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Vixen, Interrupted: Kush Magazine, Back to College, Brush Talk & BeautyTicket

BlaqVixenBeauty — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:12:42 -0500

Enough with the advertisements and promotions...let's get down to the good stuff!

Today, I received an email from Kush Magazine, which is a publication for women of color in the United Kingdom. I'm the new resident writer for their Beauty Buzz section! It seems so surreal to say that but it's true. This is the first offer that I've received that's actually gone through. I was supposed to write for the beauty section for a local newspaper but that is still in progress.

Next, on August 24th, I'll be attending St. Philip's College in San Antonio. I recently changed my major from pre-nursing to journalism. This will be the first I've stepped into a classroom since high school. For my first and second semesters, I took classes online at Kansas City Kansas Community College. Now, for my third semester, I have four subjects that are in a classroom setting and one online. One of the Airmen from my unit is in my class. I'm excited but at the same time I am nervous as hell. I have Speech this semester and when I'm nervous, talking isn't one of my strengths. We'll see how that goes.

Recently, Tia Lanell and I have teamed up for Brush Talk here on Blaq Vixen Beauty. I don't talk too much about my brush collection but since I'm planning to buy some more soon, I'd figured now would be a good time. The latest brushes I bought were back in April, when I was in Mississippi for TDY. I bought the Face Powder Brush with Folding Mini Brush from Elizabeth Arden as well as their 5-Piece Brush Essentials Set. I didn't bring my ecoTOOLS brush set because I didn't think that I was going to buy any makeup. Since I'm not a morning person, I didn't think that I would be waking up early to apply makeup. I should've known better because I ended up buying makeup! I bought a two lip glosses, six brushes and a foundation. That's not too bad, right? :) Anyway, the first installment is in draft. Stay tuned for that! We'll be talking about brushes that we own, have tried and our favorites. We will also spill what we use to clean our brushes. Just today, Tia told me that she was on a beauty forum when she read that one member uses extra virgin olive oil (yes, the type that you get from the grocery store) to clean her brushes! I knew extra virgin olive oil was good for the hair but didn't know that it was great for cleaning brushes. I hope to have it up either today or next week. But I'm shooting for today though.

Yesterday, I was contacted by BeautyTicket to do a giveaway here on Blaq Vixen Beauty. Now, before, I was swearing off of giveaways for a while, since my last handful of giveaways proved to be a hassle. However, I've changed my mind! For my latest giveaway, I'm giving away a 8-Piece Living Water Spa Set from Borghese. Worth $189, you can snag this luxurious at-home spa set for $49.99 for a savings of $139.01! You can save even more by using my special coupon code for all my lovely blaq vixens! This giveaway starts on Monday so don't forget to stop by and enter your name for a chance to win! For those of you who won my Suave giveaway, trust, I haven't forgotten about you!

Lastly, I volunteered to do a guest beauty review on A Girl's Gotta Spa! I'll be reviewing Freeman's Bare Foot Peppermint and Plum Creamy Pumice Foot Scrub. This isn't the only scent available, as I recently learned. If Peppermint & Plum doesn't sound appealing, you can choose from Iced Teaberry and Mint or Lemon and Sage. Although it's not as popular as Olay Thermal Pedicure, it is formulated for us who stay up on our foot game. If you have minimal dry skin on your heels and between your toes, you'll benefit from this. If you need something heavy duty, please get the Thermal Pedicure! However, Freeman also has a self-warming version of this product if you're interested. You know, I am instantly reminded of what happened when I went shopping with my best friend. We were at Wal-Mart in the bath aisle. I told her how much I loved Olay Thermal Pedicure and how much I loved the warming sensation. When she saw that it cost about $8, she instantly grabbed the Freeman version. She told me, "$8?! I don't have money like that!" How ironic, when she can easily drop $100+ on sexy lingerie at Victoria's Secret! Let me stop!

Follow My Blog to Win This Suave "Shower Yourself Beautiful" Beauty Bundle!

BlaqVixenBeauty — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:05:45 -0500

I received the actual prizes two days ago and there's been a change: You'll receive the Suave Skin Therapy Vitamin E Moisturizer, Suave Naturals Cocoa Butter Moisturizing Body Wash and the Suave Naturals Wild Cherry Blossom Indulgent Body Wash. Also, the contest has been extended to July 24th, so there's plenty of time to follow my blog if you change your mind!

Giveaway: Suave Naturals Shower Yourself Beautiful Bundles

BlaqVixenBeauty — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:51:41 -0500

Contest over...will not be accepting any other entries. Thank you!

Quick! What's the connection between Suave, Holly Robinson Peete and Blaq Vixen Beauty?

