CONTEST CLOSED: Giveaway: Madre Labs lotions and creams from iHerb.com (open worldwide!)

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

It's very rare that I host giveaways open to ALL of my readers (I'm so sorry about that but it's always up to the brand to set the rules), so I'm DELIGHTED to be able to offer everyone (international readers included!) a chance to enter this giveaway, compliments of iHerb.com.

THREE lucky winners will each receive one bottle of Madre Labs Hand and Body Lotion AND one tube of Madre Labs Hand Cream (a $20 value).

 But before I get into the details of the giveaway, I'd like to give you some helpful info and a review of these products:

iHerb.com, the sponsor for this giveaway, is a website that many of you have probably already heard of (I can't even count how many bloggers I've seen talk about ordering from this site over the years). They offer a large variety of skincare, haircare and other products on their site with great prices AND, if you're a new customer, you can enter code WOW123 to get an instant $5 off your order.

iHerb.com is the sole distributor of Madre Labs products. All Madre Labs products contain "No No-No's":

What does that mean exactly?

Madre Labs products contain NO sulfates, parabens, dyes, animal testing, animal ingredients.

 Madre Labs Unscented Hand Cream with Argan Nut Oil

(retail: $8.95; $6.71 on iHerb.com, 2.5 oz)

Unscented Hand Cream helps rehydrate dry, damaged skin. Argan Nut Oil (high in vitamin E) plus a premium blend of select oils (rich in essential fatty acids) have been included to nourish and moisturize your skin - making it feel Silky Smooth. Our proprietary blend of SuperFruits (Acai, Goji, Pomegranate & Seabuckthorn) has also been added - to help protect your skin from oxidative and environmental damage.

Key Ingredients: Oil of: Argan nut, jojoba*, sesame*, avocado*, olive* and coconut* plus shea butter*
Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol (plant derived), glycerin (plant derived), carthamus tinctorius(safflower) seed oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)*, glyceryl stearate (plant derived), isopropyl palmitate (palm oil), simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil*, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil*, persea gratissima (avocado) oil*, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil*, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil*, argania spinosa kernel (argan) oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice*, punica granatum (pomegranate) extract, euterpe oleracea (açaí) fruit extract, lycium chinensis (goji) fruit extract, hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn) fruit extract, polysorbate-60 (plant derived), cetyl palmitate, cetyl esters, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, tocopherol (antioxidant), sodium PCA, glycerin (natural derived), alanine (l-alanine), proline (l-proline), serine (l-serine), threonine (l-threonine), arginine (l-arginine), lysine (l-lysine), Glutamic Acid (l-glutamic acid), xanthan gum (natural thickener), citric acid (naturally derived), gluconolactone (corn derived preservative), sodium benzoate (plant derived preservative).
* Certified Organic ingredient
 No - sulfates, parabens, dyes, animal testing, animal ingredients.

• pH Balanced
• Eco-Friendly Packaging
• Made in the U.S.A
• Made with Biodegradable Ingredients

 Madre Labs Unscented Hand and Body Lotion with Argan Nut Oil

(retail: $10.95; $8.21 on iHerb.com, 12.85 oz)

Unscented Hand and Body Lotion helps rehydrate dry, damaged skin. Argan nut oil (high in vitamin E) plus a premium blend of select oils (rich in essential fatty acids) have been included to nourish and moisturize your skin - making it feel silky smooth. Our proprietary blend of superfruits (açaí, goji, pomegranate & seabuckthorn) has also been added -- to help protect your skin from oxidative and environmental damage.

Key Ingredients: Oils of argan nut, jojoba*, sesame*, avocado*, olive* and coconut* plus shea butter*.
Aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice*, water (aqua), glycerin (plant derived), cetearyl alcohol (plant derived), butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)*, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, isopropyl palmitate (palm oil), cetyl palmitate, cetyl esters, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil*, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil*, persea gratissima (avocado) oil*, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil*, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil*, punica granatum (pomegranate) extract, euterpe oleracea (açaí) fruit extract, lycium chinensis (goji) fruit extract, hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn) fruit extract, argania spinosa kernel (argan) oil, glyceryl stearate (plant derived), polysorbate-60 (plant derived), tocopherol (antioxidant), sodium PCA, glycine (naturally derived), alanine (l-alanine), proline (l-proline), serine (l-serine), threonine (l-threonine), arginine (l-arginine), lysine (l-lysine), glutamic acid (l-glutamic acid), xanthan gum (natural thickener) citric acid (naturally derived) gluconolactone (corn derived preservative), sodium benzoate (plant derived preservative).
*Certified organic ingredient
No - sulfates, parabens, dyes, animal testing, animal ingredients.

• pH balanced
• Eco-friendly packaging
• Made in the USA
• Made with biodegradable ingredients

After using both of these products for over a month now, I can tell you that I absolutely love them, especially as we head into cooler weather. Madre Labs Hand and Body Lotion is thicker than most hand and body lotions I own, and I love how soft it makes my skin, and how LONG it keeps my skin moisturized. I can put it on my arms and legs at night and my skin feels soft and protected well into the next day. Since this is a thicker lotion, it does take a little extra muscle to work it into the skin, but boy is it worth it. I also LOVE it for my rough, dry feet.

Madre Labs Hand Cream is actually a bit lighter than the body lotion (see pic above). I found this a bit unusual since generally hand creams tend to have a thicker consistency than body lotions, but after using this product consistently for several weeks, I have grown to adore it. My hands get so dry this time of year, and this product makes my hands feel incredibly soft every time I use it. I love that it seems to last through a couple of hand washings for me, and it doesn't make my hands feel sticky. It does take a minute to fully absorb into my skin, but it's worth it for me because this stuff really moisturizes. Also, I love unscented hand creams for office environments when you need to keep fragrance to a minimum. This one's truly unscented--I can't even smell the base.

AND NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!

PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ENTERING:

1. Giveaway open worldwide. If you are in the US, you must be 18+ to enter. If you are outside of the US, please abide by your country's age of consent. Void where prohibited.

2. To enter, leave a comment on this post and answer the following question: What's your favorite thing about autumn?

3. For an optional SECOND entry, retweet the following message on Twitter:

Enter to win a set of Madre Labs skincare products from @iherb and @nouveaucheap http://bit.ly/q5Q7e1

If you elect a second entry, please be sure to let me know you retweeted this message in your entry comment on this post.

4. You do NOT need to leave you email address in your comment, BUT, when I announce the winners on this blog on Tuesday, September 6th, you MUST email me and/or respond in the comments on my post within 24 hours of the announcement or I will select another winner. Sorry, but absolutely no exceptions.

5. This giveaway begins today and ends Monday, September 5th, 2011 at 11:59PM Pacific. I will select three winners via random.org and announce the winners HERE on this blog on September 6th. The winners will have 24 hours to respond by email and/or in the comments on the announcement post. If a winner does not reply within 24 hours, he or she will forfeit the prizes and another winner will be selected.

Best of luck to everyone!

NouveauCheap.blogspot.com has not received any form of compensation, financially or otherwise, from iHerb.com or Madre Labs for hosting this giveaway. The products featured in this giveaway were given to NouveauCheap.blogspot.com for review.