Bootie Babe Swatches/Review + Giveaway

Good morning everyone!

I have a "cheeky" nail polish brand to share with you today. ;) I'm sure most of you have heard of Bootie Babe before? They are most recognized for their unique bottle shape! Keep reading for swatches of these 2 beauties:

This is Baboon Moon. Although I don't think it's intended, this dries to a fine texture finish. It's really pretty this way...

...or with a layer of topcoat. Lots of sparkle either way! This swatch is 2 coats.

And this is Elvis Pelvis. With all the complex glitter topcoats out there these days, a simple fine silver holo glitter topper may seem boring. But once I layered one coat (which was perfect,  even coverage) over black, I was so in love with the look! The scattered rainbow effect is too pretty.

I would definitely recommend Bootie Babe polishes...they are a memorable brand with gorgeous colors. Visit the Bootie Babe website *here*, Facebook page *here*, and follow on Twitter *here*.

So now that you have made it this far, how would you like a brand new bottle of Elvis Pelvis for yourself?!  Just enter via Rafflecopter below:

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A Little Something for You!

Hello again!

I told you earlier I had a small surprise and this is it! Over the past few weeks, I have been reviewing lots of Shimmer Polish. I was sent a duplicate of Kim, which I have already swatched in the past, so Cindy and I decided a giveaway was in order!

Up for grabs is a brand new bottle of Kim, which is definitely one of my favorite Shimmers! Just use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter.

This giveaway is open internationally except the UK and Italy due to shipping risk. :(

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Good luck and thank you all for making blogging so much fun!

Born Pretty Giveaway Winner Announced!

Congrats to the winner and thanks to all that participated! I will email the winner and she has 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen. :)

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Announcing: Win $20 of product from Born Pretty!

Hello again readers!

I am back again today to begin a giveaway kindly being hosted by Born Pretty Store! I love going to Born Pretty for my nail art supplies because of the large variety and great prices of everything. You have the chance to win your choice of $20 of products today! Just enter the giveaway below. :)


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Good luck!

1500 Follower Giveaway- Indie Extravaganza!

Hi polish lovers!!

I am SO excited to finally unveil what I have been planning for this giveaway! Thank YOU for supporting me and making blogging so much fun!

As the co-owner of You Mix, I have the opportunity to interact with some amazingly talented and super sweet ladies who make their own polish. Regardless of this connection, I LOVE indie polish...like a lot. So it makes it even more special to have these ladies featured here for this giveaway! Their shops are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what's out there in the indie community. I wanted to feature ones that I have purchased from in the past or admired from afar that are also customers of You Mix...but don't get me wrong...I wish I could purchase from and feature everyone! My husband would say I am coming close and one look at my indie collection may prove that. haha

Ok, so what am I giving away you ask? I have 10 wonderful indie brands whose owners have graciously donated polishes from their lines and they are all amazing! This means there will be 10 winners!! 

So let's get to what's up for grabs:

Prize #1 is Trick or Treat, a super fun Halloween/Fall polish from Daring Digits owned by Ashley. She currently has her shop in vacation mode, but she is reopening with a sale this Friday! You can also stay updated on Daring Digits by liking their Facebook page.

Photos courtesy of Daring Digits

 Prize #2 is Starlight Starbright from Jamie who owns Kawaii Nail Lacquer. Jamie has a lot of amazing themed collections! You can stay up to date with Kawaii Nail Lacquer by liking her Facebook page *here*.

Photos courtesy of Kawaii Nail Lacquer

Prize #3 is 3 minis from Hit Polish. I love Rachel's shop...she has a ton of unique polishes to offer. Definitely something for everyone. You can visit her site *here* or her Etsy shop *here*. And to stay in the loop like her Facebook page!

Photos courtesy of Hit Polish

Prize #4 is Sugar Daddy from Lush Lacquer. What makes this indie brand stand out is that it's a collaborative effort between a mother and a daughter team: Karin and Lexi! And their polishes are total eye candy...one look at their Etsy shop and you'll know what I mean. :) Be sure to follow Lush Lacquer on Facebook to stay in the loop! 

Photos courtesy of Lush Lacquer

Prize #5 is Vampire Kiss, Halloween Candy, and Sugar Skulls from Sandra at Candy Lacquer, just in time for Halloween! She has a bunch of amazing polishes in her shop that are all very original, as you can see from what she is offering for this prize! Keep up with Candy Lacquer on Facebook *here*.

Photos courtesy of Candy Lacquer

Prize #6 is Float On by Sandy of Dandy Nails! Float On is one of her newer polishes and it's just gorgeous. Also, Sandy recently got picked up by Ninja Polish, which is an awesome accomplishment! Be sure to see what's new with Dandy Nails by following them on Facebook! 

Photos courtesy of Dandy Nails

Prize #7 is Chunky Cow from Jenn, Lacey, and Lexi, sisters AND owners of F4 Polish (how fun!). They have some awesome creations in their shop! Stay in touch with F4 Polish on Facebook *here* .

Photos courtesy of F4 Polish

Prize #8 is Dangerous Driver from Darling Diva. It's not everyday you see this kind of polish in an Etsy shop. This shop offers a wide variety of polishes for all tastes (I love Slutty Pumpkin! haha). Be in the know with Darling Diva by following her on Facebook! 

Photos courtesy of Darling Diva

Prize #9 is Satellite and Violet Sky from Janice, owner of The Polish Bar. Janice is super sweet! And her polishes are gorgeous! Visit her on Facebook *here*. 

