The mother of all contests (you've really got to check this out)

(Charlie and Ted, two adorable rescue dogs. Their owner is Stef, from we heart this)

Attention, my fellow beauty addicts! You have got to take a minute to read this post (and my fellow So Cal residents, there's an extra-exciting opportunity for you, so please read this carefully!).

My favorite online community, we heart this, is hosting a raffle with the proceeds going to a very worthy cause: Race for the Rescues. This is a non-profit organization that helps rescue dogs and cats from various Los Angeles area animal shelters.

The gals at we heart this have REALLY stepped it up for this great cause and for just $5 a ticket, you can enter to win the following MIND-BLOWING prizes. And the best part? If you purchase more than one raffle ticket, YOU can decide which prizes you'd like each ticket to be put toward! In other words, if you buy 10 tickets and you want half to go toward prize package #1 and the other half to go to prize package #4, you got it! You can totally customize your tickets and put them towards exactly what you want!

OK, just check out these prizes:


1. The South Coast Plaza Experience (overall value $2110)
One VERY lucky Southern California winner is going to have quite the weekend at one of the best shopping destinations in the nation!
• Shu Uemura Master class (value $1575)
Our winner will be able to schedule a private class for themselves and 20 of their friends with the makeup artists at the amazing South Coast Plaza Shu Uemura. Complete with sake and hors devours, and sure to be a blast! The winner and guests all get to spend one on one time with an artist to achieve a customized look. Plus they’ll take home skin care samples to fit their regiment and needs. It is a great opportunity for women to expand their cosmetic knowledge (with the assistance of one the best lines on the market!), refresh their look, and mingle with friends.
• Jo Malone (value $185 + shopping event)
Schedule a private shopping event! Allow Jo Malone stylists to accessorize your home, bath and body with their fabulous signature fragrances. As the hostess of this private event you will receive a gift and each of your guests will receive a goody bag with samples. And to get you ready for the event? The winner will receive a gift basket with full sizes of Orange Blossom Body Creme, Orange Blossom cologne and Grapefruit cologne!
• Morton’s Steak House (value $100)
A gift certificate to the SCP location of Morton’s, one of the most famous and delicious steakhouses in the country.
• Finally, a $250 gift certificate to be spent anywhere at South Coast Plaza!

2. The Extravaganza (overall value $616)
And oh, what an extravaganza it is! We’ve grouped together some amazing lines and one lucky winner will get them all.
• Renee Rouleau ($118) 3 fabulous products: Aloe Cleansing Milk, Elderberry Toner and Mint Buffing Beads. Plus a headband and toning pads.
• tarte ($65) we heart tarte! The eyeQuatic set and Natural Cheek Stain in Blushing Bride, all in a cute tote.
• Xen Tan ($65) Their Luxe line (and best tanning products around): Deep Bronze, Transform and Face tanner.
• Pacifica ($40) Yum, the Lotus Garden body wash and lotion (just launched!)
• Hourglass ($58) The beautiful Burlesque Blush Palette.
• Giella ($100) 6 items from these clever custom crafters: Lip pencil, Eye pencil, Nail polish, Cheek tint, Lip gloss and a Vitamin C Tonic.
• SKYN Iceland ($45) Their Detox kit, it’s like rehab for skin!
• Cosmoholic ($40) The lush and soon to be released Holiday liquid lipstick set with Rockstar Red and Gold Digger.
• e.l.f. ($25) A beautiful gift pack. ($25 at e.l.f. is a lot of product!)
• Sugar Baby ($10) Retro and cute: Beauty Queen Body Lotion.
• And as if there isn’t enough beauty in this prize already, the winner of the extravaganza will also receive a $50 Gift Certificate to one of our favorite sites; BeautyTicket.com!

3. The Fab Four (overall value $667)
Forget the Beatles, these four brands are truly fab, and some of our most highly rated favorites.
• Face Stockholm ($145) A gift bag of 5 full size items from this cult favorite: Swedish Solution Skincare, Magic Wand, Volumizing Mascara, Lip Treatment and a Creme Blush!
• David Babaii for Wild Aid ($129) Lucky you, you get the whole collection, 12 amazing products! From shampoos and conditioners, to every styling product you could possible need, you’ll be beautifully covered in an any hair situation.
• Julie Hewett ($143) We have been gushing over this brand for ages (most recently about their Noir red lipstick collection). Here’s the chance to see why. You’ll get The Petite Four palette, Lip Liner and Lipstick in Oona Noir, Camellia Balm, Jamie Cheek and Lip shine and a Chubbie Cheek brush.
• Benefit ($250) Could we heart Benefit anymore? Answer; not possible! This cheeky line of easy to wear products, with a retro nod in everything they do is one of our all time favorite lines. They’ve put together a basket of goodies for one very lucky winner that tips the value scale at $250!

4. Jo Malone ($350)
A perfect 5 star rating from us for the beautiful Kohdo Wood collection. Now, you get a chance to win 4 products from the line! Dark Amber and Ginger Lily Cologne and bath oil, and Lotus Blossom & Water Lily Cologne and shower gel.

5. Pets and Food! (overall value $267)
Pet lover? Foodie? Both? Well, this is the fab prize package for you!
• Silvermark ($100) This fab company has put together a deluxe Salad Lover’s Gift Basket which includes (amongst other items): The Toss & Chop, Herb & Garden Snips, Multi-Purpose Kitchen Shears, Assorted Color Coated Santoku Knives and a Folding Cutting Board. They’ve even included a bonus squirrel for one lucky dog!
• Xroads Philippine Sea Salts ($22) We loved these delicious gourmet salts, you will too.
• Caroline’s Cakes ($45, and they’ll even ship for free!) These are the best cakes on the planet, and you get to pick one to be delivered directly to your doorstep. We’d never tell you what to do, but we’d choose the Seven Layer caramel cake if we were you…
• Hot Dog Digital pet portrait ($50) Ever want to see what your pet would look if they were an old time dandy? Well, here’s your chance…
• Good Boy Design pet silhouette ($50) A custom silhouette of your own little angel, designed by yours truly.

