Now that fall is in full swing it is super important to keep your skin hydrated. That is why the lovely people at Live Clean are kind enough to let me host yet another giveaway. This time it is full of a wonderful selection of their Fresh Water products, all of which are great for your skin and have a fantastic fresh scent to them.

What you could win:
That's 6 items in all.

This month marks a huge milestone for me, my blog, this blog, it turns 10 years old. I never thought when I started blogging that this would ever happen, so I am excited and proud. *Also as a side note, today, the 10th, is my birthday.
I plan on doing a full post on my blogiversary, but for now, I want to talk about something else Live Clean's Argan Oil products. Live Clean first introduced Argan Oil products 10 years ago, in honour of this and my blog's 10th birthday I am going to have a giveaway.

Live Clean Argan Oil 10 Year Anniversary Giveaway
Giveaway Rules:

• This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only
• The giveaway starts September 10, 2019, and ends on September 25, 2019.
• One winner will receive the prize pack described and shown in the post. Six (6) items from the Live Clean Argan Oil products.
• Live Clean will be sending the winner their prize directly
• Once the winner has been contacted, they will have 72 hours to provide me with their mailing information. If the winner fails to respond within the 7 hours, I will pick another winner and the same rules will apply.
• Giveaway accounts will have their entries disqualified.

PALMER’S COCONUT OIL FORMULA BODY CREAM - 125g - $7.99
While this is supposed to be a body cream, it clearly is a body butter to me. It is so rich and thick that it holds its shape after you touch it. While thick and creamy it absorbs nicely to the skin and isn't greasy.

A little is all you need, a dab goes a really long way. I love to use it on my elbows, knees, feet and hands to get those dry spots nice and hydrating. I honestly feel this tub may last me the rest of my life because of how little I need to use to completely hydrate all my dry skin.

I love lip balm, I really do. I have an extensive collection now and it just keeps on getting bigger. You may ask why I have so many? The truth is I love to put one just about everywhere I can think of. My purse, the car, my beauty room (aka the office), work place desk, coat, bedside table, then a bunch of other purses I will forget I have them in. So you see I end up with a lot, but that's OK. I like having different options in different locations, it keeps me from getting bored.
Original Beeswax Lip Balm with Vitamin E and Peppermint 
This classic is their best selling lip balm, and for good reason, it contains actual Peppermint Oil, it also has Coconut and Sunflower Oils in it. As a massive mint fan, I love the flavour and the slight tingle it gives.
Where I keep it? My purse! I love mint and want it with me everywhere I go.
Honey Lip Balm with Vitamin E
With a sweet hint of real Honey and the hydration of Vitamin E, Shea Butter, Almond Oil and Cocoa Butter you really can't go wrong with a classic like this.
Where I keep it? In the car, they I is really hydrating when the heat is cranked up high.
Replenishing Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil
Pomegranate Oil is loaded with anti-oxidants that help your lips recover during the long cold days. It also has Sunflower Seed and Coconut Oil in it. I even has a slight tint to even out your lips skin tone, so it is a great day time lip balm.
Where I keep it? My desk at work. I can reapply it all day with all the hot coffee and tea I drink to sooth my lips and give them a slight tint.
Nourishing Lip Balm with Mango Butter
Mango Butter! Need I say more. Mango butter is fantastic stuff, soothes and replenishes soar and chap lips with a nice sweet taste and scent.
Where I keep it? My Beauty Office.  I need to take lipstick on and off when swatching and trying on looks, this one helps prime and prep my lips and helps heal them after I take it all off.
Refreshing Lip Balm with Pink Grapefruit
With Vitamin C & E from Pink Grapefruit Seed Oil, this is a very serious lip balm if you want to soften your lips. It is also very Refreshing (hence the name) due to the citrus punch it packs.
Where I keep it? The Husband gets this one. He loves Grapefruit, I mean he really loves it.
Vanilla Bean Moisturizing Lip Balm
Shea Butter and Vitamin E help keep your lips moisturized on even the worst of days, while comforting Natural Vanilla tastes amazing. Definitely a classic balm.
Where I keep it? In the den. I spend a lot of my at home time in the den, it gets kind of dry down there and I don't want my lips to dry out.
Hydrating Lip Balm with Coconut & Pear
Coconut Oil and Shea Butter help your lips feel hydrated and healthy. Pear Extract with the Coconut Oil make this balm decadent and tropical.
Where I keep it? The bed side table. I love to put a nice hydrating balm on right before bed.
Apple Caramel Lip Balm 
This is a new and limited edition flavour for the winter season. Sunflower Seed oil helps moisturize your dry lips while a fruity, tart, buttery and sweet flavour makes you want to apply it all the time. It really taste just like a Caramel Apple!
Where I keep it? In my coat. I a want this with me all the time, I am absolutely obsessed.

