Giveaway! (EDIT) added a new prize today! Added N-fu-oh! AND NOW A DESIGNED PIECE FROM ME!

a Rafflecopter giveaway I design jewelry and operate an etsy shop, and who ever wins this contest will win a designed piece from me! Here are just a few things that I have made:

This contest is open internationally!

The Nars Limited Edition Drop Dead Gorgeous Nail Kit includes four stunning shades to bedazzle her fingertips with: Arabesque, Candy Darling, Chinatown, and Saratoga.

Elf Trio in Glam BAM

And various others, including Klean Color and Funky Finger polishes! Ive added a new prize today! but this one is a secret:D

UPDATE- JUST ADDED AN N-FU-OH!!! GORGEOUS AND FROM KOREA, N FU OH'S ARE ONE OF THE MOST GORGEOUS BRANDS AND A KICK ASS BOTTLE TO BOOT!

If you are wondering about the vote for Mariam click, it's my niece. My sister has entered her in a contest, and would love if you could take 2 seconds of your time to vote! Thank you so much, I have so many prizes for you guys. I went all out this time!

If the link for the Mariam is still now working, please let me know!
here is the direct link. If you click it here and it works, you will still get your 5 entries, just comment to let me know, honor system guys! I trust you:)
Please vote for Mariam! 

Erika

Also guys, another giveaway at our sister site:
http://allglitzedup.blogspot.com/

Zoya Zuza

This my recent zoya polish, I actually got it through the Share the Love program that Zoya has introduced in March 2012. The name of the color is Zuza, and Zoya describes it as:

"Deep, saturated, oceanic turquoise with gold and silver metallic shimmer and a foil-like finish. A beachy, colorful, foil-like shade with the perfect balance between blue and green."

I couldn't agree more! It's such a stunning and perfect color for the summer! But I couldn't stop myself there, you guys know me, and you know that I always have to put something on top. And that I did! I topped it with Butter London's "Knackered" a gorgeous shimmery blue with hints of purple and green.

 Have I told you guys how much I love Zoya, well if I haven't.. I LOVE ZOYA! But I must go now, back to work!
If you guys still haven't entered, we have two giveaways going on!


http://apolishedlife.blogspot.com/2012/06/giveaway.html

and

http://allglitzedup.blogspot.com/2012/06/all-glitzed-up-100-follower-giveaway.html

Finally!

Well the day has finally come, I own a Chanel polish. And the best part it was a gift!

Horrible picture I know, but this polish is a nightmare to photograph! Here is a better picture of it:

I think its time to invest in a new camera!

Now I still want to own Peridot, that hasn't changed at all, but knowing that I own a Chanel makes me feel so ooolala! Okay, corniness aside, I love this color!

PS- Don't forget about our giveaway!

and All glitzed up!

Giveaway!

Yes it's that time again, Giveaway time! We haven't done one in a while, so I thought it would be a fun time too. I have secretly been collecting things for a giveaway and last night I think I got a good one to start the giveaway. Starting in a few days, I will have all the rules for this giveaway, plus an extra chance for this giveaway. So come back and I will update this entry!  We'll be having our first giveaway on our sister blog All Glitzed Up, we will post soon so check that out too ^_~ Thanks a lot guys, you are the best!

Maybe giving does reap reward?

As much as I love giveaways (and I do!) But sometimes it would be nice if I won one! Well on the day that I sent out my polishes, I jumped on twitter to see that Zoya was having flash promos! Of course the negative Nelly in me was like Ill never get one. But just as I was about to move on, a flash promo appeared! And I jumped on it. And won! What a rush! Well what did I win?

Look at that wrapping!

Oooo Shiny!

A Zoya Color Box!

Trixie, Raven and Luna!

It's actually a funny (kinda) story, I remember ordering two of the Luna's when Zoya released the Ultra glitter collection way back. One was for me(of course!) and one for Renee because right at the time her Maine coon, Luna, had just died and I wanted to cheer her up. Well only one came with a note saying that Luna was out of stock. So I kind of just forgot about getting Luna again, and I guess I'm glad I did!

The other two are Raven, which is a glossy black, gorgeous and should put Black Satin from Chanel to shame! Not that I wouldn't say no to Chanel, ha ha. And the other is Trixie, it's a crazy shimmering silver that is very opaque. At first I thought Celeb City by Sally Hansen was a great dupe, but actually Trixie is more silver and bright(does that make sense?)

So thank you twitter and thank you Zoya! You made a girl very happy:)

Tata for now!

Ruby Pumps by China Glaze

Okay, another red, sue me! Okay, don't! This is one of my favorite China glazes. It's just a gorgeous sparkled filled glitter packed red.

It's also a bitch to photograph! Out of about 20 photos, these were the best four to use. (mind the cuticles..please) I have to admit that I used white as a base first, because as much as I love this color, it takes a lot of coats to achieve that bright opaque red!

