THE ADVICE SISTERS® THE DEVIL (AND YOU) WEAR PRADA, CONTEST! YOU SELECT THE WINNERS--CAST YOUR VOTES NOW THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2007
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The Advice Sisters® "The Devil (and YOU) Wear Prada"
contest has ended, and you get to help pick the winners! Contestants
were asked to describe their "Devil-esque," or simply fantastic, boss, and give us an
example of how their boss is nasty, or nice, along with why they think
they deserve to win one five beauty prizes from Z. Bigatti, Christian Dior, and BeneFit
Cosmetics. We have 17 semi-finalists, and their entries are listed below. You have until January 31, 2007 to Help Select the Winners-CAST YOUR VOTES Pick a first prize winner, 2nd prize winner, (2) 3rd prize winners, and a fourth prize winner in the space where we ask: * "Is there anything you'd like to tell Advice Sister Alison?". If you wish, you can also subscribe on the same form for our free, bi-monthly Enews, which also gives you advance notice of new contests, events, tips, reviews and more! Below are the 16 semi-finalist's entries: Which five, (in order), do you like best? CAST YOUR VOTES Entry #1: My boss has a personality similar to a sunny, cloudless day that suddenly turns into the nastiest storm ever, with winds whipping at 60 miles an hour and as her voice lashes out at everyone in her way, and people up feeling like they stood outside in a deluge, since they're drenched in sweat. Silently, I call her "Stormy." One of your beauty prizes would certainly help me to see the rainbow at the end of her storm! Entry #2: I am my own boss, which makes itself pretty rewarding and very critical! I wear the lines of life at the ripe age of 25 and my skin is yelling 35..that makes it wicked NOT wonderful. My life is full making my jobs so wicked rewarding and cool :) well as a wife to a sailor (Coast Guard) in a sun baked island I NEED help!! Don't make me use jellyfish toxins please :) Entry #3: My boss is wonderful . He has snuck gifts onto the porch of a single mom at our office, he has loaned others money to help put a down payment on a house, he buys lunch at least once a week, he paid a single mom in our office $1000 to quit biting her nails( because he knew she needed the $$, he bet her she couldn't quit for 6 weeks), he let's the workers sick children come to the office if needed...I could go on and on. I need the beauty prize so that I can look less "haggy" and then everyone would think I'm great too...or at least a little less scary. Entry #4: Funny enough, I too worked for a fashion magazine. Up until last month anyway. My boss was great, always giving me cute freebies and nice bonuses. She often asked my opinion and used the ideas that I offered. She was the perfect boss, or so I thought...after working there for nearly a near, and using each and every one of my ideas (all of which brought the magazine lots of customers and success) she sent her new assistant (new as in new pair of shoes old..she had only been working there for a week!) to let me know that i wasn't needed anymore! She didn't even have the nerve to tell me herself, nor did she ever give me a full answer as to why I was 'let go'. Not only that, but my company email address was already deleted a mere hour after i was fired! talk about harsh. she was a wolf in sheeps (unfortunately trendy and fashionable) clothing. Entry #5: I have three bosses, two women and one man. They are all getting cozy under the sheets! They think I don’t know (although it is so "crystal" everyone in the office can easily figure it out). When one of the women is upset, she uses me against the others, making me do only her projects while the others have to wait. I have only so many hours in the day, and I am supposed to be working on all three accounts, equally. They are always accusing me of not getting the work done, but they all take advantage of me. I’m working evenings, weekends, holidays! All of them know I"m the "monkey in the middle" in this office, but it is easier for all of them to use me instead of getting their own lives together. It would be amusing, if I wasn’t getting pulled to pieces in all directions. I deserve a great beauty treat because this love triangle is making me haggard! Entry #6: I'm a Conference and Meeting planner, and at my last job, workimg for an event agency with clients representing the beauty industry, my boss called me in to his office to let me know that he decided that I am too fat to represent the company on the road, so from now on, I would be relegated to office duty. I was floored and appalled -- I'm a size 12!!! Not exactly obese! Needless to say, I left that job,and am now happily employed at a company where my boss thinks that I am a great representation of the company (and it does not hurt that, since I am in a male dominated industry, I get hit on ALOT!!!) Guess I'm not too fat! :) Entry #7: One of my ex-bosses liked me to sit on his lap and feed him. Maybe he fancied himself a hungry Santa Claus! Needless to say, I didn’t stay in that job for long! I deserve a great beauty prize because I am a grown woman, not a little kid who likes to sit on a fat man’s knee and I want to look great!
Entry #8: My ex boss was the devil herself. She took a vacation to
visit family one time and when she was gone her husband tried to take over
the business. When she returned she took off her shoes and threw them at
him and said, "If you think you can fill my shoes try these on for size".
