Hit The Stage With Queen Latifah and Cover Girl!

Queen Latifah is one of my Hollywood faves and she's been on fire lately with the release of her new fragrance and upcoming album "Persona". Now she and Cover Girl Queen Collection want you to get in on the fab! Check out the deets from the press release!

Queen Latifah fans – get ready for your chance to make it big! The superstar is hitting the road for her latest tour to promote her newest album “Persona” and she wants to find five talented women who have what it takes to be her opening act. The lucky five will also have the opportunity to star in a national print ad for COVERGIRL Queen Collection. Females over the age of 13 can log on to Cover Girl to upload a one-minute video performance featuring anything from rapping to singing. Along with a video, entrants will be asked to submit an essay that describes in 250 words or less why they deserve to ‘Ignite Their Persona.’

How fab is that! Not only do you get to share the stage with the Queen herself, but you get to glam it up in a Cover Girl Queen Collection ad! To enter or for more info, visit this link! Good luck!

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Twitter Contest: Free Hairstyle at the An'jels Hair Salon!

Hey Bombshells!

My girl, The Socialite, editor of uber fabulous blog Keeping Up With The Huxtables (do you not love that name?!), is hosting an amazing Twitter contest for her NYC area readers.

The Socialite recently had the pleasure of getting her hair styled by the expert stylists at An'jels Salon in NYC, and is teaming up with the salon to give one lucky reader a free hair style at the salon! Not only is the salon Black owned (keep it in the family, y'all!), but they offer "high-end services and treatments, individually catered to each client's specific needs." The stylists specialize in styling relaxed, natural and pressed hair, as well as twists, locks, and weaves.


Sounds fab right? Ok, here's how to enter:

1. Follow @imkeepingup on Twitter.

2. Tweet the following message: Just entered to win a free hair style by An'jels hair salon in New York. Just follow @imkeepingup and retweet.

3. follow @anjelsalon on twitter to get beauty tips and salon promotions!

The contest will end on October 13th!

Winners will be selected and announced on Keeping Up With The Huxtables on October 14th on the blog. You will have 24 hours to claim the free appointment, or it will be given to someone else.

Good Luck!

For more visit http://www.anjelssalon.com/

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Winner of the Caress Evenly Gorgeous Giveaway!

We have a winner! I just love giving stuff away and this was no exception! Without further ado, the winner of the Caress Evenly Gorgeous Giveaway is:

I'mGlossyMynJuan

Congrats girlie! Check your email for an email from me. Again, thanks to all who entered. Be on the lookout for my next giveaway!

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Beauty Giveaway: Caress Evenly Gorgeous Body Care!

The lovely folks over at Caress sent over their newest products for me to test out, and since my insanely sensitive skin can't use them, I decided to gift it to one of my fabulous readers!

The evenly gorgeous collection is made with burnt brown sugar and karite butter to moisturize and even out your skin tone over time.

The winner will get one bottle of the Evenly Gorgeous Exfoliating Body Wash and one Evenly Gorgeous Beauty Bar.

Here's how to win:

1.) Be a U.S. Resident.

2.)Leave a comment with your email address.

3.) Follow Brown Bombshell Beauty. (Click the "Follow Blog" button at the very top of the page. Already a follower? Then follow steps 1 and 2 and mention that you already follow the blog.

That's it! Easy peasy, right? The contest will end at 11:59pm CST on Thursday 7/23/09. A winner will be chosen at random and announced the next day. Please don't enter if you've already won in the last few months. Good Luck!

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Cosmedicine Beauty B.S. Contest

Cosmedicine, they of the amazingly effective skin care (I swear, the Healthy Cleanse for Oily Skin single-handedly wiped out my blackheads last summer), is holding a video contest and the winner gets $5,000! So whip out that camcorder and check out the deets they sent over:

Cosmedicine is PROTESTING the ‘Beauty B.S.’ with a Video Contest!

With so many beauty products out there promising us total transformation and instant gratification, it’s easy to get frustrated when the results barely deliver, as so often happens. Beauty companies are constantly showing us before and after photographs that require either a leap of faith, or a miracle!

