BLOG GIVEAWAY WINNER

Sorry for the very late post lovelies! I was really busy the past week, ironing out details for my online shop (feel free to check us out on facebook and multiply), as well as attending to school-related stuff. I can’t believe it’s mid-October already, and my ‘mini-vacation’ is almost up! This semester went by really fast! Anyway, I already did the choosing of the giveaway winner but the day I was going to type up the entry, there was a problem with the systems at Globe (our internet provider). We had no internet for 4 days, so now I am a mess because I have a lot of backlogged entries due, a lot of e-mails to send and my facebook bakery to tend to!

Anyway, I’m sure you don’t want to hear my rant. So, here it is, the moment of truth. First of all, thank you to everyone who joined. Since I just re- launched my blog, it’s quite a huge deal to have had 26, erm, 25 people (I disqualified one for not following the mechanics) to join. Of the 25 people who joined, there were 191 entries! I encoded these entries on Excel and used random.org/lists to shuffle the names. 

 I then used their random generator to pick 2 numbers. And the winners are:

1st prize: Bachuchay

2nd prize: agnes espino

Congratulations guys! I will be e-mailing you, and if you do not respond in 48 hours, I will pick another winner.

Many thanks also to Mr. Jeffrey Siy of Boy-kuripot and Manila Life who posted a link to the giveaway on their blogs. I got a lot of traffic from their site. Thank you also to Ms.Melody Tinoy for helping me get these goodies for the giveaway!

Stay tuned because I am planning to do more giveaways! Like our Facebook page guys, we might be doing a little giveaway once we reach 250 likes! ­J

LVL's First Blog Giveaway! ***CLOSED***

LAYERED VINTAGE LUXE TURNS ONE!

I wanted to do something special to cement my return to serious blogging, so I am happy to announce my very first giveaway!

As you can see on my blog's sidebar, I love joining giveaways, so I am just thrilled to be hosting my very first one. Remember about two weeks ago how I wrote that I attended the Natasha Beauty Soiree? I was very blessed to have them sponsor a blog giveaway for me.

Most of the loot to be given away are from Sketches, Natasha's make-up line made for teens. I also included some of the free samples we were given at the Beauty Soiree also. I opened them to take a photos only but I never used them. Would that be okay? Sorry about that. :(

Beauty Review: Natasha Skin Perfect Tinted Mattifier

At the end of the Natasha Beauty Soiree, we were given some beauty products to review (you may have already read about my review of the Natasha Trio Eyeshadow in Sultry Smoke). This is probably my favorite of all the products given.

This is the Natasha Skin Perfect Tinted Mattifier. According to the Natasha website, it is a foundation and make-up base that helps absorbs oil, minimize fine lines and mattifies while leaving the skin smooth and silky in one easy step!

Beauty Review: Natasha Trio Eyeshadow in Sultry Smoke

To be honest, I'm not a huge eye shadow user. As an on-the-go student, putting on eye shadow cannot fit my allotted 5-minute beauty ritual. I just usually put on powder and blush, for some color. Sometimes, when I am not running late, I curl my lashes and put on mascara but never eye shadow. Why? I find it over the top, especially for school.

Don't get me wrong though, after attending FIDA's 3-day basic make-up workshop, I have been practicing how to do eye make-up and blend colors. When I'm bored at home, I practice putting on eye make-up using the Estee Lauder eye shadow palette my aunt gave me for my 18th birthday.

Speaking of Estee Lauder, did you know that they are manufactured at the same Italian lab (Intercos) that produces Natasha Beauty? It's in the blog entry I made about the beauty soiree I attended last Sunday (Missed it? click here). The only difference is the packaging. Usually, these branded make-up cost so much because of packaging, and perhaps the marketing as well--the other brands market their products on a global scale!

Natasha Beauty Soiree

I was invited to go to a beauty soiree last Sunday at Cafe Demitasse. It was sponsored by Natasha, which is a popular direct selling company here in the Philippines. Natasha Beauty is their cosmetic line. It is relatively new; it was launched 2 years ago. It features 3 lines: Natasha Color Cosmetics, their carrier line; Sketches, their teenage line, and they also have Fanny Serrano make-up available.