#maniMonday Julep Polish Giveaway

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Julep : 9 to 5 Girl

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Becoming a Julep Maven gives you exclusive access to COLOR. Each month we hand-pick trendsetting new nail colors, cult faves and cutting-edge beauty products that are just right for you. Commitment shy? No problem. YOU decide how often to receive your Julep Maven box, and you can cancel at any time.

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Quoted from website: www.julep.com

#maniMondayJulep Maven Box

Bombshell Box - December 2012

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Becoming a Julep Maven gives you exclusive access to COLOR. Each month we hand-pick trendsetting new nail colors, cult faves and cutting-edge beauty products that are just right for you. Commitment shy? No problem. YOU decide how often to receive your Julep Maven box, and you can cancel at any time.

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Quoted from website: www.julep.com

#maniMonday Julep Maven Box : Intro Bombshell Box

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Becoming a Julep Maven gives you exclusive access to COLOR. Each month we hand-pick trendsetting new nail colors, cult faves and cutting-edge beauty products that are just right for you. Commitment shy? No problem. YOU decide how often to receive your Julep Maven box, and you can cancel at any time.

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Quoted from website: www.julep.com

Savings : Julep - 12 Days of Gifting : Day 3

Savings : Julep - 12 Days of Gifting : Day 2

Savings : Julep - 12 Days of Gifting : Day 1

Ruby Wing Nail Polish

Photo © Ruby Wing

Even though I'm not a big nail person I came across the site Ruby Wing and I thought their product was so cool, I had to share.  It's a nail polish that changes color depending on if you are outside or inside.  Has anyone tried these yet? Even though I rarely wear polish I'm very tempted to order a color and test it out. My only problem is I can't figure out which color, or should I say colors, since I get two colors with one bottle. Here's a few of my favorites and of course there are lots of other unique combinations on their website.

Photo © Ruby Wing - Horizon

Photo © Ruby Wing - Sweet Rose

Photo © Ruby Wing - Desert Valley

Photo © Ruby Wing - Lagoon

July Beauty Giveaway - Revlon

My birthday (July 1st) month is finally here and I thought I'd kick off this month's beauty giveaway featuring Revlon Products : Ready for Summer with Revlon. Instead of having a different daily tweet each day for July, I decided I'm going to do random bonus entries on various day throughout the month.  This could be in the form of retweeting a tweet, answering a beauty question, leaving comments on specially marked blogs, uploading looks, etc.

As with most months, I will have multiple winners and actually this month will be the first month to run more than one giveaway...but more details on the second giveaway won't be for two more weeks.

For July I will have two winners, who each will win the following:

• 1 - Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner - Black/Brown
• 2 - Revlon Eyeshadow Lust -
       a. Celestial Silver
       b. Night Sky
• 1 - Revlon Lip Butter - Cotton Candy
• 1 - Revlon Scented Nail Enamel - Cotton Candy




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PLEASE NOTE:

IF YOU DO NOT FILL OUT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR YOUR ENTRY,

 ie, links, email or other information,

YOUR ENTRY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. ALL ENTRIES ARE VERIFIED.

☆ Entry #1 (worth [ +1 entry, once ]  : can only be done once during contest)
• Follow me on twitter. ( @alElizabeth )
- If you are already following me...then you already have an entry in the giveaway. Just make sure to enter your entry in the rafflecopter application above.

☆ Entry #2 (worth [ +2 entries, daily ]  : can only be done once daily)
• Tweet about the giveaway
DAILY TWEET: " Ready for Summer with @Revlon Beauty #Giveaway hosted by @alelizabeth http://twitpic.com/a3dlsx #bblogger #beauty http://goo.gl/bC462 "

☆ Entry #3 (worth [ +2 entries, once ]  : can only be done once during contest)
• Subscribe to my Monthly Newsletter
- Use the link to the right to subscribe.

☆ Entry #4 (worth [ +1 entry, once ]  : can only be done once during contest)
• Subscribe to my YouTube channel ( http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MsAlElizabeth )

☆ Entry #5 (worth [ +1 entry, once ]  : can only be done once during contest)
 • Subscribe to my blog.
- If you are already subscribed...then you already have an entry in the giveaway.  Just make sure to enter your entry in the rafflecopter application above.

☆ Entry #6 (worth [ +3 entries ] : can only be done once during contest)
• Create a blog post on your blog promoting this giveaway.  Make sure to use images and links to this blog.

☆ Entry #7 (worth [ +5 entries ] : can only be done once during contest)
• Use the giveaway graphics to the right/or and post in the side of your blog.

