As I await the arrival of the Bomb Cyclone winter storm that is predicted to arrive early this morning, I am thinking let’s start the first week of 2018 with a giveaway! If one of your goals for 2018 is to master highlighting and contouring or just to do it more often, then this is a giveaway for you. Or, if you’re looking a little pale and could use some color, check this out.
Because I don’t contour very often, I want the lovely palette I received from Jesse’s Girl to go to a good home where it will be used and enjoyed. Similarly, I received a travel size bronzer, Benefit Dew the Hoola, in one of my subscription bags, and I don’t use bronzer.
Both products are new, and I have not tried them. So I don’t have swatches and can’t do a review. But I can show you photos of the products, and describe them.
Jesse’s Girl Highlight & Contour Kit
Jesse’s Girl Highlight & Contour Kit contains 8 pans of pressed powders:
- 4 highlighters: the shades of the highlighters are difficult to describe. They seem to be pale mauve-peach, pale peachy-pink, light slightly golden yellow, and mauve/peach. In the pan, they look matte, but it is possible that they may have a glow since the Jesse’s Girl website describes as giving “a radiant glow”.
- 4 contours: lighter golden brown, medium brown, reddish brown, coffee
The palette is sealed – sorry about the shadow on the photo. But you can get an idea of the shades.
The shades are described as “velvety-smooth” and “buildable”, two attributes that I consider very important so that highlighting and contouring can look natural and be easy to control.
Check out the Highlight & Contour Kit on the Jesse’s Girl website. Cruelty-free. $12.99
Benefit Dew the Hoola Soft Matte Liquid Bronzer
Benefit recently launched a liquid version of their popular Dew the Hoola powder bronzer. I got a deluxe sample in either my Ipsy or Sephora Play bag not long ago. According to Ulta, the new bronzer provides “smoothing effects & buildable lightweight liquid texture (that) melt in for a shimmerless, natural looking tan that’s so sheer & seamless”.
It comes in a pump bottle. The sample contains 5 ml/0.16 fl.oz. and is valued about $5. The full size that can be purchased at Ulta, Sephora or on the Benefit website is priced at $28 for 30 ml/1 fl.oz.
GIVEAWAY!
I am giving away Jesse’s Girl Highlight & Contour Kit (full size and valued at $12.99) and Benefit Dew the Hoola Bronzer (deluxe sample valued at $5) to one lucky Never Say Die Beauty reader. Both of these products are designed to give color and dimension to your face, perfect for winter when it’s not unusual to look a little pale or tired.
The giveaway is limited to U.S. residents, age 18+, where permitted by law. The giveaway will run till Friday of next week, January 12, 2018; the last full day of the giveaway is Thursday, Jan. 11.
I’m sure by now you know the drill. You MUST LEAVE A COMMENT on this blogpost about why you want to win the Highlighter & Contour Kit and Bronzer. One entry per household. The comment is mandatory. And you must record that you did it on the Rafflecopter widget below. Extras that you can do to earn more points are:
- subscribe to Never Say Die Beauty
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If you do any of the above extras, you are entitled to more points. But YOU MUST CLICK OFF THOSE OPTIONS on the Rafflecopter widget. Also, I do verify that the winner has done the tasks she/he has checked off on the widget. You would be surprised how many winners chosen by Rafflecopter over the past several giveaways I have had to disqualify because they never actually did what they said they did!
If you don’t already subscribe to Never Say Die Beauty via email and you want to and plan to stick around for more than just the length of the giveaway, the signup is on the homepage of the blog in the upper right hand side. 🙂
The winner will be notified by me via email. You have 48 hours to get back to me, if not a new winner will be selected. The winner will provide me with her/his mailing address, and I will send your prize to you as soon as possible. We are not responsible for loss or damage in shipping. In other words, if it’s lost or damaged in shipping, we will be sad, but there is no replacement.
Thanks for entering and for spreading the word about the giveaway xoxo
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…because I enjoy contouring 😀
You’ve got the right attitude about contouring, Heather! I’ve gotta take the time to do it more often. Thanks for entering my giveaway, and good luck!
Nice giveaway! Sharing
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Thank you, Rachel, for sharing my giveaway xoxo
You’re welcome!
I have been wanting to learn how to contour and would love to try with this kit.
I think you’d have fun playing with this highlighter & contour palette, Gladys. Glad you entered the giveaway. Good luck!
Jesse’s Girl is a new to me product line. I am not very good at contouring and need all the help I can get!
