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12 Days of Giveaways: Two Ways to Win a Birds Over Arches Davie Cosmetics Case From Kate Spade (a $60 Value)!

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WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Jenn P! Congratulations, Jenn P! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

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A Different Makeup and Beauty Blog giveaway each day for 12 days, sponsored by Neutrogena

Help your makeup soar to new heights of cuteness with the prize in today’s 12 Days of Giveaways installment, the Birds Over Arches Davie Cosmetics Case, by Kate Spade.

There’s a lot to love about this bag — the eye-catching arches that comprise the pattern (but watch out for vertigo!), the seagull silhouettes, the classic combination of blue on white. Stowed inside this case, your lipsticks, glosses and compacts would feel like first-class passengers on a trans-continental flight.

More deets…

  • Printed, coated poplin with matching trim
  • Zip-top closure
  • 14-karat light gold-plated hardware
  • Wipeable, durable nylon lining
  • Kate Spade New York signature
  • 3.4”h x 6.5”w x 3”d

Stretch those wings of yours, and flex those typing fingers, because it’s day four of 12 Days of Giveaways on Makeup and Beauty Blog (NOTE: click here and scroll down the page to enter any other ongoing giveaways). 🙂

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kate spade birds over arches davie

  • One (1) Birds Over Arches Cosmetics Case from Kate Spade valued at $60.

  • There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all, like, have you ever had a pet bird? Do you prefer shower gels or bar soaps? Do you have a nickname? Is your house decorated for the holidays? How long does it take you to do your hair in the morning? Do you ever wear pajamas in public? What are you wearing on your nails? Do you prefer sticky or non-sticky glosses? — you get the idea.
  • Second, you can enter by following me on twitter Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
    • Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win a Birds Over Arches Davie Cosmetics Case From Kate Spade! http://bit.ly/VOUNGa

  • The deadline to enter is Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 11:59PM (PST).
  • Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.
  • A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.
  • Contest is open to individuals in the United States who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the United States with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21).
  • Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.
  • The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
  • Void where prohibited by law.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. While you’re here…take a minute to enter these other ongoing giveaways (if you haven’t already). Seriously, I bet it wouldn’t take you more than a minute to enter them both.

  1. Two Ways to Win an Abstract Signature Bow Small Natalie Cosmetics Case From Kate Spade — Closes Wednesday, 12/19/12 at 11:59 p.m. PST
  2. Two Ways to Win a Signature Gia Cosmetics Case From Kate Spade — Closes Tuesday, 12/18/12, at 11:59 p.m. PST

Good luck! 🙂

WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Jenn P! Congratulations, Jenn P! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet. 🙂

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  2. I’m wearing Essie Beyond Cozy right now… and I find myself getting distracted and staring at my nails because they’re so sparkly!

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  12. I think this one is my favorite so far. Gorgeous!

    When I was a child I had a canary, his name was Apollo 🙂

    On my nails I am wearing dark burgundy color from my Ciate Mini Mani Advent calendar with gold dots stamped with my dotting tool and I love it 🙂

    PJs in public-NEVER!

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  15. This bag is super cute and I could use some cheering up. Darn flu hit on Saturday night. And you know you’re old when you can’t even look forward to the weight loss! 🙂

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  30. My brother has two pet birds and they drive me CRAZY. We were trying to watch a movie at his house and THEY.WOULDN’T.STOP.CHIRPING.

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  33. I am wearing revlon’s fashionista. It is sort of a dark teal creme. This is the first time trying revlon polish and unfortunately it starting chipping on day 2!

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  44. I have a sparrow that I found in the road when she was fresh out of the egg, I raised her and now she’s all grown up and named Girlfriend, because she LOVES boys of coursee

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  54. I have had two pet birds, both as a teenager. First, I had Lucky, a green and yellow parakeet. He earned his name after flying into our backyard in Florida (maybe someone’s escaped pet?) and being captured by our Maltese, Snowball. My Dad was able to rescue him from the dog’s jaws before he was injured. He lived with me as my pet for many years before passing away. Awhile later, I adopted a beautiful blue and white parakeet named Peaches. He lived with me until I moved away to college where my roommate had cats. I didn’t feel he would be safe around her cats, so a lovely bird-loving lady gave him a nice home with her other parakeets.

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  63. OMG! This bag is gorgeous. Bird related, two sweet hummingbirds accidentally flew into my apartment yesterday (I live in warm southern california, and often have my door open). My kitty went bananas! So did I!

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  67. I had a pet bird, several even. Saved them from my cat and tended to them until they were better. But to be honest, very few survived…

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  77. I usually keep my hair down so it doesn’t take much any time to do it 😛 But if I were to tie it up I could spend a good 15+ minutes if it doesn’t come out right. :X

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  87. Lovely!

    I couldn’t RT but I did copy and paste the tweet, and it has an @ so you should be able to find it. Hopefully you check and count both RTs and @s.

