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March 1, 2010
MakeUpByCrystalS 200+ Reader Giveaway (0 Comments)
MakeUpByCrystalS is having a 200+ Reader Giveaway. The prizes are:
Urban Decay Hall of Fame as first prize
Urban Decay XL Primer Potion as second prize
Urban Decay goodies!
To join, go here for details.
February 28, 2010
Lipstick Addict’s Post Valentine Blog Giveaway (0 Comments)
Lipstick Addict’s giving away three sets of loot.
Giveaway #1
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February 28, 2010
What Charly Thinks 100 Followers giveaway (0 Comments)
Gad, I have a terrible liking for Urban Decay products. I’m really hoping I win this one.
What Charly Thinks is giving away an Urban Decay Hall of Fame as an appreciation for reaching 100 followers.
The Hall of Fame includes:
- XL Urban Decay primer potion 60% larger then regular size
- Mini Zero 24/7 eyeliner
- Mini Lipstick in Midnight cowboy
- Mini Pocket rocket in Timothy
- Mini skyscraper Mascara.
The contest is until tomorrow only (Feb. 28, 2010), so you better join now if you wanna win this awesome set.
February 28, 2010
100 Followers Contest from M.U.T.M.O. (0 Comments)
Make Up to Make Out (M.U.T.M.O.) is having a 100-Followers contest.
Referring to the picture above, here are the prizes — Sleek I-Divine Palette in Graphite, Bloom Cheek Tint in Bronze, Bourjois Smokey Eyes Eye Shadow Trio in Mordorè Chic, No7 Dual Protection Tinted Moisturiser in Fair, No7 Lift & Luminate Foundation in Blond, No7 Limited Edition Mineral Radiance Lipstick in Rubellite, Ciatè Paint Pot in Sugared Almonds and a little gold key ring from Marc Jacobs.The contest is until the 16th of March 2010. There’s still time for you to join. ^_^ For more details, head on here.
February 28, 2010
Lush and MAC giveaway from Joanna (0 Comments)
Joanna Alexi of Hope is giving away Lush and Mac items as a reward for her followers.
The prizes:
- LUSH The Comforter Bubble Bar
- LUSH Melting Marshmellow Moment
- LUSH Creamy Candy
- LUSH Honey Bee Bath Bomb
- LUSH Snow Fairy Shower Gel (Limited Edition!)
- LUSH Snow Fairy Solid Perfume (Limited Edition!)
- MAC Florabundance Lipglass
- Clinique Deep Comfort Body Butter
- Christina Aguilera Signature Body Lotion
- MAC Small Zip Up Makeup Case (From the Graphic Garden Collection)
- LUSH soap samples: Honey I washed the Kids, Rockstar, Sultana of Soap, Angel’s Delight, Godmother
The rules for joining this contest are:
1. You must be a follower. This is a MUST. If you aren’t, you will be disqualified.
2. To be entered into this giveaway you must comment this post. Write “Enter me” below.
3. Please write your email in the comment too. In case you win, I’ll be able to directly contact you.
4. To gain another entry (which will double your chances of winning) post my giveaway somewhere on your blog (e.g make a post about it) and link me to it in your entry comment below (so I know you’ve actually posted about my giveaway).
5. Must be 16 years or older, unless you have parental permission.
6. Open internationally.
7. You can only enter once.
8. The giveaway ends: April 10th 2010. So you have enough time to get your enteries in.
Please go here for further information about the contest.
July 8, 2007
Don’t use that! (2 Comments)
I’m getting tired of hearing that every time they ask what shampoo I use. Filipino readers would already know what I mean. There is news going around that Sunsilk contains formaldehyde (aka formalin). I guess this is more spread through emails, since the ff. sites — THE BLOG @ dencio.com and The Mommy Journals — have mentioned getting them through that. I won’t quote the email here anymore since you can read it from the sites mentioned. Although parts of the email are in Filipino, so I would have to explain further. It seems some people have ’seen’ Sunsilk shampoos having the ingredient formaldehyde. Formaldehyde (aka formalin) is known to be carcinogenic (cancer-causing).