6. JUARA Candlenut gift box (value $115)
We’ve flipped for JUARA, the line based on Indonesian botanicals (look for a review in the near future), as will the winner of this set. Hand Balm, Body Polish, Perfume Oil, Soap and Lip balm, all with luxurious Candlenut oil.

7. Crème de la Mer ($310)
There is a reason that this line has a cult following, it’s the epitome of the word fabulous. Crème de la Mer has generously donated the one and only Crème, plus their Body Refiner and Hand Cream for the winner.

8. Clarisonic (value $149)
You’ve heard us rave, now learn yourself why we heart the Clarisonic. One winner will get the Limited Edition Mia, a smaller but equally fabulous travel size version.

9. Origins (value $140)
9 items from Origins to make you smile (they do so for us): Make a Difference Skin rejuvenating treatment and treatment lotion, Clean Energy Gentle cleansing oil, A Perfect World Antioxidant cleanser, Jump Start Stimulating conditioner and body bar and Step Lively Energizing foot cream. Plus, Gloomaway Grapefruit gum and a foot soak!

10. McBride Beauty ($118)
Another line new to wht is McBride Beauty (review coming soon). We are all a-flutter for this natural NY line with their simple and cute packaging. The winner will receive Cucumber & Aloe body lotion, Soy & Coconut cleansing bar, Grapefruit & Aloe toner, Rosewater & Neem day cream and Wheat Germ & Avocado night cream.

I told you guys this was mind-blowing!! Oh, and for my So Cal lovelies, check THIS out:

If you are in the LA area, plan on visiting us at the Race (SUNDAY, OCT 4TH, 2009) and buying your raffle tickets in person. Because the first 200 people who buy $20 worth will get an amazing gift bag valued at approximately $100. The gift bags will contain at least 5 products and are valued at over $100 each. What will you get? A combination of the following amazing items:


Full Size Products:
• LuckyScent – Could we heart them any more? One of the first to enthusistically get involved with their donation of Monyette Paris Coquette Tropique Fragrance Oil.
• Jurlique – A do-gooder of a beauty company if there ever was one! You’ll love their organic Intensive Recovery Mask.
• McBride Beauty – Oh, wait till you smell their Grapefruit Sage line! It’s heavenly. We have a travel kit of all 4 items.
• Anatomicals – We could not be bigger anglophiles. So, how could we not love a brand as cheeky and bloody brilliant as this? Check out their No More Old Bags Allowed eye gel…
• Anatomicals – …or their Stop Cracking up lip balm, and tell me you aren’t loving the Brits too?
• Xen Tan – Have you heard the buzz? It’s true, they’re the best tanning products on earth! And now you can see so yourself with their Tan Extender.
• Giella – We happen to think this line, that allows you to custom match any shade you’d like, is brilliant. Try one of their concealers and see…
• Hourglass – We are gaga for the luxury line! You’ll be too, with their Petal eye shadow.
• tarte – The sure way to a lip gloss lovers heart? With their Fred and Ginger dual lip gloss, of course.
• tarte – Sealing our love for eternity with their second full size donation – the Kalalau Trail eye shadow duo.
• RGB – The hottest new nail polish line on the market. We’ll have a review of their fall line soon. Till then, snag the progressive and fabulous colors in our gift bag!
• TIGI – Ok, not full size, but generous 3 oz. travel size versions of their Masterpiece Shine Hairspray and After Party Smoothing Creams, from their amazing BedHead division.
And because we don’t live by makeup alone…
• Silvermark – Knows how to do a kitchen product right, an item with color that works like none other! We’re totally loving their paring knives and think you will too.
• DRY Soda – Which DRY Soda will you be lucky to try? It really doesn’t matter, because it’s sure to be delicious.
• Bean and Body – We have a review coming up of this, “the earth’s healthiest coffee.” Pssst, we think it may just be the tastiest too…
• we heart this journals – That’s right, with a little help from the world’s coolest print rep, Joe at Ironwood Litho, and RSC Equipment Rental, we’ve got the best looking journals we’ve ever seen!
• Xroads Philippine Sea Salts – Animal lovers and manufacturers of the finest gourmet salts you’ll ever taste.
Plus, deluxe samples from the following amazing brands:
JUARA
Shu Uemura
tarte
Dr. Hauschka

I've got to say, this is THE most insane beauty raffle I've ever seen, and the best part about it is that, even if you don't win something, you know your money went to an excellent cause.

Here's how to enter:



Step 1: Visit the weheartthis donation page (click that link!) on the Race for the Rescues site before October 3rd and make your donation in any $5 increment. One ticket for $5, five for $20.

Step 2: forward your donation confirmation email to us at: raffle(at)weheartthis.com and let us know which prizes you’d like your raffle tickets to be entered into.

Unable to donate but still want to help? We’d love you to mention the Raffle on your blog or retweet this message to help us raise as much funds for the animals as possible:
RT @weheartthis Hey Beauty lovers! $4000 in raffle prizes to be won. Race for the Rescues, for the needy animals of LA. http://bit.ly/2tLRXT

That's it! And of course, if you're in the So Cal area and you plan on attending the October 4th event, you can purchase your raffle tickets there (and get there early so you can pick up one of those insane gift bags!).