Breaking News: Another prize added to my Nailene Giveaway!

The folks at Nailene really want to ensure that you can achieve the perfect French Manicure this holiday season, so they've added another prize the Nailene Giveaway!

So now, five lucky winners will each receive THREE of my favorites products from Nailene!

Any guesses as to what prize they added? Click here to see. :)

And the winner of the Degree Fine Fragrance Collection is...

The winner of my Best of '09 Giveaway Series Part 1, The Degree Fine Fragrance Collection, is Gianna!!

Congrats, Gianna! I have sent you an email, so please respond within 24 hours to claim your prize package.

Thanks to everyone who entered--the turnout was amazing! And if you haven't entered my Carmex or Nailene giveaways yet, there's still time, so scroll to the top of this page for the links.

PS: And stay tuned because I've got some more special giveaways coming up soon!

Nouveau Cheap Best of '09 Giveaway Series, Part 3: My favorites from Nailene!

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Ladies! I told you that you wouldn't want to miss my upcoming giveaways and I wasn't kidding! I created the "Best of '09" giveaway series in order to bring to you, my wonderful readers, a chance to own the products that I've raved about here on Nouveau Cheap throughout the course of the year. So in Part 3 of this series, I am absolutely delighted to bring to you my two THREE favorite products from Nailene! (Note: on Nov. 23 the great folks at Nailene added ANOTHER product to each of the five prize packages!)

Courtesy of Nailene, five lucky winners will receive the following two three amazing products!

Nailene Pearl White French Tip Pen:

Did you see my original review of this product? I swear to you, after using this, I will never go back to the traditional white polish in a bottle for French manicures. The Nailene Pearl White French Tip Pen allows you to create the smoothest, cleanest line with no streaks! Plus, it lasts and lasts. I get a full five days of wear on my French manicures because of this awesome pen. I love, love, love it!

I mean, look at my tips (this pic was taken after applying Nailene Pearl White French Tip Pen on clean, bare nails, and before using a top coat. I also used Nailene Nail Guides, which I also highly recommend for the perfect French manicure):

The second prize in this giveaway is the Nailene Super Star Bedazzle Nail Art:

Going back to my original review again, I used the adorable little star clusters included in this pack to create this look:

I absolutely adore the Nailene Super Star Bedazzle Nail Art because the decals are so cute and fun! Plus, they last for several days (tip: cover them with a clear top coat for extra insurance).

And now, five lucky winners will ALSO receive their very own package of Nailene Perfect Tips French Polish Guides, which can help to ensure a perfectly clean French tip every time you paint your nails!

I used these guides myself when I created the look in the pictures above--I could never acheive the perfect French tip without these handy little gems. Here's a pic of them on my nails, taken right before I used the Pearl White French Tip Pen:

So once again, FIVE lucky winners will each receive the Nailene Pearl White French Tip Pen, the Super Star Bedazzle Nail Art and the Perfect Tips French Polish Guides! Retail value for each prize package is approximately $15.


Please read all of the following rules before entering:


1) To enter, you must leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite Nailene product. If you leave more than one comment on this post, you will be disqualified.

2) You MUST leave me your email address in your comment. If your email address is not in your comment, you will be disqualified.

3) This contest is open to residents of the continental US only, ages 18 and over. Void where prohibited.

4) This giveaway begins today, November 20th, and will end Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 11:59PM. I will select five winners via random.org's random number generator and notify each winner on Friday, December 4th. Each winner will then have 24 hours to respond. If you are a winner and you do not reply within 24 hours, you will forfeit the prizes and another winner will be selected. If you are going to be unable to access your email on December 4th, 2009, please do not enter this giveaway.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation, and I wish you all the best of luck! :)

Nouveau Cheap's Best of '09 Giveaway, Part 2: The Complete Carmex Collection!

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WOW! Hold on to your hats, girls, because the Nouveau Cheap Best of '09 Series just got even more exciting!

For Part 2 of this end-of-the-year series, I am honored to present you with the following amazing giveaway:

Sponsored by Carmex, I am giving away a set of TEN Carmex products (the entire Carmex collection**) to FIVE lucky winners! And the best part? This contest is open to EVERYONE, from all countries!

If you read my review of Carmex here, then you know that this brand has quickly become a staple for me (I should have listened to dear ol' dad earlier when he told me this was the best product for dry lips!).

