Cast your vote in the Hpnotiq Bling It On! sweepstakes

I hope you had a chance to enter the Hpnotiq Bling It On! challenge. I've been told the judging was a blast, and that Hpnotiq can't wait to announce winners. You can check out some of Hpnotiq's favorite entries for GlamLouder here. And to jog your memory, here's the look I created for the contest.

Winners from the challenges for Glammest Look, Nails, Makeup, and Shoe are in the process of competing in the final round for a chance to win the grand prize trip to go shopping with Khloe Kardashian in Los Angeles.  

Now it’s time for you to vote on the glammest of the glam to help Hpnotiq decide who is going to get the chance to be the grand prize winner and fly to LA for a makeover and photo shoot.

To cast your vote, visit the GlamLouder voting page, or visit Hpnotiq’s Facebook. If you want your favorites to win, share it with your friends and gal pals.

Voting is open from today (August 12) until August 21st, 2013.

This is a sponsored post, paid for by Hpnotiq.

Share Glam Nails & Win a Trip to LA with the Bling It On! Contest from Hpnotiq!

Are you a lady of fashion who loves glam things? Loves sparkle? Love getting together with your gal pals for some drinks after a long week?! Then you’re like me, and you’re the perfect girl to glam louder…

From now until July 28^th, Hpnotiq wants you to show them how you GLAM LOUDER to win fab prizes! Read on to learn what you can win, and how.

During each 2-week challenge you can submit photos in different categories to win - including the glammest nails, makeup and overall look. Entries can be pictures you snap yourself or images you find online. I snapped my own:

Want to enter? Hpnotiq’s Glammest Nails Challenge is going on RIGHT NOW – but hurry – the entry period for the glammest nails ends at 11:59:59 a.m. EST on June 30^th! (See the rules for the other categories and their entry periods.)

For this challenge Hpnotiq wants you to show them the glammest nails, nail art or nail finish that you’ve ever seen or done. This means you can either submit entries that are pictures of your own, or ones you find online.

Read all of the rules to enter here.

Think you can nail it? You can enter as many times as you want! Snap a pic of your own glam nails, or find a pic online.  For this round, Hpnotiq's choosing 4 lucky winners to receive free mani/pedis for a year valued up to $1,200!!! 

Ready to Bling It On!? Here are the glamorous prizes that are up for grabs:

• 1 year of manicures and pedicures worth up to $1,200
• A $1,000 gift card to Sephora or Ulta
• A chance to win the grand prize trip for you and three friends to go shopping with a celebrity in Los Angeles!
• The grand prize winner will star in a professional photo shoot for the chance to be in a real Hpnotiq Ad!

Click here to enter, visit Hpnotiq’s Facebook page, or follow @Hpnotiq on Twitter and tweet them your picture using the hashtag #GLAMLOUDER.

This is a sponsored post, paid for by Hpnotiq.

Fix My FAIL: For-fun contest WINNER!

Hello everyone!

I was so happy that I got a several entries into my Fix My FAIL for-fun contest--so many that it was very hard to pick a winner! Because just like I suspected, you all did a really great job of coming up with great ways to fix them fails. :)

To refresh everyone's memories, here are the two FAIL manicures I posted; the point was to improve the FAIL by taking the elements and reworking them. You didn't have to use all the same elements, but the more you could manage the better:

I had a really, really, really tough time picking a winner; in particular there were two people whose entries were just awesome and I had a hard time picking only one of them.

