Giveaway – China Glaze Holiday 2010

Monday, 6 December, 2010

Winner put into random.org and has been contacted as of Sat., Dec 11, 2010, 9:18AM if I don’t hear from them by Sunday, Dec 12, 2010, 9:18AM the back-up winner will be contacted. Thanks to all who participated. 🙂

Contest closed as of Wed., December 8, 2010, at 11:59pm PST

Five colors in this beauteous giveaway…in honor of mah daddy. Today is his birthday and I decided to do it in honor of him. He’s an awesome guy who loves to fish, garden and hang out with his family…I think I have the World’s Greatest Dad, even if I don’t really qualify as being the world’s greatest daughter. :p

What five fabulous colors am I giving away?

Why see the picture below!

In case you want to see how any of the 5 colors look, come on over…

Here are all 5 ways you can enter – so you can get a possible maximum of FIVE entries!

1) Follow me on Twitter and tweet the following: @carinaeletoile is giving away 5 colors of China Glaze’s Holiday Collection!Â Check it out – http://tinyurl.com/2e3equd

2) Comment on this post (make sure I have some way of contacting you).

3) Follow me on Google Friend Connect (to the right of this entry) if you have not done so already.

4) Follow me on Networked Blogs on Facebook (also to the right) if you are not following me yet.

5) Mention me on your blog and put me on your blog roll – I will do the same when you tell me! 😀

If I hit 100 followers on GFC or on Networked Blogs, I’ll be sure to throw in a little extra somethin’ somethin’ for the winner.

Final note: Contest ends on Wed., December 8, 2010, at 11:59pm PST. This giveaway is open to all. I would ship the polishes to the moon if the USPS delivered there.

Good luck and be sure to share this with anyone who may be interested. 🙂

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Dr Bombay, the greedy cat

Saturday, 4 December, 2010

We did a pit stop on the way home from running errands. Before we ran out again, we decided to put the cat’s food in the container we use for housing his kibble. Hubby had turned away for a moment to reprimand the dog for even trying to come close, but in reality, he should’ve kept his eye on heifer kitty.

Dr B knows good and well that the container holds his kibble…so he pretended to sniff, then proceeded to eat as fast as he could. Of course, I had to take a picture!

Greedy guilty cat is greedy guilty!

(But he is so darn kyoot…I heart my cross eyed kitty so)

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Rescue Beauty Lounge and China Glaze – Sheer Red and Mrs. Claus

Friday, 3 December, 2010

It’s Friday Red! And the two reds I have chosen kind of rocks it.

I ordered Sheer Red by Rescue Beauty Lounge. I knew it was going to be sheer, but what I didn’t count on was exactly how sheer it would be. Not that that’s a bad thing. Don’t get me wrong. The formula for SR took a little longer to dry than I would have liked.

I thought the red was close to China Glaze’s Mrs. Claus, but without the glitter…I layered it over Sheer Red.

The base was similar that’s for sure. However, the base of MC is slightly more sheer than SR.

With my skin tone, SR ended up looking more pink on me. Not quite sure if I am liking the sheerness of it. This may be the one color by RBL that I’m not too fond of. 🙁

To see the enlarged original picture, click on the thumbnail and then click on the number in the phrase “Full size is blahblahblah x blahblahblah pixels.”

I like Mrs. Claus. The pink glitter shown isn’t looking as cool as it does in person. The pinkness doesn’t shine through. It’s really gorgeous in person.

Sunlight totally washed out the glitter, making it look silver. Very cool looking. I think I’d choose MC over SR for a holiday color.

Here is CG’s Mrs. Claus to refresh your memory.

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More Dog Days of Rex

Thursday, 2 December, 2010

I wish the video were better quality, but here is one I snagged a few days ago from my iPhone. Pity it’s not as good as it looks on my phone, but the loudness is just as good, if not better, than the one I have.

I had taken him for a walk and he was so happy. He frolicked (and did doggy business #1 and #2) and made new friends.

When we got back to my parents house, I thought he’d be ready for a cookie. I hunted around and finally found one I thought was proportionate to the amount of walking we had done. I heard an odd noise coming from the pillow on which he sleeps…

…and this is where the handy iPhone came in.

Now if I can only get some videos of him when he’s scratching himself so hard he whimpers because he’s hurting himself. He is the world’s sweetest dog. Sometimes he’s not the brightest…but he’s all mine and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

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Chanel – Riva

Wednesday, 1 December, 2010

I was surprised with this color. Hubby got it for me and who am I to say no to a bottle of nail polish? 😀

I was happy to get a color like this. I had been in two minds and I couldn’t make it up – do I want it or don’t I want it? Then I got a confirmation email saying it was on the way…decision taken out of my hands.

However, had I known then what I do now, I’d have said, “Let me find a dupe and pass.” I’d have used the money towards purchasing some other polish.

First off, what a craptastic formula. Streaky and a total pain to work with. Not opaque after 3 coats. Took forever and a *beeep* day to dry. I wasn’t even going to try and do 4 coats because even after the first coat, I had BUBBLES. BUBBLES IN A FIRST COAT THAT WASN’T EVEN THICK. I’m beyond disappointed.

And Chanel had a gorgeous shimmer that was prevalent in the bottle…and barely noticeable in sunlight.

Skip this. Get something like OPI’s What’s With The Cattitude or Finger Paints’ Blissfully Blue and then slap some CND Nail Effect Sparkle on it.

Ok, I think you get how disappointed I am by this polish. On to the pictures. As always, keep clicking the image until you can click it no more and it is huge. Remember, these are just thumbnails. The overall details will be seen in the original size of the picture (ghetto hangnails and all!) – you will see the shimmer in the sunlight shot and the bubbles.