12 Days of Giveaways: Over $1,000 in Beauty Products!

I have so many beauty goodies under my tree and I cannot wait to share them with you.

I have partnered with some of my very favorite beauty brands for some amazing giveaways! From December 1st - December 12th, I will be featuring a brand new giveaway each day. Be sure to check in each day as you will want to enter each and every one of them. These are goodies you want - trust me. Whether you want to keep them for yourself or give them as a gift, it is up to you.

Look at what I am giving away!!!

 

What do you see in that picture? Could it be a Clarisonic? Yes! Could that be a Babyliss hair dryer? Yes! Could it be some great makeup from CoverGirl, LORAC, Tarte, Urban Decay, Hard Candy and Smashbox? Yes! What else is there? Well, check out each giveaway below.

OPI Winter Whiteout Set
This great set from OPI  features a winter-white salon bag holds Matte Nail Envy Natural Nail Strengthener, OPI Top Coat, plus FREE toe separators and pedicure flip flops. (value $24.95)

Hard Candy Beauty Bag
This handy Hard Candy cosmetic bag comes filled with some of the hottest Hard Candy products. You will love the Lipstick in Kitten, Mouthing Off Sheer Lip Shine in Heart-Breaker, the Kal-eye-descope Baked Eyeshadow Duo in Bad Reputation, the Walk the Line Liquid Eyeliner, Lash Tinsel Glitter Mascara in Spellbound and their iconic Just Nails Nail Color in Envy. (value $50)

CoverGirl Makeup + Smashbox WISH Set
In this giveaway, there are two brands, so there are two parts to the prize. First, there is an array of CoverGirl products. You will love them all! In this gift there is a Boundless Nail Color in Candy Apple, the perfect red for this season, a Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush in Royal Plum, a ShineBlast Lip Gloss in Ablaze, a Smoky ShadowBlast in Silver Sky, an Exact Eyelights in Radiant Sapphire, and to top it off, LashBlast Length Mascara in Very Black. These products will help you acheive that perfect holiday look. To keep the look in place all day, I have coupled this giveaway up with Smashbox as well, with their WISH For A Flawless Complexion set. This set contains the famed Photo Finish Primer in both full and travel sizes, allowing you to create your flawless face, anytime and anywhere. (value $89.00)

Limited Edition Clarisonic PLUS Sonic Skin Cleansing System
My favorite skin care brush, you know the one I claim you MUST HAVE, can be yours if you win. This is the limited edition skin cleansing system in a pretty pink pattern. This is a PLUS system, meaning it comes with a brush for the face and a brush for the body, along with the Refreshing Gel Cleanser, Gentle Hydro Cleanser, Nourishing Care Cleanser and Refining Skin Polish. (value $250.00)

Philosophy The Bake Shoppe
I am so excited that Philosophy has done it again and is offering one of my very favorite new holiday sets to SIX readers! The set, which is housed in the most adorable box makes the perfect gift. It includes pink frosted layer cake and raspberry mousse shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath, raspberry mousse lip shine, and sweet creamy frosting lotion. This smells divine and is even more delicious for your skin. (value $180.00)

Alterna LIFE Solutions Volume Restore Duo
This gift set includes both a sulfate free Volume Restore Shampoo and Volume Restore Conditioner. These power-house hair products are perfect for weak, thinning, and very fine hair. These beauties encourage hair growth as they improve the look of fine, thinning hair. They also contain thickening agents to help plump the hair shaft for big body and lasting volume. (value $50.00)

Tarte Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi-Gift Set
This HUGE set is like giving (or getting) three gifts in one. Or, well, shall I say 15 if you break up each set? Yes, there are 15 lip glosses in this set: sheer nude-peach, sheer beige, sheer sweet pink, sheer cotton candy pink, sheer shimmering cinnamon, dazzling warm sand, dazzling gold, dazzling orchid, dazzling violet, dazzling coral-pink, twinkling strawberry, twinkling melon-pink, twinkling fuschia, twinkling brick-red, and sheer raspberry. Phew - that's a lot of gloss. (value $39.00)

LORAC Couture Shine Gloss Collection
Five of Carol Shaw's famous Couture Shine Lip Glosses packed up and ready to give - or keep. This set of high-gloss glosses each contain light-reflecting Mother of Pearl for the brightest of shines, along with  Hyaluronic Acid for optimum moisture and plump. The five glosses in this collection are Haute, Couture, Sheer Luxe, Glam and Lavish. (value $65.00)

