Prizes on offer in the world of hair and beauty

Many women - and more and more men, too - are interested in the world of hair and beauty. And comping can be a good way to get hold of some wonderful prizes themed around this if you're lucky!

As part of the effort to promote new or established products, companies will often run a comp, for example.

Linked to a promotional push for the Palmolive Ayurituel range, the Find Your Sanctuary website has a great current comp, due to close January 31st.

The prize on offer is a two person spa experience which will include a workout session and a facial or massage session.

According to the Terms and Conditions - info that should always be looked at in full before you try your luck with any new chance to win - UK residents aged over 18 can enter. Winners can pick from 28 different locations to take their prize at.

Of course in many beauty-related comps, it'll be beauty items, like makeup or skin products, that are on offer as prizes.

The Body Shop's Body Language blog is running a comp, ending January 23rd, with the main prize on offer being a hamper of items that featured in a recent online video about handcare from the brand (you can find a link to this vid on the blog we've linked to).

The runners-up get a tube of hand cream each, and the comp is very much themed around this sort of product. Entrants are asked to name the type of hand cream they prefer from four Body Shop options.

They can enter via blog comments, on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter - see the site itself for all the details.

Although you can enter without an account, those who haven't yet signed up to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram yet may want to use this comp as a reason to become members, if it takes their fancy.

It's never too late to start taking advantage of the comp-filled social media services out there - Pinterest is just one other example - which so many people the world-over use.

Linking with beauty brands on social sites is one way that you might be able to spot beauty-themed comps quickly when they come up.

Often brands promote their latest comps on these sorts of services. And joining them can have other benefits - helping you keep in touch with friends and fellow compers you know, for example!

Continuing our beauty comp theme, this Boots Health and Beauty magazine comp has a New Year theme - a little outdated by late January, but we promise you're still in time to enter, because it doesn't close until February 18th.

An easy-as-pie email comp, you just need to send an email with the right details to the email address given - the prize is more than £100 worth of makeup.

Over in the world of hair, Heat World, Heat magazine's website, is giving away Paul Mitchell gift sets in a comp that ends January 31st. There's a simple question about hair to answer but don't worry, you don't need to be a hairdresser to come up with the correct response!

There are 20 You Look Skinny Today, 20 It's Always A Blonde Moment and 20 You're A Pretty Big Deal sets available as prizes in the comp.

And remember, if you're after prizes, try The Prize Finder, which includes a great Fashion & Beauty section.

The site, published by Accolade, the same publisher behind Compers News, features link after link to comping goodness, so you can quickly spot the comps that take your fancy on the site, then head over to the source where you can enter.

Comps on the first page of the Fashion & Beauty section today include one where you could win a pair of straighteners and another for a bottle of men's fragrance.