Party day has come and gone, but across the country, hosts and guests are still cheering about the Clairol Color Connection House Party™.

Check out the national party blog to find out what others are saying...and be sure to add your own comments:

• Did you and your guests love your hair color makeovers?
• How did you rate all the tips, trends and techniques information?
• Did you take “before and after” pictures/videos and post them on www.totalbeauty.com/clairol?  
• Did everyone upload party pictures to the party website?
• Did you like the party pack?  Any suggestions?
• Will everyone continue to color with Clairol products? 

Hosts and Guests: Share the highlights of your party now!

The wait is over. Your Clairol hair color makeover party date is finally here.

You and your girlfriends are about to get connected to the right hair color, thanks to Clairol. Are you ready to explore the living colors of Clairol? And to share the loads of expert hair color tips you’ve been picking up?

And don’t forget! Take lots of photos before, during, and after the makeovers. You and six of your guests will have the chance to walk the celebrity red carpet and attend The 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards while staying at a luxurious hotel for two nights by uploading your “before and after” photos/videos at www.totalbeauty.com/clairol beginning April 29^th and have your friends vote for you starting on May 9^th.  The person with the most votes wins!

9 Runner ups will receive free hair color for one year and a $50 American Express™ gift card for you and six of your guests. Now that’s a fabulous night out! Details will follow in the party favor section.

Have a fabulous night out!

Thanks for welcoming the color of spring with a Clairol Color Connection House Party.

Take a moment now to organize your party plans, so you’ll be sure to enjoy your Clairol Color Connection House Party™.

• Finalize your menu.
• Don’t forget to have plenty of towels, get out the blowdryer, and clear the sink area for the party.
• Charge your camera batteries so you’re prepared to take lots of party pictures/videos and upload them to www.totalbeauty.com/clairol.  
• Be sure you and your guests have done the skin allergy test and submitted the release form found on http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DM9pBj2aVeKwnbTSXX1fKA_3d_3d.
• Fill the beauty gifts into the bags provided when the guests arrive.
• Decorate, decorate, decorate. 
• Ask your guests to lend a hand.

Do you have last minute tips for your fellow hosts?

Guests — it’s your party too!  What can you bring that’ll add to the fun? Share your ideas, too!

Everyone will be having fun taking photos before, during, and after their makeovers. Have your cameras ready because your photos/videos will be the ticket for you and your six party guests to win free hair color for a year and the chance to walk the celebrity red carpet at next year’s live showing of The 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards.

Here’s what you need to do to enter and participate:

1. From April 29 – May 5, send your party participants to www.totalbeauty.com/clairol and have them register and upload their “before” and “after” hair color makeover photos. Photos can be in any format, but jpeg format is best. Your digital camera should take proper shots by default. 
   If you shot videos, upload them to YouTube.  To do this, click on the yellow box labeled “Upload” in the upper right hand corner of the YouTube site and follow the instruction prompts.  Be sure to name your video “Clairol House Party (insert personal title).”  When finished, submit your YouTube video link found in your video browser box to the entry page at www.totalbeauty.com/clairol.
2. Tell everyone you know to visit the Clairol House Party gallery from May 9 to May 25 and vote for your/your party’s makeovers!   Total Beauty will send you a follow-up email with a pass along link to help you share the news!
3. Contest winners will be named and the prizes will be awarded on May 29 at www.totalbeauty.com/clairol:

• Grand Prize awarded to the makeover with the highest total votes -- an all expense paid trip for you and your party to go to L.A. to stay in a luxurious hotel and see The 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards!  You’ll also receive a year worth of free Clairol hair color for everyone!
• Nine Runner-up Prizes awarded to the makeovers with the next highest amounts of votes -- a year of free Clairol hair color plus a $50 American Express™ gift card for their entire house party.

More details on the prizes will follow in the “Party Favors” section of this website. 

Be the first to know about the perfect hair color for you, the latest trends in hair color products, simple ways to look and feel your best, and lots more — even before your fun evening of Clairol home hair color makeovers.

Just check out all the activities in Party Favors that are sure to keep the party going. Get the latest information about hair colors and styles! And be sure to check out the rest of the Clairol info to download.

What’s a makeover party without photos and prizes?

Everyone will be having fun taking photos before, during, and after their makeovers. After your fabulous Clairol hair color transformation, you and six of your guests will have the chance to walk the celebrity red carpet and attend The 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards while staying at a luxurious hotel for two nights by uploading your “before and after” photos/videos at www.totalbeauty.com/clairol beginning April 29^th and have your friends vote for you starting on May 9^th.  The person with the most votes wins!

9 Runner ups will receive free hair color for one year and a $50 American Express™ gift card for you and six of your guests. Now that’s a fabulous night out! Details will follow in the party favor section and through email.

Let everyone in on your hair coloring tips!

Remember to get your voucher and to pick up a FREE Clairol hair color product before the party.

How do you find the perfect hair color for you?  Clairol has the answer — and all it takes is 30 seconds by logging onto www.clairolshade.com.