Then I realized, this is my blog, darn it, and I can have both if I want to! More manicures for everyone to love, right? So, I have two winners tied for first place:


First let's look at what Miss Intensity Nails  did:

She explained on her blog post that her concept here is that these are like shooting-star flowers and the dots are the trails being left behind them. Of course I love that she changed the regular purple to a holo purple--it adds just an extra bit of sparkle and pretty without being overwhelming. I love the clean look of it, and I think she improved on the colors I chose a bit, making them a bit more sophisticated. And it's really summery and fun. :)


Next up there's the entry by Sparkle And Shine Nails; she chose to rework both manicures (this was allowed), and it turns out I love them both:

This makes me think of peppermint candy, you know the kind with the red and white swirls, that taste like candy canes? They always remind me of Christmas, and my FAIL was an attempt at a Christmas mani, so I love that she captured that feel in this manicure. Also, that's some really cool glequin work there--not as easy as she has made it look. Sleek, sparkly, and fun. :)

This is her re-do of my Margarita fail--she actually made a glitter sandwich to capture the look of the base polish! How creative is that? She also threw out my annoying dashes, and did a much better job of controlling her dotting work than I did. :)

Thanks to both of the winners, and to everyone else who entered for all of your wonderful work!! If anyone wants to see the other entries, you can find them on the Lacquer Or Leave Her Facebook page (I'll be loading them all into an album). And if you have a moment, please check out both of the winners' blogs, you won't be sorry you did. :)

I want to end with a question. I've really enjoyed having the for-fun contests, but I'm wondering if I should try something new. What do you think? Should I do another version of Fix My FAIL, or maybe mix it up and make the next one have a theme of some sort, maybe something summer or beach related? Let me know what you think. :)

Thanks for reading, and big hugs. :)
M.

Reminder: Fix My FAIL for-fun contest closes tomorrow!

Hello!

Just wanted to remind everyone quickly that tomorrow is the last day to submit entries for the Fix My FAIL for-fun contest.

If you missed it, you can find it by clicking here. :)

The winner will be featured on my blog...so far, there is only one entry so your odds are good!

Big hugs,
M.

For-Fun Contest: Fix My FAIL returns!

Hello!

It's time to take another shot at 'Fix My FAIL'!  ::crowd goes wild::

The premise here is that I will show you one or more manicures where I tried to make a pretty manicure and failed utterly, and you will have the opportunity to show me what I should have done to create a better mani.

This is a 'for fun' contest, meaning there is no prize, it's just for fun. Send me your attempt to improve my manicure(s), and I will pick the ones I like best and feature them in a future blog post, including links to your blog/Facebook page/Instagram/etc.

When I did this previously, I had people post their entries to my Facebook page, but some people don't have access to Facebook that wanted to enter, and couldn't. So this time I'm going to do this a couple of ways. You can:

1) Post your entries to my Facebook page, which you can find find by clicking here.
2) Create a blog post, tweet, or Instagram of your entry, and link it in the comments below. Only links to entries will be allowed; any other links left in the comments section will be deleted.
3) If you don't have any of those media, you can e-mail your entry to me at lacquerorleaveher@gmail.com.


Okay, let me show you the two manicure FAILs I have for you to fix, and then I'll talk a bit about the rules. First up, my Zoya Blaze FAIL:

Zoya Blaze

Zoya Blaze FAIL

Aphrodite Lacquers Margarita FAIL:

Aphrodite Lacquers Margarita

Aphrodite Lacquers Margarita FAIL

In both cases, I took a really pretty polish and managed to completely ruin it with my disasterous design, lol. I'm sure you can do better--so show me!

What are the rules? Basically, there is only one rule, and that is that some element of my original manicure must make it into your manicure. For example, you might:

1) Keep the base color (it doesn't have to be the exact same polish, just a similar one), and do something different with it. For example, you might take Zoya Blaze as your base polish (or another similar sparkly red), and decorate it very differently.

2) Keep one or more of the design elements. For example, in the Zoya Blaze FAIL, you might decide you want to do something with green glequins. In the Margarita FAIL, you may decide you want to use the same stamp I used, but change everything else.

3) You only have to do one of the two manicures, but you can do both if you want to. :)

Of course, the more of the original design elements you can keep and come up with something awesome, the more impressed I will be and the more likely you will win. So maybe in the case of the Zoya Blaze FAIL, you decide you're gonna use the same polish, green glequins, and silver bar glitter, but you have a way better idea about how to put all three of them together. That would be awesome and amazing and I would love it!

