The tree is finally decorated, the On Demand yule log is crackling on the telly, Christmas tunes are playing, and the halls are decked. Yup, yup! I’m feelin’ the holiday spirit, y’all!
Which leads me to this: holiday giveaways. 🙂
This year, just like last, Makeup and Beauty Blog will be home to another 12 Days of Giveaways, thanks to the skin-lurving peeps at Neutrogena, one of my favorite drugstore brands (Quick note from my dry lips: they’d like to know if you have Fresh Papaya MoistureSmooth in your life yet? Because if not, you need it, like, yesterday.).
Today and on each of the next 11 days, I’ll be giving away a different batch of Neutrogena beauty and skincare prizes, and one super dope purse prize that will seriously knock your socks off. Here’s a hint: the brand of the bag rhymes with the phrase, “Gooey straight on…”
Yeah! I wish I could win it!
I really, really hope your 2013 ends on a high note and that your 2014 gets off to a great start.
Let’s get this party started, shall we?
For day one, our focus is skincare. The Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair collection in this four-piece prize package includes their Eye Cream, Serum, Night Moisturizer and a Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen.
The secret sauce? Something called Accelerated Retinol SA, which Neutrogena formulated to quickly help fade the appearance of deep wrinkles, while brightening skin tone and smoothing fine lines and texture.
“Accelerated Retinol SA combines the highest concentration of Neutrogena’s Retinol SA with glucose complex — an exclusive booster that delivers pure stabilized retinol into the skin’s surface quickly and effectively – and Hyaluronic Acid that leaves skin feeling smoother and younger-looking.”
— neutrogena.com
As always, babe, thank you for reading, commenting and supporting all the crazy cat talk here on MBB (or at least putting up with it, LOL!), and a big thank you to Neutrogena, as well, for the opportunity. Details on how to enter are down below.
- A four-piece prize package featuring the Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair collection valued at $84 that includes:
- One (1) Rapid Wrinkle Repair Eye Cream valued at $20.99
- One (1) Rapid Wrinkle Repair Night Moisturizer valued at $20.99
- One (1) Rapid Wrinkle Repair Serum valued at $20.99
- One (1) Rapid Wrinkle Repair Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 valued at $20.99
- Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.
- Open to U.S. readers (I’m sorry, international babes. The sponsor is limiting these to U.S. residents only, but I plan to host some giveaways that include you soon.).
- You must be 18 or older to enter (or otherwise an adult based on your local laws).
- Your comment can be about anything at all, but here are some ideas if you’re stuck:
- Where will you be spending the holidays?
- When was the last time you wore glitter?
- What are your go-to Neutrogena products?
- Do you do any snow sports like snowboarding, skiing, etc.?
- Peppermint or gingerbread?
- How old were you when you realized that Santa wasn’t — ya know — real?
- You can enter in up to seven ways to boost your chances of winning.
- The giveaway ends on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time).
- Full terms and conditions are available in the widget.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
gingerbread all the way!
I think I was 7 when I realized Santa wasn’t real.
Busted out all of my UD Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliners for the entire week of and after Halloween!
We will be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas at our home and then traveling soon after to visit relatives for a few days.
I really love Neutrogena products. They are one of the few brands that do not dry out my skin or irritate it.
Wore UD glitter eyeliner to a holiday party weekend before last. And gingerbread – no contest!
Gingerbread, no question!
I think the real question is when do I not wear glitter?!
I love these products especially the Rapid Wrinkle Repair Night Cream!
Peppermint tea and mochas, gingerbread cookies!
OMG Karen, I love your site! From one make-up and cat loving lady to another, you rock! We have four cats (yes, I wrote FOUR), but my husband assures me that since we are married I don’t qualify for Crazy Cat Lady :D.
I absolutely LOVE Ageless Intensives® Anti-Wrinkle Deep Wrinkle Serum. It is even on my Xmas Wish List that I gave to my MIL!
