Showing posts with label competitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label competitions. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Winner: Target Secret Sculpt Dress Gift Voucher

Thank you to those who entered the Target Secret Sculpt dress gift voucher giveaway. It seems like we all love the idea of having a sculpt silhouette and having a dress that could help us achieve that is more than welcomed in our lives. 

So without further ado, the winner of the $50 Target gift voucher, selected by a random number generator is none other than
JAZ

Congratulations lovely. I hope you'll enjoy picking up your own classic black secret sculpt dress. Could you please get in touch with me via email (editor@thingsilove.com.au) and provide me your mailing address so I can have your gift voucher sent out to you? Please get in touch by 22nd September or I will have to redraw a new winner. 

For you other lovely readers, I'll have a couple more competitions coming up over the coming weeks so stay tuned. 

Monday, September 9, 2013

Win Your own Secret Sculpt Dress!

Now that winter's finally passed and we are heading to the warmer month, we are shedding our layers of clothes, and putting on dresses and light jackets.

This is the time that I love wearing dresses to work as I find it looks professional and feminine all at once. Alas, too much indulgence in the food and drinks department over the winter period have me developing a little belly and feeling rather unfit.

So whilst I work on getting a consistent exercise regime and eating more healthier meals, I now have another secret weapon to achieve instant results (even if it's only momentarily).

You might be surprise to hear the secret come from Target as they have just launched a line of stylish body sculpting dresses that flatters any body shape, a claim sounding too good to be true. They've used the latest stretch knit fabrics that gives a svelte outline that is comfortable all day and an elastine based lining to create a toned body look by helping to support and tuck all the the problem areas of our body like the stomach, hips and thighs. When wore the secret sculpt dress, I looked like I have washboard abs again - just look at how flat that stomach is!

I'm sure that's something a lot of new mothers would love to see when they put on a dress as well. The dress was very comfortable and didn't ride up or bunch up underneath during the day of wear - something that's very important for me

These Secret sculpt dresses come in a variety of other styles, a polka-dot one, a classic black one and a black &  a peplum version and a white with a ruched or twisted waist to further hide the problem areas.

The dress can be transformed from day to night wear with some snazzy pairing up of cute or elegant accessory accents and pair of heels.

These gorgeous dresses are available now at Target stores or online for an affordable price of A$59 each in sizes 8 to 20 so everyone can find the perfect fit.

Win Your Own Secret Sculpt Dress

And I have some great news - Target is sponsoring the giveaway of a $50 gift voucher for Things I Love readers to pick up one of these dresses to try them self ( although you will have to part with a small change of A$9 to buy the dress)! Here are 2 ways you can enter.

  1. Like the TIL of Facebook and comment below with your Facebook name and which Secret Sculpt dress you would like to get. If you already liked TIL, then just comment away below. OR
  2. No Facebook? Then you if subscribe to TIL via email or Bloglovin and comment below with your Facebook name and which Secret Sculpt dress you would like to get, you'll also be able to enter. 
Terms & Conditions: 
One person per entry. The giveaway will close till midnight 15th September and I'll be drawing out the winner via a random number generator from the valid entries. Of course, the competition is for Australian residents given they will need to go to Target Australia to spend the gift voucher.

Good luck everyone!

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Birthday Giveaway Winners

Ok folks, I know you've been waiting patiently for me to announce the Birthday Giveaway winners and I don't want to make you all wait any longer.

First off, I want to say I was overwhelmed by the number of entries I received for the competition (just over 250 entries). I loved reading all your responses of your favourite birthday celebrations - from surprises, arrivals of babies to small gatherings with friends to grand gestures from partners and boyfriends. They were many touching and inspiring stories and a few of them gave me the "awww" moment.  

After reading all these stories, I have decided to celebrate my future birthdays with more fanfare because your stories have shown that no matter what age, you can still have amazing birthdays if you are surrounded by people important in your lives. 

Using a random number generator, the following lucky ladies have come up as winners of the birthday prizes. 

Winner 1: Anna Nguyen

 Winner 2: Stefanie Vastianna

Winner 3: Amy Orvin 

Winner 4: Rebbecca Bird 

Congratulations ladies. You have till 5 days (June 9th) to get in touch with me via email to provide your delivery address so I can get these prizes out to you. If I don't hear from any of the above winners by this time, I will  be re-drawing and announcing new winners. 

