Are You the Next Beauty Guru?

Smashbox Cosmetics and Sephora are on the hunt for the next beauty guru with a superstar personality and amazing vision for a new beauty product! Got a fresh idea that's sure to be the next beauty must-have? We want to see it! Create a video, commercial or blog showcasing your winning personality and product idea and submit it online. We want to see creativity here! You can submit any idea - from a revolutionary new product to a color or shade that's missing from the beauty world. Feel free to use images, products, music, graphics, color charts, and other fun stuff to illustrate your idea. The grand prize winner will get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to fly to Los Angeles with a friend and design the official Smashbox Fashion Week Makeup Palette, plus all the fab prizes listed below!

Rewards:

• Grand Prize: One winner, chosen by the Smashbox and Sephora panel from the top three entries that receive the highest vote score during Round 2 voting will be named the Smashbox Beauty Guru and receive $5,000 of Smashbox Cosmetics, an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Los Angeles on August 3, 2008 for a 1 week apprenticeship at Smashbox Cosmetics to design the official Smashbox Fashion Week Makeup Palette and an all-expenses-paid 3-day trip for two to Los Angeles to attend Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in March 2009 for the debut of their Smashbox palette.  In addition the Smashbox Fashion Week Makeup Palette designed by the winner will be produced by Smashbox, sold exclusively at Sephora and featured in the Sephora catalog.
• Top 10: The Top 10 Round 1 Entries, chosen by the Smashbox and Sephora panel, will each win a Smashbox Swag Bag ($500 of Smashbox Cosmetics) and will advance to Round 2.
• Most Viral: Five winners, selected by the Smashbox and Sephora panel from the top 100 most viral entries, will become Smashbox ambassadors and will each receive The Ultimate Smashbox Swag Bag including $1,000 of Smashbox Cosmetics and a 1 year of Smashbox Cosmetics product launch press kits (including new Smashbox beauty products) to pass on the news about new Smashbox products to their network of friends. Learn about Most Viral.
• Weekly Sweepstakes: Each week, one lucky winner who signs up for the Smashbox and / or Sephora e-mail list by filling out the form in the Campaign Highlights area of the Are You the Next Beauty Guru? Campaign or that opt-in for Sephora from the submit entry tab, will be randomly selected to win a Smashbox Swag Bag ($250 of Smashbox Cosmetics)

Duration: May 2, 2008 02:00 PM (PST) - June 20, 2008 11:30 PM (PST)

Go here for Campaign Details and to Apply!

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