WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winners are Joanna, San D, Christina, Marian and Tammy! Congratulations, gals! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet.

Woot, GEMINIS! looks like I’m not the only one with a birthday this week. bareMinerals is officially turning 35, and they’re in the mood to party in a big way.

First with a giveaway — right here, right now (well, in a minute); second, with a gift with purchase. When you purchase $75 or more at one of their Bare Escentuals boutiques from June 9-12, you’ll get a complimentary $20 gift card redeemable toward your next purchase (valid from June 20-July 5).

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Now, on to the giveaway!

bareEscentuals has generously offered to host a kick @ss one here on MBB featuring some of their newest products (a few of which don’t even hit shelves until July). If you like bareMinenerals makeup but don’t like having to wait in line, today could be your lucky day.

Five lucky ladies (or gents) will each win:

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One (1) bareMinerals love & happiness Collection, a six-piece kit that includes Prime Time Brightening sunlight Eyelid Primer, Queen Phyllis Matte Eyecolor, big & bright eyeliner in Oz, love radiance All-OVer face Color, best friend Lip Balm and an XOX charm (a $35 value)

One (1) bareMinerals Prime Time Eyelid primer in Sundance, a metallic peach (an $18 value)

One (1) bareMinerals Prime Time Eyelid primer in urban Nature, a metallic taupe (an $18 value)

One (1) bareMinerals Prime Time Eyelid primer in Gunmetal, a metallic bluish gray (an $18 value)

One (1) bareMinerals Prime Time Eyelid primer in Racing Green, a metallic green (an $18 value)

One (1) bareMinerals Prime Time Eyelid primer in Chroma Violet, a metallic purple (an $18 value)

One (1) bareMinerals Prime Time Eyelid primer in Bronzed Twig, a metallic bronze (an $18 value)

Love & happiness Collection clockwise from the beige jar on the lower left: Queen Phyllis Matte Eyecolor, XOX Charm, love radiance All-Over face Color, best friend Lip Balm and big & bright eyeliner in Oz

Prime Time Brightening sunlight Eyelid Primer, from the love & happiness Collection

Prime Time Eyelid Primers

Swatches of the Prime Time Eyelid Primers from the left: Sundance, urban Nature, Gunmetal, Racing Green, Chroma Violet and Bronzed Twig

Love & happiness Collection swatches from the left: big & bright eyeliner in Oz, best friend Lip Balm, love radiance All-Over face color and Queen Phyllis Matte Eyecolor

Swatch of Prime Time Brightening sunlight Eyelid primer from the love & happiness Collection

There are two ways to enter, and you can do both of them for two chances to win. First, you can enter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, a comment about anything at all — What was your most memorable birthday? What’s your favorite flavor of birthday cake? Is there a bareMinerals product you can’t live without? Du bekommst das Bild.

Second, you can enter by following me on Twitter @karenmbb and retweeting (RT) the following message:

Follow @karenmbb and RT to Win $143 in bareMinerals makeup

The deadline to enter is Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 11:59PM (PT).

Entrants must enter using a valid email address and/or Twitter account to win.

A maximum of two (2) entries per person — one within the comments at the bottom of this post, and a second entry via Twitter addressed to me @karenmbb.

Contest is open to individuals of the united states who have reached the age of majority according to their local laws (18 in the united states with these exceptions: Alabama and Nebraska, 19; Mississippi, 21). Sorry, international folks; don’t worry, I’ll have something soon that includes you guys, too.

Tabs and I (heretofore referred to as “T-Money and K-Dawg”) will select one (1) winner at random from the entries either left in the comments at the bottom of this blog post or addressed to @karenmbb on Twitter.

The winner will be announced here within 48 hours of the deadline.

Void where prohibited by law.

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Ihr freundlicher Schönheitssüchtiger in der Nachbarschaft,

Karen

P.S.S. happy hump day!

WINNER: The giveaway is closed now, and the winners are Joanna, San D, Christina, Marian and Tammy! Congratulations, gals! If you entered but didn’t win this time around, keep trying, and click here to enter any ongoing giveaways before you jet.