Mary, Jesse’s Girl really is a terrific, affordable, cruelty-free drugstore brand. It’s sold at Rite Aid. They have some wonderful palettes, my favorite blending sponge, excellent liquid eyeliner, and the cutest little purse mirrors. Check it out! But I’m glad you entered the giveaway for the Highlight & Contour Kit – the shades look so nice. I think it would be a good palette for learning 🙂 Good luck!
Believe it or not, I still haven’t picked up more Jesse’s Girl. I have one or two things that I received in a subscription box, but that’s it! This is a great giveaway!
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I need some color in my face for the winter. It’s time I tried bronzer and contour. It doesn’t look hard to do and it looks great.
It’s fun to play with new makeup and learn new skills. Glad you entered, Michelle! Good luck 🙂
I think you’d have fun with these two products especially now that it’s winter. Thank you for entering, Michelle. Good luck!
I love how contouring makes me look
That’s great, Gwendolyn! Taking the time to contour can really make a difference. I need to force myself to do it more often. Thank you for entering the giveaway. Good luck!
I don’t know how to contour and would love to learn and try.
I think this would be a terrific palette to learn with. The shades are varied enough for just about everyone to find one that suits. Glad you entered, Patricia. Good luck!
Not entered this contest as I already own both. But, Allison, I was just checking to see if you had electricity. Take care and stay safe.
Sandy, you are the sweetest to check on me! So far, so good. The wind is howling, but it doesn’t seem like it’s hurricane-strength winds. I’ve got my fingers crossed that I’ll maintain my electricity. Hope the weather isn’t too bad in the midwest today xoxo
I would love to win because I always contour and could use some new makeup!
That’s great, Dagmar, that you contour all the time. I’m impressed! It really can make a difference so I should take the time to do it more often. But thank you for entering the giveaway. Good luck!
just learning to contour and don’t think I have found just the right way yet ……….. will keep trying
Me too and me neither, Gloria, but we’ll keep at it 😉 Thank you for entering and good luck!
We are at 11 now with snow coming down, hope it will not be to much. They have already canceled school due to cold weather.
Hope all is still going well there and the important thing is do you still have power?
I still have power now, Gloria, fingers crossed! I don’t know how much snow we’ve gotten so far because the winds are so strong it’s blowing hard and drifting. The estimates were 8-14″ so I’m guessing it’s something in there. The coastal areas are all flooded. Tomorrow, the arctic air returns here so it’ll all be ice. Scary. I hope you folks are OK!
I always love the names of Benefit’s products and this one doesn’t disappoint! I live to use my bronzer to contour. The JG palette looks nice. I hope you’re not snowed in!
Benefit is definitely one of the wittiest of the brands! Definitely snowed in here, but so far, I still have electricity thankfully
Good luck to everyone!
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I have worn and reviewed the Jesse’s Girl palette and while I don’t contour daily, it’s my go-to when I want to. It blends nicely! Very nice giveaway, Allison! We got the same storm but probably not as much snow as you!!
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I don’t contour or bronze though I wish I could contour like a pro. No snow here but we have below zero temps and every school is closed on Friday.
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I’d love to have a palette with highlight and contour shades in one. I need more practice so this would be perfect!
Awesome giveaway! Someone is going to be very lucky to win that Jesse’s Girl palette!
I like that this contour palette works for many different skin tones. A lot of other contour sets seem too warm to work with my cool complexion. Would love to win!
Kim, the Jesse’s Girl H&C palette leans more to cool-toned and neutral shades. So glad you entered and tyvm for the always creative retweets! Good luck!
Stay warm! I don’t contour too, I just go for simple makeup most times. Good luck to everyone entering
Hope you’re weathering the storm out there!
Jesse’s Girl seems to make some decent stuff. I hope the future owner of this palette loves it very much, and since I can’t even remember the last time I may have barely considered attempting to contour this grumpy mug (and even that statement is probably more thought than the actual amount of sincerity I put into the notion of possible contouring – can you tell I don’t contour much? lol) I’ll not throw my hat in on this one and happily watch someone else enjoy it. 😉
Oh but speaking of things I don’t do much of, can you believe that I not only did go ahead and purchase one of those UD glitter eyeliners you reviewed a while back, but I also wore it to work…AND NO ONE NOTICED?!? I did start with the dark brown ‘punk rock’ one, but really, some of those glitter bits are blue or purple, and I just find it astounding that not a soul said a word about glitter when I don’t usually wear ANY eye makeup at all! Or maybe they all just figured I’d finally lost the last of my marbles and didn’t want to mention it. 😛
OMG, Rach, I’m so glad you got one of the UD glitter liners and wore it to work! Even if no one mentioned it. I wore the silver one to my book club holiday party and no one mentioned it or commented. F**k ‘em! ( sorry for the profanity)I decided that I wear makeup for me. I wore the silver liner on NYE even though Jeff & I just went out for drinks & then for udon. Jeff told me he liked my sparkly eyes. I still want that brown liner – so pretty!