I use Sunsilk for a very long time. I’m already brain dead. I guess I already have brain cancer. O_O WHOA!
Haha~ Of course I’m just kidding. ^_^ If you have read the comments in The Mommy Journals, some have mentioned they had or have direct contact with formalin when they use it on a biology experiment yet this didn’t have any effect on them. But I guess it would be different if they’ve been doing that for n years. What about their professors/teachers then? O_o Not all of them might be doing experiments by themselves, but what about those who do? The probability could be 1:20 professors would work with their students. *shrugs* A dermatologist have mentioned about formalin causing redness, skin rashes, or skin irritation on contact. I forgot if this is based on frequent, prolonged, or instant contact. These effects might be possible on instant contact though especially for those with sensitive skin.
You know, if they add this carcinogenic substance in shampoos or other health-care products, then those wouldn’t be approved for public distribution. A minimum dosage would be fine and it’s not like you actually use _formalin_ on your head. So you can have an idea of what I’m trying to point out, I would use WATER as an example. ^_^
Do you know how your public water is treated and disinfected? Treatment process depends on the quality of the raw water. Chlorine is commonly used for disinfection because it is strong and will kill many microorganisms. Chlorine may be toxic when too much is used, therefore, a minimum amount is only required. Why would they use chlorine? Because it will be able to kill microorganisms once the water is distributed through the water pipe distribution system. Manganese, flouride, iron, etc. can also be found in water, but there are others hard to remove. They can be left alone once they are under or at least equal to the minimum standards. Of course, the majority of the population do not drink water directly coming from their faucets. Some may have home water purifiers like my family does. At least this will remove any solids that may have come from water pipes. (Read some information about chlorine here.)
Going back to formalin, it is used similarly like chlorine — to kill off germs that may live in your cosmetics, health, or beauty products. A lot has been saying, “DON’T USE SUNSILK!” I would say then, “DON’T DRINK WATER!” *lol*
You may say you drink mineral water, but it contains a lot of minerals that you have to be wary of. Those minerals will always have to meet the standards. (Read MineralWaters.org or Aquamania.net).
It’s not bad to have a little bit of what’s dangerous to our body. Don’t you even wonder why street children still grow old even if they grow up in a dirty environment? It’s only bad they get various kind of diseases. XP You know, it’s also bad if you’re TOO CLEAN. *lol* It’s funny how people react this way when it comes to their health-care products, when there are other things they should worry about. Like their surroundings. The environment. People in the Philippines wouldn’t normally look for a trash can. They would just throw it any where that is convenient for them. The streets are the biggest ‘trash bins’ or ‘trash cans’ you’ll ever see. ^_^ Even when I haven’t studied Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, I’ve been mindful of my trash. Just because there isn’t a nearby trash can I’d just throw it away like that. I would really look for a trash can. If it were just plastics from candies, I’d temporarily keep it “properly” in my bag and throw it when I get home. Plastics are the hardest to break down and, when you burn them, you will only contribute to the air pollution. Be conscious of your environment. The environment comes first because this is where your habitat is based. The government will not entirely do the cleaning for you. You can’t just go to another planet once the Earth’s resources are gone. ^_^ More generations will come and it’s the current generation who will have to put action in protecting their environment for the future… The future generation will also do their part for the future, future ones. ^_^V
It’s funny how people have been fighting over that formalin issue. When there are other issues like you can easily get lung cancer from air pollution.
If you made it this far, then I thank you and congratulate you. ^_^ Boring topics like these aren’t supposed to be ignored. Hehe~
Flames would be ignored, btw. If you want to bring down products of Unilever, don’t argue with me. There are proper places for that… Like the court. ^_^
(Crossposted in Here is No Why)
February 20, 2007
Jenna’s Hot Bikini Trimmer (1 Comment)
Not that I intend to use this. Shaving your hair to different shapes (like hearts) is, err… ^^;;;