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  88. I just did my nails in Sally Hansen Gem Crush
    In the nail color Cha-Ching. It so red and fab! Glittler is so forgiving that it makes it so easy to apply.
    High Impact Bling!
    Instant glam with finger-to-toe bling. This innovative full coverage glitter formula turns nails into jewelry that stays on wherever you go.

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  89. Karen, this is adorable! I never had a pet bird because a family member was allergic to them. It’s probably for the best, though, as we had hunter cats!

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  90. Our house is only minimally decorated for Christmas–we have a wreath on our door and a painted wooden snowman on our porch, and we just put up our tree on Sunday. A few more inside decorations will come up with the ornaments for the tree.

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  94. Well my nickname is “miso” and “mama” only because I was one of the first of our friends to have a baby, hope this contest is open to Canadian residents too 🙂

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  97. This makeup bag is one of the cutest I’ve seen. It’s what I would choose for myself were I out shopping. Great taste. Tweet tweet. 🙂

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  99. So CUTE! I am SO crossing my fingers for this giveaway! Hopefully I WIN because I have never won anything. (crossing fingers right now!)

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  100. Ooh! So lovely! Right I’m just wearing a clear polish on my nails but I’m going to pain t them tonight… I think I’m going to go with something dark, maybe a deep red.

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  102. I do have a pet bird! Well technically, she’s my sister’s. She got this cockatiel as a gift on her tenth birthday, and 18 years later, Sweetie (the bird) is still alive and kicking…well, biting. Sweetie is a crotchety old thing with arthritis, but we love her dearly haha 🙂

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  105. My dad’s nickname is my name, but with a Japanese accent! It’s one of those special nicknames that only my dad calls me, but it’s my favorite 🙂

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  109. Amazing giveaway! You’re too kind!
    Personally, I like both shower and bar soap. I feel that bar soaps last longer, but shower gel feel oh-so-good! 😀

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  111. Ohweeee! I LOVE the print on this bag!!
    Yes, I had a pet bird and his name was peetie.
    I prefer shower gels.
    My name is Sondra and my nickname is Soni. (kinda like Sandra’s are called Sandy…mine is pronounced Saw-knee) I hated it growing up because people could never pronounce it. I got called Sony a LOT. But it’s grown on me.
    And I used to wear PJ’s in public…but no more. It’s just too sloppy looking. 😉

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  112. I love love love this blog! You always seem to swatch the products I’ve been thinking of buying anyway, so it’s super convenient to hear your reviews. 🙂 Maybe Tabs is a magical mind reader cat?

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  113. I watched a YouTube video last night. The girl was suppose to be teaching how to make your lashes look like false lashes using only mascara. It literally took her 5 min of applying mascara over and over and over- for 1 eye! But then she continued to add another mascara to the same eye. 10 min per eye! Are you crazy?!— I felt crazy for watching it! *sigh*

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  134. That cosmetics case is so gorgeous!!! And as for how long it takes to do my hair in the morning- the time it takes for me to tie it up. 🙂

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  135. I have very fine Asian hair; it takes me two seconds to run a comb and if I’m feeling especially ambitious, put some thickening cream before running out the door!

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  137. When I was a child I had a cat named Linoleum. My son’s nickname is Beau because he’s so handsome. Please win me the bag!!

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  145. I’m watching the gossip girl finale while reading your blog, and this makeup bags seems to fit perfected in this scene with blair!

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  149. Definitely prefer bar soap to gels, and am wearing a Pixi holiday nail shade–Gold Glimmer with a clear top coat.

    Thanks for another great giveaway opportunity, Karen!

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  153. What an adorable bag. This bag is perfect for the obvious, carrying your beauty goodies on trips, I think it’s so cute, with it’s sailor stripe look, to carry all your essentials,

    Thanks for the giveaway.
    Also entered on twitter, username is @DianeLori and I follow you on twitter.

    Dlori
    kleimanlaw at aol dot com

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  160. Even though it’s cold out, I use Bumble and Bumble’s Surf Spray. Reminds me of the beach, and a tousled head of hair is always chic!

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  164. I am currently wearing Essie “Power Clutch” on my nails with an old Sally Hansen gold glitter layered on top of each ring finger. Love it!

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  165. I honestly would rather wear non sticky gloss because I don’t like it when my hair or daughter’s hair gets caught in it.

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  173. Well, since you asked… I wore my pajamas to school, in a fit of teenage rebellion, and my mom still brings it up 10+ years later when trying to prove how defiant I was. C’mon… if that’s the worst thing I did, amirite?!

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  175. AHH, that makeup bag is super cute! I definitely need a new one because I’m growing out of my current one.

    By the way, just to say a little tidbit about me: I’ve been interviewing and recruiting for summer internships this semester. As a result, I haven’t been able to paint my nails in crazy colors because I don’t want to look unprofessional. I miss painting my nails!! D:

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  177. Love the abstract seagulls on the bag! But I’m not so keen on live seagulls. One swooped down from the skies once and stole an entire hunk of steak from my BBQ!

