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Easy Reader Contest: Win 1600 Microsoft Points

Joe Sinicki — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:12:15 +0000

Admit it, there’s tons of stuff on Xbox Live that you want to buy, but you just don’t have enough Microsoft points. Maybe you want Fez, we hear it’s pretty good. Maybe you’re looking to get the newest DLC for Modern Warfare 3. Who knows, maybe you’re even looking to get those long lost Viva Pinata DLC pieces you’ve missed. Whatever — we don’t judge.

Blast is giving away 1600 Microsoft points. Want ‘em? All you’ve got to do is follow us on twitter @BlastMagazine and tweet us with what you’d do with the points. It’s that easy. We’ll randomly choose a winner Monday afternoon sometime. Also, be sure to check back tomorrow for our next Free Game Friday giveaway!

Easy Reader Contest: Win a celebrity-adored Look Bag filled with beauty products! –CLOSED

Shannon O'Neill — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:26:26 +0000

The newest buzz in beauty is The Look Bag, a customized sample kit sent right to your door–for just $10 a month! Founded by E! Entertainment creator Alan Mruvka, TheLookBag.com, which debuted in January, features product reviews, celebrity picks and videos. Best of all? The five deluxe samples delivered to members each month are hand-picked for them by celebrity makeup artist and “Eyebrow King” Damone Roberts. Just fill out a beauty profile, and the products, from such brands as Alexander McQueen, Gucci and Tom Ford, are matched to you. If you love what you get (and we’re sure you will!) you can buy full-sized versions of the products on the website at a 20 percent discount!

Roberts has earned his “King” status by working with the likes of Madonna, Rihanna, and Britney Spears, and has appeared on numerous TV shows, including “Oprah,” “The View,” “Good Morning America” and TLC’s “10 Years Younger.” He has salons in New York City and Beverly Hills, and his own line of products. Blast spoke with Roberts about his favorite looks for spring, how to get those perfect brows at home and what makes The Look Bag unique.

BLAST: How did you go from being an art student to becoming a celebrity makeup artist and “Eyebrow King?”

DAMONE ROBERTS: While I was an art student at Rutgers, I realized that painting a canvas and a face are very similar. I’ve always loved the world of beauty and glamour. I would do my mom’s makeup before she’d go out, and she would get compliments. Then I started doing her friends’ makeup, and it went from there.

BLAST: What is your favorite beauty trend right now?

DR: I’m into color for spring; I’m talking orange lips, pink lips, bright blush, blue eyeshadow, green eyeshadow. People forget that makeup is meant to be fun. People take it too seriously. You can wash it off at the end of the day!

BLAST: What is the number one beauty mistake women make?

DR: Over-tweezing their brows! Less is more. Eyebrows are the most important underestimated facial feature. Brows add lift, balance and structure to the face. If they’re over-tweezed, they don’t add lift, balance or structure. Having the perfect brow changes your life, and I mean that wholeheartedly.

BLAST: What’s the best way for women to do their brows at home?

DR: You’ve got to do one line of hair at a time. You’ve gotta work on one brow a bit, then work on the other, but step back and check while you’re tweezing. Don’t do one whole brow and then try to match the other one to it. Clear brow gel is the one thing every woman needs in her bag. It opens up the eye. If you have long eyebrow hairs, use the brow gel to brush brows up, and then use a pair of brow scissors and cut across the top. I really do believe that my brow gel is the best in the industry; it doesn’t flake.

BLAST: What’s your favorite part of being a makeup artist?

DR: I love helping people be the best versions of themselves, versions that maybe that haven’t seen before. I’m at artist at my core, and makeup is my outlet to create. What makes The Look Bag unique is that I’m picking out the products myself. I see what celebrities are using–I’ll ask Beyonce, Megan Fox–and then I introduce those products to people who might not have access to them.

To enter to win a Look Bag, comment below or email me at shannonconeill@gmail.com (with the subject “Blast’s Look Bag contest”) by Thursday, April 12, and answer this question: What beauty product(s) do you always keep in your bag? We’ll pick three lucky winners!

Easy Reader Contest: Win a Schick Hydro Power Select razor — CLOSED

Shannon O'Neill — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:18:55 +0000

Does your razor stash need a little spring cleaning? Get rid of your dull disposables and enter Blast’s contest to win a Schick Hydro Power Select razor!

