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The $300 Vera Wang LOOK Perfume Giveaway!

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UPDATE: Contest is closed. Congrats, Josephine!

Can I just say that Vera Wang rocks? She does. And with her newest scent, Vera Wang LOOK ($70 for a 1.7-oz bottle of eau de parfum), she gives us a much-appreciated break from all the fruity florals that dominated fragrance counters this summer and fall (*ahem,* Harajuku Lovers), huzzah!

Let me just come out and say it: I love Vera Wang LOOK.

First, I’ll start by saying what it’s not. LOOK is not the kind of celebrity, sugary-food-fruit-combo fragrance you might find on teenage girls at the mall. It smells all grown up — sexy and mature — but isn’t stuffy or matronly at all. It’s a light scent with a sparkling mix of citrus and freesia, and wearing it makes me feel like a young, sharp woman who finally has her sh*t together.

I can’t stop sniffing my wrists! On my skin, LOOK opens with a burst of mandarin orange and green, grassy notes. As the day wears on, strong freesia (with just a touch of jasmine) emerges. When LOOK finally winds down at the end of the day, it becomes a soft mix of musky vanilla.

Picture yourself making your entrance at a formal cocktail party. All eyes turn to you, the elegant woman wearing Vera Wang LOOK. You’re dressed to the nines in black with some killer Louboutin heels, but you’re also friendly, welcoming and intriguing to talk to!

Now’s Your Chance to Win Vera Wang LOOK

I’m giving away one $300 bottle (yup, this stuff is pricey). Enter by signing up to receive Makeup and Beauty Blog daily e-mail updates if you haven’t already.

If you have already signed up for the updates, you don’t have to do anything to be entered to win — you’re already entered — but you can double your odds of winning by also leaving a comment on this post (a comment about anything at all).

The Prize

The winner receives a 1 oz bottle of Vera Wang LOOK parfum elixir, personally signed by Vera Wang. Unlike a watered-down eau de toilette, a parfum elixir is highly concentrated, expensive and coveted for its purity of scent. Straight up: for a premier fragrance, you want the elixir. ‘Nuff said.

It’s limited edition and comes in an elegant flacon bottle with a cut crystal stopper.

How to Enter

There are two ways to enter the Vera Wang LOOK Perfume Giveaway, and you can do both to double your chances of winning.

  1. If you haven’t already signed up to receive Makeup and Beauty Blog daily e-mail updates, then enter your e-mail in the pink box below (or click this link).


  2. If you have already subscribed to the e-mail updates but want to double your chances of winning, add a brief comment at the bottom of this post (be sure to use a valid e-mail address).

Enter your email address:

I’ll choose the winners at random from among the people who enter by 11 PM PST on Saturday, November 22. GOOD LUCK!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Reader Interactions

Comments

  11. Ooooh this sounds right up my street, I cant stand sweet smelling scents they make me feel physically sick as the day winds on and I love anything with Jasmine in!

    I have been wearing the original Coco by Chanel recently which is a really grown up scent which I never saw myself wearing but Im falling in love with it more and more every day!

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  16. Oooh, i’d love to win this! The 22nd is my birthday. Every girl should be a princess on her birthday! Keep up the good work Karen! XXX, jsg

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  20. If I didn’t believe that a “wedding” was a great way to end a beautiful “marriage” I would want a Vera Wang dress for mine, but I will settle for a spritz of her perfume instead…hopefully that won’t ruin my relationship…lol!

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  21. This sounds right up my alley. I have a new fragrance on my wishlist for Christmas and so far I have liked Ralph Lauren Notorious and DKNY Delicious Nights. How would you say those compare (other than price, of course)?

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  24. Please please please please let me win…

    ***fingers crossed***
    ***toes crossed***
    ***eyes crossed***

    Great giveaway Karen. Man I would so want to keep this for myself if I were you.

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  27. Mmmmhmmmmm, this perfume sounds delicious…I hope it will be sold here, too (Germany). Winning it would be even better, of course. :o)

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  28. i spotted this fragrance whilst perussing yesterday, sprayed some on my wrist and like you couldn’t stop smelling my wrist for the rest of the day, what an absolutely delightful fragrance this is – i am so in love with “the look”- thank you vera wang for a delightful , gorgeous flirty fragrance!

