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Two Ways to Win the New Too Faced Primed & Poreless Bronze Tint Skin Smoothing Face Primer (a $30 Value)

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

It’s a makeup triple threat! The new Too Faced Primed & Poreless Bronze Tint face primer doesn’t just sing, dance and act put pores and imperfections into stealth mode, it also gives the skin a warm, bronzy glow while keeping the sun’s damaging rays at bay with the power of SPF 20.

Too Faced developed it to work with as many different skin tones as possible (and it seems to deliver pretty well on that), so gals from every color of the rainbow could rock it.

Which brings us to the purpose of this morning’s post…

Are you ready for another giveaway? 🙂

A Makeup and Beauty Blog Giveaway!

  • 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 often do you wear a face primer? What were your favorite TV shows when you were a kid? What’s your idea of a dream vacation? What do you have on your desk right now? — you get the picture!
  • Second, you can enter by following me on twitter Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:
    • Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win Too Faced Primed & Poreless Bronze Tint Skin Smoothing Face Primer (a $30 Value) http://bit.ly/iM57VW

  • The deadline to enter is Friday, May 13, 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).
  • 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. Oh, and if you haven’t already entered to win yesterday’s giveaway for all four Urban Decay Primer Potions, you have until 11:59PM Pacific Time Thursday night (tonight). Pacific Time because that’s where Tabs and I live. 🙂

  • WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winner is Allison! Congratulations, Allison! 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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  4. I like Too Faced Shadow Insurance, but I haven’t tried the other primers, yet. I’d like to give it a go and see what they can do. The Too Faced Shadows . . . TO DIE FOR!

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  6. Hi Karen! I wear primer as little as I can bear. I love that stuff but damn it is expensive! I’m a college student and unfortunately my budget does not allow for buying a $30 tube of primer every few months.

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  9. What an awesome giveaway! I’m in need of a new primer; currently using maybelline one and its running out. I literally am squeezing the tube to get all the goodness out every morning lol
    Thanks Karen!
    xxxo, Vanessa

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  10. Yeehaw. Haven’t had a chance to try any too faced products yet. Been wanting to get my hands on the chocolate soleil.

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  11. I wear face primer pretty much every day!! I would be so excited to have the opportunity to try this one 🙂

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  15. This one really interests me. I haven’t tried many face primers (I’m stuck on my Monistat gel) but it would be nice to give one a whirl!

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  16. I don’t own any face primer so I would love to try one for the first time and see the difference it makes in my makeup 🙂

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  18. Thank you for the giveaway!! And I’ve recently started using primer everyday on my face (have been using UDPP for years though)

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  20. Whenever my friends or I are having a bad day, we like to play Anywhere But Here via text to cheer ourselves up. Try it, it’s fun!

    My ABH are usually broadly similar – I’m flexible on location but somewhere where I can have a comfy sunbed with a parasol, on a white sandy beach, and I can lie reading a good book, all warm and listening to the waves of the turquoise blue sea lapping on the shore. From time to time I might look up from my book to take a sip of a fruity concoction or to have a treatment in the petal-strewn, outdoor spa.

    Sigh!

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  21. I used Estee Lauder Idealist Pore Minimizing Skin Refinisher for the first time this morning. Looks and works great for me!

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  30. I don’t have a twitter (my Tweets, I feel, may put people to sleep. However! I do have a big obsession with makeup and would love the chance to win this primer.

    as an extremely pale girl, I love any sort of bronzing makeup. I’d appreciate the win! And you would too, as my white skin needs a glow so as to not kind people.

    Thanks!

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  39. oooo primer/bronzer all in one?!?! I’d love to try it! Thanks for giving us such great tips Karen 🙂

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  40. I usually only wear a face primer, when I’m wearing full on makeup for special occasions. But I hear some primers are good to wear alone for everyday.

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  41. This is perfect. I have been playing around with bronzers and primers lately. Never thought about doing it all in one step. I hope I win!

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  44. I’ve just started getting into using primer on my face, but I’ve always used it for my eyes. But I’ve always put some kind of SPF on my face during the sunny days so this may just take care of extra steps I may not want to do in a hurry.

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  46. hello from Greece
    I Discovered your blog 3 days ago and I can’t stop reading it ……. and order products that you recomend. you are great….

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  52. I use the clinique one but not sure I see a big difference with it. I don’t think I’m going back for another tube one I run out!

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  56. My idea of a dream vacay is travelling all over Europe with my hubby….and next week that dream comes true!!!

