Sweet Saturday to Make-up for Missing Fun Friday!

Here are this week's giveaways! I originally intended to get this out every Friday, but I got busy with work and wasn't able to get this post out on time. So, I'm calling it 'Sweet Saturday' today :)

Check out these awesome ladies...

1. Haute Lacquer Follower Appreciation Giveaway Extravaganza! - Deadline 7/31/2011
Just found Shaina's Extravaganza. She's already given out some awesome gifts this past month but the grand prize is still up for grabs until tomorrow. So, rush on over to her blog for the rules and participate before it is too late! In celebration of her 400 Blog Followers, she is giving a huge batch of nail art supplies which include polishes from Barielle, Zoya, KleanColor, Revlon, NYX & Ulta. In addition, she is also giving away dotting tools & nail tatoos as a part of her incredibly generous grand prize package. Deadline is tomorrow so click here - Haute Lacquer - to get started. Good luck!

2. Nail Art Contest - Deadline Aug 17, 2011
Carmen of 1maquillage on YouTube just hit her 200 subscriber milestone and is now hosting a nail art contest to celebrate. Her contest theme is "Floral and Cute" which she opens up to nail artists at the beginning & intermediate level.

Carmen inspires others to tap into their own creativity through her nail designs. She's actually done celebrity portraits as nail art of Princess Diana & Audrey Hepburn. Check out her channel for her other designs and for the detailed rules to her contest. 1maquillage

3. Zoya & Color Club Nail Polish Giveaway - Deadline: 8/7/2011
Ever wanted to try Zoya or Color Club? Kathryn of 'Mommy Kat and Kids' Blog is giving away 2 bottles of each when you enter her giveaway by August 7. Winners will be chosen randomly from comments entered under her giveaway post. It's always fun to win free stuff especially if it's higher end products like Zoya Nail Polish :). Click here - 'Mommy Kat and Kids' - for the full rules & how to get additional entries.

Much gratitude to these generous ladies -- they deserve all their success and more....

Have an awesome weekend!
Deselvie2008

Fun Friday Giveaways!

It's Friday! There are some generous ladies out there hosting some awesome giveaways. They all offer easy rules and fantastic, more than generous prizes...I'm giving them a quick shout out here - so please visit their sites/blog and see if their content fits your interests as well. Have fun :)

MakeUpByNessa
Vanessa does such beautiful makeup looks and also dabbles in nail designs. My favorite is her eye makeup. Her color combinations are so amazing & hypnotic. Take a peek at her blog and see for yourself. Details to her giveaway can also be found there.
http://makeupbynessa254.blogspot.com/

A Lil Bit of This and That
Christina provides such fantastic info on incredible makeup deals, ideas on Konad stamping nail art as well as on product reviews. At times, she will even share some of her fave recipes. I love that she shares her experiences on products as it helps me make better choices when I go shopping for the same items. She is also hosting a giveaway, so check out her blog for the 411 :)
http://alilbitofthisandthat77.blogspot.com/2011/07/youtube-give-away-comment-on-this.html

VenusOcean
Ocean just turned 1 year old on her YouTube Channel and is now celebrating it with a giveaway. On her channel, she features such incredible Make-up Face Art looks plus an occasional review and/or DIY projects. She is so talented that I get excited to see what she comes up with next on her videos. LOL! Preview her channel and see for yourself -- below is the link to her giveaway video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVE8bv_uQGc

On Fridays, I will try to feature more awesome ladies who take the time & energy to host these type of giveaways for their subscribers & followers. Having recently done my first contest/giveaway, I found greater admiration and empathy for others who host these gestures of appreciation. :) So much time, effort and money goes into hosting even the smallest of giveaways, that they deserve so much more for their generosity.

** SmOoChEs **
Deselvie2008

Sharing a Twitter Giveaway

Just wanted to share a Twitter Giveaway hosted by @ImQueenFrostine. The rules are simple and winners will be chosen randomly of those who reply by June 25. Good luck -- something fun to start off the week! Click on the thumbnail for the full rules and a glimpse at the super Kawaii prizes.

You will need a Twitter.com account -- Would love you to follow me @Deselvie2008

The Scoop on Artmatic Cosmetics -- $0.45 per nail polish bottle

I remember Artmatic Cosmetics when I was a teenager. They were a drugstore brand of cosmetics that sold for about $1.99 comparable to today's popular NYC & Wet N Wild brands products. Back then, in the late 1980's, I was intrigued by lipsticks & lip color; those were the main products I used from Artmatic.

As time passed, I no longer noticed that the Artmatic brand was displayed in the local drugstores in California. No public announcement or news report on their absence in the mainstream cosmetic counters in my community could be found. Even today, it is difficult to find any articles in the World Wide Web on the history or updates on Artmatic Cosmetics.

With my recent interest in finding the most value and being able to 'stretch' the mighty dollar, Artmatic has resurfaced into the cosmetic limelight again.

By clicking the image below, get access to wholesale pricing from DollarDays. You can actually get 144 bottles of nail polish for only $64.80 -- that equates to $0.45/bottle plus shipping. Artmatic's regular retail price is $1.99/bottle. Get extra savings by using discount code: LS12; you can receive an additional $12 off any order on the DollarDays Website.


 

You will have to register on their site to gain access to pricing and the ability to put an order in. With this special pricing you will get a total of 12 sets of 12 unique colors: Orchid, Freesia, Lilac Glow, Sizzling Red, Silver, Renegade, Dusty Rose, Butterscotch, Copper, Cream Puff, Natural and Silver Grape. The quantity of nail polish is enormous, however, so are the savings.

Top 10 Real Writing Jobs (Sponsored Post)

Top 10 real writing jobs, earn $1-$5 per task. Looking for bloggers, help w/scripts, articles, stories, etc. There is a fee to access the information on the writing jobs. They claim to have opportunities that pay up to $500 for certain projects like improving movie scripts or up to $25 for blog posts. The introductory period lasts for 7 days at $4.95. If you choose to stay, the cost is $77/year. The opportunity sounds great to someone like me who loves to write; however, the initial fee -- even if it is pretty low -- makes me a little hesitant. Perhaps, to make it more appealing, they could offer deducting the fee from the first successful completed writing assignment?

Post a comment if you decide to try them out, or have actually received some writing assignments through their service.

Good luck! :)

LikeMyWear Pre-Launch (Sponsored Post)

Fashion mistakes? With LikeMyWear, never again! Use the power of your friends to put your most fashionable foot forward. That is what they promise on MyLikes.

'LIKE My WEAR'  is a brand new website coming soon where members can upload & share their photos and have friends & other fashion experts give their opinions on what to wear & what to not to wear as seen in the photos. How they plan to do this is still unclear. It may be a simple 5 star rating similar to that of YouTube's rating determined by the number of  'thumbs up' a photo may receive or a tally system as in FaceBook where 'likes' are counted and posted on a picture. We'll have to wait and see...

They are currently taking an email list on their site to announce the actual launching of their website. I'm excited to see what features they will be offering to their members and how they will actually carry out there proposed concept. Stay tuned for a follow-up review or better yet submit your email address for a personal invitation to their 'LIKE My WEAR' launching. :) Have fun!

LIKE My WEAR can also be found on Facebook or Twitter as @LikeMyWear

Blogger Giveaway

There's an awesome giveaway happening at SPHLovesCosmetics.

Check it out -- she's giving out 20 pairs of false eyelashes, some Elf, Rimmel, NYC cosmetics and other goodies. In addition, she is also having giveaway on her YouTube Channel.

For official rules to her giveaways, please click the link above. Good luck!