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  30. wow that sounds super fab!

    i am actually a fan of her perfumes !! esp vera wang – the bottle is so pretty a friend gave me a vase back in april for my bday that is shaped like the bottle

    you always have such cool prizes !

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  32. Oh man grassy notes AND musky vanilla?! Those are my faves. The fingers are crossed I would love to win this – I know it will not be making its way up to Newfoundland for a while lol. I already subscribe for updates by mail – thanks for the chance, you are all kinds of wonderful 🙂

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  35. I absolutely loved this when I smelled it at a makeup event, but didn’t know if I could splurge. I keep forgetting to subscribe, so this was a great reminder!

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  36. to the lovely Karen,
    i’m a looooong time reader and i’m obsessed with your blog. i’m always too intimidated to comment, but i thought this would be a perfect time 😉
    thanks so much for letting us into your life.
    you’re an amazing writer!!
    and this perfume sounds like it’s ‘scent’ from heaven!! haha i’m so lame!
    xox

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  38. Haha, I never bothered susbcribing because I always check your site more often than my email – every single time I log into my computer =D

    In fact, I don’t see why I don’t just put your website as my homepage. It’s the first site I always type into the address bar…Hmmm…

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  40. This somehow reminds me of a more grown up Clinique Happy. I’ll be sure to check it out as soon as i get the chance. Thanks for the contest! So generous of you

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  44. hi ive been on here for a while but this is my first comment.. just wanted to let you know that i love your site! especially all the chanel swatches – gives me something to look forward to =)

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  48. This perfume smells awesome! I was just looking at it the other day on my lunch break, and it lingered all the way through dinner and a movie!

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  53. when you mentioned the fragrances you might find on a teenage girl, that made me think about lancome’s “miracle”. i wore that the first couple years of high school, and even though i love the scent, can’t bring myself to wear it again. it reminds me way too much of high school. i’d love to try “look” now!

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  56. omg
    i love vera wang!
    princess is my favorite 🙂
    her stuff is so expensive though, so it would be wonderful to win this!
    THANKS!

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  67. Oh wow, your description totally sold me! Doesn’t hurt that I lurve me some Vera though 🙂 Princess is too sweet for me but her Truly Pink was my “wedding scent” when I got married a few months ago. LOOK sounds perfect!

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  75. You are so right about the Harajuku Lovers. I LOVE Gwen and that line. I am ashamed at the number of handbags of hers that I have and was so darn excited when her perfume came out. I LOVE LOVE the packaging (why are we such suckers for that?) but the quality is drug store. It made me so sad 🙁

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  76. Oh Karen, You are always doing something special for your readers!!! And for that we thank you! Vera Wang is such an inspiration to me. Her perfume would be the perfect fit to my collection! I hope I’m selected! Give Tabs hugs and kisses for me!

    Josie

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  77. Karen
    I thought I was gonna faint when I read this!!! Vera Wang!?@ Her fragrances are so dreamy…I wear her original fragrance and I can’t stray. I’m not sure what the criteria is for the winner, but I think you are the best to even give it away =)

    MiMi

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  79. Wow, when I read your blog this morning this post had three comments. Now look at it, LOL.

    Well, you said we could comment on anything, so, I’m going to comment on this – I might be going to the midnight premiere of Twilight at Disneyland! I’m so excited and I actually partially blame you and your blog for this, lol. I never would have read the books without reading everyone’s recommendations from here on it.

    Are you going to see Twilight on Thursday night or are you going to wait until the crowds die down? I have to say, I’m excited, but a little worried about the screaming tweens… o_0 I’d want to see a blog post about your Twilight make-up if you do, though 😀

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  80. Hey Karen!! This is really weird – I’m signed up to receive your daily updates via email, but I never get them! And they’re never in my trash either. So strange. I hope my email address is on your list to count as an entry…plus can you consider this as my comment for a second chance entry too? 🙂

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  85. I’m guessing this won’t be sold in Kohl’s then LOL

    Love Vera Wang, Love this blog 🙂 Have fun at your BFF’s wedding Karen!

    Anastasia.

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  96. I tried a sample at the store the other day, and if i had the money lying around, i would definitely buy this at the drop of a hat!

