Weekly Giveaway Round Up!

Sharing the giveaway love...

Glitter Obsession is having a 1500 Follower Giveaway!

The prizes are:

• 5 Brand New China Glaze OMG polishes: OMG, TMI, FYI, TTYL, GR8

This giveaway is open internationally and ends 15th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

Obsessive Complusive Nail Painting Disorder is having a 400 Follower giveaway!

 The prizes are:

• W7 Lava
• W7 Mosaic
• W7 Salt n Pepper

There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 18th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

The Do It Yourself Lady is having a 1000 Follower Giveaway Event 5!

There are so many prizes you will just have to check her blog!

 There will be TWELVE lucky winners! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 30th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

Holographic Hussy is having a 500 Follower Giveaway!

 Prize 1 is:

• Candeo Jellybean, Orchid and Dive Bomb

Prize 2 is:

•  Pretty & Polished Basket Grass and Utopia Polish Little Lovin'

 Prize 3 is:

•  Enchanted Polish Sour Patch Kid and Utopia Polish Unicorn Tears

 

Prize 4 is:

•  Laquistry Lake Placid On Acid and Utopia Polish Cupcake

Prize 5 is:

•  KBShimmer Proud Peacock and Utopia Polish Secret Lover

There will be FIVE lucky winners! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 4th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

Piece of Pie is having a Giveaway!

 The prizes are:

• Models Own 3-in-1 Base/Top Coat 0.5 oz.
• Models Own Tickled Pink 0.5 oz.
• Models Own Pink Wink Lipgloss 0.14 oz.

 There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 13th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

The Nail Junkie is having a Sharing Is Caring Giveaway!

 The prizes are:

• bottle of Butter London "Slapper"
• bottle of Sally Hansen "Graphite Gravity" Magnetic Polish

There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 31th July2012. To enter click HERE.

Polished Criminails is having a Eye Candy London giveaway!

 The prizes are:

• Regally Yours
• Green With Envy
• Liquid Gold
• Sexy & You Know It

 There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 31th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

OPI Silver Shatter over Revlon Radiant

 Still showing my crackles some love :)

Today I have for you OPi Silver Shatter over Revlon Radiant.I applied one layer of Silver Shatter and then a layer of Revlon Colorstay top coat.

Again terrible weather still >.<

OPI Silver Shatter over Revlon Radiant in Artificial Light

OPI Silver Shatter over Revlon Radiant in Natural Light

 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!! I'm so glad I tried a shatter over a glitter like this again because this combo is amazing! My pictures really don't do this justice because the glittery bits peaking through against the silver shatter are simply stunning!

Revlon Radiant

I'm still going through the polishes I have won from giveaways and today I have for you Revlon Radiant which I also won from Bethany at A Plethora of Nails.

Radiant had also been released by Revlon but called Mosaic. Revlon Radiant is also from the Revlon Expressionist collection.

One coat of Sally Hansen Triple Strong base coat and three coats of Radiant. I found this one to be a bit thick when applying it. It was difficult to get full coverage, especially at my tips :( Finally I finished it off with a coat of Revlon Colorstay top coat.

Still no sunlight but several natural light photos:)

Revlon Radiant in Artificial Light

Revlon Radiant in Shade

Revlon Radiant in Natural Light

Revlon Radiant in Natural Light

 This is a beautiful polishes! It has large blue, silver and green hexes and is packed with smaller blue hexes in a clear base. I think next time I should layer this over a base colour to help make this beauty pop :)

China Glaze Haute Metal over Revlon Facets of Fuchsia

I decided to pull out my crackles and give them a go since I haven't tried them in ages. I decided to use China Glaze Haute Metal over my previous Facets of Fuchsia mani! I applied one layer of Haute Metal and then a layer of Revlon Colorstay top coat.

Some pictures!! Only a few and no daylight pics unfortunately :(

China Glaze Haute Metal over Revlon Facets of Fuchsia in Artificial Light

China Glaze Haute Metal over Revlon Facets of Fuchsia in Artificial Light

I don't know about everyone else but I love me some crackle!! My only problem with this is that Facets of Fuchsia is a bit of a top coat eater so the 'base' that I applied Haute Metal over wasn't completely smooth. I think that's why the crackles didn't appear as large. I like the unusual effect the crackle produces over a glitter polish :)

Weekly Giveaway Round Up!

Are you feeling lucky??

Beauty Shades is having a Summer Giveaway!

 

The prizes are:

• New Barry M Nail Paint 335 Copper Swatch
• New Barry M Nail Paint 325 Denim Swatch
• New Barry M Nail Paint 324 Silvery Lilac Swatch

There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 10th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

Colores de Carol is having a 2 Year Anniversary Giveaway!

 The prize is:

• Nubar Pastel Fever Collection

There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 28th July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Finger Painted is having a 400 Follower Giveaway!

 The prizes are:

• 2 China Glaze Safari Polishes!

 There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 1st August 2012. To enter click HERE.

