I rarely join contests online since I'm never lucky enough to win. I even tried to join a blog giveaway wherein the grand prize was an Ipad Air but obviously I didn't win, not even the gift pack consolation prizes (boo!). The first time I won something online was when I became The Beauty Junkee's Commenter of the Month for March. It was such a happy moment for me as I totally wasn't expecting to be picked. Ms. Martha's a very nice beauty blogger who really cherishes her loyal readers. I wanted to meet her personally and get the chance to share stories with her.
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| Finally met Ms. Martha when I picked up my beauty bag (she's so pretty!) |
Fast forward to April, Ms. Martha posted her 5th year anniversary giveaway mechanics. I'm really a sucker for beauty products, and all her prizes were mostly great products from famous beauty brands so I couldn't resist not joining this super generous giveaway. There were a lot of mechanics to follow but I knew that winning this would be super worth it. I allotted 2 hours of my time to finish all of the said mechanics.
One of the mechanics was to answer this question: What's your most favorite post by The Beauty Junkee? I thought long and hard for the answer as Ms. Martha really has a lot of articles worth reading. After much thought, below is my winning answer to her question.
My favorite post by The Beauty Junkee would be the Fan Mail Fridays: My Rule When It Comes to Splurging on Material Pleasures. This post really had a big impact on me because I’ve been becoming a bit of a shopaholic lately. After reading your post, it suddenly hit me that I must not forget to save a big portion of what I have earned. This is why your advice, which is the 50/50 Rule, is such a great help for me. I must really thank you Ms. Martha for sharing your financial tips with us. The main purpose why I read your blog is because of your beauty tips and knowledge, but knowing that I also get to read useful life knowledge on how to handle money matters and other topics that help us take better care of our health and body, is more reason for me to be a loyal supporter of your blog. Happy 5th anniversary and more power to The Beauty Junkee!!!
The winners were announced early this June and I wasn't really expecting anything as there were about 300 people who joined and there can only be 12 winners. That's why I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that my name was also included in the list. My heart was pounding wildly the whole time afterwards. I won Beauty Bag 6 which is really great because most the products are stuff that I can use for myself. I also shared some of the prizes to my family members as well.
I met Ms. Martha last June 22 at High Street's Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. It was great as I got to know her more and I even met the other giveaway winners, and some of them are also bloggers as well. Even Ms. Martha's family and cousin Ruth was there who was super adorable and entertained us the whole time. Ms. Martha really is super nice, and she even treated us to a drink from Coffee Bean (talk about generous!). She's really a beauty blogger to be admired and I'm glad that I found her blog.
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| Ms. Martha's cousin Ruth (she calls herself Mini Martha sooo cute!) |
Here are pics with my fellow winners! Just grabbed these pics from their IG accounts as I wasn't able to take a picture using my camera wahh.
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| Photo grabbed from Marjorie's IG account |
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| Photo grabbed from becomingsleek's IG account |
Here's a breakdown of the prizes that I won. Click Read More to see the items!
