Boots Let's Make it Happen!

According to new research, three quarters (84%) of us are feeling positive about achieving our health and beauty goals throughout 2013! That’s why Boots has launched Let’s Make It Happen – to encourage people to take action on their health and beauty goals. The initiative is looking at what can we change in our lives in 2013 whether that’s to stop smoking, to go to the gym more regularly (check), lose a few pounds or just to have more body confidence. I am definitely looking to get healthier this year and think this is a great initiative to help everyone achieve their personal goals!

Boots are helping people align their priorities with their lifestyle both in terms of products and providing support.They have established a partnership with Mumsnet and various radio stations and they have a radio show which airs on Sunday night which is also hosted in a Feel Good Forum on Mumsnet.

If you are stuck for ideas, why not create your own Pinterest board of beautiful images? I find this a great way of finding inspiration, whether it be for new makeup and hair looks or even aspirational images.The best boards will appear on the Boots #makeithappen Facebook page!

 

You can check my #bootsmakeithappen board here:

 

 

 

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Win a Goodie Bag and Give It a Go!

Fancy winning a fabulous goodie bag from Boots and learning all about the new makeup trends this season? Then come and take part in the #Bootsgiveitago twitter party at 1 pm today. Just follow me on twitter (@NatalyaFGM) and look out for the #Bootsgiveitago hashtag! Goodie bags are being given away every 10 minutes :).

Check out all the details on how to particupate and win below:

This #bootsgiveitago Twitter Party give-away is free to enter and no purchase is necessary. It is open to residents of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland including the moter, its associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies and agents or anyone profeChannel Islands and the Isle of Man), excluding employees and their families of the Prossionally connected with the promotion. Participants must be 18 years or over


Everyone who uses the hashtag #bootsgiveitago will automatically be entered into the draw to win

All winners will have used the hashtag #bootsgiveitago with either a great makeup tip, or an insight into a Spring/Summer trend. All winners must be following either @PerfectPolished or @NatalyaFGM

It is a condition of entry that all postings are subject to the terms and conditions. Submission of a posting will be taken to mean acceptance of the above rules and terms and conditions

You can open a FREE twitter account here: www.twitter.com

All entries must take place between 13:00 and 14:00 on Friday 22nd March

Winners will be notified via DM to the Twitter account they used for the party. They have 48 hours to respond and claim their goodie bag after being notified, after which time the goodie bag will be considered unclaimed and will be re-assigned using a random selection method

The Promoter may vary or amend the promotion at its absolute discretion

The Promoters accept no responsibility for technical difficulties which may result in Tweets not appearing in the Twitter stream as viewed via Twitter.com and therefore not eligible

The Promoter is Boots UK Limited. Registered office: Nottingham NG2 3A

Tweets with the Party hashtag(s) may be used in promotional materials for Boots, used on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest and other social media platforms. Participation will be taken as agreement for use of material in this way

Events may occur that render the competition itself or the awarding of a gift impossible due to reasons beyond the control of the Promoter and accordingly the Promoter may at its absolute discretion vary or amend the promotion and the entrant agrees that no liability shall attach to the Promoter as a result thereof



Hope to see you there soon! xxx



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Boots Give It A Go Twitter Party

I am very excited to be able to share some fantastic news with you all today. This Friday Boots will be holding the fabulous #bootsgiveitago twitter party and have asked me to host! 

As you all know I love experimenting with makeup so I am thrilled to be given the opportunity to chat with you all about your favourite trends and share some tips! Plus, with goodie bags being given away every 10 minutes, you could win some amazing prizes to help you achieve the looks you have always wanted to create :).

If you want to take part make sure to look out for the #bootsgiveitago hashtag and follow Cat from @perfectpolished and myself @NatalyaFGM along with the lovely MUA @vanesaguallar on Friday from 1 to 2pm. I have been lucky enough to have my makeup done by the gorgeous Vanesa, who is the MUA for Seventeen, on a videoshoot during the summer so I can't wait to hear all her tips for the new season!

