bca2011

• WINNER: Drum roll, please… Patti! Congratulations, you’re the winner of more than $1,000 in makeup from MAC, Make Up For Ever, Clinique, Estee Lauder and Bobbi Brown. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share a sign this year. Hopefully someday soon, a cure will change the meaning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month for people around the world.

Hey, friend. I’ve been sitting here for the past half an hour trying to figure out how to put my feelings into words. I write a sentence, then cross it out, write a sentence, cross it out.

I can’t think of a more elegant way to say it, so I’m just gonna say it…

You and I have been together for a really long time. Going on five years now, which is like 20 years in Internet time, and I think of you like a sister. Sure, we don’t fight over who got to wear that oversized Esprit sweater to the dance or argue about who got to use the car last Friday night, but watching you move about your life and just chatting about whatever — the books we’re reading, the food we’re eating, the makeup we’re lemming, the pets we’re loving — I feel like we’ve become a part of each other’s lives.

And just as there are defining moments that bring family members closer together, I think The Breast Cancer Awareness Month Sign Project we started last year did that for us.

Many of us reading right now have been affected by this dreadful disease, and I hope we stand together again this year to show our support for our sisters, our mothers and our friends. It’s such a small gesture, really, but I hope that in some small way the good wishes we send out into the universe help someone through a difficult time.

I’ve run donations for breast cancer charities in the past, and I encourage you to also support the cause that way if you’re able to, but I know that you’ll have many opportunities to give and show financial support on other sites this month. What we’re doing here this month is about increasing awareness, showing support and standing with solidarity — like a psychic hug and a hand squeeze — to the men (yes, men), women and families facing this disease.

Join me this Breast Cancer Awareness Month by taking a picture of yourself with a sign like the one at the top of this post, and you’ll be entered to win a prize package worth more than $1,000 in makeup and beauty products provided by MAC, Clinique, Make Up For Ever, Estée Lauder and Bobbi Brown. It can be a large sign or a small sign, like on a Post-It, or a camera phone pic of yourself with your sign written on your arm.

For this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month Sign Project, so many great sponsors stepped up to the plate. I can’t thank the wonderful people at MAC, Clinique, Make Up For Ever, Estée Lauder and Bobbi Brown enough for their generosity. If you’d like to know more about what a few of these brands are up to this year for BCA, check out BCAcampaign.com.

One (1) lucky lady or gentleman will win an epic package of prizes provided by MAC, Clinique, Make Up For Ever, Estée Lauder and Bobbi Brown (a $1,126 value).

• MAC Beauty Powder in Alpha Girl ($25)
• MAC Cremesheen Glass in Looks Like Sin ($18.50)
• MAC Paint Pot in Vintage Selection ($17.50)
• MAC Big Bounce Shadow in Black Diamond ($16.50)
• MAC Big Bounce Shadow in Count Your Assets ($16.50)
• MAC Eye Shadow in Diva in Distress ($19.50)
• Clinique Chubby Stick in 01 Richer Raisin ($15)
• Clinique Chubby Stick in 02 Whole Lotta Honey ($15)
• Clinique Chubby Stick in 03 Fuller Fig ($15)
• Clinique Chubby Stick in 04 Mega Melon ($15)
• Clinique Chubby Stick in 05 Chunky Cherry ($15)
• Clinique Chubby Stick in 06 Whoppin’ Watermelon ($15)
• Clinique Chubby Stick in 07 Super Strawberry ($15)
• Clinique Chubby Stick in 08 Graped-Up ($15)
• Clinique Great Lips, Great Cause Key Ring ($16)
• Clinique Happy Heart Body Wash ($26)
• Clinique Happy Heart Body Cream ($30)
• Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion Luxury Size ($38)
• Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief ($46.50)
• Clinique Quick Blush in Pronto Pink ($22.50)
• Clinique All About Eyes Serum ($26)
• Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss in Grapefruit ($14)
• Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Air Kiss ($14)
• Clinique Color Surge Butter Shine Lipstick in Fresh Watermelon ($14.50)
• Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara in Black ($10)
• Clinique Colour Surge Eye Shadow Quad in Pink Chocolate ($25.50)
• Clinique Colour Surge Eye Shadow Duo in Strawberry Fudge ($18)
• Clinique Vitamin C Lip Smoothie in Pink Me Up ($17.50)
• Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Powder ($30)
• Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara ($22)
• Make Up For Ever Highline Eye Shadow Palette ($45)
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes #2L ($18)
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Liner #14 ($23)
• Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense #30 ($19)
• Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense Moulin Rouge ($19)
• Make Up For Ever Lip Line Perfector ($18)
• Make Up For Ever Lab Shine #S2 ($18)
• Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Blush #4 ($25)
• Make Up For Ever Uplight #22 ($29)
• Make Up For Ever Faux Lash #157 ($15)
• Estée Lauder Pure Color EyeShadow Duo in Shells ($30)
• Estée Lauder Pure Color Five Color EyeShadow Palette in Emerald Oasis ($45)
• Estée Lauder Pure Color Five Color EyeShadow Palette in Enchanted Berries ($45)
• Estée Lauder Pure Color Five Color EyeShadow Palette in Posh Petals ($45)
• Estée Lauder Pure Color Sensuous Rouge LipColor in Plum Fatale ($28)
• Estée Lauder Pure Color Sensuous Rouge LipColor in Sultry Caramel ($28)
• Estée Lauder Pure Color Sensuous Rouge LipColor in Curvaceous Coral ($28)
• Bobbi Brown Pink Ribbon Collection in Ruban Rose ($44)

• First, take a picture of yourself holding a sign (or ask a friend to take one of you) that reads, “October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” Whether you show your face is up to you, but I think it would be great to see your lovely mug. 🙂 (If you sent in a picture last year, please send in a new one.)
• Send it to me! You can either email it to me at karen@makeupandbeautyblog.com, OR post it to your blog/Facebook page, OR tweet it to me @karenmbb, OR post it using a photo sharing site like PhotoBucket or Flickr.
• Third, leave a comment at the bottom of this post with either a link to your picture or a note to tell me that you sent it by email.

• The deadline to enter is Sunday, October 31, 2011 at 11:59PM PST.
• Entrants must have a valid email address to win.
• A maximum of one entry per person; entries must include a picture (linked or emailed) and a corresponding comment left at the bottom of this post.
• Giveaway 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).
• I will choose the winner at random (1 winner) from all of the entries received by the deadline on October 31.
• Your entry picture must remain online and visible for a minimum of 48 hours after the deadline.
• All entries become the property of Makeup and Beauty Blog (specifically Tabs) and will not be returned; they may also be republished in this or a future post on the blog.
• The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.
• If the winner cannot be contacted or does not respond within three (3) days, an alternate winner will be selected at random again.
• Void where prohibited by law.

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