WEEKLY CHALLENGE: Winner's Gallery!

[JessicaAllison]

Thanks so much to everyone that entered Challenge Eyeliner! The level of creativity and skill that you all brought to this contest was astounding- and it made it very challenging (and fun!) to choose the winner.

Our winner embraced the challenge and created a look with fantastic artistry and originality. This look showcased a talented hand in fine detail work, as well as skills shading and blending- and of course, it was just plain beautiful! Congrats to Lady.Godiva for her Russian Gzhel inspired work!



To ensure that everyone, at all levels, had the chance to win, we've also chosen a winner at random. That winner is: KittenDoll13. Congrats!


Both winners should contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address.
Thanks again to everyone who participated; we can't wait to see what you all come up with for the next challenge!

[JessicaAllison]

Hey Muggies! Once again, you all came out in full force for this contest- there were so many gorgeous looks! I'm sure plenty of heads were turned this V-day! The winner of this the Valentine's Challenge created something unique just for the holiday and we loved it! Congrats to Claudiasanta for her super-cute ribbon look.



Our random winner this week is:--Jessica~ because I like her name Not really- if anyone is curious, we use the random number generator on Random.org to choose our random winner!



Both winners should contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address.
Thanks again to everyone who participated; we can't wait to see what you all come up with for the next challenge!

As a side note, we are aware that there were issues posting photos on the forum during this challenge, and I just want to apologize and let everybody know that the problem should now be corrected. If you have any additional issues posting pics (in any topic) please contact us and give us the details of the problem you're having- including any error messages you've received. This will help us pinpoint the problem faster so that we can keep things running as smoothly as possible!

Now that the bugs are fixed, everybody should be able to post pictures directly on the forum, and I just want to remind everyone that only entries with photos posted on the Weekly Challenge topic page will be considered valid entries. Unless specifically noted in the Weekly Challenge guidelines, this means no external links and no YouTube channels. Again, anyone who has questions on posting photos can contact me & I'll be happy to help!

Thanks again for everyone's participation & congrats to the winners!

[JessicaAllison]

Another spectacular contest has passed, and it seems like you guys & gals surpass yourselves each week- Mariella and I were amazed at the sheer talent shown in this contests- you should all be incredibly proud of the beautiful work you created!

The winner of the Arab Inspired challenge was: Roseazin, for an incredible Arabic Bridal look!

Azin's Winning Entry

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Congrats also go to our random winner of the week: ox0xbarbiex0xo!



Both winners should contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address.
Thanks again to everyone who participated; we'll see you soon for the next challenge!

[JessicaAllison]

Another couple weeks have gone by, and we're excited to announce the winner of the "Era Inspired" challenge. It was, as always, great to see how each of you interpreted this challenge; from the literal to the inspired, you each made this your own- so congrats to you all!

Our winner this challenge was someone who we felt embraced her chosen era and recreated it to perfection. From perfectly drawn-on (and nicely covered!) brows to the delicately painted Clara Bow lip, our winner heylaady really captured the look of the 1920's perfectly, so well in fact, that if I saw her sepia-toned image, I'd believe it was a period photo!





Our random winner this week was mwbearbear1984, who did a great Mae West inspired look.



Big Congrats to both winners!!! Please contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address. Thanks again to everyone who participated; we'll see you soon for the next challenge!

[JessicaAllison]

Spring is finally here (despite the fact that it snowed in my hometown last week!) so it was great to see so many beautiful, bright, colorful looks!

Our winner this week did a gorgeous cut crease look that we felt really embodied her chosen flower. The colors were dead-on, placed perfectly and the blending was impeccable (and working in contrasting colors can be tricky since colors can turn muddy in a split-second!) Congratulations to Girltastic for her stunning daisy (maybe?) inspired look!

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Our random winner this week is xkbirdx who did a lovely spring bulb inspired eye!

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Congrats to both ladies! Please contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address. As always, a big thanks to everyone who participated this week, until next time...

[JessicaAllison]

Wow! What a contest!!! You all came out in full force for this one. It's great to see so many new faces along the forum veterans!

Congrats to our winner this week: meangirldary91. We loved how well-balanced, soft and, well, springy her eyes were and thought the color and blending on the lips was a great special touch that really helped to make the look!

meangirldary91's winning entry!

Detail of meangirldary91's lips

The random winner was ksullivanx3, a first time poster! Congrats!!!

Both winners should contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address.
Thanks so much to everyone who participated; we can't wait to see what you all come up with for the next challenge!

[JessicaAllison]

We're back Muggies! For those of you that aren't aware, the forum was temporarily disabled so our tech team could work on a few issues. I know a lot of you were frustrated as you tried to post your entries, and I want to assure you that the issues you were seeing were temporary as out techs worked to make the MUG Forum a more well-oiled machine! If you haven't yet, please take a second to read my previous post, which explains a few details more specifically! Now, on with the show!!!

