BB Couture Giveaway Winner

Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts, but as most of you probably know, Blogger has been down for the past few days so I couldn't update the blog at all. This post was meant to go up on Wednesday night but I think that's when all the issues started so it wasn't published.

So now that we are up and running again, I can finally announce the winner of my BB Couture Giveaway!

The lucky follower who will be receiving two brand new bottles of BB Couture nail polish is:

Congratulations! I will send you an email now to confirm you have won. Please email me with you address within 24 hours or I will have to draw another winner.

Thank you to everyone who entered and left a funny joke or comment for me! Some of them were absolutely hilarious and I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of them!

I will be posting my 1500 Follower Giveaway very shortly, so make sure you check back soon for that.

1500 Followers, a Public Action List, plus other ramblings and an Award!

Hey everyone! If you follow on me on Twitter, you would have seen that over the weekend I clicked over the 1500 follower mark on my blog!! I am super excited about this and I have decided to organise an awesome international giveaway to celebrate this milestone! I know people normally celebrate 1000, 2000 followers etc, but since I did a 500 follower giveaway, I thought I'd stick to my unconventional milestones and celebrate 1500!

I was hoping to have the giveaway up for you today (as well as announce the winner of the BB Couture Giveaway) but I have had such a busy (and stressful) week at work that I haven't had a chance to get the giveaway together yet. But I promise it will be up soon! 

I have also made a lot of progress with organising the lacquers for my nail polish/makeup blog sale and I hope to have that listed soon as well!

Until I get my giveaway post up, I thought I would give you guys a sneak peek of some of the products that will be included in the giveaway! Those of you on Twitter probably have a good idea of what I'm giving away, but for everyone else, can you guess!?!?!

To motivate myself during this stressful time, I am creating a public action list for the next couple of weeks as follows:

* Orly Birds of a Feather - Fowl Play

* BB Couture Winner

* 1500 Follower Giveaway announcement

* Blog Sale 

* Essie Borrowed and Blue post

* Review of Nivea Hand Cream

* Ozotic Elytras post

* Picture Polish post

* Le Beauty post
* ORLY RAFW Dion Lee "How To"

If I'm slacking and haven't posted these things over the next couple of weeks, get on my case ok! :P Seriously, I get all these awesome ideas for posts and then I get busy and I forget to do them. (Like my second lot of China Glaze Anchor's Away swatches! I still cant believe I forgot those!). So hopefully this will help me stay on track!

I also wanted to thank Cristina from Let Them Have Polish, Amy from Gotham Polish, Cynthia from Nailsszone and Giuditta from Giuditta's Nails and Beauty for passing on the Kreativ Blogger Award to me! If I have forgotten anyone, please let me know and I will add a link to your blog as well!

I am going to be a massive slacker and skip the 10 facts about me, because I'm feeling rather crappy and very uninteresting at the moment :(

As I'm late to the party with this award, I won't pass it on per se, but I will list some blogs I'm loving at the moment.

The TraceFace Philes

Emily's Nail Files

Imperfectly Painted

Chloe's Nails

Oooh, Shinies!

That's all for tonight my lovelies! I'm off to bed to get some much needed rest!

BB Couture Man Bug & April Giveaway! Now Closed!

Hey everyone! Hope you are all having a great week! I'm having one of the busiest weeks ever!! I started my new job, which is going great and I have also been on overdrive with the wedding planning! Only 4 and a half months to go until the big day! Time is passing so quickly!

Anywhooooo.... a couple of weeks ago I was reviewing my nail polish wishlist and decided it was time to bite the bullet and order some BB Couture polishes! I have been lemming a heap of their polishes for ages and I couldn't resist any longer! As Overall Beauty were the only e-tailer I could find that shipped BB Couture to Australia, I placed the order with them. One of the polishes I bought was this little stunner, Man Bug.

Man Bug is a blue green jelly with gold and green microglitter. Its a tad sheer, but builds up with each coat. I used three coats here and WOW!!!! How gorgeous is this polish!!!!!! You should definitely click on the pics to check out the glitter in this one!