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  57. yes! i have paper-white skin, and i dont tan, i freckle, so to avoid freckles, i use clinique for sunscreen and the lightest shade of sheer to tint my skin to a glowy pale porcelain beige. i need to try this new stuff :))

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  64. I’ve never tried a face primer before, it would be a great opportunity to try it. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  65. My dream vacation isn’t about where, but with who. I want to go somewhere with my best friends and do whatever there is to do where we go. I just love being with the people closest to me, seeing new places and trying new things… Lying on the beach is relaxing, but not very memorable. I want to see everything the world has to offer, from the Taj Mahal to a small seaside town or maybe something in the mountains of Peru? Like I said, it’s not about where but who you go with and what you make of it 🙂

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  69. I use a MAC brand primer, I would love to try this Twofaced brand 🙂
    & unfortunately I don’t have a twitter 🙁

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  70. This primer looks great! I’m about to run out of the teeny tiny smashbox sample size that I’ve been using forever! I had a bunch of favourite tv shows as a child but my current favourite is sex and the city! My friend lent me the box set and I’ve been working my way through a couple of episodes every night. Gotta love it – girl power!

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  76. I’d have to say my absolute favorite TV show as a kid was Laverne and Shirley. I also loved Happy Days and Three’s Company!

    Thanks for the give aways!!

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  77. Woo hoo, today is my Friday so I am free after 5:30! Anyway, I like primer, but I’m often torn between all the things I think I SHOULD put on my face- sunscreen, self-tanner, moisturizer, primer, etc. Decisions, decisions. At least this would take care of 3 of my concerns at the same time….

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  81. Favorite show as a Kid was McGuiver. Loved that guy…and I still remember the very last episode about McGuivers kid who comes back. He’s just as crafty. I remember recording it on VHS and watching it over and over again cuz I loved that episode so much!

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  82. I just started following your blog last week and I looooove it! I’ve already bought a couple recommended things 🙂

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  83. I usually only wear a primer when I’m going to have makeup on for a long day ahead. Thanks for all these giveaways!

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  84. On my desk right now I have 2 EOS lip balms, a Dunder Mifflin stress ball and a stuffed Mucinex brand “booger” that I got at a medical conference.

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  86. how often do you wear a face primer? -on the weekends or when I want my skin especially smooth.
    What were your favorite TV shows when you were a kid? -Full House, Growing Pains, Family Matters, Who’s the Boss?
    What’s your idea of a dream vacation? -doesn’t matter where I go as long as it’s with fun and enjoyable people.
    What do you have on your desk right now? -2 books I bought in Kauai for my coffee table, napkins, notebook, and a diet snapple iced tea
    Nicole recently posted … New Flats

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  88. Holy moly another giveaway already!?! You’re awesome =) I usually only wear face primer when I’m really getting dolled up for something (wedding, big night out, etc.). However, eyelid primer is a must everyday, otherwise I’d have horrible creases on my lids by lunch time.

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  92. I current;y wear a face primer everyday that I wear makeup. I am using Benefit’s That Gal but would like to try something new!

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  98. I’ve never tried Too Faced products yet….but would love to 🙂 The face primers I’ve tried so far make me break out. Still searching for the right one, though. Love your blog Karen….thank you for all the great giveaways.

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  100. I use L’oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base. I use it everyday cause it fills in the nice little lines one gets at the age of 46 years young :0). It also keeps the makeup on my still extremely oily skin lasting more than 20 minutes. I’d love to try the Too Faced one though, it would be really nice to get a kiss of color and SPF along with doing it’s primer duties.
    Lisa S. recently posted … Life gets in your eyyyyyes! sung to the tune Smoke gets in your eyes

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  103. I think primer is a must, I go for the drugstore brands myself. Right now I’m really into Hard Candy’s primer, it’s super smooth and almost gel-like.

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  107. Ideal vacay would be anywhere were there is a beach and and lots of cool things to discover, I love adventure and trying new things 🙂
    Im at work right now and I have Life brand Papaya Guava Lotion to my right and a purple Travel mug holding very yummyIsland Mango and Peach White tea! Mmmmm I love me some tea 🙂

    Hope your having a great day!

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  109. If I ever, by crazy chance, ended up stranded on a glamorous deserted island I imagine this would be my must-have product….

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  110. I’d love to win this one, i’ve become a primer whore. there’s no way back. haven’t tested this one tho.