Clinique Limited Edition Happy To-Go
Such a popular set that Clinique brought it back this year, and lucky you, you can try to win it right here. This set of three solid perfume pencils come with its own adorable, yet chic silver mini cosmetic bag, the must have sharpener for the pencils, and includes Clinique Happy Solid Perfume Pencil, Clinique Happy Solid Perfume Pencil in "Wealth of Flowers," and Clinique Happy Solid Perfume Pencil in "Hint of Citrus". (value $30.00)

Urban Decay 24/7 Super Stash Set
This limited edition set contains Urban Decay's famed 24/7 eyeliner pencils. These liners are full of true color pigments, glide on with ease, and do not budge until you take it off. The set includes nine shades, including four new shades that are exclusive to this set.  You (or your giftee) will be sure to love the shades, which include Corrupt, Binge, Eldorado, Oil Slick, Zero, Graffiti, Ransom, Rockstar and Stash. (value $36.00)

M·A·C Magic, Mirth & Mischief - Wave of a Wand Sweep & Define Brush Set
One of the most popular sets to grab this Holiday season are the brush bags from MAC. They always sell out, but have no fear, we are here to giveaway this beauty of a set. This set comes together in a rectangular makeup bag of polished silvery-pewter vinyl and Includes brushes 129SE, 190SE, 212SE, 227SE and 275SE. (value $120.00)

BaByliss Pro Ceramix Xtreme Pink Set + Sally Hershberger Products from Folica.com
For the best in haircare, trust this great BaByliss Pro Ceramix Xtreme Pink Hair Dryer and 1" Pro Ceramiz Xtreme Ceramic Straightening Iron. To help your hair stay styled, Folica also threw in Sally Hershberger Genius Spray Wax and Brilliant Hairspray. (value $164.99)

2009 Holiday Gift Guide.

Have you been shopping like a crazy person since Friday? I made quite a few shopping trips over the weekend and have a nice head start into my holiday shopping. Some of the deals were simply too good to pass up. How about those special deals that are going on now? WOW!

In amongst all of my shopping, I completed my annual Holiday Gift Guide. This guide features the best beauty picks to give - or get - this year. I have selected over 50 of my favorite beauty gifts this year, and I hope you take a few minutes to check it out. I tell you the best features about the product, how much it costs and where to purchase.

 

 

Here is a rundown of the categories and a few goodies from each:

Gifts of Makeup
This category features some great makeup from Smashbox, as I am loving their WISH For The Perfect Pout and I have featured my favorite gold powder this year, from Clarins.

Gift Sets
From a great lipgloss set from Clinique to a holiday set from Philosophy, you will be sure to find something you  like here.

Bath & Body Gifts
Some of the most popular gifts come from Bath & Body Works, in which I feature a beauty, and I also feature a few goodies from me! Bath and Mistral Soaps.

Gifts of Luxury
If you have the change to spar, you must splurge on the Prada candle or the Bobbi Brown Neiman Marcus trunk. Other not so expensive luxuries are featured too.

Stocking Stuffers
From lip balms and gloss to nail polish, some of my favorites are featured. Including a great hand treatment from Kiehl's, a winter theme lip balm from C.O. Bigelow and a fun gloss from Purple Lab.

Fragrance Gifts
Another popular category, this category features some great picks for fragrance in which you cannot go wrong. From a popular Lancome best seller to my daughters favorites Harajuku Lovers, there is a fragrance here sure to delight all.

Thankful for the Bounty of Friends & Family Sales!

Our favorite stores and brands certainly must be thankful for us, as so many of them are offering great Friends & Family Sales and special discounts. I guess it is the season to get your shopping done early with these great promotions. I do not even know where to begin.

 

 

Here is a rundown by beginning date:

GiorgioArmaniBeauty-usa.com - get 20% off from November 24th - November 30th. Use Code FAMILY

Lancome-usa.com - get 20% off from November 24th - November 30th. Use Code HOLIDAYJOY2

Smashbox.com - get 20% off from November 25th - December 1st. Use Code SBFF9

KateSomerville.com - get 30% off from November 27th - November 30th. Use code KATE2009

Kiehl's.com - get 20% off from November 27th - December 1st. Use Code FAMILY

BobbiBrown.com - get 20% off from November 30th - December 2nd.

Happy Thanksgiving!