Essential products to get you through the holidays - and a chance to win them with our Contest!

For all those holiday problems that earplugs and a (large) bottle of booze can't fix, there's a beauty product that probably can! Forget the 12 days of Christmas - instead we have 12 days of beauty for you that includes:

1. COVERGIRL Flamed Out Shadow Pencil – Your lids will  love  this 2-in-1 gel shadow and eye liner with an ultra-creamy, blendable formula.
2. COVERGIRL Nail Gloss – This longwearing, high-shine formula will help you make it through a week of holiday parties without a single chip!
3.  COVERGIRL Clump Crusher mascara – Let the curves of this revolutionary mascara wand hug each lash for a separated, clump-free look!
4.  Pantene Expert Collection Keratin Repair 60-second therapy Ampoule – Got a minute? Give your strands a little extra oomph with this reparative treatment.
5.  Pantene Daily Moisture Renewal Moisture Whip – Transform dry hair into silky looking hair with a dollop of our precise blend of super moisturizers
6. Herbal Essences Tousle Me Softly Tousling Hairspray: This violet-scented hairspray will leave your hair touchably soft for your mistletoe adventures.
7. Olay Total Effects Line & Dark Circle Minimizing Brush – Add a candlelit glow to your cheekbones and brighten your eye area with this silky, hydrating formula.  Beauty tip: Add a dab of this product to your cupid’s bow for a fuller-looking pout.
8. Olay Silk Whimsy Body Lotion – The must have accessory of any holiday outfit is petal-soft, hydrated skin.
9. Vidal Sassoon Pro Series Boost & Lift Hairspray –  Keep your hair as high as your holiday spirit with this voluminous formula that will outlast your festive parties.
10. Clairol free product coupon –The Colour Experts are here to help lift your mood and keep your hair colour bright through the party season.  Get multidimensional colour with Nice ‘n Easy, high gloss results with Perfect 10, healthier-looking hair colour with Natural Instincts or keep your roots in check with Root Touch-Up.
11. Satin Care Shave Gel with a Touch of Olay and Venus & Olay Sugarberry Razor Cartridge – Beat winter dryness with every smooth stroke.  These Venus and Olay combinations have moisture-rich formulas to protect skin all season long. 
12. Crest 3D White Holiday Smile Survival Kit – Make your smile the perfect accessory with “must-have” kit to make your pearly whites pop.

We want to make the holidays brighter and more bearable for one of our wonderful readers so we want to send them all to you - want it, need it? Then read on...

This contest is open to all our Canadian followers and it's very easy to enter, just leave a comment letting us know that you follow through Google Friend Connect, Bloglovin' or Facebook Networked Blogs (if you aren't a follower you can do that now - sign up buttons are in the right sidebar).

1 entry for following and letting us know what holiday woe you think one of these products would help out with?

And for an extra entries: 

Follow @BeautyCrazedCan on Twitter and tweet the contest
Follow @Pantene on Twitter and tweet the contest 
Follow @Crest on Twitter and tweet the contest
Follow @ClairolColor on Twitter and tweet the contest
Follow @vidalsassoon on Twitter and tweet the contest
Follow @Covergirl on Twitter and tweet the contest
Follow @herbalessences on Twitter and tweet the contest
Follow @GilletteVenus on Twitter and tweet the contest
Like Covergirl on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/covergirl

If you prefer not to leave your info on a public post, please leave a post saying you want to enter and then e-mail your info to info@beautycrazed.ca, please put "12 Days of Beauty contest" in the subject line. Remember to leave the post or you name won't actually end up in the draw! Winner to be decided by random drawing and you have until December 15th to enter. Good Luck!

- Lisamarie -

Crazy for CC - Pür Mineral CC Cream!

Pür Mineral CC Cream - 44ml - $43 - in 3 shades: Light, Medium and Tan - your all-in-one colour complexion protector, perfecter and  corrector that offers: SPF 40 foundation and primer; colour correcting brightener; clarifying control cream; and anti-aging moisturizer.

Contains clinically advanced plant-based ingredients like Dermapur HP - a clarifying corrective from meadowsweet; Clariskin II - a brightening powerhouse from wheat germ; along with Matrixyl Synthe6 and Glyco-Repair - for wrinkle reduction.

Ideal for all skin types, the formula is silicone free offers a sheer coverage that blurs imperfections and instantly evens tone, leaving skin with a natural matte finish and offers a really great protection with SPF 40.

And if you feel like you want fuller coverage, add a layer of your 4-in-1 Mineral Makeup Foundation on top!