So, submit your pictures of links to me by the end of the month; the deadline is June 1st at 12:01am. And good luck!!

Peace and love,
M.

Rite Aid Nail Extravaganza - Contest AND Giveaway!

This is a long post, but read it all! There's not only a contest for you to enter, but also a giveaway, so make sure you get the details for both!

First up, the contest!

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Rite Aid Nail Extravaganza Contest

Rite Aid is looking for nail artists, young and old, beginner and pro, to participate in the 2013 Search for the Ultimate Rite Aid Nail Enthusiast!

The grand prize winner will receive amazing prizes:

1 Grand Prize Winner

• $500 Rite Aid gift card 
• 20% off storewide as a wellness+ Gold status member for the rest of 2013
• A feature in an upcoming Rite Aid email
• The opportunity to be the Rite Aid 2013 face of nails.

There will also be two First Prize winners, as well as 17 Finalist Prizes!

2 First Prize Winners

• $100 Rite Aid gift card
• 20% off storewide as a wellness+ Gold status member for a year
• Featured in an upcoming Rite Aid email
• Highlighted on Rite Aid's Facebook page

17 Finalist Prize Winners

• $50 Rite Aid gift card

Beginning May 13th, participants can upload their most creative nail designs to the Rite Aid website - http://riteaidnails.com. Public voting and sharing begins immediately.

The top three winners are selected by a combination of public vote and celebrity judge scores.

Here are the step-by-step details on how the contest works:

Round 1 Enter & Win: May 13-24

1. Enter to Win by submitting a photo of your nails at the Rite Aid website.
2. Share Your Photo - Tell your family and friends to vote for you because their votes count!
3. Win Prizes - The top 20 entries with the most votes will win and move on to Round 2.

Round 2 Top 20 Finalists: June 10-20

The top 20 entries with the most votes become finalists. These finalists will receive an exclusive nail beauty bag that they will use to create a design. Celebrity judges - Annette Falso (Revlon SVP of Global Product Development), Julie G (Makeup and Nail Design Artist) and Katie Cazorla (Kiss Nail Dress Brand Ambassador) and popular vote will then decide the top 3 prize winners.

Amazing prizes right? Get going! Start coming up with your most creative design to share and earn votes with!

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Rite Aid Sponsored Giveaway @ Nailed It

In addition to earning a prize with your awesome nail art, Rite Aid has also sponsored a prize giveaway at Nailed It, and you don't even need to do nail art for it!

Starting May 15 at 12:00AM MST and running through May 22 at 12:00AM, I will be hosting a giveaway, with an amazing gift basket brought to you by Rite Aid.

Holy caboodles that's a lot of good stuff!

The rules for entering, as well as all possible entries are listed below in the Rafflecopter. Please be sure you fill it out completely to be considered for the prize.

Sorry, contiguous US residents ONLY!

I'd like to thank Rite Aid for this amazing prize, and for the awesome contest! I hope everyone pulls out all the stops to get their best entries in for the win!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The products of this giveaway were sent to me by Rite Aid. 

3D Nail Art Contest

It's contest time! *cue fanfare*

My excitement to see the creations others come up with, combined with the generous contribution of BornPrettyStore.com led to the decision to give you guys a chance to win a nail art contest.

This contest's theme is 3D! There's been a lot of innovation in 3D nail art (my favorite right now being the 3D bow tutorial from Finger Painted), and I want to see your ideas come to fruition. You can browse some of my 3D creations, new and old, here.

Plus, BornPrettyStore.com is my top provider of 3D nail art supplies, so it makes sense that this be the theme with their sponsorship as the prize.

What is the prize you ask? It's a generous gift card to BornPrettyStore.com for $25!

I know how difficult it can be to come up with a design, so I'm giving you all lots of time to create something. This contest will run until June 30th at 5:00pm.