So here's what FIVE lucky winners will receive (please see disclaimer at bottom of post for more details):

Original Carmex Jar. The one that started it all.

Carmex Cherry Jar.

Carmex Moisture Plus.

Original Carmex Tube.

Carmex Cherry Tube.

Carmex Strawberry Tube.

Original Carmex Stick.

Carmex Cherry Stick.

Carmex Strawberry Stick.

Carmex Mint Stick.

Again, I will be giving away the entire 10-piece Carmex collection to FIVE lucky winners! Talk about the ultimate stocking stuffer! You could give away so many of these to family and friends this holiday season and still have plenty to keep for yourself! The approximate retail value of each set is $25.

Please read all of the following rules before entering:

1) To enter, you must leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite place to stash your lip balm. In your car? Your desk drawer? Your purse? Let's hear it! (Note: if you leave more than one comment on this post, you will be disqualified.)

2) You MUST leave me your email address in your comment. Due to the potential volume of entries for this giveaway, I will be unable to search through blogger profiles looking for an email link. So you MUST leave your email address in your comment or you will be disqualified.

3) This contest is open to residents of all countries, ages 18 and over in the US (for outside of the US, abide by your country's age of majority). Void where prohibited.

4) This giveaway begins today, November 15th, and will end Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at 11:59PM. I will select five winners via random.org's random number generator and notify the winners on Monday, November 30th. The winners will then have 24 hours to respond. If a winner does not reply within 24 hours, that individual winner will forfeit the prizes and an alternate winner will be selected via random.org. If you are going to be unable to access your email on November 30th, 2009, please do not enter this giveaway.

**Not all Carmex products are available for retail sale outside of the United States. Depending upon your country of residence, the contents of this prize package may be adjusted to meet your country's regulations. All winners will receive ten products each and those in the US will receive the exact products featured in this post.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation, and I wish you all the best of luck! :)

Nouveau Cheap's Best of '09 Giveaway, Part 1: The Degree Fine Fragrance Collection!

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What better way for me to celebrate 2009 than with a series of giveaways for some of my very favorite products of the year?

To start things off with a bang, I went back to one of my favorite collections of 2009: The Degree Fine Fragrance Collection. Back in April, I posted this review of the collection and I have been loving it ever since. For those of you unfamiliar with this collection of deodorants and body mists, the fragrances were created by Anne Gottlieb, who is the mastermind behind such iconic fragrances as Calvin Klein Obsession, CK Be and Sarah Jessica Parker's Covet.

So to honor some of my favorite products of 2009, I am delighted to present to you a giveaway for the entire Degree Fine Fragrance Collection, sponsored by the agency that works on behalf of Degree!

One lucky winner will receive a deodorant stick and body mist in each of the following fragrances: Delicious Bliss, Classic Romance and Sexy Intrigue. Combined, this six-piece prize package has a retail value of approximately $30.

There is truly something here for everyone. Fans of sweet and fruity scents will probably be drawn to Delicious Bliss. If you like fragrances like Dream Angels, you'll probably enjoy enjoy Sexy Intrigue. And if you like clean, watery floral scents (like me) then you'll probably adore Classic Romance, which is my personal favorite.

And let's not forget that any (or all) of these products would make for excellent stocking stuffers for the women and girls in your life! :)

Please read all of the following rules before entering:

1) To enter, you must leave a comment on this post telling me who you plan to give these to if you win (if you're keeping them for yourself, just say "Me!"). If you leave more than one comment on this post, you will be disqualified.

2) You MUST leave me your email address in your comment OR I must be able to clearly identify your email address in your profile. If I cannot contact you directly, you will be disqualified. REMEMBER: Double check your Blogger profile settings to make sure your email address is visible in your profile!

3) This contest is open to residents of the continental US only, ages 18 and over. Void where prohibited.

4) This giveaway begins today, November 10th, and will end Sunday, November 22th, 2009 at 11:59PM. I will select a winner via random.org's random number generator and notify the winner on Monday, November 23th. The winner will then have 24 hours to respond. If the winner does not reply within 24 hours, he or she will forfeit the prizes and another winner will be selected. If you are going to be unable to access your email on November 23th, 2009, please do not enter this giveaway.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation, and I wish you all the best of luck! :)