One of my dream vacations is to go to Brazil during Carnival season. Believe it or not, this huge street fiesta has its origins in a Christian belief of saying goodbye to evil spirits. Somehow it evolved into a celebration of Brazil’s colorful culture and today, tourists from around the world flock to Brazil to witness the theatrical performances, parade of extravagant costumes, and have a blast.

While Brazilians are preparing for Rio Carnival 2012, we’re getting a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to Brazil next year for Carnival season! Ipanema’s Spoil Your Sole to Rio Carnival Raffle awards one lucky winner with a 7-day, 6-night VIP tour package exploring the 2-day Rio de Janeiro Carnival, and visiting to the Sugar Loaf Mountain, Corcovado, the Petropolis with a total of USD1,000 pocket money. Here’s how to join!

1. Purchase any pair of Ipanema Slippers from any participating store nationwide.
2. Buyer will be given a printed promo code upon purchase.
3. Keep the promo code and your purchase receipt safe and in good condition.
4. Go to www.facebook.com/IpanemaPhilippines to join the promotion.
5. On Ipanema Philippines’ wall, you will see the Spoil Your Sole in Rio Application. Click like to be able to enter and navigate within the application.
6. To join, Click ‘Submit Entries’ and fill up the information requested.
7. Simply click ‘Add entry’ for another field for Promo Code and Store in case you bought more than one pair.
8. Click ‘Submit’ to submit the entry or ‘Cancel’ if one is cancelling the participation.
9. If the system receives the entry, the screen will indicate it via a ‘Thank you, we received your code’.
10. In the event that participant bought another pair or more at a different time within the promo period, he/she has to complete the information again.
11. Elro Corporation will shoulder the prize tax.
12. One pair of Ipanema purchased is equal to one printed promo code.
13. One promo code is equal to one raffle entry.
14. Deadline of submission of promo codes is on December 31, 2011 at 11.59PM.

Promo starts on October 01. The raffle winner will be drawn on date January 3, 2012. So what are you waiting for? Go and get your fashionable slippers from Ipanema before the promo ends on December 31, so you’ll be ready to celebrate in style this 2012!
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Ipanema Spoil Your Sole Raffle is a post from: Shopping Finds

As you can see from the sunny weather, summer is far from over, and the best beach trip has been saved for last. Nivea is holding a blog contest where the grand prize winner gets a trip for two to the luxurious island playground, Misamis Bay! To join, simply write a a blog entry that covers the two topics:

a. HOW NIVEA SUN has been your reliable sun protection companion in all your outdoor activities this season. You can write about any of the NIVEA Sun skin protection products we have or our NIVEA Sun Invisible Protection Transparent Spray and how they/it protected you from the harsh rays of the sun and how you fearlessly had fun under the intense heat at any place you visited this summer. Please mention in the blog the travel advisor application necessary to be fearless under the sun: www.fearthesunnomore.com

b. WHY MISIBIS BAY is the ultimate and perfect closing to your summer for a chance to win a trip for 2 to this luxurious island playground! For more information on what makes Misamis Bay a luxe getaway, visit www.misibisbay.com.

Make sure your post links to NIVEAforWomenPH, then send to czesca@rogue360.com for final compilation.

Contest ends June 17, 2011

The NIVEA-MISBIS BAY team will judge the best blog entry according to the following criteria:
a. Presentation of NIVEA Sun product/s – 30%
– proper showcasing of product benefits
b. Presentation of activities + need for sun protection – 4o%
– proper showcasing of why sun protection was needed
– genuineness of review
– narration of actual use of product in convincing style
c. Presentation of Misibis Bay – 30%
– proper showcasing of why MISIBIS BAY is the perfect cap to your summer

Good luck!————

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Nivea Blog Contest: Win a Trip to the Luxurious Misamis Bay Island Resort is a post from: Shopping Finds

Where are you taking your Nothing But H20 swimsuit this summer? Show them on Facebook, and you can win a P2,500 gift card from TOMS, plus an Anemone goody bag. To join, like the Nothing But H2O page on Facebook and send a photo wearing Anemone swimwear and TOMS shoes. The photo with the most “likes” wins the prize! You’ve got until May 14 to join the contest. Good luck.————