It was a very interesting if not a very stressful place to work. I left
when I testified in court against them for discrimination. Entry #9: After 12 years of being employed by a hospital to support a
group of private physicians I decided to leave the department for a
promotion. I was so appreciated by the physician group that I had
supported that they hired me to work for their private practice. Gave me a
dream job, with dream pay and great perks. That's why my Chairman is the best boss ever! Entry #10 When I first met my boss she had a cigarette hanging out from
her mouth, a raspy voice,and I could have sworn I saw horns coming out from
the top of her head. She didn't look at me once during our first
encounter (still hasn't), and refers to me as the one that needs a makeover!
You have no clue how much this beauty prize would save me from hearing my
boss's wicked comments, and her finally referring to me as the girl with
the really great make-up! To end this on a sweet note at least she
remembered me for my birthday..even if it was a smoke, tasting cupcake. PS
She hides her pitchfork in her Gucci Bag! Entry #11: I had a boss who ate only raisins and
drank black coffee all day. Sometimes, she'd eat the sugar packets that
came with the coffee too (right out of the packages).
She literally, shook. She liked to emphasize things by talking in
triplets: "hi, hi, hi" and "where, where, where?" She used to tell us personal
things we didn't want to hear about, like the intensity of
her periods! She stressed me out and never gave me credit for good
work. I think she has helped to age me. Great beauty products would help erase some of the damage she caused! Entry #12: My boss is so unprofessional, that she will speak to you
while she is "snackin'". And by speaking to you, I mean complaining about
the job you are doing while micro-managing every aspect. The Devil then
proceeds to launch her snack into your face trying to get her point
across. She is known as "Spitting Spice." Her two wicked step-sisters,
which she has recruited and brought to our office, are known as "Bi-Polar
Spice" and "Scary Spice." I have never seen anything like this. Until this
job, my bosses and co-workers had always become my friends. Something
wicked has definitely come my way.
Entry #13: My boss works me to the bone! I work all sorts of
crazy hours and most weekends - all while keeping house and caring for two
boys under 5 with learning delays. I wear many hats and never get a real
vacation. On the same token, however, my job is incredibly satisfying and
fun, and although I put in about 60-plus hours a week, I get to do pretty
much anything I wish. That is because my boss is ME. I am a "mompreneur"
and I started my specialty food business from scratch two years ago. It's
hard work but it is definitely paying off and I love it! Entry #14: My boss is soft spoken and
wonderful. He is never disrespectful to any of his employees and always
gets his own coffee and ours. The reason I deserve this prize is because I
work in a surface mine with sand and heavy equipment all week. I come home
sandy and smelling of diesel fuel Entry #15: I work in an open office where
the boss sits with us. He eats all day but we don't get a lunch
hour. He seems to have a lot of fights on the phone, and uses bad language
you shouldn't use in public. Everyone in the office can hear every single
word. He worked really hard, but he is such an anxious man that he makes
me anxious, too. At night I eat anti-acid medication instead of
dinner because my stomach hurts so much! Some nice makeup would
definitely perk me up a great deal! Entry #16: I now work as in Office Manager. My bosses have sent me flowers when I'm working especially hard and
offered me the use of their time share. Those things are fantastic and I
appreciate the gestures but it's the community work that makes me respect
them the most. When equipment is replaced the old equipment is donated to
the schools. He pays for water at the schools so kids can be healthier.
Memberships are always donated to local charities and fund raisers are
held annually. These are the things that really matter. I feel lucky to
work for a company that doesn't just think about making a buck! Entry #17: I have to say that I have the best boss in the world. She is
one of those people who teaches you everything she knows which makes me
feel like part of a team instead of someone who just works there. When my
husband was going to Afghanistan she let me have the week off before he
left so we could have alone time and let me have it with pay. She is so
kind and generous and most of all a professional all the way. 1st Prize:
2nd Prize:
2 (two) 3rd Prizes:
Or:
4th prize:
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a bag of full-size skin care products from the luxe, Z. Bigatti
Re-Storation skin care line including: Champagne Gel Cleanser, Silk
Toner Skin Treatment and Eye Return (approx. retail value $562.00)
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selection of cosmetics from Christian Dior Cosmetics, including
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on the actresses in the movie, "The Devil Wears Prada!" 
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selection of cosmetics from ultra-luxe Christian Dior Cosmetics,
including full-sizes of "Devil Wears Prada-inspired"
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2-color Wet & Dry Eye shadow Compact, Brow Gel, and an Extra-Shine
Lip Plumper. (estimated retail value $100.00).
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selection of cosmetics from BeneFit Cosmetics including some of
the actual BeneFit products used by makeup artists on the actresses in
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Off, Moon Beam, and Bad Gal
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