Finally, I'm always humbled by your continued support of my endeavours to be a part-time blogger whilst doing full time work which isn't the most easiest things to do at the best of times. I have to pinch myself sometimes that I have readers who support me through all these years (it's coming to my 3 year blog anniversary next month!). To you loyal readers, you have all have my heart-felt thanks. 

So until the next post, stay well!
x A 

Monday, June 3, 2013

Winners: MUK Spa Argan Oil Repair Haircare

Despite the weekend being too short (as always) and it being Monday again, I hoped you've all had a great weekend. I spent mine catching up with friends I haven't seen in a while over good food and fabulous conversation.

I even managed to squeeze a day trip to Daylesford with some of those friends on Sunday for some hiking and photography. We love country towns for their relaxed atmosphere and friendly locals - for us, it's a temporary but welcomed escape from the craziness of the urban lifestyle we lead.

Whilst in Daylesford, we came across a table of beautiful floral arrangements and a bicycle leaning against a store front and I just couldn't resist going happy snappy and have a pretty photo to share below.


I hope you enjoyed that pretty bouquet of hydrangeas and orchids and it brightened up your Monday. Coming back to regular blogging business, I have some good news to start the week with - winners of the MUK Spa Haircare competition. Although I've already announced the winners on Facebook last Friday, I promised to also announced it on the blog. The lucky winners drawn last week are:
1. Uccie Chau Chau 
2. Mamta Garg 
3. Jenny Ma Chen

Congratulations to these lucky ladies who will have their amazing MUK haircare prizes sent to them in the coming week. I hope you enjoy your prizes and will share with us your thoughts on them in the near future on the MUK or Things I Love Facebook page.

This week will be a hectic one for me at work so blog posts might be short and infrequent. I still haven't had the chance to draw my birthday giveaway winners yet but will be doing so in the coming days so stay tuned for more winner announcements.

Till then, have a fab week!
x A


Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Win: MUK Spa Argan Oil Packs x 3

*This contest is now closed
Today I bring to you another competition on the blog.

I have been so smittened with the recently reviewed MUK Spa Argan Oil range that I've persuaded the kind people over at MUK to let  me share my love of it around and give you a chance to try out the range yourself.

That's right, you can enjoy this heavenly hair experience yourself as I have three (3) packs of the full MUK Spa Argan Oil range to give away this week.

Each pack is valued at over A$150 and comprises of:
  • MUK Spa Argan Oil Repair Shampoo 300ml
  • MUK Spa Argan Oil Repair Conditioner 300ml 
  • MUK Spa Agran Oil Repair Mask 250ml 
  • MUK Spa Argan Oil Shine Repair Spray 100ml
  • MUK Spa Argain Oil Repair Treatment 100ml 
To be in the running to win a pack, you just need to complete 3 simple steps:
  1. Like the MUK Haircare Facebook page
  2. Like the Things I Love Facebook page 
  3. Comment on the Thing I Love FB page letting me know you want to win a Muk Spa pack in your own creative words. 
  4. Register your details on the form below so we can track your entries. 
Terms of the giveaway:
• This is a game of chance and only one person per entry is allowed. 
• The competition is only open to Australian residents and will run from 22nd May to 29th May 2013. 
• Three (3) winners will be randomly drawn and announced on the blog and Facebook on 1st June 2013. 
• The judge's (yours truly here) decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. 

If you want to find out more about the products in this amazing range - go check my review on them here.

Best of luck everyone!
x A

Thursday, May 16, 2013

It's My Birthday so I'm having a Giveaway!

It's my birthday today.

I try to let this day pass by quietly because I don't like to be reminded that I'm another years older, especially now I'm moving through the 30 something bracket...

But they do say you are only as old as you feel and act, so I'm determined to feel young at heart for yet another year. And what better way to do that than to celebrate it positively and share the joy of the occasion with family, friends and extend that celebration virtually to you, my readers?

That is why I've decided to host this giveaway to celebrate my birthday - and the best thing is, it's open to all readers, so all you international readers can get in on the act this time!

All products for this giveaway are purchased by yours truly during my travels last year, either because they are cult and iconic beauty products or are irresistibly cute. As a way of thanking you for your support of the blog, especially the past 6 months which has been a very difficult time for me personally and I haven't had the opportunity to update as frequently.

