VANITY FAIRNESS

I get it. Last week was virginity, this week it’s vanity. Hours after I entered the Slim-Fast Time 4 the Beach sweeps the other day, I got an offer, via email, for a Total Makeover sweeps. That sounds about right. I’m thinking I could use a total head-to-toe makeover. It’s a daily entry affair, sponsored by Allure, with a four-night stay at Canyon Ranch, either the Tucson or the Lenox (Mass.) (I’m a New Englander through and through, but who would chose Lenox over Tucson when airfare was part of the package?)

It seems we are moving into High Vanity Season. This makeover is actually two makeovers (if you win, that is; participating is the first phase of the makeover, the prize is the icing on the cake). The first makeover is a participatory weight-loss and exercise program. It runs through October 30. Good gravy. By then, the beach and the pool will be but fading memories, and we’ll be bumping up against the holiday weight-put-on season. Trick or treat.

P.S. This is a once-daily sweeps. You log an entry when you log on. But subsequent entries are obligatorily interactive; unless I’m missing something, it seems you have to log in information about your exercise and meal activities every single time you enter. This is an incentive sweeps. Come on. I had two margaritas with dinner last evening. (Yes! My first in ages! Yesterday afternoon, I spontaneously made after-work plans with my trip-winning friend and contesting inspiration Ms. Shoes. The first margarita, at Ms. Shoe’s neighborhood bar, was among the best I have ever imbibed.) Another option to enter is the postcard option. But I’m not going there.

To enter, click here; there’s an icon about the contest smack in the middle of the screen. Anyway, all this makeover talk has me thinking about scales, to weigh myself (a bathroom scale), to calibrate the fairness of it all (the scales of justice). Go for it.