address
4. Optional: Comment about how you found out about my blog :)

The rules are pretty simple. And I know the prize is pretty simple. It's just a small thank you and is not meant to be a prize to entice people to follow me just so they can win. I hope you guys like the prize and if you don't I'm probably going to have a giveaway for 500 followers. And that one will be a lot more exciting than a chic car freshener. I promise!

Also before I publish this post I wanted to say something. I am obsessed! Obsessed with the cute Degrassi promo that I saw on Youtube. Yes, I watch Degrassi. I'm a sucker for teen dramas. :) And this promo is so cool plus it features one of my favorite songs.

Shark in the Water by VV Brown. It is so catchy and it was also featured on an episode of Ugly Betty (so bummed they cancelled that show. It was amazing!). I know I've mentioned this song before but I can't remember in which post. I can't wait until new episodes of Degrassi start up again!
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Okay. I've talked long enough. I'll talk to you guys later! Bye. :)