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Win a TOMS Gift Card from Nothing but H20 is a post from: Shopping Finds

It’s always summer when you live in a tropical country like the Philippines, and Havaianas is giving you the opportunity to experience summer in a different island paradise. There’s a catch though – you’re going to have to make a run for the prize! The Havaianas Always Summer: Race to Hawaii contest is a unique, Amazing Race-type challenge that enables two-member teams to run through summer experiences all the country. The winners of the first leg of the race will be flown to Boracay to compete for the grand prize: an all-expenses paid vacation for two to Hawaii! After all, Hawaii is the inspiration behind Havaianas, which is the Portuguese word for “Hawaiians”.

If you are a Filipino resident 18 years old and above, and fit to travel and participate in physical activities, you can join the race! All you need to do is show a single-receipt purchase of two Havaianas pairs from any participating Havaianas purchase between February 4, 2011 to March 27, 2011. This will give you a Race to Hawaii scratch card, which has a unique code that you can use to register for the race at www.havaianassummer.com. You have until March 28, 2011 to register. Throughout this time, there will be weekly raffles for awesome prizes from Hawaiian Tropic, Havaianas, David & Goliath, and Sony.

Race participants will be drawn manually on March 30, 2011. If picked, you need to confirm your participation, or give up your slot to the next racer.

For more details, log on to www.havaianassummer.com.————

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Havaianas Always Summer: the Race to Hawaii is a post from: Shopping Finds

Ever wanted to see your photos on a t-shirt? Oxygen and Status Magazine are holding a photographic t-shirt design contest! Be one of four winners to have your designs printed on limited edition Oxygen tees and get featured in Status Magazine’s April 2011 editorial issue. The four winners will also nab a Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Phone, and other fabulous prizes.

Contest ends on February 6, 2011 so get snapping right away! For more information visit www.statusmagonline.com.

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Oxygen x Status Magazine T-Shirt Contest is a post from: Shopping Finds

Facebook fans of Freeway who shop at their Big Year-End Sale will get the chance to win Freeway gift certificates! All you have to do is take a picture of your best find from the sale. Tell Freeway why you love what you found and ask friends to “Like” your photo. The top 3 photos with the most likes will win gift certificates from Freeway.

Join now! Deadline is on February 4. Sale ends on January 31. Find out more at Freeway’s Facebook page. ————

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“There’s no place in the Philippines like it.”

This is what most people who have been to Batanes say about the country’s northernmost and smallest island.

To my blogger friends, wouldn’t you want to see Batanes for yourself? Just join South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) contest.

Last 15 days! Be part of the SEAIR Batanes Winter Bloggers’ Tour!

1. South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) will be choosing seven lucky bloggers to join a bloggers’ tour of the Batanes winter from January 28 to 30, 2011. This includes round-trip tickets from Manila to Basco and accommodation in Basco. Batanes experiences 4 seasons and has its winter from December to February, with temperature down to as cool as 7 degrees Celcius.

2. To be selected, you will have to write a blog entry telling us why you should be chosen to join the tour. Each blog entry must have a link to the SEAIR website http://flyseair.com/ and the SEAIR Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/flyseair.

3. You can publish your entry from 12:00 a.m. of October 27, 2010 to 11:59 p.m. of December 20, 2010. Only one entry per blog will count.

4. To let us know about your blog entry, post the URL as a comment or link on the wall of the SEAIR Facebook Fan Page . It has to be posted from 12:00 a.m. of October 27, 2010 to 11:59 p.m. of December 20, 2010. Once it is acknowledged by our administrator, your entry is counted.

5. Three winners will be selected by a panel of judges based on which is the most compelling. The top three entries with the highest scores from the judges will be invited to the tour.

6. Two winners will be selected by fans based on the number of “likes” to the link. The two entries with the most number of “likes” by 11:59 p.m. of January 7, 2011 will be invited to the tour.

7. Two winners will the selected by the SEAIR Adventure Club. The entry with the most number of votes from our resident travel bloggers will be invited to the tour.

8. We will notify the seven (7) winners on January 10, 2011. In case any of the winners cannot make it, we will invite the one next in line.