The Do It Yourself Lady is having a 1000 Follower Giveaway Event 4!

 The prizes are:

• Naild'It Unique Polish - Grapevine
• Sonnetarium - Samurai Princess

  There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 10th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

Fierce Makeup and Nails is having a 1100 Follower Giveaway!

The prize is:

• Your choice of 2 of the 4 items created in her Etsy Shop Fierce Polish Jewelry. Ring, Necklace, Bracelet, and Earrings (choice of two of the four)!

There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 1st September 2012. To enter click HERE.

Pretty Purple Polish is having a 1 Year Blogiversary Giveaway!

 The prize is:

• $10 Born Pretty Store Gift Voucher

There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 5th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

Dees Polish Endeavours is having a Sticks N Stones giveaway!

 The prize is:

• A bottle of Cover Band's Sticks 'n Stones nail polish

There will be one very lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 24th July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Appreciation Award

Yay!!! I received an Appreciation Award from Jessie over at Delight In Nails!! It always feels amazing to receive an award and to know that people appreciate the effort that we put into our posts :) Thank you so much Jessie for passing this award on to me!

I'm a little unsure on the rules so I went with the rules decided by Kelsie's Nail Files :)

Rules:

• Thank the blogger who gave you this award
• Pass this award on to 10 blogs with less than 500 followers
• Leave a comment letting them know you have given them the award

Blogs:

1. Holly from Hooked!
2. Kelly from Kelly's Kolors
3. Vita from Making Up 4 My Age
4. Kaz from Parisian Blue Sky
5. Bethany from A Plethora of Nails 
6. Jme and Ev from Plisherrific
7. Nicole from The Epitome of Superficiality
8. Karine from Karinea0a
9. Melissa from Glassflecked
10. Rebecca from Polished Peripherals

I apologise if any of you have already received this award and I tried to only pass it to those who have not yet been awarded. Please do check out all the amazing blogs I have listed and show them some love :)

Revlon Facets of Fuchsia

I'm trying to get through the polishes I have recent won from giveaways and today I have for you Revlon Facets of Fuchsia which I won from Bethany at A Plethora of Nails.

Facets of Fuchsia is the first release of this polish by Revlon and Revlon Scandalous is the re-release. It is also a dupe of Deborah Lippmann's Bad Romance. So a much cheaper alternative! Revlon Scandalous is from the Revlon Expressionist collection that was only recently released here in Australia :(

One coat of Sally Hansen Triple Strong base coat and two coats of Facets of Fuchsia. I was surprised at how easily and smoothly this polish applied. Finally I finished it off with a coat of Revlon Colorstay top coat.

It's picture time! I'm sad to goodbye to sunlight again :(

Revlon Facets of Fuchsia in Artificial Light

Revlon Facets of Fuchsia in Natural Light

This is so gorgeous! I love black based polishes with glitter, they look amazing! Black with purple glitter and hexagons is a huge win in my opinion! Although I'm not quite sure where the random silver glitter came from on my ring finger O.o All in all...LOVE!!

Weekly Giveaway Round Up

Feelin' lucky???

The Polish Well is having a Celebrating The Thousands Giveaway!

The prizes are:

• The first winner may pick up to 3 polishes from any of the below collections.
• The second winner may pick 2 polishes of his/her choice

The collections to choose from are:

• OPI Germany Collection (swatches part 1 and part 2)
• China Glaze On Safari Collection (swatches)
• China Glaze Bohemian Collection (duochromes said to be released in July)
• Orly Flash Glam FX

There will be two lucky winners! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 31st July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Shelly's Sassy Nails is having a 1000 Facebook Fans Giveaway!

 The prizes are:

• Nfu Oh #61
• Zoya Pinterest Mini Trio
• Ludurana ~ Flash
• Burt's Bees Hand Care Kit
• $10 Gift Certificate to Llarowe

 There will be two lucky winners! The first winner will pick their three prizes and the second winner will receive the other two prizes. This giveaway is open internationally and ends 25th July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Holly and Polish is having a China Glaze On Safari Collection Giveaway!

The prize is:

• the entire On Safari Collection by China Glaze! 

There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 31st July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Colores de Carol is having a 2 Year Anniversary Giveaway!

The prize is:

• Mash Nail Art Image Plates Set

 There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 21st July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Do It Yourself Lady is having a 1000 Followers Blog Giveaway Event 1!

 The prize is:

• MASH Stamping Plates (#26-50)

  There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 30th July 2012. To enter click HERE.

The Do It Yourself Lady is having a 1000 Follower Giveaway Event 3!

The prizes are:

• 3 x $15 Born Pretty Store Gift Cards

 There will be two lucky winners! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 8th August 2012. To enter click HERE.

OPI Princesses Rule

I was in the mood for something delicate after all those glitter bomb manis lately so I chose OPI Princess Charming. It is a delicate sheer pink shimmer from the OPI Princess Charming collection.

