WIN P2M Shopping Madness with SM Prestige Card

I’m pretty sure by now you know I am a little obsessed about beauty. I mean, I write about it weekly in my column for Philippine Daily Inquirer, and every chance I get, I blog about it here when I encounter a brand or product I love. It is a topic I can never grow tired of, only because there are constantly new trends and products to try. It is every bit as exciting for me as say, a basketball fanatic is with his favorite team. “I love beauty products”, is an understatement!!!

I especially love hunting for great products that come with affordable price tags. There’s really nothing like discovering an amazing face cream or lipstick and finding out you won’t have to pay an exorbitant amount to buy it. These are total beauty finds, which I like to stock up on (and give away to my friends as gifts). I like the idea of being able to buy a lot and save a lot too in the process.

I usually get my quick beauty fix at my favorite drugstore (and all-around store), WATSONS. Yes, when it comes to all things beauty, Watsons is just the place to visit. They have a complete range of (affordable) beauty products, from skincare, to haircare, to makeup, and body care. Seriously, if you were strapped for cash and wanted to splurge on a little extra on yourself, say, a moisturizing hair mask or waterproof mascara, you know where to go. I’ve stepped in there more than a few times with not much budget, and came out looking like I’ve had money to spend. My cash goes a long way there, which I love, because then I can allot more budget for “serious” things like electricity bills, groceries, etc.

So it was one of those times when I had to get my beauty fix–I was all out of shampoo and conditioner, facial wash, body scrub and wash, and I was looking to buy a few big ticket items like a great hair curler and an epilator (it’s the best for hair removal). So of course, I headed to Watson’s to get all these things (and a few more finds I couldn’t resist). It was all there. And I was pretty excited, because I (finally) got to use my SM Prestige Card to pay for everything.

Now, let me tell you how I ended up getting THE BEST CARD EVER, which is the SM Prestige Card. You know your SM Advantage card? Well, the SM Prestige Card is actually its elite membership program for members who have reached the required spending level at SM and all SM retail establishments. It is free, and is valid for two years. To qualify for membership, you must be an active SMAC member with a spending of at least P300,000 in SM during your 2 year membership term. You will immediately know you’ve reached this status as you will be notified either through transaction receipts, text message, telephone call, or by email. Of course, if you want to find out how much you’ve already earned in your SM Advantage Card, you can easily check your balance at http://www.smadvantage.com.ph.

It really was a happy day for me, because first, I used my SM Prestige Card and felt like a star (you can read more about the perks of the card at http://smadvantage.com.ph/about-sm-prestige) and second, I got to join SM’s Shopping Madness promo, which gives me the chance to win over 2M worth of shopping points!!! Imagine what you can buy with all those points!!! Here’s how it works: (1) Buy products with the Qualifier sticker on it! Every P500 single receipt purchase from Watsons or The SM Store Beauty Section (inclusive of one qualifier) entitles the member to one raffle entry. (2) Present your SM Advantage, SM Prestige, BDO Rewards or Primo Card upon paying at cashier counter and be automatically part of the E-Raffle. (3) Get a chance to win over 2M worth of Shopping Points, tax-free. Points may be redeemed in the following Retail Partners: Watsons, The SM Store, SM Supermarket, SM Hypermarket, Savemore Market, SM Appliance, ACE Hardware, Toy Kingdom, Our Home, Surplus, Kultura Filipino, Baby Company, Sports Central, Adidas*, Nike*, Levis*, Forever 21, Uniqlo, Suiteblanco. (*selected brances only).

Beauty loot in a BDJ Box

Imagine getting a box-full of beauty products every month, and everything in that box was chosen to suit your personal needs. You can get a facial cleanser that matches your skin type, a haircare system that your hair actually responds to, and a fragrance that just about suits your personality. Wouldn’t that be something?

Now, I understand how the market is just teeming with products, most of which claim to be “the best”. If only we can try them all, right? Well, now we actually can, and this is what BDJ Box is all about. Belle du Jour (BDJ) Box is a monthly beauty product discovery subscription service created to help women in their quest for the best beauty products. Each product is conveniently packaged in deluxe sample sizes, so you’ll be able to test them out and decide for yourself whether you love them or not. The ones you love, you can buy in its regular size to be able to continue using them, and the ones you don’t, well, at least you gave them a try. This allows you to test run products without having to invest in them, and will eventually help you discover the ones that work for you.

I recently got my own box and was surprised to see just how accurately BDJ Box fit my beauty needs. Inside the box were 5-6 products that ranged from skincare, haircare and fragrance. I love that these were all in trial sizes so I could actually test them out and not get stuck with a full-size product if it doesn’t work for me.

The box I got in the mail.

Inside were cute stickers with BDJ’s tagline.

All my beauty loot fit perfectly into this box.

And inside, a whole lot of skin and haircare products! The fragrance is a plus, too. I am always looking for new scents to buy.

Lots of beauty products for me to try!

Here comes the exciting part: the kind people at BDJBox.com want to give away one (1) personalized box to a lucky reader of mine! If you want to win a box-full of beauty loot for yourself, here’s what you have to do:

1.) LIKE BDJ Box’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bdjbox

2.) Answer the question: Why should you get your own BDJ Box? (So easy.) The best answer wins!!!

* Send your entries to blog.kellymisa@gmail.com.

*** Contest will close on December 19 (Wednesday) at 12 noon.

This contest is only for readers with Philippine addresses.  Please include your full name, Twitter ID and contact number/s with your entry so Belle Du Jour Box can easily get in touch with you if you win.

Good luck!