Red Dog Designs custom LA Vie en rose Giveaway!

Good evening dears!  I've got a giveaway for you tonight, yay!  If you missed out on purchasing my custom 2-year blogiversary polish from Red Dog Designs, La Vie en rose, here's your chance to WIN it!  There were only 30 bottles made and the winner will be the lucky recipient of bottle #2.  You can see my post for the gorgeous rose pink holo with sparkly holo glitters HERE.  You can also see the review from Pointless Cafe HERE and Dressed Up Digits HERE.  I've also got a a great collage picture from Ehmkay Nails.  The giveaway will end at midnight, 6/27/14.  Good luck everyone!

Sunshine picture from my post

Picture courtesy of Pointless Cafe

Picture courtesy of Dressed Up Digits

Picture courtesy of Ehmkay Nails

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Giveaway Details

• You must be 18 to enter
• Open to US residents
• 1 winner will receive 1 bottle of Red Dog Designs La Vie en Rose
• Giveaway will run from June 3rd, 2014 to June 27th, 2014 12:00 AM PST.  
• Prize must be claimed within 48 hours
• Please follow all the rules...follow and/or like all the provided links
• Prizes provided by Red Dog Designs
• My Nail Polish Obsession and Red Dog Designs are not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen goods

I Missed My 2-Year Blogiversary Quickie Giveaway!

Well my 2-year blogiversay went by without much notice (by me).  It was on 3/16 and I kind of hummed and haaa'ed until too late and then it just passed.  Well I decided to go ahead and have a quick giveaway with one beautiful polish I have.  This will last over the weekend so don't forget to enter right away!  
1 winner will receive this gorgeous bottle of Lumina Lacquer Smooth Operator.  I have a regular and flash picture so show it off!  
*YOU COULD WIN THIS PRIZE*

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Giveaway Details

• You must be 18 to enter
• Open to US & International residents, excluding New Zealand and Italy
• 1 winner will receive 1 bottle of Lumina Lacquer Smooth Operator
• Giveaway will run from March 28th, 2014 to March  31, 2014 12:00 AM PST.  
• Prize must be claimed within 48 hours
• Please follow all the rules...follow and/or like all the provided links
• Prizes provided by Lumina Lacquer
• My Nail Polish Obsession and Lumina Lacquer are not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen goods

The Nail Junkie Girl - XX & Leprechaun (psssst and a giveaway!)

Good morning to you and happy Saturday!  I have some beautiful polish from The Nail Junkie to share with you and I was truly in love with both of them.  One is from the new collection and the other is from last year but let me tell you, both are amazing!  The Nail Junkie is packed full of awesome polish in many finish types, there is something for everyone.  And there is a link to make your own custom!  You might want to check that out if you were looking for something extra special and all your own.  While you ponder on what type of polish you can dream up, let's take a gander at the ones in my post today.  And stay tuned for a giveaway at the end of this post!

*PRESS SAMPLE*

The Nail Junkie: Shop, Blog, Facebook, Instagram

This is Girl - XX from the newest collection.  It's described as a "pastel pink shimmer effect flakey topcoat."  This polish is recommended to be layered over a base color.  So I decided to try it a few ways.  First I put 1 layer of Girl - XX over 2 coats Essie Velvet Vouyer.  Wow, it's a match made in heaven!  I love the magenta and purple shimmers that pop over the deep, dark burgundy creme.  I also put Girl - XX over 2 coats of OPI Casino Royale, a plum toned creme.  Girl - XX picks up more of a magenta glow over the lighter shade.  I loved it over both colors though!  I found that Girl - XX had an amazing formula.  Perfect coverage with 1 coat and applied like butter.  I finished this with  layer of topcoat.  

I couldn't resist putting matte topcoat over this mani.  And I am so glad I did because it's so sexy I can't stand it!  Again, the rundown of the colors are Essie Velvet Vouyer and OPI Casino Royale topped with 1 coat of The Nail Junkie Girl - XX.  I then used 1 coat of Essie Matte About You topcoat for the matte effect.  Excuse me while I go swoon over my own nails now...

  

Then I tried Girl - XX over one more color, Zoya Katherine.  Katherine is a light burgundy jelly.  So it's sheer and builds up, but I just wanted to use it as a base color for Girl - XX.  It helped give Girl - XX a shiny, squishy look!  The magenta and blurple shimmer is really showcased here.  But I did a jelly sandwich with Girl - XX and Katherine on my ring finger.  Not really hugely noticeable, but I thought it created a pretty effect.  I included a slightly blurred picture so you could see how the Girl - XX really sparkles and glows!  

Now I have Leprechaun from the 2013 St. Patrick's Day collection.  Leprechaun is a "satin white base loaded with green and gold micro-glitters."  It really is jam packed with the micro glitters and it's really pretty!  I like how the gold glitters sparkle through and the amount of green glitters give the look of a minty color against the white base.  I found the formula and application of Leprechaun to be really fantastic.  I always expect lighter colors to be sheer but this one was very opaque and built up beautifully in 3 thin coats.   Leprechaun dried with a very slightly textured finish and I really liked that about it because it made the polish even more interesting!  I used 1 layer of topcoat.   

I decided to add a little art to Leprechaun just for the heck of it and it turned out so great!  I love when that happens!  I did a waterfall mani with Zoya Chita, Zoya Solange, Zoya Dhara and OPI Solitaire to match the little Leprechaun image on the bottle label.  I didn't use topcoat to keep the textured feel of all the polishes together.

AND NOW FOR A...

