Cosmetic Cupcake

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED!

Thank you so much to all my wonderful followers, I am so excited and grateful to have each and every one of you! Your wonderful comments and thoughts are very much appreciated =) I started this blog to help me relax and to keep me sane through fulltime work and study and it's been wonderful sharing it with all of you. I’d like to show my appreciation by having a little giveaway featuring a few of my favourite products, some which I’ve featured on my blog.

What one lucky winner will get:


GCOCL A02 plate with Hello Kitty!
BYS Cracked Nail Polish kit in pink and black
Ulta 3 polishes in Watermelon, Lollypop lilac and Sizzling red
Pink Fin nail art sticker
Aveeno Intense Relief Hand Cream and
Super lipgloss in Super Strawberry

Here’s how to enter:
1. You must become a public follower via Google Friends Connect. I should be able to track you – please let me know your Google Friends connect nickname. (Mandatory - 1 entry)
*For the lovely ladies already following my blog you will receive 1 extra entry!

For additional entries:
2. Post about my giveaway on your blog with the 1st giveaway photo from this post. (1 entry)
3. Add me to your blogroll. (1 entry)

Please leave ONE comment to this post including: your name/Google Friends Connect name, e-mail and the links to your entries from the above list such as your blog address and link to your blog entry about the giveaway.

Giveaway is open internationally and will close at 8pm on July 1st 2010 Australian EST.

I will be checking entries carefully to make it fun and fair for everyone =)

Good luck!! And thankyou as always for stopping by!

I have a love/hate relationship with winter. I love winter because of the clothing (the boots, jackets and scarves); snow (I’m an avid skier and beginner snowboarder) and all the yummy yet fattening comfort foods like casseroles. I hate winter because there’s no more daylight saving; the fact that it’s freezing when you wake up to go to work and most importantly because it wrecks absolute havoc on my skin.

I have 3 skin conditions which all affect my hands predominantly. I have a whole heap of restrictions for my hands – I can’t use soaps, detergents or alcohols on my hands apart from a few as per the occupational dermatologist my hospital sent me to. During summer and spring I don’t have too many issues but come autumn and winter my hands can get REALLY bad. My hands get so dry, itchy and painful my skin splits and bleeds – it’s like having little paper cuts all over my hands. Sorry for the gross image!

I have tried and tested a multitude of hand creams over the years and have different creams for different purposes. I have a maintenance cream; a heavy maintenance cream and my prescription creams when my hands flare up, but still no good hand cream for “on the go” such as when I’m at work or out and about. I’ve seen Aveeno products before at the shops but I only took notice after seeing ads on TV with the model that has really blue eyes. I’m a complete sucker for trying new products I see advertised and this was no different, so I decided to try out their hand cream.

You only need a tiny amount - less than a 5cent piece is enough.
I picked up Aveeno Intense Relief hand cream and it is a winner!! It’s become my holy grail “on the go” hand cream now. It’s non-greasy which is what I want from a hand cream for work or when I’m out – I hate the greasy feeling of some hand creams that leave grease marks all over everything! As soon as you start rubbing it into your skin it sinks right in and your skin feels lovely and smooth. It’s moisturising for my sensitive hands yet it feels lightweight. It’s also fragrance free and uses natural ingredients such as oats which is fantastic. It keeps my hands moisturised even after I wash my hands so it works similar to barrier creams.


What it says:

Is specially forumulated with natural oatmeal and rich emollients to help repair dry skin and form a protective glove against the elements. AVEENO Intense Relief hand cream is non-greasy and moisturises skin for 24hours. and it continues to moisturise even after washing your hands. This fast-absorbing formula is fragrance free and gentle enough for even sensitive skin. It’s also great for use on elbows, knees and feet – anywhere your dry skin needs extra help.

AVEENO Intense Relief hand cream leaves your hands soft, smooth and naturally healthy-looking.

Ingredients:

Aqua, glycerine, distearyldimonium chloride, petrolatum, isopropyl palmitate, cetyl alcohol, aluminium starch, octenylsuccinate, dimethicone, Avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, benzyl alcohol, sodium chloride – (F#9332-078)

Pros:
* Non-greasy – big + in my book!
* Moisturising but lightweight
* Lasts through hand wash (like barrier cream)
* Fragrance free
* Natural ingredients
* Cost – I purchased mine from Chemist Warehouse for only $8.99 (RRP $11)
* Size – it comes in a 100g tube and a little goes a long way

Cons:
* Size is too large for handbag – me just being picky =p

Would I purchase again?
Yes! I keep my tube handy at work, I just wish it came in a handbag friendly size too ;)

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