All submissions will need to be submitted using the InLinkz tool at the end of this post. In addition, since I'm too cheap to pay for the subscription service InLinkz offers to get the thumbnails, I'll be pinning all the creations on a Pinterest board for your viewing pleasure. Though voting won't determine the winner, it's still fun to share all your inspiring ideas with everyone.

Here's a link to the Pinterest board.

Here are the rules, which you must follow to be considered for judging.

• You must be 18 or older or with your parent's permission to participate in this contest.
• This contest is open internationally.
• You must be the creator of the look, and it must be done on your own nails.
• I understand that you may already acrylics adhered to your nails. In those cases, you may still submit an entry. However, please do not add any additional acrylic or mold form to your nails to extend their length if you do not already have some.
• At least one 3D element must be incorporated into your look. More is encouraged!
• 3D basically means anything that can be seen and felt on the surface of your nail:
• Acceptable items: micro beads, studs, spikes, acrylic nail art pieces, rhinestones, fimo slices, chains, jewelry, pearls, etc.
• Unacceptable items: striping tape, glequins, decals, stickers, textured nail polish, flocking powder, glitter, etc.
• If you're unsure if something counts, ask me. I'll update the list to clear up any confusion.
• Submissions must all be entered using the InLinkz tool below by June 30th at 5:00pm MST. I've submitted one to show you how it looks.
• Only one entry per person.
• You may use purchased 3D materials, or create your own.
• Your post must be new.

That's it! Feel like you can meet all those requirements and still knock out some killer looks? I thought so! Get to creating, and feel free to post any questions you have about anything.

A huge thank you to BornPrettyStore.com for sponsoring this contest!!! Be sure to stop by their site, especially if you want to pick up some 3D supplies!

Winner: Fix My FAIL!

Hello everyone!

I have the winner of the 'Fix My FAIL' fun-test: It's Rithika from Closet Diva!

Here is the manicure I asked participants to deconstruct and reconstruct:

And here is how she fixed it:

I love that the glequins give it more definition and cause the glitter to pop more than on my manicure; I also think the fact that she used a creme under helps the pop, too.

While there is no prize for the fun-test, the winner gets to be featured on my blog and gets a shout out to her blog, so please take a moment to check out her blog at Ramblings Of A Closet Diva. :)

Also, I didn't get many entrants for this fun-test, so I'd like to ask for feedback. Should I do it again or not? Would people participate if I do it again? Should I give more than one manicure to choose from? More/less time to enter? Or is it just a stupid idea and I should abandon it, lol? Please let me know either in the comments here or by giving me feedback on my Facebook page. .

Thanks for looking,

Xoxox,
M.

Contest honorable mentions: Empowering Women contest!

Hello!!

I'm a little behind in presenting you the two honorable mention picks from the Empowering Women contest; I get the feeling it was harder to pick the two honorable mentions than the winners! I know it was a difficult choice for Jenny to make all-around because the entries we got were very cool. :)

Here are the two honorable mentions:

One is the entry we received from Norma Maria: 

Here is what Norma Maria wrote about her submission: Hello, here is my entry to the nail art contest. My main idea was to demonstrate how women can support and empower each other and how some women might feel isolated (looking at one nail) but looking at the bigger picture (all the nails) there are other women around them, with open arms, ready to go together and support each other. I am aware that my design looks rather simplistic but I wanted to take part of the contest to raise awareness of empowering women and people overall, being a mentor for a teenager myself (unfortunately for another charity), I know how rewarding the job is and how much it helps people in need. Mentoring online sounds very interesting and definitely has big future because of the accessibility. I hope more people will join IM2A mentoring in the future.