Photos courtesy of The Polish Bar

And FINALLY(!), Prize #10 is Primadonna and B.A.M.F from GlitterDaze! Be sure to check out Sana's new website. It's gorgeous! You can see what's she's up to on Facebook as well!

Photos courtesy of GlitterDaze

Are you guys still with me? That was quite a bit of prizes!

So once the winners are selected through Rafflecopter, the first one drawn has first choice of the prizes, second has the next choice, and so on. 

Now that you have made it this far, go enter!

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Good luck, readers!! :)

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A Zoya Giveaway hosted by The Verve 360 Hair Salons in Pittsburgh!!

Good morning!

I have a little giveaway for you guys today...it's been a while since I had one! 

The Verve 360 hair salons in Pittsburgh is kind enough to be sponsoring this one. Up for grabs is both Zoya Myrta and Tracie from this year's Beach and Surf collection that will go to one lucky winner! You can enter below, but please keep in mind this is open to US only and excludes Hawaii and Alaska. Good luck!

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I will be back later today with my regular post...see you then!

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Belated 1000 Follower Giveaway Winners!

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Congrats and thanks to all those that entered! :)

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Born Pretty Store Giveaway!

Happy Saturday! I have a giveaway for you guys! Born Pretty is one of my favorite places to get nail polish/nail art supplies on the cheap. They also have super cute accessories! Now is your chance to win a $30 coupon code to Born Pretty!  Just wait to for Rafflecopter widget to load, and enter away! :)

Win 2 Zoya Polishes from the Smoke and Mirrors Collections!

Hi everyone! I have a little giveaway for you today that will hopefully brighten your Monday! :)

This giveaway is generously sponsored by the Verve 360 salons in Pittsburgh, PA. I am kind of wishing there was a place like this where I live!

Here's what you could win:

Zoya Marina and Zoya Anja!

*This giveaway will end November 20 11:59 pm. 

*All you have to do to enter is be a GFC follower and comment on this post telling my why you love Zoya and what your favorite Zoya color is.

*This giveaway is only open to those in the United States excluding Hawaii and Alaska. 

*The winner will be chosen using random.org.

Good luck and keep an eye out for a nail art post later today! :)

Pumpkin Patch (Husband's Creation)+Important Updates

Hello hello! This is a fun one today! I am showing you Dustin's polish creation, Pumpkin Patch with nail art. This seems to be the favorite among all of you so I thought you would enjoy seeing it all dolled up. :)

Here is the swatch again. If you want to see swatches of all Dustin's polishes, click here. This is a pumpkin orange base with 2 sizes of green glitter mixed in.

Then we added a french tip using Sinful Colors San Francisco and stamped a pumpkin from the new Bundle Monster plate set. I can't wait to start doing more Halloween looks!

Now for the news/housekeeping! From today (Sept 22) to Sunday (Sept 25)  night at midnight Husband's Halloween Frankens collection is $10/set, or $3/bottle. Shipping is $2 to the US. Shoot me an email at amberajohnson89@gmail.com if you are interested. Hurry though because we will NOT be buying more supplies to make these once they run out!! You can also see another blogger's review here!

Also, today only 8moms.com is having a $25 for $50 at aveyou.com. They have OPI and Essie products! Great deal! HERE is a link to take you there. :)

And finally (!) my 500 follower giveaway is ending TONIGHT at midnight! Don't forget to enter! Click the pic a the top right of my blog.

Thanks for reading...you guys are the best! <3

*500 Follower Giveaway* CLOSED

Hi my lovely readers! This post is all for you guys...my 500 follower giveaway!! I LOVE blogging and having something to be passionate about. And as we all know, a blog is nothing without readers.  So this is a thank you for supporting my blog. I hope to continue to bring you interesting and fun content and that it only gets better from here! 

So this time around, there will be four winners. FYI: Prizes #2 and #4 were swatched one time, but are otherwise good as new. These polishes are better off in someone's collection that will get good use of them and I knew that wouldn't be the case if I kept them. I hope this is ok with you guys.

Now onto the prizes!

Prize #1 is the entire Wet n Wild Limited Edition On the Prowl Collection. You can see swatches of this collection here.

Prize #2 is 10 polishes from Wet nWild's fastdry line. I know there are nine here...I left one out of the pic on accident! You can see swatches of these here.

Prize #3 is Husband's Halloween Franken collection! These are also for sale for those interested. Check out swatches and other info for that here. These are the original frankens pictured below, but he is making a new set just for the giveaway!

 Prize #4 is 3 Sally Hansen crackles.

Finally, Prize #5 - Sally Hansen Insta Dri polish. I decided to add these on! :) You can see swatches of these here.

This giveaway is open internationally and will close Thursday September 22, 2011 at 11:59pm MST. The winner will have 48 hours to respond before another is chosen.

To enter this giveaway:

1) You must be a follower of my blog

2) At least 18 years old to enter

For extra entries:

1) Follow me on Facebook.

2) Follow me on Twitter.

3) Share this giveaway with Facebook, Twitter, or in some form on your blog. Each way of sharing gives you an extra entry.

*100 Follower Giveaway Winner*

Hello again! I am stopping by to announce my giveaway winner. I used Random.org to determine it and it is *DebbyL*! I have already contacted her and received a reply. Congrats!

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 Thank you to all my followers for participating and supporting this blog...I am grateful for the feedback I received from you as well and will try my best to incorporate what you want to see!! Also, next giveaway I hope to have multiple winners! ;)

Sweet Giveaway!

Varnish Vixen is having a 1 year blog anniversary giveaway and the prizes look pretty dang good! This is just one of the prizes:

Check  Varnish Vixen out!