Amber Wins Contests

Welcome back to your favorite, regularly scheduled blog about what I've won this month. I won a lot of earrings this month, so I need to stop entering earrings giveaways unless they're super cute. 1. @ladybulldogdm is a new boutique based here in Iowa, and I won a $15 Starbucks gift card! She has been repeating this giveaway weekly, so go give her a follow now! 2. @dylanrose_jewels and @worshipworthy gave away a cute snakeskin pouch and gold earrings. I love this style of earring that clips in the back because I hate statement earrings that poke your head right behind your ear. 3. @heuserandheuser_law on Instagram has a weekly Find It Friday. I won September 13th but they didn't respond right away so I'm expecting a surprise in the mail... 4. @shopmissmandarina on Instagram gave away a cute pair of clay earrings. I chose black so they would match almost everything. 5. @hazelry.handmade gave away a pair of tassel earrings and a cute engraved necklace. I wor...

Since starting Amber Wins Contests a mere six months ago, I’ve seen a lot of people follow in my footsteps and also create accounts so that they could enter giveaways without annoying their friends and family on their real accounts. So today, I will share some reasons why you should or shouldn’t make an account for giveaways. When I saw the first person make an account for giveaways right after me, I was a little offended. How could she just steal my genius idea ? Luckily, I then remembered that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery which is good because I’ve seen many people make giveaway accounts since then. Do it: 1. You won’t annoy your friends when you tag them in  another earring giveaway. 2. You won’t be as worried about your profile’s aesthetic and instead will repost to your feed without a care in the world and rake in those bonus entries. And you'll have no worries about anyone unfollowing you for posting so many giveaways. 3. You can also share to your s...

Ah yes, my monthly post where I share what I won over the past month. Personally, I had a lot going on. I moved into a new apartment, took a five day trip to San Antonio to watch my brother graduate Air Force basic training, and started my MBA, so I was not entering many contests this month. However,  I still had a few winnings. 1. If you've been following @stickermule you know that they recently wrapped up 100 days of giveaways. And in those 100 days, I won something! Some of their days had more than one winner, so I made sure to enter those. I won a free order of sheet labels (fancy stickers) worth $56. If you're following me on Instagram, you'll know that I actually gave these away (my first giveaway!). 2. @dermala had an Instagram contest with three winners. One of those winners must have not followed the rules or responded quickly enough because I was able to get a free package of their acne wipes worth $40. These were super handy when traveling to Texas. 3. I...

Since I had a slow month of winnings (which I will be sharing later, in case I win something last minute lol), I decided to share some of what my friends have won this month! Since creating this blog and Instagram account, I've gotten a few people hooked. Even people who were skeptical at first (@ you Sophie ;)) 1. @rach.waldo is killing it. I haven't seen her in person in over two years, but she said she's been telling friends about my account. She won a $150 gift card to @mvstselect, 2 beauty products of her choice from Elixir Cosmetics, and @Veloni eyebrow fortifier. I'm pumped because I tagged her in the luggage giveaway, sent her the Elixir Cosmetics contest, and had posted about the Veloni contest. She is a True Fan of my account, and I appreciate the support. 2. @elvivi_o has learned so much she's been finding and winnings contests that I haven't even seen. She won a $5 Starbucks gift card from Brava podcast, a Raw Sugar Living bath set (shampoo, co...

I'm a fairly frugal person and love getting good deals. However, there are some things that I've decided I'm never buying again because I can win them instead. Statement earrings- Now this is something I love to win, so keep on tagging me, but this is also something I never need to purchase again. I've won SEVEN pairs of earrings since mid-March. I won a subscription for statement earrings. I do not need to purchase any more and I need you guys to keep me honest.  Skincare products- There are so many people out there posting about makeup and skincare and they have a lot of products to give away. Recently, I won  Puriface Hydrogel Face Wash which can easily be purchased through Amazon if you're looking to buy. They actually sent me a link to it on Amazon which makes it look like a lot of people are purchasing it. So if someone were perusing skin care products on Amazon, their product would likely show up higher in the search results and more sales gives them mo...

My favorite part of the month is when I take a look at what I've won recently. June was a great month for me but July slowed down a little bit. However, I did decide I need to stop entering contests for things I don't even want. Overall I won 8 contests with a total value of about $350-$370 (I'm still waiting to find the exact value of one prize). Most of these were just on Instagram where you follow and tag a couple friends, one was on Facebook, and one was on Twitter. 1. @mhsweeth sent me three of their homemade candles in their most popular scents. One of them was Fruit Loops scented and it smelled like a freshly opened box. The candles were worth $24 and I'm so excited for all the scents. 2. @earthflower_herbs was giving away tea on Instagram and so few people entered that everyone one! I got a package of their Kombuchai tea worth $13. I have not tried it yet, but I think I'll end up sharing some with my roommate. 3. @puriface was giving away face wash ...

I recently started doing monthly winnings posts about different giveaways that I've won. Here is my June recap. June was a huge month for me in terms of winnings. Less than four months ago, I started my Instagram account @amberwinscontests and have learned a lot in such a short amount of time. I'm now spending less time searching for contests, entering less than when I began, and winning more. I've learned what contests are worth entering and which contests I should just keep scrolling past. So without further ado, here is what I've won this month. 1. @blondedbybeauty and @envycbd's contest on Instagram to win body lotion and face cream from Envy CBD. From their website, these two products are worth $75 which I would probably never spend. My face gets super dry and I've been using their face cream and it works waaaaayyyyy better than the moisturizer I had been using. I definitely recommend checking them out if you're looking for some new products. 2....