    Kisses from Brazil.

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  114. My favorite childhood show was definitely I Love Lucy–I spent so many afternoons with my sister and mom watching that show!

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  117. i’m on the hunt for the perfect bathing suit for this summer.. i found a bunch but now i can’t makeup my mind lol.

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  118. I’ve never tried a face primer before. This sounds like one of those products that once I try, I won’t be able to live without it!

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  120. Sounds like the perfect primer for summer!! ahhh I wish summer would come already…. Pretty jealous of your beach pictures! Its rainy and gross in Vancouver…

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  121. I’m planning to go for a run … get back into shape for the summer months. Mind you, its planning and not actually doing ahaha 🙂

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  122. I’m so into primers right now! They’re my new obsession. So far I’ve tried the Stila One Step Primer which is great because it has the three different tints to help cover any discoloration issue. And I’ve also tried the Bare Escentuals Prime Time Primer. I think Ilike this one better as an actual primer because it leaves the skin silky smooth and ready for make up. I’d love a chance to try a tined version! And I’m an SPF junkie!!
    Thanks!

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  131. Some days if I remember, I’ll pat on BB’s Vitamin Enriched Face Base…it smells so lovely and helps my foundation apply smoothly. Love

    Thanks, Lisa

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  137. Such great giveaways this week! I’m a face primer addict as of a few months ago. I’m not sure what I ever did without it– I used to have oil slick within two hours of putting on my foundation, and no foundation left within four hours. I’d love to try this one!

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  138. I would LOVE this primer as I’ve recently run out of primer! I’m on a sugar rush because I just bought a bunch of nostalgic candy! 🙂

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  140. I wear a face primer almost every day. Shoot, there’s not too many things I don’t prime before applying makeup.

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  146. i wear face prime almost every single day until i ran out 🙁 and this bronze primer is terrific for summer!! thank you soo much!

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  149. I’ve never tried face primer. My makeup lasts well enough in the winter, and i tend to give up on more than mascara in summer because it melts off

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  150. On my desk right now is my empty water bottle! Need to take a break from my google reader to get some more! (:

    – rachel

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  163. I am having my lawn landscaped today. I wear primer as often as I wear foundation usually. I have been dying to try this primer but have so many I need to use up. This promises to be phenomenal.

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  168. This almost sounds too good to be true…and I’d love to put it to the test! Coming over to your blog reminded me that I need to have another mango and cream bar :D. Thanks Karen.

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  169. It’s really sunny and worm out side. I really wish I’m not at my desk working. We don’t get too much sun here in Seattle. Sunny days should be declared as a holiday!

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  171. I’ve been on a Young Adult fiction kick lately! Mostly dystopias and contemporary romance. I got hooked on YA fiction when I read The Hunger Games trilogy a month or two ago. Now I’m eagerly anticipating Divergent by Veronica Roth. I almost succumbed to buying Divergent from Amazon, but I restrained myself by being one of the first patrons to request it from the library.

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  174. I have never bought a real face primer before! I use Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder-Gel. It works, but I’m sure if anyone took a peek in my makeup collection they would be very confused.

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  175. I wear primer everyday. I alternate between Sephora’s primer and the Dior Matte Skin Perfecter. Dior is so expensive, but it seems to work so well that I can’t help but love it.

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  178. I wear face primer everyday, because my skin is so oily and my pores are large. My idea of a perfec vacation is being with my family and my beloved hubby, my three fat cats and a lot of time to spent!

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  179. Oh man, I loved Pee-Wee’s Playhouse growing up. I would say that was my favorite show, but as an 8 year old, I also loved reruns of Three’s Company.

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  180. My desk is full of stuff. One neat thing: a My Little Pony that’s been redecorated to be a Dance Dance Revolution pony. Got it off of Etsy! =)

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  182. I wear primer everyday!! I’ve recently received a sample of this primer from sephora and have used it all up already it’s great! (esp since I have huge pores : / )

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  187. hi miss karen, i have not tried this primer yet because it is too expensive! and i usually use BB creams, only the cheaper ones though, hope i win this giveaway! have a nice day!

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  190. I use primer whenever I’m going out on a date with the hubby, but I’ve started using Sam’s tip and buying the Monistat gel. So far it works just as well as my old Smashbox one, $6 is certainly cheaper then $32!

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  194. oh, i wanna try this primer! i usually don’t use primer, i just use powder since i am always rushing to go to the hospital!

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  195. I love your vibrant personality, Karen. And tonight, I will miss you and the blog because I need to undergo a sleep study. So, thanks for the giveaway and the chance!

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  196. I never knew one could look so fabulous wearing make up, regardless of age, and look so flawless until I was introduced to the world of primers. My first face primer and the one I still use most often is Prescriptives Primer. However, I’m not sure anything can compare to Urban Decay. And with all the different varieties of primers available, you can create all different flawless looks. I don’t know what I would do without my primer. It’s the one make up must have that keeps me looking 29 plus forever! Thanks for another great giveaway!

    Diane K.
    kleimanlaw at aol dot com

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  202. I’ve just started using Too Faced’s regular face primer and I <3 it. So I'd love to try the bronze tint one. 🙂

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  203. I’m a newbie to primer. Honestly i can’t tell if it helps the staying power or not, but it feels great on my face! I’ve only used the Korres face primer and like it so far.

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  207. I enjoy using a primer first….especially since I mainly use MAC Full Coverage foundation, it seems to spread/blend MUCH easier on the skin if I have a primer down first. I am excited to try one from another brand.

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  208. What were your favorite TV shows when you were a kid?

    Oh wow, so many. Fraggle Rock, Muppet Babies, Clarissa Explains It All were probably the best. But, um, surely I can’t be the only one here who’s hooked on the modern My Little Pony Friendship is Magic show? Despite being a supposed adult?

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  222. Great giveaway! I have tan/olive skin – so I’ve always wondered how a bronzer would work with my skin. I don’t know where to start experimenting 😛

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  229. I would like to try this product. Thank you for the give away. Right now I am using CoverGirl & Olay face primer.

    Have a wonderful evening everyone! BTW……. it’s almost FRIDAY!!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  232. With a bronze tint this will be perfect for the summer and the beach vacations planned in the next few months. I love the shawdow insurance and can’t live without it daily to keep the creasing at bay coupled with pigment intensity. The only thing that would make the primer better is to have a conceler along with it.

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  239. The primer I use is the UD one.. (purple tube) use to wear it alot before.. but not as much now.. It’s amazing though! (:

    ahh I want to try this one though! 😀 awesome!

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  240. I wear primer every time I wear foundation, which is pretty much everyday! I love Too Faced products, but haven’t gotten around to trying their primer yet! Thanks for the chance!!

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  242. I just tried Clinique Pore Minimizer Instant Perfector and like it…Too Faced Primer sounds perfect!!

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  243. Ohhh yey! I never wear primer 🙁 I mean, I know they work but I find myself rushing in the morning I forget about them! bad, bad, bad me. But I will change! I will! I will!

    katch05 at gmail dot com

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  244. I’m all about the primers! Face primer, eyeshadow primer, lip primer…can’t get enough. What a brilliant invention.

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  245. One of my favorite shows when I was a kid was Rocko’s Modern Life…well I just got Netflix and saw it was on there…I watched about 5 minutes of the episode and was extremely creeped out! How much you didn’t see as a kid that you now see as an adult….

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  249. Hmm … I wonder if it would work on my NC15 skin? When I was little I was a massive girly-girl and loved Jem! I had the doll and her earrings would light up – loved it!

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  255. Primer is usually reserved for the weekends, when I go out. I’m too lazy to add another step to my weekday beauty routine!

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  258. I MUST wear a face primer everyday or else it just runs off my face like water. And this would be great anyway since I’m running out. 😉

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  259. I used to not wear face primer, but I always wear it now! I never realized what a huge difference it really made in making my concealer go on smoothly until recently.

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  260. Always on the lookout for a primer that will keep makeup on my super oily skin without breaking me out. The added SPF sounds nice too.

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  261. just tried out zumba for the first time. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! if you’re looking for an intense, yet fun cardio workout, this is it!

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  263. The only primers I’ve ever used were slimey and disgusting; they made my foundation blotchy and thick!

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  265. My favorite TV shows were Ren and Stimpy, Angry Beavers, Doug, Hey Arnold, I could go on and on!

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  270. Thanks for a great giveaway… I love primers and trying all different types.. still on the search for a good one for my oily skin 😉

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  277. i usually only wear primers, when i know im going out for a super long time, or when its really hot outside… or when i know i will be taking photos (special events?)