I wore glitter to work yesterday. Just a thin line of the purple urban decay glitter liner. I think I might wear the silver one to work tomorrow. I prefer peppermint over gingerbread but I feel like peppermint gets forgotten during the rest of the year. But a gingerbread chai is really good.
I’m wearing glitter over my nails right now! Red glitter over a red base 🙂
IT’S ALMOST CHRISTMAS. AAAAAAHHHHHHH.
My favorite Neutrogena product is the moisture smooth in Plum. It is my absolute favorite lip product.
I was 7 when I realized Santa was my mom
I have been wearing my UD glitter eyeliner almost all the time and I love it. I keep getting so many compliments on my make up.
I will be spending my holidays with family and friends in Nashville, TN. Cannot wait! 🙂
I have been a baking machine this week! The house smells of gingerbread and frosting! Aaaaah, it’s almost Christmas time!!
I must have been around 7 or 8 by the time my older sis spilled the beans about Santa. However the revelation never dampened my Christmas spirit!
Gingerbread is my favorite!
I love to go fishing
I will be hosting Christmas Day this year…I can’t wait for my family to get together!!
I’ll be spending Christmas at home this year. First year that I will not be going to a family members house. Going to be weird, but hopefully good.
I’ll be spending Xmas eve at the bf’s, and Xmas proper with my folks.
I love anything that tastes or smells like Gingerbread!
Gingerbread!
I’m wearing glitter right now (underwear counts right?). 🙂
im spending christmas with my parents
I bought my daughter the NYX crytal liners and some glittery shadows that came with it at Hautelook. I borrowed the silver/gray one. I thought I’d be too old for it but at 48 I think I can still rock it. Just didn’t put too much … just a hint of glitter.
Definitely peppermint!
Peppermint definitely!
What do you mean Santa is not real??? 😉
Can’t decide if I want to go to Santacon this wkend or not.
I’ve heard really good things about these products and it would be great to try them for myself…but I’m broke this time of the year! My bday is coming up so it would be cool to win this!
Awww, I’m an international babe (lol) 🙁 Too bad, this is a great prize! Good luck to all the US honeys!
i’m so pumped to be going home to the bay area for the holidays! fingers crossed i win this because i know my mom would love to try this product.
Yay! I love giveaways, especially around this time of year.
Um….. peppermint or gingerbread? Both for me. ^__^
I am spending the holidays at home, doing a whole lotta nothing. 🙂
I love snowshoeing!
I’m covered in glitter and I STILL believe in Santa !!!
Definitely loving peppermint everything this year!!!
Gingerbread please.
I’ve never thought Santa was real.
So happy I got my new handyed yarn
We’ll spending Christmas Eve at my mom’s house with my siblings and everyone’s significant others and kids. It’s my first year making Christmas Day dinner. It’ll be for me, hubby, our 2 kids and my mother in law and sister in law. I’m looking forward to it and can’t wait!
Gingerbread!!
Thank you so much for offering such lovely and generous giveaways. I will be spending Christmas at home with family and friends. I can hardly wait to give them their gifts. So exciting! 🙂
Peppermint!
Would love to win.
Peppermint is the best for the holidays esp with chocolate!
Oh yeah, Starbucks Gingerbread Lattes.
Karen, I really enjoy reading your reviews and comments.
Thank you.
Currently away from home this holiday but here with my 15 month old daughter and her dad in CA with his family. Kinda bummed about it, but will be trying to make the most of it!
Spending Christmas at my parents house 🙂
Peppermint! I especially love a candy came in my hot chocolate!
My Christmas is going to be very hectic between going to celebrations at my family’s house and my boyfriend’s house. Hopefully there are lots of yummy cocktails to help, lol.
When was the last time you wore glitter? Um, last week!!! Does glitter from all the wrapping paper, tissue paper, and gift bags I am putting together count, though?
What are your go-to Neutrogena products? I love the Neutrogena Make Up Removing Wipes, Eye Make Up Remover, the Deep Clean Facial Cleanser, the Clear Pore Daily Scrub, and the Pore Refining Cleanser and Toner.
