National Lipstick Day + The BalmJour Lippie Review and Giveaway!

Happy National Lipstick Day beauties! I'm so excited that you're here today to celebrate with me!  My gorgeous friends at The Balm Cosmetics sent over the most uhhhhmazing package filled with their brand new The BalmJour Creamy Lip Stains and I've been quite busy testing the wear and formula for some time.  All i can say is WOW!  These beauties are basically a four-in-one situation!  When i think 'stain', i basically just think of a light flush of color on my lips.  These lippies are WAY more than that!  They are essentially a gloss with the pigment of a lipstick, have a soft creamy texture with the lasting power of a stain!  Heck yeah... gimme all the BalmJour Sil Vous Plait!

There are eight shades and i honestly love them all.  It's funny because whenever i get a full range lipstick collection, i immediately pick out the ones that best suit me to test out.  In this case, i simply couldn't decide.  The shares are beautiful and SO wearable. 

Aren't the swatches absolutely STUNNING?  It's gonna be hard to pick just one people... trust!  You can purchase them here!   OK now to the fun part! My friends at the Balm Cosmetics are truly sweet and included an entire set to giveaway to one of my followers!  Thank you theBalm for sharing the BalmJour love!  So this giveaway will be simple and easy to enter! Head to this instagram post and follow the giveaway rules! Good luck beauties!  I can't wait for one of you lucky babes to try these gorgeous lippies!

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Thank you so much for reading! xoxo, Carla - FMM

*press sample - all opinions are my own based on my experience with this product.

FMM Turns 5 GIVEAWAY!!!

Photo by Deanna Ryan

    Wow.... where have the past five years gone?  I still remember the day i sat down at my computer to write my first post.  It was a moment filled with excitement, hope and essentially a sense of relief.  I'd searched for a creative outlet for so long and it was truly an amazing feeling to finally find a means to share my love of all things beauty and fashion.  Over the years I've established a wonderfully devoted audience who've shown me so much love and support and for that, I'm eternally grateful!   Thank you to each and everyone of you who take the time to read my blog and comment here and on my social media channels!  You've walked with me on this uhhhmazing journey and i can't wait to see where it leads us in 2017!  I realize that I'm not always consisting in my posting simply because i work full time and i am a mommy of twins.  Some weeks i struggle to get a post out to you because I'm just overwhelmed with life.  Yet, there isn't a moment where i feel like I'm done here.  Writing about my passion is something i don't ever see myself letting go of.  So while i can't promise that I'll always be consistent in my posting (i strive for three times per week), i can promise that i will always be here in one way or another.  FMM fulfills me and i hope that you enjoy reading as much as i love sharing.  Having said that, i'm taking a little time off to jumpstart the blog for 2017.  I have a ton of content to prepare and haven't had much time to get it out to you so i'm taking a little time to get it all ready to post. I'll still be very active on social media so be sure you're following along!  In the meantime, enjoy this AMAZING GIVEAWAY!

To mark this momentous occasion, after all 5 is my lucky number... i wanted to give back to my devoted readers!  You all know that I'm an IT Girl first and foremost!  Some of my holy grail products are IT Cosmetics products so i wanted to share the IT love!  I teamed up with IT Cosmetics to give away some of my products!  The products pictured above are on constant rotation on my vanity and i thought you might enjoy them as much as i do!  OK so here are the deets!  ONE lucky FMM reader will receive the following:

Bye Bye Pores Primer
Bye Bye Under Eye (Eye Cream)
Bye Bye Pores
Bye Bye Lines Serum
Je Ne Sais Quoi Hydrating Color Awakening Lip Treatment
City Chic Brush Set
Your Most Beautiful You Anti-Aging Face Palette

This giveaway is valued at over $300! To enter you must be a US resident and you must enter using the Rafflecopter Widget.  The winner will be selected via the widget and all entries WILL BE VERIFIED!  Please be sure you are following the required entries or your entry will be disqualified. Winner will be announced and posted after January 12th via the Rafflecopter Widget.  Thank you so much for entering and GOOD LUCK!

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Pixi MultiBalms GIVEAWAY

Meet your new multi-tasking BFF!  I first got a sneak peek of Pixi's MultiBalms during the Target Beauty Preview Event last Spring (read all about that here) and oh did i fall madly in LOVE with these beauties!  Honestly, i have been rocking these all Summer because they're so easy and blend like a dream!  All you need is a few quick swipes on your lips and cheeks to instantly brighten your pretty face!  I even contour with the Sheer Sculpt shade!  Dab a little pink on my cheeks and lips and I'm done baby!  The possibilities are endless here really.  You can even dab these bad boys on your lids for a complete look!

From left to right... Sheer Sculpt, Baby Petal, Wild Rose, Watermelon Veil, Soft Strawberry

I'm so excited to give away an entire set today to a lucky FMM reader! This giveaway is open internationally!  You must submit your entry via the rafflecopter widget.  Please be sure you follow the giveaway rules as all entries will be verified.  Thank you for entering and GOOD LUCK!
 *press sample

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Milani's 30 Shades in 30 Days Giveaway!

Hi beauties!  I wanted to let you know that Milani is having an amazing giveaway! For the next 30 days, they're giving away up to 300 Bella Eyes Gel Powder Eyeshadows!!!  Woohoo!  Contest ends October 1st.  Enter here and GOOD LUCK!!!  Xo, Carla - FMM

Elite Serum Giveaway!

Shortly before leaving for vacay, I told you guys about an eye serum i'm currently obsessed with... Elite Serum!  You can read all about its wonderful benefits here and here!  Well, guess what?!  The kind people over at Elite Serum want you to love it as much as I do and have decided to give one lucky FMM reader an Elite Serum of their own!  This contest is OPEN INTERNATIONALLY so anyone can enter!  Just be sure to follow the proper steps as they will be verified upon selecting a winner!  Here's what you need to do to enter:

MANDATORY OPTIONS

1. Follow Elite Serum on Facebook
2. Follow Fashion Maven Mommy on Facebook
3. Follow Fashion Maven Mommy on GFC
4. Follow Fashion Maven Mommy on Twitter

NON-MANDATORY OPTION (CHANCE FOR EXTRA ENTRY POINTS)

Tweet about the giveaway


Be sure to use the widget to enter the giveaway in order for your entry to qualify!

So that's IT!  Easy right?  So go ahead, enter!  You never know!  Honestly, this serum is a true miracle worker!  Check out their website for some amazing before/after testimonials!!!  Thank you SO MUCH for entering and GOOD LUCK!

www.eliteserum.com

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Smashbox Heat Wave Lip Gloss Set GIVEAWAY!!!

Hi guys, remember the gorgeous Smashbox Heat Wave Lip Gloss Set I wrote about a few days ago?  Read all about it here!  Well guess what?  I have an extra set to give away to one lucky winner!  The contest is open WORLD WIDE so anyone can enter!  Please be sure to follow the rules!  When a winner is selected, I will verify that the contest rules were followed.  If not, a new winner will be selected.  Here are the mandatory rules:

Mandatory:

Follow Fashion Maven Mommy on GFC
Follow Fashion Maven Mommy on FB
Follow Fashion Maven Mommy on Twitter

Not Mandatory Extra Point Entries

Tweet about the giveaway
Follow @Fashionmavenmommy on Instagram
Follow Fashion Maven Mommy on Blogloving (please leave your user name in the comments)
Subscribe to my YouTube channel (let me know your user name in the comments)

Please use the widget below to facilitate your entries!  OPEN WORLD WIDE!  GOOD LUCK!!

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