So let's take a look at what the stakes are shall we? I present to you the prize packs on offer:

I've broken the prizes into 4 packs so there will be 4 winners for this giveaway.

Prize 1
consists of the iconic Laduree macaroon key ring I picked up at The Grands Magasins in Paris and a YSL Touche Eclat Radiant Touch corrector in shade #2 (light)

Prize 2
comprises of the gold-plated limited edition, cult-status eyelash curler from Shu Uemura and the Kit Cosmetics bronzing powder brush

Prize 3
is a travel-friendly Guerlain makeup compact picked up at the Hong Kong Duty free store with 5 eye shadows and 4 lip shades with mini brushes.
Prize 4
last but not least is the irresistibly sweet Vera Wang Princess EDT juice (30ml)

To be in a the running of one of these fabulous (if I do say so myself) prizes, all you need to do is comment in the form below and answer the question " what was your most memorable birthday to date?".

You will also get one bonus entry each of the actions below
  1. Liking the Things I Love page on Facebook and then sharing this giveaway post
  2. Following me on Twitter and tweeting "I'm entering @lilpil99 birthday giveaway to win some awesome beauty booty #win #ShuUemura #Guerlain #YSL #Laduree"
  3. Following me on Instagram and reposting the competition picture
  4. Subscribing to this blog via email. If you already are a subscriber, you already get a bonus entry! Just leave your details in the form below
The bonus entry actions are not mandatory but I'd appreciate and be very grateful for all your love and support the blog on all the various social media channels!

I've tried to make this competition as simple and easy as possible but here are the nitty gritty details:

The competition is opened from 16th May to 31st May AEST to all readers including international readers. The prizes will be allocated in the order of winners drawn by June 2nd 2013. The judge's decisions are final and no correspondence shall be entered to.

Good luck beauties!
x A
Birthday Giveaway

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Winners: Natio Mother's Day Orange Blossom Giveway

Happy Hump Day everyone!

I hope your week has been travelling well so far. I've had a busy week already at work and am counting down till the weekend again (it seems to be a vicious cycle these days).

As promised , I'd like to share with you the winners of the recent Natio Orange Blossom Mother's day competition today.

After reviewing all the great entries, there were two stand out responses that struck a chord with me. They were about the strength, determination and selfless giving of mothers to help those around them even when it disadvantages themselves.

So congratulations to the following ladies for the fabulous entries.
Sarah Butihen
Michelle Vamvas 

You have both won a fabulous Natio Home Spa Orange Blossom Kit and your prizes will be mailed out to your shortly. I hope you and/or your mothers enjoy the amazing products!

On another note, it's my birthday next week and I'll be hosting a few more giveaways to celebrate - so look out for the details on the blog over the coming week!

x A

Thursday, May 2, 2013

WIN: Natio Orange Blossom Kit for Mother's Day

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

Wouldn't you love to win your mum (or yourself if you are a mum) an indulgent pack for Mother's Day?

As a way of saying thank you to you, my lovely readers, you could do just that!

The kind people at Natio is kindly sponsoring this year's Mother's Day giveaway and today I have up for grabs two prize packs consisting of a selection their products from the upcoming Orange Blossom Home Spa range.


Each Orange Blossom Home Spa prize kit is valued at A$39.85 and contains: 
  • A refreshing and luscious Body Wash,
  • An invigorating Sea Salt Scrub, and 
  • the delectable Orange Blossom Hand Cream 
To win, all you have to do is fill in the form below and answer the question of "What do you admire most about your mother?".

The give away will close on 11.59pm May 7th AEST. Winners will be chosen by yours truly based on the creativity of their response and announced 8th May and their prizes delivered shortly after.

Best of Luck beauties!

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Jurlique Mothers Day Giveaway Winners

Before I announced the 4 lucky winners of the fabulous Jurlique prizes, I'd like to say a big thank-you to everyone who supported Jurlique and myself via this competition by following us on either Twitter and/or Facebook. 

Your overwhelming support means a LOT to us and we are so glad to be able to give back to you. 

I hope the lucky winners will be able to bring a bright smile to their mother's face when they receive their Jurlique gifts. 

So without further ado, the winners of the following prizes are....