If you are planning on a spot of shopping on Friday you can also pop along to Boots stores to join in the events being held there! You can check out all the information about participating stores here.

I would love it if you guys could come and support! xxx

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Herbally Ever After

Did you know that Herbal Essences turned 40 last year? I had no idea that the brand that brought us those iconic Yes moments has such an established heritage!

To celebrate their anniversary Herbal Essences have brought out a special range of Herbally Ever After shampoo and conditioners, where the packaging evokes the beautiful scents hidden inside.

I was kindly sent the above set with extracts of royal jasmine and silk sea palm to review and was absolutely astounded at how the fragrance brought back memories. Having used Herbal Essences throughout my teenage years it was fun to try out an old favourite and to see how it has evolved!

To celebrate their birthday Herbal Essences are holding a competition where you could win:

• 1^st Prize- Cut & Blow Dry with Ben Cooke, Herbal’s celeb stylist, at Lockonego Salon (worth c. £300) in Central London
• 2^nd Prize- a year’s supply of Herbal Essences Shampoo and Conditioner
• 3^RD Prize- a Herbal Essences Hamper

To enter this competition all you have to do is leave a comment below telling us about your favourite Herbal Essences moment! Good Luck my lovelies! xxx

Now the boring bit... the competition T&Cs:

1. Open to all residents in the UK aged 18 years or over only, excluding employees of
Procter & Gamble UK and its affiliates or agents, the families of such employees and any
other person connected with this promotion.
2. The Prizes : 1st Prize covers: Cut & Blow Dry with Ben Cooke, Herbal’s celeb stylist, at
Lockonego Salon in Central London (worth up to £195) to be booked by 30 th April 2012.
Travel, accommodation and other costs are not included. 2nd Prize- a year’s supply
of Herbal Essences Shampoo and Conditioner – 200ml bottles across one of Herbal
Essences ranges. 3RD Prize - a Herbal Essences Hamper of products worth up to £11.05
3. To enter leave your comment on the blog stating your favorite Herbal Essences moment.
Comment must appear by 13tH March 2013
4. No Purchase Necessary.
5. One entry per person.
6. After the closing date the winner will be chosen by a panel of judges including Ben
Cooke and an independent adjudicator based on the best comment. Winners will be
notified via the blog within 14 days of the closing date and they have 7 days from date
of notification to confirm their win and provide details of their name and address,
otherwise the promoter reserves the right to select an alternative prize winner.
7. The 2nd and 3rd prizes will be delivered within 28 days of prize claim being received.
8. Winners may be required to take part in reasonable publicity associated with the
promotion.
9. There is no cash alternative in whole or in part.
10. The Promoter will not be liable for entries not received, incomplete, delayed or
damaged.
11. Promoter reserves right to provide prizes of equal or greater value if prize is unavailable
for any reason.
12. Your personal details will only be used for the purposes of administering this promotion
and for no other purposes. For more information on our privacy policy, please visit:
http://www.pg.com/privacy/english/privacy notice.shtml.
13. The promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Promoter:
Procter & Gamble UK, Weybridge, Surrey. KT13 0XP

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Win NARS Andy Warhol Collection!

As a special Christmas treat NARS is hosting a giveaway every day up till December the 18th. For 15 minutes each day starting at 12pm EST NARS will post an Andy Warhol-inspired question on their Facebook wall here. The most sprited answer posted within 15 minutes will win all three of their gorgeous limited edition gift sets!

This is definitely a competition worth setting a daily reminder for! xxx

Revlon Lip Butter Sweet Boutique

 The Revlon Lip Butter Sweet Boutique is back just in time for Christmas! 

Revlon will be giving away 100 Lip Butters from 8am to 11pm every day until the 4th of December on their Facebook page! Good luck lovelies! xxx

The Joy Genie

Who has brought you the most joy this year? Now with The Body Shop you can also spread some joy this festive season. You can use The Joy Genie to nominate your favourite friends to win joyful treats, including a top weekly prize worth £100!