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  180. I’m wearing Zoya Gilty over Zoya Raven on my nails right now, but they’re starting to chip so I’m thinking about a Chanel Peridot dupe next!

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  189. I just got a horrible burn on my fingers while making dinner, now i am reading your blog and drinking wine to distract myself. Love you Karen!

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  190. I love my nickname because it links in so many ways, the main one is mousie from my dad which works because i have been told mishka means mouse in polish. the spelling may be incorrect but i guess how it is pronounced is what matters.

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  191. I straightened my hair for years and it usually took an hour to an hour and a half to style. Then one day I decided healthy hair and an extra few minutes of sleep were far more important than stick straight locks. I now embrace my curls… frizz and all!

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  194. I am hoping that my skin will clear up after this bout of stress from finals is over… It is way too difficult to pull off red lipstick with a breakout pulling my mood down 🙁

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  195. T-Money and K-Dawg! thanks for another great giveaway opportunity! my (immediate) family nickname is “papa”, and my nephews call me “aunti papa”. 🙂 “aunti camille”, from them, is very disrespectful!

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  201. Almost ready for Christmas – just need to wrap the presents, get some candy for the stockings, & make the Christmas cookies!

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  204. I like bar or liquid soaps mostly, or anything that washes off easy and doesn’t leave residue or a slick feeling on my skin like really rich body washes do. Ew.

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  206. Hello, my name is Dora J Crow, from Montgomery, Alabama. I found your blog when I was looking for images/reviews of Mac Cosmetics lipsticks. It is an interesting beautiful, easy to navigate blog, and that gorgeous kitty makes it even more desirable to me! I used to have a tabby queen, named Ki-Ki, who I loved very dearly. She was one of 3 lovely cats I had, Grayson was a grey & white tuxedo bratcat, and Lil Buddy was a giant Siamese. All were throwaways in the country, who became my babies. They are all at Rainbow Bridge now. Lost Lil Buddy just one year ago last week. I have new cats now, although I didnt raise the HoboKitty, and he loves my fiance better than me! I have another baby named Georgie. They are both yellow-orangey ginger kitties. {the Hobo used to be my ex sis in Law’s cat, Georgie was a baby feral I took (coerced) in with food}

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  210. Hi! I am wearing “Penny Talk” by Essie on my nails. It’s a festive metallic copper, perfect for the holiday season. 🙂

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  211. I choose shower gels over soap bars any day! And I am really surprised to know that some women actually prefer sticky lip gs non-sticky ones! Anyone who identifies and can explain this preference to me?

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  218. Oh this is adorable, thanks for the great giveaway Karen! *fingers crossed*

    I definitely prefer shower gels to bar soap, especially Lush’s shower jelly. Its so wiggly and jiggly and smells amazing !

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  227. My mother had two parakeets when I was growing up. One bright green and a pale blue. Both males. They were beautiful. The green parakeet used to make noise and “dance” whenever my mother had certain music on. He’d just swish back and forth and chirp!

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  239. Merry Christmas, Karen. What puts me in the mood for the holidays- warm apple cider from William Sonoma, magic cookie bars,chocolate mint latte loaded with marshmallows, christmas trees,reindeers and Celine Dion Chrismas Album!!Take care.

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  243. I got a bird for Christmas one year. It’s name was Comet. I loved that bird. It got out of the cage one day and we never found it. I have always wondered if my parenets “accidently” left the door open.

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  249. I decided on the color theme to be red and gold for this christmas and the same is on my nails. Christmas Theme Mani . . .

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  281. It takes me about 11 mins. To do my hair in the morning if I don’t wash my hair. If its wet it takes me about 14 min to style my hair!

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  300. Last week my favouritest Snuggie was stolen out of my car (along with a bunch of other things) – and one of my closest friends surprised me with a new deluxe one the other night at work just because. I cried – so blessed!

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  301. I had two pet birds when I stayed in China for 3 months! I asked about them a few months later when I was already home, and my relatives told me they “flew away.” 🙁

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  304. This is so adorable! Right now I’m watching the X Factor final, having not watched any of the season so far. Whoo holiday TV watching!

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  305. We have a parakeet named Truffles and he is an old man. He is almost 13 and he has been having an amazing life and makes us very happy daily. We love him dearly.

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  306. Yes I briefly had 2 pet birds, Romeo & Juliet. I eventually gave them to my mom though after realizing bird care took A LOT of work.

    I think this case is so pretty! Thanks for the giveaways Karen 🙂

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  338. Birds always make me think of my grandma as she has 3 birds. One of them got out of its cage once and she couldn’t find him for hours. He’d flown onto her mantle where she has lots of knickknacks. He hid by standing very still, she thought he was just a figurine (which is funnier because I don’t think she actually has a bird figuring, but he was very convincing!)

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