Ever wonder what it's like to win a big online video contest? What it's like to get inspired, make a video, beat the odds and actually win the grand prize? Often times, a contest comes and goes, and you don't hear much about who actually won the grand prize.

We thought we'd pull back the curtain and share the best part about the Eminence Organics Win A Trip to Budapest online video contest: winning! And, what better way than to share a personal conversation with our two grand prize winners for the video contest, Natalie Barrios and Kirsten Rash. Both contest entrants are enthusiastic friends of Eminence Organics, and we are delighted to get to know them better before they visit Hungary and the Eminence Certified Organic Farm.

Here’s what Kirsten and Natalie had to say about the Win A Trip to Budapest video contest and their entries:

KIRSTEN RASH

WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION?

I’ve been a master esthetician at Sego Lily Spa in Layton, Utah since 2005.

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR YOUR VIDEO? WHAT WAS THE HARDEST THING ABOUT FILMING IT?

I had just attended an Eminence Organics regional training where they announced the contest. On the way home, my wheels started turning, and the show "Naked and Afraid" just popped into my head.

The hardest part of filming was looking as nude as possible without actually being naked in front of my two buddies! We were laughing our heads off throughout filming.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE MOST IN BUDAPEST AND THE EMINENCE CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM?

The farm is going to be so cool! I'm going to love seeing the plants I've been using in my facials for years.

I feel like I've become the esthetician I am because of Eminence Organics. I feel like the company cares about the spas and people who use the products and puts effort into them.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE BEST ABOUT EMINENCE ORGANIC SKIN CARE PRODUCTS?

I know it sounds cheesy, but I love everything about Eminence Organics products ... I believe in them and know my clients will get the results they are looking for. And they smell so good!

NATALIE BARRIOS

WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION?

I’m a student and receptionist/office secretary.

IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN ONE SENTENCE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

I’m a girl who loves her cat, making people laugh, traveling and Star Wars.

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR YOUR VIDEO? WHAT WAS THE HARDEST THING ABOUT FILMING IT?

I wanted to make something that fully embodied Eminence Organics - not just as a skin care product but as a lifestyle that goes beyond skin care - and that’s how the “day in the life” concept came to fruition.

I live in Florida, so the biggest problem we ran into when filming was the unpredictable weather and the extreme heat.  One minute, the sun would beat down on us and then suddenly out of nowhere, it would start pouring, and we’d have stop filming and run inside to wait it out.

HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FOUND OUT THAT YOU WON ONE OF THE GRAND PRIZES?

It was a mixture of confusion and shock, excitement and joy! I still don’t think it’s fully sunk in yet. Haha!

WHAT INSPIRES YOU ABOUT EMINENCE ORGANICS?

Eminence Organics’ green practices and mission to protecting the planet make me want to go the extra step in my daily life. Their commitment to the environment as well as to the public inspires me to be a conscious consumer and to use my power as a consumer to make a change for the better.  

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