For every entry made The Body Shop will donate 50p to Kidscape. You can enter up to 5 friends. So what are you waiting for? Let's start sharing the joy!


Enter here: http://bit.ly/TheJoyGenie

Clarisonic Giveaway (and a ramble)

There's still another week to go to enter my Clarisonic Mia 2 Giveaway!

All you have to do is subscribe to my YouTube channel and leave a comment on the video. I will ship anywhere. Good luck my lovelies! xxx

KM Polished Workwear Edit

The last look in my Karen Millen accessory edit is Polished Workwear.

Although the length of this skirt wouldn't be wholly appropriate for my office I absolutely adore this monochrome look! I decided to keep it simple and stylish by adding black accessories in a range of textures. The waist belt combines black pony hair and leather, while the bag has a gorgeous patent finish to contrast the muted suede of the simple black court heels.

If this look is not quite glitzy enough for you there is still time to enter the @KarenMillen competition to win my edit of accessories for the after dark look here.

Good luck my lovelies! xxx

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Karen Millen Off Duty Luxe edit

The second of my Karen Millen edits is a much more casual look called Off Duty Luxe!

I chose to accessorise this look with some amazing over the knee suede boots and a long necklace to add a little glamour to a very relaxed ensemble.

If you haven't entered the competition to win my choice of luxe accessories or a @KarenMillen £100 gift voucher you can still go ahead and enter here! Good luck lovelies! xxx

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Win Karen Millen After Dark Elegance Accessories!

Something very exciting begins today! I have partnered with Karen Millen to accessorize their autumn collection and to give you all the chance to win my selection of accessories for their After Dark Elegance look.

The After Dark Look features the Ultimate Prom Dress (£140). I absolutely love the vibrant blue and the fifties style flare fit. I paired this dress with some fun and festive accessories to give it a more modern edge and create some contrast.

To be in with the chance of winning the first prize of an edit of coveted accessories from my After Dark Elegance look, or the second prize of a £100 Karen Millen gift card, simply enter here. For more news and competitions you can also follow Karen Millen on twitter @KarenMillen.

Check back later in the week to see the final photos of my accessories for off-duty luxe and polished workwear. I would love for you to let me know what you think of my choices!

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*Rodial BB Venom Giveaway*

Rodial's latest innovations are their BB Venom Skin Tint and Eye cream to make skin look effortlessly radiant and youthful. 

The Rodial Venom Skin Tint combines the ultimate makeup and skincare technology to smooth, hydrate and plump the skin while giving a medium coverage to ensure skin looks even and flawless. Not only is it designed to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles with its powerful Syn-Ake neuropeptide complex, but it also protects from potential sun damage with SPF 15 and plumps tired skin with Hyaluronic acid and hydromanil.

Rodial BB Venom Eye is the perfect compliment to the Skin Tint as it helps to conceal imperfections in the under eye area. This concealer reduces puffiness as you apply, as well as being packed with light reflecting particles to help diminish dark circles it also targets and reduces the severity of crows feet and fine lines. To see the products in action you can check out the video below.

The Rodial BB Venom Skin Tint and Eye are popular with the celebs too, and were even used on Emma and Mel C during the Olympics Closing Ceremony to give them a youthful, natural glow. 

The Skin Tint retails at £35 and the Eye cream at £29 exclusively at Harrods. 

If you are interested in trying out this amazing duo then you are in luck as two of my readers will win a set of Rodial's BB Venom Skin Tint and Eye! All you have to do to enter is be a follower of this blog and leave a comment below with your e-mail address. The competition will be open for 2 weeks. 

Good luck my lovelies! xxx

St Tropez Spraycation Giveaway Winners!

Thank you all so much for entering my latest giveaway to celebrate the St Tropez Spraycation.

