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Enter the Makeup and Beauty Blog Buxom Photo Contest to Win a Prize Worth More Than $600

May 24th, 2012 by Karen 42 Comments


Ciao, vuoi un gelato?

This series is brought to you by Buxom Color Choreography Eyeshadow. Buxom wants to inspire you to live life vividly.

Got some beauty staples that need restocking?

A collection you’ve been coveting?

A vacation you’ve been wanting to book?


A girl with purple cat ears waits for something, somewhere in the middle of Montana…

Why not do all three? 🙂 Enter the Makeup and Beauty Blog Buxom Photo Contest for a chance to win a $500 Visa gift card.

But wait, there’s more (I always wanted to say that). Because we’re big on beauty ’round these parts, the prize also includes more than $100 in Buxom cosmetics. On top of the gift card, that’s a total prize package worth more than half a grand.

Entering is easy, and the full details are down below, but here’s the gist of it: all you need is a picture of yourself taken at a time when you felt great.

Maybe a travel picture from an exciting trip…


Parisian fountains make everything better

Or something closer to home.


Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco

Or, how about a fun time you had with friends?


With my buddy Cindy on our way to Maui

NOTE: Cheesy pics that show you goofing off are totally welcome, too. 🙂


Yeah, we’re vampires. What’s up?

It can also be something makeup or beauty related, like perhaps a pic of that nifty neon mani/pedi you did all by yourself, or a shot of your new highlights. Whatever you choose, it just has to be a picture that shows you “living life vividly,” like the pictures in this post.

For even more entry ideas, here’s a look at all of the entries so far.

Here’s how to enter

  1. Visit www.flickr.com and upload a photo that displays you “living life vividly,” as well as a short caption (200 characters or less) that explains the photo.
  2. Mark the photo as “public” (so I’m able to view it).
  3. Tag it with the following tag:
    • BuxomPhotoContestMakeupandBeautyBlog
  4. Simply post a link to your Flickr photo in a comment at the bottom of this post (yup, this post here)

How will the winner be picked?

Tabs and I will choose the winner based on the following criteria…

  • Creativity/originality (33%)
  • The overall quality of your submission (33%)
  • How well it displays you “living life vividly” (34%)

What’s the prize?

A $500 Visa® gift card and an assortment of Buxom® cosmetics, including two (2) Buxom Color Choreography eye shadow palettes, one (1) Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Polish, and one (1) Buxom Lash (volumizing mascara).

Approximate retail value: $609!

What about the small print?

  • The contest is open to adults 18+ in the US only (sorry, international babes!)
  • The last date to enter is June 12, 2012 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
  • Up to 3 entries per person (yup, you read that correctly: 3 entries per person)

Click here for the official rules, terms and conditions.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. I bet you have something in your pictures folder (or maybe on your phone) that you could enter right now. 🙂

Enter the Makeup and Beauty Blog Buxom Photo Contest to Win a Prize Worth More Than $600 / Originally published May 24th, 2012

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  1. Dee says

    May 24th, 2012 at 4:01 am

    Awwwwwwwwwwwww had so many great pics that i could use – but unfortunately i am based overseas 🙁 in ireland 🙁 so can’t enter

    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    Reply
  2. Melissa says

    May 24th, 2012 at 7:09 am

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/12360771@N03/7261679150/in/photostream

    There is my picture and story Karen 🙂

    Reply
  3. Nivedita says

    May 24th, 2012 at 7:29 am

    Pity I don;t live in the US. Hope another giveaway comes up 🙂
    Nivedita recently posted … Did the Flygion Dragon set me on fire? Chinaglaze Flying Dragon

    Reply
  4. NeenaJ says

    May 24th, 2012 at 8:43 am

    Here’s my pic!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/24125720@N03/7262145762/in/photostream

    Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Regina says

    May 24th, 2012 at 9:35 am

    My second tattoo!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/78861072@N07/7262498996/in/photostream/

    Reply
  6. Noemi says

    May 24th, 2012 at 10:38 am

    Too bad I don’t live in the US.
    Btw love your tan! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Tania says

    May 24th, 2012 at 11:43 am

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/tahag/7263142414/in/photostream

    I am extremely camera shy, so I never do any crazy or fun poses 🙂

    Reply
  8. Maria says

    May 24th, 2012 at 11:44 am

    Entry # 1http://www.flickr.com/photos/23134755@N06/7263117124/in/photostream

    I love your contests!!!

