12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 12 Drip Drop Nail Paint "Hubby's Picks"

Greetings and Nailutations,

Today is the last of the 12 Days of Polish Giveaway!  And the prize are polishes that my husband purchased on Black Friday.  He went crazy (and so did I) and picked up 7 polishes from Drip Drop Nail Paint.
Sleighin' It (red glitter jelly)
Happy Dance (pink holographic glitter bomb)
Valley Girl (pink glitter crelly)
Tighty Whities (white creme)
That's A Wrap (white glitter crelly)
Below Zero (blue-lavender creme)
Black Friday 2016 (mystery!)

Rules:
Must be 18+, US only when the prizes contain polish.  There will be 1 international prize.  I am not responsible for the prizes once they leave my possession.  Prizes will ship a few days after each giveaway ends.  Winners will be contacted through email & displayed on this post through the rafflecopter widget.


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Digit-al Dozen December Birthday Mani

Greetings and Nailutations,

Today I am sharing a special birthday mani for the Digit-al Dozen gals who celebrate their birthdays in December (Cathy, Kerry and myself).  Woo hoo!  To celebrate Cathy chose a great photo that captured both art and science (neediness) together.

12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 11 K*Sea Gale's Nails The Seven Grandfather Teachings Collection

Greetings and Nailutations!

Are you still celebrating?  I still have family in town and so I have been busy hosting gatherings at the house, laughing at memories and being merry with the niece and nephews.  :)  This was the first year my immediate family (folks, grandma, middle sister and her husband and son and daughter as well as the youngest sister and her husband and son) flew down all at the same time for a holiday.  It was fun, a little overwhelming and full of laughter and good food.

Now for today's 11th Day of the 12 Days of Polish Giveaway is the Seven Grandfather Teachings Collection from K*Sea Gale's Nails.  This collection is in mini size and is a total of 7 holos that both stamp and water marble!

Rules:
Must be 18+, US only when the prizes contain polish.  There will be 1 international prize.  I am not responsible for the prizes once they leave my possession.  Prizes will ship a few days after each giveaway ends.  Winners will be contacted through email & displayed on this post through the rafflecopter widget.


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12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 10 Envy Lacquer and Lavish Polish Indie Shop Exclusives

Greetings and Nailutations!

I hope that your holidays have been joyous and spent with those you love and care about.  My family from Washington state all flew to Arizona to enjoy a sunny Christmas.  It's been so lovely having them near me.  Enough with the babbling, I am still doing my 12 Days of Polish Giveaway and today is Day 10!  :)

Envy Lacquer Indie Shop Exclusive Trio
3 Envy Lacquer polishes from her Moulin Rouge Collection (shown in photo)
Lavish Polish Indie Shop Exclusive

Rules:
Must be 18+, US only when the prizes contain polish.  There will be 1 international prize.  I am not responsible for the prizes once they leave my possession.  Prizes will ship a few days after each giveaway ends.  Winners will be contacted through email & displayed on this post through the rafflecopter widget.


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12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 9 Painted Polish Trio and Ever After Indie Shop Exclusives

Greetings and Nailutation,

Today marks day 9 of my 12 Days of Polish giveaway.  I skipped posting yesterday, life gets busy and I got side tracked with work and planning on my upcoming time off.  I'm still doing 12 days, but the remaining days may be spread out.

Today I will be giving away Painted Polish Indie Shop Trio and Ever After Exclusive!

Rules:
Must be 18+, US only when the prizes contain polish.  There will be 1 international prize.  I am not responsible for the prizes once they leave my possession.  Prizes will ship a few days after each giveaway ends.  Winners will be contacted through email & displayed on this post through the rafflecopter widget.


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12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 8 Colors by Llarowe and Squishy Face Polish Indie Shop Exclusives

Greetings and Nailutations!

It is now Day 8 of my 12 Days of Polish Giveaway.  Today I have the Colors by Llarowe trio and the Squishy Face Polish Indie Shop Exclusives.  This was my first time meeting Leah of Colors by Llarowe - she was so busy and had a constant long line, there wasn't time to chat.  I'm hoping she returns so I can remedy that.  Alice from Squishy Face is a doll!  We chatted about LuLaRoe (we both had leggings on).  :)

Rules:
Must be 18+, US only when the prizes contain polish.  There will be 1 international prize.  I am not responsible for the prizes once they leave my possession.  Prizes will ship a few days after each giveaway ends.  Winners will be contacted through email & displayed on this post through the rafflecopter widget.

