** Congratulations to Paige #21, who was the THIRD number I got from Random Integer Generator, but the FIRST person who actually followed my SIMPLE requirement for entry! The first two people have NO idea what they're missing!! (Yes, I'm a stickler for detail, especially when a contest is as simple as this!!!)**
A few months ago I was contacted by Xtreme Lashes to see if I might be interested in trying AMPLIF∙eye Lash & Brow Fortifier, a new product by Jo Mousselli designed to "grow longer, thicker, darker, more plentiful lashes...without the risk of Rx side effects." I'm a natural skeptic when it comes to product hype, but because I have pitifully sparse eyelashes I figured I had nothing to lose and potentially eyelashes to gain.
Researching the product and watching a video describing AMPLIF∙eye, I discovered:
- AMPLIF∙eye is the strongest, side-effect free, peptide-based product proven to grow lashes (peptids are amino acids, the basic building blocks of hair and lashes).
- The peptides penetrate the lash line and into the lash follicle to stimulate hair growth and strengthen the root structure.
- Its formula is based on a potent complex of peptides, vitamins and nourishng extracts.
In contrast to a well-known prescription brand that I'll choose not to name out of courtesy, AMPLIF∙eye does not rely on the hormone prostaglandin to stimulate growth.
A few weeks into using it morning and night, I began to see a difference; my lashes were fuller and longer. The results weren't extreme but they were definitely perceptible. It was much more obvious when I applied mascara--then there was a dramatic difference. The biggest compliment I received? When Angela, our Face2Face make-up artist extraordinaire asked me if I had been using [the well-known prescription brand] lash fortifier! You can use AMPLIF∙eye on thinning eyebrows, too, but as I've already established with excessively generous, caterpillar eyebrows I have no need for that!
AMPLIF∙eye's offical launch is next week (that's why you haven't heard about it yet--this is cutting edge, people!!) and you have a chance to win a full-size sample valued at $119! All you need to do is comment to this post telling me about your favorite beauty discovery.
Fine print:
- Giveaway runs through Friday, December 10 @ noon EST.
- Xtreme Lashes will deliver anywhere--no geographical restrictions!
- After you comment your favorite beauty discovery, you may gain additional entries by Tweeting or Facebooking about the giveaway; just link the specific URL from your tweet/FB status in a separate comment.
Insider's tip: If you follow XtremeLashes on Twitter and/or Like them on Facebook, I bet you'll have opportunities for additional product giveaways.
{For the record, do you have any idea how painful it is for me to post these pictures of me without make-up??? Believe me, black and white is doing you a favor!}
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Thanks to Xtreme Lashes for providing me a complimentary sample; nothing makes me happier than to be able to speak favorably on a product's behalf when it delivers what it promises!


















And congratulations to my new friend, Amy, and my old friend, Karmyn, who after fierce battle, came away with the highest votes for their turkey odes. Snailmail your emails, girls...I'll send those turkeys flying in your direction lickity split!
Here are the five finalists in the Butterball Turkey giveaway; it was excruciating for me to have to limit the field to five! Please read the entries from the original post and you'll see what I mean!! Thanks to all who entered...I wish I could give each of you a gift certificate for a free turkey!
Poems are listed in the order they were commented (though for some reason, they were mixed up on the poll); voting will remain open until Thursday around noon. The poll lists the author's first name and the first line of their poem.