1 winner will receive their choice of 2 polishes currently available in The Nail Junkie's shop!  

Giveaway Details:

• You must be 18 to enter
• Open to US & International residents, excluding New Zealand and Italy
• 1 winner will received 2 polishes of their choice from the available stock at The Nail Junkie shop on etsy
• Giveaway will run from March 8th, 2014 to March  22, 2014 12:00 AM PST.  
• Prize must be claimed within 48 hours
• Please follow all the rules...follow and/or like all the provided links
• Prizes provided by The Nail Junkie
• My Nail Polish Obsession and The Nail Junkie are not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen goods

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Girly Bits Custom Burning Love

Good morning!  Hope your Sunday is relaxing and full of coffee and yummy breakfast pastries!  I am super excited about this post and you should be too.  This is the custom from Girly Bits that Pam created for me.  I simply adore the color, it's perfect and exactly what I had imagined.  Because it's a custom it's not for sale, but you can win this (well a brand new bottle - this is MY bottle) if you enter my giveaway!  It ends at 11:59 pm PST tonight, 2/9/14.  You can get your last chance entry in HERE.  

Girly Bits: Shop, Llarowe, Harlow & Co, Overall Beauty, Mei Mei's Signatures, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

THIS is Burning Love. I love Burning Love.  It's a gorgeous deep pink creme with a red undertone.  It's the perfect shade for any time of year, but especially for right now with love in the air...birds chirping, flowers blooming, Cupid whispering sweet nothings into unsuspecting ears.  Pam added just the right amount of shimmer to the base to give it a flirty touch.  I see pink, fuchsia and silver shimmer when I move my fingers around. Burning Love had an amazing formula and applied like a dream!  I used 2 coats of Burning Love topped with 1 layer to topcoat.  So what do you think of my custom? 

*pictures show more pink than that pink-red color of the actual polish...hard color to capture!* 

2,000 "Likes" Giveaway!

Good morning *insert birds singing*!!  I'd like to take a quick minute to show my gratitude for everyone that follows my blog - either here on GFC or G+, Bloglovin', Facebook or Instagram.  Thank you, all of you!  I reached 2,000 "likes" on Facebook last week and my numbers are steadily moving on GFC, Bloglovin' and Instagram too!  I love being a part of the nail community, I love admiring nail polish and I love that I have so many readers that actually want to read my posts and interact with me.  It's so amazing!  I look forward to a wonderful year with many milestones, improvements and more giveaways.  But let's talk about this giveaway now!  
You probably know that I love me some indies so I have collected 6 brands, in fun and pretty colors that you can wear for Valentine's Day and beyond!  ONE lucky winner will receive all the items shown below!  That's 6 bottles of polish, 2 sheets of nail stickers and 1 mini OPI travel case.  All items are brand new.  This giveaway is open to US and International followers.  Good luck to everyone!

1 bottle of Red Dog Designs Down With Love

*picture courtesy of Red Dog Designs

1 bottle of The Nail Junkie Cupcake

*picture courtesy of The Nail Junkie

 1 bottle of Girly Bits custom Burning Love

*picture courtesy of Girly Bits

1 bottle of Lumina Lacquer Forever Thine, Forever Mine

 1 bottle of Above The Curve Truly Madly Deeply

*picture courtesy of Above The Curve

1 bottle of Darling Diva Polish Lady Boss

*picture courtesy of Sweet Southern Haze

2 sheets of Valentine's Day themed nail stickers

 1 mini OPI travel case

Giveaway Details:

• You must be 18 to enter
• Open to US & International residents, excluding New Zealand and Italy
• 1 winner will received 6 polishes, 2 sheets of nail stickers and 1 mini OPI travel case (all listed and pictured above)
• Giveaway will run from January 29, 2014 to February 10, 2014 12:00 AM PST.  
• Prize must be claimed within 48 hours
• Please follow all the rules...follow and/or like all the provided links
• Prizes were purchased by me with the exception of Girly Bits Burning Love, which was provided
• I am not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen goods

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CrowsToes Indian Summer AND a Giveaway!

Hullo dears!  I am so in love with the polish I have to show you today!  It's one of the most fabulous chrome polishes I have ever seen and I literally drooled over it from the moment I saw the first swatches.  I purchased this from Overall Beauty - a great place to shop indie brand nail polish!  There is also a great selection of mineral makeup and natural body care items and even things for the male in your life that enjoys a little pampering.  The giveaway is at the end of the post!

Overall Beauty: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

This is Indian Summer from the Better Late Than Never Fall 2013 collection.  Indian Summer is described as a "burgundy based purple with magenta to orange color shift."  I had different colors show up in different lighting so you get to enjoy a pretty great rainbow with this polish.  You can really see the deep indigo-purple when I took pictures indoors.  But the sunshine pictures show the magenta and really well.  I loved it equally in both lighting settings.  Indian Summer had a fabulous formula and application was great.  I used 3 thin coats for full coverage.  Would you look at that fabulous, glossy shine?  I did not use topcoat.  

*indoors*

*sunshine*

And now for a giveaway...just because!  1 lucky follower will receive a gift card for $20 to use at Overall Beauty!  It ends on 12/31/13 at 11:59 PM PST.  Good luck everyone!

Giveaway Details:

You must be 18 to enter Open to US residents  Giveaway will run from December 18, 2013 to December 31, 2013 11:59 PM PST.   Prize must be claimed within 48 hours Please follow all the rules...follow and/or like all the provided links Prize was provided by Overall Beauty Overall Beauty & My Nail Polish Obsession are not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen goods
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