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

Win a $50 Sephora eGift card from Makeup and Beauty Blog

Rise and shine, morning glory. Before we get to the giveaway, I gotta talk about Drive! El Hub and I caught a late showing last night, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since.

In Drive, Ryan Gosling tears. It. Up. Boy is so bad@ss as a getaway driver with a heart of gold that he makes me want to drive to Trader Joe’s right now really, really fast, sitting down low in the driver’s seat with my collar turned up, a pair of black leather driving gloves on my hands and mirror-finish shades.

Strong and silent describe Ryan’s unnamed character in the film, and that’s what I think it is, too, a film. This ain’t no cheesy popcorn flick. Ain’t no Fast and the Furious knockoff. It’s a movie muscle car, part ’70s heist caper, part ’80s art-house picture, part hopeless romance meets man-in-peril at a NASCAR race.

I loved it! I’d never heard of the director, Nicolas Winding Refn, before, but it’s as if he channeled the best parts of David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino (whom I usually don’t like) and Martin Scorsese. I can see the group of them meeting for peach cobbler and coffee at some old diner in L.A. one morning scribbling out the storyboard on little white napkins. Refn took all the best parts of The Notebook, Days of Thunder, Purple Rain, The Fugitive and Casino and combined them to make something pretty cool and different.

Okay, I’ll stop. Suffice it to say, watch it! Highly recommended, even though it is violent, and Ryan Gosling doesn’t show his tum. 🙁

In other news, it’s…

A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway!

Totally cool how we don’t even know Ryan’s character’s name in the movie. I don’t think they ever said it once.

Prize

  • One (1) Sephora eGift card containing $50 sent to the winner by email (international readers, you may opt to receive $50 sent by PayPal instead).

Rules

  • 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, how old were you when you got your driver’s license? Tell me about your first car. Do you like wearing sunglasses? Do you ever put on makeup while you’re driving (you can be honest; not judgment here) — 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 $50 eGift Card from Sephora! http://bit.ly/osKuDV

Terms and Conditions

  • The deadline to enter is Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 11:59PM (PT).
  • 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 of any country 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).
  • Sephora eGift Certificates can only be redeemed online and are not valid in stores or available for purchase or redemption in Canada. International winners may opt to substitute the Sephora eGift card prize for $50 sent directly to their email address by PayPal instead.
  • 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

  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Danni! Congratulations, Danni! 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 actually 21 and don’t even have my learner’s permit! It’s awful – I took the test once when I was 16, and I failed, and just never got around to going back and doing it again. Luckily I live in cities where the transit is mostly reliable and I live close enough to downtown that I can walk many places, but it is kind of embarrassing that I can’t drive!

    But, I do love wearing sunglasses – every opportunity I get. As I tell my boyfriend, I just don’t like to squint!

    Thanks for holding the giveaway!

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  5. My hair it itchy but I can’t wash it because I need to wash it tomorrow to prepare it for the Japanese straightening process. I won’t wash two days in a row.

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  9. Ugh, I’ve had a nasty cold all week (took M, T, and F off . . . my kids felt so bad for me when I was at school W and R without a voice, but were SOOOO sweet). However, I also met a really wonderful guy last weekend. We were set up by the bride and groom at their wedding and really, really hit it off. Talked and texted for hours and hours this week 🙂 Yay! I’m all twitterpated 🙂

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  18. I love wearing sunglasses! I live in Sunny Southern California so I get to wear sunglasses pretty much all year. I want to buy a pair of aviator sunglasses next. They are classic and cool!

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  23. I was 20 when I got my license. I was a little old but I felt I wasnt ready before.

    So far this has been a bad month for me, my grandparents passed in September of 04 and my turtle of 11 years passed away on Monday. No good times this month. 🙁

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  24. I was 16 when I got my license. On the second try. The first time I failed due to the parallel parking part. I cried and cried. Mom took me to the store and bought me two outfits to cheer me up.

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  27. I occasionally applied makeup on the bus, but once I dropped my shadow brush with only one eye done…now I get it done before I leave the house or wait until I get to work!

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  29. I was 17 when I got my driver’s license. I took driver’s ed, which was incredibly helpful (the thought of my mom teaching me how to drive sends shivers down my spine).