 The lovely 10 winners are:

1.  candiinoodles cass.tang@hallettretail.co.uk
2. Jodie Petherjodiecj@hotmail.co.uk
3. lottie lottieria@yahoo.co.uk
4. Sophia 
5. nayika Nayika.talks@gmail.com
6. Nathalie Taylor natnightowl@yahoo.com
7. kdrobertson kerryrobertson@yahoo.co.uk
8. Adayinthelifeofems emmie.x@hotmail.com
9.  Louise louisebell195@gmail.com
10.  Sandra theblackpearl2012blog@gmail.com

Please do e-mail me with your postal addresses so I can make sure your prizes are sent out to you ASAP! xxx

Sweet Boutique - Revlon Lip Butter Giveaway

Revlon's lovely Lip Butters have been sweeping the beauty blogs over the last few months and are fast becoming the most popular lip product of the Summer! If you haven't been tempted to purchase yet (I have) this may be your chance. The sweet Boutique is open for business and Revlon will be giving away 100 Lip Butters every day.

The Sweet Boutique can be found on Facebook here and will be offering the chance to win a different colour every day during its opening hours 8am to 11pm. The Lip butter giveaway is now open and will last until the 26th of June when a special 3-day prize draw to win the whole collection will be launched.

For your chance to win Lip Butter shades at the Sweet Boutique you can submit your details here.
Or if you are too impatient to wait you can view and purchase the full range of shades (£7.99) here.

Love Giveaway Winner!

Thank you all so much for entering my latest In Love With Fashion giveaway. I am happy to announce that the winner is:

Roxii from studdedkisses with her choice of the beautiful Aqua Twill Long Sleeve Wrap Dress.

Congratulations Roxii! Please e-mail me with your postal address so your gorgeous dress can make its way to you soon. xxx

Beauty Recomended App and Giveaway

P&G's Beauty Recommended is launching a fantastic new app for beauty on the go. Featuring brands such as Olay, Pantene, Max Factor and Wella Professional it offers you a great range of insider beauty tips, trends, personal recommendations and even a tour of London's beauty hot spots!

The Beauty Recommended app is free to download and available on both Android and iOS platforms.

I rarely feature events on this blog, but when something makes an impression on me I can't wait to share it with my lovely readers! Last week I attended an event to mark the launch of this app and learn all about its key features.

What makes this app absolutely unique is that it integrates aspects of beauty and culture alike. For example, the app features three exclusively curated Beauty Spots - fun for Londoners and visitors alike. At the event we were treated to a sneak preview tour through the National Portrait Gallery 'The Eye of the Beholder', which took us through a 500 year journey of portraits of beauty from Tudor times to the 1940s. It was fascinating to learn about the different beauty trends throughout the ages and how the perception of beauty has changed! The app lets you take the tour and read the commentary about the selected portraits even if you can't make it to London. However, if you are able to come and see them for yourself the app will give you a guided tour!

Other features of the app include:

• Step by step guides and videos on how to recreate the latest celebrity and catwalk looks
• Beauty tips from brand ambassadors
• Competitions with amazing beauty prizes
• Personal product recommendations

To celebrate the launch of the Beauty Recommended App I will be giving away a pair of tickets for The National Portrait Gallery Queen : Art & Image exhibition! This landmark exhibition, which marks Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, brings together over sixty of the most remarkable and resonant portraits of the Queen made during her sixty-year reign.

To win a set of tickets all you have to do is reside in the UK, be over 18 and leave a comment below letting me know your favourite beauty spot (anywhere in the world) with your e-mail address. Mine would be the Kyoto garden in Holland Park - a tranquil sanctuary in the heart of London and one of my favourite places to take an evening stroll.
 
The app goes live today so do check it out at www.beautyrecommended.co.uk and let me know what you think! xxx

*Giveaway* St Tropez Spraycation

As someone who is naturally very pale and burns all too easily in the sun I am a big advocate for self tanning. It's faster, safer and often leads to better results with no strap marks or peeling involved. St Tropez is a brand that I have always relied on as I know that their products will deliver a beautftiful, deep tan so I am really excited to be able to introduce you to their latest venture and giveaway 10 of their amazing Dark Sprays or Lotions (read on to find out how)!

