1,000 Follower Giveaway! *closed*

I'm so excited that my precious little blog has reached this milestone. It's only been 10 months and this is fantastic! Thank you to each and every one of you that comes here to see my art and participate in this little portion of my life. I know I don't do the best job at responding to your comments, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate them. I promise to always read each and every one. I still try to respond to those that are specific questions, but I know I'm not perfect at that either. But I try!

(My cupcake tutorial can be found here.)

So as a means to thank you, I have 5 opportunities for you to win some polish! I bought 2 extra bottles of  Revlon Facets of Fuchsia for this giveaway. I thought it would be nice for you international ladies who might not be able to get them locally. The other prizes are all things that my mother was lovely enough to provide for the purpose of this giveaway. (Isn't she the greatest?! Thanks mom!)

Fill out the form at the end to be entered.

The winner will be randomly selected and prizes given out in the order that they are numbered.

Deadline is 11/11/11 (because it's a cool date)

Here are the prizes! (All are new and unused. Palettes are still wrapped in packaging.)

Prize #1 is one bottle of Revlon Facets of Fuchsia, one bottle of Revlon Top Speed Royal, and one Unforgettable Moments Eye & Lip Palette "Romantic Afternoon" (3 lip shades and 3 eye shadows) 

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Prize #2 is one bottle of Revlon Facets of Fuchsia, one bottle of Revlon Top Speed Jaded, and one Unforgettable Moments Eye & Lip Palette "Cool Rain" (3 lip shades and 3 eye shadows) 

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Prize #3 is Unforgettable Moments Eye Kit "Golden Kiss" (4 eye shadows and 2 eye liners), also Unforgettable Moments Mini Nail Trio Polishes in "Gold, Bronze, & Platinum" 

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Prize #4 is Unforgettable Moments Eye Kit "Beachy Day" (4 eye shadows and 2 eye liners), also Unforgettable Moments Mini Nail Trio Polishes in "Sapphire, Amethyst, & Garnet"

(I swatched another set of these polishes here.)

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Prize #4 is Simple Pleasures Scented Nail Polish Set (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, raspberry, coconut, & cherry)

also Unforgettable Moments Mini Nail Trio Polishes in "Ballroom, Dancing Queen, and Twirl"

(I swatched another set of these polishes here.)

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*giveaway is now closed*

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Unforgettable Moments - Mini Set "Gems"

This is the second set of mini polishes I have ready to review and share with you. 

Unforgettable Moments can be found at Payless Shoe Source. They sell individual 10mL bottles of nail polish for $2.99 or a set of 3 mini (7mL) size polishes for $7.99. My mom found these mini sets on clearance for $1, so she bought them all. I know... she's awesome. This second mini set I dubbed "Gems" because although the set is not named, each polish is named reflecting the jewel tones.

First up is Sapphire. This is gorgeous! And a one coater! Delightful formula. Very dark blue with a rich shimmer. It can take on the look of black polish under low light, however.

Amethyst is a rich dark purple that is quite vampy and sexy. 2 easy coats, no problems with the formula here.

Garnet is a rich burgundy red with golden/copper microglitter. This bottle's formula was a bit pickier to deal with. It was a little thinner than the others. It took anywhere from 2-3 coats in places. That minor annoyance is totally worth it when you see that beautiful color!

So now you have a preview of something you might be able to win in the future! I will be including extra sets of these mini polishes as my giveaway for 1,000 followers.

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Unforgettable Moments - Mini Set "Dance"

You may or may not know that Payless Shoe Source recently ventured into the nail polish business. They carry this brand called Unforgettable Moments. They sell individual 10mL bottles of nail polish for $2.99 or a set of 3 mini (7mL) size polishes for $7.99. My mom stumbled on them clearancing out the polishes, so being the super mom she is.... She bought them all. Lol. She picked up all of the trio mini sets because they were $1/each! A lot of them are duplicates, so what does that mean? Added to stock for epic 1,000 followers giveaway in the making! So you could win these same polishes (unused of course) in the future at some point!

This is my first experience with this brand of polish and it seems to be comparable with any other mid to low price range polish out there. They are B3 free, also do not contain parabens

I'm labeling this set as Mini Set "Dance" because they don't have a group name although the polishes do have individual names all related to dancing. 

This first one is Ballroom. It's a medium pink, dusty & muted. Nice and opaque in 2 easy coats. Formula was not too thick, and not too thin. Easy to control. No complaints about the brush itself. 

Next up is Dancing Queen. This was the only difficult one. The formula on this was quite sheer and thin. Took 4 coats and there is still a good bit of visible nail line. I love the shimmer of this polish, but I think it would look best layered over another polish.

Looks crazy layered over black! It takes on a purple shimmer with tiny pink flecks!

And last but not least is Twirl. This is a lovely creamy light pink polish. 2-3 coats. Some spots were a little patchy. :( Slight visible nail line, but that's mostly in the pics. I couldn't tell in real life.

Overall very pleased! Seeing as how these polishes were 33 cents each..... They're phenomenal! For a mini size, it's quite a bit of product too, so that's great.

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