KellieGonzo's 1000th Blog Post Giveaway Extravaganza! - CLOSED

As I am writing this blog post, I can hardly believe that I have done so 999 times before. This is officially my 1000th entry on this blog! I have had many ups and downs over the years but I have loved creating every one of those entries. I wanted to celebrate this milestone with you, my lovely readers, by holding a giveaway for 6 different sets of prizes, which means 6 winners!

Prizes

• One (1) Misa Cosmetics I Do Spring Wedding collection 2013
• One (1) OPI So So Skullicious Halloween Mini collection 2012
• Two (2) sets of three different Incoco Nail Polish Appliques
• One (1) set of three items from Illamasqua's Imperfection collection 2013
• One (1) mystery "grab bag" set of fabulous nail polishes of my choosing

Rules

• Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. 
• Open to any legal resident of the 48 continental United States and District of Columbia (void in Alaska and Hawaii). Sorry no international entries this time.
• You must be 18 or older to enter (or otherwise an adult based on your local laws). 
• You can enter to win in seven different ways; telling me how you follow the blog as well as telling me your email address are both mandatory.
• The giveaway ends on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). Full terms and conditions are available in the widget.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Thanks so much for taking this journey with me. I am so very happy to be here with you.


**CLOSED**

Some product samples provided.

OPI - What Wizardry Is This?

I showed you the OPI Soft Shades collection Oz the Great and Powerful a while ago, but omitted one polish from my post as I wasn't satisfied with the photos I had gotten of it. I have tried again and am moderately happy with the results so here they are.

OPI What Wizardry Is This is one of their texture polishes called Liquid Sand. It's crazy glittery, made up of olive, bronze, gold, and brown and some red bits. It dries down to an almost matte gritty sandy finish. The appeal of these type of polishes for me is that you don't have to be as worried about messing them up. This is two coats. 

Press Sample

Top coat totally changes up the look of these polishes, which is awesome. This is one coat of Seche Vite over WWIT. You can see the immense POW of the sparkle and the incredible depth that the shininess gives the polish. There are a lot of texture polishes that I prefer to leave alone but this is one that I definitely like more with top coat. 

OPI nail polish can be found in pro salons, Ulta, Dillards, JC Penney's etc. for $9. What do you think of the texture trend? Do you have this polish? Which way do you prefer it, matte/gritty or shiny/smooth?

Product samples were provided for consideration.

Mint Manis for Talia Joy

Hi everyone! Today I have an extra special post for you. The world lost an bit of sunshine this week when 13 year old YouTube beauty blogger Talia Joy Castellano lost her battle with childhood cancer. I personally was/am inspired by Talia, her smile was so bright and watching her live her life with such passion would've touched anyone, and did--her videos have been watched by so many people around the world.

Talia's last Instagram photo was a picture of her and her mom and sister wearing a mint creme polish, so as a sign of support for her life and legacy, the blogging community is posting mint manicures for her today.

I chose Mint Original Mint with an accent nail of Zoya Vespa. Original Mint is described as "part Tiffany's blue, part spearmint candy" which I feel is quite accurate. It's a great cream polish that applies like butter. Two coats. Vespa is a matte sparkle textured polish described as "a mint kiss with a sugared sparkle". I love this mani and I am wearing it with a heart full of admiration for the undeniable spirit of Talia Joy.

Press Sample

You can get Mint polish on www.mintpolish.com for $12 each and Zoya nail polish on www.zoya.com for $9 each. For anyone interested in participating by posting your mint manis on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr or anything else, you can use the hashtags: #MintManisForTaliaJoy and #TaliasLegacy.

Remember, just keep swimming!

Product samples were provided for consideration.