OPI Gwen Stefani Instagram Giveaway!!!

Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Monday to you all!  I hope everyone had a lovely weekend!  I have some really exciting things coming up on the blog soon (including a full review of the OPI Gwen Stefani collection) but first, I wanted to share a fun giveaway I'm having on Instagram with you!

I'm giving away both Push and Shove, a gorgeous silver chrome with a base coat, as well as Over and Over A-Gwen, which includes the gorgeous red nail polish as well as nail art elements from Swarovski!  To enter, you need to follow @lacqueredlover on Instagram and repost this picture on your instagram account with #LLOPIGiveaway !  This giveaway is open until Feb. 5th, 2014 so hurry up and enter today!

Good luck!

Neutrogena Makeup Giveaway for Night at the W!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Friday to you all!  What better way to kick off the weekend than with a giveaway?

Neutrogena is launching a new line of makeup and is having a special celebration at Walgreens on January 23rd, 2014 to celebrate!  Stop by your local Walgreens between 4-9 PM for the following:

·         Complimentary samples
·         A chat with Walgreens chic Beauty Advisors
·         Buy 1 Get 50% off all Neutrogena® products (excluding Sun Care and Trial Sizes)
·         A chance to win an unforgettable trip for two to Nashville, TN to visit some of Hayden Panettiere’s favorite hot spots, and even get a makeover from a leading makeup artist!
·         50 lucky winners will also receive a Walgreens gift card worth $50

To celebrate, they are going to give away to ONE lucky winner in the US 1 Healthy Volume Mascara, 1 Crease Proof Eye Shadow and 1 MoistureSmooth Color Stick!  

Just fill out the form below to enter and don't forget to stop by Walgreens on the 23rd to check out the great deals!

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Rainy Day Giveaway: Sarah Potempa Wrap Up!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Thursday to you all!  I know I've been quiet on here for a bit but I have some REALLY fun stuff lined up for you all coming up!  So why not start with a super fun giveaway by my awesome boss?  As many of you know, I am the social media manager of Sarah Potempa Hairstyling Tools, a super fun and innovative company that creates amazing products like the BEACHWAVER, a rotating curling iron, and the WRAP UP which gives you the perfect sock bun every time!

Above:  Some of my favorite Wrap Up looks!


Since it's a rainy day in NYC, Sarah offered up one WRAP UP to one of my amazing Lacquered Lover followers!  All you have to do is "like" our Facebook pages and there are a few extra entries as well!  Just fill out the form below and good luck!  Be back blogging with you all soon!

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OCC Lip Tar Stained Gloss Giveaway for Lacquered Lover's 2nd Birthday!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Friday!  I hope you're all having a wonderful week!  It came to my attention earlier this week that Lacquered Lover will turn 2 on May 20th!  How crazy is that?  I can't believe that it's been two years since I started this blog to share my love of nail polish and writing with the world.  I truly never thought anyone but my Mom and a few friends would read it and it humbles and amazes me all the time that you all have taken this incredible journey with me!

So, to celebrate, the incredible David from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics has generously donated the entire new Lip Tar Stained Gloss line for me to give away!  I still remember the first time I posted about an OCC Lip Tar at Fashion Night Out last September and I fell in love with it and that's when I decided to start blogging about makeup!  David and the OCC team has always been amazing to me and I'm so glad to be able to work with brands like them that I truly believe it!

So please join in the celebration by entering this giveaway with me!  Just fill out the form below!  Thanks again for supporting Lacquered Lover and can't wait to see what the future holds!

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Jesse's Girl Cosmetics Julie G Frosted Gumdrops Giveaway!

Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Thursday to you all!  Just a quick post this morning to let you all know about the fabulous giveaway I have going on with Jesse's Girl Cosmetics for the ENTIRE line of Julie G Frosted Gumdrops nail polish!  Simply fill out the form below!  Good luck!

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NCLA Nailing Hollywood Nail Wraps Giveaway!

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Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Monday!  I apologize for my absence the last few days but rest assured, starting April 1st I will be back to my regular posting schedule!  But first, I have a super fun surprise for you!

I'm teaming up with the amazing brand NCLA to bring one lucky US Resident the ENTIRE new Nailing Hollywood Nail Wrap line!  These 6 new designs were created by celebrity nail stylists Jenna Hipp, Madeline Poole & Steph Stone.  Half moons, outlines, galaxy nails and gradients are gorgeous for Spring and really fun designs!  Just fill out the form below for your chance to win!  Good luck everyone!

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MAC Archie Girls Betty Bright and Ronnie Red Facebook Giveaway!

Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Tuesday do you all!  Just wanted to stop by quick and let you know about a giveaway I'm having on my Facebook Page for 2 of the sold out MAC Archie Girls Lipsticks!  You can fill out the form below or head over to my page on Facebook and click on the giveaway tab!  This is open internationally for another 10 days so good luck!

 

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NYFW Flashback Giveaway with Zoya Peter Som and Bibhu Mohapatra!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Friday!  I hope you are all having a wonderful week!   I am busy in the midst of NYFW (hope you're enjoying the pictures on Instagram!)  LOTS of amazing posts to come on all the fabulous backstage looks but first, something fun!