Peppermint or gingerbread? Peppermint!!!!!
Haven’t used Neutrogena since high school (Neutrogena Facial Cleasing Bar)!
I’m so glad you’re doing a Neutrogena-sponsored giveaway series this month! I’m a big fan of Neutrogena 😀
I like to snowboard
No traveling over Christmas, thank goodness. I’m looking forward to almost 2 weeks off, cannot wait!
Gingerbread! I’ve bought Gingerbread everything recently. GB Granola, GB Jello, GB Peeps & GB Twix. I feel like since my BFF is allergic to cinnamon it is my duty to eat both our weights in GB. 🙂 I even buy those Pepperridge Farm GB kids year round. Love them!
We will be staying home in NH this year. No trip to see fam in NJ because our son has to work every day except Christmas.
Peppermint all the way.
I will be spending Christmas in the Bay Area with my partner’s dad’s family!
OF course Santa is REAL! But, for the record, he used to come to my house every Christmas Eve to make sure I was ready for bed and that I wasn’t giving my Mom and Dad a hard time. THis was the most exciting thing EVER until…
Yep, those blasted street-wise smart alecs across the street were joking one day about how ol’ Mr. R—– (dressed as Santa Claus) went door to door on Christmas Eve to pick up free “cheer”. ANd how wasted he was when he finally got home. Um, I pretended to know what they were talking about (I think I was 8 or 9)but truly I was devastated. LOL
Gingerbread is the king of holiday sweets for me, but I quit gluten for real this year. Just found a gluten-free recipe last night, so I’ll have to try it out. I’ve also been enjoying Trader Joe’s candy cane green tea!
I was 6 when I found out Santa wasn’t real, because our stupid teacher told our first grade class that our parents brought our presents because there was no Santa. She got reamed for that by a host of angry parents.
Such a great giveaway!
We’ll be visiting my family this year.
We will be spending Christmas day at my sister’s house.
Our Christmas tree is gorgeous! Lol…it ought to be. It took 4 days total to hang everything and make it way over the top; just how we like it. 😉
I’ll be spending Christmas Eve with my family, as we celebrate Norwegian-style, and then Christmas Day with the boyfriend’s family. I’m tired already! 🙂
Gingerbread <3
Peppermint!!!!!!!!!!!
I would love to win the Rapid Wrinkle Repair Neutrogena collection. Neutrogena makes some really great skin care products.
I am hosting Christmas at my house this year 🙂
Team Peppermint all the way!! Not Neutrogena, but I’m sooo in love with all things peppermint from Philosophy. Aahhh…
I get to go home for Christmas to Florida for the first time in 6 years!
I would have to say peppermint 100%. I mean I like gingerbread but it’s easy for me to get sick of it hahaha
I’m a die-hard Neutrogena eye makeup remover fan. Recently though I discovered their Pink Grapefruit Acne Scrub and absolutely love it! It’s not an abrasive scrub though, especially on the sensitive facial area. I use it every night before bed.
pepperment please. Thanks Karen & Neutrogena
Peppermint
I am currently using the neutrogena gentle night cream and almost done with it!
I use the night time serum which I get at the drugstore.
So far it looks like I will probably be spending the holiday at home since I have a horrible flu bug and don’t know if I will be well enough to travel. 🙁
I never believed in Santa Claus and I never told my kids about him.
Gingerbread beats peppermint hand down any day!
Peppermint by far!
peppermint!
I like fudge, haven’t had it in a while and I think i shall make some 🙂
Wait! Santa isn’t real?! Nooooooooo! LOL I was probably around 9 or so…I found my parents’ present stash and ruined the surprise of Christmas for myself…I never searched for presents again!
Gingerbread. And what do you mean Santa’s not real??
Love your giveaways! Peppermint for me…
I retired glitter on my 22nd birthday.
