I’ve started this post at least 6 times now. Brain officially fried.

I have so much going on IRL atm so you’ll have to excuse me but I wanted to get the competition results up tonight and also share my new boots with you all.

They’re by a brand called ASH and the style is Tennessee. They are incredibly OTT and for that reason alone I had to have them as soon I clocked them. I purchased them from Spoiled Brat and the service was fab. If you’re a teeny tiny UK size 2 or 3 then hurry as they still have your size!

A bonus is that they are ridiculously comfortable and SO toasty. Downside, they’re quite heavy. I’m gonna have calves like The Rock! (<<YUM)

Check out the detailing, gorgeous mixed metal studding and distressed leather. Ugh! They’re disgustingly beautiful! And I think they’ll just get better and better with age

Oh and my leopard leggings are from Republic. Just £10 and I can really recommend them. Super nice silky fabric.

AND without further ado the winner of the Technic Carnival Nail Polish is

Congratulations Charli! I’ll be in touch shortly to get your postal address. Thanks so much to everyone who entered xo

Good Luck xox

And the lucky winners of the “Tidy up time” Nail Competiton are:

1st Prize – C Beth Glitter

2nd Prize – Sarah

3rd Prize – Olga

4th Prize – Sassyele

Well done winners! Please email your postal adress to arlene@dressjunkie.com and I’ll get your goodies sent out to you asap!

Thank you to everyone else who entered but didn’t win this time, there will be plenty more chances to win fab prizes soon

xox

Hi Guys,

A little update on the competition. Sadly someone took the liberty of posting the link to my comp up on the site moneysavingexpert.com at 10.10pm last night and I have literally been spamed with entries. This has completely devalued the competiton and what I was trying to do, share the Barry M love with “genuine” makeup lovers. I have therefore deleted everyone without a shared web address who applied after this time and will be pulling the competiton winner this morning from the entries already received. Thank you to everyone who has applied in good faith xxxx

Being the Barry M fan I am, it was always going to be likely that I would already have dupes of a number of the products in the Goodie bag.

It seems only appropriate then to share the love and give one lucky reader a chance to win this little stack of lovelies, all cosmetics are brand new and sealed

The winner will receive;

• Exclusive Barry M Skinny Tee in Size Medium
• Barry M Cosmetics Make-up Bag
• Mint Green Nail Polish
• Bright Purple Nail Polish
• Cerise Pink Lip Paint
• Punky Pink Lip Paint
• Dazzle Dusts in Gold, Dark Chocolate & Petrol Black

The rules for this are simple, entry is open to anyone of any age, from any country who has a beauty/ fashion blog.

The only people excluded from entering are fellow Barry M VIP Bloggers. In other words, if you were at the event, move along please!!

One entry per person, just leave a comment telling me you would like to be entered below before Friday 29th May 2009 at 6pm GMT. Winner will be picked using a random number generator and announced shortly after.

Good Luck xoxox

This is my entry to the Illamasqua contest fellow blogger MizzWorthy is currently running on her site.

I couldn’t resist the chance to be in with winning some of their goodies, especially as I’ve yet to get my hands on any of their products! Roll on their opening next week in Debenhams, Belfast!

Briefing for the competiton was basically any dramatic look. Drama I can do

My main inspiration came from my love of all things vampiric and mysterious. The dark and dangerous and oh so sexy. It can be a predicatable look (like the pictures below) though, dark lids, pale skin & blood red lips…. so I’ve hopefully acheived a more subtle look. I wanted to work with the undead vibe but make it less obvious than say the average Morticia on Halloween night.

The second piece of inspiration was this picture of a young gypsy working her womenly wiles. The psychic world fascinates me, its dangerous and deceptive but it pulls you in. The devilish promises it offers up are irresistible. When I think of gypsy women I think of foreign accents, heaving bosoms and heavily made up eyes. To me they are very sexy but not to be trusted.

