100 Posts!! Thank You & a Giveaway!!!

Today I've arrived at a milestone with this blog - today will be my 100th post! I have so many people to thank for their unfailing support throughout the years. I decided to start this blog back in 2007 when I was reading over 20 blogs daily and becoming super saturated with inspiration and needed to find an outlet. For the last two years though I've really dug into it and started becoming a tad more disciplined and consistent with writing and posting.

I remember the first time I told someone I had a blog. It was a semi-breakthrough. I've been writing since I was six, in the back of my exercise books, on scrap papers everywhere but never quite sharing with anyone what I was scribbling away about. This blog has provided me with an outlet that allowed me to talk about things that most of my friends never really cared about, and making me reach out to people who had the same questions I did without ever meeting them. It was recently when I noticed that more than half my conversations with people online and via messaging services were about one or another of my posts that I had finally created a space where I could engage others in things they would have otherwise spent time googling or asking a clueless boyfriend. I love this! And as Jamaica grows more conscious and aware of beauty and the art of being polished I hope I can continue to have a space where all this can be discussed without fear of judgment or critique.

Now, let me move on before I turn this into a novel. I want to thank each and every person that has taken the time to read my posts - whether you came here looking for a single post or if you've been reading from the start. You may notice that some posts are gone and others have been edited. As I continue to try to improve the blog there will be changes but the purpose of the blog will never change.

I must give a special shout out to the following persons who have not only stuck with me on this journey but have literally pulled me along the path when I was feeling uninspired or lazy:
 - Tea - for always always checking to see that I was putting out new content and recognizing the effort when I put extra work into a post. I love you for your unfailing support
- Ollie - for seriously being the first guy not to roll his eyes when I told you that I had written a post for guys on my beauty and style blog and for reading every male post and barraging me with questions and ideas every time
- Leah bear - for trying a lot of the diys - you're a peach!
- Trudz - for encouraging me to make this most recent step and taking this leap of faith. Your encouragement seriously meant a lot to me.
- Wubz - I could be writing about sniffing paper and I know you would support me. Thanks for the ever present support.

To all my other friends and family who have tolerated, humored and supported me. I'm indebted you and inspired by your encouragement - thank you mucho!!

Now....

I will be giving away to the winner one of two prizes. 

If you are female then you will receive:

A makeup bag stocked with my all-time favourite makeup products :

Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara, L'Oreal True Match Blush, Revlon Kissable Lip Balm Stain, Maybelline Unstoppable Liner, Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream. (The blush, stain and bb cream will be in your shade and will be purchased after the winner has been identified.)

If you are male you will receive :

A $5000 gift Certificate to Totally Male to be pampered and polished for the day in the privacy of one of the best spas in Jamaica. Work out those sore muscles from your last game with a massage or get a facial and finally get rid of those ingrown hairs and bumps before taking a special lady out to dinner. 

The rules are:

1. You must be subscribed to/following my blog. You can follow two ways - you can either follow me on bloglovin' by clicking that picture of the woman in the top right section of this page OR scroll down a few from that and in the right column you will see a blue button that says 'Join this Site'.
2. You must like my page on Facebook. To get to that page click here.
3. You need to be over the age of 18 and living in Jamaica with a post office that you can get to or have an address that the mail man delivers items to your gate.
4. Leave me a comment on this post saying "#janekoysen100" to be counted towards to the contest

(Terms & Conditions

If the items mentioned are not available at the end date of the contest in Jamaica, the items will be substituted for other similar items of equal value totaling no more than $6000 JMD. The writer herein therefore makes no guarantee for the specifically named items. In the event that the writer herein dies or is injured before the end of the contest no claims can be made against the writer or her estate for the above-mentioned prizes. Please note that there is no fee required to enter this contest and the only person authorized to conduct this contest is the writer herein. I am not affiliated with any scammers, or telemarketers and this contest is not a raffle or other game as defined by the Gaming and Lotteries Commission.

All information shared on this blog is kept and tracked by Google and is therefore subject to their privacy terms and conditions that the writer herein cannot be held liable or responsible for any information submitted by others on this blog.)

That's it!

For extra entries and to increase your chances of winning you can :

• share this post on Twitter with the hashtag - #janekoysen100
• share a picture from this post on Instagram with the hashtag - #janekoysen100
• share the link to this post on Facebook from my Facebook page with the hashtag #janekoysen100 (so I can find it)

* Also !!! The person with the most shares will win a surprise treat separate from the winner of the giveaway*

THE GIVEAWAY WILL END ON DECEMBER 18, 2013 AT MIDNIGHT - JAMAICAN TIME

Again lovelies, thank you so much for coming here and letting me share my passion with you. Best wishes !

*Jane

NB: I am not sponsored by or affiliated with any of the brands mentioned - I am just a mere fan and all items will be purchased with my own money.