If you are starting a polish collection, this is one of the reds you must get! It is worth every penny and perfect for the holidays!
I'm also here to let you guys that the other two blogs that I write in are going to have a giveaway:
ALL GLITZED UP! and ERIKAJANEJEWELS. So please stay tuned, they will be awesome prizes!

Okay back to work!

Ta-ta for now,
Erika

Announcing winner tonight!

Hi Guys!
I was in New Orleans for the Thanksgiving Holiday so I didn't have net access at the ready! I have been looking at the tweets, the posts and the comments and I have to say its so awesome of you guys! I wish I could give everyone a prize! I have decided to give two prizes. The second one wont be super amazing, but it will be pretty damn good! So tonight, I will announce the winner...s!

Thanks for the patience and for being awesome:)


Erika

Zoya Izzy-Birchbox

Okay, seriously, who is loving Birch box? Okay for anyone who is into getting a great beauty deal for super cheap-o (coughme) Birchbox is a subscription service where you get a package every month for 10$, in this box you receive deluxe sized samples, jewelry, and other fun stuff! I can't believe I waited so long to join! But that is besides the point, in the BB for November, it came with a bottle of Zoya Izzy. Okay so it wasn't a full size, but it was Zoya! And bonus, it was a color from the new winter 2011 collection. Onto the pics!

I also added some white nail pen detailing, because as Ive said before Ive been spoiled with nail art, and a freshly painted nail is like a canvas to me. And I can't help myself! I just wanted a simple white design, something easy to remove. Because lets be real here, I love my glitter, but it's a bitch to remove.

I also did want to mention that the giveaway is coming to an end soon! I have lots of goodies, including some Japanese gems! I just want to get everything together, but I also want to leave some things a mystery;)

Okay ta ta for now!
Erika:)

Giveaway!

Sorry guys for this uber late post! It's been a little hectic in the lives of the APL girls! But the giveaway begins now! All you need to do is enter in this post. Leave a comment! That is it. The contest will run for one month starting now.

Click for instant link to use on twitter or blog

All we ask is to be a follower of the blog, that is your entry right there! For bonus entries you can do two things. Comment in a post that gets you another entry! and for a total of 5 entries (including following and comment) Just blog about us OR tweet about us. So:

Follow- 1 entry  ( all followers previous to this contest are already entered!)
Comment- 1 comment + follow= 2 entries
Blog or Tweet- 3 + entry+follow= 5 entries! (show proof)

Thanks guys for being super patient with us. I will update this blog entry with some of the giveaway gifts!


Thanks a bunch!

Hello Friends!!! Don't Forget 500 Followers Giveaway!

Hello! Again, sorry for the hiatus. I just had my acrylic nails taken off (and will NOT be using them again for a while, I just couldn't help myself with the engagement ring!!) and my nails are healing, and ready to be painted beautiful again :) For the last week and change, my nails have been growing out and looked disastrous. Therefore I didn't see it necessary to blog the ickiness that acrylics created. Having them removed was an extremely painful procedure, too! Ouch!! I thought they'd pull my nails right off with them. Luckily, that was not the case.

Moving forward, we are just 75 followers shy of our 500 followers Halfway There mini-giveaway. To refresh your memory, this giveaway is a celebration that we've made it half-way to a thousand. And we strive to keep our followers happy and coming back for more!

Once we reach that 500 mark, it will also launch our 1000 followers MEGA giveaway, which will entail many awesome polishes from 3 of our writers. Myself, Erika, and Renee - which means you will also win a prize with polishes from Japan exclusively!!! We've been prepping for this one for a while now, and are so excited to be able to show you (very soon!) whats in store for that giveaway.

More polish soon, promise :-)

Halfway There Mini GIVEAWAY - Nfu Oh Flakie Victorian Series #048 And Mystery Premium Polish!

Hey everyone! So here's the deal. We're working on a HUGE giveaway (eventually, and it'll be a 1000 followers giveaway, and will keep you posted when we get closer to the #)

So for now, to keep the prizes a'rollin', I, personally (julie) am going to do a giveaway for 1 bottle of Nfu Oh 48 Flakie polish :) and a mystery polish from a premium brand. Do you see this Nfu Oh color? It's a flakie, it's a microshimmer, it's sheer, and PERFECT for the summer, or topping off any color. Just gorgeous. And works beautifully alone, or as a top coat for just about every color you can imagine. It's so versatile, and so uniquely Nfu Oh.

Sign up here, and once we hit 500, we will keep the giveaway open for 1 more week, and a winner will be picked.

So please, enter and spread the news! This is open to any country to enter. Please post below your e-mail address and name. (first name only) If you blog about this giveaway, you get 5 extra entries. If you put us in your blogroll, you get 2 extra entries. Tweet about us, 1 extra entry. Also, comment on our posts! Each new comment from hereon will get you 1 extra entry. (10 maximum limit) We have many months of past blogging racked up from before we had very many followers, so be sure to check those out!

Good luck!

And we have a winner!....Er..Winners!