New Winner 1: All About Rose set: Kerry Santillo @purely4kids
Winner 2: In Full Bloom set: Elizabeth Phan
Winner 3: Pick of the Bunch set: Teresa Hogg
Winner 4: Hand picked set: @Wills

Congratulations to all the wonderful winners!
The next step is for you to get in touch with me via email to provide your mailing details. As I want to avoid delays in the delivery, you will have until the end of Sunday night 6th May to get in touch with the requested details. Otherwise a new winner will be drawn. 

Thanks again for your support everyone and watch out for other giveaways soon. I have just another one planned very soon! 

Enjoy your weekend everyone. I'm off to watch The Avengers tonight!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Winners: Silky Colourations Haircare Pack

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for going MIA on the blog the past week - I've been struck down with a very nasty cold. And just when I think things couldn't get worse, I came down with shingles!

So I've been hibernating at home all drugged up, splurting and coughing my lungs out, applying copious amounts of creams and lotion to sooth the itches and without much energy or motivation to blog.

Hopefully now that I'm on the mend, there will be more frequent posting!

And to get back on the blogging train, I have the wonderful winners of the Silky Colouration hair care pack to announce.

Many thanks for your support and entry of the giveaway. Rafflecopter has made it easy for me to choose the two winners below.

Congratulations ladies. Please get in touch with me via email or twitter DM with your mailing address so I can organise for your prize to be sent to you. You will have till 5pm Thursday 3rd May to supply your  information, otherwise I'll be drawing new winners.

Also don't forget the Jurlique Mothers Day give away is still running if you want a chance to win something to pamper mum.

Now I'm off to ensure that the normal posting schedule resumes!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Win: Jurlique Mothers Day Sets

My mum has been amazing and without her, I wouldn't be able to run my life as smoothly, helping me out with the boring but important daily tasks. And over the years, we have evolved from the traditional "mother-daughter" relationship to become more like great girlfriends. We enjoy each others' company and love going shopping together!

So with Mothers Day only a few short weeks away, I'm faced with coming up with ideas on what to do or buy for her to show my gratitude and thanks for all of her love and support.

Good thing brands out there make it easier by providing some gifting ideas.

Jurlique has this year released 4 different boxed Mother's Day sets featuring their best selling products to pamper mums around the country .

Jurlique In Full Bloom set  - RRP A$34 (valued at A$39)
This set showcases Jurlique's iconic rose products and suits those on a tight budget. Includes Rose Balancing Mist 30ml and Rose Love Balm 15ml which will save and soften those chapped lips and skin.

Jurlique All About Rose set - RRP A$89 (valued at A$124)
Mum will be smelling all rosey with the Rose Shower Gel 300ml, Rose Balancing Mist 100ml and Rose Handcream 125ml.

Jurlique Hand Picked set  - RRP A$45 (value at A$56)
A duo of best selling Rose and Lavender hand creams 40ml  to keep mum's hands looking smooth, hydrated and softly scented.

Pick of the Bunch set - RRP A$75 (valued at A$96)
Containing the top 2 best sellers, mum's will be chuffed when she receives this to keep her complexion radiant and fresh. Herbal Recovery Gel 30ml and Rose Balancing Mist 30ml.

Win these gorgeous sets
To celebrate and express our gratitude to all the tireless mothers who unconditionally love and support us every day, Jurlique has kindly sponsored a giveaway to show our token of appreciation to our beautiful mothers (or yourselves if you are a mum) on her special day.


That's right, you can win mum any one of these four sets.
To enter you must:
  1. Follow Jurlique on Twitter and,
  2. Follow me on Twitter and tweet "I'm entering @lilpil99 giveaway to win 1 of 4 gorgeous @JurliqueAust Mothers Day set: http://bit.ly/I52p5U". You may tweet this once a day for extra entries.
  3. Those with no twitter accounts or want extra entries, leave a comment below and tell me how you plan to pamper your mum this Mothers day.
  4. For another entry, comment on Things I Love's Facebook wall telling me you want to win a Jurlique Mothers Day set. 
Giveaway terms 
  • This competition is open from 24th April until midnight 4th May AEST Australian time and is open to readers with an Australian postal address. 
  • There will be 4 winning entries.Only one prize will be awarded to each winner.Winners will be chosen randomly by a random generator and prizes awarded in order of entries drawn. 
  • The prize pool contains a Hand Picked set, In Full Bloom set, All About Rose set and Pick of the Bunch set. Total prize pool = A$243. 
  • Winners will be announced 5th May. The winners will have 24 hours to get in touch with me with their postal address to ensure prompt delivery of the prize in time for Mothers Day. 
  • If winners do not get in touch within the prescribed time, their prize will be forfeited and a new winner will be redrawn. 
Good Luck with your entries everyone!