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  31. OMG, I have so many things I wanna get from sephora.
    But knowing this economy, Im gonna have to stick with drugstore
    things.
    But, I DO PUT ON MAKEUP IN THE CAR….haha, when im not
    driving. I think i do my makeup better in the car, maybe because I rush.
    And when im at home, i take my time and then mess up.

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  33. I’m 18, & still no license! Lol I’m a horrible driver but I always imagined myself being a great one! I forgot to slow down on speed bumbs & my turns are SO wide! Haha I guess it’s a good thing I don’t have my license yet!

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  34. I didn’t get my license until I was 23. I’ve still haven’t ever owned a car. I do most of my commuting by bike. I like it most of the time it just kinda sucks to have to ride a bike in the rain or with groceries.

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  35. i’m studying my butt of this weekend for a huge history test on monday! hopefully it’ll be worth it though 🙂 hope your weekend is more enjoyable than mine!!

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  41. Getting ready to shop for my birth day which is in Oct…and MBB is definitely giving me lotsa ideas to add to my shopping list 🙂

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  53. i went out to target this morning at 8am to buy sonia kashuk’s eye lash curler and a revlon super lustrous lippie in temptress…bet my boyfriend wasn’t too happy about that

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  54. I’ll be 23 next month and I still have not gotten my drivers licence lol.. i’m just scared and i don’t really like driving at all.

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  55. I love wearing sunglasses. Sometimes I put lipstick while I’m driving. 🙂 but only at red lights… does that make it any better?

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  57. So I saw Drive last night, too. I looked up why it was rated R before going (because I always do that, I don’t do highly sexual movies) and saw that it said “extreme violence.” After seeing it, I told the bf that I don’t understand where the “extreme” came from. Yeah, it was violent, but I feel like I’ve seen the same things on the Sopranos and it could have been much worse. He called me mentally ill and said he doesn’t understand why I could watch that, but can’t watch movies involving sex. It made me feel bad Karen 🙁 He was joking and did apologize, but still.

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  60. I’ll be 26 and I still don’t drive. I’m not sure I ever will… it depends on where I end up living in the future. It’s a bit of an inconvenience now, but I honestly don’t want the burdens of a car, insuring it, maintaining it, gas, etc.

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  63. I just saw Contagion last night and it was good. It was a little gross at first with all of the dying people but it got very good. And I like how it gets explained at the end. Very good movie! Hope you guys are having a great weekend 🙂

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  65. I just had to get my drivers license renewed last Wednesday the 14th because my B-Day will be on Tuesday the 20th, in which this G.C would be perfect 🙂

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  67. My middle name is TSUNAMI and I’m a Tongan/Samoan American. Growing up everyone in school weren’t exactly impressed by it but now at 26, there ain’t no shame in my game. Love my name!!! Now jst waiting for the boothang to let me have a kitty so she/he can ne my Tsunami.

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  68. I’m glad I’m not the only one who waited until she was a bit older — I waited until 18 even though in Alaska you can get your license at 16. I’m still not sure why I didn’t get it earlier… I guess it just didn’t seem that important since all my friends drove.

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  71. I’ve been dying to see Drive – I think affection for Ryan Gosling may (…MAY…) have surpassed my love for Ryan Reynolds. Although both Ryans are pretty darn cute!

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  76. I got my driver’s license about 17 days after I turned 16. I was so excited and I wanted it immediately because I was going to be the first person out of my group of friends to get their driver’s license and I wanted it just to be able to go wherever I wanted to. (:

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  84. I got my learner’s permit at the age of 19 its been almost two years later and i still havent attempted even learning how to drive i am terrified, cars are dangerous things if the wrong person is behind the wheel. Eventually ill get over that fear and i will learn how to properly drive- i hope that is soon because taking a bus to get to college 5 hours away from where i live is a pain!

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  85. I got my license immediately when I turned 16. Years later I dated a guy who didn’t drive, and we lived on opposite ends of a big, busy city. It sucked. That’s one relationship I was glad to see end!

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  87. i got my license when i was 16 1/2 and i only had to drive around the block and then drive back into my parking space. no parellel parking or 3 point turn or anything

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  88. I got my license when I was almost 16.5. I’m a little surprised I got it on the first try (not that I was bad–just not confident) but the tester kept getting phone calls she couldn’t ignore, so I guess she felt bad.

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  94. I first fell in love with Ryan Gosling when I was in 4th grade… many many years ago, when he was on Young Hercules on Fox Kids. You can watch all of the episodes on Hulu now, and it’s just as good now as it was when I was 10. Swoon.

