*** FALL GIVEAWAY! ***

It's been WAY too long since i've done a giveaway.

Even though my fb/blogger traffic has died down a bit,

I still have faithful followers on both AND lots of new followers via IG & twitter that I want to thank!

Thus, my new Fall giveaway:

*not my picture

Y'all know China Glaze is my favorite of all the bigger brands,

and these new Fall 2013 polishes are amazing.

I can't NOT share them with you :)

RULES

1. Must be 18 or older to enter.

2. NO CHEATING. I verify all entries, so it really will get you nowhere... not to mention disqualified from any of my future giveaways.

3. Open to ALL followers, even those outside the U.S. :)

But, please be aware of your country's shipping regulations.

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Good Luck, everyone!!

GIVEAWAY WINNER !

Drumroll please...

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Congrats Amy K. Starke!

She will have 48 hours to respond,

after that another winner will be chosen.


I appreciate all that entered the giveaway,
though I didn't have any where NEAR the turn out I thought I would.
I would like some feedback, if you can give it to me...


Do you like indie polishes, or would you prefer bigger brands like OPI and China Glaze?
Do you want nail art items to be in the giveaway?
Would you like makeup in the giveaway?
WHAT WOULD you like to seen giveaway?


Answering ANY of those would be very helpful to me!
Thanks again everyone!

*Spring Giveaway!*

Hey everyone!

It's that time again :D

Now that Spring has (almost) sprung here,

it's put me in a fantastic mood.

SO, this time I decided to give away some of my current favorite brands.

PRIZES:

(*pictures are not my own, but taken from Lush Lacquer & All That Glitters' Etsy site,

along with SYN Cosmetics' website!*)

- 1 FULL size bottle of Lush Lacquer's 'I Lost My Marbles'

- 1 FULL size bottle of All That Glitters' 'Goody Gum Drops'

- 2 pigments from SYN Cosmetics of YOUR CHOICE

Lush Lacquer & ATG are some of my favorite indie brands right now.

They're great quality & always unique.

Their formula is fantastic & they're easy to build up, too :)

SYN Cosmetics is a recent cosmetic company favorite of mine.

They have TONS of uh-mazinggggg looking pigments.

To see a list of them all- go here!



RULES:
1. Must be 18 or older to enter.
2. Open internationally, but please be aware of your country's shipping regulations.
3. NO CHEATING. ALL entires will be verified, so cheating really will get you nowhere.

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ENDS 4/12!

Good luck everyone!! :)

!GIVEAWAY WINNER!

Drumroll please...

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I've contacted her & she will have 48 hrs to respond.
Otherwise, i'll pick another winner.
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THANK YOU so much to everyone that entered!
I'm almost at 500 followers,
so help me get there so I can have another giveaway! ;)


As usual after my giveaways,
I'll plan a post where you can leave me the link to your blog if you want me to follow it!
A simple 'thank you' to those who entered :)
Thanks again, guys!
Ya'll are amazing.

***400 Follower Giveaway!***

Heyyy!

Thanks to all the lovely people that entered my last giveaway,

I bypassed 300 AND 400 followers :)

So time to give back!

I ordered a few polishes from CG's Cirque Du Soleil collection not that long ago,

and they're all so awesome that I wanted to share them with you, too!

Unfortunately, I'm on a young mom/college budget so I couldn't purchase the WHOLE collection to give away, BUT I am letting whomever wins pick any 4 polishes of their choice from the collection. I'll buy them & have them shipped to the winner!

RULES

1. You must be 18 or older to enter.
2. Open internationally, but please be aware of your country's shipping regulations.
3. You must follow me publicly through GFC.
4. NO CHEATING. All entries will be verified, so cheating will get you nowhere.

The giveaway ends Jan. 11 !
GOOD LUCK!

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GIVEAWAY winner & Let me add YOU pt. 3!

Drumroll please...........

CONGRATS TO

Maria Elena Sebelist!

I've notified her and she will have 48 hours to respond.

THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who entered!

I gained so many followers in such a short amount of time,

and i'd like to give back...

If you've recently started following me

and you have a blog or anything you'd like me to follow

PLEASE leave me your link as a comment.

Thanks again everyone! 

