

Hello nomakenolife fam!
It seems our subscribers have strong cosmetics game, as proven during the #NMNLEYES photo contest. During this month long contest, we received a lot of entries that make us learn a thing, two and even more on how to maximize usage of 18 color eyeshadow and highlight palette from our June box. Hence, without further ado, here are the winners for #NMNLEYES photo contest:
Grand Prize Winners
Runner-ups
Hopefully, all the entries that you could easily found by browsing through entries posted on our Visitor Post on our Facebook and searching #nmnleyes on Instagram and Twitter will inspire you too. Last but not least, stay tuned for the next photo contest that will be announced soon!
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