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  97. I love wearing sunglasses. When I was growing up, the really small type were in fashion and looked horrible on me. I thought I’d never wear them. The huge sunglasses craze is the best thing that’s ever happened to my retinas.

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  100. I take the metro to work now, but I fully admit, in shame, that many dawns I applied foundation, eyeshadow, mascara and lipgloss at stop signs on the way to work. It was 5am and hardly no one on the road. But still..bad girl!!
    I am going to see Drive tonight..YAY

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  103. Have got my license when I was 24 and cannot drive now at 28 because I have very bad vision. I wear glasses and contact lenses all the time but still dont see everything:(

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  105. Love to win – made a wonderful egg salad today – delish – then to Sur La Tab & bought a LeCreuset gratin dish – every piece is on sale for 20 off – check it out.

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  106. I got my license when I was 17- here in AZ they don’t expire for something like 50 years (seriously!) but they made me get a new photo taken last month because mine was 12 years old (weird, right?). I definitely used your advice from awhile back in your license post but the contrast was so weird on the camera that I still look bad. Ah well. 🙁

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  114. I love sunglasses!! I can’t live without them! I have seizures and the polarized kind save me! I have Maui Jim’s in punchbowl! They’re great!

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  116. I almost always wear sunglasses outdoors, but it’s especially important in the summer. I wind up with a headache after 5 minutes of driving in the sun if I forget them. Also, as a side note, sunglasses w/o too dark a tint or just plain non-magnifying accessory glasses are GREAT when you’re peeling onions!

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  117. I got my license at 17.
    My first car was my grandpas buick that he left to me when he and my grandma passed away. He said it was mine so i could drive to school. 🙂

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  119. My Shih Tzu watches me put on my make up every morning. When I put my sunglasses on before I walk out the door, he wags his tail, jumps to his fave spot on the couch and gives me a “see ya later look”. 🙂

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  123. Seems like a film worth checking out! I was 18 when I got my license. I’m still an undergrad and I haven’t yet owned a car. I’m actually quite terrified of driving, but I’m going to start driving again so that I can get over that.

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  126. I lost my first car last year when I was rear ended. 🙁 It was a blue Honda and I loved it but now I have a Subaru that I love just as much.

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  128. Elderly Gent: “Where you being a putz, or did you drop that on purpose?”
    Me: “I dropped it on purpose, I needed both hands to dig the car keys out of my purse.”

    (I dropped a small bag of canned goods, he was the door greeter and my purse was HUGE!)

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  132. I got my license when I was 20. Why 20? Because a) i live in SF so there’s public transportation, b) someone always picked me up and dropped me off and c) because I let my permit expire…..twice! LOL only reason I got it finally was because I was going to college in the East Bay and taking Bart and public transportation was going to be like 2.5 hours EACH way! um ya no thanks hahaha

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  142. i still have no license! i’m lagging, but i admit: i put on mascara in the car (which can be disastrous if you mess up) when i dont have time haha!

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  146. I was 17 years and almost 9 months old when I got my license. It’s pretty easy to remember as my birthday is January 31 so anything under that is just counting. I’ve got it easy. 🙂

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  147. Sephora gift card? Best prize ever.

    To be honest, I really loathe Ryan Gosling for no particular reason, and didn’t really want to see Drive. However, I’m hearing SUCH good things about it, I think I might have to! I got my drivers license when I was 16, but after moving to California almost 2 years ago (!!!) I still don’t have my California driver’s license! Yikes!

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  148. So only a few people actually know this – but I failed my driver’s test when I was 16! 🙁 I turned left at a green light right in front of oncoming traffic! You should have seen the instructor brace himself. Yikes. I ended up getting it a year later. How did you do the first time?

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  156. I got my driver’s license when I turned 17. I love to wear sunglasses but I need to wear glasses and none of my sunglasses have prescription in them so I can’t wear them anymore:(

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  158. Having lived in NYC, I’m 28 and still don’t have my license! I definitely want to get it soon though, especially since I’ll be moving to CA (L.A. baby!) next year 🙂

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  160. I still don’t have a driver’s license. I keep renewing my learner’s permit every time it expires just so I have some form of photo ID in my wallet. Living near a big city though makes driving less of a necessity. I’m ok with taking trains and subways.

