Giveaway Round-Up #15

KBShimmer Christmas Giveaway by Colores de Carol open internationally, ends on December 19, 2012

Merry Christmas and 600 followers giveaway! by Lydia's Nails open internationally, ends on December 25, 2012

Holly Jolly Holiday Advent Giveaway by Set in Lacquer, Tina K, Jilltastic Nail Design, Love for Lacquer, Cosmetic Sanctuary, Musings of the Wife of the Jedi, Glisten & Glow, College Polished, The Lacquerologist, Beyond Beauty Lounge, SoFlaJo, Nail Polish Anonymous, Taneja's Bride, and BeautyPopShop open to US and Canada only, ends on December 22, 2012

LAQA & Co. Nail Polish Giveaway! by Lacquered Lover open to US only, ends on December 20, 2012 

Another Because I Can Giveaway by My Life in Polish open to US only, ends on December 26, 2012

Holiday Giveaway by Oh Three Oh Four open internationally, ends on December 18, 2012 

Candeo Colors Winter 2012 Collection Giveaway! by The TraceFace Philes open internationally, ends on January 7, 2013

Holiday Giveaway & Scavenger Hunt - Featuring the China Glaze Cirque du Soleil Collection by Nails by Kayla Shevonne open internationally, ends on January 4, 2013

1000 Follower Giveaway by The Lacquer Factor open internationally, ends on December 30, 2012

Holly Jolly Holiday Giveaway by Glitter Me This open to US only, ends on December 16, 2012

600 Follower Giveaway-Jade Diamond Collection by Creative Nail Design by Sue ends on December 19, 2012

Holiday Giveaway by Captivating Claws open internationally, ends on December 14, 2012 (CLOSED)

Happy Holidays Giveaway by Wishes of a Blue-Eyed Girl open to US only, ends on December 16, 2012 

Giveaway Time by Holographic Hussy open internationally, ends on December 24, 2012 

7 Days of Christmas Giveaway: Day 1 | Jamberry Nails! by Haute Lacquer open to US only, ends on December 20, 2012 

Birthday Giveaway by Mandy's Polish open to US only, ends on December 24, 2012 

400 Follower Giveaway by Let Me See Ur Peacock open internationally, ends on December 14, 2012 (CLOSED)

*I do not own the photos in this post, link sources are provided from each respective owners no copyright infringement intended. 

A Gold Winter's Night

Hello ladies!

How was your weekend? Hope you all had fun. I have a very sparkly polish for you today from Nicole by OPI from the Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012 Collection but before I proceed to that I want to share with you my recent winning from Let Me See Ur Peacock.

All Is Glam, All Is Bright, A Gold Winter's Night & Kardashing Through The Snow

They're all so pretty in the bottles and I'll be swatching them individually starting with A Gold Winter's Night.

A Gold Winter's Night is a clear based polish packed with rose micro glitters, turquoise and gold bar glitters. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed how it looks in the photos because it is really pretty in real life. In the bottle the glitter looks dense but it applied thin on the nails I only did 2 coats but preferably 3 coats for more opacity and is great for layering. Drying time is average, formula is great I didn't have a problem with the application. Overall I like this polish but not a big fan and no doubt perfect for the holidays.

Snowy Christmas

Hello ladies!

I am excited to share my NOTD I call it "Snowy Christmas". It is just fitting to do some Christmas themed nail art right? Here in Bowie, MD we don't have snow yet but boy it is darn cold. I was actually imagining this design last night and I'm really glad it turn out the way I want and it is a bit of a challenge because I don't have nail art brushes so I managed to use a dotting tool creating the crooked Christmas Tree LOL! So what I did basically painted my nails with a base (Blue-ming Romance by Piggy Polish) and layered it with a glitter polish (Mrs. White by Nail Pattern Boldness) to achieve that snow globe effect, used dotting tool for snow and the Christmas Tree and lastly sponged a white cream polish for the snow and that's it, it was actually very simple and easy. I love how this design came out.

These are the colors I used to achieve the Snowy Christmas look

So what do you think guys? I hope you guys love my post today.

xoxo Tintin

Mary Kay's Lava + Leopard Print

Hello lovelies!

I have another Mary Kay polish for you today still from the Limited Edition The Art of Nature Collection, this one is called Lava. 

Lava is amazingly unique a sheer duo-chrome it has copper, orange, pink and gold it almost looks metallic to me and this one really looks beautiful in real life. The formula is a little bit hard to work with tends to drag when not stroking the brush carefully but unlike Crushed Pearl this one dried a little fast, 2 coats were enough for me even though 3 would be more opaque. I actually didn't apply a top coat and it already looked shiny.