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka BeginNails

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12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 7 Nvr Enuff Polish and Sea Lore Polish Indie Shop Exclusives

Greetings and Nailutations!

Today is Day 7 (I know I skipped posting a day yesterday) and I am giving away the Nvr Enuff trio from the Indie Shop as well as the Sea Lore Polish from the Indie Shop.  The Nvr Enuff unicorns and the Sea Lore mermaid (yes - their owners are magical creatures) are all super sweet.

Rules:
Must be 18+, US only when the prizes contain polish.  There will be 1 international prize.  I am not responsible for the prizes once they leave my possession.  Prizes will ship a few days after each giveaway ends.  Winners will be contacted through email & displayed on this post through the rafflecopter widget.

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka BeginNails

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January's Nail Drama Box Review

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Press Sample*
Today I'll be sharing the January Nail Drama Box with you.  The Nail Drama Box is a monthly subscription box that has tons of nail art goodies.  Unfortunately the January box is already sold out (yes - this one is so amazing that it sold out early!) but you can set your alarms for February and sign up for several months at a time to save money.  The theme of January was Hello Kitty.  As you can see below there were so many mani options with the products in the box.

Now let's get to the manis!

12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 6 Drip Drop Nail Paint Christmas Collection

Greetings and Nailutations,


It's Day 6 of the 12 Days of Polish Giveaway and we are half way through the giveaway!  This one is for the Christmas Collection from Drip Drop Nail Paint.  This includes 4 amazing polishes.  There is a sparkling gold called Holiday Spirit, a sassy red glitter jelly named Sleighin' It, a calming deep green glitter jelly by the name of Singing Elves and a festive white glitter crelly called Wrap It Up.

Rules:
Must be 18+, US only when the prizes contain polish.  There will be 1 international prize.  I am not responsible for the prizes once they leave my possession.  Prizes will ship a few days after each giveaway ends.  Winners will be contacted through email & displayed on this post through the rafflecopter widget.

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Digit-al Dozen: Festive Winter Mani

Greetings and Nailutations,

Today is the last day of Digit-al Dozen December prompt!  I decided to dip in to the festive part of my creative brain.

Now let's get to the mani!

12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 5 Poetry Cowgirl Nail Polish and Stached Polish

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Nothing to Disclose*
It's Day 5 of my 12 Days of Polish and all polishes are Indie Shop exclusives from the event in November!  I have the trio from Poetry Cowgirl Nail Polish and a lovely purple from Stached Polish.  It was great to see these makers in person again!  They are both sweet hearts!

Rules:
Must be 18+, US only when the prizes contain polish.  There will be 1 international prize.  I am not responsible for the prizes once they leave my possession.  Prizes will ship a few days after each giveaway ends.  Winners will be contacted through email & displayed on this post through the rafflecopter widget.

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Digit-al Dozen: December Visions of Sugar Plums

Greetings and Nailutations,

Today is Day 4 of the prompt December for the Digit-al Dozen.  I tried to think of stories that are told in December and Twas The Night Before Christmas popped into my mind.  I remember reading this short story/poem as a child and still love it as an adult.  I decided to make this one simple, because visions of sugar plums made me think of the simple things children dream of.  :)

Now let's get to the mani!

12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 4 Girly Bits Cosmetics and Bad Bitch Polish

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Nothing to Disclose*
It's Day 4 of 12 Days of Polish Giveaway and today's prizes are super glittery and sparkle!!

Digit-al Dozen: December Sweater Weather

Greetings and Nailutations,

We are on Day 3 of the Digit-al Dozen theme of December.  In normal locations across the northern hemisphere it is cold...I'm currently not in a normal location (desert living - like a mentioned yesterday it's supposed to be 76 F (25 C) this week).  We hung our Christmas lights this last weekend I got a slight sun burn, I wore a tank top and the hubby wore shorts...yes it's warm here.  BUT in normal locations - it's cold and sweaters are worn.  I LOVE Christmas sweaters.  I actually miss wearing sweaters.  So to answer my sad longing for sweaters - I put a sweater design on my nails.

Now let's get to the mani!

12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 3 It Girl Nail Art, Mrs P's Potions and Nails Redesigned

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Nothing to Disclose*
It's Day 3 of 12 Days of Polish Giveaway and today's prizes do not include polish so this mean - it's INTERNATIONAL!!  That's right - I will ship this prize internationally.

I love nail art and my favorite stamping plates are from It Girl Nail Art - the images are etched perfectly, the designs are so creative and she is always coming out with great new plates!  I had to include 3 plates from It Girl Nail Art.

