Heresy, you say? Well readers, unless you’re Lady Godiva, you’re going to need some clothes to go with that makeup.
Today is my birthday, and thanks to designer clothing e-tailer Chickdowntown.com, one of you will get the present.
Chickdowntown has very graciously donated this delightfully springy Tolani scarf (retail value: $85). It’s 9″ x 72″, vicose, with a hand-knotted fringe. I’m excited on your behalf.
If you can’t stand the suspense of waiting, entertain yourself (as I did… for several hours) by browsing Chickdowntown’s selection of clothes and shoes from Theory, Diane Von Furstenberg, MCQ Alexander McQueen clothing, and Tolani scarves.
How to Enter
To enter this contest, leave a comment on this post telling me (1) your first name and last initial, (2) a way to contact you (email, Facebook, Twitter, anything!), (3) What makeup would you wear with your new scarf? Photo submissions will also be accepted.
Leave your comment before 8:00 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 22. (I heard you, west coast folks!)
I’m very sorry to say that this contest is only open to the U.S. Foreign friends, one day I will do a contest for you only.
A winner will be randomly selected from all valid entries, and notified no later than Friday, April 24. That winner will also be announced here Monday, April 27. Winners will also be required to provide a full name and mailing address. Duplicate entries will be made fun of, and only the first entry will count. Good luck!
>My name is Huai-Ann T. You can contact me on Facebook or you can email me at huaiannt@gmail.com. I would be tempted to wear some of my vibrant MAC eyeshadow, but I think it would clash with the scarf. I would probably wear my favorite Lancome (GWP) eyeshadow quad which has Visionary & Snap in it. Thanks!
>Hey Karla!!!
Janine F.
You can contact me @ jfittingharrisburgpa@gmail.com
I think the Stila Kitten palette from last summer would work beautifully with this scarf.
It’s gorgeous!
>Hi Karla,
First things first – Happy Birthday! and thank you for such a wonderful blog! You are on my favorites that I check every morning. I hope you have a great day and a blessed year.
Name: Katherine L.
e-mail: kjlowery08@yahoo.com
Makeup with scarf:
Eyes: I would start with the LORAC Starry Eyed Baked Trio in Superstar for a shimmery bronzy eye. Then I'd bring out the teals in the scarf by using UD 24/7 pencil in Flipside. I'd do a corally blush – the new Bobbi Brown in Pink Coral and finish off with a bright coral lip – Clarins l/s in Hawaiian Coral topped with R & R lipgloss in Drama Queen.
Wish me luck!!! Hope I'm picked. This scarf would go with so much of my wardrobe
>Hi Karla!
Happy Birthday!:)
you can reach me at msbalgeman@comcast.net
I would wear some of the new MAC rose romance collection eyeshadows with this scarf to bring out the spring pink/purple colors. I would use a light pink gloss, probably one of my new dazzleglasses with it in Baby Sparks. Thanks for the chance to win! I think it is a beautiful prize!
>whoops! on the above entry my name is Sara B. email msbalgeman@comcast.net.
I got so excited I forgot! Thanks!:)
>Annie L.
I can be reached at annabanana333@gmail.com and I would wear that scarf with my favorite hot, red lips!
>Happy birthday!
I’d wear it with MAC Parrot and Satin Taupe and Stila Barefoot Contessa on the lids, lined with MAC Blacktrack. On cheeks I’d wear peachy blush like Nars Penny Lane cream, and om lips Clinique Buttershine in Poppy Love or another neutral sheer lip colour similar to it.
Not leaving other details because I’m not entering the comp, just commenting.
>First of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! That is the most important thing, that you have a rocking day!
My name is Adina Z and my email is Kraseybeauty@gmail.com
I would rock a summer coral eye with purple in the crease in a heartbeat! Gotta have a fun poppy look to match such a fun scarf!
>Happy birthday! contests are fun!
Rita P and you can catch me at shenmeshang at hotmail dot com.
makeup-wise probably something very neutral, big lashes, bronzed cheeks. Maybe a hint of springy green at the lashline to pick the color from the scarf.
>Happy Birthday!
