Thanks to everyone who entered last week’s Walmart beauty giveaway.  It was the most successful contest ever at Makeup Minute with over 280 entries! And with no further adieu….drumroll, please…congrats to Heidi Gall, whose comment was selected via Random.org as the winner.
Heidi, I’ll email you shortly for your address – hope you enjoy the Olay Regenerist and all of the other goodies!

Stay tuned for more giveaways on Makeup Minute, coming soon!

Truth be told, since I live in NYC, Walmart is a positively exotic shopping experience to me.  I’ve only been a handful of times in the past few years but whenever I’m in the vicinity of a store, I feel compelled to shop.

I have no excuse for not shopping Walmart anymore though – the site just launched Health & Beauty products online for home delivery. That means that thousands of  items from your favorite mass brands like Neutrogena, L’Oreal, Pantene and Gillette can now be shipped directly to home. Convenient, right? No running out of razors or sunscreen!
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Maybelline’s Great Lash Mascara is a cult favorite and with good reason – it’s a great mascara at an even better price. The brand is now launching Great Lash BIG, a new mascara with the same amazing formula but a BIGGER brush that hits every lash.
To create the commercial for Great Lash Big, Maybelline took a unique approach! BIG, the Great Lash Big mascot, trekked the streets of NYC to find charismatic, aspiring women to make a big impression (and appear in the Great Lash Big Gig)! Take a look at the some behind-the-scenes footage here, along with the final advert:
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I’m an equal opportunity lover of all things beauty. So when I discover a drugstore line that delivers high-end results, I get a little excited.  The perfect example is Sally Hansen, whose stellar nail polishes are a staple in my stash.
This month, Sally Hansen is introducing HD Hi-Definition Nail Color, a totally new nail color experience. This unique, patented formula with real liquid crystals translates the clarity of High Definition into an unprecedented nail lacquer.

HD Nail Color offers eight spectacular shades with pure, vivid pigments, multi-dimensional color and extraordinary brilliance. And of course, like all other Sally Hansen polishes, …read more

I’m late, dear readers. Very late announcing the fifteen LUCKY winners of Makeup Minute’s BeautyFix 2 giveaway.
 Thanks in advance for forgiving me and with no further adieu, random.org has selected the following commenters as winners:

2 – What’s Haute
32 – A. Ozair
9 – Christine R
38 – Jacinda
63 – Laddie
13 – Carla
49 – Jenna
10 – Cherie Anne
3 – Dawn
23 – Halifax
15 – Felicity
52 – Rochelle K.
5 – Khristal
34 – Sarah
35 – Melissa
I’ll be contacting everyone later today to get their mailing address, so if you didn’t enable your email on the original post, please leave a comment with your email address enabled …read more

These days, even those of us who LOVE to splurge (who, me?) are in a more recession-friendly state of mind.  That said, there are just a few brands that I can think of that deliver prestige-level quality at a wallet-friendly price – and one is N.Y.C., also known as New York Color. 
From eye shadow to blush or lipstick, this brand has got you covered. My personal favorite from the collection is the Browser Brush-on Brow Powder with Grooming Wax and Tweezers – at just $3.99 SRP, it has everything you need for perfect brows on the go. Love it!
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If you’re an obsessive lover of beauty products as I am, let me introduce you to BeautyFix  ($49.95 quarterly.)
This clever beauty sampling program lets you indulge in full and deluxe travel size high end beauty goodies, from brands that you may already know (like Jonathan) and brands that may be new to you (maybe Lisa Hoffman or 3Lab.)

I truly fell in love with a couple of products from the first edition and the second BeautyFix is even better. So far, I’m loving the Exuviance Rejuvenating Treatment Mask, a cool exfoliating gel that smells of Granny Smith apples and the smooth Global Goddess eye shadow, which I received in a gorgeous …read more

Benefit Cosmetics has just launched their newest sweep of color with CORALista, a warm coral pink color to brighten and bring a look of warmth to your face this winter. In collaboration with Benefit, we are giving away 3 CORALista powders!
All you have to do is submit your information in the entry box below (it is not rented or sold) for your chance to win. Open to all legal US residents 18 years old +. There are no product or cash substitutes.  Retail value is $28 (each.) Giveaway begins January 21st at 8:30am EST and ends January 23rd at 8pm …read more

The economy sucks right now dear readers, so what better way to boost your spirits than to have a giveaway with Coty Prestige for some Vera Wang beauty products? I know that would totally put me in a good mood.
This giveaway is for the Total Beauty Total Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. Please head over to our Facebook and MySpace pages to learn breast cancer facts so that you can provide that as your entry in the box below in order to be eligible to win. Can’t provide a breast cancer fact when you enter? Then please don’t waste our …read more

While traveling in Russia recently, Chad Hayduk, makeup artist and Co-Founder of Three Custom Color Specialists, was captivated by the exquisite architecture, the glow of White Nights and the mesmerizing landscape. He was so taken by the culture – rich in history and art – that he decided to create a makeup look that captures Russia’s magnificence.

Three Custom Color Specialists have partnered with me here at Makeup Minute and over at A Girl’s Gotta Spa! to give away 5 complete collections of Czarina, their Russian-inspired makeup. The collection includes: Russian Blue Eye Shadow, Gilded Eye Shadow and Ballet Russe Lipstick. …read more