I love this manicure. I love the representations of women reaching out to help one another, and the pretty blending colors behind them just make them all the more beautiful. Norma Maria calls them 'simplistic', but I don't think that's right at all--there is a difference between 'simplistic' and 'simple' in my mind, and sometimes a simple symbol is the one that drives home your point most effectively. :)


The other is the entry from Gin Shivers: 

This is what she wrote about it:

This is my Empowering women nail look. It has a simple base and over it OPI Spotted black that represents that a strong women can always get what she wants no matter how hard is it to attain. Over it I added some Essence flakies that give the impression of fire wich represents the passion that makes this woman an inspiration to others. And on top there are some studs becouse a strong modern woman must be though.

I love this look because of the way she represented passion and strength; these certainly are the nails of a modern woman who can accomplish anything she wants in this world! I love the strong colors she chose and I agree with her that the studs really bring that edge of strengh to the design. :)

Thanks to everyone for being patient during the wait for these! And thanks again to all of the lovely ladies that participated in the contest. You all ROCK!!!

Xoxox,
M.

Empowering Women Contest: Last chance to enter!!

This is the final reminder to get your entries uploaded by noon today (20 Feb 13) for the 'Empowering Women' nail art contest!

Here are the details about the contest:

• To submit your entry, please upload it to the Lacquer Or Leave Her! (LOLH) Facebook page, which you can find by clicking here.
• One entry per person, please.
• The manicure must include at least 4 fingers of one hand; you don't have to include the thumb in your entry, but we'd love it if you do!
• Please include an explanation of why your manicure fits the theme. This may be especially important if you do a design that is more abstract than literal.
• The deadline to submit your entry is noon on February 20, 2013. 
• Since Jenny is not a nail blogger and doesn't follow nail art blogs (she doesn't even know who Scrangie is--OMG), she will be the unbiased judge who will pick the winner, along with two honorable mentions. Her decisions are final.
• The contest is open to anyone who wants to enter; Llarowe ships internationally to most countries, however there are some exceptions, and it's up to you to make sure you can use the gift certificate should you win it; we can't make substitutions. 
• Pictures submitted to the contest may be used by LOLH, IM2A, or Llarowe, with proper photo credit to you and/or your blog.

The nail art entries for the contest will be posted to the LOLH and IM2A Pinterest boards; they will also be featured on the IM2A site, in an article about the contest and event (we will post these as the come in). Finally, the winning entry will be featured on the cover of IM2A's Facebook page for a month! 

UPDATED: Reminder: Nail Art Contest, empowering women!!

Hello everyone!

I just want to remind everyone about the nail art contest I'm running with Inspire Me 2 Aspire! The theme is 'Empowering Women', and the prize is a $50 gift certificate provided by Llarowe. As of right now the number of entries are small, so your chances of winning the contest are great! You have a few days left to enter, so please check out the details listed below. :)

I also wanted to remind you that Inspire Me 2 Aspire needs female mentors for teens, to take part in a chat event on International Women's Day (March 8th). To be clear, you do not have to sign up to be a mentor to enter the contest, these are entirely separate. But please take a minute to check out the link and consider mentoring. Just a few words can make a huge difference in a young girl's life. There is no obligation outside of the chat event, but of course if you want to be a mentor on an on-going basis, we'd love to have you do that, too!  The last day to sign up for the chat event is Tomorrow, February 15th, and we need you!!

But back to the nail art contest. :) Please be sure to post your entry and your description onto the timeline of the Lacquer Or Leave Her! Facebook page; this link will take you to it.  I will then upload it to the contest album for you. See below for the details about the contest.

Thanks for reading! Xoxox.
M.

Here are the details about the contest:

• To submit your entry, please upload it to the Lacquer Or Leave Her! (LOLH) Facebook page, which you can find by clicking here.
• One entry per person, please.
• The manicure must include at least 4 fingers of one hand; you don't have to include the thumb in your entry, but we'd love it if you do!
• Please include an explanation of why your manicure fits the theme. This may be especially important if you do a design that is more abstract than literal.
• The deadline to submit your entry is noon on February 20, 2013. 
• Since Jenny is not a nail blogger and doesn't follow nail art blogs (she doesn't even know who Scrangie is--OMG), she will be the unbiased judge who will pick the winner, along with two honorable mentions. Her decisions are final.
• The contest is open to anyone who wants to enter; Llarowe ships internationally to most countries, however there are some exceptions, and it's up to you to make sure you can use the gift certificate should you win it; we can't make substitutions. 
• Pictures submitted to the contest may be used by LOLH, IM2A, or Llarowe, with proper photo credit to you and/or your blog.

