6 Year Blogiversary Giveaway

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It's been six years since I started my blog! That kinda blows my mind. Many ups and downs have happened along the way, and I have to tell you that things are a LOT different than when I started this crazy ride, but I still love it! I am grateful for all of you, for anyone who has ever visited my blog or looked at a photo. I blog for you, but I blog for myself too. It's been a great constant in my life the last six years, and I look forward to continuing the journey. To celebrate, I'd like to have a little giveaway for my readers!

Four prizes available, one of these will be awarded to four different individual winners:

• One $50 gift card for KBShimmer.com, sponsored by KBShimmer (a US shipping address is needed for this prize)
• One $50 gift card for HarlowAndCo.org, sponsored by Harlow & Co.
• One $50 gift card for Llarowe.com, sponsored by Llarowe
• One $25 gift card for Llarowe.com, sponsored by Llarowe

Rules:

• Open to those age 18 and older, please read all the rules & regulations in the Rafflecopter widget.
• Entries by "giveaway accounts" will be disqualified at my discretion.
• Enter via the Rafflecopter widget below, there are a TON of ways to enter.
• Giveaway ends on Sunday, June 14th.

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Thanks for joining me, whether you've been around for one day, all six years, or any time in between! Love you all and good luck!

❤ Kellie

The prizes for this giveaway are sponsored by the respective companies.

Colors by Llarowe - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Today I will be reviewing a nail polish from polish e-tailer turned polish maker Llarowe. Her brand is called Colors by Llarowe and this polish is called Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I remember when she first posted about it on her facebook page, saying she was mixing colors and one of them was remarkably similar to Essie's infamous Starry, Starry Night polish, a very hard to find, and expensive when you do, vintage polish. As soon as it was available for sale I snapped it right up because I've been lemming SSN practically since I started blogging!

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Twinkle is a dark navy blue jelly packed with tiny square silver glitter pieces, like a stunning night sky. The formula was a bit on the thick side, I found it worked best when I applied it slowly. This is two coats and a top coat, although it is nicely shiny on it's own. I have seen comparisons between this and SSN and it's a touch deeper in color but is otherwise almost indiscernible.

You can pick this up on Llarowe's website for $12 for a 12 mL bottle. What do you think of this polish? Do you own the Essie polish it's modeled after? If so, how do you think they compare? I still want the original haha, I'm a sucker for the "unicorn" polishes that are hard to find.

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Femme Fatale Cosmetics - Mana Ruby

Hi folks! Today I have a beautiful indie polish from Femme Fatale Cosmetics to show you. It's called Mana Ruby and I'm seriously smitten with her! This is a bright pinky red see-through jelly with matte red hex glitters and lots of blue iridescent glitters in varying sizes. This polish in the sun is like WHOA! I love funky unique polishes like this and was dying to get my hands on it. I'm so glad I was able to snatch it up! This is two coats.

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The Australian owner of Femme Fatale Cosmetics doesn't ship to the United States but she has stockists that ship internationally. I picked this up from Llarowe a while ago for $13. It's sold out at the moment but you can sign up for alerts for when it comes back. What do you think of this jelly masterpiece?

HARE polish - Ancient Affairs

HARE polish might just be my favorite indie brand ever. I have not seen a polish Nikole has made that I haven't wanted, needed, craved to own. This one is called Ancient Affairs from her Antiquities duo. It's a dusty gray jelly with subtle blue shimmer and turquoise microglitter. Freaking gorgeous! This is three coats on my nails when they were way long, from a while ago. I think this might be the longest they've ever been!

So what do you think? And just for curiosity's sake, do you like my nails long or short? I actually am really liking them a bit longer now. I used to not be able to stand them being longer than a little "white" showing, but since I've started using Duri Rejuvacote, they've been so strong I don't even notice the length. I like the slight c-curve they get when they have some length, otherwise they're kind of flat. I think maybe they photograph best when they're a medium length, but I'm not married to a certain size these days.

You can purchase HARE Polish from their Etsy store or from Llarowe for $11. I believe they're sold out at both sites right now but Llarowe restocks frequently. Check out HARE's blog and facebook page to get up to date information about their latest goodies.

Jade - Mystic Gold

Hi everyone! Getting close to the end of the year and Christmas, and yay we made it through the "apocalypse"! Glad to still be here ;) Wanted to show you this unbelievable polish from Brazilian brand Jade. This is called Mystic Gold, an uber holographic gold polish. Best gold holo I have hands down. A nice true gold. Fab formula, this is two coats!

I bought this from Llarowe for $7. La la love!

Ozotic - #534

This is one of Ozotic's Mish Mash polishes #534. It's a multichrome holo! Pretty amazing combination if you ask me! It's a blueish purple base that flashes orangey pink and lighter purple. It's a little on the sheer side so this is three coats. It also takes a while to dry so be sure to wait a while between coats.