:))

BLOGIVERSARY GIVEAWAY!

WHATSUP WHATSUP!

So, my Blogiversary is coming up (dec 5) and what better way to celebrate that than to have a giveaway to YOU, my followers who make all this possible!

It's hilarious to look back at my first few months of posts,

as i was a TOTAL noob in the nail world (well, I still kind of am)
 and still experimenting in the makeup department...

Anyway, practice makes perfect!

So, even though November has just started,

I want to get a jump start on Christmas!

I want the winner to be able to receive these in plenty of time before Christmas so they can use them.

I'm going back to nail polish this time,

but I'm also throwing in a item that was suggested by one of my followers!

Prizes include:

4 polishes from China Glaze's new Holiday Joy 2012 collection,

AND

This fantastical little holiday stamping plate from Konad!

:)

RULES:

1. OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL FOLLOWERS.

2. Please be aware of your country's shipping regulations.

3. Must be 18 or older to enter.

4. Cheating will NOT be tolerated. All entries will be checked.

5. Winner will have 48 hours to respond; after that another winner will be chosen.

Good Luck!

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GIVEAWAY WINNER!

Alright everyone- time to announce the winner!

I REALLY appreciate all you lovely people that entered.

I wish you all could win :(

But alas, i'm now just about 40 people away from 300 followers,

so hurry up and help me get to that point so I can do another giveaway :P

Drum roll please...

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Tada!

She will have 48 hours to respond.

If after that point I haven't heard from her,

i'll pick another winner!

Thank again everyone for entering!

GIVEAWAY UPDATES

Hey everyone!

Just a quick post about news concerning giveaways:

1. Jacqui @ The Scholarly Nail is having an AMAZING Halloween themed giveaway with FIVE different prizes. She's great and i've been following her for as long as i've had my blog (I think she was one of my earliest followers, too). Everything from indies, nail stickers, kits, and vintage polishes are up for grabs! Go check it out! :)

ALSO,

my giveaway (including eye shadow pencils, vintage UD eyeshadow, my favorite mascara/chapstick, and a foundation sampler) ENDS OCTOBER 8!

Have you entered yet?

Make sure you do!

Its open internationally! 

:)

200 Follower Giveaway!!!!!

Woooo!

The time has come! I've reached 200 followers, so OF COURSE I have to host a giveaway! ;p
 I really appreciate those of you that follow me and take the time to read and comment! It means a lot that i'm not just typing this all to myself :)

Since my last giveaway was all nail polish, this time i'm going back to my roots- makeup! I'm giving away products that are personal favorites of mine, and many are perfect for the upcoming Fall season!

Here's a sneak peek of the goodies up for grabs!

UD's 'Last Call'

UD's Foundation Sampler

Maybelline Great Lash mascara & Baby Lips chapstick

UD's 24/7 Pencil Stash!

(these 2 pictures aren't mine; but it's unopened so I wanted everyone to be able to see swatches)

HERE'S HOW TO ENTER:
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Note: this IS open to my international followers, too!!
The giveaway closes at midnight eastern time on October 8, 2012.
I will pick a winner and they will have 48 hours to respond.

GIVEAWAY WINNER !! :)

First of all, let me start off by saying a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who entered the giveaway!

I'm so glad you guys liked the prizes :)

Now onto the winner... who is-

Christine Loeffler- Torkos!!

Congratulations!!!

I'll be sending her an email letting her know she won.

She will have 48 hours to respond.

If I haven't heard anything,

then i'll pick another winner!

Thanks again, guys!

I've hit over 200 so NOW that means i'll have to have yet ANOTHER giveaway!

;p

giveaways & updates!

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to mention a couple of things today.

1. I will get back to the 14 day nail art challenge tomorrow. I know my posts have been a little random and not 'challenge centered' the past couple of days, but things have been a little crazy c: All will go back to normal tomorrow!

2. My lovely friend Kaki over at Glitter Obsession is hosting YET ANOTHER totally awesome giveaway. They're polishes that (somehow) i've never seen before, and i'm so stoked about them. Crossing my fingers! :p

3. I put in an order today for an entire line of polishes from Dollish Polish and i CAN'T WAIT to share them with you guys! :D

4. In case you didn't see my post the other day, i'm participating in the Penguin Makeup Challenge in August. It's being hosted by Kaki (among others) & they're searching for others to come on board. Check out the details here, and do it with us!