Our winner this week was Mori, who did a brilliant cut-crease look:



Our random winner is lrtazar:



Congrats to both of our winners! Both winners should contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address. Thanks so much to everyone who participated; and as always, can't wait to see what you all come up with next time!

[JessicaAllison]

Wow! What amazing looks this week ladies Of course, Rihanna and her team of artists provide some great inspiration, so who can complain?

Our winner this week, emylya88, did a stunning look based on Rihanna's "Who's that Chick?" video. We loved the expertly executed cut-crease, arabesque liner and the attention to detail- emylya88 even got the pale green highlight right, a subtle but gorgeous touch that was only visible from certain angles in the video! Good eye!

emylya88's Winning Look!

Our random winner geekypatty chose a beautiful bronze look:

Random winner geekypatty

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Congrats to both winners! Please contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address. See y'all in a couple weeks!

[JessicaAllison]

Who doesn't love sunsets? Not a Muggie, and you showed it with your incredible looks. Thanks again to all who participated this week.

Our Winner this week is the lovely katosu for her beautiful burning orange & yellow lids so skillfully blended into the mystical plum of a sunset....

Katosu's Winning Entry!

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Closeup of Katosu's Winning Look

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Our random winner this week is Daniduffymakeup who did a brilliant orange and gold look.

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Congrats to both of you; both winners should contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address.Thanks again to everyone who participated; see you again in a couple of weeks!

[JessicaAllison]

This week's winner wowed us with her multi-colored cocktail inspiration, creating a beautifully unique delicate white cut crease. Congrats to MacMeBeautiful!

MacMeBeautiful's inspiration, particularly third cocktail from the right.

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Our Random winner this week is SagaLina, who did a cheery lime and cherry look.

Congrats to both winners, and thanks to everyone who entered! Hope y'all had as much fun finding your cocktails & creating your looks as we did looking at them! Winners should contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address & a valid email address.

[JessicaAllison]

Thanks to everyone who entered this week. Our winner for this challenge was Kristianathe, who created an incredible Nefertiti inspired look.

Kristianathe's Winning Entry!

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Our random winner is SamanthaV who submitted a whimsical and super-colorful variation on the theme!

Random Winner SamanthaV

Congrats to both winners!!! Please contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address to claim your prize! As always, thanks to everyone who took the time to create a look for the contest; we hope to see you all right here in a few weeks for the next chance to win!

[JessicaAllison]

Love it or hate it, you can't argue, this week's challenge brought out some interesting looks and fantastic work! Though there were tons of pretty, skillfull entries, we really searched for one that screamed: What a Brat(z)! This week's winner really embraced the challenge, and turned herself into a living doll. Congrats to liefpandabeertje!

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Our random winner this challenge is Jademinor.

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Both winners should contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address.
Thanks again to everyone posted a look! We'll see you back soon!!!

[JessicaAllison]

Hi Muggies! So sorry for the delay in announcing the winner for our Fall Colors challenge- as I'm sure you know, the MUG Tech Team is hard at work making improvements to the forum, and unfortunately, that means a little down-time here and there. I know y'all are anxious to see who won, so without further ado...

Congrats to our winner Duvessa, for her inspiring Autumn face! We loved the mixture of the rich burgundy with the rusty-flame bronze, the pop of yellow underneath really completed the look!

Our Fall Colors Winner, the Lovely Duvessa!

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Our random winner this challenge, itsallme1611 worked a little bit of summer in with her fall colors:

itsallme1611's "Summer Meets Fall" Look

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Congrats to both winners!!! Please contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address, and as always thanks to everyone who participated; we'll see you soon for the next challenge!

[JessicaAllison]

Well, another contest has passed- and what a fun inspiration! As great as it was browsing your looks & reminiscing about our favorite childhood shows, it's even more fun announcing our winner.

This week's winner was Ciani, who wowed us with her fairy-like green eyes, complete with glittery gossamer "wings" in the outer corners!

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Our random winner this week was goovyme. We loved her Morticia look so much she was in contention for winning anyway, so it was great when Random.org pin pointed her as the random winner!

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Congrats to both winners!!! Please contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address, and as always, thanks to everyone who participated. See you in a couple of weeks!

[JessicaAllison]

Wow! So many beautiful looks made this week incredibly tough to judge! Our winner's look definitely did stand out though; congratulations to this challenge's winner, meangirldary91. From the shape of the smokey eye to the flawless swallowtail liner detail to the two-tone lips, meangirldary91 hit all of the details that make her- and Ashley's- look so stunning!

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Our random winner this week chose a softer version of Ashley, but looks beautiful nonetheless. Congrats to Anita.melcher!

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Again, thanks so much to everyone who participated. Winners should contact Mariella via private message with your mailing address as well as your email address. Until next time!