“The Gypsy Vampire”

To achieve this look I took the red you might expect of the lips and the grey/ purple you might expect of the eyes and swapped them about. I custom mixed a grey lipstick with a mauve undertone, while using 2 Barry M Red Pigments on the eyelids. These are crudely lined with MAC Fluidline to add depth and drama. For the skin I applied a much paler than normal foundation in the form of Clinique’s Super Balanced in Alasbaster and set with translucent powder to get that flawless look. Unfortunately I myself am tanned at the moment so ignore the neck and suspend belief please! haha

I also applied long dense Stargazer false eyelashes. The huge curved fluttery lashes work in contrast to the harsh red eyelids, but then the curve of the eyebrow echoes that of the lash. The intention is to confuse. Is this a sexy but dangerous woman… or a soft & sensual one?

The hot pink blush is Hello Kitty @ MAC’s Tippy and is purposely applied heavily in two very obvious stripes across both cheekbones. My intention is to make you think that this woman is not natural, that her face is painted to add life where in fact there is none. It is an illusion.

So there you have it, I’m very much still L Plated when it comes to makeup application but I am improving (I think). There are numerous mistakes but I’m not about to point them out to you

Don’t take it too seriously and just enjoy it for what it is, fun with makeup
xoxo

PS
Why not enter MizzWorthy’s Competition yourself?!

I got a little over excited & giddy this morning when the sun came out, I can only surmise my fontanel felt a little drunk & spoiled!

To celebrate that big fiery ball of goodness in the sky, I’m running a haircare competition. When I think good weather, I think good hair! No more hiding scraggy locks under wooly hats or hoods, we need to get our tresses in tip top shape! I’m here to help

First Prize

• 1 CHI Silk Infusion (150ml)
• 1 CHI Straight Guard (200g)
  
• 1 CHI Infra Texture Hair Spray (250g)

2nd & 3rd Prize Winners will each receive a CHI Travel Size Set which includes;

• 1 CHI Infra Shampoo (50ml)
• 1 CHI Infra Treatment (50ml)
• 1 CHI 44 Iron Guard (50ml)
  
• 1 CHI Silk Infusion (50ml)

*Please note that all items are brand new & unused and purchased purely for the competition*

To enter you just need to head on over to the Slapswap competition board from here and reply with “Please enter me into the Sunny Hair Comp!” followed by your name/ username.Winners will be picked using an online random number generator to make it 100% fair.
Competition is open to anyone of any age and I will post anywhere in the world. 1 entry per person.

Closing date is in 2 weeks, Tuesday March 24th 2009 at 12 midnight GMT. Winner will be announced shortly after.

Good Luck xoxox

The winner of the 30th Birthday competition is x3Hayleyy

I’ll be sending you a direct message from Slapswap and if you could reply with your postal address I’ll get your goodies off to you asap!!

Congratulations!

xoxox

PS. Thank you to everyone who entered, I’m going to be making these a regular thing so keep your eyes peeled!! xx

Hi ladies,

I’ve been out shopping this morning and picked up some goodies that you can win in my first ever competition that I’m running to coincide with my imminent 30th birthday

Winner will receive (all brand spanking new and unused) Neutrogena Wave, Essence Lash Mania, Essence Volume Boost Mascara Base, Essence XXL Shine Lipgloss in 04 Rising Star & Essence Colour & Go Polish in 08 Ultimate Pink!!!!

To enter you simply need to head over to Slapswap from here and register if you haven’t already. Then simply follow the instructions under the “Competitions” board.

Winners will be chosen randomly, I will enter everyone into an online random generator to make it 100% fair.
Competition is open to anyone of any age and I will post anywhere in the world. 1 entry per person.

Closing date is March 3rd 2009 12 midnight GMT and the winner will be announced on Thursday March 5th 2009, once I’ve had time to recover from the very big hangover I plan to have

Good Luck!! xox

NB: You can not enter the competition by leaving your details on this post.