The server for MWS has been up and down so much in the past few days, I’m starting to feel seasick 😛 But it should be behind us now. I’ve sucked it up, paid more money and we have moved to a more powerful server so we shouldn’t be experiencing too much downtime after this. (If you still have a problem, please clear cache or flush your DNS and everything will be peachy 🙂 )
So, I apologise for the enforced break, but it gave me a little time to come up with this 😀 To thank you for your patience while we put our house in order after the move, and because its become somewhat a tradition here at MWS around this time, I’d like to run a Christmas giveaway with a difference. Some of you may remember this from the past few years 😀
Its better to give than to receive so here’s a gift for you to send to anyone, anywhere in the world! A pouchful of beauty goodies for a friend, or a family member, to show you’re thinking of them at this time of year. To find out how, read on 😀
To participate, here’s how you can win a gift for someone:-
- Compulsory: Leave a comment below telling me who you want this gift to be sent to and why.
- Optional: Share this with your friends on your social media profiles. No need to tell me about it. Just share the love because you just never know how it may return to you. Perhaps your friend is thinking of you too! 🙂
Also, because you are so lovely and generous, I will also send you a little gift 🙂 Sometimes, its just as good to receive as it is to give 😀
Please read the general terms and conditions here if you are new. Giveaway is open worldwide, and ends 12 noon 19 December 2012 (+8 GMT).
So go on, give the gift of Christmas to a loved one 🙂 Good luck!
Paris B
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: Thank you to everyone for your generosity and heartwarming responses. I wish you could all have a gift but there’s only one. I’ve designated third parties to pick one winner and the winner they picked is TUTI. I will be sending out an email soon. xx
Maria says
This is such a thoughtful giveaway! May your Christmas be as merry as you make it for others 🙂
I would like to win this gift for my sis. She is just a year younger to me. We fight like cats and dogs sometimes, and at other times we’re thick as thieves 🙂 Either way, my life would be pretty stale without her….and even though I don’t tell her that often, I’d like her to know she’s special to me.
Summer says
I would like to give it to my group of buddies. We’ve known each other for more than 10 years and hope to keep the connection for many more 10 years. I’m sure each of them can find something in the gift that catches their eyes.
And this gift is to show them my gratitude and appreciation over our friendship. Sisterhood rules!
Eunice Chew says
I would love for my mommy to win this wonderful bag of presents !
I recently underwent an operation and she was my ‘personal nurse’ in the hospital for 7 days and 6 nights continually, and she never left my sight even for a single moment ! She has been such a loving, patient, self sacrificing mom, sleeping only on the chair beside that hospital bed for short moments just to make sure I was okay, feeding me,cleaning me, reassuring me and showering me with consistent attention, a grown up lady!! There is no love like a mothers love :,)
I know there are no material gifts to ‘represent’ my gratitude to her, but I hope mommy will be pleasantly surprised if she wins it, as she has never spent on makeup (or anything else) for herself, saving evey penny for her children ..
Melchewvin says
I would like to sent this gift to my mother because for years she had showed me unconditional love and I am leaving to go to study overseas and I know I am going to miss her alot and just wanna thank her for all the things that she did for me!!
josephine says
I would love to give something to my baby sister. That girl is starting on her makeup collection and she is working so hard just to keep up with the latest makeup launches. Of course as much as I would love to share mine with her, I’m currently overseas while she is in msia. I miss the days when I was still back home and we would exchange makeup items and experiment with each others’ new makeup and give opinions about it. Sometimes I do try to buy 2 of each item so we can share, but girls can never have too much makeup huh? I miss her and home… Too bad I only have Christmas eve and Christmas day to be home this year.
Tammy says
I would love this set to be sent to be my mother who lives 6000 miles away from me! She’s been through so much in the past couple of years with family troubles as well so I think this will really be a surprise for her. Normally I will be the person shopping with her/buying her beauty stuff but since I got married I move to London and so I only get to do those things with her once a year! I think she really deserves this set.
Kay says
Hooray for the giveaway!
I would like to gift my cousin, because she shares the same passion for beauty as me. We’re greatly appreciative of each other as we always buy little surprise gifts to each other and we share the same mindset to always give back more even if we dont receive. We also educate our younger sisters and cousins to do the same by gifting goodie bags at kindergarten during their birthdays or during Christmas chalet so they would understand it’s not all about receiving gifts on celebrations but also know the joy of giving back 😉 I’m sure with more generous people around, the world will be a better place, so we do try our small part to make the world better. I really thank my cousin’s patience when I lost it and her kind heart to spread more love around.
Thank you Paris B, for organising this giveaway. And also to spread the message of giving back.
Juanneth says
Hi,Paris! I don’t know if I am eligible for this giveaway since I don’t celebrate Christmas but I cant help myself from trying my luck on my birthday month ;P
I’d like to give it to my mum because she’s always been in my mind – we share almost everything, skincare, make up, food, money and of course, stories 🙂 Every time I wanna spend on something, I always have her in my thought, same goes to her. But this year has been quite rough for us in term of monetary due to her illness, despite we share everything, we never reward each other like we used to.
