Ladies!
I’m so excited! This is a little project I’ve been working on in the past month with the help of some very very dear friends, and I’m excited to be able to finally tell you about it :D
Inspired by the ladies at Beaut.ie, I decided quite arbitrarily that it was time we have our own Readers’ Choice Awards. Who best to decide on what’s best in the world of beauty, than all you lovely readers who I know, know what you’re talking about :) If you’ve been around here long enough, you would ;)
I present you the My Women Stuff Readers’ Choice Awards 2011!
More details follow below but just very quickly, this is a beauty awards by YOU. YOU nominate your favourite beauty brands and products and then YOU vote for your favourites. I have no say in deciding who gets shortlisted or who wins. Not even the brands have a say – its all down to YOU :D
Here is a quick run down on the mechanics and start dates and *drumroll* an Awards Party! :D
Stage 1 – Reader’s Choice Awards Nominations
The nomination form goes live right here on 19 September 2011 for a week. I’ve only listed 25 categories this year. If its a success, let’s see what else we can include next year :) Fill in your favourite brand or products. Once the deadline is closed, we’ll shortlist the candidates to the Top 5 brands and products nominated in each category and then put it to vote. I think we’re going to have to see a LOT of nominations before a product or brand will rise to the top so if you want your favourite brand or product honoured, be sure to get your friends to send in their nominations too :)
Stage 2 – Reader’s Choice Awards Voting
Once we have the Top 5 in each category, we’ll open up the Voting Form and you can vote, vote, vote! The brand or product with the highest number of votes in each category wins. Its all straightforward. So again, if you want your brand or product to win, get voting! Every vote makes a difference ;)
Nomination and voting is open to everyone everywhere, anywhere in the world.
Winner announcement and PARTY!
As with the ladies at Beaut.ie, I thought it would be fun to have an MWS party where the results of the Reader’s Choice Awards will be announced and it’ll be a chance to meet up and hang out. I’ll upload it up on the blog too of course. But there is going to be a physical party at a date and venue to be scheduled and I will have spots open for readers who will like to attend for an afternoon of nibbles, chatter and (hopefully confirmed!) door gifts :) I hope this is something you’d like to participate in as its the first time we’re having something like this :D
As of now, its only going to be a small do as its self-funded so I hope you’ll understand if I cannot host every single one of you, although I’d love to. Naturally, if someone wants to sponsor the event, we could have more attendees… just sayin’ teehee… ;)
And that, ladies is what we have planned for the inaugural My Women Stuff Readers’ Choice Awards 2011. So, watch this space on 19 September 2011 and get ready your favourite brands and products ;) You have the next few days to think about it.
I hope you’ll find this as much fun as I had planning it :D
Paris B
wowwwwwwwwwwww awesomenessssss!!! id like to join but im so very new to dis make up world! =p
Its not just makeup Ailee, there’s going to be skincare and personal bath and body categories too! :D A nice little mix of everything. :D
Yayness! 1 question, can we nominate any brand/product, or only stuff we can get in Malaysia?
Yes you can nominate anything. I would prefer if its available locally, but if its also available online, then its a bonus. That said, products not available locally may not get as high a nomination as those available here, i’m guessing, but its always worth a shot :D
I’m sooooo excited for the meetup!! ^.^ Can’t wait to meet you all when it happens!
Hope you can make it when it happens! :D
Yes! We are finally out of the gates from the planning stage! :P
Yes, finally! :P
YEAY! (u know what i am excited about *el cheapo*) LOL
HAHA! Yes indeed – the carrot! :P
This is interesting!!!!!
Glad you think so :)
Hope that I will the chance to attend the party even my fav brand/product did not make it to the top 5..hehe
Attendance isn’t dependant on whether your nomination makes the cut :D I’ll have to see just how many people are interested in coming and then decide from there if we can handle it, or if it’ll have to be down to the luck of the draw :)
Wow..great! I see some hope now..ahha…
Good luck and all the best in your planning! I’m sure you can make it, and all of us will! =)
I’ll try to give advance notice so everyone has time to plan for their attendance if they are keen to :)
yay! :D a little joke that became true! fun :D
Yes! What started as a bit of fun is now going to be a reality! I’m excited :P
Wow! What a fantastic and exciting idea! Good luck with the planning and I bet it’s going to be a blast!
Thank you Isabel. The planning stage is practically done – all down to execution now! I hope it’ll get support from everyone :)
Awesome babe! Can’t wait!
Me too! Would be awesome if you could make it ;)
Whee!!! Can’t wait!
Thank you!! :D Me too!
Excited!!! :D
Me too! :D
woohoo!! and we’re off on a new adventure! :D
Definitely! And what an adventure it will be!
Coolness! Can’t wait!
More interesting than a wedding huh? :P
This one got goodiez bagz worr…. wedding have to give ang pow :p
but her wedding might have very nice goodiebags too :p *psst sponsor*
Wai! When that time comes, we’ll see k? :P
Ish! You got to work also ok :P
Will there be categories for the guys or this award thingy is for the ladies only? =)
Well there are skincare categories as well as personal care so if there’s a category that are applicable, please feel free to nominate and vote :)
A MWS parrrrrteh!! I’m excited!! :D :D
I hope you’ll be able to be there Jenn! :D
YOU MUST COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awww!! *group hugs* I really hope i can make it!! :D :D
Good event! I hope I am nearer to KL so I can attend the gathering later on. Sobs.. Anyway, will do some thinking on the nominations and I will absolutely vote! ;) Have fun organizing it Paris!
The event will be held on a weekend so if you happen to be coming up to KL from wherever you are, you could come by :D Come back on Monday – the nomination form will go up then :D
This sounds like so much fun! Can’t wait! XD
Hope you’ll be able to make it to the event :D
Wow I am so excited, and I guess you must be, too! :P Am looking forward to the whole thing- the nominating and the meetup, and will definitely try my very very best to meet up! :)
Yes, I’m crazy excited. Its been SO HARD trying to keep a lid on this for the last month until I had everything in place! Do hope to meet you at the Awards party then!
Late to the party but this is a brilliant brainwave of yours. Tine and I would love to attend as virtual guests so can you make sure your party venue has wifi? :P I mean, I would love to attend, I’m speaking on Tine’s behalf la :P
Screw Miss Universe/Miss World, this is way better :P
“Screw Miss Universe/Miss World, this is way better” <– TOTALLY agree! :P
Haha!! Thank you both for your support!
Yes we will have wifi! It’d be poor planning on my part not to :D I’ll be sure to work out a way for both of you to “attend” :D
“Screw Miss Universe/Miss World, this is way better :P ”
Can I say how awesome this comment is? +1000! :D