And the Winner is...Carmex(R) Lip Balm Announces Winners of 'Share the Tingle' Video Contest

And the Winner is...Carmex(R) Lip Balm Announces Winners of 'Share the Tingle' Video Contest

Selected from 70 Video Entries, Grand Prize Awarded to 'Share the Tingle with Caution' Featuring the 'Carmex Light Saber'

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 12. /PRNewswire/ -- Carma Laboratories, makers of Carmex lip balm products, today announced the winners of the "Share the Tingle" video contest. A video entitled, "Share the Tingle with Caution," created by Ryan Leer of Eden Prairie, Minn., took the grand prize. The winning video, selected from a total of 70 entries, used a Star Wars-like theme featuring the fictional "Carmex light saber."

"We were thrilled with the variety and quality of the videos we received," said Paul Woelbing, president of Carma Laboratories. "The judges had a very difficult job. Contest participants showed us that Carmex is more than just a lip balm when it comes to our most ardent customers. There were many terrific, creative submissions and I especially enjoyed the winning video with its visual wit and attention to detail."

Contest participants were asked to answer the question, "How do you share the Carmex tingle?" Judges looked for videos that had an entertaining premise, were filled with originality and were simply fun to watch.

As the top winner, Leer received a $5,000 grand prize, plus a Canon VIXIA HF100 flash memory high-definition camcorder and a five-year supply of Carmex lip balm.

In all, Carmex awarded nine prizes to video contest participants. In addition to the grand prize, three first-prize winners received a check for $500, a Canon VIXIA HF100 flash memory high-definition camcorder and a five-year supply of Carmex lip balm. Five second-prize winners were awarded a Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital Elph Camera and a five-year supply of Carmex lip balm.

   Grand Prize Winner:   --  Ryan Leer, Eden Prairie, Minn.: "Carmex: Share the Tingle With       Caution"    First Prize Winners:   --  Cody Smith, Reno, Nev.: "Carmex- Share the Tingle"   --  Azad Jafarian, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: "Carmex: Girl Gone Mad"   --  Giordany Orellana, Los Angeles, Calif.: "Carmex Man"    Second Prize Winners:   --  Jason Lynch, Alexandria, Va.: "Tinglerrific!"   --  Andy Nguyen, Seffner, Fla.: "Carmex: Sharing the Tingle in the Seas"   --  Alex Jeffries, Los Angeles, Calif.: "Share the Tingle"   --  Collin Davis, Portland, Ore.: "Pool Hero"   --  Matthew Byron, Newport, R.I.: "Carmex...It's Good Stuff"   

The complete list of contest winners, including links to the videos, is available at www.sharethetingle.com. For more information, contact Carma Laboratories at (414) 421-7707 or visit mycarmex.com.

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Source: Carma Laboratories

CONTACT: Kristi Arndt, +1-763-782-0265, +1-612-803-0861,
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Web Site: http://www.mycarmex.com/
http://www.sharethetingle.com/

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