100 Blog Follower & 600 Instagram Follower Giveaway!! CLOSED!!

I can't believe I have over 100 Blog Followers & over 600 Instagram Followers!  I am overwhelmed by the love that you guys have given me.  Who would have thought ANYBODY would be interested in my Polish Hobby!!   I've been collecting some very "special" polishes for this Giveaway over the past couple of months & I'm very excited with what I've been able to come up with.  Each Polish was paid for by me & I am not associated by any of the brands listed.  This giveaway IS open Internationally.  


Begins May 5, 2012 at 12:01 am & Ends June 1, 2012 at 12:01 am

Prizes:

• 1 Brand New Bottle of the long sold out Clarins 230
• 1 Brand New Bottle of Max Factor Fantasy Fire
• 1 Brand New Bottle of the sold out Rescue Beauty Lounge Aqua Lily
• 1 Brand New Bottle of the sold out Rescue Beauty Lounge IKB 2012
• 1 Brand New Bottle of the Vintage long sold out Sally Hansen Nail Prisms Turquoise Opal
• 1 Bottle of my very special Spectraflair Top Coat (not pictured)

There will be ONE Winner.  The rules are listed below.

Rules:

1. You must be a public follower of my blog
2. You must answer the mandatory question (I am aware some people aren't able to answer the question in the field.  If you can't answer in the field, please answer in the comment section below & I will manually add your entries when the contest is over)
3. If you are under 18 years of age,  you must have your parent's permission 

It's that simple!!  GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!!!

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My Shifting Franken (Red to Green)

I purchased some color morphing pigment a while ago from More Nail Polish a few months back & never  took it out of the package.  This is the same place I purchased my Spectraflair.  Well today, I decided to break that bad boy out.  This is the Red to Green pigment which is said to be the same pigment used in Clarins 230, Urban Decay Toxic & Max Factor Fantasy Fire.  I am lucky enough to have all three & I will be doing some comparisons in the near future.

But in the meantime, I am so happy with how this franken turned out.  I used a clear polish,  purple-ly base and one small scoop of my powder & shook shook shook!!  I tried it over a black base & it turned out terrific.  This bad boy shifts from red to green to yellow to orange & shimmers galore while doing so!!   I also tried it on my nail wheel over a royal blue base & the shifting colors looked much different but still gorgeous. I have so many ideas for this pigment & I'm so happy I purchased it.   Let me know what you think...

Excuse my silly daughter.  She loves poking fun at mommy

Ozotic 505...My New Love (Pic Heavy)

I have always wanted to own Ozotic polishes but was never unable to find them in the United States.  Well, my instagram buddies told me about Llarowe which sells them & I was so excited.  I finally own my very 1st but definitely not last Ozotic nail polish!!!!  And let me tell you, it's a beauty.  Now i'm sure all of you have seen a gazillion swatches on this baby but I don't care.  I'm in love & now it's my turn!!!

Ozotic 505 is described as a Multi-Chrome polish which shifts from dark green to dark purple to blue & even magenta!  It's GORGEOUS!  This baby is officially my absolute favorite polish.  Yep thats right, better than my Max Factor Fantasy Fire, my Clarins 230 & even my Purple Skittles Franken!  This puppy has stolen the top spot and i'm beyond giddy!

I purchased 2 of these bad boys.  1 for me & 1 for a future giveaway!  Enough of me rambling.  Let's get to the pictures.

 

 

 

Max Factory Fantasy Fire Stamped plus Tutorial

It's day 2 & I still can't stop looking at Max Factory Fantasy Fire.  Especially when the sun hit it.  But I wanted something different today.  I saw a leopard tutorial on several blogs & decided I would give it a try.  I'm not giving credit to anyone as i'm unsure where this originated from.

I used the video below as a guide but changed a couple of things to make it easier for me; however, if you're unable to view videos, I've posted the picture tutorial as well.  I love the outcome..ESPECIALLY in the sun.  



Max Factor "Purple Leopard" Nail Tutorial from Dionne Loftus on Vimeo.
Instead of using the Max Factor pen, I used Konad image plate M57 & Kleancolor polish in black (this stamps even better than the Konad black & doesn't smudge!!)
Here are my results.  What do you think?  I'd love to see yours as well.

Picture Tutorial after the jump:  Warning Pic Heavy