EMC
Love the scarf! Beautiful with a pink lip. Maybe Pixel Pink if I owned a tube (so hard to find). And a spritz of Jasmine perfume!
em9499@gmail.com
>Happy Happy Birthday!
Megan M
I would wear that scarf with Bobby Brown’s shimmer brick in pink to make my cheeks look rosy
>Hi! Happy Birthday!!
I am Jennifer J, and can be reached at librarianjen@msn.com. This scarf is stunning – I would pair it with my standby blush, Nars O, and coral lips.
Thanks for offering the contest!
>Happy Birthday!!! Hope you had a wonderful day.
Eunice H.
eunice@gdecor.com
I would wear this scarf with a smoked out teal eye look and nudy cheeks and lips!
>Happy Birthday Karla!!!! Sending you a birthday cake here: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/697274269_decebdde60.jpg?v=0
- annietwinkletoes from mua
>Happy birthday, Karla! What a beautiful scarf
I’m Kristina B., and you can reach me at kmbirkel@gmail.com.
The thing that stands out most to me about the scarf is its light blue/green/lavender accents, so I think I’d want to highlight those in my eye makeup look. I once did an EOTD with the UD Book of Shadows using… err, I think it was Shattered, Absinthe, Mayhem, and Goddess. Here’s a picture:
http://img.makeupalley.com/9/8/7/9/1107111.JPG
I went pretty heavy on the eyeshadow, though, and with this scarf, I’d really like to incorporate Flipside e/l… so I think I’d apply the shadows more sheerly so that bright teal would really stand out. Fun!
>Happy birthday! My name is Katie X, you can reach me at shimmers54@gmail.com Or comment on my blog at shimmers54.blogspot.com
I love the colors in this scarf. I think it can work great for both summer and spring. Since it’s so colorful, I wouldn’t wear any bright colors with it, for fears that it might clash. I would most likely rock a shimmery neutral eye with it. I’m thinking .. my Stila for Bebe neutral palette.
>Name: Breanna A.
E-mail: reeve.cait@gmail.com
I don’t think I would wear much MU with the scarf because I’m afraid it would clash.
I would probably just wear BB’s Black Mauve ink (So it has some color but not enough to compete, a lengthening mascasra for again, a more dramatic, but not overpowering eye, and a neutral and sophisticated blush (I’m thinking Chanel JC in caprice).
I have some freckles and I think scarves and freckles are both cute, so I probably wouldn’t wear much if any foundation (if that explanation makes any sense).
>Hi Karla! I love your blog. My name is Rachel H and you can contact me at xfoxglove@gmail.com. I would probably wear tinted moisturizer, MAC MSF in glissade and Amberlights e/s.
>Hi Karla! My name is Carrie and you can contact me at crm70@pitt.edu. I would wear a rose pink eye shadow, probably stila from sephora, and my clinique pink lipgloss that has a gold tint.
>Happy Birthday, Karla! April babies are just the sweetest, though, aren’t they? (And I’m not just saying that because my Emma just turned 5 on Monday lol
)
Christine S.
cbsheehan@hotmail.com (or via FB)
Hmmm, what makeup … well, I’m a neutrals kind of gal, and because the scarf is so colorful on its own, I wouldn’t want to take away from it, so I’d most likely stick to my beloved browns, with maybe a shot of color in my liner.
Maybe my new EA summer bronze palette (browns + subdued teal)?
All the best,
Christine a/k/a LipstikChick
>Name: Tanya K.
E-mail: tmlkearns@hotmail.com
Makeup: I would wear minimal, neutral makeup, because this scarf can stand alone!… and because I always do =)
>Happy Birthday! I hope that you’re spoilt with makeup goodness.
Thank you for all the hard work that you put into this blog.
>Happy Birthday, Karla!
That’s a very, very pretty scarf.
My name is Catherine S., you can reach me through blogger: http://capriciouscat.blogspot.com, and I would wear this pretty scarf with a gold eye, with subtle teal accent, and bronze lips.
>Hi Karla!