    Reply
  9. Maria says

    May 24th, 2012 at 11:55 am

    Entry #2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/23134755@N06/7263200450/in/photostream

    Reply
  10. Sylvie says

    May 24th, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    I recognise the first picture! it was right taken outside Amorino, my absolute favourite gelato parlour! You should have taken it in a cone though, they make a HUGE flower out of the different flavours that you choose. I just had one yesterday, mmm!

    Reply
  11. Paige says

    May 24th, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    Here are my 3 entries – Thank you!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/msplum/6296573087/in/set-72157606286709751
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/msplum/3474994470/in/set-72157606286709751
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/msplum/4047940309/in/set-72157606286709751

    Reply
  12. FS.Rain says

    May 24th, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    Karen,

    I so wanna take part.. Must I b US resident? if I got the prize, I can have it sent to my fren in states n hv her send it back to me, possible?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 24th, 2012 at 7:56 pm

      Hi FS.Rain,

      I’m sorry, but this one is only open to US residents (legal reasons). I’ll try to host a comparable contest or giveaway for overseas readers soon, but in the meantime, do you ever enter the weekend Sephora giveaways? Check in on Saturday mornings for those (they are open to overseas folks).

      Reply
  13. Jamie Martin says

    May 24th, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    -saves for later- Thanks!

    Reply
  14. Liz says

    May 24th, 2012 at 8:26 pm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/kittylitter1111/7091416945

    If this doesn’t exemplify my life, nothing does.
    Liz recently posted … Best manicure EVAR

    Reply
  15. Charan says

    May 24th, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    This is my entry 🙂

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79300755@N04/7265563104/

    Reply
  16. Colleen says

    May 24th, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    Here’s a link:

    http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/79292150@N03/7265584078/

    Reply
  17. Christie says

    May 24th, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    Here are the links for my three submissions! 😀

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/undoubtedly/7265623598/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/undoubtedly/7264696228/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/undoubtedly/7264428792/

    Ooh, this is such a great idea for a contest!

    Reply
  18. Riston says

    May 24th, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    I have just the photo that would have blown you all away…..only I am Canadian. Too bad.

    Reply
  19. Ashley says

    May 24th, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79319646@N06/7266010030/in/photostream

    Just livin fully!

    Reply
  20. Lydia says

    May 25th, 2012 at 5:50 am

    This is me just laughing my head off http://www.flickr.com/photos/79384425@N08/

    Reply
  21. Kinka says

    May 25th, 2012 at 7:03 am

    what a fun contest! Thank you for the chance! 🙂

    1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/79386597@N08/7267497104/in/photostream

    2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/79386597@N08/7267544642/in/photostream

    3.http://www.flickr.com/photos/79386597@N08/7267606470/in/photostream

    Can’t wait to see the results.

    Reply
  22. Amber says

    May 25th, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Here are my 3 entries! Thanks, Karen!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ambajack/7267912616/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ambajack/7267883890/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ambajack/7267883960/in/photostream

    Reply
  23. Cristy says

    May 25th, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Hi Karen! If I’m not us citizen but I have a Po Box in USA can I enterrrr? Ppppplease????

    Reply
  24. Crystal says

    May 25th, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Great giveaway, here is my link: http://flic.kr/p/c5oiE5

    Reply
  25. Jaymie says

    May 25th, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    Thanks Karen for this opportunity to share some special experiences in our life!! There was just so many to choose from it was so hard to limit it to 3!!! lol!! Well, enjoy my photos…..I should have 3 entries.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79361008@N06/?saved=1

    Reply
  26. pk says

    May 25th, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    hey karen,
    here are my three photos. hope you like them!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34901053@N07/7270222616/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34901053@N07/7270239706/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34901053@N07/7270255804/in/photostream

    phuongk

    Reply
  27. Mary says

    May 25th, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79328528@N05/7270358322/in/photostream

    My mom was awesome and when I graduated asked me if I wanted a graduation party or a 3-week trip to South America to see Peru and the Galapagos islands. Obviously, it’s really hard to turn down an offer like that, so this is me hiking up the Incan Sun Trail overlooking Macchu Picchu, one of the new wonders of the world. 🙂

    Reply
  28. Mary says

    May 25th, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79328528@N05/7270387030/in/photostream

