4/6 Manic-ure Giveaways Monday

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About MGM: These are the nail related giveaways I've collected over the past week from just about everywhere on the Internet! I strive to post new US/international giveaways, ones I haven't posted before, in each Monday post. Also, Don't forget to check the Master List or back links I provide at the end of each post!

To make sure your nail relatedgiveaway is on next week's giveaway list,
be sure to to email me before next Monday morning: laceandlacquers@gmail.com

Good luck! :D

3/30 - 4/3 In Case You Missed It! Weekly Recap + Easter Bunny Peeps Mani

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Peeps bunny manicure

Hoppy Easter! Decided to recreate my Peeps bunnies mani from 2 years ago in a different light. I used various Peeps colors over Color Club Barely There. Want to make your own Peeps bunnies? Click here to go to my original mani post with tutorial!

MARCH 30TH - APRIL 3RD, 2015

MONDAY: February 2015 Monthly Faves, editing errors and all!

TUESDAY: None.

WEDNESDAY:  Swatched OPI DS Titanium and a 5% off coupon code courtesy of The Beauty Clutch.

THURSDAY: Glossy, opaque cremes from Pure Nail Lacquer, a new to me brand!

FRIDAY: Forget Me Not Friday - ILNP Summer Stargazing, a gorgeous royal blue holo.

CURRENT GIVEAWAYS: None - stay tuned!

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Forget Me Not Friday: I LOVE NAIL POLISH - Summer Stargazing

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I Love Nail Polish Summer Stargazing

It's FRIDAY! Forget Me Not Friday, actually. If you're not familiar with FMNF, I pretty much have a huge box of untrieds by the side of my desk (that never ends) and each Friday I swatch one or two of them.This week I have a pretty blue polishes from I Love Nail Polish called Summer Stargazing. Check it out down below!

I Love Nail Polish Summer Stargazing

I Love Nail Polish Summer Stargazing - Direct sunlight

I Love Nail Polish Summer Stargazing

I Love Nail Polish Summer Stargazing

Summer Stargazing is a vibrant royal blue with strong holographic awesomeness and teeny blue flakies. Indoors it's a wonderful polish and a great color, really loving this shade of blue, but once you step out doors this polish really packs a punch!

I did 2 coats of Summer Stargazing. The application was opaque, but also on a little on the thick side - which I'm not used to with strong holo polishes. It wasn't difficult to work with by any means just... different. Although the formula threw me off, the dry time was on point - quick and no issues.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: I Love Nail Polish (ILNP)
Website | Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest
Price: Full Sized $10
Where to Find: Website, Etsy

So there ya have it! I really enjoyed this sparkly deep blue polish. I totally forgot I bought it, so it was a nice surprise to pull it out of the box LOL. I wonder what next week's polish will be :P


XOXO,

I bought this myself. Is that good enough for you, Federal Trade Commission?

PURE NAIL LACQUER: Princess, Glam Punch, & Break Out

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Pure Nail Lacquer (L->R) Princess, Glam Punch, and Break Out

Hey there! Today I have swatches of 3 polishes from Pure Nail Lacquer. I've seen this brand before but this is the first time I've used the polish. Hop on over and check out these 3 polishes after the jump!

THE BEAUTY CLUTCH: OPI DS Titanium

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OPI DS Titanium

OH HAY STRANGER! Long - 4 day - not talk! I'm back from Seattle with a swatch of something glitter via The Beauty Clutch. This is OPI DS Titanium, which I believe is my first DS polish. This came out last fall but is still super easy to find! It's so sparkly and pretty, it's hard to pass this one up!

OPI DS Titanium

OPI DS Titanium

OPI DS Titanium

This is a semi-sheer, medium grey with a crazy mix of silver, holographic and iridescent glitter and flakies. While grey polishes aren't my favorite, I couldn't pass up the gorgeous colors and sparkle in the polish! I mean look at that macro, can you blame me!

I did 3 coats of DS Titanium sans top coat. This would be a great polish to layer over undies, but I chose not to. It had a nice smooth application and was quite easy to build up. I didn't run into issues with dry time either.

It didn't look or feel rough to me. However, I tried to stamp some black polish over it and you could see the texture from the glitter. So if you're going to stamp, top coat before (which you should do anyways :P).