What my thoughts are:
I really like Burt's Bees as a brand, they have great quality products that are natural and really do work wonders. Their lip balms are no exception. They are all 100% natural, are naturally flavoured and contain great nourishing properties for your lips. They also taste great and have an amazing selection of flavours to choose from.

Here is your chance to win the full Burt's Bees Lip Balm collection. 

Prize Contains:

1. New! Limited Edition! Apple Caramel Lip Balm
2. Honey Lip Balm with Vitamin E
3. Replenishing Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil
4. Nourishing Lip Balm with Mango Butter
5. Refreshing Lip Balm with Pink Grapefruit
6. Vanilla Bean Moisturizing Lip Balm
7. Hydrating Lip Balm with Coconut & Pear
8. Original Beeswax Lip Balm with Vitamin E and Peppermint

How to Win:

1. Follow me on Instagram : BeautyVixenCa
2. Like this photo on Instagram: Burt's Bees Lip Balm
3. Comment on that photo, let me know what your flavour you are most excited to try out.

Conditions of the Giveaway:

• Must be a resident of Canada and have a Canadian Mailing address.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Winner will be chosen on December 11th at 11:59 PM
• Winner will have 48 hours to get back to me once I email them or another winner will be chosen.
• The winners account must be public and not a private one (at least during the contests run).

*Products were provided for review and giveaway purposes. All opinions and views are my own.

Hands down, this is my favourite product in the line. I love a good cleaning oil. For years I've struggled with my dry and dehydrated skin. In the past cleansers left my skin dry, tight and very uncomfortable. Since I switched to cleansing oils, I've found that my skin is left clean, hydrated and smooth. There is no tightness or dryness. No patting my skin dry thinking, 'my skin is parched, what have I done?".

While I generally love cleansing oils, not all are created equal, which is why I love this one, it is one of the best I have ever tried. It is a bit thicker than most (think Bobbi Brown or Origins for constancy) which lets you really get the dirt, makeup and oil off your face efficiently. It has a nice locking pump which helps you get the right amount out and not make a mess. Another thing that sets this product apart, there is no mineral oil in it! None, which seems to be a main ingredient in many brands (even high end ones).  Plus it just works really well and leaves no residue on your skin.
Skin Therapy Oil Face:
Their new face oil is also fantastic. It is a great idea for anyone with dry skin (that's me) or anyone looking to improve their completion.  If you read my hiatus post, you know I've been under crazy stress, well there is nothing better to make you break out that stress. I am now left with some new post-acne marks I am trying to fade. The Retinol and Vitamin C in this oil really help fade the marks faster.

It also contains some very soothing oils in it, which helps again with my dryness, but also as an anti-aging product.

With 10 oils in it (Sesame Oil, Coconut Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, Apricot Oil, Argan Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Rosehip Oil, Camelina Oil and Sunflower Oil) it has a very light texture, so anyone who is afraid of oil causing breakouts shouldn't worry. It's so light because (again) it has no mineral oil in it (a breakout culprit too).

Skin Therapy Oil ($9.97):


I'm giving away 3 packages that include: Palmer’s Skin Therapy Oil FACE, Palmer’s Skin Therapy Oil Rosehip and Skin Therapy Cleansing Oil FACE. 
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Good Luck!

*These products were sent to me for review, all opinions are my own.

I've been on the search for the L'oreal Paris La Palette Nude 2 for about a month now. None of the stores near me were selling it. This last week my luck changed, I went to my Rexall and saw a display featuring both the 1 and 2 palette for $12.49. I could not believe it, since most drug stores were selling it for $29.99 (while Walmart was selling it for $23.98).

I went and snatched up two of each palette right away.
The best part is I am giving one of each away to you guys.

I'm most excited that I now have more matte shades to work with in the rose gold colour. I love my UD Naked 3 palette but find it really lacks in the mattes, this might fix that and give me some more work day apropriate options.
I picked up the La Nude 1 as well because of the price and as well just because it looked so darn pretty and I just can't resist a nice nude palette (I know I have more than enough).
How To Win:

Enter using the Rafflecopter below.