I also had heard great thing about Mrs P's Potions cuticle balm.  It leaves my skin non-greasy and it smells delicious (pear).

The last portion of the prize are vinyls/decals from Nails Redesigned which were exclusive to the Indie Shop Event.

Rules:
Must be 18+, US only when the prizes contain polish.  There will be 1 international prize.  I am not responsible for the prizes once they leave my possession.  Prizes will ship a few days after each giveaway ends.  Winners will be contacted through email & displayed on this post through the rafflecopter widget.

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Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka BeginNails

Digit-al Dozen: December Wintry Weather

Greetings and Nailutations,

It's Day 2 of the Digit-al Dozen theme of December.  Today I decided to be inspired by the wintry weather (ok....obviously NOT the weather where I am) of December.  It's supposed to be 76 F (25 C) this week.  I did experience white Christmases as a child in the state of Washington though, so I had to revisit my childhood memories to create this look.

Now let's get to the mani!

12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 2 Drip Drop Winter Duo and Bliss Indie Shop Exclusive

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Nothing to disclose*
It's Day 2 of the 12 Days of Polish Giveaway!  Two brand owners I've met and spent time with are Jess from Drip Drop Nail Paint and Yvette of Bliss Polish.  They are both down to Earth, creative and  so much fun!  I decided to pair these polishes together because they all have blue tints and it made me think of the song Blue Christmas.  (Jess is a huge Elvis fan.)

Today's prize is the Winter Duo from Drip Drop Nail Paint and the Indie Shop Exclusive from Bliss Polish.

Digit-al Dozen: December Candy of the Month

Greetings and Nailutations,

It's a Digit-al Dozen week and our theme is December!  December...December...December!  The month of many holidays (including my birthday in 2 days!), cold weather, warm clothing, fun songs and candy.  Specifically a candy where nearly 2 billion (yes BILLION) are sold prior to the end of December.  Do you know which candy I'm talking about?  Did you guess Candy Canes?  You are right!

Now let's get to the mani!

12 Day of Polish Giveaway: Day 1 Joy Lacquer Duo and I Am Custom Color Indie Shop Exclusives

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Nothing to disclose*
It's the holiday season - and one of my favorite times of the year.  Family time, reconnecting with extended family and seeing how much my nephews and niece have grown.  It is also a time to give back....sharing what I love with others.  And that means indies.  I will be doing 12 Days of Giveaways and each contest will be open for roughly 5 days (kept through rafflecopter).  You can gain points for following me through my social media outlets as well as following the brands too.  All of these prizes were bought by me over the last few months.

Today's prizes are Indie Shop exclusive polishes from Joy Lacquer and I Am Custom Color.

K*Sea Gale's Nails Winter Holiday Collection Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Press Sample*
Today I will be sharing the Winter Holiday Collection from K*Sea Gale's Nails.  The collection consists of 7 polishes, a glitter shimmer, 1 shimmers and 5 holographic polishes.  All are available now on her Etsy shop.

Now let's get to the swatches!

Digit-al Dozen: November Birthday Mani

Greetings and Nailutations,

This is the first time I've painted my nails in almost 3 weeks.  Thanksgiving weekend was a bit ruined for me as I spent a good chunk of Thanksgiving in the Emergency Room.  Paint + nausea + sweats = kidney stone!  I am lucky in that it passed in ~10 hours.  Lesson learned: DRINK MORE WATER!  :)

This post is very late due to the above mentioned activities.  For November a drip marble mani was the inspiration photo with colors of gold, purple, blue, red, pink for the birthday girls in the Digit-al Dozen (Marisa, Carmina and Serene).  I had to do a little research on how to do this mani and then practiced a few times as well.

Now let's get to the mani!

3 Empties: Dream Polish Gem Block Liquid Latex, Bath and BodyWorks Shower Gel and VitaFusion Women's Vitamins

Greetings and Nailutations,

It's another installment of 3 empties, where I review 3 products I have used up and express my opinion on how well they worked, how they smelled, their packaging and if I'd make a repeat purchase.

Now let's get to the empties!

Drip Drop Nail Paint 2016 Winter Duo Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Press Sample*
Today I'm sharing the Winter Duo from Drip Drop Nail Paint.  This duo will be sold together releasing Friday.  The Winter Duo contains a crelly with flakies and a glitter topper.

Now let's get to some swatches!