The storm is wild. I am so lucky I live on a hill 2 miles from the ocean. The flooding near the water has been terrible. I have no idea how much snow we’be gotten because the winds are so strong. Thankfully the power is still on
I was just looking at some news photos- yikes! Stay warm!!!
What is with these glitter-blind people?!? Yes that must be it actually- we’ve dazzled them with shimmer particles and they’re so disorientated that they don’t realise what’s happened or why they’d need to say something about it…yes…. Heh. I wear makeup for myself as well. I figure if it makes me feel pretty then that’s a damn good enough reason to wear it, lol! You should get the brown- it’s lovely. I think I might pick up one of their razor sharp liner variants as well- I’m feeling a winged liner mood coming on and am hopeless at forming even remotely crisp lines with pencils. I waste waaaaaay too much product to my sharpener!
I love the contour map of the face you included – I feel like I never hit the marks for bronzing. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I love Jessie’s Girl! Thanks for the giveaway Allison!
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I’ve never tried contouring on my face but I would love to try and see how it change the look of my face.
I’m such a fan of Jesse’s Girl Cosmetics – I love that they are good quality products while being at a great price point.
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This looks like such an awesome palette! I love that they offer 4 contour shades. Often it’s hard for me to find one that doesn’t give me the muddy look. I’m on the fair side of spectrum currently during winter, lol.
Starla, the Jesse’s Girl H&C palette is more of a cool-toned palette so I know it would suit you. Thanks for entering and good luck in the drawing tonight!
This looks like a really good set! No snow here, just single digit temps. ❄️
I really need to start wearing some makeup and this looks like a great product for someone that does not wear makeup that often, I really am excited about Dew the Hula.
Annamarie, I’m curious about the Benefit Dew the Hoola – a liquid bronzer sounds intriguing. Good luck in the drawing tonight!
Such a fun giveaway! I’d love to win because I don’t have a huge makeup collection and am always looking to learn more about different brands 🙂 Also Dew the Hula just sounds so fun 😀
the Jesse’s Girl highlight & contour palette and the Benefit Dew the Hoola travel size bronzer would be a good way to expand your MU stash, Julie. Thanks for entering the giveaway and good luck in the drawing!
This looks like a great kit, even though I don’t use either in my makeup routine
I haven’t tried any of their makeup, on their polish, but I love their polish!
The Jesse’s Girl polishes that I’ve tried are wonderful, and there shades are a little different usually for a mainstream brand.
Thank you for the awesome giveaway. I’m sure someone will be very excited to win those products!
I sure hope so!
Just checking to see how much snow and ice you received… Do you still have power?? Stay safe
You’re so sweet, Gloria! The wind is still very strong today, but the sun is out and it’s 14 degrees going down to minus territory tonight and for the weekend. I still have my power, hooray! I hope all’s well where you are. Have a good weekend, and stay warm!
That Benefit bronzer is getting me excited for summer!
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This weather – gale force winds, a foot of snow and sub-zero temperatures – is getting me excited for summer!
I have been looking for this contour palette ALL over the place. I’ve heard that it’s better than the NYX, Anastasia Beverly Hills, AND Kat Von D ones and want to try it but can’t find it. That’s why I’d love to win!
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No kidding, Cassie! I’m so glad to hear that the Jesse’s Girl H&C palette is a real winner. I just don’t contour often enough to justify keeping it, so I hope it will end up going to someone like you who will appreciate it and use it! Glad you entered, and good luck xoxo
I am trying to learn this contouring and have been watching Tati’s make up videos. She does such an amazing job at applying her make up. She’s one of my favorite YouTubers. I just bought a contouring stick and have been trying out this so we shall see. I’m thinking 68 years old is a little late for me. 😱
DiEtta, never too late! I will have to check out Tati’s makeup videos. I don’t have the patience for most videos other than tutorials so this will be up my alley. I also love Phyrra’s videos, though I usually cannot wear the shades she chooses, but I still get good ideas. I hope you entered. If you decide contouring isn’t for you, you can give the palette to your daughter or granddaughter – it’s a beautiful palette.