Now for the exciting news! The amazing Kim from Overall Beauty included a couple of bottles of polish in my package...... FOR A GIVEAWAY!!! Thank you so much Kim!

Up for grabs are two brand new bottles of BB Couture polish, Love 
Bug and Daisy Dweller! Perfect spring colours for my northern hemisphere readers!

Simply fill out the form below for your chance to win these! 

The competition is open internationally and will close on 25th April 2011.

Update & Giveaway Reminder!!!

Hey everyone! First of all, apologies for the lack of posts over the past week. My week in Hong Kong went by so quickly! I spent pretty much every day and evening out and about with my parents and sister so I didn't have the time to do any posts. I feel like a giant puffer fish now from all the eating! But I am back home now, so I will get back into regular posting this week.

I also have to apologise for not replying to all the comments you guys have been leaving. I know how much I hate it when a blogger doesn't respond to my comments, so I am truly sorry for slacking off in that regard. I promise by the end of the week, I will have replied to all your comments.

On a different note, I have had some emails and comments from some followers who have been having difficulty with viewing the photos in my posts. Unfortunately, I have not been able to detect this issue using my computer. So if there are specific posts that you read which have issues, can you please leave a comment below with the name of the post so that I can fix it up. I have started using Photobucket instead of Imageshack to host my photos, so hopefully that rectifies the issue. It would be wayyyy too time consuming to reload all my photos for each post, so for the moment I prefer to fix the issue on a post by post basis.

I also wanted to remind everyone that there's only a couple of days left to get your name down for my 500 Follower Giveaway. I have had an enormous number of entries for this giveaway, but I promise it won't take me as long as it normally does to post the winner. As you probably noticed, I used a Google Form this time which takes a lot of the hard work out of sorting the entries. Tomorrow I will also be announcing the OPI Giveaway Winner, so stay tuned for that! 

Finally, after much thought, I have decided not to do another giveaway for reaching 1000 followers. This is only because I already had some other giveaways coming up in April and I anticipate I will reach 1500 followers soon!! Crazy stuff!!! Soooooo, I will stick with my original plans and just hold the giveaways I was going to do anyway, simply because I love you guys! :)

Models Own Jade Stone

Sadly, my Texas and Anchor's Away orders still haven't arrived! I hope they haven't got lost somewhere along the way because I'm going out of my mind waiting for these collections! In the mean time, today I'm wearing Models Own Jade Stone.

Jade Stone is as the name suggests, a jade green creme. This one is really opaque and I got great coverage with just one coat but I went with two in the end. I've only had it on for a day, but it hasn't chipped yet, so that is a good sign!

Oh and I'm only 41 followers away from my massive 500 follower giveaway! I received some more products this week from China Glaze and Le Beauty to add to the prizes. This giveaway is honestly going to be massive, so get following people so I can put it up! I can barely contain my excitement about all the products... I'll have to give you all an updated sneek peak on the weekend I think! 

Nars Zulu Giveaway Winner and 500 Follower Sneak Peek!

Hi everyone! Hope you are all having a fabulous weekend! 

I finally have the winner of my NARS Zulu Giveaway!

Congratulations Halifax from Sparkled Beauty!

I have sent you an email so please get back to me with your address details asap! Thanks to everyone who entered! 

And since I'm a bit of a giveaway maniac and I am fast approaching 500 followers, I thought I'd show you a sneak peek of some of the goodies that I will be giving away when I reach that milestone!

Some of these goodies have been donated by the lovely people at OPI, Orly and Vivid Nails (Nfu Oh) and I am still waiting on more goodies from Le Beauty, China Glaze and Color Club! Plus I have added some other bits and pieces that I bought myself. This is set to be my biggest giveaway to date and as soon as I click over to 500 followers, I'll open it up for everyone to enter!

New Year Giveaway - NARS Zulu

EDIT: THE GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED! WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY :D

To celebrate the coming New Year, I have decided to hold another giveaway!