Drip Drop Nail Paint 2016 Christmas Collection Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Press Sample*
The Christmas Collection from Drip Drop Nail Paint will be available this Friday!  It consists of 1 glitter crelly, 2 glitter jellies and a holographic glitter!  With all the sales going on this weekend, you definitely want to save some monies for this collection - just wait!

Now let's get to the swatches!

Nail Crazies Unite - Fall Foliage

Greetings and Nailutations,

It's time for a Nail Crazies Unite posting!  The theme is Fall Foliage.  I've actually had this mani done for a few weeks and purposely saved it for this post (I knew I wouldn't have time to make a new mani for the theme).  As a reminder - Nail Crazies Unite is a group on Facebook, where a theme is selected every other week and we all do nail art interpreting the theme our own way!  Feel free to follow to participate!

Now let's get to the mani!

Digit-al Dozen: Colour Contrasts Classic Blue and Orange

Greetings and Nailutations,

Last day of the Digit-al Dozen does Colour Contrasts and I went with a classic navy blue and orange.

Now let's get to the mani details!

Digit-al Dozen: Colour Contrasts College Colors (sort of)

Greetings and Nailutations,

Day 4 of the Digit-al Dozen does Colour Contrasts and I decided to go with my college colors from a few (*cough* maybe 10...ok ok 15 years ago).  It seems like college colors are all contrasting colors - I wonder if that was planned?  I decided to pair purple and yellow, but used pastels!

Now let's get to the mani!

Digit-al Dozen: Colour Contrasts Spin on Silver and Gold

Greetings and Nailutations,

We are on day 3 of the Digit-al Dozen's Colour Contrasts.  When I think of contrasts I think of things you wouldn't necessarily pair together - like silver and gold (oh the horror!!).  I did a spin on silver using grey (or gray if you prefer) and gold using yellow.

Now let's get to the mani!

Digit-al Dozen: Colour Contrasts Pink and Green

Greetings and Nailutations,

It is day 2 of the Digital Dozen does Colour Contrasts.  Bright pink and bright green go together like peanut nut butter and jelly!  :)

Now let's get to the mani!

Digit-al Dozen: Colour Contrasts Pink and Blue Skittlette

Greetings and Nailutations!

It's Digit-al Dozen week and this week the theme is Colour Contrasts (or Color if you prefer).  I'm an equal opportunity speller and embrace being able to mix and match spellings (grey vs gray).  OK, enough with my lecturing on unity.  :)  So....as you can see, I had a nail shape change...(for 1 mani).  I love the shape of squoval/square, but for the life of me, I can't do it without scratching myself and drawing blood.  So after this mani, you'll see it go back to round.

Let's get to the mani!

Urban Lollipop Collaboration from Lollipop Posse Lacquer and Urban Flowerpot

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Press Sample*
Today I'm sharing a special collaboration between indie polish maker Lollipop Posse Lacquer and resin designer Urban Flowerpot.  The collaboration will be available in a very limited quantity Friday November 18th at 7pm Eastern time for $25 on the Lollipop Posse Lacquer website.

Now let's get to some swatches (and nail art!!)!

Drip Drop Grab Nail Paint Grab Bag BCA Polishes and Nail Art

Greetings and Nailutations,

Drip Drop Nail Paint has some of the best grab bags.  I say this for a few reasons:

1. They are $15-$16 for 3 polishes
2. She tries to accommodates requests (if you love glitter bombs or pinks or greens - she will set you up so you have a huge smile on your face), just leave a comment!
3. Some of them have themes!

Today I'll be sharing the BCA (Breast Cancer Awareness) grab bag and some nail art I happened to do with each polish.  She donated a portion of the sales to a member of the nail community's mother who is going through treatments for breast cancer.  

Now let's get to the swatches!

K*Sea Gale's Nails 7 Grandfather Teachings Collection Nail Art

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Press Sample*
One of my favorite holo collections is from K*Sea Gale's Nails called the 7 Grandfather Teachings Collection.  The collection contains 7 colors to create a soft rainbow and I swatched and reviewed them back in April.  Not only did I love the assortment of colors, I loved the story behind the polish names.  I wanted to create a separate blog post for some of the nail art I did that really showcases the amazing properties of this collection.
Property 1: THEY STAMP!
Property 2: THEY WATERMARBLE!

Now let's get to the manis!

Nail Crazies Unite - Coffee

Greetings and Nailutations,

The blog is morphing - don't worry nothing scary, but I'm going to start adding more nail art!  Be prepared for my off the grid interpretation of some fun themes for the Nail Crazies Unite group!  It is a group on Facebook (as well as Instagram) where every other week we focus on a theme to post (blog and/or photos).  This week it is coffee!  Be sure to check below at the end of the post for other amazing blogs with the same theme!

