Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Pink Sith's 2nd Anniversary Giveaway
My 'pink' blogging buddy, Pink Sith, is having a giveaway in honor of her 2nd anniversary of blogging. I really love her blog. She has great reviews, shows plenty of new stuff and is down right a blast to read. Lots of goodies in this giveaway. One of the goodies is Pixie Epoxy!!!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
The Winner Is....
for the 99 Follower Giveaway.....KELLIE GONZO!!!
Libby pulled a DIVA on us. Right before her debut, she heads for under my desk and stays.
But, Sebastian, Libby's real life brother, stepped in for his persnickety sister. He did it totally without coaching.
He came right up to the ballots, sniffed a bunch, decided to relish in his big moment...
Smacked a few around and then came up with one to chew on...
Thank you, Sebastian. And, Congratulations, Kellie Gonzo!!!! I'll be contacting you by email. And to everyone who follows me and those that entered, you are ALL GREAT! You have made this so fun. Please stick around for more reviews and giveaways.
Libby pulled a DIVA on us. Right before her debut, she heads for under my desk and stays.
The Outlet Mall Blues
American Apparel is not a store I frequent. However, when I found out they carried some very nice nail polishes, it was worth looking into.
Living in Orlando, FL, there is not only a lot of retail commerce, but also a lot of outlet malls. The tourists love 'em. Googling for a local location of American Apparel informed me that there was one at one of the malls I do work at. Great! I'll visit next time I go there, I thought.
Very quickly and I'll get on with the swatching...Outlet malls used to mean that the products were older and cheaper (sometimes even seconds) than what are found at the regular stores. Not so at the outlet malls around here. Blog postings were stating that the polish at American Apparel was $6. It was the same at the store I visited. However, they were selling 3 for $15.
Not one to miss a good deal, I picked three colors. But only on my second visit. I left the first time in agony from trying to decide which ones I wanted. It reminded me of the first time I went to buy a cell phone; too many to choose from! I couldn't decide!
On the second visit, I quickly snatched three up and fled. Well, I did pay first. This was the only American Apparel in the city and I didn't want to get banned from there. I'd be coming back for more polish!
Finally...
This is Mount Royal. It is a blurple. It's a blurple creme. It's gorgeous.
Shows a bit truer to its color out in the sunlight. Look at the shine!
Mount Royal went on like butter, for lack of anything clever to compare. But it's true. This formula is heaven. And I'm only using 2 coats here without even considering a third. No brush stroke marks, no cuticle puddling, just perfection.
Even though it appears to be tip wear on my thumb's edge, that's actually a reflection shine. I do have the one BC, 2 Seche Clear, 2 coats color, 1 Seche Clear and finally 1 Seche Vite. regime I follow. Yet, after 1-1/2 days of wear, I did chip off a noticeable chunk on my middle finger.
At $5 a bottle, not a regret. I will get more. And I'll be swatching the other two in the future. Just be warned: Just because it calls itself an outlet mall doesn't mean the items will be cheaper than what's found at a regular mall.
Do you like American Apparel polish? Or, do you have it on your lemming list? Do you like to shop at outlet malls?
Living in Orlando, FL, there is not only a lot of retail commerce, but also a lot of outlet malls. The tourists love 'em. Googling for a local location of American Apparel informed me that there was one at one of the malls I do work at. Great! I'll visit next time I go there, I thought.
Very quickly and I'll get on with the swatching...Outlet malls used to mean that the products were older and cheaper (sometimes even seconds) than what are found at the regular stores. Not so at the outlet malls around here. Blog postings were stating that the polish at American Apparel was $6. It was the same at the store I visited. However, they were selling 3 for $15.
Not one to miss a good deal, I picked three colors. But only on my second visit. I left the first time in agony from trying to decide which ones I wanted. It reminded me of the first time I went to buy a cell phone; too many to choose from! I couldn't decide!
On the second visit, I quickly snatched three up and fled. Well, I did pay first. This was the only American Apparel in the city and I didn't want to get banned from there. I'd be coming back for more polish!
Finally...
Mount Royal went on like butter, for lack of anything clever to compare. But it's true. This formula is heaven. And I'm only using 2 coats here without even considering a third. No brush stroke marks, no cuticle puddling, just perfection.
At $5 a bottle, not a regret. I will get more. And I'll be swatching the other two in the future. Just be warned: Just because it calls itself an outlet mall doesn't mean the items will be cheaper than what's found at a regular mall.
Do you like American Apparel polish? Or, do you have it on your lemming list? Do you like to shop at outlet malls?
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Babbling Brooke's 2nd Year Giveaway
Lots of great giveaways going on here in nail/makeup blog world. Fun!!!
Babbling Brooke ALWAYS has great giveaways. Check it out, and there is more than just one prize too! Check it out and sign up.
Babbling Brooke ALWAYS has great giveaways. Check it out, and there is more than just one prize too! Check it out and sign up.
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