And then I did a free hand leopard print design using Lava as base color and colors I used for the prints were Chocolate Factory by Nanacoco and Chiffon by Jordana. Thanks to Sarah of Charlkboard Nails for such an inspiring tutorial but of course mine is not as beautiful as hers but I tried and I actually love it.

What do you think guys? I would love to hear your thoughts about my post today.

xoxo Tintin

Giveaway Round-Up #14

Barielle Giveaway! by The TraceFace Philes open internationally, ends on December 31, 2012

555 Followers Color Club Holo Hues Giveaway by GoingtotheShowing open internationally, ends on December 25, 2012

LTHP Holiday Giveaway!! A Zoya Ornate Collection by Let them have Polish open to US and Puerto Rico only, ends on December 15, 2012

Christmas Collaborative GIVEAWAY!! by Jilltastic Nail Design, The Witty Nailist, I Feel Polished, Glitter Me This, The Daily Lacquerista, Pony Dreadful, Manicurator, Beauty Shoes Nails Fun, Lacquer Ladies, Lydia's Nails, Lovely Lady's Nails, Fashion Bug In Florida, Pretty and Polished Pointers, Taneja's Bride, Delusional Polish, Harajuku Girl FL Beauty, Lace & Lacquers, Love For Lacquer, BeautyPopShop, Galactic Lacquer, Cosmetic Sanctuary, Hello Lacquer, Love Anela, Crazy Crafty, Cosmetish, My Boyfriend Hates Makeup open to US, ends on December 20, 2012 

Happy Birthday to ME Giveaway! by Finger Painting Fingers open internationally except Italy, ends on December 14, 2012

350 Likes/Christmas Giveaway by Just Another Polish Addiction open to US only, ends on December 14, 2012 

Epic Christmas 2012 Giveaway!! by Beauty Ninja open internationally, ends on December 14, 2012

Black Cat Lacquer Winter Collection Giveaway! by Nail Network open internationally, ends on December 6, 2012 (CLOSED)

Spreading the Cheer: China Glaze Holiday Joy Giveaway! by Nail Network open internationally, ends on December 11, 2012

Birthday Giveaway by You Had Me at Makeup open internationally, ends on December 5, 2012 (CLOSED)

100th Post Giveaway by Did My Nails open internationally, ends on December 13, 2012

Fierce Makeup and Nails and Amandalandish's Giveaway by Fierce Makeup and Nails and Amandalandish open internationally, ends on December 15, 2012 

Model City's Multiple Blogger GIVEAWAY!!! by Daily Lacquerista open to US only, ends on December 14, 2012 

Zoya Gilty Pleasures LE Trio Review and Giveaway by Midnight Manicures open to US only, ends on December 17, 2012 

Enkelini Nail Polish Giveaway! by ChrissyAi open to US only, ends on December 9, 2012 

2012 HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY! by DRINKCITRA open internationally, ends on December 23, 2012 

500 Follower Giveaway Ciate Caviar Mini Bar! by Carlotta's Beauty Spot open internationally, ends on December 25, 2012 

Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday Collection Giveaway!!! by Never Enough Nails open to US only, ends on December 15, 2012 

Holiday Polish Line Giveaway by Nail Junkie open internationally, ends on December 17, 2012 

*I do not own the photos in this post, link sources are provided from each respective owners no copyright infringement intended. 

Mary Kay's Crushed Pearl

Hey guys! I'm glad to finally have something to post today after being absent for a couple of weeks and boy I missed painting my nails, what I have for you today is Mary Kay's Crushed Pearl from the Limited Edition Mary Kay The Art of Nature Collection.

Crushed Pearl is a shimmery sparkly taupe with holo glass flecks. I applied 2 coats for full opacity without top coat. I love the subtleness of this polish and considering it's shimmery it is opaque enough with 2 coats the only down side is the drying time is so slow. And then I decided to do a Christmas  Candy Cane inspired stamping. Are you excited for Christmas Day? What do you want to receive this Christmas? Me, I want more nail polish rack of them lol since I don't have a lot in my collection yet.

APOLOGIES

(Source: chocochipcookie)

Guys, first of all I want to apologize for being MIA for a couple of weeks. I have to say I was caught up with a lot of things in my life and I really don't want to talk about it because it's too personal for me and I really want to make it up to you. I really miss blogging and doing my nails. Actually I just checked my emails today and wow even being away I was still lucky I won two giveaways and the other one I almost got disqualified but I made it on time one hour before the deadline.

Wow there's a lot of things I missed didn't I? Especially my giveaway round-ups. I hope I'll be able to post new stuff soon, I really need to make-up with the time I lost from my blog. I genuinely miss my blog. I hope you guys miss me too lol. Anyway I just want to let you know that I'm back and I'm really hoping nothing will hinder me from doing what I love again. 

xoxo Tintin