☆ Entry #8 (worth [ +1 entry ]  : can be done once per day)
• Give +K on Klout. ( http://klout.com/#/alElizabeth/topics )

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Giveaway Rules:
1. You will be responsible for entering your giveaway entries through the rafflecopter application above.  All entries are verified and any one caught cheating will automatically be disqualified and entries will be removed.
2. Giveaway is open internationally.
3. There will be 2 winners for this contest.
4. Winners will be picked at random.
5. Contest starts July 1st, 2012 at 12:01 am and ends August 1st, 2012 at 12:01 am EST.
6. You must be over the age of 18. If you are younger, please ask your parents for permission to enter this giveaway!
7. I am not responsible for the custom charges in your country nor I am not responsible for the package once I have sent it.  If your package is returned, you will be responsible for additional shipping charges, paid via paypal. Additionally if shipping charges are over $15.00, the difference must be paid via paypal before I will ship your package. (Receipt will be supplied.)  If additional fees occur and payment is not received within 7 days will result in forfeiting the prize and another winner will be chosen.
8. The winners (2) will be notified via twitter or email and will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address. Failure to respond will result in forfeiting the prize and another winner will be chosen.
9. I will share the winners user-name in a future video and on twitter. By entering this giveaway, you are consenting to this.
10.  Please allow 4 - 6 weeks for USA delivery and 6 - 8 weeks for international delivery.

FTC: The giveaway prize was purchased with my own money as a token of appreciation to my subscribers!  I do not currently represent any brands or sell products. I only recommend products based on their merit and/or individual client need. If you or your company has a product you would like me to consider for review, please fill free to contact me through my contact form on http://www.alelizabeth.com or e-mail me at msAlElizabeth@gmail.com.

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Bella Terra Cosmetics

My video today is about Bella Terra Cosmetics eyeshadows. These awesome little powders come in a wide variety of colors, and are marketed as multi-use powders:

  01. Shadow - Used as the powder form which it is packaged.
  02. Creamy or Matte Shadow - Mix with eyeshadow primer for a thicker shadow coverage.
  03. Eye Liner - Wet your brush and mix with powder for it to become liner.
  04. Lip Color - Mix the powder with Vaseline and a color lip gloss.
  05. Body Color - Mix the powder with lotion, for a body shimmer or color.
  06. Hair Color - Mix the powder with hair gel and apply to hair for hair color.
  07. Mascara - Mix the powder with mascara for colored mascara.
  08. Nail Polish - Mix the powder with clear nail polish for a new color.

I originally bought the powders based on the fact, that I loved the colors and they were multi use.  But after using them for over 2 years...I actually only use them as airbrush colors and sometimes eyeliner.  I left a facebook post telling them that they need to add a number nine on the list: "Airbrush".

This video explains in more about Bella Terra and goes into more detail of how I mix the powders so they will feed through the airbrush, using Temptu's Aqua Converter.  Besides that it is Temptu (and Temptu products rock) the great thing about this mixer, is it is water based...meaning you can spray it near your eye, verses an alcohol based mixing medium, that would sting if it got in contact with your eye.
☆  [Please Note: I do not suggest spraying around your eyes, with any form of mixing medium, if you have sensitive eyes.]

Here are links to everything in the video:
• Bella Terra Cosmetic eyeshadows - this page links to discontinued colors...so you can test them out before you make a big purchase.
• Temptu Aqua Converter
• Walgreens - plastic mixing cups (I said CVS in the video...but it is actually Walgreens.)
• Crown Brush - plastic spatulas
• The Container Store - Nalgene® 1.7 oz. Vial w/ Snap Closure

Swatch And Learn : Nail Art

As I mentioned on my last video, nail art is not my fortay nor do my stubby nails have much of a canvas to do nail art on...so I want to introduce an amazing nail artist, I came across on Beautylish.  Her name is Mary and her site is Swatch and Learn.  Swatch and Learn was started in 2010 and blossomed from Mary's passion of colors and nail polish. As soon as I came across her pictures, I knew I had to write a blog featuring her.  I just instantly fell in love with her cute characters and variety of designs.  You can find Mary on twitter as well @SwatchAndLearn.

Here are a few examples of her adorable nail art...
Photos © Swatch and Learn

          

She also just announced a giveaway, that you ladies should definitely enter.  She is giving away 4 different bottles of nail polish coats and a strengthener....including:

    • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat
    • Seche Base Ridge Filling Base Coat
    • Seche Clear Crystal Clear Base Coat
    • Seche Plus Fortified Strengthener

  

 If you are not familiar with Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat feel free to check out her review here.

 I appreciate you, Mary letting me feature your nail art on my blog....big thanks!!