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  165. Thanks to the beautiful Jane Marie over at the Hairpin, I’ve started putting my bronzer on while wearing my sunglasses, which makes me look like “a rich lady who drive a convertible.”

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  167. I’ve only been reading this blog for a month or so, but it’s so helpful! I used to find buying makeup to be a bit overwhelming (so many choices! how much money should I spend!) but you take all the unknowns away! Thanks!
    Also, contests! I love contests!

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  170. I had a terrible driving test experience – the lady who was testing me kicked my car! (well my mom’s van) and then she failed me. She was awful. Luckily my second test went better and I’ve been driving ever since 🙂 – i heart you and your blog btw!

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  174. I was 16 and I had a 1982 Camaro. I also had (have?) a lead foot. BAD combo. 2 months after getting my license, I already had 3 tickets to my name. I can only hope my children do not inherit my penchant for speed!

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  179. i have a cold… literally can’t taste ANYTHING today. i even tried chocolate. today is the day i should have had all salads.

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  181. LOVE sunnies! I have this really awesome pair of tortoise shell folding wayfarers from Ray-Ban. Looking for some nice cat-eye ones now! 🙂

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  184. I have a pretty lengthy Sephora list! Hope you, Tabs and El Hub have a great weekend… I’m going to dinner and to the movies to see Straw Dogs with some girlfriends.

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  187. I hardly leave the house without sunglasses. They don’t have to be expensive just stylish. I wear them on sunny days even cloudy days. Just love sunglasses.

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  191. Okay, I confess, I have been known to put on lipstick or gloss occasionally while driving. But only a light neutral color that I can do without looking. So it’s really more about fumbling with the container than long-term visual distraction. That’s what long red lights are for, right? I have been known to put on the whole face in my car in the parking lot at work, though. Potentially embarrassing, but much safer!!

    Incidentally, PICK ME!! My Sephora list is probably too long for $50, but it would definitely make a dent.

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  193. My first car was a red Volkswagen Bug. I bought it for $1000 and had it for 20 years. How I loved that car! It took me across the country and I have such exciting and romantic memories about that little car! Ironically, my current car is a red Volkswagen. It’s not a bug but I love it as well!

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  194. I was 16 when I got my license. My first car was a Ford Escort {hello total “mom car”} but the feeling of that first bit of true freedom was the most amazing feeling. I would get in my car and just drive and drive listening to my angsty 1990’s music as loud as possible. Ah, to be young again. Now I drive a family car covered in pb&j crumbs with the latest copy of the Music Together cd playing….

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  197. I got my permit and license at 16. I did not study at all for the permit, thinking, ‘how hard could it possibly be?’ I passed the test by ONE question… Had I missed any more, I’d have failed. I haven’t forgotten what the guy there said that day.. “Do you always do everything by the skin of your teeth?” Needless to say I learned about pride that day..

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  205. I personally never thought Ryan Gosling was that great looking in The Notebook, but for some reason, the older he gets, the more sex appeal he seems to have!

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  206. I financed my first car with I was 18, nobody wanted to give me a loan…finally a small car dealership got me approved for 21.99 % interest rate, OUCH! But I payed it off last Janurary (21 then) I’m really proud of myself of that =)
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  208. Since I live in Manhattan–few of us drive. Ever. I do slap on makeup in the back of a cab sometimes; but rarely on the subway. I’m always fascinated to see women do their whole face on a subway without thinking twice. 🙂
    Thanks for the sweet giveaway!

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  210. my first car was a 1991 chevy lumina & it was a BEAST. it got a bit of body damage after a tornado & that made me want a new car. i would give anything to have that thing back! it was a boat of a car especially compared to the dodge shadow i got after that & the 2 door cavalier i have now. my lumina was red, ALWAYS started no matter what, four freaking doors (i hate getting out to let people in my car, haha). *le sigh*

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  214. i guess im not lucky when it comes to driving. lol. took mine a few months ago, didnt pass me cause he said i drive too slow. but i have to get my permit again this year and try again, oh dear, wish me luck! lol

    and i havent went to sephora for about 4 months now! can you believe that? lol i had to seriously stop spending as i needed to help my parents out with finances but its all good now 🙂 now i wish i can win so i can buy me some goodies!

