MAKEUP GIVEAWAY NOW OPEN!!! 3 reasons I should receive the BH Cosmetics 120 Color 5th Edition Palette!

Yes, you know the 5th edition has won out!

It was pretty fun to run a poll so readers could decide exactly which item should be used for a giveaway. (Don't tell me none of you compulsively refreshed the poll page to see the numbers jump.)

There were a couple of moments when the 3rd edition came pretty close, but as of this morning, 3 December 2012, the official winner is this latest version of the mega-palette with an overload of flattering pinks, mauves and lavenders mixed in with plenty of neutrals so you can use it for school, work, and play. 5th Edition! (Cue trumpets, strings and lots of wind-chimes.)

Now, here's how you can look "purty as a flower" for the holiday season.

To win it...

Reply below with:

3 reasons why you think you should receive the BH Cosmetics 120 Color 5th Edition Palette.

Do be sincere, funny, creative, etc. Be yourselves!

I'm checking with the company's rep to see if they would like to do the honors of picking out a winner since they're sponsoring this giveaway, but if they feel otherwise, I'll do the picking on their behalf. 

Contest will close by Friday morning 10am (Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, etc). That's about Fri noon 12-1pm if you're in Australia, Fri early-morning 2am London, Thurs night 10pm Eastern US and 8pm Western US, so that should give you the whole working week to think of your answers.

GOOD LUCK!

VOTE! Which Palette should we get for the BH Cosmetics Giveaway?

BH Cosmetics has VERY kindly agreed to sponsor an eye shadow palette for a lucky reader of The Makeup Box. (Someone's going to end up with a ton of new shadows for Christmas this year...)

Just to make it more fun, I'm not going to decide for you. I'm letting YOU decide which one it will be!

POLL

Go to this link to click your answer quickly! Poll closes in 24 hours. (I'm trying to get a weekend extension, but just in case they're not able to, do go make your choice as soon as possible.)

The options:

A. 120 Color Palette 1st Edition

B. 120 Color Palette 2nd Edition

C. 120 Color Palette 3rd Edition

D. 120 Color Palette 4th Edition

E. 120 Color Palette 5th Edition (pictured above)

F. 15 Color Eyeshadow Pro (pick and build your own set of 15 26mm MAC-sized pans)

Salivating yet? I'm not going to tell you which one I prefer. It's not for me!

Just vote based on what YOU like, and we can kick this contest off ASAP next week.

Contest is open to ALL readers.

Punky-Pretty (Fluorescent Hot Pink with Smoky Cut-Crease)

This is a very dramatic look pairing hot pink with a smoky dark russet brown. Definitely more for the clubs or a party than a day out with the girls!

I used new shades from my BH Cosmetics shadows:

WM20 - An true matte hot pink

MS12 - Dark sparkly blackened red-brown

WS07 - A mid-tone satin mauve pink

Step 1: First run a black khol along your upper and lower water lines.

Step 2: Using a pointed brush for control, first draw a line diagonally up and out at the outer corner of the eyes. Then pick up more shadow and run it along the socket line, stopping before you reach the inner corners. 

Smoke the entire line out to get a really thick brown swatch.

Step 3: Pack a neon hot pink along the entire lid, leaving only the inner corners empty. Then run the pink along the outer halves of the lower lash line as well, extending the line up and out, right under the dark brown wing created earlier (below).

Step 4: To illuminate the eyes a little, apply a paler mauve pink to the inner corners of the lid. 

Step 5: Finish by checking to see if you need to touch up your black liner. (To help it last longer and look more intense, dab a matte black shadow over the pencil to set it.) 

Then finish by curling lashes and applying black mascara.