5. Lastly (but certainly not least),

don't forget to enter my giveaway (ENDING THIS FRIDAY!)

& vote for your favorite makeup look !

Have a great day, everyone!

Lime Crime's Uniliner Eyeliner review

Helloooooo!

So glad it's friday,

though it means by short hiatus from school is over :/

Anyway,

some of your feedback also mentioned you wanted to see reviews.

Since it's been awhile since i'd done one,

(and being that I just got these eyeliners in the mail this week),

I figured now would be a perfect time to do one!

So here we have Lime Crime's eyeliners!

First, you'll notice the awesome packaging. This goes for ANY Lime Crime product. Their theme is so mystical and fantastical- i love it!

Though I wanted to buy the entire collection,

I could only afford two at the moment:

'Lunar Sea'

'Blue Milk'

First off, i WILL say they are much smaller than I thought they would be, but I really don't think it's going to matter.

Each of these liquid liners are beautiful and unique.

They are milky and opaque with one 'coat', sometimes it takes two.

They're so versatile- i can't wait to create some looks with them.

'Blue Milk' and 'Lunar Sea'

The only downside is that they're not very forgiving, and for people who have shaky hands (like me), this can make them very difficult to work with. But practice makes perfect :)

Still, I prefer liquid eyeliners over pencil anyday. I find that they really just mesh with my eye looks better.

LC has many other colors for sale that I hope to add to my collection soon.

You can get these and others on their website for $13.99 a piece!

Also,

don't forget to vote for the eye tutorial of your choice,

and

enter my giveaway!

:)

100 Follower Giveaway !!!!

wooooooo!

It took me long enough, but I've finally grossed 100 followers! :D

I actually reached this lovely milestone awhile ago,

but have just now been able to afford prizes :)

Anyway, a big THANK YOU to all my followers,

particularly those of you who read my blog and comment often-

make me know this isn't all just being typed to myself!

But real talk, I really appreciate it. I love hearing what you guys have to say and i LOVE seeing the things you guys do, yourselves!

Talk about inspiration :)

Okay,

on to the prizes!

* the whole Color Club Poptastic collection.

I realize this is a little old,

but they're FANTASTIC neons that are vivid and have a great formula.

Plus I know several people have mentioned having a hard time getting ahold of these when neons are all the rave right now.

Next up,

* Wet N Wild's entire Chrome collection!

This was released several months ago,

but it's been a collection that i've had a hard time finding in the States.

i'm a sucker for these and figured they'd be a great giveaway!

Yay!

I really wanted to have some make up prizes also,

but I just can't afford to do so right now :(

Not to worry though, my next giveaway will include the things I couldn't in this one :)

HOW TO ENTER!
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This ends July 20!!
Unfortunately this giveaway is NOT international because I just can't afford the shipping,
BUT i'm going to try my damndest to make my next giveaway open for you guys outside the States! sorry!

Good luck!

GIVEAWAY WINNER !! :D

HOORAH!

The time has arrived!

GaGa for Nails & I (or rather, rafflecopter) has picked a winner! 

:)

I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone that entered. Neither of us could have asked for a better turnout. I'm so glad it was a giveaway that you guys were excited about! I really appreciate all your support more than you know!!

NOW ON TO THE EXCITING PART :D

and the winner is...

Congratulations, Rebecca W. !!!!!

You've been contacted and will have 48 hours to respond to one of us (my email is: taylorhelana@gmail.com)- otherwise we'll have to pick another winner.

Once again,

thanks so, so much to everyone who participated.

I'm already totally stoked to do another giveaway in honor of reaching 150 followers... but I think i'll wait until I get 200 ;)

So help me get there,

& i'll/we'll do our best to bestow upon your beautiful ladies another giveaway!

They're so much fun :P

Have a good day everyone!

first attempt at a ombre nails! :)

Hey guys!

First order of business,

JUST A FEW MORE HOURS LEFT

to enter my giveaway !

There' still time! So go enter, & good luck :)

Next up,

I finally had a go at an ombre design!