    This is my second entry, from when I got to go to Egypt. It was beautiful, I absolutely loved seeing all the magnificent sights. The photo is of me “kissing” the sphinx. Cool story, the sphinx’s head is actually much smaller than the rest of its body and the sculpting is much newer. It is believed that the reason for this is that it was once a much larger lion sculpture carved in the Egyptian “Time of the Lion” and when Pharaoh Khufu began constructing the great pyramids, he decided he was really a big fan of his own face and had the lion’s head carved into his own. Unlike the belief that the sphinx’s nose was lobbed off in some wartime target practice, it is now known that it is more likely the stone wasn’t sturdy enough to be carved any smaller, so Khufu ruined his own nose in having it carved. Shortly after this photo I got a chance to climb up inside the second pyramid, which is among the coolest things I’ve ever gotten to do in my life.

    Reply
  29. Mary says

    May 25th, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79328528@N05/7270387078/in/photostream/

    This is another from my trip to the Galapagos, which still remains one of my most life-altering trips. I had some extraordinary experiences, one of which was seeing the giant tortoises in person. There’s a fine in the islands for touching ANY of the animals, so we took this picture to illustrate just how BIG they are!

    Reply
  30. Angie says

    May 26th, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Yippie ki yay!

    Here are my three entires:
    1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/happylazer/7273449436/in/photostream
    2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/happylazer/7273498394/in/photostream
    3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/happylazer/7273569992/in/photostream

    Reply
  31. Tiffanie says

    May 26th, 2012 at 11:42 am

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79392388@N07/

    They told me to do something relaxing during labor so my sister and I did my makeup! What could be more relaxing?!

    Reply
  32. Tiffanie says

    May 26th, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79392388@N07/7275362008/in/photostream

    Hiking with my little man!

    Reply
  33. Tiffanie says

    May 26th, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79392388@N07/7275397602/in/photostream/

    My sister and I went to Hollywood for a “glamorous” vacation, and it poured the entire time we were there. After a few days of sightseeing, shopping and trying to look cute, we decided to just wear comfortable yellow ponchos and go to Universal Studios. It was one of the most fun days of my life!

    Reply
  34. andrea Ramirez says

    May 26th, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    here is my photo, Karen!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/79380832@N05/7275160284/in/photostream

    Reply
  35. Marilyn says

    May 26th, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    I’m so excited to enter this contest! Thank you for giving us a longer deadline. I’ve been sick the past week but I have some ideas for my photo entries!
    Marilyn recently posted … 30 Days of Turbo Fire: Results!

    Reply
  36. Janet says

    May 29th, 2012 at 10:44 am

    LOVE this contest! Such fun!

    Here are my three living vividly posts:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisconfettilife/5688526253/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisconfettilife/6154803700/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisconfettilife/6160185453/

    Reply
  37. Soraida Henne says

    May 31st, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    Hello!

    This is my first time commenting on your site (lots of fun to read by the way!) and here’s my entry! Please take a gander!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/sodapoph/7311250850/in/photostream

    This second link is the video I described in my photo’s comment. Kinda dorky, but I think you need to see this to fully understand the goofyness of my “vivid” life! ;D

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/sodapoph/7161762896/in/photostream/

    Reply
  38. Aidan says

    June 1st, 2012 at 2:07 am

    Picture numero uno: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79790126@N07/7313254538/
    Dos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79790126@N07/7313308260/in/photostream
    Tres: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79790126@N07/7313323680/in/photostream

    Thanks a buncha Karen! This is so fun!!

    Reply
  39. Sabaaaaaahhh says

    June 1st, 2012 at 2:22 am

    !. http://www.flickr.com/photos/79862631@N08/7313338662/in/photostream
    2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/79862631@N08/7313351248/in/photostream
    3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/79862631@N08/7313367412/in/photostream

    Reply
  40. Mariana says

    June 4th, 2012 at 11:22 am

    Here are my three pictures!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/80040455@N04/7337403924/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/80040455@N04/7337434210/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/80040455@N04/7337455804/in/photostream

    Thanks Karen!

    Reply
  41. Cassie says

    June 13th, 2012 at 9:15 pm

    Sorry to resubmit, but not seeing my three comments here with my three pics. Just want to make sure the links are right and I am in the pool. Part of living life vividly is being patient with technology..ha..Ole! :)Cassie in Reno

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/80383196@N05/7185459109/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/80383196@N05/7185512115/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/80383196@N05/7370755478/in/photostream

    Reply

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