I’m Heather N, and you can reach me via my blog at http://justamixedbag.wordpress.com
I think the new Laura Mercier Bohemia eye quad would go fantastic with this!
>my name is Aisha A.
you can contact me on my email:
aisharulz [at] yahoo [dot] com
and the makeup i would wear with this scarf would be a reeally natural one..with pink flushed cheeks…and a light neutral eyeshadow on my lids..and mascara..with a pink pretty gloss…
i want to keep the look natural and fresh so it can go along with the pretty colorful scarf…
>Hurray!
I’m Sumin L. and you can email me at shoomin@gmail.com.
I’d wear a neutral smoky eye to let that gorgeous scarf shine! Also would have just a very slight blush in my natural flush color and simple lip gloss.
Thanks so much for hosting a contest like this, and all the hard work/swatching you do at this blog!
>Happy Birthday! I hope you get your birthday wish
My name is Sarah T.
You can reach me on my blog (http://prettyindayton.blogspot.com), MUA as “Styrch” or twitter as “Styrch”.
I would probably use a look very similar to this one I did a little while ago: http://prettyindayton.blogspot.com/2009/04/look-crazy-lips-mac-pink-lemonade-with.html
>Dear Karla,
Happy Birthday! How nice of you to do a giveaway on your special day. That is a beautiful scarf! I love your blog swatches and visit everyday, your site is so helpful!
Here’s my info.:
Sarah Anne T.
miawallace8@yahoo.com
The makeup I would wear with my new scarf *fingers crossed* :p is Guerlains new mineral eye shadow in Holy Smoke and a lot of the shades in Josie Marans Wildflower palette (blushes) and Lancomes new Juicy Tube PURE in Strawberry Patch. I think the all the colors in the scarf would really compliment those makeup shades.
Happy Birthday again and good luck to all.
Sincerely,
Sarah Anne
>Great contest and beautiful scarf!!!!!
Name: Kaitlin K.
Contact: khk251@nyu.edu
Makeup: definitely keeping it simple with such a super-fab scarf: all that glitters on the lid, with woodwinked in the outer v; and some humid on my lower lid for a little pop o' color. and my mascara of course and maybe some purple tightlining. <333
>Jisun K.
jisunsshi@gmail.com
I’m not the type of girl that would wear bright colors, so maybe Kitten by Stila on the lid and MAC Cork in the crease, and maybe red lips!
>Victoria S
victoriasalt at gmail dot com
So pretty! I’d break out my LE Pixel Pink lipstick for that.
>Hey KarlaSugar!
I’m Jaya S, you can contact me by leaving a comment at my blog, which is
http://the-economics-of-fashion.blogspot.com/
Oh, and as for makeup…I’m all about the neutrals so I’d probably do a smoky gold/brown eye because it would go with the fun and funky boho style of the scarf but still let the scarf’s colours shine!
>Lynn W
vbubbie@aim.com
so many beautiful colors in the scarf,so think I’d do a neutral look so not to compete with it. I am thinking,for the eyes, one of the Cargo Essential Palettes would be perfect and pair it with peachy-pink blush and lips.
>Wow..that scarf is nice! I’d keep the eyes neutral with black liner and mascara. peach or peachy pink cheeks and tiger lily stickgloss.
Name: Caroline L
email: luc@uci.edu
>Hey Karla,
Happy Birthday my dear. That scarf is so great. I adore scarves, especially to give myself some character when I’m wearing a black suit. Do you know you have the only blog I actually read regularly?
The colors are so beautiful I wouldn’t want to upstage it with my makeup. I think I’d do a wash of BB champagne quartz metallic e/s. One of my faves and a tad more subtle than kitten. I’d use my CdeP mahogany brown cream e/l and Chanel Inmitible mascara in black. I would use my go-to CdeP blush in #3, very subtle clear pink, and on my lips I think I’d go for CdeP silky lipstick in 116–a shimmery,sheer mauve. After moving away from CdeP mu for several years, I am now hooked again! I think you would have a ball doing CdeP l/s swatches (hint, hint)!
Meredith P.
you can MUA-mail me, I’m mers.
