Welcome to Day 2 of our Valentine’s Day giveaway! Just correctly answer the trivia question in the Comments section and you could have a chance to win the day’s featured prize. Remember, you have TWO days to play so let’s get to it!

Today’s question is from How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey.

“What Does Andie Anderson try to nickname Ben Barry’s (male) unmentionables during a make-out session?”

Here’s what you’ll win:

We’ve got a wonderful gift set from Elizabeth Arden for you! Two lucky winners will receive their Provocative Woman Eau de Parfum spray and Provocative Woman Shimmering Powder Puff – ooh la la!

Don’t forget to read our rules and then leave your answers in the comments section by Friday, Feb. 1. I will be moderating the comments for the duration of the contest so don’t worry if you don’t see your answers posted; we’ll see them and will make sure that your entry counts!

Good Luck!

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Congratulations to Emily and Lea!!

You both have won PowderPuff Squad’s Double Agent Lip/Cheek compact for correctly answering that Ross Geller was married 3 times – to Carol, Emily, and Rachel!

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Yup, it’s my big day and even though I’ve been dreading my birthday this year, now that it’s here, I’m really excited! This is particularly strange of me because normally I LOVE my birthday and like to celebrate during the entire month of January.

And it’s not because I get birthday drinks, toasts, and hugs via Facebook and MySpace making me feel like people remember who I am, or because I can pretty much get away with doing any saying anything (all I have to say is “It’s my birthday” and most will chuckle and let me go about my business), but because the Boyfriend is taking me out to dinner at a restaurant I’ve been wanting to try for almost a year – WOO HOOOO!

Tonight, we’re heading over to the St. Francis hotel in Union Square and we’re going to wine and dine at Michael Mina right in here in San Francisco. I’m especially excited because I’ve been saying that I wanted to try restaurants where these world-renowned chefs have been guests on one of my favorite reality TV shows, Top Chef, and who could forget Michael Mina’s appearance at the finale of Season 1 – I sure can’t.

So watch out for my restaurant review in the next couple of days to see what I think of Michael Mina – that’s right, it’s my birthday so I can act like I’m a real food expert if I want to.. just call me Julia Child!!

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I’m been familiarizing myself with mineral makeup, but I still haven’t tried mineral foundation, or anything that I need to make into a liquid from a powder or measure out. It just seems like too much work for me. However, I’m slowly moving into the mineral makeup arena with colors.

Recently, I had an opportunity to try out an indie mineral cosmetics company, Lumiere Cosmetics, I learned of through reading Christiana’s blog. They have a huge array af products – from face foundations and concealers to eye, cheek and lip color.

The cool thing about Lumiere is that you also have the option of buying the quantity you want as well. You can purchase sample sizes (1/4 tsp of product), travel (4 grams) and full (12 grams) sizes of almost anything they offer. Their Lumi Lip products also come in different sizes as well. Great for getting to know a new line of products.

I received sample sizes of everything, except for the lippies (full size squeeze tubes). Their blushes, especially the Silk Radiances are super fine in texture and had a fair amount of color to them. The swatches look like they’d give a lot of shimmer but on my skin, it blended in well and looked more matte.

Lumiere Silk Radiance and Silk Blush:
- Be True: muted plum with gold shimmer
- Bare Beauty: nude-pink wih gold shimmer
- Sweet Cherub: nude-pink with brown undertone
- Cherry Blossom: muted cherry with pink/violet glimmer

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The eye shadows I received came in an array of colors that were very fun and usable for me at the same time. When I swatched the shades, these seem to have a fair amount of color to them as well – which I like because then I know I can build the colors to my liking without spending too much time on it or end up looking like a clown.

My favorites are Gold Sparkle and Wicked. The Party Girl swatch looks a little bit like Neutral Pink from MAC’s N Collection but I’m not quite sure if it will look the same once applied.

Lumiere Eye Shadows & Shimmer:
- Gold Sparkle: true gold shade with lots of sparkle
- Party Girl: pink/violet with iridescent shimmer
- Lavender Pearl: pearl with lavender, opal sheen
- Wicked: plum with iridescent shimmer

More Lumiere Eye Shadows & Shimmer:
- Dark Chocolate: rich matte dark brown
- Bronzed Shimmer: bronze with copper shimmer
- Charmed: muted lavender
- Jackpot Glitz: coppery gold with shimmer

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Lumiere’s Lumi Lip glosses appeared to be a bit thick when I swatched it on my hand, but on my lips they glide on and feel very lightweight. They’re also a bit sheerer on my lips as well – maybe I squeezed too much on my hand from the squeezie tube?

Lumiere Lumi Lips:

- Ooh La La: pearly pink
- Montiego Bronze: coppery bronze

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Lumiere Minerals FOTD – Gold:

Eyes:
- MAC Beige-ing shadestick (base)
- Lumi Gold Sparkle (all over lid)
- Lumi Jackpot Glitz (crease)
- Lumi Dark Chocolate (as liner, upper and lower)
- Cover Girl Last Blast mascara

Cheeks:
- Lumi Be True
- Lumi Bare Beauty (highlight)

Lips:
- Lumi Montiego Bronze

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