The nail art entries for the contest will be posted to the LOLH and IM2A Pinterest boards; they will also be featured on the IM2A site, in an article about the contest and event (we will post these as the come in). Finally, the winning entry will be featured on the cover of IM2A's Facebook page for a month! 

Nail Art Contest: Empowering Women

Hello everyone!

I'm extremely excited today to announce that I, along with a friend and colleague of mine, am hosting a nail art contest!

The prize will be a $50 gift certificate to Llarowe:

Leah Ann, the owner of Llarowe and purveyor of fine hard-to-get polishes, has very kindly offered to sponsor the contest by donating the gift certificate prize in support of our cause. What's the cause, you ask?

The purpose of the contest is to raise awareness about Inspire Me 2 Aspire, a social media networking site that connects teen-aged girls with adult mentors:

I have been helping the creator of Inspire Me 2 Aspire (IM2A), Jenny Ellis, to get the program off the ground, and we are looking for women from all walks of life to be mentors for a chat event on International Women's Day (March 8th). For more information about this event, please click here.

In light of that, the theme for the contest is 'Empowering Women'. This is a broad topic designed to give you freedom to express ideas about supporting other women, empowering them, helping them to achieve their dreams.

Here are the details about the contest:

• To submit your entry, please upload it to the Lacquer Or Leave Her! (LOLH) Facebook page, which you can find by clicking here.
• One entry per person, please.
• The manicure must include at least 4 fingers of one hand; you don't have to include the thumb in your entry, but we'd love it if you do!
• Please include an explanation of why your manicure fits the theme. This may be especially important if you do a design that is more abstract than literal.
• The deadline to submit your entry is noon on February 20, 2013. 
• Since Jenny is not a nail blogger and doesn't follow nail art blogs (she doesn't even know who Scrangie is--OMG), she will be the unbiased judge who will pick the winner, along with two honorable mentions. Her decisions are final.
• The contest is open to anyone who wants to enter; Llarowe ships internationally to most countries, however there are some exceptions, and it's up to you to make sure you can use the gift certificate should you win it; we can't make substitutions. 
• Pictures submitted to the contest may be used by LOLH, IM2A, or Llarowe, with proper photo credit to you and/or your blog.

The nail art entries for the contest will be posted to the LOLH and IM2A Pinterest boards; they will also be featured on the IM2A site, in an article about the contest and event (we will post these as the come in). Finally, the winning entry will be featured on the cover of IM2A's Facebook page for a month! 

While it is absolutely not required in order for you to either enter or win the contest, we hope you will also take a moment to visit the IM2A site, and consider becoming a mentor. Please also spread the word to anyone else you know who might be interested--and remember, this isn't just for career women. It's for anyone who has overcome obstacles in their life, pursued a dream, or contributed to the world in a positive way from raising a child to volunteering for a cause, to, well, anything. We believe that every woman has something valuable to give back to the next generation--yes, that includes YOU. Click here to visit the site; if you scroll down to the bottom, there is an 'apply now' button.

I can't wait to see the nail art you all come up with! I know there is amazing talent out there, bring it!!

Thanks for reading, and a huge THANKS to Llarowe for generously providing the prize for the contest!!!!

Xoxox,

M.

Two-Bottle Nail Art Competition Winner!

Thank you to everyone who entered the two-bottle nail art competition. I would say it was an outstanding success! I was introduced to many new blogs and readers I'd never heard of before or interacted with, and will definitely be following several of them now.