It’s natural to get annoyed by the hype that is thrown in our faces day after day. In fact, let’s just say it – IT’S ALL B.S.!

Cosmedicine believes in beauty AND brains. Women are smart and want products that deliver as promised on real claims. That’s why when Cosmedicine talks about its products, it talks about achieving the healthiest skin possible… and when your skin is healthy and beautiful-so are you.

Cosmedicine talks only about results that you can depend on-results that are scientifically and statistically measured in clinical trials… not what some women thought they saw in a mirror.

So, please join us and “Protest the Beauty B.S.”

Cosmedicine has sponsored a video contest for spoofs, satires and parodies of misleading and hard to believe beauty advertisements.

The winner gets a $5,000 cash prize! The top ten finalists get a year’s supply of Cosmedicine products (we promise it will give you beautiful, healthy skin). All eligible entries get a free gift.

Enough is enough! It’s time to put those sneaky beauty ads to shame and score a few points for women of intelligence and those who respect them!

The contest begins August 4^th and ends September 21^st. For information on how to enter, just go to http://www.cosmedicine.com/catalog/cosmedicine_video_contest.php

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Kissable Couture Giveaway!

Hey beauty babes! I know I've been away the last couple of days. I've been plugging away behind the scenes, working on the site relaunch.

One of the things most requested was to have videos on the site, and out first comes from celebrity makeup artist AJ Crimson! AJ is giving one lucky winner one of every shade of Kissable Couture lip gloss he has in stock! Unbelievable, right! Just watch this video for more details!

Good Luck!

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Borghese Giveaway

Fab site, the Hyper Luxe Media Network, is giving away a fantastic set of Borghese nail products worth over $100!

Head on over to enter!

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Winner of the Max Factor Giveaway!

Hey ladies! Once again, our latest giveaway was a great success! Thank you you all so much for entering and leaving such wonderful suggestions.

Some of your ideas are things that I've been working on behind the scenes to add to the site, and others were really fantastic ideas I hope to incorporate soon!

So, without further ado, the winner of the Beautè Noire Max Factor Giveaway, chosen at random by Random.org, is...

aaj83

Congrats girlie! You are the winner of the following:

• Max Factor makeup bag
  
• Vivid Impact Eye Shadow Duo in Domino Effect (I have this, and its great for a classic smoky eye!)
  
• MAXeye Liner in Fresh Coffee
  
• Lipfinity 3D MAXwear Lip Color in 80's Pink
  
• Lash Perfection Volume Couture Mascara in Rich Black
  
• $1 Off a Max Factor product

Check your email for a message from me. You have 24 hours to get back to me with your name and address, or I'll have to move on to the next person!

Again, thanks to every fab reader who entered! If you didn't win this time, be on the lookout for my next giveaway coming soon!

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Max Factor Giveaway!!

Welcome to the June Beautè Noire Giveaway!

In light of the recent news about Max Factor, I'll be giving away a Max Factor makeup bag filled with these goodies:

• Vivid Impact Eye Shadow Duo in Domino Effect (I have this, and its great for a classic smoky eye!)
  
• MAXeye Liner in Fresh Coffee
  
• Lipfinity 3D MAXwear Lip Color in 80's Pink
  
• Lash Perfection Volume Couture Mascara in Rich Black
  
• $1 Off a Max Factor product
  

To enter, just leave a comment with the following:

1. A Beautè Noire feature you'd like to see more of (i.e. Product Reviews, Fab or Drab, Beauty News, etc.).

2. A Beautè Noire feature you'd like to see less of.

3. A feature you would like to see added to Beautè Noire.

The deadline to enter is 11:59 PM CST June 14th. One winner will be selected at random and announced on June 15th! U.S. Residents only.

Good Luck!

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And the Winner Is...

The entries are in, and a random winner has been selected!

Congrats to SharonLovesMakeup! She is the winner of a Mineral Fusion Spring Blossom Color Kit, courtesy of Whole Foods!

This giveaway was a great success, so thank you so much to everyone who entered, and thank you to Whole Foods who sponsored this fab giveaway!

If you weren't a winner this time, be on the lookout for the June beauty giveaway coming in the next couple of weeks! Until then, keep it beautiful!

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