Available now exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Revlon The Evening Opulence Holiday 2013 Collection - with swatches!

Revlon's 2013 Holiday collection by artistic director Gucci Westman is a celebration of makeup, bringing together a dazzling palette of rich purples, feminine violets and emeralds for the yes, glistening plums and fuchsias for the lips and graphites and matte sparkles for the ultimate nail jewels.

The collection includes:

ColorBurst Lipgloss - $10.50 - in two new shades: Embellished and Adorned that offer bold colour with 5X more shine than patent leather.

Nail Enamel - $5.95 - in 3 new shades: Elusive, Rich and Seductive

PhotoReady Primer, Shadow + Sparkle - $12.95 - in a new shade: Muse that allows you to create limitless looks with a primer, 3 pigmented shadows and a sparkle top coat all in one palette.

ColorBurst Lip Butter - $9.50 - in a new limited edition shade: Provocative that offers subtle shimmer plus a hydrating formula of mango, shea and coconut butter to give lips sheer colour and a buttery shine.

PhotoReady Kajal Intense Eye Liner + Brightener - $9.95 - in Carbon Cleopatra - a dual-ended creamy kajal liner with two contrasting shades.

ColorBurst Lipgloss in Adorned

Nail Enamel in Elusive

Nail Enamel in Rich

Available now at drugstores and mass retailers.

- Lisamarie -

Sparkle and shine for the holidays with The Body Shop, Marc Jacobs, L'Oréal and Kevin Murphy!

The Body Shop The Sparkler - Gold - $24 - this special-edition atomizer offers a mess-free way to add fine shimmery powder to highlight the face, body and hair. Lightly scented with Japanese cherry blossom.

Available at The Body Shop and online at www.thebodyshop.ca.

Marc Jacobs Beauty Tonite Lights Glitter Dust - $38 - in Blacklight - smokey black with an overlay of iridescent sparkle - with a weightless shine and a velvety shimmer finish that can be worn alone or layered for eye-catching drama, day or night. The secret is sugar crystals, which create a transparent base and a shimmering pearlescent reflection for the ultimate holiday sparkle.

Available exclusively at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Avon Opal Top Coat - $6.99 - wear alone for a subtle glow or add an iridescent shimmer to any polish - looks especially dramatic over dark shades.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

Kevin Murphy Shimmer.Shine Repairing Shine Mist - 100ml - $27.50 - doesn't just add brilliant shine to hair with light reflective technology but also contains treatment ingredients that repair damaged hair including: immortelle and baobab extracts - to moisturize and add elasticity to the surface of the hair; bamboo extracts - add natural shine and luster; and vitamins A, C & E - to nourish and thicken the hair.

Can be applied to damp hair before styling and/or used as a finishing product to add shine - just be sure to give it a good shake before using to distribute the shine particles!

Available in salons - check out www.kevinmurphy.com.au to find one near you.

- Lisamarie -

I Believe you'll find the perfect gift from Kristian Alfonso at The Shopping Channel!

Looking for the perfect gift for someone special? Then you'll want to check out The Shopping Channel's Today's Showstopper this Saturday (December 7th) for some beautiful pieces from Days of Our Lives actress Kristian Alfonso's "Believe" jewellery line.

Not only are they beautiful, but also very affordable - the necklace is $99 while the bracelet is $89 - and you can make it an even more personal gift by engraving your own special message on the back. Available in sterling silver or yellow gold vermeil.

Check out www.theshoppingchannel.com for more info and showtimes  happening on December 6th and 7th. 

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Sephora Holiday Light Show Brush Set!

Sephora Holiday Light Show Brush Set - $82 - a limited edition seven-piece brush set that contains all the brushes your eyes and face have been asking for, including: powder, foundation, face contour, crease, shadow and slanted eyeliner brushes.

The brushes are fluffy and of the good quality that you would expect from Sephora brushes, which is nice - but the best things about this set are the metallic rainbow shimmer handles and black acrylic stand!

I don't think I need to explain why metallic rainbow shimmer handles are an excellent idea and should be incorporated into just about everything - if you really don't know I am happy to send you my 10 point metallic rainbow shimmer action plan!

A brush stand on the other hand might not be something you've ever considered - maybe you lock your brushes up in a case where they can't breath or keep them all mushed together in a glass but don't you think they deserve to stand straight and  proud flaunting their fluffy heads and rainbow-y handles? Of course they do - and you'd be cruel not to let them!

Score your very own set while they last at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -