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Looking to change up your look for the spring? We've got an RMB 880 voucher for a hairdressing session at TATA Salon to give away this week.

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With Halloween around the corner it seems that the gremlins are already working their mischief - the dates and locations of the BeijingKids Halloween Costume Brunch Ball were misprinted in the events, calendar and Top Ten sections October issue, so to clarify:

The Shunyi Halloween Party is on Saturday, October 29th at the Hilton Beijing Capital Airport and the downtown party is on Sunday, October 30th at the Hilton Beijing Wangfujing. Both parties run from 10.30am-2pm.

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Any true Beijinger knows that the best way to de-stress is to soothe the soles of our feet. And beijingkids has just the ticket: two Origin Spa vouchers (each worth RMB 198) – to be used for either a foot massage or full-body health care.

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In the spirit of pure indulgence, this week's giveaway comes courtesy of Kocoon in Sanlitun. One lucky reader will win a free Summer Refresher Spa Package - which includes a session in a eucalyptus infused steam room, a 30-minute tension release massage or soothing head and shoulder massage and a 45-minute express facial and is worth RMB 495 - for the best describing their favorite way to indulge in Beijing.

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Hump Day is upon us and that means time, again, for our Midweek Giveaway! This week we've got two Wild Honey Tea Boutique afternoon tea sets - the "Around the World Gourmet Tea Set" (which comes with gourmet open sandwiches, delectable sweets, home made apple pie a la mode and a pot of exquisite tea, RMB 88 in value) and the "Alice in Wonderland Tea Set" (that includes a pot of kid-friendly non-caffeinated TwG South African Rooibos or T2 Fruit Tisane Tea, sweet bites, finger sandwiches and more, RMB 88 in value) - for one lucky reader who can best describe their favorite spot for dim sum (a.k.a. "Yum Cha" in Cantonese) in Beijing.

Post your comments by 10am next Monday, August 15, for your chance to win!

Read Kara Chin's writeup of the Wild Honey Tea Boutique here.

We love Wednesdays, not least of which because it means just two (and a half) more days to go until the weekend, but mainly because it gives us an excuse to give away more free stuff to you, dear reader.

This week it's time to say "cheese" - or "fromage" to be precise: We're giving away a basket of artisinal cheese - which includes such fine French varieties as tomme, pyramide, buchette, bleu cheese and "Beijing Grey," courtesy of Beijing's very own Le Fromager de Pekin, to the reader who can best describe their favorite cheese-laden dish (store-bought, restaurant or home-made) in Beijing. 

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It's Wednesday and that means time, again, for our Midweek Giveaway! This week we're giving away RMB 500 worth of vouchers to Malacca Legend in Shunyi's Roma Lake (顺义区后沙峪镇罗马湖畔) to one lucky reader who can share with us their family's favorite spot for Southeast Asian cuisine in Beijing and tell us why that is.

Simply leave your responses in the comments section below and we'll pick the most informative answer as the winner and notify you via private message if you've won.

Good luck and happy eating!

Do your children love Japanese food? I know my daughter does -- she's a big fan of edamame (locally known as mao dou), cucumber rolls and fried Japanese tofu. And if your kids love it too, we've got RMB 400 worth of vouchers for dining at Haru Teppanyaki and Sushi Bar in Sanlitun or Shunyi to give away to one lucky reader who tells us their child's three favorite Japanese dishes.

Write your answers in the comments below. We'll select one respondent at random to award tomorrow (Thursday, July 14) at 1pm.

Post away!

Earlier this week we asked you to creatively describe what animal, plant or mineral (or any other object) the mess on your head most resembles on a hot, humid Beijing summer day for a chance to win RMB 500 worth of vouchers to Toni&Guy.

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Having a bad hair day (or month)? We've got RMB 500 worth of vouchers for hairdressing at Toni & Guy* to give away to the lucky reader who can best describe what animal, plant or mineral (or any other appropriate metaphor) their hairdo(n't) best resembles on a humid, muggy Beijing summer day.

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