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  215. I got my license at 16, but bought a car a few months before that. A Toyota 1988 hatchback. It looked like a roller skate and I put sooooo many miles on it in the two years it was functional.

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  216. I would love to have 15 min in Sephora to get as much as I want. Its interesting in that 10 years ago, I would have gone right to the makeup section. Now – I would go straight to the skin care section. The products are amazing. Good luck to everyone!

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  218. I’m going off to college in a week in busy busy Seattle (will be a freshman) and I’m taking my Chevy Silverado. I love it, but am scared of driving that thing through city traffic!

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  219. I believe I got my license when I was 16. For some reason, I was in no rush to get it at first and I went to driving school the summer before I took my test. My first car was a second-hand Plymouth my parents bought from my aunt and uncle. I do like to wear sunglasses because it’s almost always sunny where I live and I don’t like squinting with the sun blaring in my eyes. I never apply makeup while I’m driving. I might apply gloss when I’m stopped at a red light, that’s about it.

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  220. I got my license at 16 but had to drive my parents’ minivan (boo!) for the first couple of years. My first car was a used aqua-colored Saturn which was pretty reliable for college.

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  223. I was 19 when I got my license. My first car was a Mustang, which sadly went up in smoke 7 months after I bought it when it was in for repairs and the house next door to the service station caught fire. Don’t own a car now, my daughter lives with me and I use hers. PS, love TABS the cat.

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  230. I listened to a review of Drive this morning on NPR. It was complimentary but mentioned that there’s a lot of violence. I want to see the movie, but I don’t like violent movies so I haven’t decided whether I’m going to see it or not. Ryan Gosling is pretty amazing though!

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  233. I actually taught my older sister to drive. She was stubborn when my parents told her no that she couldn’t get it when she wanted it, so she never got it at all!

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  234. I drove for two and a half hours last night to the nearest Nordstrom that carries Guerlain to meet the national artist. It was totally worth it!

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  236. I got my license at 17. I had to, because that year our school lost so much funding that we couldn’t afford buses, and I lived pretty far away. My first car was a little Geo Metro. Slow and tiny as hell, but I loved it nonetheless. There are 6 kids in my family and my dad made it his life goal (or so I think) to get that car to make it through every kid. And it did. =)

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  241. I absolutely love my car, a 2008 Honda Fit, which is not the first car I ever got to drive but is MY first car and amazing. Gas mileage going super strong (just clocked 260+ miles for a less than 10 gallon tank including lots of traffic and highway parking/driving) and Nighthawk Del Toro, that’s his name, has soooo much more space than you realize in the back! I just used him to haul stuff during a move.
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  242. Saw Stray Dogs last night! I thought it was a great movie! LOVE Alexander Skarsgard!!! Might have to check out Drive. Sounds good too!

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  245. I put my makeup on in the car all the time when my husband is driving because I’m always running late, lol. When I’m driving I don’t except for the occasional lip gloss touch up while I’m stopped at a light. It freaks me out when I see women actually driving and putting on makeup at the same time.

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  248. I don’t put makeup on while driving, but I DO check it. Not sure that is so smart either. First car was an old Volvo wagon. I beat the crap out of it, poor car!!!

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  249. I have never put on makeup while driving because I would be that person who rear ended someone because I poked the mascara into my eye.

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  251. I am 18, don’t have my driver’s permit and don’t feel I need it. I live in NYC, there’s so much traffic in the city that you’d get to almost any destination by taking the subway.

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  253. It finally rained overnight in Dallas yesterday and the weather has been absolutely AWESOME today…enjoying HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL IN PLANO with my DAUGHTER 2DAY with weather like this it is so easy to go from AWESOME to PERFECT ;-)…

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  257. I failed my first driver’s test. I learned the hard way that you can’t just roll through STOP signs – no matter if that is how your mom taught you or not 🙁

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  259. I just got a new pait of sunglasses today. Man, sometimes it’s so hard to find a good pair. Thanks for the chance at a giveaway!

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  262. My first car was a 1976 Pinto. Awesome, I know. However, my friends (who had their own cars) always wanted me to drive. I guess it was so lame it was cool!

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  273. I started driving when I was 16 and it was the best thing EVER, now many many traffic jams later the metro is the best thing EVER lol 🙂

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  277. I was 20 when I got my license and so thankful to God because I got a nice instructor who could have failed me when I couldn’t paralel park but he let me continue the rest of the test.