How will you be treating your mum on her special day?

Jurlique Mothers Day boxed sets are available at Myer, David Jones and Jurlique boutiques now.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Win: Soft Silky Hair with Silky Colouration

Having colour treated and chemically treated hair, I always have to battle dullness, dryness breakages and the dreaded split-ends on a daily basis.

Thankfully, the hair care and styling products have come a long way to make my daily grooming so much easier, allowing me to have hair that looks healthy, is full of lustre, and shine, I looked like I have just gotten a blow wave from a salon.

Two of my favourite hair care products I've been using on a regular basis the last 2 months are from Silky Colouration.

Silky Colouration is an Italian professional hair care brand that is relatively new to the Australian market and already going to make waves with its amazing products.

Silky Hydrating conditioner – This leave in conditioner can be used on wet or dry hair and I spritz itin between washes on dry hair before styling/brushing to re-hydrate hair, give it softness, and shine. It’s a two phase solution with silk amino acids and hydrolysed proteins to help strengthen hair – something that I need given the damage on my hair and abuse I put it through.
Hydrating Conditioner ingredients

Silky Crystal Serum – this finishing product is not just another hair serum. It gives maximum shine without weighing hair down at all. In fact, this light watery fluid is more effective than Morrocan Oil at taming my fly aways, and giving me gorgeous mane with a mirror shine. I definitely am looking at repurchasing on this bottle when I’m finished with it.
Crystal serum ingredients

Silky Colouration products are available at great hair salons. Visit here for stocklist details.


Win A Luscious Silky Colouration Pack
Do you want to have soft and silky hair and a chance to try out Silky Colouration products? Then you’re in luck as I have 2 great Silky Colourations haircare packages values at A$98 each to give away.

The prize pack consists of
  • Silky Nutrix shampoo
  • Hydro herb Mask
  • Nouvelle Double shot
  • Silky Nutrix serum
  • Silky Zero crystal serum
 All you need to do is like the Silky Colouration Australian&NZ Facebook page using the Rafflecopter widget below. 

You can get extra entries by liking the Things I Love Facebook page and by tweeting about this giveaway.

And for those of you who don't do Facebook or Twitter, then subscribe to this blog via email and comment in this post that you want to win this great Silky Colouration prize and include your subscribing email address in the comments for validation.

Good luck everyone!

P.S - this give away is  open to Australian and New Zealand residents only as per the promoter's request.



Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Winner: OPI Lil Shooters Nail Lacquer Set

Did everyone have a good Easter break?

I had such a busy but good time catching up with family, friends who I haven’t seen since Christmas that II haven’t been near a computer for the whole long weekend. But the weekend has come and gone and it’s another busy and short working week.

And tonight, I hope I can make it a great week for one of your out there by making you the winner of OPI Lil Shooter nail lacquer set.
Now there were plenty of entries but unfortunately some of them had to be excluded because they did not follow the rules of the competition. It just goes to show some people don’t even read the entry conditions and just willy nilly enter online competitions.

So from the list of valid entries, I used random generator to give me a number to draw the winner (entries were chronologically collated). So now we have to lucky winner tonight. A big congratulations to:

Kate Ryan


I’ll be sending out an email to you very shortly so watch for it in your inbox lovely.

A big thank you for everyone else who supported the Things I Love Facebook launch and the blog by entering the competition.

I’ve got a few more giveaway lined up and will be posting it in the coming days so if you don’t want to miss out on the announcements, make sure you like and subscribe!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Win: OPI Texas Lil Shooters Nail Lacquer Set

I have been meaning to post this giveaway up weeks ago but unfortunately, something called work got in the way. Never fear - better late than never.

Given I’ve been on a nail lacquer obsession lately, this giveaway is all for a set of the OPI Lil Shooters Collection.

This set is from the Texas Collection released last year and I must say the colours are gorgeous. I bought this intending to keep it for myself but decided that with 4 shoe boxes of nail polishes and a Best of OPI collection still in its box untouched, I won’t miss these babies too much if I was to give it away to a good home.

