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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Pretty & Polished - Blogger Collection (Giveaway!!)

Hi Everyone!!  It seems it's always something at Crazy Combos lately haha ;-)  At least we haven't lost power this week (lost it so many times last week), and my internet is currently connected! Yay!  But even that has been spotty the last two weeks (service call Saturday - hope it can be fixed!).  I know, First World Problems, but I've realized how much I do love my power and internet!! haha Anyway, even though I haven't been posting, I do have polishes swatched and ready for you guys!!  Hopefully things will get somewhat back to normal here soon!  Thanks for sticking by me! ;-)

I'm excited to review for you the Blogger Collection by Pretty & Polished!  Chels, the owner, asked me to come up with some ideas in order to have a polish created in representation of my blog.  What an absolute honor!  So I started thinking white - holo - circle glitter!!  And thanks to Chels, Crazy Circles was born!  I am in love with it.  It has black, silver, and a few shades of pink circle glitters.

Images Courtesy of Pretty & Polished
You can purchase these today, June 2 at 6pm EST at Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on My Shopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook, on Twitter @prettynpolish, on Instagram @prettyandpolishd and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/. I highly recommend taking a look around, as Pretty & Polished always has awesome creations and an amazing formula!

Before we get on to swatches, at the bottom of the post will be a rafflecopter to win the collection!  Best of luck to everyone!!

First up, I'm so excited to show you Crazy Circles!!!!  These pictures are in my light box.


I used 2 coats of Crazy Circles along with Swift Sparkle, the Pretty & Polished top coat.


Close up!  I put the bottle upside down for a minute to make sure I had all the circles floating around to get them on the nail!! Chels did an amazing job!  I love this!


Here is Crazy Circles in my kitchen lighting.  It is a white with holo base!  You can see some of the shimmer in these pics below!


Love this bottle shot!  You can see all the gorgeous pinks, silver, black and the holo in the white base!


Close up!


And these next are outdoor.  I know, so many pictures!  Sorry, but I am most definitely in love! Can you tell?  This is in the shade.


And these are in the sun!


I came up with the name because of my blog, sticking with C's.  I also LOVE circle glitter, so I wanted to make sure to have a bunch in here!  This has been a great combination of my favorite things!



Close up!  I hope you love it!!  I'm SO proud of it :-)


Next up, we have Me, Myself, and Cacti by Sarah of Chalkboard Nails!


For Me, Myself, and Cacti, I used 2 coats along with Swift Sparkle.


I absolutely love this bright green jelly with black hexes, black circles, and white hexes!


You can visit Sarah's blog at http://www.chalkboardnails.com/.  She is fantastic at swatching and does amazing nail art!  Definitely check her out!


Close up!


Next up, we have Queen You Dig It? by Shipra of Taneja's Bride.


For Queen You Dig It?, I used 2 coats along with Swift Sparkle by Pretty & Polished.


This polish is a gorgeous mix!  I love the gold fleck in the white base, along with gold circle glitter and blue hexes and smaller maroon hexes!


You can visit Shipra's blog at  http://tanejasbride.com/.  She reviews nails, but also makeup!  Love her reviews!!  I don't normally wear lipstick, but she has me wanting to start!



Close up!


Next up, we have Adventures in Polish Making by Amy of I'm Feeling Nail-Venturous.


For Adventures in Polish Making, I used 2 coats along with Swift Sparkle by Pretty & Polished.


This gorgeous grey jelly is filled with beautiful teal/blue and purple glitter!  I absolutely love this combination! Simple and stunning!


You can visit Amy's blog at http://imfeelingnail-venturous.blogspot.com/.  Amy is a sweetheart!  I also love her nails and designs!  She does amazing looks that I wish I had the talent to recreate!!



Close up!


Last, but certainly not least, we have New York City Lights by Carly of Lacquered Lover.


For New York City Lights, I used 2 coats along with Swift Sparkle top coat.