We all want to remind you to take the time to indulge in the small things - you know, the things that make you feel beautiful, you busy vixen! That's the purpose of the "Shower Yourself Beautiful" campaign in which Suave Skin and Holly Robinson Peete have recently started. In the process, you can add a new product to your "Gotta Get It" list: the fairly new Suave Naturals Wild Cherry Blossom Indulgent Body Wash.

You should also make an effort to indulge in the "Shower Yourself Beautiful" sweepstakes. Every week leading up to July 27th, take a minute to log on and create your "dream registry" for a chance to win all the products that your deserving heart desires and to win the grand prize - a lavish at-home shower for you and your best homegirls!

I thought this was so awesome that I have teamed up with Suave to give three (3) Blaq Vixen Beauty blog followers a "Shower Yourself Beautiful" beauty bundle which consists of the Suave Naturals Wild Cherry Blossom Indulgent Body Wash ($1.99), Suave Naturals Cocoa Butter Moisturizing Body Wash ($1.99) and Suave Skin Therapy Vitamin E Moisturizer ($2.95). I definitely cannot wait to try these three products myself since I am all over anything involving cherries and cocoa butter!

What makes this particular contest different from my other giveaways is that to qualify, you have to be an a follower of my blog. If you followed my blog on Blogger, please take a few minutes to register for OnSugar so your entry can be counted...if you want to enter the contest!

In addition, I ask that you leave a comment with your email address. Or if you prefer, you can personally email me (by Contactify) with your OnSugar username and email address so I know to count you that way. By the way, it's free! Just register and be sure to follow my blog! Or if you just prefer not to make an account, sign up to receive email updates for my blog. Just be sure to let me know who you are!

Three (3) entries will be chosen at random among the entrants (followers). This giveaway will end Friday, July 24 at 11:59 AM (CST). On Monday, July 27, Blaq Vixen Beauty will announce the winners' names. Only one entry per person, please; entering multiple times will not increase your chances of winning. This Suave Naturals Wild Cherry Blossom giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Please use an email address that you check often. Thanks for entering and good luck!

Promotions: Win Your Favorite Shade of Fashion Fair Lipstick

BlaqVixenBeauty — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:06:49 -0500

Are you swooning over Fashion Fair's new lipstick packaging? It has a very MAC-esque quality I think. Want to know how you can get your favorite shade for free? Head over to Fashion Fair's Facebook page and post your favorite lipstick shade by 5 PM tomorrow. Who knows, you might be one of the lucky 5 ladies that Fashion Fair chooses! This offer is only open to U.S. residents only.

From left: Beautiful Brown, Blushing Bronze, Bronze Lights, Brown Sugar, Burnt Almond, Cherry Wine, Chocolate Raisin. Chocolate Raspberry, Confidence, Crystal Crimson, Earth Red, Fiery Bronze, Garnet, Grapesicle, Iced Toffee, It Girl, Knockout,Magenta Mist, Mango, Ole' Orange, Playful Plum, Plum Passion, Pure Plum, Radiant Red, Royal Orchid, Rum Raisin, Sangria Red, Sepia, Shimmering Copper, Spicy Brown, Sultry, Toasted Bronze and Tropic Pink.

Giveaway: Blaq Vixen Beauty x Motions (Completed 24 March 10)

BlaqVixenBeauty — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:44:18 -0500

Keri Hilson, who won Best New Artist at last month's NAACP Image Awards, recently mentioned that she loves Motions products and uses them all the time...rather her hairstylist Maisha Oliver does. I'll have to find out if Oliver used Motions products on Hilson's hair at the NAACP Image Awards.

From the Motions gifting suite, Hilson picked up the Oil Sheen & Conditioning Spray, Foaming Wrap Lotion (Regular Hold), Original Oil Moisturizer Hair Lotion, and Weightless Detangling Conditioner.

Blaq Vixen Beauty and Motions have teamed up to grant one lucky entrant the chance to win all four (4) of these Motions-At-Home Salon Care products, valued at $19.

If for some reason you cannot see the box above, please visit our giveaway page on Contest Machine. One (1) entry will be chosen at random among the entrants (readers). This giveaway will end Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 11:55 PM (CST). On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Blaq Vixen Beauty will announce the winners' names.

Only one entry per person, please; entering multiple times will not increase your chances of winning. This Keri Hilson Loves Motions giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Please use an email address that you check often.

If you are picked (at random through Contest Machine) as the winner, please respond before Saturday, March 27, 2010. Please include your name and mailing address. If no response is received, another winner will be picked at random. Thanks for entering and good luck!