I’m trying the rapid wrinkle moisturizer. Only couple weeks now. Would love to try with the other products from the line. Maybe see faster results?
I’m thinking of getting a pup for xmas. My first pet! I’m excited!
I would love to win!
I grew up knowing Santa was fake – my mom didn’t want to lie to me. I appreciate her for that because I knew my gifts were from her hard work. I don’t understand how underprivileged children could believe in Santa – do they think they are bad children if they get less or no presents and see other children getting tons? It doesn’t make sense to me.
Peppermint. And I echo people shock at learning that you-know-who isn’t real! That is crazy talk. Thank you for the chance and merry Christmas!
Peppermint! And egg nog!!
Always knew Santa wasn’t real, isn’t that crazy? My parents are very Chinese LOL so they never bullshitted me with that and always kept it straight forward. I never asked even though at school everyone would talk about Santa and what not. 😛
Shoot I was hoping for a Pooey Patton bag!!! Thanks for the sweet giveaways!
GINGERBREAD! Peppermint is the worst
This Christmas I am spending time with my parents we aren’t doing much this year keeping it pretty low key. But on Christmas Eve I we are going to my grandmas for good food and presents!! 😀
ill be spending the holidays right here at home 🙂 a lot of my family is here, but i will be going out of town for a couple days to visit my boyfriend’s family.
I am hosting xmas this year. 11 people in my small house. Heaven help me.
Sugar cookies and peanut butter blossoms.
I’ll be spending the holidays at home as usual, but it’s what I prefer anyways. & I don’t think I’ve ever incorporated glitter into my makeup O_O, I know shocking haha.
Love you, Tabs, and your blog! (oh, and el hub, too!!). What a coincidence .. .. I just ordered Neutrogena serum online and look forward to trying other Neutrogena products, so this is a great chance.
I’ll be having Christmas brunch with my two sisters; we just lost our handsome, happy brother, so it’ll be sad, but we carry on!
Your great swatches and information have guided me many times . . . discovered a great chia breakfast, got the Guerlain holiday lipstick, and oh-so-much more! Next February we get our Trader Joe’s in Boulder, CO, and can hardly wait for the stars you’ve been tempting us with.
Happy holidays!
I like gingerbread and sometimes peppermint, but I LOVE eggnog flavored things!
We’re spending the holiday with family. It’s great but so crazy busy!
I will be spending the holidays in Iowa.
I will be spending xmas in my hometown with family.
Christmas dinner with our Christmas family!
Spending the holidays at my sister’s new home. Hope to go skiing, I haven’t been in a few years!
I’ll be spending Christmas at my brothers house this year!
I tried skiing once…and gave up 45 minutes into my first class. The boots were killing me and more experienced skiers were pretty much running me over soooo…. now I stick to watching from the lodge while drinking hot chocolate. ^_^
I love their grapefruit line! 🙂
I wore glitter eyeliner today!
Peppermint all the way!
I think i was around 10 when i stopped believing in Santa.
I’m spending the holidays in Santa Barbara and Boston. Can’t wait!
I really like this line from neutrogena!
Gingerbread all the way! I love me some gingerbread cookies or a gingerbread latte 🙂
Peppermint!!!
I like their rapid tone repair
What are your go-to Neutrogena products? – I use the Purifying Facial Cleanser from the Naturals collection every day, morning and night. So gentle, lovely smell. And my daily moisturizer is their Radiance lotion with SPF 15.
Do you do any snow sports like snowboarding, skiing, etc.? – I ski frequently, mostly cuz I get killa benefits at the ski resort where I work! 😀
Peppermint or gingerbread? – KAREN HOW COULD I CHOOSE. If it was the end of the world and my last dessert… something gingerbready.
I am getting old and need all the help I can get! Last week we had company over for pie and their little girl actually said to me ” oh My, you are really old” lol. that is true in comparison with my 20 year old daughter or the little girl who was 3. Still I would love a little help!
I’m going to Boston for Christmas….first Christmas away from home.
