2000+ Followers Giveaway

I am so happy to announce (again haha) that I have reached a blogging milestone. I have over 2000 followers on Google Friend Connect, which is definitely cause for celebration! I wanted to pay homage to this occasion by having a super big giveaway.....with 6 winners!!!

• Open internationally to all subscribers of Also Known As... age 18 and older. I will verify if you are subscribed or not, be it through Google Friend Connect, email subscriptions, or BlogLovin'.

• Contest open from now until April 17th. No matter what your timezone, as long as it's April 17th somewhere, your entry will be valid.

• Comment on this post with your name and email, along with your first and second choices for the prize you want if you win. Only one entry per person please!

Please note: the winners will have 48 hours to respond when I notify them that they have won, after which I will have to choose another person for that prize.

Prize #1: Milani Nail Art kit, EOS lip balm in summer fruit, Claire's nail polishes in: Venomous, Poison Apple, and Evil Queen

Prize #2: Claire's Mood polishes in Wild/Calm and Peaceful/Confident, EOS lip balm in sweet mint, Milani nail art kit

Prize #3: Body Shop Satsuma body butter, Sephora by OPI nail polishes in Access 24/7 and Club Scene Queen

Prize #4: Two Rimmel Royal lip glosses, Ulta Smoke Screen, Essence Colour & Go in What do U Think? and Underwater, Ulta Pinata

Prize #5: L'oreal Hip eyeshadow duo in Cheeky, Maybelline Express FInish in Crimson, Nail Prisms in Pink Rose Diamond and Purple Diamond, Sally Hansen HD in Digital, L'Oreal Colour Juice lipgloss in raspberry smash, and Rimmel Kiss and Stay lipgloss in Old Flame

Prize #6: Revlon Black with Envy, Icing Purple PJs, Urban Outfitters Green 9, Icing My Blue Heaven, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Flirt, and Sinful Colors in Vacation Time

Please email me if you have any questions :) Good luck and thanks for making my blog possible, for without you all, I would be typing to no one ;)

glitter gal giveaway ***CLOSED***

giveaway time! the sweet ladies over at Glitter Gal based in Australia have offered two of their amazing holographic nail polishes to one of my blog readers!  and even better, the winner gets to choose the ones they want from the fab selection of 15 Holographic colors and 16 Sparkle colors!  check them out - Glitter Gal 3D

to win this great prize, all you have to do is fill out the form at the bottom!

Mandatory entry:

• Be a subscriber of this blog please and tell me which two polishes you would pick if you won :) - counts for 2 entries!!

Optional entries (all count for one extra):

• Follow Glitter Gal's blog
• "Like" Glitter Gal on Facebook
• "Like" my blog on Facebook
• Follow Glitter Gal on Twitter
• Follow me on Twitter

total entries possible - 7

the giveaway ends on November 14th at midnight MST - when the form will close and stop accepting entries.  the winner will be emailed and asked to provide shipping details so that Glitter Gal can send you your goodies!  open internationally.



good luck luvies!!

xoxo,
kelliegonzo

this giveaway is sponsored by the manufacturer. please see disclosure statement for more information.

giveaway deadline

*sigh* in case you are not aware, i apparently suck at life and do not look at calendars before i post blog giveaway deadlines.  because, yep, you guessed it, there is no Sept. 31. as i posted for my giveaway end date.  FAIL!

so to clarify, just so we're all on the same page, the Special K Giveaway will end on Friday, October 1 at 11:59 PM MST. sorry i'm such a stoopid-head.

xoxo,
kelliegonzo

Special K Giveaway! ***CLOSED***

that's right folks! i've hit the landmark of 1000+ readers! and it is now my 1 year and 4 month blog birthday haha. i promised you a giveaway and you are gonna get one.  there are going to be three winners for this one!  K = 1000 and also stands for Kellie, hence the name :)

all the prizes are pictured below:

Grand Prize Winner: Incoco Dry Nail Applique Nail Polish Strips (2 packs: Oscar Night and Passion), Orly Beverly Hills Manicure pack (includes: Beverly Hills Plum, Sheer White Tips, Orly Bonder, and In a Snap Topcoat), American Apparel Peacock, American Apparel Dynasty, American Apparel Butter, China Glaze Thataway, Ulta Material Girl, Ulta Devious, Color Club Yachty, Yachty, Yadda, Color Club Sexsea, Color Club Overboard, Color Club Regatta Red, Color Club Charity Ball, and a $15 Gift Certificate for PiggyPaint.com! 