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If you'd like to grab this polish, you can find it here on The Beauty Clutch's website! If you're going to be shopping around The Beauty Clutch, take 5% off with code LACLQ05 :] Find The Beauty Clutch on Facebook (where they MIGHT be having a giveaway), Twitter, and Pinterest!

Happy hump day!

These items were sent to me as gifts. My opinions of the brand are my own and are not influenced in any way. Please read the disclaimer tab for more information about my reviews.

Lace & Lacquers' February 2015 Favorites

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If you prefer to watch on the YouTube site, click here!

[PLEASE excuse the audio mess at the end of this video. I tried to fix it 3 times, not sure what iMovie's issue was. Hope I can figure it out next month!]

      What's in February's bucket:

• Zoya Tiana
• Morgan Taylor Party at the Palace
• Color Club Sweet Getaway
• Zoya Leslie
• Zoya Brittany

Thanks for watching.

3/23 - 3/27 In Case You Missed It! Weekly Recap

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MARCH 23RD - MARCH 27TH, 2015

MONDAY: Manic-ure Giveaways Monday, don't forget to check those back links!

TUESDAY:  Swatches of the fun, new collection from Barielle: Glitter Mania.

WEDNESDAY: #notmynailsbut, I review the items in the 2015 XO VoxBox from Influenster.

THURSDAY: N/A

FRIDAY: Forget Me Not Friday - Happy birthday to me and all my March birthday friends! Swatched Julep's March Birthstone polish, Aretha.

CURRENT GIVEAWAYS: None - stay tuned!

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Forget Me Not Friday: JULEP - Aretha

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Julep Aretha

HAPPY FRIDAY! Today I have Julep Aretha to share with you. Geeze, I haven't reviewed a Julep since last year... This is from the Julep 2014 Birthstone Collection. This is March's birthstone polish. Since my birthday is on Monday, I figured it was about time I pulled this one out :P Check out the swatches down below.

Julep Aretha over China Glaze Kinetic Candy

Julep Aretha over China Glaze Kinetic Candy

Julep Aretha over China Glaze Kinetic Candy

Aretha is a "multi-dimensional glitter top coat" inspired by the March birthstone, aquamarine. This polish is filled with iridescent (swoon) hex and square glitter filled with rainbow flashes. While this polish looks like it has a sheer blue base, that actually shows up as clear.

Not that big of a deal, but I'd expect it to be blue if it's representing aquamarine. You know?! At least it's good news to anyone who want/ed this polish, it's just an iridescent glitter topper haha... pretty darn easy to find.

I did 1 coat of Aretha over China Glaze Kinetic Candy. The formula was a little on the thick side, but was easy to spread over the nail with multiple brush strokes. I'll probably add a drop of thinner next time. Great dry time, no issue.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Julep
Website | Facebook | Twitter  | Instagram | YouTube
Price: $14 / $11.20 for Mavens

Where to Find: Website, Sephora, Nordstrom, QVC

Like I said, if you like this polish... you can probably find an available alternative without issue. I don't love it but I don't hate that I own it LOL. Just kind of sad that I spent $12 on it. Meh. You win some, you lose some.

XOXO,

I bought this myself. Is that good enough for you, Federal Trade Commission?

INFLUENSTER: Spring 2015 XO VoxBox

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The Influenster XO VoxBox 2015

Today I have my review of the Influenster XO VoxBox. I did a first impressions unboxing on Saturday, which you can watch here! In this XO VoxBox you'll find items form Colgate's Optic White line, John Frieda's Frizz Ease Beyond Smooth line, Tide Pots + Febreze, Skinfix and Adore Me. Check them out after the jump!

BARIELLE: Spring 2015 Glitter Mania Collection [Confetti, Orange Flame, Gemstones, Mermaid's Fin, & Pink Princess]

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Barielle Glitter Mania (L->R) Confetti, Orange Flame,
Gemstones, Mermaid's Fin, and Pink Princess

Hi friends! Today I have the brand new Barielle Glitter Mania Collection for Spring 2015. This collection is filled with glitter topper goodness. Barielle's color of the month for April is blue, I've been asked to swatch over blue Barielles. Just a heads up, there's a lot of blue in this post LOL! But check out these fun glitter toppers after the jump.