May 2009 -

Mehron is a theatrical makeup company that happens to have some great products for everyday use. One of those is their Velvet Finish Primer, which combines a great makeup primer with Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Aloe Vera Extract, for antioxidant protection, anti-aging, and moisturizing.

I love this stuff. I’m a big fan of using primer, whether under liquid foundation or mineral makeup. There also tend to be a number of good ones out there. But there are not as many that add in protective or treatment ingredients, other than perhaps sunscreen. The ones that do tend to particularly impress me.

Velvet Finish comes in pump bottle and just a little is needed to provide a nice makeup base. The primer helps your makeup wear longer and smoother and the extra ingredients provide for a bit of protection and treatment. At $19.95, the price is pretty good too. Many similar primers cost more.

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This contest is now closed. Congratulations to the following winners!: Kelly F, Jessica A, Cinda, Mishia, Christine, Latisha DePoortere, Rachel C., Joni, Marianna, Sharon A., MJ, Bonnie Day, Angela Palmer, Judy, Pauline M.

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Beauty Fix is a great subscription service that delivers a sampling of full size of deluxe sample size products every three months (Read Review). Now you can win the second edition package from the service (this is not a contest for a full subscription, just for the second edition kit). It contains a sampling of great products and comes with its own fabric case. Beauty Fix was nice enough to provide a whole bunch of kits for contest giveaways. So this contest will have 15 winners! Also watch for a contest on Girl Gloss!

To enter, visit the beautyfix website and then leave a comment here by noon central time on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, stating which item in Beauty Fix 2 you would like to try the most. You don’t need to say much, but you must answer the question. Just saying “hi” or giving one or two irrelevant words won’t cut it!

I will randomly draw the winners and will notify them by email plus post them here. Once I receive the winner’s shipping addresses, I will give that to the folks at Beauty Fix, who will ship the product sampler.

This is limited to continental US residents only (sorry!). One entry per household. Duplicate entries will be deleted or disqualified. Winners must respond to email within 3 days or the prize will be redrawn.

Good Luck!