9. The decision of the organizers in final. Good luck to everyone!

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Be part of the SEAIR Batanes Winter Bloggers’ Tour! is a post from: Shopping Finds

Glambox is giving away up to P12,000 worth of Glambox products this holiday season! All you have to do is to look for a photo where you used Glambox products on yourself on someone else (personal and commercial work are both accepted). Send your photo to glamboxcosmetics@yahoo.com. Maybe sure it’s at least 200dpi or 800px on the largest side. Write a brief description about the photo and how Glambox helped you achieve this look. Don’t forget to include your name, mailing address, and phone number!

First Prize gets 6 months worth of GlamBox refills (worth P12K!)

Second Prize gets 3 months worth of GlamBox refills (worth P6K!)

3 runner ups will get a pair of GlamBox Mink Lash each!

Good luck! For more information, visit http://glamboxcosmetics.multiply.com/. ————

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Glambox Fab Holiday Photo Contest is a post from: Shopping Finds

Several months ago, Sunsilk’s Co-Creations line of shampoos and conditioners was launched to meet the various hair needs of Filipinas. Each of the seven variants was co-created with an international hair expert to give everyone salon-quality hair on a daily basis. Now you can win the chance to meet the Shape & Lengths Expert Teddy Charles, the Smooth Hair Expert Yuko Yamashita, or the Hair Fall Expert Dr. Francesca Fusco in the Sunsilk’s Expert Makeover Promo!

The promo was launched Oct. 4, 2010 on the Hair Experts Facebook page. All women between 18-25 years old are invited to tell the world why they deserve to get a makeover from the hair experts’ salons in New York, Tokyo, or Paris.

To join, you need to be a member of the Hair Experts Facebook page. Then, take a photo of you holding a bottle of New Best-Ever Sunsilk and write an essay with your reason for wanting the makeover. Entries must include your full name, contact number, email address, mailing address and Facebook profile link.

Submit your entries by emailing them to sunsilkbestevershots@gmail.com or uploaded online via the Upload Your Shots application.

24 entries will be chosen as finalists by Nov. 14, 2010. They will occasionally be featured on the Hair Experts page via photos, interviews and links to their Facebook page. Selected entries will be posted on the Hair Experts page so that members of the community can vote for them by “Liking” their photos. Voting period is from Nov. 14 to Dec. 4, 2010. The 3 winners will be chosen based on the following criteria: 30% enthusiasm for the brand; 30% Appearance; 30% Likes; and 10% personality or graciousness with fans.

Aside from getting the chance to win an expert makeover in New York, Tokyo, or Paris, there are also special categories being awarded every week. iPod Shuffles are given away for submitting early; having long beautiful hair; creative use of the Sunsilk bottle; having a great style or hairdo; using an original photo concept; or having a compelling story. Canon IXUS cameras and iPod Touches will be given to those who are best able to showcase a New Best-Ever Sunsilk variant and its benefits in a photo. Aside from these scheduled categories, there are also exciting surprise prizes for unique hairstyles and textures, as well as nice and thoughtful comments.

Good luck!

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Have you visited my personal blog, Touched by an Angel, my husband’s blog at The Warrior Lawyer and my other blogs like

Pinoy Food Photo Blog for Restaurants & Food Events
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You might also want to visit my daughter’s ukay-ukay blog at ukaymanila.com.

Thanks for visiting….Noemi Lardizabal-Dado

Sunsilk Expert Makeover Takes You to Tokyo, Paris, or New York is a post from: Shopping Finds

Una Rosa is giving way a P10,000 shopping spree to lucky Facebook fans! Joining is very simple – all you have to do is Like them on Facebook and you will be eligible for the raffle draw. The winner walks away with a P10,000 shopping spree at Una Rosa.

See the contest mechanics here.————

Have you visited my personal blog, Touched by an Angel, my husband’s blog at The Warrior Lawyer and my other blogs like

Pinoy Food Photo Blog for Restaurants & Food Events
Your Pinoy Real Estate Broker for Real Estate Needs
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You might also want to visit my daughter’s ukay-ukay blog at ukaymanila.com.

Thanks for visiting….Noemi Lardizabal-Dado

Win a Shopping Spree from Una Rosa is a post from: Shopping Finds