One Year Blogaversary!

Hello Readers:

Today is my ONE YEAR BLOGAVERSARY! YAY! One year ago today I began my little journey into the world of Indie Nail Polish, and boy what a journey it has been. There were ups and downs, but mainly ups as I have had a ton of fun along the way.

I have encountered many lovely polish enthusiasts like myself, discovered MANY AMAZING makers (too many to name!), and have dipped into so many types of polish (ie. glitter, crème, jelly, textured, matte, glow-in-the-dark, etc). It's just amazing what can go from an idea into a little bottle, and onto my nails.

I have a wonderful giveaway planned for my one year blogaversary, but it will be a downer to certain people as this time around I must limit my giveaway. I know I usually have giveaways open internationally, but this time around I have to limit it to USA and Canada only. I apologize but there is a lot of things going on right now, and I just can't afford the shipping costs. If you have someone in either country that will mule for you then please do feel free to enter, but otherwise just USA and Canada.

Now onto the two lovely prizes I have available to win.

Prize number one includes: Gloss48 Exclusive Literary Lacquer "Mr. Darcy and Ms. Bennett" limited edition duo, Colors by Llarowe "Young Turks", SeaLore Polish "Crushin' It", and BKD Signature "Space Sauce" ring.

IMG Source: Literary Lacquer

I kept the duo in their original packaging so I have a photo of the duo from the one posted on Literary Lacquer's Facebook page when she announced the sale.



Prize number two includes: My Ten Friends "Starry Night", Darling Diva Polish limited edition glitter topper "Shop Til Ya Drop", SeaLore Polish limited edition glow-in-the-dark "Seafetti", Colors by Llarowe "Polishing Under the Influence", and BKD Signature "Mr. Universe" Tree of Life necklace.

Disclaimer: All prizes were bought by me for you. This giveaway is open to USA and Canada residents only, but I will ship to a mule if someone international has one. Once the prize is in the hands of the postal service I am no longer responsible for it. The giveaway will run until the end of the month. The winners will have 48hrs to contact once the email has been sent. Thank you all and Good luck!

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Until next time.

-Andi

Spring Giveaway

Hello Readers:

I have a wonderful giveaway to start for you all today. This giveaway will include 3 prizes (OPEN INTERNATIONALLY). Each prize will include a nail polish and a nail polish necklace, I may even throw in an extra goodie. All prizes are brand new, bought by me for you.



The Polishes

 

The Necklaces

 

Prize 1 will include: BKD Signature Necklace "Multipass" and My Ten Friends' "Astronauts See Snow". Astronauts See Snow is a glitterbomb polish with silver, light blue and dark blue hexes in different sizes.

 

Prize 1

 

Prize 2 will include: BKD Signature Necklace "Starry Night" and Sea Lore Polish's "Springing Seahorse". Springing Seahorse has a purple iridescent base with various shades of purple glitter.

 

Prize 2

 

Prize 3 will include: BKD Signature Necklace "Alien Blood", and Darling Diva Polish "Hippa-potamus". Hippa-potamus is a grey based polish with white and iridescent glitter.

 

 

Prize 3

 

The entry will be at the bottom of this post after the disclaimer. PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER! IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO SO! Good luck all!

Disclaimer:

This giveaway is open internationally. However, once the prize is in the post office's hands it is no longer my responsibility. It is up to you to pay any import/duty fees/taxes, and is not my fault if your country rejects the package. If the package is rejected and sent back to me another winner will be chosen. Each winner will have 48hrs to respond to my email, and if I do not hear back from them another winner will be chosen. Otherwise good luck everyone, and I hope the winners enjoy their prizes.



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Nail Polish Jewelry from BKD Signature

Hello Reader(s):

Today I have something a little different to share with you. Today I'm going to be showing you some handmade jewelry from BKD Signature that uses nail polish as an 'ingredient'. I previously mentioned BKD Signature once before about a giveaway they were having.

I will be showing you photos of the jewelry I currently have from them, and I can't even begin to tell you how much I looove them ^_^ (but then again I am a sucker for sparkles lol) The jewelry I will be showing you today uses My Ten Friends nail polish as their base. BKD Signature doesn't just use My Ten Friends, she uses other brands as well but because of my love for sparkle I'm most attracted to her ones made using MTF polishes.

BKD Signature jewelry (no flash)

BKD Signature jewelry (flash)

First up is: Mr. Universe Star Pendant

Mr. Universe is a collaboration polish between My Ten Friends and Overall Beauty. MTF used Overall Beauty mineral's Black Knight eyeshadow as a base to inspire the Firefly themed polish. It is a dark gray base with turquoise and gold glitter. 

Brie over at BKD Signature took that polish and created her Mr. Universe Star pendant.

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showing how it hangs

This gold star pendant with Mr. Universe is GORGEOUS! The sparkle is amazing and I like that I can change the length as needed with the dividers (I don't really know what they're called but that's what I call them lol). Exclusive Mr. Universe jewelry is being sold at Overall Beauty. Go grab yourself one now. You can also get your own bottle of Mr. Universe nail polish there while your at it ^_~

Next up: Vampire Planet Ornate Floral Pendant

Vampire Planet is part of MTF's Halloween collection. It is a raspberry colored polish with purple glitter, and black and silver holo glitter.

In this case this polish pendant was an oopsie. Brie had accidentally painted Vampire Planet on the wrong plate base. This plate was meant for Alien Blood (another MTF halloween polish) but I think this oopsie is AMAZING!

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showing how it hangs

Isn't the color GORGEOUS! No joke when I got the package I opened it and immediately put the necklace on. Its sooo pretty! So much sparkle and I think it goes great in this floral plate. BEST OOPSIE EVER!! Because this oopsie was so beloved, Brie made a LE series of these go message her over on her Facebook to see if any are still available. If there isn't she is always open to custom requests. If you want to grab a bottle of Vampire Planet you'll have to check out MTF's Facebook for their next restock date.

Last but not least: Solar Dragon Star Pendant

Solar Dragon is part of MTF's summer collection. Solar Dragon is a firey polish chalk full of different sized hexes in red, orange, and gold with an orangey red glitter based.

Brie took this fiery polish and put it in a bronze star plate.

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full size (no flash)

full size (with flash)

showing how it hangs

Again such a stunning piece! The sparkle is so amazing, and the bronze is a great accent to this polish! I love my jewelry (and my polishes! lol) so much! I even have more on the way which I am sooooo excited for! Please go check out BKD Signatures Etsy page to get your own jewelry. There are SO many more options than the 3 I am showing today. You won't be disappointed.

Also go check out her Facebook for more info on her upcoming Black Friday/Cyber Monday specials which are going to be awesome! There is even supposed to be a flash sale sometime today on her FB page. Don't miss out!

PS. Also I just want to mention so far these pieces have been quite durable. I'm rather a clumsy person and so far these have survived a few falls with no dings or cracks.

Until next time

-Andi