This time I am giving away one brand new bottle of the highly coveted NARS Zulu. 

This is a bottle of the new release Zulu that came out earlier in 2010.

I haven't had the chance to do swatches of this polish yet, but you can check out some awesome pics of this hot lacquer here and here.

The Rules are simple:

1. Be a follower.

2. Leave a comment with your follower name and email.

3. Following me on Twitter gives you one extra entry (you gotta tell me your twitter name!)

4. Blogging about the giveaway gives you one extra entry (please leave a link!)

5. Giveaway closes on 20th January 2011. 

6. The giveaway is open internationally.

Please include all info in one comment only.

2011 is set to be a massive year for me so I'm super excited for it to arrive! I hope the New Year brings you happiness, success and love! 

Carina x

RBL Catherine H Giveaway Winner!

I'm such a scatterbrain! I completely forgot to draw the winner for my RBL Catherine H Giveaway before Christmas!

Cutting straight to the chase, the winner of the giveaway is.......

Congratulations Zara (bookworm396 at gmail dot com)!!!!

I will send you an email now!

Lippmann Giveaway Winner ....... (Finally!!! :P)

Life has a funny way of doing whatever it wants, regardless of your plans!

I had the best intentions to blog every day after my sister's wedding, and then my own wedding planning went into overdrive unexpectedly, and then my mum had to go to hospital to have an operation last week and I have been looking after her ever since! I'm so tired!

I want to say that I will be blogging every day again but I said that last time and it didn't work out, so I'll just say that I'll do my best to blog as frequently as possible! :)

Anyway, enough sad stories from me :P

I FINALLY HAVE THE WINNER OF THE LIPPMANN HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!

Yes I know what you are all thinking - about freakin time Carina!!!

The winner is........

Congratualtions maRyya from Konad Addict!

I will send you an email shortly! Please get back to me as soon as possible so I can post out your polishes straight away! Hopefully it will get to you before Christmas!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway! Without sounding like a broken record, I really appreciate all your help with the honeymoon competition! It meant so much to me! 

I promise I'll try and be back with more posts asap. Keep your eyes peeled for my upcoming Christmas giveaway! x

Nail Blogging Community - I really need your help!!!!

Hey everyone, I really, really need your help!

There are less than 83 hours left for voting in the Villa Botanica Competition to win our honeymoon. At the moment another couple are really giving us a flogging, so I am begging for all your help! ;(

I'm sorry if you think it's tacky of me to ask this, but it would mean the world to us if we won this honeymoon....

If you haven't already voted, it would be greatly appreciated if you could head over to the Villa Botanica facebook page, "LIKE" the page and then write "Micheal & Carina 26/8/11" on the wall (you can only do this ONCE).

If you do vote, please don't forget to leave a comment on my Lippmann Giveaway post so that it counts as an extra 5 entries for that Giveaway! (Or email me at gildednails@hotmail.com to tell me your follower name and FB name).

If you have already voted and put your name down for my Lippmann Giveaway, thank you so much for your help! You guys are great!!! <3

Lippmann Holiday Giveaway!

EDIT: Giveaway is now closed! Thank you to everyone who entered! Winner will be announced soon!

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to say that I am blown away by the response I had to my 50 Follower giveaway! I am extremely grateful for all your support and encouragement over the past couple of months! You guys are amazing! <3

I will put all the entries together over the next few days and announce the winner by the end of the week :)

Now, because you have been so kind to me, I think it is time for another giveaway ! :D

What are the prizes you ask?! One brand new bottle of Deborah Lippmann's Today Was A Fairytale and a brand new bottle of Boom Boom Pow.

Now, I am going to be a little cheeky here.......... All the normal entry rules apply (see below), but I was hoping that you might be able to also help me win that honeymoon that I posted about the other day. Soooooo, if you are willing to help me and post a comment on the facebook page for Villa Botanica (you can only vote once on the page), I will give you 5 extra entries in the giveaway :D I have included info below on how to vote for me and then have your vote counted as extra entries for this giveaway :)

Thank you all again for your support and good luck!

