UPDATE: Big 150 Follower Bling Giveaway!

UPDATE: We hit 250 followers! We are adding the following:

SinfulColors: "Bottom of the Ocean" and "Agaci"
OPI: "Lunch at the Delhi"
And Udderly Smooth hand cream!

Remember, this ends tomorrow, April 15th!




Sorry it took so long! Here's what we had to go through to put together this giveaway:


First, we got chased by the flying Pug monkeys! Oh no!

Then we turned around and chased them!
Then we caught them both!

And shook some polish out of them! We've made it a good one!
Here's what we got:





This haul includes the following:

Milani- 3D
China Glaze- Strawberry Fields
OPI- Catherine the Grape
Sally Hansen:
- You Gurt Style
- Flame Opal
- Sunrise, Sunset
- Strawberry Icing
- Fly Away
- Growth Activator
WetNWild:
- Sparkled
- Kaleidoscope
Rimmel- Cherry Fashion
NYC- Canal Street
Naturistics- Jamin' Java Creme
LoveMyNails:
- Plum Shimmer
- Blue Angel
- Rosebud
- Silver Bullet
Nailtek II- Intensive Therapy

And non-nail products include:
Redken- Curl Defining Cream
Bath & Body Works:
- Coconut Lime Verbena body spray
- Black Amethyst Lotion
Loves:
- Berry Sweet
- Baby Soft

Mrs. Fields Chocolates and
Cute Puppy with candy hearts- yum!

We were going to throw in one of the flying Pug monkeys, but they were too cute so we've decided to keep them :)

Unfortunately we had some casualties. Monica and Lola got carried away by the other flying monkeys. Maybe we'll be able to spring them for some guest posts on occasion.

So, here are the RULES:
1. You must be a follower using Google Friend Connect.
2. You must post one comment with all your entries included.
3. You must include your email address.

Additional Entries: (please provide links)
* Add us to your blog list- 3 additional entries
* Follow us on twitter- 1 additional entry
* Post about giveaway- 1 additional entry (+1 more for using pics)

This giveaway will end on April 15, 2010.

Also, if we hit 250 followers during this giveaway we will add SinfulColors and more OPI!

Thank you all so very very much and have fun!

~Sylvia and April~

April's Green Mani- Part 2

Here I've added green french tips with NYC "Big Money Frost". Sorry if they're a bit uneven, I haven't done a french mani in forever! 4 blings :)

Step 3 will post tomorrow for St. Patty's day!

~April

Brilliant Browns

I've been wanting to do a brown comparison for some time, and here it is :) As you can see, two of the colors are identical- they are NYC "Canal Street" (Pointer finger) and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri "Mochachino". Complete dupes, but the SH has much better application, so I'd go with it if you have the choice.

All of these had a medium dry time. Here's the breakdown:

Pinkie- "Brisbane Bronze" by OPI

This was fairly thin, so it is the only one above that needed 3 coats, and I would probably go with 4 if I was planning on wearing it exclusively. A nice color. 3.5 blings

Ring- "Haute Chocolate" by Sally Hansen Salon

I've been wondering if these are worth the price. I love the application- nice wider brush (similar to the SH Insta-Dri brush), and it was quite opaque, though need 2 coats to bring out it's best (as pictured). I wouldn't say it's better than the Insta-Dri though, so unless you must have a certain color, I'd stick with cheaper polish. 4 blings

Middle- "Mochachino" by Sally Hansen Insta-Dri

Great opacity! I could have left this at 1 coat (shown at 2 coats)! It is exactly the same color as "Canal Street" (below). This went on smooth. Love! 4.5 blings

Pointer- "Canal Street" by NYC

Medium opacity, thin for application. Brush was just okay, but the color is great. 3.5 blings

~April