Giveaway

UPDATE: This post has been updated on August 04, 2011. Scroll down to see who won.

And the Winner is…

Heather whose most treasured beauty product/tool is…

My most prized beauty product is my eyelash curler. It makes such a difference, my face feels lost without it.

Congratulations, Heather! You will be contacted via email for further instructions on how to claim your prize. Thanks to everyone for entering. The next giveaway is already in the queue, so stay tuned!

It’s giveaway time! Win Sigma’s highly successful Sigmax Synthetic Face Kit containing 3 brushes (a $42 value!). Read the rules below on how to enter this giveaway.

This giveaway is kindly sponsored by the wonderful folks of Sigma (thank you!). 1 lucky winner will get this awesome brush kit containing:

• F80 – Flat Top Kabuki – The F80 Flat Top Kabuki brush is perfect for applying and blending liquid, cream, and powder products onto the skin. The flat surface allows perfect buffing with flawless results. Features synthetic Sigmax HD fibers.
• F82 – Round Top Kabuki – The F82 Round Top Kabuki brush simplifies precise makeup application under the eyes and around the nose. This brush is also perfect for achieving flawless coverage using liquid and powder products. Features synthetic Sigmax HD fibers.
• F84 – Angled Top Kabuki – The F84 Angled Top Kabuki brush is the perfect brush for precise, yet blended application of products on the cheeks. It seamlessly applies cream, powder and liquid products. Features synthetic Sigmax HD fibers.

Prize

This giveaway is kindly sponsored by the wonderful folks of Sigma (thank you!). 1 lucky winner will get this awesome brush kit containing:

• F80 – Flat Top Kabuki – The F80 Flat Top Kabuki brush is perfect for applying and blending liquid, cream, and powder products onto the skin. The flat surface allows perfect buffing with flawless results. Features synthetic Sigmax HD fibers.
• F82 – Round Top Kabuki – The F82 Round Top Kabuki brush simplifies precise makeup application under the eyes and around the nose. This brush is also perfect for achieving flawless coverage using liquid and powder products. Features synthetic Sigmax HD fibers.
• F84 – Angled Top Kabuki – The F84 Angled Top Kabuki brush is the perfect brush for precise, yet blended application of products on the cheeks. It seamlessly applies cream, powder and liquid products. Features synthetic Sigmax HD fibers.

About the Brush Kit

This is what Sigma has to say about the brush kit:

The Synthetic Face Kit contains three face brushes for high definition, flawless makeup application. The brushes in this collection feature exclusive Synthetic filament, specially designed to apply powder and liquid products without absorption into the fibers. The shape, density and height of the filaments were carefully engineered to perfectly buff products onto the skin, resulting in a high definition effect.

I first got acquainted with Sigma last year when I was on the lookout for a well-sorted brush kit. I didn’t want to spend a fortune, so MAC was ruled out. The second best thing, so I heard and read, would have to be Sigma brushes and after doing some research on this then new-to-me brand I decided to give it a go. I ordered their Professional 12-piece Brush Kit for $99 and never looked back. I just love my Sigma brushes and would definitely buy from them again!

Then, a few months ago, I was offered the chance to get my hands on the Sigmax Synthetic Face Kit and of course I jumped at the chance. Just let me keep it short & sweet: these brushes are just as good as the Sigma brushes I already own (which means they’re really good!). They’re super soft and I love to put my foundation on with the F80 (Flat Top Kabuki) and now always use the F82 (Round Top Kabuki) for a precise blush application. Don’t trust my words? Then check out the many rave reviews on the Sigma website.

How to Enter

In order to enter this giveaway all you have to do is to leave a comment by answering following question: “What is your most treasured beauty or makeup product?“

The giveaway is open to US & international readers (yay!). You can join the giveaway until next Wednesday, 08/03/2011 (11:59 PM EST time). Winners will be drawn shortly thereafter and contacted by us via email.

Please remember to leave your (first) name and a valid email address when writing the comment (just fill out the comment form correctly and you’ll be fine). A comment equals 1 entry. You can leave multiple comments if you want to but only your first one will be accounted.

Bonus Entries

If you want to increase your chances of winning, you can score more entries by doing one or all of the following things:

• NEW! Make a donation (BIG or small!) to our mycharity: water project and help providing access to clean drinking water in developing countries. Do good and increase your chances of winning drastically! (each $1 of your donation = 1 entry)
• Follow @intheircloset on Twitter. Don’t forget to mention your Twitter name or profile URL. (1 entry)
• Tweet about this giveaway. You can use this pre-written tweet if you like: Win a @Sigma_Beauty brush kit on @intheircloset. Find out how to enter here: http://bit.ly/pJch6v (max. 1 tweet/giveaway = 1 entry)
• Like us on Facebook. Don’t forget to mention your Facebook name. (1 entry)
• Blog about this giveaway on your own blog and link back to this post. (3 entries)

A Quick Note on mycharity: water

Right now, one billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. That’s one in eight of us. On mycharity: water, you can run, bike, give up birthday presents or just raise money to fund water projects for communities in need. 100% of the money you raise will go directly to people in need and in 12-18 months, you’ll see proof of the projects built using photos and GPS. Get involved, too!

The goal of our mycharity: water project is it to raise $500 until the end of October. This will ensure 25 people having access to clean drinking water for the next 25 years! Join forces with us! Make a donation and increase your winning chances! Also, did we mention you get tons of good Karma by donating?

IMPORTANT: Private/Protected tweets can’t be credited just as anonymous donations on mycharity: water (you don’t have to leave your real name, but at least some kind of nickname, email address or unique id).

If you decide to do one of the things in the list above, please mention them in your comment here on this page. You can add as many comments as you want if you should decide to do things one by one. Just remember to always use the same email address when writing a comment, so the additional entries can be credited to you. Also, please mention your twitter username and include the link to your tweet about the giveaway as well as your Facebook name or link to your profile (or simply reply with your comment name to the giveaway status message on our Facebook page).

Furthermore, if you decide to blog about this giveaway, please do NOT hotlink the image above. If you want to use the giveaway graphic as shown above, use this image URL instead: http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6/sigmasigmaxsyntheticbru.jpg or simply copy and paste the HTML code provided below:

<a href="http://intheircloset.com/win-a-brush-kit-by-sigma" target="_blank"><img src="http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6/sigmasigmaxsyntheticbru.jpg" style="border:none;" /></a>

This is an example of how your comment could look like:

I cannot live without my [Brand ABC] mascara! I follow you on Twitter (username: @[Your Twitter Username]), like you on Facebook (Name XY) and donated $10 under the name: [Your Name Here].

This example would sum up to 13 entries (1 most treasured beauty/makeup product comment = 1 entry, twitter follower = 1 entry, likes us on Facebook = 1 entry, $10 donation = 10 entries).

If you have questions regarding this giveaway, don’t hesitate to ask. Good luck, everyone!

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