Second Prize: Nicole Light a Candle, Icing Skinny Dip, Maybelline Blue Riders, Maybelline Rose Rocks, Maybelline Copper Kettle

Third Prize: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Purple Potion, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Blue It, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Lime Lights, Diamond Cosmetics Matte Smoke

• Anyone who is a follower of this blog (I will check) can enter, US residents as well as International readers.

• Open from now until Friday, October 1 at 11:59 pm - MST *UPDATED TIME*

• Comment on this post with your email address (if not in your comment profile) and tell me what you would name your brand if you had your own nail polish line - if you prefer to email me for anonymity, send to: kelliegonzoblog at gmail.com.

• Optional extra entries (these count for +1 each): add me to your blog roll and leave a link, tweet about the giveaway and leave a link, "like" my facebook page, or blog about the giveaway and leave a link.

• I will use random.org to pick the 3 winners.  You will have 48 hours to respond to my email if you are chosen, otherwise i will have to pick another winner.

if you have any questions, please email me!  thanks so much and good luck!

xoxo,
kelliegonzo

The Incoco strips and Piggy Paint gift certificate are sponsored prizes from their respective companies' pr/manufacturers.  Some of the nail polishes in the prize packs have been swatched once; if this concerns you, please do not enter to win.

anti-valentine's day mani

here's my anti-valentine's day manicure. i was not in the spirit this year. or any year really. even when i am in the "lovey dovey" mood or whatev haha i still don't really relish the valentine's holiday. i think it's a silly reason to celebrate and spend money and it usually ends in disappointment. and i have to watch other people get gifts and hear about "amazing" valentine's day dates the next day and it's just lame to me. so yeah. not to be bitter haha! i swear i'm not a grumpy person normally :)

this is three coats of a George (based in the UK) polish, raincloud, that Charlotte from LipGlossiping sent me from a contest I won in December. super cute, really sheer on the first coat but built very nicely. an art deco sparkly red for the heart and china glaze ink nail art lacquer from the ink collection they did in summer 2008. it may seem like i just slopped on the words, but i actually wanted it to look deconstructed and non-perfect. kind of like graffiti. anyway, hope you had a nice weekend and that a real holiday like President's Day (for of all those in the states) is going well for you!

essie showstopper and seche prize

i got this polish in a discount bin at TJ Maxx. that's kind of an oxymoron, because everything that comes from TJ Maxx is discount...anyway around christmas time they had huge baskets of essie polishes for $3.99. most of them were lame pale versions of white and pink sheers but there were a few choice guys buried in there. this is one of them, essie showstopper. deep berry with a gold shimmer highlight (3 coats). i like this one more in the bottle than on my fingers to be honest. and really, the pictures came out really good. like way better than i was expecting because i don't really like this polish all that much IRL. i loved it more when i made it matte w/ essie's matte about you topcoat. maybe this would look better on someone with a different skintone. does anyone have this polish and love it? oh well, this will make a good addition to my swap pile :)

lamp light

matte-ified

matte-ified under lamp light

i also wanted to post a picture of the haul i got from the people over at Seche Inc. (American International Industries). i won a contest with them on Facebook back in November and i received pretty much their entire collection as a prize. it's been pretty much the best thing ever! the nail treatments (rebuild, recondition, natural, plus) have made my nails bullet proof (honestly i haven't broken a nail since i've started using them *knock on wood*), seche restore has made my seche vite last tons longer than ever before, and i'm loving all of the other products i probably would've never gotten to try had i not won them. they also threw in some salon perfect lashes and brow powder from a sister company. uber exciting huh!

have a great day!