You can get this and other Ozotic polishes at Llarowe's online shop for $17.50 each. Have a happy weekend luvers!

Products provided for review.

Glitter Gal - 10 to Midnight

Heeeey folks! Sorry I've been so sporatic in posting these days. Such is life. I'm glad you still love me despite my inconsistencies as of late.

This is Glitter Gal's newest holographic nail polish called 10 to Midnight. It's a slightly frosty charcoal grey with that amazing rainbow linear holo. I wasn't aware it had a frost finish before I tried it and wasn't sure how it would turn out once I realized it, but it totally works. Three coats.

You can find this at Llarowe online store, who carries tons of awesome brands that are hard to get in the states. There's been a lot of buzz about more new GG colors coming soon, so I'm way pumped for that of course! Glitter is life.

Products provided for review.

Glitter Gal Holos

Thought I would show you some more swatches that have been cluttering up my back files for freaking ever. These are three Glitter Gal polishes, three holographics to be more specific. These are from www.shop.llarowe.com from Leah Ann, who is a super doll. She carries all sorts of "foreign" brands that can be hard to obtain, GGs, Ozotics, Picture Polish, a England, and some of the Brazilian brands I've shown on my blog like HITS and Ludurana.

I have to start with my love, red holographic Red "sparkle". I know the ladies over at GG are in the process of choosing new names for most of their polishes, but I have this version simply called Red. It's the non-linear version, the one with larger holo particles. So gorgeous and sexy and va va voom! This is two coats.

Next is Lizard Belly, a dark green, almost black, linear holo. I love the rainbow that comes from this guy. This was a new color for 2011, it came out the same time as Light as a Feather which I've shown you before. This is two coats.

This is Fuchsia , the linear holographic version. I really adore pink polish anyway and adding a fab rainbow holo flash to a pretty pink makes it even cuter! This is three coats. WOW look at that holo eh?

Thanks to Leah Ann again! Visit her shop www.shop.llarowe.com or my pal Kim's site www.overallbeauty.com if you're in the US, or if you're in Australia, go to http://www.glittergal.com.au/nails/products_nails3D.html to purchase these shades.

Products provided for review.

Glitter Gal - Light as a Feather

Hey everyone, I have been M.I.A. for a while and I wanted to let you know I am sorry for leaving you hanging. Not that anyone's gonna pine for me if I don't blog or anything, just a few people have been asking me what was up. I am going through a tough time in my life right now and don't have as much time and energy for blogging as I used to. It is something I want to continue to do, but it will be on a scaled back basis. Thank you for everyone who have sent me well wishes and internet-hugs, I love you all!

This is a new Glitter Gal nail polish called Light as a Feather. It's a *GASP* white linear holographic polish! I don't think I ever dreamed this would happen and yet the folks down under (Australia) at Glitter Gal have done it! This is a creamy white polish with fabulous rainbow holo, absolutely breathtaking. This is three coats.

You can buy Glitter Gal polishes from US supplier www.shop.llarowe.com who furnished this amazing polish for my review, or at www.overallbeauty.com or if you're a local Aussie, at www.glittergal.com.au

Products provided for review.

Glitter Gal - Marine Blue & Black

I recently bought a few Glitter Gal polishes from Leah Ann on her site http://shop.llarowe.com/, so I thought I'd show you them finally haha ;)

This is 3D Holographic Marine Blue, a bright primary blue with amazing linear holographic properties. Gorgeous. One of my favorite GGs ever.

This is 3D Holographic Black, super gorgeous charcoal black with a great linear holo. Beautiful and this totally squelches my desire for OPI's original My Private Jet.

Both swatches are three coats using Gosh Fix Base Coat as a base and no top coat. :)

Glitter Gal Sale and Giveaway

Please enjoy this contest and sale information from Leah Ann via shop.llarowe.com.

The helicopter crash in Afghanistan killed soldiers, fathers, husbands, sons and friends. The members of the military and their families make extraordinary sacrifices for our freedom and deserve our support. Being from a military family I know first hand the sacrifices that these families endure with selfless service to our country.

I will be giving away a set of the Glitter Gal Red, Light As A Feather (white) and Marine Blue to honor these fallen soldiers and their families. This will be a random drawing to be held on September 11, 2011. On the same day, as a tribute to these fallen soldiers and their families, 50% of all sales of Glitter Gal Red, Marine Blue and Light As A Feather on shop.llarowe.com or my Ebay site llarowe, will be donated to the following organization to benefit the families of these soldiers:

http://nswfoundation.org/

Thank you so much for your support and God bless our soldiers and their families for their sacrifices for our freedom!

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