Anyway, thank you for the giveaway, awesome blog and thank you for being really nice to everyone (I always get that ‘love and be loved’ feeling whenever I get your replies hahaha). Merry Christmas,Paris!
Ting says
What a surprise, Paris! You are really generous and thank you first of all for organising a giveaway in this festive season! 🙂 ever since November all I thought about was what to give to people around me! 🙂
For this special occasion, I’d like to give the gift to my mum in law who has been such a darling to me. Knowing that I am away from my family because I got married to her son, she treats me like her very own daughter since the day I came here. In the first 2 years when my language was still a problem, she and my dad in law would accompany me anywhere I wanted to go if my husband was unable to take me there. Believe it or not, they were the ones who took me to job interviews here and therefore I was fortunate enough to get a job as an expat.
Not only that, when my first child was born my mother in law helped to take care of her five days a week for 3 years so that I could still have my career.
She never complains and she is a diligent lady, sacrificing all she has for her family and now mine. She is also very generous, a quality that my husband inherited from his parents. 🙂
I know she will be thrilled to receive this because I never openly tells her that I actually do love her. I’m too shy you know… :p I have the best mum in law in the world! 🙂
Serena says
Thanks a lot for your generosity! It’s nice to know there are people who are so willing to share their happiness and good fortune.
I would like to send this gift to my good friend, Alice. I was going through a horrible breakup a few days ago, and she was the one who stayed up with me at night, talking to me, crying with me and just being there for me when I was in so much pain. She’s like the sister I never had. I want to thank her for her generosity and how much she has opened up to me. It’s nice to have such a friend when I’m studying overseas and living so far away from my family and friends. People like Alice make life worth living for, and I want to show her my appreciation.
Thank you for your kind intentions and bless you!
anusha says
To my sister because in that case i can also share the stuff with her ..wink…ha ha..
Catherine says
I had problems with going on your website and I was trying to search everywhere whats going on! Hahaha 😀 Im glad you r back!
Lovely gift 🙂 Im not participating, but omg it looks goood! Especially this agnes b. box, mmm :>
I got a lot of beauty gifts to my family, we had recently -20% on all gift boxes in sephora so I stock up. I ended with approx. 5 boxes per person… How am I going to pack it to my suitcase?? 😛
Efrain says
In fact I think I’ll divide the gift a give one product to any important woman in my life, so no one will be without something special.
I’m happy the website now is running well, and I can comment 😉
Sheela says
What a lovely thought of uplifting the Christmas spirit!
The person who truly deserves your gift is my dearest Mom. Trust me, she really needs all the pampering from the array of products you are offering.
I recently gave birth to a cute baby boy. My little bundle of joy is being taken care by my Mom. Although she is a Supermom/Supergranny, she could hardly catch up with taking care of her appearance. Paris, she does not remember the last time she put on her favourite lipstick!!! Perhaps, the workload of taking great care of her newborn grandchild has taken a bit more that what she could handle.
Therefore, my Mom is the person that suits the theme of your giveway. She has given so much without asking for anything in return. I love you,Mom!
Esther Neo says
I would like to request the gift for myself….why? So I can holler abt it, shove fantastid skincare n make up into peoples’ hands and continue to share all our passion for all things nice!! Xmas is all about spreading love….
purni says
Thanks for the giveaway…i would like to send this gift to my mother. She never used stuffs from benefit, milani and other brands except revlon and maybeline. This would be a good chance for her to experiment new products. Maybe i also can show her how to use some of the products. She is not that old. Just 30++. This gift would make her very happy. Like a kid with candy
Tannesi says
I would like to win this gift to Ba?ak (Bveç)
She is a makeup blogger, as me. 🙂 She loves “Benefit” and to try new products. I hadn’t meet her. Because she lives in another far city. But I love her very very much! 🙂
Amy says
I would really love to send this gift to my mother. She worked so hard through the years and have always put me first before herself. Through the years, I’ve realized the once youthful and radiant appearance my mother once had diminished slightly. She spend more money on skincare for my blemishes that she settled for more simple and cheaper drugstore versions. Her excuse was, “I don’t need it anymore…you will need to look beautiful when you start working.”. Now that I’ve started working, its hard to repay the sacrifices she has made. But I am trying hard and that’s why this gift would mean a lot to her…:)
Joanne Shim says
Hi! Thank you for the giveaway.
I would like to send this gift to my dear cousin who is recovering from a painful surgery. She have been suffering for a while and now after the surgery the pain has yet to subside. This gift would surely cheer her up.
Thanks.
Su Lin says
I would love to send this gift to my cousin as I will be going down to Singapore for the holidays and it would make the perfect Christmas present. She loves makeup and skincare products and always watches beauty videos on youtube. Aside from that she has just graduated from high school and is entering college soon. As such, it would be the perfect time for her to begin experimenting with everyday and easy to wear light make up. It would totally make her day if she could win some instead of buy some. Thanks 😉