What a stunning polish!  It has beautiful iridescent flakies along with shimmer!  It's so much prettier in person, as the camera can't even begin to pick up it's sparkle!


I tried, but this isn't the most flattering picture! ha!  But look at that bottle!! Stunning, right? These next two pictures are bedroom lighting.


You can visit Carly's blog at http://www.lacqueredlover.com/.  She has beautiful macros and swatches.  She also reviews makeup, including her face of the days!


Close up!


I hope you enjoyed this look at Pretty & Polished Blogger Collection!  I'm still feeling a little bit shocked to be included in this collection!  I am SO honored that Chels of Pretty & Polished reached out to me with this opportunity.  Thank you so much, Chels!  And to be included with such a great group of bloggers, I can't even believe it!  These polishes are gorgeous and I'm so glad to have the chance to review them for you!

BUT WAIT!!  Here is your chance to win a set of your own!! ;-)  Thank you to Chels for offering this generous gift to my readers!


Following Blog, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook will allow only one point each, per person. You may tweet this giveaway as many times as you would like, with one point given per day, per person. This giveaway is open internationally - so best wishes and good luck!

In case you missed above, you can purchase these today, June 2 at 6pm EST at Pretty & Polished on Etsy or Pretty & Polished on My Shopify. You can also find out more information, upcoming collection information, along with swatches on Pretty & Polished - Facebook, on Twitter @prettynpolish, on Instagram @prettyandpolishd and at http://www.prettynpolish.com/. I highly recommend taking a look around, as Pretty & Polished always has awesome creations and an amazing formula!

Have a great day!

Much Love,
Crystal




*These products have been sent to me for review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.*

13 comments:

  1. These are all so pretty and unique! Great swatches:)

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  2. I LOVE THIS! Gorgeous swatches!!! <3 (P.S. Loved seeing my polish-baby on your stunning nails!)

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  3. Me, Myself, and Cacti is my favourite of the lot. I do love the name of your polish.

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  4. Love all of these! I love blogger/indie polish collabs :)

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  5. These are all gorgeous polishes but I really love yours the best! The circle glitters are amazing!

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  6. Beautiful swatches Crystal, and great job on Crazy Circles!

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  7. What beautiful swatches, and I love your creativity! Lovely polish! :)

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  8. Love the swatches... especially the grey one !!

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  9. All the polishes are very beautiful! I can't pick a favorite one! They are all so gorgeus!

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  10. Hey Lady! Thanks so much for the Giveaway!!! And AWESOME Polish!!! I have to say... I think yours is my Favorite!! =D
    Anyways, I just wanted to send a quick heads up ~ I filled out the rafflecopter yesterday, no problems, easy peasy ~ But I left the page open so I could come back and pin some of those gorgeous nail shots today! =) When I refreshed the page... the Rafflecopter didn't have me down as entered for the "Follow My Blog" and "Follow on Instagram" entries. HEY! ; ) It was no problem at all to resubmit them, I just don't want it to show up on your end that I somehow submitted two entries for those two. So, I'm good, no need for you to do anything ~ but just wanted to mention it, in case it made me look like I was being a sneaky cheater! =O Ha!

    Also ~ I wanted to say a quick "I'm so sorry" for the loss of your Grandpa Yesterday! I'm really glad you were able to share it with us, it's an honor to get to see how happy he made you and the rest of his family. He sounds like a wonderful man! I sadly lost all but one Grandparent when I was young, so I sadly didn't get to know most of them very well. But! I do try and remind myself that while they passed when I was young, I was old enough to at least remember them! And that in itself is pretty awesome! Thanks again for all you do here on the blog! And my condolences on your loss! Hopefully your blog and nail polish crew will serve as a comforting escape/retreat when you are feeling sad during this time.

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  11. I am SO excited to have won! WooT! I have met Carly in person and she is even prettier in person. I follow everyone's blog that helped in the collection and I'm impressed with their creations. Now to find out I can get to share in on this; it's beyond~~~

    Thank you very much. <3

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