The Texas Lil Shooters set contains
  • Austin-tatious Turquoise – a bodacious blue-green
  • I Vant to Be A-Lone Star – a light starry sky blue
  • Do You Think I’m Tex-y – a sexy bloom of berry Dahlias
  • RapiDry Top Coat – to seal in all the colours and give long lasting shine in minutes
If this set takes your fancy and you want to be in the running to see these 4 mini nail lacquers on your digits, then all you have to do is:
  1. Like this blog on Facebook (there's a Facebook plugin on the top left of the site) and leave a comment on the wall telling me you want to win the OPI Lil Shooters set.  I promise to make you pancakes for breakfast - no really, I'll make it worth your while :)
  2. If you don’t have Facebook (or want another entry to the competition), then fear not – just subscribe to the blog via email and importantly, leave a comment below with your email address so I know you want to win the Lil Shooters set. Please include your email address for verification purposes (feel free to change the email format to confuse spam bots or alternatively, you can email me if you want your email to stay private). Existing subscribers just need to leave a comment with their email details.

Here are some more nitty gritty details.
  • This giveaway is open to readers worldwide – yes international readers are eligible to enter.
  • Readers may enter via liking the Things I Love Facebook page and/or subscribing to the blog via email and leaving a comment below. A maximum of 2 entries is allowed per reader.
  • The competition period runs from 27th March till AEST midnight (GMT +10) 5th April 2012.
  • The winner will be randomly drawn by 10th April. The prize is a set of OPI Lil Shooters mini nail polish set valued at A$24.95. 
  • The judges (by that I mean yours truly) decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The winner will be announced on the blog and via social media channels Facebook and Twitter.
Simple No? Now that you have all the details, go on - enter the giveaway now!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Winner: Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Eye Cream Pack

Happy leap year day everyone! February 29 comes around every 4 year so that is reason enough to celebrate. Plus it will officially be the last day of the southern Summer/ northern Winter with a new season to look forward to tomorrow.

Another reason why you should be celebrating this day is if you've won the new Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Eye Cream Pack. 

The most creative of the clever entrants this time around is none other than:
Praveena

Congrats lovely - your prize will be making its way to you very shortly and I hope you get uninterrupted sleep tonight and win that lottery.  

To all the my other readers, I will have a collection of nail polishes up for grab very soon and this time, the giveaway will be open worldwide. Are you excited yet? If so, stay tuned. 

I will wrap up today's post with a quirky fun fact:
The leap year day is also special because according to traditions of the British Isles, it's the day where the ladies muster up their courage get to take charge by asking their beau to marry them (which traditionally is not allowed any other day for the next 4 years). So ladies, if you are sick of waiting for your man to pop the question - take control today!

Will you be celebrating leap year day? I'll be having a dinner with my fabulous girlfriends tonight. 

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Win: Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Eye Pack

** This competition is now closed **
To celebrate the recent launch and spread the love of Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Eye cream, this week, Things I Love is having a giveaway for the product as well as a pretty floral Peter Alexander eye mask to help you have the perfect night’s rest.

This restorative treatment eye cream contains butcher’s broom extract, jojoba, apricot, camellia oil and squalene, all oxidant-rich ingriends to visibly reduce puffiness and diminish the appearance of fine lines in our delicate eye area. It works at night to strengthen and replenish skin for fresh looking eyes in the morning.

To win:
  1. Subscribe to Things I love via Email.
  2. Fill in the form below telling me what you will be dreaming of when you go to sleep with your Peter Alexander eye mask and your Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery eye cream on?
  3. The giveaway will run from 19.02.2012 to Sunday 26.02.2012 Australian Eastern Standard time.
  4. This giveaway is only open to Australian residents. Existing subscribers are eligible to enter by leaving a comment that answers the question above.
  5. The prize consist of Kiehl's Midnight Recovery eye cream and a Peter Alexander eye mask (valued at A$55)
  6. The winner will be chosen by merit and creativity as judged by me. The decision is final and no correspondence will be entered to. The winner will be announced on this blog on week beginning 27th February.
  7. To increase your chances of winning, you can follow me on twitter and share this completion by re-tweeting “I’ve entered @lilpil99 giveaway to win a Kiehl’s midnight recovery eye cream & Peter Alexander eye mask”. This will give you an extra entry.
Good Luck readers!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Winner: Dermalogica Daylight Defence Pack

Happy Valentines Day!

