Christmas sure came early for me on Friday with the arrival of my beautyheaven Best in Beauty prize box - a huge carton containing a selection of this year's award winning products worth over $1,000! From what I can see from the other lucky winner's haul pics, the contents of each prize box is different - there are some items common to all, but the majority are unique to each winner, which means this post is not going to spoil the surprise for the other lovelies who are still waiting for delivery of their great big box ♥ I'm absolutely thrilled to bits with what bh selected for me, and still in shock at my good fortune to be one of the 10 gals who scored this fabulous collection of beauty-booty...
For those readers who don't know about beautyheaven, it's THE place to go to for the latest beauty news, a forum community of gorgeous like-minded beauty gals, generous weekly competitions, how-to articles and videos, and honest and entertaining member reviews of a massive range of products from the market. I've been a member since 2008, and if you're after a daily dose of what's happening in the beauty world, there's none to compare ♥...
The beautyheaven Best in Beauty awards are held every year around August - members vote for their favourite all-time beauty products from the list of nominations. You can see which products won here. Anyone can vote, but this year only members could go into the draw to win one of the prize boxes, by submitting a 25-words-or-less answer to a question about their favourite beauty product. Well Lady Luck was sure shining on me, and in case it's not clear from the photo, here's the list of what I received (in alphabetical order)...
Banana Boat EveryDay Sunscreen Lotion
Benefit Gimme Brow Volumizing Fiber Gel (medium/deep)
Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Creme
Colgate Optic White Express White Toothpaste
Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant
Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Lip Volumizer
Garnier BB Cream (Light)
Garnier Olia Permanent Hair Colour (Dark Blonde)
ghd air Professional Hairdryer
Glasshouse Triple Scented Candle (Tahaa - Vanilla Caramel)
Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist
L'Occitane Shea Butter Dry Skin Hand Cream
Milky Foot Intense Exfoliating Foot Pad
Mirenesse Lip Bomb (#24)
Mirenesse Secret Weapon Supreme 24hr Mascara
Mirenesse Whipped BB Moisture Fill Airbrush Line Filling Luminiser
Muk Ultra Soft Conditioner
Muk Ultra Soft Shampoo
Nads Ingrow Solution
Natio for Men SPF 30+ Face Moisturiser
Neutrogena Body Oil
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Clear Face Sunscreen Liquid Lotion
Nude by Nature Ultimate Nude Eye Shadow Palette
Olay Regenerist Advanced Cleansing System
Sally Hansen Miracle Gel & Topcoat (Shock Wave)
Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes
Sukin Detoxifying Clay Masque
The Body Shop Shea Body Butter
The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil
Trilogy Certified Organic Rosehip Oil
All up, 30 fantabulous products - there's only a couple that don't suit me colour-wise, but these will be lovingly shared with the friends and family members already queueing up outside my door ha ha. There's SO MANY I haven't tried before, plus a few firm favourites, and of course I'll be reviewing them, both on beautyheaven and here on my blog. I reckon it will take me at least 12 months to get through the list!
My heartfelt thanks to beautyheaven, and all the generous companies who provided their products for the competition. I feel truly blessed ♥
Are any of these products on your Holy Grail list?
Take care of you,
kats xxx
P.S. In case you're wondering which HG product I wrote about to win this prize, it was Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Liner. It wasn't in the prize pack, but it doesn't matter a fig - this is such a staple on my beauty bench, I already have two spares in my drawer lol ♥
P.P.S. Why not join me in reading the wonderful blogs listed on Ingrid's Monday Makeup Madness Link Up Party - starts every Monday morning at 6.30am...
We were all hoping to win this, congratulations Kat! I've only tried a handful of these products myself, so eager to hear you review them. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks my dear neurotic - no-one was as surprised as me hon ♥ Oooh yes, I reckon I'll be doing reviews for years! Sneak preview: the hairdryer is phenomenal xxx
DeleteWow Kat! What a haul!!! Well done! So many products to review, can't wait to see them x
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbe - beautyheaven does the BEST prizes xxx
DeleteCongrats darling!!! an amazing selection of products, looking forward to reading your reviews on some of the products!