My usual Sally Hansen Triple Strong base coat and then I used two coats of Princess Rule. I probably could've gone with a third but I was happy with how two looked. Lastly I applied a coat of Revlon Colorstay top coat.

Now some pretty photos. I'm afraid I only have a few and only in artificial light :(

OPI Princesses Rule in Artificial Light

OPI Princesses Rule in Artificial Light

I love how soft and delicate this looks. I find this shade great as a palette cleanser but still has a gorgeous bit of sparkle to it. I don't often wear girly shades but I really like this!

HITS Speciallita Progressivo

So after wearing Brit Pop I of course had to wear HITS Progressivo. Progressivo is also from the Glitter Forte collection and also from Karine.

I applied one coat of Sally Hansen Triple Strong base coat and then a coat of OPI Black Onyx. I then applied two coats of Progressivo which was also a PITA to apply like Brit Pop. Finally I added a coat of Revlon Colorstay top coat. As with Brit Pop my mani was still slightly gritty to the touch.


Warning awesomeness ahead!

HITS Progessivo in Artificial Light

HITS Progessivo in Artificial Light

 Again limited sunlight so these are the best pictures I have :(

HITS Progessivo in Natural Light

HITS Progessivo in Natural Light

I'm as in love with Progressivo as I was with Brit Pop! Honestly can you decide which one you think looks better?? This is so crazy beautiful! It is a bit of a PITA to remove because it's so glitter packed but totally worth it!

Weekly Giveaway Round Up

We all know what time it is...

Rebecca Likes Nails is having a I love My Followers Giveaway!

Prize 1 is:

• Rebecca Likes Cupcakes
• Nicole by OPI Love Your Life
• Nail Art Diva From The Heart 1 Plate
• nail polish jewelery 

Prize 2 is:

• Nfu-Oh 51
• Nfu-Oh 53

Prize 3 is:

•  $30 giftcard for BornPrettyStore.com

There will be three lucky winners! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 20th July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Nail Polish Anonymous is having a Surprise Giveaway!

 First prize is:

• 3 Zoya polishes of your choice

Second prize is:

• 2 Zoya polishes of your choice

Third prize is:

• 1 Zoya polish of your choice

There will be three lucky winners! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 12th July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Adventures in Acetone is having a First Blogaversary giveaway!

 The prize is:

• a $20 Born Pretty Store Gift Card

 There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 21st July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Amandalandish  is having a Dreamy Creme Giveaway!

The prizes are:

• 5 Wet n Wild Megalast Polishes: I Red a Good Book, Heatwave, Club Havana, Candy-licious, Through the Grapevine

  There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 29th July 2012. To enter click HERE.

The Polish Hideout is having a Zoya Mini Trio giveaway!

 The prizes are:

• Zoya Kimber (mini size)
• Zoya Zuza (mini size)
• Zoya Myrta (mini size)

  There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 19th July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Liquid Jelly is having a  Born Pretty Gift Card Giveaway!

The prize is:

• $20 Gift Card to Born Pretty Store

   There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 31st July 2012. To enter click HERE.

Cute-tickle Nails is having a Summer Giveaway!

 The prizes are:

• 1x Illamasqua Raindrops (Discontiued)
• 1x MUA Immaculate Palette
• 1x Nail Pop Sequin Effect (Flakie)
• 1x Kiko 246
• 1x OPI Blushingham Place (Discontinued)
• 1x Color Club Back to Boho Collection
• 1x Accesorize Carnival
• 1x Accesorize Festival
• 1x NYC Water Street Blue
• 1x NYC High Line Green
• 1x W7 Purple Paradise

   There will be one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 27th July 2012. To enter click HERE.

HITS Speciallita Brit Pop

I went with another giveaway win polish today :0 This time it was one of the HITS Speciallita polishes that I won from Karine. It was impossible to decided so I did it the logical way by closing my eyes and randomly grabbing one. And that lucky one was HITS Speciallita Brit Pop from the HITS Glitter Forte collection.

I applied one coat of Sally Hansen Triple Strong base coat and then a coat of OPI Black Onyx. I then applied two coats of Brit Pop which was a bit of a PITA to apply since it's so thick. I finished off with Revlon Colorstay top coat. If you like your mani to be perfectly smooth I suggest using either a thick top coat or several layers of top coat because the surface of my mani wasn't smooth.


Hold on to your socks people because this will blow them off! Look at these pictures!

Brit Pop over Black in Artificial Light

Brit Pop over Black in Artificial Light

Brit Pop over Black in Artificial Light

 It was overcast when I was taking these photos so I'd probably class them as being in the shade :(

Brit Pop over Black in Natural Light

OMG OMG OMG!!! How stunning is this mani! I wore this for ages! It's funny because my sister-in-law was taking photos of my brother and his girlfriend and I was helping out being her assistant. So there were a couple of random photos of me thrown in there and when we were looking at them the first thing I said was wow my nails look AWESOME! Well it made my SIL laugh :)