>Lauren M
lushlist@gmail.com
Probably one of the Indian-inspired collections for Spring/Summer, like Sephora’s (okay, that was Moroccan-inspired) or Stila’s. This would pull the colors from the scarf and look all-around vibrant!
>Minzi T.
minzitaylor@gmail.com
smokey olive / bronzey eye with light coral cheeks / lips.
MAC Green smoke with some Antiqued. KA tansoleil cream blush and probably a self concocted lip look..FLIRT ! plushious lip color and maybe some MAC OH BABY ! mixed in !!
>Hey Karla, Happy Birthdy! Hope it’s a great one!
Name: Meghann C.
Email: megstar420@msn.com
Look: sparkley nude eye with a lil pop of BE Azure along the outer 1/2 of lash line.
Thanks!
>Happy bday Karla! Jerlene T. Email is jerlenethen@gmail.com
and i’d probably do a very neutral face, because the scarf is so colorful! I’d probably do pretty MLBB eyes, and rosy lips and cheeks. probably mac shroom, and bb pink raspberry pot rouge for lips and cheeks, topped with some clear gloss for lips. and tons of mascara, and a bit of pretty liner (BB black mauve!) and i tihnk that would do the trick
>Love your blog, Karla! Happy Birthday!
My name is Crystal E.
You can email me at warthogc@yahoo.com.
I would wear Stila illuminating finishing powder in bronze, applied very lightly for a nice subtle glow. For eyes, Stila baked eyeshadow trio in gold, or maybe Stila Mystic used as an eyeliner with the gold from the trio over the lid. Then some mascara, and a nude lipgloss.
>Hi Karla, happy belated birthday!
My name is Haley, and you can contact me at het4377@rit.edu (or via the email address that’s linked to my profile). If I were to win the luscious and gorgeous scarf from this giveaway, I would deck myself out in MAC’s blue peep fluidline, warming trend es in the crease, rose blanc on the lid and rite of spring as the hilight. I would also wear blushbaby blush and pink karat lipgloss.
>Hey Karla!
Happy belated birthday!
My name is Rachel P and you can find me at rlp4683@gmail.com.
I absolutely love, love, love Tolani scarves and I am dying to get my hands on one!! The colors of this scarf are soo fun and springy, I’d use some of those same colors with my makeup. I think a shimmery light purple on the lid with some pink and darker purple blended into the lid crease…I’d top it off with a light creamy baby pink blush and a sheer pink lipgloss– very fresh faced and pretty!!
Pick me! Pick me!!
>Naomi P is here to say,
Chanel exceptionel mascara makes my day,
With a hint of Mac Lipglass and I’m good to go,
Throw in this scarf and you’d never know,
That I’m not a morning person that’s for me to know.
thinknap(at)gmail(dot)com
>I would wear stila lillium, wet and wild tinted moisturizer (its cheap and awesome) convertible color, mac shroom eyeshadow, mac teddy eyeliner,and mac msf in perfect topping as a highlighter. Kind of a peachy look for spring. It’s weird that I knew those colors off the top of my head…maybe I should start buying different things lol!
Dana K
danabug13@hotmail.com
>My name is Rachel F.
email addy- rhaynietx@gmail.com
I’d wear Dior Incognito quint with liquid liner and bright rosey blush and lip.
>Hi Karla,
my name is hanan k
e-mail: hanankh2@gmail.com
I would wear a bronzed look using the new baked palette by urban decay
>Hi!
My name is Lisette L. You can email me at llasa001@ucr.edu. I would wear a sheer peachy lip with bronze cheeks and eyes
>hi, my name is katie h. and my email is khargraves (@) yahoo.com
For makeup, I would wear Nars turkish delight lip gloss and Mac satin taupe/shroom eyeshadow
>Hiya!!!!!! It’s Becca Z. I’d wear my Smashbox Shockwave palette because it has blue and green and brown zigzags just like the scarf, plus a coral blush! Love that palette!
>Kayvid: Hi! This is Kayvid. My Email id is kayvid1@gmail.com
A shimmery blue eyeshadow blended from a light blue to cobalt would be awesome with this. Thanks!