As if my one year anniversary mani/pedi event wasn’t enough, I’ve decided to extend the festivities to all of my virtual friends online who can’t be there in person to celebrate with me!

The wonderful folks at Stila have donated this GORGEOUS goodie bag full of their favorite products worth a whoppin’ $365.50 for me to raffle away on August 30th!! Just like you, they’ve been great supporters of The Daily Cookie in helping me bring you the latest and best beauty news and events from this cute and whimsical brand.

If want a chance at this smorgasbord of makeup must-haves, show your support for The Daily Cookie by purchasing your raffle tickets to win - buy one ticket for $5 or three for $10. Purchase as many as you’d like to increase your chances of receiving this gift bag. All proceeds from the raffle will help me continue to develop the site, cover web hosting costs, and bring you more and more contests as we move into our second year together!

EDIT: I’ve decided to forego the donations for this prize. If you want to win this Stila goodie bag, there are a few ways to earn raffle tickets.

1. Leave me a comment! I love to hear from readers and love getting to know you! Comments on this post will earn you one raffle ticket.  Remember to submit a VALID email address so that I can contact you if you won!

2. Sign up for my monthly newsletter! This is where I bring you latest trends, hot beauty tips, sweepstakes and discount offers right to your inbox! Once you’ve signed up for the newsletter in the box to your left, please email me so that I can keep track of entries that are specific to this giveaway. Newsletter registrations earn you 2 raffle tickets. If you are already signed up, you’ll still count - just let me know what email address you used so that I can confirm.

And in case you’re wondering, here’s a list of what you can win - can you imagine getting all these goodies worth over $350 in the mail? Between you and me, I really wish I could win this for myself!

- illuminating tinted moisturizer spf 15 in Shade 01 ($32 US)
- vintage shadow pots eye mousse in Honey ($20 US)
- eye shadow, single in Icon ($18 US)
- eye shadow duos in Punaluu ($20 US)
- eye shadow duos in Orchid ($20 US)
- eye shadow trio in Gold Glow ($26 US)
- eye shadow trio in Bronze Glow ($26 US)
- eye shadow trio in Mazatlan ($32 US)
- smoky eye palette in The Original ($40 US)
- glitter eye liner in Golden Silver ($18 US)
- color push-ups blush in Berry Flush ($20 US)
- lip glaze in Brown Sugar ($22 US)
- lip glaze in Peach Cobbler ($22 US)
- lip glaze stick in Vanilla ($16.50 US)
- lip glaze stick in Peach ($16.50 US)
- lip glaze stick in Orange ($16.50 US)

I’ll send you your ticket numbers by August 29th and will draw a winning ticket* during the mani/pedi event on August 30th.

Thanks SOO much for your support and Good Luck!

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* Raffle open to U.S. residents only.

Fall collections are starting to pop up as we begin to countdown the last weeks of summer. With that, I have to admit that I’m really likin’ this model for Prescriptives’ Daring collection for fall. Doesn’t she look a lot like Cindy Crawford, one of my favorite supermodels from the late 80s and 90s?

This is definitely a trend that I’m noticing with this season’s makeup - a throw back to haute 80s makeup with deep browns emphasized on the eyes and early 90s matte (check out MAC’s Cult of Cherry coming soon!)

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Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you’re all having a great day, because mine is turning out to be a little bit fabulous. I’m about to topple over with excitement and want to share it with you!

I really can’t believe that my baby, The Daily Cookie, will be turning one this year on August 31st! To celebrate, I’ve decided to throw a party for a few of my closest friends and biggest supporters. What are we doing? Well, my friends, I’m going to host a Mani/Pedi party at Lavande Nail Spa in San Francisco!

On Saturday, August 30th, I’ve invited a dozen ladies out for a bit of pampering and relaxation with manicures, pedicures, appetizers and refreshments. And what beauty blog event would be complete without, well, makeup of course! Each guest will end their afternoon with a goodie bag full of makeup as a Thank You from a few of my favorite beauty brands who have also been big supporters of The Daily Cookie - MAC, tarte, China Glaze, Prescriptives and more!

We’ve also got a really gorgeous goodie bag from Stila that I’ll be raffling off that day - stay tuned for more details on that!

Now, for the really fun part - I want YOU to come out and celebrate with me and my friends! If you live in the San Francisco area and would like to be a part of the festivities, just enter the contest below and tell me why you want to celebrate The Daily Cookie’s first anniversary.

You and a friend will have a chance to win a mani/pedi at Lavande Nail Spa with me on Saturday, August 30th at 4pm. Entries will be accepted through August 24th at 11:55pm and winner will be announced on Monday, August 25th.

If you can’t join us for the afternoon but will be in the neighborhood and just want to say hello, please also feel free to stop by from 4 - 6pm for some refreshments, there’ll be plenty - just send me an email ahead of time! Good luck and I hope to see you there!

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Happy Friday!

I have some great news to announce with you - today I launched the very first issue of my reader newsletter to email boxes of those of you who signed up about a month ago.  If you didn’t get it, be sure to check it out because this month I bring you tips on how to incorporate the hottest summer color trends into your own look including:

Hues of Blue - this shade is back with a vengeance so don’t miss my tips on how to rock it your way!

Rock the Summer Neons - Michelle from All Lacquered Up contributes this month and shows you how to wear neon colors on your tips and toes no matter how young or old you are

Steal the Look! Kate Hudson - she’s a flawless beauty, and in this issue we show you how to get the look

Also in every issue, I’ll be hosting a giveaway just because I love you!  Even if you missed the newsletter today, you can still win.  This month, enter to win the Kat Von D True Romance Beethoven palette.  All you have to do is sign up for the monthly newsletter from now until August 15th, refer five of your closest beauty-obsessed friends to do so as well and you BOTH will have a chance to win one of these palettes.  Head on over HERE to enter now.

Good luck!

Here we are kids, we’re at the last week of the Meet Me in Mexico contest - can you guess the destination of the photo above? It’s your final chance to win, and a correct guess this week could get you a trip for two to Mexico! Head on over to Glam.com right now and submit your guess now.

Remember, you have until June 29th to submit your answer for this week. A correct answer will enter you in a pool where a winner will be chosen at random at the end of the promotion. Good luck!!!

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Everyone loves a chance to win something for free and now it’s your turn. Just visit Glam and sign up for the Levi’s newsletter for your chance to win a $200 gift card. There will be 5 winners announced at the end of October and you could be one of the lucky ones. So go ahead, check it out!