If you have a valentine, I hope you had an extra sweet time with your better half today. If you don't, then I hope you have an even more fabulous day celebrating the stage of your life where you can do anything you want without restriction or the scrutiny of an extra pair of eyes. Besides, you just never know what might come to you around the corner to surprise and delight you.

Tonight, I'm delighted to be able to brighten up one of you fabulous beauty's day by making her the winner of the Dermalogica Daylight Defence Pack. The winner will enjoy being cool and protected the rest of this summer with some terrific sun protection and after sun care products.

The competion this time around was very intense and after reading all the fabulous entries and counting extra votes, I've finally settled on the winner.

A big congratulations to @ZoeeAngelaa

I'll be contacting you to confirm some details and should have your prize sent out to you shortly.

To everyone else - I've got a Kiehl's competition lined up for you later this week, so stay tuned. 

Monday, February 6, 2012

Win: Dermalogica Daylight Defence Kit

Living in the southern hemisphere and being in the middle of a searing hot Summer we are exposure an over abundance of UV radiation. Never mind that some areas of the eastern states are currently being flooded, even on cloudy days, there is enough UV to cause many of us to burn if we stay outdoors for a period of time.

This is why being sun smart is a 365 day task, and not just during hot sunny day. I’ve made a habit to use at least an SPF on my face everyday, and when I’m in short sleeved clothing or skirts, my exposed skin is covered up in SPF 30+ products.

To help you too get into good habits, Dermalogica is sponsoring a giveaway to win a Daylight Defence kit that will ensure you are protected daily from top to toe.

Win this Daylight Defence kit valued at A$59 containing:

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Beauty In Bloom Winner & Happy Australia Day

Happy Australia Day! For those of you who reside in our beautiful country, today is our national day and the nation gets a public holiday.
What will you be doing to celebrate?  I'll be heading up to the mountains and spending a few days hiking, bike riding and chillaxing. There will of course also be a barbeque since there is nothing more Australian than having a barbeque when bringing a few friends together.

One lucky winner will also be celebrating as they've just won a signed copy of the Beauty in Bloom book.

A big congratulations to Beauty Snippets for her inspring response. Her words echoes how I feel about my mum, who is also my inspiration each and every day (but don't tell her that lest she gets me to be more like her)!


Beauty Snippet, please get in touch with me via email (lilpil.blog@gmail.com) by Sunday 29th Jan with your mailing address and I'll express post your book over to you.

To everyone else, I hope you enjoy your day!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Pantene Aqua Light & A Swishing Competition

Pantene sceptics, I know there’s quite a few of you are out there. And as they say in industry, perception is reality - especially if 1 in 5 out of a sample of 159 women think that Pantene is bad for them and weighs their hair down.

I personally don’t mind Pantene because I have thick hair (and a lot of it too) so pantene’s formula have always worked for my hair rather than against it. But I know fine haired friends of mine are not so lucky and can find the original formula far too heavy for regular use.

After all this time, the folks at Pantene have heard its consumers and sceptics loud and clear and created a product that directly addresses these perception and concerns about Pantene products.

And folks, that is how the Aqua Light range is born. Guaranteed to leave no residue, and not be heavy or weigh hair down, this collection is will deliver hydration and that fresh ‘just washed’ feeling without hair feeling weighed down or looking limp and flat.

Having used it myself recently when I was given a wash and blow dry at Barney Martin’s Surrey Hill Salon, I can attest to it how light it feels.

My hair feels like its been using a clarifying shampoo and my hair was soft, weightless, and full of volume and without the usual pantene coating that I get from using the regular version. The blow dry was the icing on the proverbial cake (pass on my thanks to Jarita will you Barney?) and left my hair super straight and sleek, making me wish I had a stylist every morning to do my hair before I headed off to work .

Pantene Aqua Light Shampoo & Conditioner 350ml, RRP A$7.99 from major supermarkets, Priceline, discount department stores and most chemists.

So you want more than just nice swishing hair? Well you may just be in luck.

To help launch this latest range, Pantene has launched a ‘Make a Swish’ competition where you could be in the running to win $10k cold hard cash and become the face of Pantene Aqua Light (imagine starring in your own Pantene commercial – now that’s potentially 15 minute of fame you’d be proud to tell the grandkids of in years to come).

Simply upload a video of you unleashing your swishing powers and you’re in the running to win – it couldn’t be any easier!

I just might go practice my swishing techniques now and I hope to be able to see your hair swishes too!