Free gift card for canadian

Lighten Up

Unwind with scented candles from Pacifica. Strike a match and let the soothing aromas of Vietnamese Ylang Ylang French Lavender and Spanish Amber take you to a new place of calm. Thirty 8-ounce sets worth $31.90 each.

Massage Matters

Pamper yourself from head to toe with these earthly delights from Bath & Body Works. Heat things up with its microwavable Eucalyptus Spearmint Therapeutic Body Wrap and then unwind with its Tension-Release Massage Oil, Tension-Release Massage Lotion and Smoothing Oil, all in Sandalwood Rose. Twenty prizes worth $72 each.

Dinner's Ready

Treat yourself to a hassle-free evening at home with the Maine Lobster Co.'s Weekly Special: two live Maine Lobsters, New England Clam Chowder and Steamers delivered fresh to your door overnight from Maine. Five prizes worth $104 each.

De-stress Express

Don't have half a day to spend relaxing at the spa? No problem. Aveeno's Stress Relief collection (body wash, foaming bath and lotion scented with chamomile, lavender and ylang ylang) will give you a daily dose of aah! Twenty-five three-piece sets worth $18.97 each.

Yoga With a Twist

Unwind with Yoga Flava, an instructive yoga video that combines ancient moves with modern grooves for an unbeatable workout. Thirty VHS prizes worth $12.98 each.

You've Got It Maid

Let Merry Maids cleaning service professionally scrub, dust, wash and vacuum your home so that you can spend more time reading, relaxing or simply doing nothing at all. Ten prizes worth $250 each.

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To enter, send a 3-by-5-inch postcard stating the ESSENCE August 2004 issue, You r Chance to Win, and prize you would like to win: Bath & Body Works gift basket, scented candles from Pacifica, Aveeno's Stress Relief collection, Yoga Flava instructive yoga VHS video, Maine Lobster Co.'s Weekly Special or Merry Maids cleaning service. (Each prize is a separate drawing, thus only one prize per card.) Also include your name, address, telephone number, birth date and age, and send to: Your Chance to Win, ESSENCE, P.O. BOX 290, Garfield NJ 07026-9856. No mechanical reproductions. One (1) entry per household per prize. Sweepstakes begins July 23, 2004. Entries must be received by August 25, 2004. ESSENCE ("Sponsor") not responsible for lost, late or misdirected mail or illegible entries. Winners will be randomly selected on or about September 20, 2004, from all eligible entries received by DW Direct, an ESSENCE contractor, whose decisions on all matters are final. Winners will be notified within two weeks of drawing. Twenty Bath & Body Works winners will each receive one gift basket, which includes Eucalyptus Spearmint Therapeutic Body Wrap, Sandalwood Rose Tension-Release Massage Oil, Sandalwood Rose Tension-Release Massage Lotion and Sandalwood Rose Smoothing Lotion, approximate retail value (ARV) U.S. $72. Thirty Pacifica winners will each receive one Vietnamese Ylang-Ylang French Lavender candle and one Spanish Amber candle, ARV U.S. $31.90. Twenty-five Aveeno winners will each receive one Stress Relief Body Wash, one Stress Relief Foaming Bath and one Stress Relief Moisturizing Lotion, ARV U.S. $18.97. Thirty Yoga Flava winners will each receive one Yoga Flava instructional yoga video, ARV U.S. $12.98. Five Maine Lobster Co. winners will each receive one Weekly Special, consisting of two live Maine Lobsters, boil-in-a-bag fresh New England Clam Chowder and Steamers, ARV U.S. $104. Ten Merry Maids winners will each receive one gift certificate toward cleaning services, ARV U.S. $250. If Merry Maids service is not available where the winner resides, a ServiceMaster gift certificate in the amount of $250 will be substituted. Entry and acceptance of prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law)to use the winners' names, hometowns and likenesses for purposes of advertising and promotions on behalf of Sponsor without further compensation or permission. Each winner may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability and publicity, which must be received within 14 days of date printed on notification, or an alternate winner will be selected. Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event of unavailability. Open to U.S. and Canadian residents (except residents of Quebec and Puerto Rico) ages 18 years or older at the time of the sweepstakes. If winner is a Canadian resident, he or she must correctly answer a time-limited, skill-testing question, or an alternative winner will be selected. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Employees (and their immediate families) of Essence Communications Partners, Bath & Body Works, Pacifica, Aveeno, Rising Entertainment/Big Game Venture, Maine Lobster Co., Merry Maids and affiliated companies are not eligible. For winners' names, available after October 20, 2004, send a SASE (return postage not required for Vermont residents) to: ESSENCE July 2004 Editorial Contest Winners at Your Chance to Win, ESSENCE, RO. BOX 290, Garfield NJ 07026-9856. Winners responsible for any taxes; giveaways subject to all applicable laws and regulations. Void in the province of Quebec and where prohibited. Sponsor and the companies listed here accept no liability or responsibility in connection with any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by or resulting from the acceptance, possession or use of any prize or substitute prize awarded. Sponsor: ESSENCE, 1500 Broadway, New York NY 10036.