Hi!
I received my sample kit from Viva La Nail last week. (You can order yours here: Click!)
Notice anything? Yup, it's missing a water decal pack. I've written to Viva La Nail, and guess what? They're sending the missing pack to me! At first, I just wanted to let them know it was missing a piece, without really thinking about getting it. But I was happily surprise that they offered to send it my way, and for responding to me within 24 hours.
I've tried the water decals first, 'cause they seemed so cool, and I had never tried any before. So easy, and look better than stickers. I chose the festive pack, and put a decal on my ring finger and thumb, over 3 coats of Sally Hansen Complete Manicure #440 Calypso Blue. Of course, I've put on a top coat (Nicole's Top Coat Plus). Here's what it looks like:
Here's the ring finger:
Here's the thumb:
Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the end result. I will definitely incorporate them in future manis!
Thanks for coming by!
GabZ ♥
Hey!
Since I already posted an OT post about a giveaway, might as well do the regular post for the other giveaways I'm entering this week.
Enamel Girl is having a CSN & Holiday Giveaway, ending December 10th 5pm (Central). This is open to US and Canada only. In addition to a CSN gift card (that you can use within 200 stores online), you can receive this:
Bec's Beauty Buzz is having a Ozotic polish giveaway, ending December 5th. She's giving away 7 Ozotic holo polishes. Here's my favorite one:
Also Know As... is having a December giveaway, ending December 17th. Here's what you could win:
My Leetle Nails is having a very generous New Year's Giveaway, ending January 1st. Here's what you could win:
Polished Lyrics is having a Cyber Monday Giveaway, ending December 31st. Here are the goodies:
I Know All The Words is having her Holiday 2010 Giveaway, ending December 21st. You can win a $30 ELF gift card. Cool beans! Here's the picture she used:
Sparkled Beauty is having a Essie Nail Polish Giveaway, ending December 17th, at 11:59pm (AST). However, it's open to Canadians only, as per the sponsor. You can win either 2 Essie nail polishes of your choice, or a $25 gift certificate to use in their online store.
Juicy Nails is having a giveaway too, ending December 15th at midnight. Here's what you can win:
EDITED on 12/28 to add:
Okay, so after further thinking, I think I'm just going to do one post a month for the giveaways I'm entering. Otherwise, there are just too many posts about these, and I feel like people will think my blog is just about the giveaways I'm entering, and that's not what I want. So I will be editing each time I enter a giveaway, and post a time stamp with the edit I did.
Susie's Home and Hobbies is having a Christmas giveaway, ending December 22nd. There are 3 prizes to win: 1 for knitters, 1 for quilters, and 1 for nail polish lovers. Here are the
Nail.Art.Ongle is having her first giveaway, ending December 15th at 11:59pm. The prizes aren't determined yet, but I'll update as soon as she puts up pictures of her goodies! :D
Pinky-nailart is having her first giveaway, ending January 4th 2011 at 11:59pm. She does have a picture, but the right-click is disabled on her blog.. :( Go check it out, though!
Oh My Gosh is having a giveaway to celebrate 1 year of blogging, ending at the end of the year. Tons of limited edition goodies up for grabs:
The Student's Guide To Nail Polish celebrates her 100th follower with a giveaway, ending on December 15th. Look at these colors!
EDITED: 12/09/10
Katrina's Nail Blog is having a giveaway sponsored by Born Pretty, ending January 7th. The winner will receive $30 to shop in the online boutique.
EDITED: 12/18/10
Konad Addict is having a giveaway sponsored by Piggy Paint, ending January 1st. You can win a $15 gift certificate to use on their website.
Emerald Sparkle is also having a giveaway sponsored by Born Pretty, ending December 23rd at 11:59 (GMT). You can win a $20 coupon, and there are 5 of these to win (so 5 chances)!
Babbling Brooke is giving away Phat Santa by China Glaze, ending January 1st at 11:59 (EST). Good luck!
Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme
TodaysMama and GameStop are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.
1. What is your holiday wish for your family?
Health, prosperity, and what their heart can desire.
2. What is your Christmas morning / Hanukkah Nightly tradition?
We don't really have one. We're all grown up, living in different places, so Christmas morning isn't that different from other mornings.
3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be?
World peace. And food, shelter, and good clean drinking water for all.
4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money?
Spending time with the family.
5. What games did you play with your family growing up?
Boggle, Lego, catch, tag, Scrabble, etc.
6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood?
Christmas lunch at my grandparents' house.
7. Where would you go for a Christmas/Hanukkah-away-from-home trip?
Somewhere where there's sand and sunshine.
8. Check out GameStop and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year?
a) PS3 Move.
b) Hasbro Family Game Night 3
c) Zumba Fitness: Join The Party
Hi!
Today's mani is my first try at a dry marble. I like the effect, but it could be better:
Here's what I used:
- Sally Hansen 4-in-1 treatment
- Sally Hansen New Lengths Ceramics - #02 White Tips
- 4 Nail Star Two-Way Nail Art Pen & Brush (purple, white)
- Rimmel Base Coat Top Coat Pro
- a toothpick
I like the effect it's done on my nails, though the toothpick went all the way through to the white base coat for the design. I did try to not press so hard, but it went through no matter what. But I even had compliments about this from a coworker and a lady at the hospital, so I was happy with it.
I think the 4 Nail Star polishes are no good for this type of nail art, though. By the time I was done painting the nail with the alternate colors, it had already started to dry, even if I had put on a lot of polish. Oh well! I will definitely try this again, but with different brand of polishes.
Thanks for coming!
GabZ ♥
Hi!
I turned 25 on the 14th, and in order to cheer myself up ('cause you have no idea how old I feel now that I'm a quarter of a century!), I've decided to make festive nails for the occasion. When I think birthday, I think fun, I think colorful, I think confetti:
Here's what I used:
- Borghese B310 Bellissima Rose
- Nail Star Two-Way Nail Art Pen & Brush in orange, yellow, lilac, blue, and teal
- Rimmel Base Coat Top Coat Pro
- Dotting tool
It made me smile for a few days, until I removed it for my Harry Potter manicure.
Now, though, my nails are constantly splitting, and it's getting really annoying. I bought another Mavala product, which is suppose to work on that, but I have yet to see some results.
Thanks for coming by!
Hey people!
Sorry if the blog looks a little crooked for now. I'm learning a little bit about modifying my template and HTML codes, and though it looks good on IE, it really doesn't on FF. This will be sorted out by tomorrow, I hope!
Thanks for your understanding!
EDIT 11/25/10 11:39AM --> Well, turns out I suck so much at editing that I'll leave this for another day! I wanted to make up some navigation tabs, but I really don't know how. Well, I found a website that made it look easy but.. Yeah.. 'Nyways! If any of you have any tips, it's always welcomed! ;)
Ciao for now!
Hi! Here are the giveaways I'm entering this week:
Painted Lady Fingers is having a giveaway sponsored by OC Nail Art: Click! You can win 8 plates of your choice. It ends, though, tonight. Here's what she would pick:
Buzinga is giving away a few items also, ending on December 16th at 11:59pm: Click! This made my eyes sparkle:
Fleur De Lys is also having a giveaway of her own, ending on December 24th at midnight. You can enter here: Click! You can win 1 of 2 prizes:
Dainty Darling Digits is having an Incoco giveaway, ending November 30th: Click! Here's what you could win:
Best of luck to everyone! :D