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This contest will run until June 6th and is open to Canadian mailing addresses only.

This is not a sponsored contest, I paid for these items myself and will be shipping them myself.

A little while back I discovered I Love... a bath and body brand that is sold exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.
I tried out the I Love...Strawberry and Cream Bubble Bath and Shower Creme and fell in love. It has quickly become my favourite bubble bath. My baths are filled pillows of foamy bubbles and a fantastic strawberry scent. Just a fantastic bubble bath, and I love my bubble baths.

A few weeks ago I got the chance to try out their Raspberry and Blackberry Spritzer. It smells just like fresh berries! I find it a great option for days that I not in the mood to wear a perfume or just want to freshen up. So fruity and up lifting in this drab winter weather.
Bubble Bath and Shower Creme Review:
Pros:

• Big bold bubbles
• Amazing fruity scent 
• Great body wash that doesn't strip the skin of moisture
• Available at Shoppers Drug Mart

Cons:

• None

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 Isn't it cute? I think so. Well, inside is everything I need to create  a "New York Knock-Out" look.
So what was inside?
Revlon ColorStay ShadowLinks in Oyster and Charcoal
Revlon ColorStay Eyeliner in Black
Revlon ColorStay Bold Lacquer Mascara in Blackest Black
Revlon ColorStay Moisture Stain in New York Scene
Revlon ColorSTay Gel Envy in Checkmate and All In and the Diamond Top Coat

Top to bottom: Moisture Stain in New York Scene, Eyeliner in Black, Eyeshadows in Oyster and Charcoal

How to get the look

1. Apply Oyster Shadow all over lids and brow bone area.
2. Apply Charcoal just above the crease and smoke out.
3. Use the liner to create a thick line that goes from the inner corner of the eye to just past the outer corner of the eye. 
4. Use the liner from the middle of the lower lash line outward until it meets the upper lash line's liner. I used the built in sharpener and smudged to create the shape I wanted.
5. Apply Mascara (two coats works best).
6. Then apply New York Scene on the lips.
7. I finished the look with All In on most of my nails, with Checkmate on my ring fingers. Followed by a the Diamond top coat.

There were all done.

Now you want to win all 8 products featured in this look?
Well, that's almost as easy as this look. Check out this photo here on my instagram account and like it. I will pick a winner on October the 17th. Giveaway Open To: Canadian residents, 18+.

How time fliies, it feels like not too long ago I wrote my first blgo post on the Mac Style Black collection. The reality is that 5 years have past and now my little 'ole blog is going to be celebrating quite the milestone.
In celebration of 5 years of Batting a Lash (jillojello.com) I am giving away 3 packages of goodies. Please enter below and help me celebrate by giving to you.

Prize #1:

• Stila Garden Palette ($50.00 Canadian Value)
• Chinois - matte creamy white
• Breeze - shimmery beige
• Bark - shimmery taupe
• Freesia - shimmery violet blue
• Rosette - metallic pink violet
• Nectar - matte creamy beige
• Honey - metallic bronze gold
• Sage - shimmery translucent green
• Moss - dark olive green with shimmer
• Juniper - deep shimmery forest green
• Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in Starfish (black with gold and green pearl)

Prize #2:

• $45.00 Canadian Prize Pack made up of Elf products
• e.l.f. Studio 96-Piece Geometric Eyeshadow Palette $20.00 Value
• e.l.f. Mineral Mineral Pearls $8.00 Value
• e.l.f. Studio Eye Primer & Liner Sealer $3.00 Value
• e.l.f. Mineral Eye Brightener $3.00 Value
• e.l.f. Studio Exact Lash Mascara $3.00 Value
• e.l.f. Studio 3-in-1 Mascara $3.00 Value

 Prize #3:

• $18.00 Canadian Prize Pack made up of Elf products
• e.l.f. Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder in St. Lucia $3.00 Value
• e.l.f. Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzing Cream $3.00 Value
• e.l.f. Studio Tone Correcting Powder in Cool $3.00 Value
• e.l.f. Mineral Eyeshadow Primer in Sheer $3.00 Value
• e.l.f. Studio Lip Exfoliator $3.00 Value
• e.l.f. Studio Matte Lip Color in Tea Rose $3.00 Value