Movie Cash from Mike's Hard Lemonade

I just received an email from Mike's Hard Lemonade that I was a second place prize winner in their "A Good Day to Die Hard" Instant Win sweepstakes! The prize? Codes for $50 in Movie Cash! I guess my fiance and I will be seeing some movies in the near future. I'm thinking about checking out Oz the Great and Powerful in 3D. I'm definitely excited for this prize, I love movies (I spent 6 years working at a video store). This prize was unexpected - I didn't win anything during the instant win portion of the game but I lucked out with the second round! This just goes to show that those instant win games online can be worth it. I've entered a lot of contests like this without any success and had gotten to the point where I felt it was not worthwhile to continue entering but this recent win has changed my mind. So don't be discouraged - enter, enter, enter when you see contests and eventually you'll win something!

This movie looks amazing but the reviews haven't been the kindest. Getting to see it for free means I won't have to worry about whether I'm wasting my money or not. I can't wait!

L'Oreal Paris Healthy Look Creme Gloss Hair Color

Every day through March 18th, L'Oreal Paris is giving away 10,000 boxes of their Healthy Look Creme Gloss hair color! On my first try, I won, so I'll be receiving a coupon in the mail soon to try it out. If you want to try your luck, here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/lorealparis/app_435626486514541. It's a Facebook app so you will need a Facebook account and you'll need to "like" L'Oreal Paris in order to participate. It's hard to say what the odds of winning are without knowing how many people are participating, but you can try every day through the length of the contest until you win! The hair dye is semi-permanent and should last through about 28 shampoos. Here's the full description from L'Oreal Paris' website:

"Healthy Look gives you natural-looking colour with glossy, healthy-looking shine in just 10 minutes. The ammonia-free formula deeply nourishes hair while also helping to counter dullness and prevent damage. The crème formula softly blends away greys, and won't have any visible roots. The conditioning treatment infused with Royal Jelly seals in glossy shine, leaving hair soft and silky."

Sounds good to me and I can't wait to try it! I've already picked out the color I'm planning on picking up (Darkest Plum) :

Biore Pore Stripes and Warming Cleanser

I recently won a Biore Prize Pack from one of my favorite blogs, Justina's Gems (also check out her blog's facebook). She does a lot of great giveaways, frequently in collaboration with my friend Jessica's blog InTruBeauty (and check out her facebook too). I have to say, this prize came in the mail at the perfect time. I gave birth almost three months ago and my hormones have been all over the place for basically the last year of my life. My skin looks worse now than it ever did as a teenager. Adult acne is not something I ever expected to be dealing with! The Biore products I won, the Warming Anti-Blackhead Cleanser and the Deep Cleansing Pore Strips do a wonderful one-two punch to improve my skin. I love the warming cleanser, it feels warm and tingly when you first apply it and it was great little exfoliating beads to truly deep clean your skin. Using the cleanser was a great way to prep my face for the pore strips. I used to love using the pore strips back in high school and college when I had blackhead issues, but I haven't used them in recent years because I didn't need them.. until now! They work just as great as I remembered, and my skin feels soft and clean using both products, and my skin feels like it can actually breathe now instead of being clogged with oil and dirt. I love these products and I'm thrilled I won! If you want to win great prizes like these, please check out the blogs I mentioned above. They both do frequent giveaways with amazing prizes and you could be the next winner!

(Don't mind my chipped nail polish - it's hard to find the time to give myself a manicure!)