Glitter? Hmm.. I had glitter mascara on at a Christmas party a couple of weeks ago, does that count?
Spending the holidays with my parents,and I’d love to win this for my mom! Happy Holidays!
What… What do you mean… Santa’s not real?? THE HORROR!!!
I am looking forward to a peaceful holiday with just my husband. I have already done my baking, including fudge, and shopping. The next week I can chill.
peppermint!
peppermint!
Both Peppermint and Gingerbread.
I LOVE Neutrogena’s Fragrance Free Norwegian Formula Hand Cream. It is my go when my nails and cuticles are all dry & gnarly, plus I use it when I have super dry patches on my elbows, feet, and even my face.
We are spending the holidays at home, my husband doesn’t like to be out of town on Christmas.
Both peppermint and gingerbread are great!
I’m excited. This weekend, I’m making chocolate-covered, gingerbread marshmallows from scratch. I love big, long, involved baking projects!
I’ll be spending Christmas with my partners family. Should be lots of fun!
will be spending the holidays at home. actually i’m working xmas day! ;(
Gingerbread, for sure.
I actually will be spending the holidays at home with my children. All of my family is coming to my house so I have been so busy cleaning and getting ready.
Gingerbread all day long. And glitter? I love sparkle on my toes via super glittery polish. I may not see the much during the chilly winter but it’s a little smile added to my day when I do. So always glitter on the toes.
This is great – you’re so thoughtful with the giveaways. Nice pull on the LV, too. Can’t wait to see what that is. Oh, and we have to dish about Kate Somerville – I’m liking the stuff from my VIB kit. So glad I hung onto those points like grim death! 🙂
yay!
I love peppermint all year round but gingerbread feels so much more festive and wintery.
I’ll be spending the holidays at home with my family. Too broke to go anywhere else. 😉
I love wearing glittery nail polish
There are so many good Neutrogena products! I remember using the facial soap for oily skin as a teen, loved it! I’m currently enjoying the neutrogena norwegian formula foot cream, really gets the job done on dry feet and I love how the grapefuit face wash helps me feel more awake and refreshed in the morning.
I love Neutrogena’s Ultra Gentle Daily Cleanser. I also always keep at least one tube of their fragrance free hand cream around.
peppermint!
Peppermint all the way but I love the smell of fresh baked gingerbread when you walk into a house. It’s so warm feeling.
I love just about anything mint, so peppermint over gingerbread!
I just bought some new makeup brushes and was planning on giving the brushes I use a spot cleaning but having a hard time finding spray on makeup brush cleaner. Guess I’ll have to do a deep cleaning.
Pizza for lunch!
Gingerbread over peppermint
Hard to say peppermint or gingerbread but my husband made gingerbread cookies and didn’t have time to ice them and they were kinda better that way.
I will be spending the holidays with my family at home
I’m spending the holidays at home in my pjs
I’ll be with my boyfriend’s family for the holidays. My first California Christmas!
Gingerbread wins over peppermint 🙂
I have not worn glitter in 17-18 years. But when I was in junior high, glitter eye shadow was all the rage. Or glitter gel. Ick!
Peppermint for sure!!!
I think the last time I wore glitter was about a month ago when I painted my nails and my favorite Neutrogena product is my Moisture Wrap Body Lotion: Norwegian Formula (I also have the hand cream). I hate greasy lotions and this one is the only drugstore lotion I’ve found so far that is nearly undetectable seconds after you put it on. Save for the soft skin of course.
I’ll be spending the holidays at home with family! My daughter is a freshman in college, so we’ve missed her!
Yay!
I’m spending the holidays with my mom in Massachusetts. 🙂
Its been forever since I’ve had breakfast for dinner, although I LOVE doing that. So, thanks for the thought! I’m gonna cook up some bacon, eggs, hash browns and pancakes! 😀
I get to spend the holidays with my husband and our families in Hawaii!
I wore glitter earlier today.
I’m like a little kid when it comes to Christmas.