Okay, bear with me here. I'm dealing with the slowest internet on the planet at the moment. But finally have tallied up all the entries, going by every tweet, blog, blog roll, etc. It took many many hours but here is the winner of our 1st grand Prize, randomly picked by Renee - (original entry here)

Olivia's Nails!

and for our second prize, randomly picked by Erika -

Nikki!

Thanks again you guys for entering, and please remember we are having another giveaway very soon.

XOXO A Polished Life

150 Followers FIRST PRIZE Preview! Check it out! Second Prizes added!

We're just too excited to keep this from you! We only have 25 followers left until we meet our goal. Please check out the contest info and enter here: http://apolishedlife.blogspot.com/2011/03/150-followers-giveaway-deborah.html

(Since the giveaway is purchased and ready to go, we are going to shop for polishes for the 300 followers mark this week!)

Moving on...aside from the previously mentioned, Glitter In The Air First Prize-

Please check out the BEST swatches yet of this beauty, Glitter In The Air:
http://www.fashionpolish.com/2011/04/deborah-lippmann-glitter-in-air.html

We will also include with our first prize:

OPI (Katy Perry) mini
Sally Girl glitter mini
Barry M Pink Iridescent
Nubar Antiquity Silver
China Glaze Mummy May I
Wet N Wild Fast Dry Party of 5 Glitters
Zoya Luna
Sinful Colors Show Me The Way
Chameleon Blue Sky

(all links above are swatched by other blogs, and linked directly to their albums)

So what do you say? Are you going to sign up? Please don't forget, if you blog about this giveaway, you get 5 extra entries.

 

 

Second Prizes! (plus a mystery polish!)

Sally Hansen- Hard as nails in Night Lights 
Funky Fingers -volts
Zoya-Aria Thanks Scrangie!
Street Wear- Schmutz  (gorgeous chocolate shimmer!)
NYC- Techno Foil 255B  Beautiful pink foil
Maybelline Colorama-  Blazes of Blue

Night Lights! So gorgeous in real life!

 
 

And a mystery polish, to keep things..well mysterious;)

Good luck to you all!

150 Followers Giveaway - Deborah Lippmann's "Glitter In The Air" + 5 Mystery Polishes -PRE Enter NOW!

I have to once again apologize for being so quiet lately. I'm impatiently waiting for my brittle ruined nails to grow strong again. It's going to be a few weeks at least, but I promise to ramble about other things. And I'm definitely going to show off my new polishes this week, less the swatches...

That said, I was thinking it's time for a new giveaway....with a goal though! 150 followers. With the success of our last giveaway, I thought, why not another? It's so fun! The prize? Glitter in the Air. AND 5 mystery polishes. (i.e. haven't quite decided yet lol) The good news? It's opened to any country, so if you have a difficult time getting DL where you're from, you will want to enter this giveaway. The catch? None. We just want you to help us get more followers! The sooner we reach 150, the faster we can open up this giveaway and spread the Lippmann love. We will continue to do giveaways at certain milestones. 300, 500, etc. So stick around a while. You could be a winner :)

PRE-ENTER NOW!! 


RULES:


To PRE-Enter, you can sign up here. You must be a follower. Just reply here in a post with your e-mail address. Once we reach 150 followers, we will keep the giveaway open for 2 weeks following the 150 mark, to allow for everyone to sign up fairly. A winner will be announced 1 week after the 150 mark.

For EXTRA ENTRIES:  If you blog about our upcoming giveaway, we will give you 5 extra entries. Just post a link to the blog here, and we will take note of that prior to the giveaway.

Lets make this happen fast! What do you say? Are you in?

A Polished Life's FIRST GIVEAWAY! CONTEST CLOSED March 1

Hellllllo everyone! We are thrilled that we are slowly (but surely) getting followers. So to celebrate, we are offering our very first nail polish giveaway. If this is a success, we hope to have more giveaways once a month or so, so stay tuned.

The giveaway will be two gorgeous high-end nail polish brands. Deborah Lippmann, and South Korea's infamous NFU Oh.

**NEW - IF WE REACH 75 FOLLOWERS BY THE CONTEST END DATE, WE WILL THROW IN A MYSTERY NAIL POLISH BY ZOYA!!!**

Our own photos are soon to follow - but for now, here are some stock photos!

Here is a close-up of Razzle Dazzle :)

We invite our current followers and future followers to join and enter to win these beauties.

RULES:

- Follow our blog AND leave a comment on this post with your e-mail address so we can contact you if you are the winner (IMPORTANT!)
- Enter the contest before 12am, March 1st (eastern US time)
- (optional) Comment on any other old blog post of ours, and we will enter your name TWICE!
- A winner will be picked utilizing random.org on March 1st, and the winning results will be posted in a new blog post at 1pm eastern US time that same day. The winner will be contacted for their address, and their items will be shipped out immediately following.

- International entries are welcome, and encouraged!

(we will delete your comments from this post after the contest has expired, for the safety of all parties e-mail addresses and such, but we do recommend that you put spaces and/or dots when you post your e-mail address here, to bypass spambots)