LORAC PRO Palette Plus Tom Ford Bonus Giveaway Contest

LORAC's new PRO Palette ($42) is a professional eye palette featuring 16 eye shadows infused with soothing botanicals, along with a mini-sized Behind The Scenes Eye Primer for stay-true color that lasts. Created by celebrity makeup artist Carol Shaw, this PRO artistry palette is packed with eight shimmer and eight matte eye shadows in all the shades you'll need to create the hottest looks - from Fashion Week or the red carpet.

LORAC’S velvety smooth shadows are ultra-pigmented to perform wet or dry so you can shade, shadow, line, and define your eyes, just like a pro and with the intensity you want. I was stunned when I took a peek at this beauty when it arrived from Sephora. I ordered it not knowing whether I would use it for a giveaway or keep it for myself. Today, I felt generous.

The box contains a tiny 0.17-oz Behind the Scenes Eye Shadow Primer and the following eye shadows.

• Top row matte colors: White, Cream, Taupe, Light Pink, Mauve, Sable, Espresso, Black
• Bottom row shimmer or sparkle colors: Nude (Shimmer), Champagne (Sparkle), Gold (Shimmer), Lt. Bronze (Shimmer), Pewter (Shimmer), Garnet (Shimmer), Deep Purple (Shimmer), Slate (Shimmer)

LORAC's eye shadows are formulated without any of the nasty ingredients we would all like to avoid. See the link for the list, along with pro tips for application.

The winner of this palette will also receive a sample pack with all four of the new Tom Ford Private Blend Jardin Noir fragrances, courtesy of Jason Layden, Tom Ford representative at Neiman Marcus, Mazza Gallerie - a friend of Best Things in Beauty.

How can you enter to win this giveaway contest (technically a sweepstakes)? Just leave a comment on this feature (not in another BTiB post). After you comment here, feel free to send me an e-mail at bestthingsinbeautycontests@gmail.com (the contest address, not my "personal" e-mail) and identify your comment. You can never be too careful about sharing an e-mail address you care about on a blog, so feel free to follow this step (an alternative is to code your e-mail, e.g., myname at gmail dot com, in your comment). Please make sure I have your e-mail. If I can't notify you, you can't win - even if your number is drawn. I can't believe the number of entrants I haven't been able to find in the past.

You can earn extra entries. Follow this blog (through an e-mail subscription, GFC, or though one of the many Google readers - see sidebar at right) to earn a second entry. If you are a follower, it would help me tally entries if you tell me in your comment how you follow. You don't have to follow to enter. I want everyone to have a chance, but I also want to reward my followers. I must be able to track this entry.

You can earn a third entry by tweeting this contest. You must include "@BTiBeauty" (without the quotes) and the contest title in your tweet. Remember, tweet the contest title - if you don't, that entry won't count. I will tweet the contest early this evening, and you can simply retweet it to earn that second entry - if that's easier.

The deadline for entries will be Saturday, September 15, at midnight. The next morning, I will use a random number generator (random.org) to select the winner. I will e-mail the winner on Sunday morning. The winner will have 48 hours to reply to my message and provide a shipping address. After 48 hours, the prize will be forfeited, and another winner will be selected. Make sure to check your e-mail - and look in your spam folder - when the contest ends.

This contest is open to anyone anywhere. Here are the terms. I will carefully pack and ship the prize (as I always do). I cannot insure the prize for overseas shipment - it's amazingly expensive to do so because of the way I have to send insured mail. If it's lost or stolen in transit, I may not be able to replace it with another prize just like it. I'll do my best on this end; let's see if your mail service does right by you on the other end if we have an overseas winner.

For all the legalese related to this contest, please see the Contests/Sweepstakes page at the top of the blog. Good luck!

Photo courtesy of Sephora