Rules for entry:

1. Be a follower.

2. Leave a comment with your follower name and email.

3. This step is completely OPTIONAL but very much appreciated!! :) For an extra 5 entries, go to the Villa Botanica facebook page, "LIKE" the page and then write "Micheal & Carina 26/8/11" on the wall (you can only do this ONCE). I can understand that you may not want to put a comment here telling the whole world your facebook name, so if you choose to help us out and you want the extra entries, send me an email with your facebook name and follower name to gildednails@hotmail.com so I can verify your vote :D Once the giveaway is over I will delete the emails with the names.

4. Following me on Twitter gives you one extra entry (you gotta tell me your twitter name!)

5. Blogging about the giveaway gives you one extra entry (please leave a link!)

6. The giveaway is open internationally.

7. Giveaway closes on 13th November 2010.

Please include all info in one comment only.

Good luck!



Once again, I bought these babies with my own moolah! I wish I got stuff for free, but I dont :P

Giveaway! Rescue Beauty Lounge - Catherine H

EDIT: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT ENTERED! :D

I have another giveaway for everyone! I know... CRAZY! 

This was meant to be a "birthday giveaway", but the stuff didn't arrive in time, so now it's an "end of October, beginning of November giveaway"... Awesome name right? :P 

Enough dribble, on to the good stuff!

Everyone has been losing their minds over the Rescue Beauty Lounge Housewives of Tudor collection, so I thought I'd give away a brand new bottle of my fave colour, Catherine H. You can check out a swatch here!

EDIT: I have extended the deadline to 25th November 2010!

The Rules are simple:

1. Be a follower.

2. Leave a comment with your follower name and email.

3. The giveaway is open internationally.

4. Following me on Twitter gives you one extra entry (you gotta tell me your twitter name!)

5. Blogging about the giveaway gives you one extra entry (please leave a link!)

6. Giveaway closes midnight on 25th November 2010. 

Please include all info in one comment only.

Good luck!

And no, this giveaway hasn't been sponsored by the company!  I paid for the bottle with my hard earned pesos!

My First Giveaway - Winner!!!!!

I'm so excited! I have the winner of my first giveaway! So here goes........

CONGRATULATIONS MILLIE!

I have sent you an email asking for your address details. Please make sure you respond within 24 hours, so I can send out your prize asap!

 

Congratulations again and thank you to everyone who participated!

 

Don't forget to get your name down for my new Giveaway! It is open until 31 October 2010!

My First Giveaway!!

This giveaway is NOW CLOSED. Thanks to everyone who followed and entered! I will use random.org to pick a winner today! X

To celebrate GildedNails hitting 1000 page views, I am holding a small giveaway! This giveaway is in addition to my 50 Follower Giveaway!

For this giveaway I have two brand new bottles of BYS nail polish from their Wonderland Collection. I haven't had a chance to do swatches of these colours, but you can check out how awesome they are here.

And as promised, I have decided to add another 2 nail polishes to the giveaway! One is a purple crackle polish by BYS and the other is the gorgeous #70 from Le Beauty.

The rules for this giveaway are pretty simple! In order to be in the running you simply need to:

1. Be a follower of GildedNails

2. Leave a comment on this post with your Follower name and your email address

The giveaway is open to everyone! 

I will close the giveaway on Thursday 30th September :)

Good luck! xo

50 Follower Giveaway..... ????

To encourage people reading and following my blog, I'm going to hold a giveaway when I reach 50 followers :D

I already know some of the nail polishes I am going to include in the giveaway... They are all brand new bottles....

I'm always getting in orders of nail polish so there are sure to be more added as the days/weeks pass until I reach the 50 followers mark... I'll add some Aussie brands in as well like Le Beauty, Ulta3 and Rokk96...

Once I hit the 50 mark, I'll post the details of the giveaway and what products are up for grabs! :D