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  281. I got my license when I was 17. I would do my hair and make-up in the car while driving. That was one thing my BFF said that I was a master at…putting mascara on while driving. Definitely not something I do now.

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  286. Haven’t drive in years, my response is too slow due to certain medications, so I try not to harm/kill other people… Were I live, in the city, it is not really in issue, but when we are in the Sates I sure feel handicapped and dependent!

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  287. I looked it up on IMDB and ryan doesn’t have a name in the movie! He’s credited as “driver” lol. Hmmm my first car was a dark blue 2003 VW jetta. I still have it too! 😉

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  289. I used to be able to text and drive (before it was illegal), but now I can barely text while simply standing. Wonder how that happened?

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  294. Aww…I haven’t been to movies in ages! That looks great. I did watch Ryan Gosling recently in a thriller on Netflix called All Good Things. It’s worth watching if you like crime dramas!

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  301. I just saw Drive tonight! It was alright, a little too much blood in it.. made me squirm. However, you can’t go wrong with Ryan Gosling.

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  302. I got my driver’s license when I was 27 because no-one in my Midwestern community had ever heard of a disabled person driving! I had to get permission from my city councilman because DMV was staffed by the political party that had won the last county election.My examiner was fat, bald and toothless. When I was recertified, the examiner apologized because there was no traffic. XXOO

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  320. Even if I didn’t like sunglasses, which I do, I’d have no choice but to wear them. I have very pale blue eyes that are very sensative to light and I even wear them on cloudy days because the glare can give me a fierce headache. One pet peeve about sunglasses: I cannot stand it when I get makeup on the very top of the lenses, like from above my eyebrows. Makes me nuts!

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  321. Another wonderful giveaway. Thank you so much. I was 17 when I got my drivers license. Couldn’t wait to get going. Unfortunately I had to borrow my Mother’s car for a long time. Drag!

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  328. I saw Drive tonight too! It was great, they got the perfect mood and so many great actors. I don’t really know where you’re getting the Tarantino though (I love him) – the hyper-violence?

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  329. Im 20 and with college and ALL the constant moving i’ve been doing i haven’t had a chance to get my driver’s license yet. D: I know it’s sad isn’t it? haha. Where I live thought I can pretty much walk anywhere or take the bus so it’s not much of a problem.

    It rained today down in texas finally in my area, we had not seen any rain in months and now it decided to pour for at least two or three hours the entire duration of my saturday class, it was wonderful!!

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  332. I was 16 when i got my license, but I was eight when I started driving. We live on a lot of land and my parents would let me drive around the pasture all the time. Now looking back I can’t believe they let me do that. Good thing I was so tall for my age and could see over the steering wheel.

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  335. I finally went for my license this year and failed the driving portion of the test. 🙁 The tester said I drove too wild and needed more practice. Oh well, thankfully Chicago has great public transportation!!

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  343. I’m actually learning to drive right now (I’m 22). It’s a lot less stressful then I thought it was going to be; even parallel parking isn’t all that bad.

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  345. 16 or 17 when I got my license.

    First car was pretty bad, but my second car was really cool. I got it at a car action with my father.

    I ALWAYS wear sunglasses. Sun is so damaging.

    OMG, I used to be really bad about this, but have gotten better. Most of the time it’s just a “check”. If I have to touch up, it’s at a red light.

    Have a beatiful rest of the weekend!

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  348. For some reason, I can’t keep any type of lip gloss or lip treatment on my lips for more than 2 minutes. The feeling of anything on my lips disturbs me, and gives me chapped lips. I need to experiment with more lip products!

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  350. I wear sunglasses every time I go outside, even if it’s really dark and cloudy, to the point of getting made fun of for it. My eyes are really sensitive and I tear up if I don’t!

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  358. I bought the tarte aqua gel liner @ sephora today….awesome color payoff, but the formula sucks…the tip kept breaking on me…def going back!

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  359. Haay GURR! Happy Saturday 🙂 I do like wearing sunglasses, especially if they cover almost up to my eyebrows. You can spy on people and they can never tell 😉 Also, they protect the delicate skin around the eyes, which we all want to preserve!

    The only makeup that goes down in my car is a quick lipstick/lipgloss application. I’m not one of those girls who can put on their entire warpaint in the tiny car mirror, one eye half watching the stop light to make sure you’re not holding up traffic behind you. It’s too nerve wracking! I need my time, and all my proper brushes on hand.

    Thanks for the giveaway lovely!

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  362. I miss the city where one can take a public transportation everywhere and just daydream, when someone else is driving…..instead of sitting in fl traffic and having to be alert constantly because people think that blinker is just an unnecessary accessoery……use ur blinkers peopleeeeee!

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  366. I am to afraid of putting makeup while driving the only thing I put on is lipstick which I think anyone is able to do while driving.

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  370. I watched Drive last night, AMAZING!
    Ryan Gosling was just, speechlessly hot. And, I noticed that his name was Doc, during the ending credits. His character was just amazingly sexy. I can’t wait to meet a man like that, minus the violence.

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  371. Well, I feel like a loser cuz I got my license at 19! And so many others said 16, 17! I had strict parents, what can I say? Thanks for the good movie review, sounds good! Here’s hopin for a gift card from Sephora!!!!!

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  373. I live in Los Angeles county. It take me about 1.5 hours to drive 30 miles to work in the morning. I hate it! I wish I had one of those stickers the govt. was giving away to people who purchased a hybrid car. It would make my life much less stressful.

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  376. Hi Karen! Well, I was 16 when I got my license. My first car was a Nissan Sentra and it was green/teal. I loved it! I thought I was so cool! =) The one makeup move that I’m usually completing in my car is my mascara! I think it’s a really common makeup task to be done in the car! =) Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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  380. I totally put on makeup while driving if I didn’t have enough time to do it before going out the door…but I make myself feel better by reminding myself that I only do it when I’m at a red light.

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  386. I check the site daily and love your reviews. This giveaway is the cherry on top! Thank you so much for your dedication, your site is amazing!

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  387. I was never a big sunglass fan.. probably because I couldn’t find a pair that suited me.. but about two weeks ago, Rayban had a huge sale! My husband and I picked up a pair each and I now wear them everywhere! I am a major sunglass fan now! lol

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  399. I was 16. Long story short in regards to my first car: it was supposed to have been a ’78 mustang but when that got totaled while parked in the school lot, it ended up being an original mini-van. It turned out to be a good thing though since I was the first of my friends to drive and I could haul a whole group with me.

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  405. I got my license when I was 21. I went away to college at 17 to a city where I didn’t need to drive to get around, so when I moved back to my hometown afterwards, that was when I needed to get around.

    I still have my first car, a 98 Stratus. I got it with very low mileage, and it’s still in rather good condition!

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  408. Hey there! So I stopped self tanning and had to get color matched at MAC for foundation. I was soo shocked when I found out I’m now NC15! Wooo I’m soo pale right now! 😛

    A lot of people are cruel to people who are fairer skinned but I love my new look! I’m glad my foundation matches me and I’m not orange like so many others (you’re gorgeous, Karen! Not you!!) I hope I win this contest so I can buy some new makeup that actually suits me.. I was NC35 for sooo long!! XOXO

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  409. I want to wear sunglasses but I just can’t cuz I have a small nose. I’m an Asian so you prolly know what kind of Asian I look like. I wasn’t blessed like others that has tall nose. I envy those people, but that’s life, you can’t have anything you want. I should be contented with what God gave me. 🙂

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  413. After two days of relaxation and fun with my boyfriend, I’m not looking forward to diving back into the usual mire of work awaiting me. Ugh. 🙁

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  414. I saw Drive on Friday and was covering my eye half the the time (I’m a baby when it comes to violence). I loved Christina Hendricks’ character, btw. Can’t wait for Ides of March!

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  429. I’m 23 and I still don’t have my license. Public transit is pretty good here, so I just haven’t felt the need I guess.

    I’ll only put lip stuff on in the car, even as a passenger. All the horror stories and whatnot mean that I won’t go anywhere near my eyes in a moving vehicle, haha 🙂

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  433. The only makeup I put on while in my car is my chapstick but I usually can’t find it or do not have it on me so that usually does not happen.

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  434. living in Hawaii makes it mandatory to be a huge sunglasses fan. Before moving here I used to only buy cheap ones from Ross or Marshals, but after coming here I had to switch to polarized ones because I was always around the water and started getting headaches all the time. Now I can’t live without my Maui Jims!

