Cosmetic Cupcake

I received a very sweet package in the mail last week from the lovely Monika. I've been having skin problems lately and Monika very sweetly sent me some products to help with my poor dry skin! ♥


So many new products for me to try!! Masks, creams, polishes, chocolates and a sweet note ^_^


Some Nivea goodies!! The mask is a honey mask and looks great. I love the handy pocket size of the Nivea creams - great for on the go!


I love sheet masks and I get to try 5 new ones yay!! These are from Etude House, Hadanomy, SANA, and FaceQ. The FaceQ masks are so cute =p


Some assorted samples from L'occitane, Shiseido, Rice Force and NOV. I'm dying to try these out but I want to find some small containers to put these samples in first so I don't waste any. I hate when you open up a sample and then go back later and it's all dried up =(


Monika knows I love nail polish and also included 2 polishes for me EEEEEK! Essence Whoom Boooomm!! You've Got the Art and MNY in 552. Plus some Lindt chocolate bars!! Which are long gone now Xp


I say it time and time again - the blogging community has been so wonderful to me and I've been so blessed to make such wonderful friends from across the globe and Monika is one of many I have the pleasure of knowing. Thank you so much for your very generous and sweet care package Monika!!

Thanks for looking!

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED!

Thank you for entering!

Winner will be announced shortly


October marks the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer research and awareness is something close to my heart as breast cancer has affected my family significantly like it has many others. My mum's younger sister (my AWESOME aunty) is a breast cancer survivor and is an inspiration to me.

One in 9 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer by the age of 85*.
Being breast aware is very important as breast cancer does not acknowledge age, race and even gender. All women – including young women like myself – should examine their breasts regularly to check for any changes. This isn't a public service announcement or anything, it's just one of the causes I'm passionate about and I urge you all to please get behind it. Here are some great charities:

National Breast Cancer Foundation - promotes and supports breast cancer research
McGrath Foundation - raises money to place breast care nurses in communities across Australia.
Breast Cancer Australia - supports ongoing national breast cancer research and to raise awareness of early detection
Cancer Council of Australia

Please donate generously =) Now, on to the giveaway! To help spread the word, I am holding a “Polished Pink for October” giveaway to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Most of the items in the giveaway are pink (obviously!) and I do know that many people don’t like pink so I’ve tried to add some red and coral into the mix too.

One winner will receive the following items:


From L – R:
Rimmel London I love Lasting Finish in Hot Shot
Ulta 3 Silver Pink
Ulta 3 Pink Supreme
Ulta 3 Plum Violet
Ulta 3 Bo Peep


From L – R:
MNY mini Colorama Baby Doll
MNY mini Colorama Fruit Roll Up
BYS Cracked polish in Red
TBN Raspberries & Cream
TBN Coral Coast


From L – R:
Essie Apricot Cuticle Oil
National Breast Cancer Foundation lipgloss
National Breast Cancer Foundation bracelet
Manicare nail dryer – the one in the 1st picture is my personal nail dryer shown for photographic purposes only. One lucky winner will receive the brand new one pictured here that’s still sealed in box. Please note I will not be sending it in the box as it’s just too bulky!

Here's how to enter:
1. You must be a public follower via Google Friends Connect. If you are already very kindly following me, THANK YOU! Please ensure you leave your Google Friends Connect name so that I can easily identify you. Unfortunately I cannot enter you if I cannot find you. Please also leave your email address so I can contact you if you win! (Mandatory - 1 entry)

For additional entries:
2. Post about my “Polished Pink for October” giveaway on your blog – either in a separate post or on a sidebar with the first photo from this post. (2 entries)

3. Follow me on Twitter - @cosmeticcupcake - and tweet about my giveaway with link to this post. (1 entry)
(I decided ito change this from what I posted earlier in the day, ladies who entered already are not affected!)

Giveaway is open internationally and will close on October 30th 2010 at 8pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Please fill out the form below with all your entries once to enter! Please do not submit your details in the comments of this post - I will NOT count these.

Good luck!

*Cancer Council of Australia

Hi ladies! How is everyone enjoying their weekend? I hope it's been a fun weekend for you all! I've been busy trying to organise loads of things these last few days and I have a very hectic few weeks/months coming up!! My house renovations are nearly finished and my family and I will be moving back home in around a month. This wouldn't be such a huge problem but I hate moving with a passion! Plus, uni is on me once again and this subject looks HARD and coupled with full time work means I won't be able to post as much for the next 2 months or so =( But don't worry, I'll try and squeeze in a post here and there until all the madness is over ;)

I am a little late unfortunately in posting my last swap which I completed with the very sweet Monika from Penguin Puranki . The package took a little while getting to me but it was SO worth the wait! The package really cheered me up when I most needed when it arrived mid last week, thank you for making my week Monika =)


Monika sent me some FANTASTIC Swiss goodies to play with!! Here are some piccies of the fantastic polishes she sent my way!


From L - R:
MNY polishes in 749, 657 and 109A. Monika tells me that MNY polishes are only available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland so how lucky am I that she grabbed some for me! =D The blue looks sooooo awesome!


From L - R:
Essence Nail Art Twins in Carrie and Clyde, Essence Multi Dimension 3 in 1 polish in The One and Only and Essence Colour & Go polish in Check Me Out. More Essence polishes to add to my collection yay!


From L - R:
H & M Hello Kitty polish in Cool Summer, Claire's 3 in 1 Mixable polish and Nivea Calcium Power polish in Currant. I nearly died when I saw the H & M Hello Kitty!!! The Claire's 3 in 1 Mixable looks so interesting and am wondering how to use it properly.. does anyone have one and can share how to use it?? I also never knew Nivea made nail polishes but apparently they do in Europe! Monika did a great review of the colour Candyfloss here.


Top - bottom:
Essence Eclipse lipglosses in Lunch at Cullen's, Ready to be Bitten and Undead?. Monika very kindly hunted these down for me, thank you so much for fulfilling my lemming for them!!



Monika also very kindly included some extras for me! These included I am papaya and guava hand creme, Essence French Glam stickers and sweet cherry nail file. The hand creme is made in Switzerland and it smells absolutely DIVINE. It's papaya and guava scent (guava is my favourite fuit) and I could literally eat the tube, it just smells sooooooo darn good. The cherry nail file smells pretty yummy too =p



She also included a tin of Lindt chocolate, YAY!! I love Lindt and the tin is just too cute =) Plus it's extra special because it came all the way from Switzerland! Haha I'm a bit lame like that =p

Thank you so much for this fantastic swap Monika! Please check out her blog Penguin Puranki and show her some support! She does great reviews on Japanese products and also does some lovely gel nail designs.

Thanks for looking!