In five easy steps, you’ll connect with the Clairol product and hair color shade that’s perfect for you and even discover how to extend the life of your color with other beauty essentials.

Share your shade! Let us know about your perfect Clairol hair color product and shade!

It’s on the way — your fabulous fun-filled Clairol Color Connection House Party package. Just wait ‘til you see what’s inside. If you don’t receive yours by end of day April 17, 2009, contact us at help@houseparty.com.

Inside your FREE Party Package, you’ll find:

• 1 Host Letter
• 7 Clairol Product Brochures
• 7 Coupons for Free Hair Color
• 3 Clairol Color Seal Gloss
• 7 Pantene Color Expressions Sachets
• 7 6x9 Color Source Books
• 7 Aussie Hair Sprays
• Venus 2 in 1 Razor Shave Gel Bars
• 7 Crest Oral Care Bundles
• Always Infinity
• Olay Regenerist Tube

Hosts keep one and distribute the free Clairol hair color vouchers to your guests promptly so they can purchase the product and perform a Skin Allergy Test before the party.

Explore the site. What’s got you excited? Let us know!

Guests: What are you looking forward to most?

Just like hosts across the country, now’s the time for you to start planning your Clairol Color Connection House Party.

To help you organize your preparations consider these questions:

• What should I serve? What can I ask my guests to bring?
• How should I decorate?
• What other favorite activities should I plan while guests are coloring their hair?
• What extra touches will make the party more fun?
• Who will take “before and after pictures”? 

Remember, you and six of your guests will have the chance to walk the celebrity red carpet and attend The 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards while staying at a luxurious hotel by posting your “before and after” photos/videos at totalbeauty.com. Details will follow in the party favors.

Remember to keep one voucher for yourself and distribute the remaining vouchers to your guests immediately so they can pick up a Clairol product and perform the required allergy test.

Be sure to visit party favors for loads of new ideas in home hair coloring.

Share your party plans with us!  Guests: share your colorful suggestions!

You and your Girls’ Night Out friends are going to get connected to the right hair color! On May 2^nd, you’ll be hosting a fun evening of Clairol home hair color makeovers. You’ll also get loads of new ideas: personalized information on choosing the perfect hair color, simple ways to look and feel your best, and vouchers for your favorite Clairol products: Nice n’ Easy, Natural Instincts, and Perfect 10.

After your fabulous Clairol hair color transformation, you and six of your guests will have the—chance to walk the celebrity red carpet and attend The 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards while staying at a luxurious hotel by uploading your “before and after” photos/videos at totalbeauty.com.

Other prizes include free hair color for one year and a $50 American Express™ Gift Card for you and six of your guests. TotalBeauty.com details will arrive shortly so be on the lookout in the party favor section and through email.

Let everyone know what you’re looking forward to most.

Now that you’re a Clairol Color Connection House Party™ host you might be wondering “How does this all work?”

• Party Package — You’ll soon get your FREE party package including vouchers for one free Clairol hair color product. Distribute one coupon to each of your guests as soon as you receive your party pack so they have plenty of time to choose their hair color and conduct the test mentioned below. 
• Pre-party — At least two days before the party, you and each guest will use your free product to do a routine skin allergy test and submit a release form on line.  Do NOT dispose of any product. Recap it securely and bring it to the party. You and your guests will be using this product to color your hair at the party. 
• Party Day — On May 2^nd, you and your girlfriends will do actual hair color makeovers and get connected to your right hair color!
• Post-party Prizes — After your fabulous Clairol hair color transformation, you and six of your guests will have the chance to walk the celebrity red carpet and attend The 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards while staying at a luxurious hotel by uploading your “before and after” photos/videos at totalbeauty.com. Other prizes include free hair color for one year and a $50 American Express™ Gift Card for you and six of your guests. TotalBeauty.com details will arrive shortly so be on the lookout in party favor section and through email.
• Party Now — Your party may be weeks away, but the fun starts today! Send invites; post comments; upload photos & videos. 

Start the buzz going. Tell your guests to visit your site. Begin thinking about the perfect hair color for you and your guests. What’s your choice going to be?  Start sharing your party ideas!

Tell everyone your party ideas for a great hair color makeover!

How do you go about inviting guests to your fabulous Clairol hair color makeover party?

Three easy ways:

• Email them.  Use Your House Party™ Guest List tool to invite guests online.
• Snail mail them.  Use your House Party Guest List tool to print an invitation and then send it out.
• Ask them in person.  When you do, be sure to add them to your House Party Guest List so you can track all the RSVPs in one place.

Start your party right! Tell your guests to check out your party site.  Start them dreaming about their new Clairol hair color makeover. Get the beauty blogging and buzzing going!

Please remember after your fabulous Clairol hair color transformation, you and six of your guests will have the chance to walk the celebrity red carpet and attend The 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards by uploading your “before and after” photos/videos at totalbeauty.com. TotalBeauty.com details will arrive shortly so be on the lookout in party favors and through email.

How are you inviting your lucky makeover guests?