I love to contour now that I know what I am doing!! Lol. I would love to try Jesse’s Girls products I have never seen this brand in my local stores!! Thank you for the great giveaway!! You are so generous!!❤️❤️
Amazing products.. Amazing giveaway.. I am not a ‘Contour person’, but the products look great.. I am eyeing the benefit one.. Have tried the hoola bronzing powder, but not this one. Thanks for sharing
The Jesse’s Girl highlight & contour palette looks great: cool to neutral toned. Thanks so much for entering, Teresa, and good luck in the drawing tonight!
I’ve heard good things about the Jesse’s Girl highlight and contour palette, although I’ve not been able to find it locally to pick one up and try it.
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I have been wanting a highlight and contour set forever and this is a really good brand!
Jesse’s Girl is a great brand, Deanna! The H&C palette looks terrific to me. Good luck in the drawing tonight!
That highlight & contour palette looks pretty nice!
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The Jesse’s Girl Highlight & Contour is even more beautiful in person. I hope it goes to a good home, to someone who loves to H&C!
I’m not entering, but I want to tell you happy 2018. I really enjoy your blog, and your giveaways.
Thank you so much, Kathy! Happy 2018 to you too! Hope it’s a good one. Stay tuned for more giveaways. I have another one (skincare this time) that I have to write up – hopefully very soon 🙂
I want to win because I love the look of this kit. Plus I love how contour kits make your face look thinner.
Yes, if done correctly, contouring can cure all kinds of ills, lol! Thanks for entering, Lyndsey, and good luck!
I would love to win Jesse’s Girl Highlight & Contour Kit & Benefit Bronzer for my daughter. She loves to experiment with new makeup brands and I do not think she has ever used products from either of these beauty companies.
The Jesse’s Girl Highlight & Contour palette would be so much fun for her, Jennifer. Thank you for entering the giveaway, and good luck in the drawing!
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Thanks so much, Jennifer xoxo
I really want to win the Jesse’s Girl Highlight & Contour Kit & Benefit Bronzer for my daughter! I have this and my daughter keeps stealing it from me so I need to get her one her own.
I heard that the Highlight & Contour palette isn’t showing up in stores now (like my favorite blending sponge from JG), but it is available on the JG website. But entering my giveaway is a great idea! I’m glad both you and your daughter (lol) love yours, Shannon. Good luck in the drawing!
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I have not mastered contouring and highlighting but I do try it some and would love these products to try it more with. As you stated, I love that Jesse’s girl palette is velvety and blend able. The liquid bronzer from benefit I would love to try because I’ve never tried a liquid bronzer. I bet it is so pretty.
I think you’d have fun honing your H&C skills with the Jesse’s Girl palette, Christy. I haven’t tried it, but I think the Benefit Liquid Bronzer would be fun to try for an all over glow or on a brush or blending sponge for applying to specific areas. Glad you entered! Good luck in the drawing!
i want to win the Jesse’s Girl Highlight & Contour Kit & Benefit Bronze to bring out my best features
Absolutely – highlighting and contour as well as bronzer can help you accentuate your best features and temporarily change the shape of your face – fun! Thanks for entering, Jen, and good luck!
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That is the link to my tweet the form has disapeared ? LOL I dont look to win because I was so fortunate last time. But I am trying to get the word out !! I love your blog its exactly what I need right now single mom trying to build back my confidence in a world of beautiful women I am just trying to fit in!! LOL Thank you for everything !
You are so welcome! I see your link there. I am having some problems with my website right now, and a couple of other commenters told me they thought their comments were disappearing too…and some of them did. But here is yours! Thanks again, Sam xo
I’ve never given highlighting and contour much of a chance so these products would be a great way for me to start!
I agree, Lynne! The Jesse’s Girl highlight & contour palette would be a good way to start. Thanks for entering the giveaway and good luck!
I have been wanting to learn how to contour and would love to try with this kit.
It would be a great highlight and contour kit to learn with. The shades are gorgeous! Thanks for entering, Juanita, and good luck!
i would like this because i have just gotten interested more in learning to do makeup and i have very limited makeup at the moment.
Giveaways are a good way to increase your stash, and this highlight and contouring palette from Jesse’s Girl is terrific. Good luck!
I would love to use this highlighter & contour palette have been wanting to try it out.