ReplyDeleteLily my dear, thanks so much! I'll be spending my Christmas holidays writing and taking pics ♥
DeleteA big congrats to you Kats! I was so happy when I saw you on the winners list, such a deserving winner. My faves out of the pack would be the Glasshouse candle, Trilogy, Jurlique, Burt's Bees & Sukin. Enjoy all the fantastic products! ♥
ReplyDeleteHow kind you are darling Bella - thank you ♥ The Glasshouse candle smells fabulous, and exactly like what I would want the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory to smell like lol (I don't like the smell of chocolate, only the taste)
DeleteCongratulations!!!! I love Sukin and Burts Bees but these all look amazing!! Cant wait to see more piccies and reviews!!! Xxx
ReplyDeleteHey Babe - my face is literally ITCHING to try the Sukin Masque. Is that the one you used at Halloween? Lots of pics and reviews soon, just gotta get my breath back lol ♥x♥
DeleteWell done! Lots of 'blog fodder' there, you'll need to take up blogging full time to get through it all! :)
ReplyDeleteWell said mayday! Yes I sure have lots of material to work with - oh if only I COULD blog full time, I'd be in (beauty) heaven ♥
DeleteCongrats on such a fab prize! What a lovely lot of goodies to get through!
ReplyDeleteThanks heaps Beth - I've put them all in a laundry basket, and am only removing one item per day ha ha!
DeleteCongratulations to you Kats!! The prize looks so amazing!! Lots of fun goodies there.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Ina - I'll be set for at least 12 months, although I'm bound to find an excuse to keep buying things ha ha xxx
DeleteCongratulations Kats! What an amazing prize pack!. I Lo ve the inclusion of the Glasshouse candle!
ReplyDeleteMe too Ingrid - I'm totally besotted with Glasshouse candles, especially the passionfruit one, but this Caramel has my mouth watering like you wouldn't believe! Thanks for your lovely wishes hon ♥
DeleteCongratulations Kats! What a wonderful looking prize!
ReplyDeleteHey there Rose - ta for the congrats. It's a pretty impressive haul - STILL can't believe my luck!
DeleteI am so happy that you won these goodies, Kat! You so deserve it. Your generosity is amazing, so some good Karma coming YOUR way is nice to see. I am so looking forward to future reviews. You sure have your work cut out for you, the good kind, of course, lol xx
ReplyDeleteAww Indie darling, thank you treasure - I've been incredibly fortunate lately, I even won the Melbourne Cup sweep at work! Yes lots of "work" lined up, but it's what I LOVE to do, and I'm looking forward to it so very much ♥♥♥
DeleteCongratulations on your prize, gorgeous! I can't wait to see your various reviews!
ReplyDeleteThank you beautiful lady - thank goodness I'm having hols at the end of the year else I'd never get through all the posts I have planned ♥
DeleteHi, BLONDIE,
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, - sorry, Hun but can't stop giggling - back to blonde where it all began, or does someone else get the blond hair colour????? Seriously though, NO ONE deserves it more than you do and I am delighted! I'm assuming, from what you've said, that it went to your office at work? How on earth will you get it home? Wonderful prize for an even more wonderful lady. Enjoy it all.
Love,
Trish.
Nooooo not blonde! It will only lighten my hair a little and I'll mix it with red, at best I'll be strawberry lol ♡ Thanks for your sweetheart words (and on bh too!). I meant my HOME office - all good and in a laundry basket that I'm fossicking through every day xxx
DeleteThe Neutrogena Dry Touch Sunscreen is amazing. I use it daily and its brilliant under makeup.
ReplyDeleteAgree Fawn - I've used it before and it's an excellent base ♡
DeleteWoW, Congratulations Kat :D So many products to try. I am curious about Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Lip Volumizer, Love to see its review.
ReplyDeleteWill be up soon Faiza - it was the second item I tried, super duper moisturising power ♡x♡
DeleteYay congratulations!! You're always giving out amazing prizes so I'm so happy that you won this ♥
ReplyDeleteTahaa caught my eye, it's my absolute favourite. Looking forward to your reviews, enjoy the products! x
Thanks darling lady - ooh yes the whole carton smelt like caramel when I opened it so I knew I was in for a treat xxx
DeleteSaying congratulations in here also kats........amazing haul and someone is certainly going to be very busy with her blog reviewing all these items. You can forget holidays :-P
ReplyDeletep.s......::;whispers::: still think you should try blonde :-) xx
Mandy girl thank you doll - yes the 'hols' are already booked out with blog posts and reviews. Gonna see if I can get a few months ahead for a change. As for the hair colourant all it will do is lighten my hair a little - hope you're not disappointed ♡♡♡
DeleteWow, that's awesome. What a great prize! The benefit gimme brow looks like my pick of the bunch!
ReplyDeleteHi there hon! Sadly the brow colour is way too dark for me, but I'm giving it to my bestie - lots of other goodies for me to play with though xxx
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