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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED – THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.

To celebrate the launch of Bumble and bumble’s Shine collection (for hair that positively sparkles) we are giving you the chance to win a Shine trio to give your hair the ultimate shining makeover. Valued at  $140, each trio contains a Shine Shampoo, Shine Conditioner, and Shine Finishing Spray. To enter, simply tell us in 25 words or less “Why is it your time to shine?”. Email your answer, along with your full name, address, and contact number to competition@meccacosmetica.com.au for your chance to win!

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We are thrilled to announce the winner’s of our recent Mecca Cosmetica Survey competition… Drumroll please! The lucky three Mecca Mavens are Mary F., Brooke E., and Connie C.! They’ll be shopping up a storm with their $250 Mecca Cosmetica Gift Cards – Enjoy!

To celebrate the second installment of Francois Nars’ Makeup Your Mind trilogy (Makeup Your Mind, Express Yourself), we want to see YOUR Makeup Your Mind inspired look!

Makeup Your Mind, Express Yourself By Francois Nars

Use the NARS Makeup Your Mind looks for inspiration and create your own look – then, send us a photo of you before and after with the completed look.

Makeup Your Mind - Aya's Before & After

Share your before & after pics with us, for your chance to score one of these limited edition Nars Packs!

Our 3 fave before & after shots will win, and we’ll also share them with you on our Facebook page!

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So Frenchy So Chic (the unofficial soundtrack of the French Film Festival) returns in 2011 with another double-disc compilation of the best hand-picked new music to come out of France. This definitive dinner party music returns with its seventh volume and a solid cross section of all genres ‘French pop’ – and it’s our favourite collection yet!

It starts with the slightly girly, slightly husky voice of Cécile Hercule and leads off with track Roger, hitting that SFSC sweet spot between genres – pop but with just enough edge, or indie but without being twee. Just as sweet Zaz who has been hailed as the new Edith Piaf (minus the drama) with two trad-jazz inspired numbers. But it’s not all chanson and chanteuses. The genre-defying Robin Leduc draws on the Afrobeat of Fela Kuti and his childhood days in Nigeria, while making their own alt-groove is General Elektriks with Raid The Radio, a retro-tinged winner that sounds like a lost piece of Stevie Wonder funk laced with modern beats. Also loud and proud in a retro vein is Brigitte with their song Battez-Vous (You Beat) that could have been the perfect 70s key party soundtrack, striking a playful balance between sexy and not taking itself too seriously. Melanie Pain (our french artist for the month, now playing on our homepage) also features. If you want a crash course in French artists pushing the musical boundaries, then So Frenchy So Chic is for you. Listen to a sneak peek of the album here.

To celebrate the launch, we’re giving away 10 copies of the soundtrack – all you need to do is tell us in 25 words or less “Who do you think is the ultimate French beauty and why?”

Just email your answer, along with name, address and contact number to competition@meccacosmetica.com.au

Entries close Midnight 13/02/2011.

As the weather heats up, there’s no better way to escape the heat than a trip to the flicks for a little bit of French cinema. This summer’s hottest must-see is Heartbreaker, an irresistible french rom-com set amongst luxe locations in the South of France. Thanks to our friends at Hopscotch we’ve got 20 double passes to advance screenings up for grabs in both Sydney and Melbourne.

Heartbreaker…

Do you have a friend going out with a schmuck? What you need is a professional heartbreaker – an irresistible man that can break up an unhappy relationship and save loved ones from an unsavoury life ahead. Alex (the brilliant Romain Duris), professional home-wrecker, and his sister and brother-in-law are partners in this lucrative activity which nonetheless has one golden rule: Alex only agrees to get involved with women who are unhappy girlfriends. A father who hates his future son-in-law hires Alex one week before the marriage he wants to prevent. The only problem is, the groom seems perfect and they look so in love. However, in need of money, Alex agrees to abandon his “code of ethics” and seduce the elegant young woman, Juliette (Vanessa Paradis). This is his biggest challenge yet and his charms have never failed him before… but when he feels like the one falling in love things start to go awry with hilarious results. In Cinemas December 26, 2010

To WIN a double pass to an advance screening in either Sydney or Melbourne:

CLICK HERE FOR SYDNEY: 6.30pm sharp at Palace Norton St, Leichhardt on Wednesday 1^st December, 2010

CLICK HERE FOR MELBOURNE: 6.30pm sharp at Cinema Nova, Carlton on Thursday 9^th December, 2010

There are only limited passes available, so be quick!

If you miss out on the screening, don’t despair – take a trip to France with these beauty favourites that are full of French elegance…