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  286. I figured i would comment about something relevant. i would really love to win this primer! i think i could wear it alone with some powder and it would kind of work as a tinted moisturizer but without the moisturizer if that makes sense ? haha, but i would love to actually win a giveaway for one. thanks for hosting this giveaway btw ! C:

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  287. I wear primer daily but still haven’t found my HG yet 🙁 I tweeted, too! 🙂 good luck everyone!

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  290. I’ve only ever used Smashbox’s photofinish primer, but I could never get the coverage light enough, so it didn’t wear well with foundation on top.

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  291. i do use primer once in a while, but i haven’t found THE product for me – so maybe this too faced one might be it!
    i love reading your blog soo much and enjoy coming here almost every day – keep up with being so wonderful willya 🙂

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  292. My dream vacation would have to involve TONS of stuff planned. Doesn’t matter where it is, but I can’t stand just lazing around on a beach all day without having somthing to do :p I get homesick too easily and need to be knocked out from exhaustion or else I have too much time at night to get homesick.

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  295. I’ve never used a primer when doing my makeup before, but having been wanting to lately!! Hope I get the chance to win this one!

    <3 Aida

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  300. I never wore a face primer, I’m a newbie with makeup so this blog has been very helpful! Thank you for all the reviews! I wouldn’t know what to choose otherwise!

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  305. I just switched to the Korres anti-aging face primer, and while I’m not convinced it’s actually doing anything for me, I absolutely adore the scent!

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  306. I loved Nickelodeon as a kid, so I watched Doug, Rugrats, etc. and any of the game shows like Legends of the Hidden Temple and Guts. I remember watching Blue’s Clues too when I really really young.
    Lindsay B recently posted … Close call

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  314. i have oily skin and the weather where i’m at is very humid so i always make it a point to wear primer.

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  318. I have never used a primer, but have always wanted to try one. This seems like it would be a really fun one to try!! Have a great weekend everyone!! Karen- thank you for your amazing blog!!

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  321. I wear primer almost every day under my laura mercier foundation! Today is a big day for me, My 4 year old is graduating pre-school today! happy but sad he is growing up way too fast!!

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  323. Today my ideal vacation would be St Petersburg in winter, it is a winter town…and I wear some kind of primer everyday. Thanks for the chance…

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  326. Have me a trial size of this and love, love, love it and that’s from the palest of the pale! Wearing it today. How is your Tabs? My beautiful kitties are happy to be able to go out on the deck now it’s warming up.

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  329. I have a bunch of textbooks on my desk right now…should be studying but i like procrastinating on this website =)

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  332. I’ve been planning on trying face primers.. I use an eye primer, but I wear a sunscreen that tends to double as a face primer, and I need to find a light layer one!

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  336. I got through phases with primer… I’ll swear by it for a couple months and then I’ll go months without it. I’m using Smashbox primer right now, and I love it! 🙂

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  342. i only wear a primer occasionally but the only one i have is the NARS one in a sample size, i NEED a new one 🙂

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  344. I’ve tried out primers, but none of them are amazing, so I don’t really wear any. It’s a bit of a shame.

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  347. I use the drug store primers underneath my foundation, but would love the chance to try a high end brand’s primer

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  348. I’ve been looking for the perfect primer, would love to try this out. I’m not even suppose to be reading this blog right now cause i’m swamped with finals and should be studying but i love your posts <3

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  351. This primer sounds pretty interesting. Definitely need to check out some reviews! I’m debating on whether i should try milk of magnesia again…. hmmm

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  358. Hi How are you? Hopefully doing great and enjoying your weekend to come! Well, I have heard a lot of positive comments about this primer. I currently am using Hard Candy Sheer Envy Perfecting Primer which I use before each make up application. It would be great to win and try this one out! Xo

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  359. Sigh…I have never used a primer, but I want to try one! I think it would work wonders for my makeup routine! As a kid, I loved Wishbone, Magic School Bus, and Little House on the Prairie. Talk about contradictions!

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  362. There were lots of TV shows I loved as a kid :D. A random bunch of Hungarian cartoons, then, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Clarissa Explains it All (well, basically any kind of old school Nickelodeon shows that were broadcasted in Hungary back then… Catdog, Hey Arnold, Rugrats, (Global) Guts, Aaahhh Real Monsters, Legends Of The Hidden Temple, Noah Knows Best, Rocko), some random Cartoon Network shows (like Dexter’s Laboratory, Cow & Chicken and stuff)… and quiz shows, any kind :D…

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  363. i love face primers, they make my oily T zone less oily and make foundation application much easier i tweeted too as @glossicious

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