This newly launched razor features three vibration settings, an easy-to-read LED screen, a water-activated hydrating gel, five blades with skin guards, and a flip trimmer.

To enter, leave a comment below by Friday, April 6 and tell us what you think: Who pulled off the hairy Hollywood hobo look best: Joaquin Phoenix or Brad Pitt?

Win a Starhawk beta code

Joe Sinicki — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:05:05 +0000

Blast Magazine and Sony are teaming up to give you early access to one of 2012′s most anticipated games, the PS3 exclusive Starhawk. Want in? All you’ve got to do is comment on this article and tell us what your most anticipated game of 2012 is and why. You can enter as many times as you want, but only one entry will count. Sorry folks, only US residents can win. Good luck!

Win Borderlands: Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution for PS3

Joe Sinicki — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:58:08 +0000

Hey folks, we’ve got a code to download the Borderland’s add on, Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution on PS3 in honor of the game’s Game of the Year edition on store shelves now — and we want to pass it on.

Want the code? All you have to do is be a Blast Magazine member, comment and tell us what’s your favorite weapon in Borderlands. It’s that simple. One random entrant will be chosen this weekend. You can enter as many times as you want, but it won’t improve your chances of winning.

Don’t have Borderlands yet? Go ahead and pick up the Game of the Year Edition, it’s awesome and its in stores now.

Educate Your Ears Boston

Megan Vick — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:24:45 +0000

Universal Records and its affiliate labels are reaching out to educate listeners about new and upcoming artists. By visiting this website. The site gives you listening samples of artists like Parachute, Shwayze, Owl City, Mika and many more.

Besides getting a free peek at some of music’s hottest upcoming artists, Universal and co. are giving away an autographed guitar, an autographed skateboard, backpacks and the like. Anyone who registers at the bottom of the website has a chance to win signed stuff from some of their favorite artists! Also, if you’re currently in school make sure you add which you are attending.

The site hopes to promote upcoming artists on Universal and their affiliate labels as well as connect to fans of their music.

Free Not The Bradys XXX: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! Poster!

Blast Magazine Newsroom — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:09:47 +0000

Blast has an exclusive full-size poster from the porn spoof “Not The Bradys XXX: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!”

Do you want it to show off in your dorm room or apartment?

Write a movie, music or video game review for Blast, and if we choose yours, you get the poster.

We’ll also throw some DVD’s, games and music at anyone whose article we use!

Email newsroom@blastmagazine.com for your shot at free stuff!

Blast giveaways aplenty — free stuff here!

Blast Magazine Newsroom — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:27:13 +0000

Congratulations to loyal Blast Magazine reader Jeff Hunt for being the most recent winner of a Blast Magazine prize package.

This month’s package included a full-size official poster from the movie “The Diving Bell And The Butterfly” with the film’s official soundtrack courtesy of Miramax. Jeff is also receiving a copy of outlandish new DVD, “Cougar Club” and a copy of The New Rivals CD courtesy of Universal. Jeff also gets an Art of Blast 2008 desk calendar.

How did Jeff get all this? By reading Blast and mentioning us in his blog. We knew he was a fan of “The Diving Bell And The Butterfly” so we’re shipping off a bunch of swag.

We’ve got more for you guys coming in 2008!

Not only do we have a bunch of copies of “Cougar Club” and The New Rivals but how about this? We have over a dozen Plantronics Audio 350 gaming headsets that we’re just throwing at our readers next month. Enjoy the ultimate gaming headset for free!

We also have copies of Roxio Crunch and Popcap’s hits for PS2 and Xbox 360.

And on top of all that, we have a “The Diving Bell And The Butterfly” mini poster and the novelization of the movie FREE.

What do you have to do to get any of these freebies? Write a review! Review a new movie, music album, video game, software, hardware, gadget, laptop, camera, pretty much whatever Santa gave you this year. Write up a review that’s at least 400 words, and if we use it, you’ll get a freebie!

Email all reviews to newsroom@blastmagazine.com, and include your name, address, website address if you have one, the review, any photos you have of the product and don’t forget the “Quick hits” info like you see here.

It’s free! Happy New Year from Blast!!