Winners of My 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who entered!
I was really moved and became emotional at one point reading your New Year's Resolutions and comments. Some people really got personal and honest and I was so humbled by that. Thank you!

I wish I could give something to everyone who entered as it always makes me sad that I can't. T.T
But please don't feel discouraged if you didn't win. More opportunities will come in the future and believe me, the more giveaways you enter (not just mine), you will have a chance at winning something. :)

Here is the video announcing the winners. I would appreciate if you watch it since I also share my New Year's Resolution as well.


Now on to the winners.... drum roll please...
I wish I can do a drum roll on this blog post. lol
Btw, it took me a longg time compiling all the entries. I wanted this to be as fair as possible so that's what delayed me.

Blog/Twitter Winner:
Ahleessa

Facebook Winner:
kimcho5

YouTube (E.L.F. Prize Pack) Winners:
melodylinody
amoresarah

2nd Prize Winner:
ssusho

1st Prize Winner:
joanlovesjake

**Winners must send me a YouTube message or email me at iAMminky3 @ gmail . com with their name, shipping address, and (if you are under age of 18) if you received your parent's permission.**

Thank you again for entering and stay tuned for more!! <3

My Casual Birthday OOTD

Hello loves!

Thank you to those of you who wished me a happy birthday! I had a wonderful birthday and it was filled with laughter and joy. :)
I filmed an OOTD for my casual birthday outfit. I didn't dress up too extravagantly or anything because it was just a nice and relaxing dinner with my friends.

Plaid top/dress from A'gaci

Black leggings from Target

Booties from H&M (I realized that I couldn't get a good snapshot of the wedges. T.T)

My purse:

I love green. :)

Balenciaga Velo

I love Japanese food and we went to one of my favorite Japanese restaurants for my birthday.
I'm not much of a drinker, but my friends insisted that I exercise my right to order an alcoholic drink (since I turned 21 today) and so here was my drink.

and my entree for the dinner:

Salmon terriyaki with salad. The picture does not do it's justice! It was sooo tasty!

What a fantastic day! :)
Thank you for reading and watching!

Birthday Makeup Tutorial

Hello lovelies! :)

I finally filmed a video and a makeup tutorial today. I forgot how fun it is to film and make tutorials because it's been such a long time since I last made one.

Today's tutorial is a birthday makeup tutorial since tomorrow is my birthday (January 23)! ^o^

I thought it would be fun to try out a look (kind of like a practice) for my birthday tomorrow. I don't really have any extravagant plans but I am planning on going out to dinner with my friends tomorrow and possibly buying a drink (since I turn 21 tomorrow - legal drinking age in America. LOL).

The look I came up with is a smokey gold/bronze look that is slightly dramatic. I think it could be toned down or go heavier depending on personal preference. I love gold eyeshadows because they are somewhat neutral but flashy at the same time.

Here are some pictures I took:

Products used or mentioned in video:

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation in 003 Shell

MUFE Duo Mat Powder Foundation #201

N.Y.C. Kohl Brow/Eyeliner Pencil - Sable

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Urban Decay Naked Palette - Half Baked, Dark Horse, Creep, and Sin

MAC Eye Shadows - Blanc Type and Wood-Winked

MUFE Aqua Eyes 0L Black Liner

MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

Clinique High Impact Mascara

Ardell Duralash Flare Short Black Individual Lashes

Ardell Lash-Tite Adhesive

Sephora Sculpting Disk

EOS Lip Blam

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick - #070 Airy Fairy

HUGE 1 Year Blog/YouTube Anniversary Giveaway and New Channel

Hello!

I'm excited to finally announce my HUGE 1 Year Blog/YouTube Anniversary Giveaway.

I guess you could call this a Happy New Year's giveaway as well.

Everything is sponsored by me. :)

I would say that this is my biggest giveaway I've ever held so far. I'm happy to have collected these prizes and not only will I have 1 winner, or 2... but I will have 6 winners! :)

I'll show the prizes first:

First Place

1. Restoration Hardware Luxury Slippers (stuffed with real down feathers)

2. iTunes $15 giftcard

3. MAC Chromographic Pencil (from Cham Pale collection)

4. Lovely White Notebook

5. Photo album

6. Custom designed earrings made by my sister

7. Winter cute hat

8. E.L.F. (Eye Lips Face) Studio Lip Stain

More Pictures:

Pretty earrings made and designed by my sister.

Second Place

1. Dog Plush Doll from Bath and Body Works

2. Lovely White Notebook

3. Pacifica Body Butter from Sephora

4. E.L.F. Studio Lip Stain

5. Photo Album

4 Other Winners

2 Winners from YouTube comments or video responses or Blog Post

1 Winner from Facebook Page - MINKY3macaroons (iAMminky3)

1 Winner from Twitter or Blog Post

The Rules...

Everyone must be a YouTube subscriber, blog follower, or both (that would be great!)

I will be closely checking that everyone follows the rules.

Every entry will be carefully counted towards the giveaway.

YouTube

1. You must be a subscriber to my YouTube channel: MINKY3macaroons

2. You can enter only once a day. I will make sure that you keep this rule. More than one entries per day will result in comment disqualification.

3. To enter: Answer these 2 questions

-What are your New Year's Resolutions?

-What are you looking forward to for this new year?

4. Open to all my YouTube subscribers, including international subscribers!

5. If you are under the age of 18, you will need your parent's permission to enter. I will need to get your shipping address.

6. This giveaway ends on January 21, 2011 when I post (closed)
7. Favoriting and liking the video will give you another entry.

8. For extra chances of winning, post a video response video or slideshow. I prefer "live" videos, but if you choose not to show yourself through YouTube, then slideshow is fine.

-Answer the same questions like the comments' questions.

-Make sure to tell me that your video is for my giveaway and include my username: MINKY3macaroons

-Only video responses to this actual giveaway video counts. Make sure to let me know if your video has trouble being requested for video response.

-Video responses count as 20 entries!

Facebook Page

1. Please "LIKE" the page: HERE

2. Look for the post about my giveaway and comment below. I will post instructions on what to comment there.

3. Please introduce yourself if you would like or say hello! :) I like meeting new people and making new friends.

4. This is an awesome place to talk to you all since not everyone has a twitter, but most everyone has facebook (I'm assuming. ^o^)

Twitter

1. Be a twitter follower: iAMminky3

2. Say hello and let me know that you want to be entered via twitter for my giveaway.

3. RT my random posts about this giveaway and such throughout the next weeks that this giveaway is open.

4. All those will count as an entry toward the giveaway.

Blog

1. You must be a blog follower

2. Comment to this blog post about anything you would like. :) (Your New Year's resolution, your favorite 2010 memory, what you're looking forward to this year, etc.)

3. Make sure to include if you're a YouTube subscriber and let me know your username.

4. Also, make sure to include your blogspot address or something where I can track you! Plus, I love reading new blogs and this is a way for me to discover new blogs out there.

5. You may enter once a day.

6. If you would like to post about this giveaway on your blog, feel free to do so! :) It would actually be greatly appreciated. Just share the link for me and it will count as 5 entries.

Hope these rules are fairly simple!

I'm going to be busy taking care of all this, but I'm really excited and I hope you are too!

All winners must respond within 3 days after I announce the winners. I will try my best to announce the winners asap after January 21.  If a winner or winner(s) don't respond within 3 days, I will automatically choose new winners.

I will announce winners through my blog, facebook, twitter, and possibly YouTube.

Thank you for reading!

GOOD LUCK! xo

Goodbye from Mr. Big!

FOTD for my audition!

Here's the FOTD for my audition that I had today. I tried to keep my makeup very neutral. I tried my best to capture the colors with my webcam.

On my face today:

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Foundation in Classic Ivory 10

Rimmel Brow Pencil in Dark Brown

MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Half Baked (on my lid)

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in YDK (on my corners)

MAC Eyeshadow in Naked Lunch

MAC Blacktrack Fluidline

Makeup Forever Aqua Eyes Liner in 0L (black)

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara in black

Lioele Blooming Cushion Blusher in Peach

MAC Lazy Day Lipstick

Review of Foster Grant Sunglasses and Giveaway (Pic Heavy)

It's been sooo long! I haven't blogged for more than a month! Gasp!

I'm sorry everyone for being gone and not updating. Life has been crazy, yet again. To top that, I've been sick and also suffering from summer allergies.

This blog post and video is so overdue. I was very grateful to receive 5 wonderful pairs of sunglasses from Foster Grant and was planning on posting this long before, but I was internet-less for quite some time.



I was contacted by Foster Grant to review these sunglasses for the summer and also was given an opportunity to throw a giveaway for my readers/subscribers on youtube!

These glasses came well packaged and was wrapped nicely so none of the sunglasses came broken. What's nice about Foster Grant sunglasses is the quality and the amazing prices! I was very impressed by how sturdy they were and they don't feel cheap at all. I don't really like wearing super cheap sunglasses that seem like they'll break after a few wears.  Also, these are excellent for the summer since it's 100% UVA protected.

I'll just jump into showing you the sunglasses they sent me.  Foster Grant sent me 2 pairs of aviator sunglasses.  Aviators are "in" for this summer and lots of celebrities are seen wearing them.  For many years up until now, the popular wayfarers were the "it" glasses, but aviators have slowly taken over again.

The first style they sent me were a pair of gold aviators called Madonna.

I usually have issues with sunglasses sliding down my nose and falling onto my cheek bones because of the structure of my nose. I don't really have a prominent nose bride. What's nice about these aviators is that they seem to work with my nose really well and don't fall down onto my face.

The next pair of aviators that they sent me were white ones called Wireless.

The stock photo shows a purple one, but the ones they sent me were white in the same style.

These aviators are slightly larger than the Madonna, so I do have a problem sometimes with the glasses hitting my cheekbones or sliding down. However, I still like the style and usually the sliding down issue isn't that big of a problem.

The next sunglasses that they sent me were fashion glasses called Plaid. The design is very pretty because of the side plaid details of the glasses and the pretty purple colors.

These glasses are extremely comfortable as they aren't really round.  They have more of a streamlined look, but still super cute.  They also fit nicely above my nose.

The next pair of sunglasses are the unique-colored Safari.

What's cool about these glasses is the rhinestone details on the sides. These glasses are more rectangular shaped, which I'm not the biggest fan of.  Also, they don't really fit my nose and face very well since it sits right on top of my cheek-bones, which is my least favorite when it comes to wearing shades.

I feel like the Safaris don't really flatter my face very much since I have a long, oval face.

The last pair of sunglasses that they sent me are probably my favorite out of the 5, aside from the aviators.  These sunglasses are called Milan.

Something about these shades make it feel as if they were high-end, designers sunglasses.  As you may be able to see in the stock photo, the side details are divine with a snake-skin-like pattern and square rhinestones embedded. They also fit my face nicely and don't fall down. They're actually a little on the tighter side, but that doesn't keep me away from wearing them.

Foster Grant is so generous and is sponsoring my giveaway to my readers/subscribers to my youtube channel!

There will be one random winner. :) The winner will be able to choose a pair of sunglasses.

Please read all the rules:

1. You must be a subscriber to my YouTube channel: iAMminky3

2. Go to the Foster Grant website: www.fostergrant.com and tell me which pair of sunglasses is your favorite! (Please, no Enter Me comments!)

3. You can enter only once a day. I will make sure that you keep this rule. More than one entries will result in comment disqualification.

4. Open to all my YouTube subscribers, including international subscribers!

5. If you are under the age of 18, you will need your parent's permission to enter. I will need to get your shipping address for Foster Grant to send you your prize.

6. This giveaway ends on July 24, 2010.

7. I will post the winner on my blog and will be announcing the winner hopefully via YouTube as well. Also, I will let you know through twitter. Follow me on twitter! :) @iAMminky3

Good luck and have fun!


Oh and if you have facebook, makes sure to like their facebook fanpage!
Foster Grant on Facebook

MAC "To the Beach" Collection Lazy Day Lipstick Giveaway

Exciting news everyone! I've been saving up my money and I finally bought some new prizes for my giveaways and this time there will be not one, but two winners. ^o^  I will be holding two giveaways: one for my YouTube subscribers & one for my blog or twitter followers.
The reason I'm holding these giveaways is to celebrate summer :) and to also just show my appreciation to those of you who have been so sweet and so supportive. Also, I'm almost at 400 subscribers for YouTube! Definitely exciting for me! :D

Both giveaway winners will receive a brand new lipstick from the new MAC "To the Beach" collection in the color 'Lazy Day' which is a lustre lipstick:

For the YouTube giveaway, please watch the entire video and read the rules:


1. You must be a subscriber. Please don't enter if you are planning to unsubscribe after the giveaway is over. It is not fair to my true friends and subscribers who have been so supportive to me.
2. Comment entries, but please NO "Enter Me" posts. Any enter me's will be resulted in disqualification and will not count.
3. To enter, ask me any random questions about myself, beauty related, etc.  This is for an upcoming Q&A video that I will be filming using some of the questions from this video.
***Please be appropriate though. Inappropriate questions will also result in disqualification.
4. Each entry must be a different question.  To avoid any spamming, each entry must be a separate and new question(s). (However, it's okay if you accidentally used the same question as someone else.)
5. If you are under the age of 18, you will need parent's permission to enter.
6. Giveaway ends June 6, 2010 when I "close" this video.
7. Open to international subscribers!
8. Winner will be posted on my blog on June 6, 2010. Please make sure to check my blog that day. (I may make a video announcing the winner. I'm still deciding if I should or not). The winners have exactly 2 days to contact me or I will generate new winners
9. Please don't bother with spamming out other comments because I will be able to see them all.