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  103. okay – i admit it i do own the scent Princess – I think I really wanted it for the super cute bottle and luckily I liked the sweet scent as well. I need to grow up – I need this perfume!

    HA – as if having a husband and a baby hasn’t made me feel grown up already!!!!

    Happy Hump Day Karen!

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  110. I’m always on the lookout for a nice perfume – I’m very picky and don’t like overly sweet perfumes. This one sounds so amazing that I will have to go check it out (given my chances of winning it…).

    Also, I haven’t commented before or signed up to the mailing list before today, but I have to say I love reading your updates! I’m just a little bit shy about commenting. I love your makeup finds and looks, and you always look gorgeous with such pretty makeup. Classy, wearable looks that aren’t too over-the-top, and there’s always something for daytime or for evening! Thank you for all the tips so far. I think I even read through a good chunk of your archives!

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  112. Hi!

    I saw a sample of this perfume in the W magazine. It smells pretty. It somewhat reminds me of Bath & Body works wild Honeysuckle. It’s very fresh!

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  113. Oh wow! This sounds like an amazing giveaway! You are so generous Karen 🙂 Princess by Vera Wang is my favorite, thats my perfume of choice. So this new perfume I will definitely have to try.

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  115. i just turned 20 and need something to really transition from my high school/teen years to becoming an adult (and in the near future, an engineer!) and this would be GREAT.

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  121. Ah! I have really high expectations for this perfume! Vera Wang Princess is awesome, so I’m pretty confident LOOK is as awesome as you describe.

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  126. Wow- This is by far the best giveaway I have seen. You rock!

    I know you may not read this (due to the extraordinary amount of comments!) but I hope you have a wonderful trip.

    Still thinking about you and your family!

    Jen

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  129. As usual, your description makes all of us want to rush out and buy Vera Wang Look!

    Have a good trip and remember, we’re all sending only the very best vibes to El Hub and his Mom…

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  131. Your description makes this sound so wonderfully appealing. Plus I’m kind of geeking out over the fact that Vera signed it. How cool!

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  133. Hi Karen,

    Speaking of super fruity florals… I’ve been in the market for a new fragrance for the past few weeks. My bottle of CK Euphoria just finished… (sigh) It’s so hard to pin down a new perfect fragrance! But hopefully Vera Wang Look could be the new scent for me 😉

    thanks chica!

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  135. Hi Karen! I just wanted to leave a comment to say please, please, please pick me! I adore Vera (I have a bottle of her original perfume) – and would love to win this! Thanks for organizing this wonderful giveaway! 🙂

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  140. After reading your review, I can’t wait to sniff it at the perfume counter although not sure if it’s in Canada yet! perfume elixir sounds very tempting, since it’s in pure form so I can understand the price and the signature!

    To tell the truth, I was into britney fantasy, sweety smell, but I still like, just that a lot of drugstore has similar celeb girly fragrance, so I’m ready to try something new. Oh, I smelled harajuku girls perfume, but my fav was angel. I also like vera’s princess, but I havent shelled out bucks for it yet, waiting for sale!

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  141. holy cow, what an awesome give away! I check your blog loyally everyday anyway, but I did finally sign up for the subscribtion. You are my first! LOL.

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  144. Wow, I’d love to win this. I love all of Vera Wang’s perfumes, and this sounds especially nice, since I’m also partial to anything with some citrus in it.

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  155. i am looking for a new fragrance. you gave a pretty good description of this scent and it sounds like something i might like!

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  159. Hey Karen, i love the way u describe every scent from the moment u spray it on, to during, fading, and end. u will make a good spokesperson for advertising it lol

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  162. i have really enjoyed subscribing to your blog. i used to be a makeup artist, and even though i’m not in the biz anymore, i still try to keep up with everything. i’ll leave you with one of my favorite sayings………there IS hope in a bottle!

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  165. When I smell something beautiful and yummy, I can’t help but to sniff my wrists as well. I don’t own a bottle of Vera Wang’s perfume, but my sister is in love with all of her fragrances. I love sweet smelling perfumes, but I love daringly, sexy and mature scents even more. So, I’d love to own a bottle of Vera Wang’s “LOOK!” The description of it sounds awesome.

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