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  436. OMG! Im so upset with ULTA. I placed an order with them and UPS says they delivered it; however they didn’t. It is lost. UPS told me to call ULTA cuz they’re not responsible! ULTA told me they’re not responsible either and to call my credit card company. ULTA has the worst customer service I have ever received. Be warned if you ever buy from them and your package is lost. No one will take responsibility. I WILL NEVER buy from them again! Ugh. I’m so angry. 🙁

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  441. I got married at the age of 18, and now my fifth year anniversary is in November. What can I say? We are pretty awesome like that.

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  443. I bought and paid off my first car by the time I was 19. It was brand new too. Good thing I didn’t start my make up collection until a year later or I’d still be paying it off now. lol!

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  445. i’ve been wanting to go see drive, but my hubs thinks it will be awful. i tell him, its jam packed of action! (and whisper, i have to stare at ryan gosling for 2 hours!) lol

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  453. I was 16 when I got my license. My first car was an Oldsmobile! I wanted something suited for a younger crowd, but I guess you cant be too upset when you find a car with a giant bow on it in the driveway on Christmas morning. 🙂

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  465. Hola, I used to Put On makeup while driving when I was younger but not anymore. Now that I’m a mother and a wife I’m more careful.

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  466. I’ve been saving to start my own business so the only makeup I’ve bought recently was a much-needed new powder compact. But I’m close to opening—I’ve been waiting so long for this!

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  468. I had a wonderful birthday today! Last night just when I was preparing to go to bed, my husband came with bowls of my favourite Spumoni ice cream and red champagne. Today as soon as I got out of bed he gave me a huge rose, a perfect one 6” across from our garden, laced with jasmine. Later we went for lunch at the Montage, a five star hotel. http://www.montagehotels.com/ Everyone knew my husband there, from the waiters to the manager to the chef! The chef prepared a special meal for us and came to our table himself. The manager Daniel came to our table several times to wish me. We started with a shrimp cocktail, followed by an organic tomato and goat cheese vinaigrette and then I had the veal schnitzel with egg and hubby had the kobe beef sandwich. The final round up was a chocolate cake with raspberries drizzled with coulis. We both had some Chardonnay. It was a beautiful day, the ocean looked lovely as it does every day from my house. My birthday gift was a pair of 15 carats diamond hoops. Loving life!

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  470. I do put on lipgloss while driving, but I don’t even need a mirror to do that, ha ha. Years of habit without looking.

    Thanks for the giveaway. Sephora………..the mother ship!

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  478. My first car and I are still together. Her name is Sascha and she’s a beautiful 2007 Ford Mustang with racing stripes. I’m thinking about having her painted pink to match one of my favorite bright pink lipsticks…

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  484. This is the perfect giveaway for me – I’m a long-time beauty junkie at an engineering university in a small town, where the amount of women:men is so small that the only place to get makeup is at Wal-Mart. When Sephora lowered their free shipping from $75 to $50 I literally whooped out loud!

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  490. i dont have my drivers license, i practised once and im terrified (not automatic, with stick) but i can totally see myself with some hot sun glasses cruisin’ downtown hahaha

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  494. My first car was a 1980 beige Toyota Celica 2-door hatchback… which I ended up having to push when it stalled the first day I drove it to school!

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  501. I have a few cheap pairs of sunglasses, but they aren’t all the comfortable. I’d love to find a great fitting affordable pair…but then I can’t trust myself not to lose them!! 😉

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  506. that movie looks so cool and i like violent movies 😀 I don’t care about shallow stuff like his abs :)) he looks cute here tho but OH NO, CH! I’m sick of her boobs everywhere :))

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  507. I put make-up on while I’m driving practically every morning! I have become a pro! 😀 Apart from a few minor incidents like spilling mascara on a white shirt… LOL!

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  508. How old were you when you got your driver’s license?
    I was 18. It was the summer between high school and college.
    Tell me about your first car.
    I still own it! I got it second-hand from my dad when I was 20. It’s the only car that I’ve ever owned. Had it for 9 years. It’s kind of falling apart now, but I can’t afford to get a new one (even used).
    Do you like wearing sunglasses?
    I see them as more of a necessity. I’ll wear them if it’s really sunny outside. I’ll also wear them if I’m on the computer for a while and the screen brightness starts making my eyes ache (my husband thinks this is ridiculous).
    Do you ever put on makeup while you’re driving?
    Good lord, no. I don’t want to die or kill someone else!

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