For my Blog and Twitter Followers:
Thank you to all of you who have been following me! I've been wanting to give back to you all for a long time and I'm glad that I found the chance.
If you are a twitter follower, blog follower, or both, simply comment on this blog post and like the YouTube giveaway, to enter, just ask me a random question about myself or a beauty question. This is also open to my international twitter and blog followers as well.
If you are a twitter follower, make sure to let me know your twitter username. Also, RT this message, which I will be posting on twitter:

RT: @iAMminky3 RT this for a chance to win the MAC To the Beach lipstick in Lazy Day giveaway. http://bit.ly/9nfV2O


I will keep track of all the retweets and they will all be included as an entry. So Retweet as many times you want! :)

**You must be a blog follower, a twitter follower, or both to enter. I know that many people don't have twitter, so I didn't want to exclude those. Also, please don't enter if you plan on unfollowing me after the giveaway. That isn't fair to the people who have been following me from the beginning. Twitter is a way where I can keep in touch with new friends I made and just keep you all updated on what's up in my life. My twitter username is: @iAMminky3.


Here are the swatches of MAC Lazy Day lipstick:

Good luck!

I hope this post wasn't too long, but I do hope that you will all enter and read all the rules. Also, be sure to check out my tutorial of the look I had in my giveaway video! Click here to go to the blog post.


Disclaimer: I purchased all the products in this video with my own money. I am not affiliated with the company represented and I am not being paid to make this video.

May Drugstore Haul & Update

Hello lovelies! <3

I've been so bad about updating my blog. T.T I'm soooo sorry!
However, I've decided to go back to filming again. I tried filming a tutorial today, but it didn't work out. I think I'm a little rusty again from my long break from youtube.

Here's a picture of the drugstore haul from my video:

To be honest though, I had a few more products that I wanted to include in my May drugstore haul video, but I didn't want to go over the 10 minute limit that I have. (oh and this was a collective haul. I didn't purchase everything from one trip.) Most of the products are skincare products.



Products included in my drugstore haul:
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Foundation

I will be doing a more in-depth review of this foundation in another blog post or video, so stay tuned for that!

Here's the foundation when opened. As you can see, there is no pump. :( 

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder

This powder is awesome, awesome, awesome! =)

I got this powder because of the many good ratings given by other gurus on YouTube. Knowing me, I had to go out and buy one myself so that I can try it. I am very impressed with this powder. It's silky smooth and doesn't make my face appear cakey at all!

The packaging is really interesting. The mirror swivels out from the bottom and has a sponge.

The top opens up to the powder. Pretty cool, right? ^o^

Loreal Studio Secrets Professional Magic Perfecting Base

I blogged about this a few posts back. Click here to read the blog post to learn more details about this product.

Burt's Bees Herbal Blemish Stick (contains tea tree oil)

I've been really curious about tea tree oil and to fulfill my curiosity, I'm putting it to a test. At the drugstore, they were selling tea tree oil, but I decided to get this product instead since some gurus swear by this product for battling break outs and acne. The Burt's Bees Herbal Blemish Stick contains all natural ingredients and not only does it contain tea tree oil, it contains willowbark extract, which is basically salycyllic acid.

Here are the ingredients inside this blemish stick.

So, I will be putting this product to the test and see if it work for me. One thing about tea tree oil is that it doesn't work for everyone. I will keep you all posted about this product and if it's successful, I will gladly give a few away. Keep on the lookout for future updates!

Oh and another thing... this product smells unpleasant in my taste. It smells like a mixture of herbs and black licorice. I'm not the biggest fan of licorice. The product also stings when it's applied.

The applicator is the rolling type. Not too sure about how sanitary it is, but I guess it's fine if you only use it on yourself.

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Liquid Daily Sunblock with SPF 55

This is much needed for the upcoming summer. I don't tan. I burn almost immediately because I'm so pale. I'm always on the lookout for great sunblock, but I hate applying the kind that's thick and leaves a white cast on the skin. It's so unflattering and makes me look ghostly white.

What I love about this sunscreen is that it is meant to be worn invisibly under makeup. The consistency is liquid and blends sheer into the skin.

This sunblock has become my HG product for summer. What's nice is that this can be applied all over the body as well.. not just for the face!

Thank you everyone for being so patient with me and those who are following me on twitter and my blog.

Your support is much appreciated! <3

oh and here are some random photos that I took while filming this video. ^o^
I think I was having too much fun with my new nerdy glasses!

Love,
Mindy