There's definitely still room for improvement, but i'm pretty happy with how it turned out for a first attempt.

*right hand

*left hand

Tada!

Ok, let me just say that clean up was HELLISH.

You can see that by the time I got to the cuticles, I just said screw it.

It was already late & this was good enough for me for now.

O_o

I used CG's 'Purple Panic', 'Pink Voltage', & 'Flip Flop Fantasy'- which are all neons :D

The ombre certainly isn't as fluid as I would like,

but for a first attempt- I really, really like it :)

I used the sponge method here,

& I couldn't believe how SIMPLE it was to do,

and how little time it took me to do it!

That kind of thing is right up my alley :)

What do ya'll think?!

Thanks for reading!

lemme follow YOU!

Just wanted to say

 heyyyyyyy, thanks, and WELCOME 

to my new followers! I had no idea the giveaway would be this successful and i'm so excited that so many of you have already entered! :)

I would love to return the favor for those of you that have followed me recently (if I haven't already), so for this one time and this one time only I am ASKING that you guys leave the link to your blog in the comment section so I can follow you back!

Blogger is being wonky and it's super tedious to go through everything and try to find/follow everyone, and since i've had flux of new followers, it'd be easier for me if you guys wouldn't mind just leaving your blog link as a comment for me :D

Thanks!

If you haven't already,

enter my giveaway that i'm co-hosting here!!

(Ends June 8th)

Good luck, everyone!

neon popsicles & blog hop

Good morn'!

I'm pretty stoked this morning because we're heading to the Renaissance festival here in a second, and it's been quite awhile since i've been. Though it's going to be 347373 degrees, it should still be fun! :)

Quick post today.

I'm wearing a neon orange/yellow striped shirt today and figured today's polish would just be too perfect.

I give you ORLY's 'Melt Your Popsicle' !

Yummy! Look at all that rich, neon orange goodness!

'Melt Your Popsicle' is a vivid neon orange from ORLY's Feel the Vibe summer 2012 collection.    I figured it would apply like most other neons i've tried latley, but it was actually better! It's formula was super fluid and smooth. Though thin, it didn't go on all that thin (if that makes any sense...?). I figured the first coat would be all but see through based on the consistency, but it was a lot more opaque. I used 2 coats here and was ALMOST at opacity, so 3 coats is probably necessary.

It dried super fast and was just dreamy all around. It makes me thirsty for a Sonic slushie...

Anyway, that's that.

ALSO, DON'T FORGET to enter the giveaway i'm co-hosting!!

There are so many prizes, and it ends June 8th!

Also, BlogLoveTherapy is hosting a blog hop!

There's already a TON of great blogs on there (including mine! :p),

so go check it out!

GIVEAWAY TIME!

HEY FRIENDS.

I'm so excited because it's finally giveaway time!

My bestie at GaGa for Nails and I have been wanting to do this for awhile and we both finally conjured up enough moolah and time to do it!

We've got a crap-ton of goodies for one lucky winner!

Here's a sneak peek ;p

Hollaaaaa!

She's a nail guru and my first passion is definitely makeup, so we threw both into the mix.

The makeup/beauty products I chose are really general, but I didn't know if the winner would like some of the crazy shadows, liners, etc that I like :X If I/we do another one, I may get more into the nitty gritty!

This giveaway is not open internationally! :/ Sorry!

It opens today and will last for 2 weeks, closing on June 8.

As I said before, there will be ONE winner.

I hope everyone enters, & good luck!!

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ulta haul & giveaway peek!

Hey everyone!

It's like Friday night for me since I don't have class tomorrow,

so i'm feeling pretty good :)

Pretty short, but exciting post for ya'll today!

I got an Ulta giftcard for Mother's day and i've been itching to use it, and today I finally got the chance when the bestie & I went shopping! :)

Here's what I grabbed:

Hoorah!

Since we've moved we have slightly less counter/under counter storage space in our bathroom, so i figured giving in and buying a makeup case t store everything in would be the easiest thing to do. I'm quite happy with that sucker.

**ALSO,

just a little head's up-

my bestie over at GaGa for Nails and myself are doing a giveaway here very soon,

and a few of the items you see above might just be part of it ;)

Stay tuned for more info on that!