I was utterly flattered by the outpouring of support and congratulatory messages on the post as well as many of the entries' posts. You guys are all too sweet.

I'm happy to say that since the announcement of the competition, Nailed It has gained over 150 more readers, as well as over 275,000 more page views! It has been so exciting to see such a jump in readership, and I have many of you spreading the word about the blog and the competition to thank for that.

After much deliberation and back and forth, I've finally decided on a winner for the contest! I've emailed her and hope to hear back from her soon. I must say, with so many great entries, colors, designs, and creativity in the theme, it was not an easy choice, but the winner is...

Kelsie at Kelsie's Nail Files

Her creative use of the theme, her design, and the awesome colors she used ultimately made me choose her design. (Can we talk about how stunning the mix of the two shades is?!) Congratulations Kelsie!

A sincere thank you and congratulations to everyone who entered. Entering a nail art competition can be intimidating, but you all did a wonderful job and I'm so excited to read more from you all.

Nailed It's First Birthday - Nail Art Competition

EDIT 11/11/12: The winner has been announced! 

Light up the candles, and then promptly blow them all out because nail polish is flammable and you're not irresponsible...it's Nailed It's birthday!

One year ago today, Nailed It was born. Since then, it has flourished and become an amazing experience for me and hopefully my readers! Earlier today there were 555,555 page views as well.

I couldn't be happier with the direction this blog is going, and I owe so much of that to my readers! Thank you all so much!

I wanted to celebrate this milestone and say thanks with my first nail art competition. I've opened up this competition to everyone everywhere, with a wonderful prize, sponsored by Born Pretty.

The winner (chosen by me) will win a $20 gift certificate to Born Pretty, to spend on anything they like, including glitter, nail polish, nail art brushes, dotting tools, rhinestones, stamps and more. Damn.

Theme - Two Bottles

For this contest, your theme is two bottles of polish. You can only use two bottles of polish (notice that I didn't say "two colors" because that leaves room for interpretation). I want you to challenge yourself to create something spectacular with only two bottles of polish to work with.

Rules

The rules of this are pretty simple. Any entries that do not meet the rules listed below will not be counted.

• You may only use two bottles of polish (a clear base coat and clear or matte top coat excluded).
• The design must be your own, done on your own fingernails (please no toes).
• You may not use stamps or nail art decorations in the final design.
• You may use tape to create clean lines, but the tape must be removed.
• Glitter polishes may be used if they are sold as a polish (no loose glitter).
• You must name the two bottles of polish used in your design. 
• You may not use acrylic paint.
• You must submit the URL of your post using the inlinkz tool below.
• Your post does not need to be on a blog (e.g., you may use Flickr, Tumblr, Facebook, etc.)
• You may submit a post you have already published.
• You may enter until Friday, November 9 at noon (MST). 
• This competition is open internationally to anyone qualified to order from the BornPrettyStore site.

Please share this competition with your friends and readers of your own blog. If you have any additional questions about the competition, how to enter, or anything else, please feel free to comment or send me an email.

Good luck to everyone, and a big thank you to Born Pretty for donating such a great prize!

Click the Add Your Link button below to enter your submission. Entries submitted in the comments of this post will not be counted.

Nailed It: Nominee for the Cosmopolitan UK 2012 New Beauty Blog Award

I'm so unbelievably excited! This blog has been nominated and shortlisted for the 2012 Cosmopolitan Blog Awards in the New Beauty Blog category! I'd like to thank everyone and especially those that may have nominated me! It's a huge honor to be included in this category for such a widely-known and read magazine! It brings a tear to my eye to see such success and excitement about my little blog and really motivates me to work harder to deliver some high-quality, kick ass designs for you all to enjoy!

You can vote for Nailed It to win the award by clicking the picture below and entering an email address. Feel free to vote with more than one email!

Select New Beauty Blog

Thank you everyone, for your support in the past and future, and for your votes!