Now lets get to the mani!

Envy Lacquer Thirty, Flirty and Fabulous Trio Swatch and Review with Nail Art

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Nothing to disclose*
Thirty...going from 29 to 30 can be scary...heck my grandma informed me that she told her children she was 29 for 5 years in a row until they started questioning it.  It's a new decade, we are older, we are wiser, we are more independent - we should love our 30's. Why am I talking about 30??  Because the trio I am bringing you today is in celebration of the owner of Envy Lacquer's 30th birthday.  The trio has been out for awhile but since they are in stock.  The trio consist of a holographic polish, a crelly and a glitter crelly.

Now let's get to the swatches (and nail art!)!

3 Empties: Cuticula Nail Tape, Dior Eye Makeup Remover and Thann Hand Wash

Greetings and Nailutations,

It's another installment of 3 empties, where I review 3 products I have used up and express my opinion on how well they worked, how they smelled, their packaging and if I'd make a repeat purchase.

Now let's get to the empties!

3 Empties: Dream Polish Gem Glam Top Coat, L'Occitane Shower Gel and Sunny's Body Products Hand Sugar Scrub

Greetings and Nailutations,

It's another installment of 3 empties, where I review 3 products I have used up and express my opinion on how well they worked, how they smelled, their packaging and if I'd make a repeat purchase.

Now let's get to the empties!

Digital Dozen Does Unicorn Wood...Wait WHAT!?

Greetings and Nailutations!

Aside from the exciting week of doing 5 nail art looks with the Digital Dozen, we also do a collaboration to celebrate birthdays!  Amber of Nails Like Lace had her birthday last week and she had the honor of selecting a photo for our inspirations!  She selected "Unicorn Wood" a rainbow holo graphic mineral that looked amazing!  Be sure to check out all the other manis at the bottom from my Digital Dozen sisters!

Now let's see my interpretation!

The Creepy Crelly Create and Halloween Manis

Greetings and Nailutations!

*Nothing to disclose*
The Creepy Crelly Crate is an adorable box that contains 5 polishes, a cuticle oil and a mani bomb all Halloween themed.  It is no longer available, but I figured I would share the swatches as well as the fun manis I created!

Now lets get to the manis!

Sindie Pop Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Nothing to disclose*
Today I'm going to share 3 polishes I purchased from Sindie Pop.  I will mention that I had purchased these some time ago, so 1 of the them is no longer available, but don't worry, 2 others are!  I love taking advantage of great sales - especially for brands that I have never tried before.  This was the case here.  There was 1 polish that I had on my wish list for a long time and it's one of these 3!

Now lets get to the swatches!

Dream Polish PowerPuff Girl Contribution Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Press Sample*
Today I'm going to share the contribution from Dream Polish to the PowerPuff Girl LE Collaboration Box!  The entire box consists of 5 polishes, decals, nail art items as well as a mini top coat!  The brands who have come together for this box are Dream Polish, Ever After, Fire Cracker Lacquer, Anonymous Lacquer, and Lou It Yourself.  While I only have Dream Polish's contribution, I encourage you to check out the links below to some reviews of the entire box from some amazing bloggers!

Now let's get to the swatches!

3 Empties: Drip Drop Nail Paint, L'Occitane Face Toner, Bath and BodyWorks Hand Sanitizer

Greetings and Nailutations,

It's another installment of 3 empties, where I review 3 products I have used up and express my opinion on how well they worked, how they smelled, their packaging and if I'd make a repeat purchase.

Now let's get to the empties!

K*Sea Gale's Nails 3 Year Anniversary Trio Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Press Sample*
I'm back again with some K*Sea Gale's Nails polishes!  Today I have the 3 Year Anniversary Collection from K*Sea Gale's Nails.  This trio consists of a thermal, a duo chrome and a holographic polish.  These polishes are available now on her Etsy site.

Now let's get to the swatches!

K*Sea Gale's Nails Holloween Collection Sample Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

*Press Sample*
Today I have a sample of the Halloween collection from K*Sea Gale's Nails.  The Halloween Collection contains a total of 9 polishes as well as a pumpkin spice cuticle oil.  The 5 that I have are all holographic - yes that's right, rainbow sparkles baby!  Photos are in both filtered light and simulated sunlight to get the full holo effect.

Now let's get to the swatches!  PHOTO HEAVY POST!