Since there is so much happening in the UK this Summer it has been revealed that over half of us will be shelving our passports and joining in on all the local fun instead. However, this does not mean that you can't return from your vacation looking beautifully bronzed, or show off your skin on Brighton beach instead of Bermuda. St Tropez will be tanning the nation - touring across the country with their first even Spraycation! The tour kicks off in London at Westfield W12 on the 15th June, then heads northwards to Bullring Birmingham for the 22nd and 23rd June, Trafford Centre in Manchester on the 28th and 29th June, Glasgow Braehead 6th and 7th July with the final stop in Dublin Pavilions on the 13th and 14th July.

St. Tropez will also be running an online competition asking you to send in a 'virtual postcard' telling them where your ideal Spraycation would be across the UK and why. One lucky winner, plus their friends, will see their idea become a reality as St. Tropez brings its luxury Spraycation experience worth over £8k to the winner and their friends wherever they want it in the UK. You can enter the competition here.  

I will be checking out the Spraycation out for myself on Friday and absolutely can't wait to get some colour. Fingers crossed I come out looking like the beautiful Millie Mackintosh, the new ambassador for St Tropez...

If you are not able to pop along to the Spraycation itself you can still achieve a golden glow at home. St Tropez are kindly giving 10 of my UK readers the chance to win a Dark Spray/ Lotion (worth £26). All you have to do to enter is follow this blog and leave a comment below with your e-mail address!

Good luck my lovelies and do let me know if you are planning to take part on the Spraycation. Happy bronzing! xxx

*Giveaway* In Love with Fashion

You may have noticed my recent love affair with Love's gorgeous floaty dresses so I am really excited to announce that I will be giving away your choice of dress from their website to one lucky reader!!

 Left: Rainbow stripe flower print asymmetrical shirt dress (£40 here)

Right: Aubergine asymmetrical maxi dress (£48 here).

All you have to do to enter the competition is:

• Have a UK address
• 'Like' Love on Facebook here
• Follow this blog
• Leave a comment with your choice of dress and e-mail address.

The competition begins now and ends at midnight on Tuesday the 12th of June.

I am also currently lusting after...

 Dusky Jersey cut out dress (£34 here)

Aqua chiffon cross back dress (£36 here)

Petrol long sleeve wrap dress (£32 here)

Good luck my lovelies!! Remember you can pick any dress from their website in your choice of size so get browsing! xxx

*Winners* John Frieda Salon Blends Giveaway

Thank you so much to all my lovely readers for entering my latest John Frieda Giveaway. The five lucky winners are:

• Dark Caramel Blonde - Chrissie Miss.Chris@aol.co.uk
• Dark Cool Pearl Blonde - MindyandRoo mindyandroo@googlemail.com
• Light Bronze Brown - Azra Ionlyponder@hotmail.com
• Light Amber Brown - Annabel - babybel_90@hotmail.com
• Lightest Cool Almond Brown - xoannie xoannie09@gmail.com

Congratulations my lovelies! Please e-mail me your details so I can arrange for your prizes to be sent to you ASAP.

The next competition is coming up in just a few days so if you didn't win this time you don't have long to wait till the next one... ;) xxx

*Giveaway* John Frieda Salon Blends

You all know that I am a big fan of John Frieda's foam hair colour, so I am excited to be holding a giveaway of their new Salon Blends range - a collection of five professional multi-blended home colourants. Precision Foam Colour Salon Blends has been developed alongside the experts to allow you to achieve the next level of salon-quality colour in your own home, as if a professional had mixed the shades together !

The colour range includes: 

   Dark Caramel Blonde 

Dark Cool Pearl Blonde 

Light Bronze Brown 

Light Amber Brown 

Lightest Cool Almond Brown

I have one of each box of colourant to give away to all my lovely UK readers. All you have to do to enter is:

1. Be a follower of this blog.
2. Leave a comment below letting me know which would be your preferred colour. (Please include your e-mail in your comment).
3. Check back after the end of the competition to find out the winners!

 The competition starts now and will end on the 14th of May. Good luck my lovelies!! xxx