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Only 2 weeks left until the #QCGoesToNYC sweepstakes is over!

Are you wondering what you’ll win if you’re the lucky sweepstakes winner? You and one guest win a free trip to NYC, including roundtrip transportation for two, two nights of accommodations, $200 USD of spending money per person, and one full day with celebrity MUA Nathan Johnson for a private makeup lesson!

Your private lesson with Nathan Johnson is personalized just for you! Before your trip, we’ll work with you to develop a customized lesson plan for your time with Nathan. You’ll tell us what skills you want to learn or improve on, and you can even send us some of your work for Nathan to review so he can gauge your skill level.

Next, you’ll be asked to submit a face chart beforehand, and complete the actual application on the day of. Nathan will guide you through the steps to create your original makeup look!

So what happens when you win?

You and your guest will arrive in New York on May 9th, the day before the lesson, where you’ll have some free time to explore the city! Your private makeup lesson will start the next day (Saturday, May 10th), following the lesson plan we created together. Complete the face chart application on a professional model with Nathan’s guidance, plus tips and/or corrections to help improve your skills. At the end of the day, professional head shots will be taken of your model and the makeup look you created which you can use in your professional makeup portfolio!

Lunch and dinner will be provided on the day of your lesson! The day after your private lesson, you can choose to travel back home, or stay in NYC for a few extra days. We’ll help you organize your accommodations if you’re not ready to head home just yet!

Excited to go to New York City? Read our blog post on how to increase your odds of winning! Gain up to 28 entries for a chance to win Nathan’s private lesson!

Already a student? Enter the sweepstakes here!

If you’re not a student, enroll now and start collecting your entries!

In case you haven’t heard already, QC Makeup Academy has an awesome sweepstakes going on! All students, old and new, can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win a free trip to New York City. You’ll get to spend a few days in the Big Apple, AND you’ll attend a private makeup lesson with QC tutor and celebrity makeup artist Nathan Johnson!

Makeup artists of any skill level can enter to win! This trip will help build your makeup skills, wherever you need them! Perhaps you just started your journey in makeup artistry—Nathan will help you learn the fundamentals and give tips on how to grow as a successful MUA. Or if you’re an experienced makeup artist, Nathan will teach you advanced skills and tips he’s picked up over his 18 years in the makeup industry!

How to Enter the Sweepstakes

To enter the sweepstakes, fill out the entry form here with your name, student number, and email. To make it more fun, you’ll be asked to write a few sentences on why you want to win, and a link to a makeup look that inspires you!

How to Gain More Entry Points

There are many ways you can gain entries to increase your chance of winning this amazing sweepstakes! Gain up to 28 entries by completing the tasks below. Certain tasks– such as tweeting to us and tagging us in inspirational posts– can be completed daily, helping you gain additional points every day! So the sooner you enroll, the more time you have to gain extra sweepstakes entries.

1. Refer Your Friends!
• Send a unique URL to your friends and encourage them to enroll and enter! When they enter the sweepstakes, you gain extra points!


2. Complete an Assignment
• Complete an assignment in any of your makeup courses to gain five additional entries! Simply click “enter” once you’ve submitted your assignment on the Online Student Center.


3. Tweet About the Giveaway
• Tweet about the Sweepstakes and you’ll receive one additional entry point. You can tweet to us every day until February 28th, and you’ll gain one entry point every day! You can choose to click the tweet button on the entry form, or copy and paste your own tweet into the form to submit.

4. Leave a blog post comment
• Write a comment on Nathan’s blog “Nathan’s Guide to Working as a Celebrity Makeup Artist” to gain 4 entry points! Remember to check off “I Commented” on the entry form after!


5. Show Us Your Inspiration
• Use the hashtag #QCGoesToNYC to tag us in makeup looks that inspire you, or looks that you’ve created on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. You can tag us daily, and you’ll earn one additional point each day you do! Remember to click “Enter” on the entry form once you’ve tagged us!


6. Pin our image on Pinterest
• Pin or re-pin this image on your Pinterest board to earn 3 entry points!


7. Follow The Beauty Buzz on Pinterest
• You can earn two points by following us on Pinterest. Simply follow us here, and then tell us your Pinterest username!


8. Visit QC Makeup Academy on Facebook
• Visit QC Makeup Academy’s Facebook page and to automatically gain one entry point. Simply click the “Visit Us” button on the entry form to activate the “I Visited!” button, and then check off the task!

Don’t forget—there are random weekly prize draws every Tuesday! Winners will be put back into the mix for future weekly draws AND the grand prize draw.

There’s no better time to start on the road to an exciting career! The odds of winning are high, so don’t wait—enroll to start collecting your points!

Already a student? Enter the sweepstakes here!

If you’re not a student, enroll now and start collecting your entries!