Murad Giveaway - Closed!

This is my second giveaway ever and I'm super super excited about it, maybe because I'm an excitable person or maybe because it's a giveaway linked to something I'm actually reviewing at the moment so I figure it lets you (my audience) join in on the Murad Skincare Review that I'm doing right now (Click here or scroll down if you don't know what I'm on about.)

Anyway on to the Giveaway. . . .

I am going to give away 3 items from the Murad Anti-Aging Ace Skin Range (The Moisturizer, The Release Acne Cleanser and the Acne & Wrinkle Reducer), an Essential-C Day Moisture SPF 30 from the Murad Essential C Range, a Witch Blemish Stick, a Colbert M.D. Nourish Eye cream, a Benefit High Beam Illuminator and last runner up, a Beautisol Dark Body Self-Tanner . . . (that took a little while to type *pphheeewww*)

To enter this giveaway is super easy and I'm giving everyone multiple chances to win.
1)You have to be following my blog
2) Leave your email address under this blogpost as a comment
3) For extra entries, follow me on twitter @EpiphannieA (1 extra entry) and/or follow me on bloglovin (1 extra entry)

So Good Luck everyone

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Lets get Cosmetological . . .

No matter what skin you have . . normal  . . oily . . . dry. . . acne prone . . . It still needs tender love and care. I normally don't follow a strict skincare regime  . . . Ok I'm not going to lie I cheat *BIG TIME* when it comes to taking care of my skin properly. Remembering to take off my makeup at night has always been a touch and go battle. Lately though I've been noticing a few dry, flaky areas on my face which is making me freak out big time. I've tried using the Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grape Fruit Gel Facial Wash and Daily Scrub but despite these skincare products boasting being kind to skin and claims not to over-dry skin. It did exactly did that *aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh* (FULL on review on why it was a waste of money - soon to come)

Moving on, I was introduced to a skincare brand at the last Ifabbo event, called Murad .

What I really liked about Murad is that they had a skincare range that is specifically designed for Normal/Combination Skin and a lot of companies do not do this. Companies are fond of lumping skincare products that can be used for my skin under their 'sensitive' range and that really doesn't sit well with me. For the next 3/4 weeks I'm going to be using the Murad Vitalic Range everyday or so, doing reviews on their range as I go along.

If you are interested in finding out more about Murad and their various skincare ranges, Murad have a personalised skincare quiz that you can use to find out which products are right for you and it doesn't take too long (roughly 90 secs *apparently*) and to tempt you just a wee bit, while I'm doing my Murad Skin Review I'm going to be running a Murad Giveaway for the whole month of August. Click here for more details and your chance to get involved.

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It was Ifabbolous . . .

Ifabbo event flyer

You wouldn't normally generally expect a networking event to be fun or exciting, but yesterday at the Powder Rooms on St. Carnaby, Ifabbo managed to effortlessly pull this off. Ifabbo (the International Organisation for Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle Bloggers) is an international organisation whose mission is to unite bloggers and help us all network. If you're a blogger you should really look into joining up, because if last night was anything to go by I doubt you would regret your decision. Alongside the absolutely gorgeous cocktails and mocktails being served,  were some of Ifabbo's sponsors (the Makeup Store, Boudior Prive, Paul and Joe and Murad) who gave us some quick words on the products on show at the event and  in our goodie bags. Honestly I love the fact they did this because I got to meet some wonderful people who were passionate about their products, including the team behind Boudior Prive who are just wonderful, and I think I might have finally found a skin product range for my Normal skin in Murdo *woohoo*

A quick glimpse at Murad's Cosmetic Range

The highlight of the night had to be the cupcakes (made lovingly by @thecakeinacup). Every single blogger in the room were visibly salivating at the mouth when these gorgeous cakes were unveiled, and you could tell that everyone wanted to grab one but the thing is . . . Noone wanted to be the first! So when Alyea and I finally gave in to the cupcake temptation (we lasted about an hour *so proud of us*), the cupcake stand was rushed by our fellow Ifabbo bloggers. Had to be the funniest experience of the night.

Aren't they so beautiful???

We all left with a goodie bag worth £250 and you could tell they weren't joking, as it had to be the heaviest goodie bag I've ever been given!!! While I was tempted to start trying out the products on the tube, I'm being a good girl at the moment, I will be posting a haul video later today *yeah my first* because I don't think I would be giving the products due praise if I wrote about each and every single one *there's just too much*

Enjoy the pics from the night x x x

Our Lovely Barmitress from the night

Fellow Ifabbo bloggers - Carrie, Alyea and Becca

A/W 2011 Collection from The Makeup Store

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes . . . What more can I say??

Close Up of My cupcake - I have a thing for butterflies

Emma from the Powder Rooms making a little speech

The Powder Room set up with Paul and Joe Cosmetics

Close up of the counter

Carrie and I

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