I happened to find amongst my hoard of nail polish this past week two unopened Zoya Boxes which I bought a year ago after NYFW to have a giveaway and completely forgot about them!  So now, I'm giving away BOTH the Bibhu Mohapatra and Peter Som custom color sets that were created for the Fall 2012 NYFW shows!  (A big thanks to Erin at Zoya for coming up with the Fashion Week Flashback name!)

All you have to do to enter is fill out the form below!  I will open this giveaway internationally and it will close on March 1, 2013.  One lucky winner will be chosen to win both boxes!  Good luck!

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Sandy Hook Fundraiser/Giveaway - The Prize Packs Pictures!!!

Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Monday!  Today, I'm going to keep the chatting brief because I have a TON of fabulous things to show you!  Today, I'm showing you pictures of the AMAZING prize packages you can be eligible to win by donating as little as $1 (way less than a bottle of nail polish and probably less than your morning coffee) or as much as you'd like to a charity for the Sandy Hook tragedy.  You get 1 entry per $1 spent and all the details to enter are HERE!

Look at all these AMAZING prizes!  Before I get into more pictures of each one, here is a list of the 3 prizes NOT listed:

Llarowe - Each prize winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the store!
KBShimmer - Each prize winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to the store!
Planet Beauty - Each prize winner will win a prize pack!
Beauty Pop Shop - A surprise gift!

Now, without further ado, on to the goodies!

 Above:  3 coats of Literary Lacquers Greatest Treasure

Literary Lacquers Greatest Treasure is a gorgeous semi sheer red holographic nail polish!  It's beautiful and very holographic in direct light.  Please check out the Literary Lacquers shop HERE

 Above:  Lacquerhead Polish Little Angels on its own and over white

Little Angles is a beautiful glitter topper polish that's full of pastel glitters as well as red large and small glitters.  This polish was created specifically for this giveaway.  Please visit the Lacquerhead Polish shop HERE!

 Above:  3 coats of Black Cat Lacquer We Love Sandy Hook

This polish is a milky white base full of multi colored and sized green glitters in honor of the colors of Sandy Hook School.  This polish was created specifically for this giveaway.  Please visit the Black Cat Lacquer shop HERE!

 Above:  2 coats of SoFlaJo Watch Over Me

Watch Over Me was created in honor of Catherine Hubbard, the little red headed girl who loved animals who lost her life in the Sandy Hook Tragedy.  The owner of SoFlaJo is selling this gorgeous olive matte polish in her shop and donating 100% of the proceeds in honor of Catherine.  Please check out her amazing shop HERE!

Above:  2 coats of A Rhyming Dictionary Unnamed

A Rhyming Dictionary Unnamed was created for this giveaway.  It's a lovely light purple full of shimmers and tiny matte glitters.  Please check out her shop HERE!

Above:  3 coats each of Jindie Nails Candyland Remix, Rave and Princess Breath

The lovely Jindie Nails sent me an assortment so each winner will get just one of these in their box but you won't know which one until you receive it!  All these creamy bases with neon glitters are just gorgeous.  Please check out the Jindie Nails shop HERE!

 Above:  2 coats of Northern Star Nail Polish in Tranquility

Tranquility is a beautiful medium pink jelly that's full of large gold hexagonal glitters and small gold glitters.  This is a great polish for Spring!  Check out the Northern Star store HERE!

 Above:  2 coats of A Study in Polish Starry Night

Starry Night is a beautiful midnight blue full of golden and blue glitters.  It's absolutely stunning on the nail!  Check out the A Study in Polish shop HERE!

 above:  2 coats of Candii Polished Forever in our Hearts

Forever in our Hearts is a sheer iridescent green base full of white hearts and multi sized and shaped green glitters.  This would look great layered over a light polish!  Check out the Candii Polished store HERE!

 Above:  1 coat of Different Dimension With You In Your Dreams over black

With You In Your Dreams is a layering polish that's full of tiny iridescent sparkles and larger white glitter in small squares, small and large hexes, large diamonds and stars.  Please check out her shop HERE!

 Above:  Dandy Nails Flamingo Kisses

Flamingo Kisses was created in honor of one of the teachers who lost their lives and loved Flamingos.  this beautiful pink with slightly darker pink specks is beautiful.  Please check out the Dandy Nails shop HERE!

Above:  1 coat of Glitzology Guardian Angel over black

Guardian Angel is a gorgeous sheer pink polish full of gold mica and multi sized and shaped pink and white glitters.  It was created in honor of the polish makers mother and is certainly fitting for this.  Check out the Glitzology shop HERE!

 Above:  1 coat of Happy Hands Sober Dawn over Black

Sober Dawn is a mix of bright multi colored and multi sized glitters to celebrate life.  It looks gorgeous over black and probably any other color!  Please check out the Happy Hands shop HERE!

 Above:  Sparkle Nail Lacquer Angel Sparkles over black

Angel Sparkles is a beautiful glitter topper that's full of white square glitters and different holographic larger glitters.  This polish was created specifically for this giveaway.  Please check out the Sparkle Nail Lacquer shop HERE!

 Above:  The Polish Bar Little Angels over Black

Little Angels is a glitter topper that's a clear base full of iridescent hexagonal glitters, multi colored glitters and little holographic butterflies!  Please check out the Polish Bar shop HERE!

 Above:  2 coats of Daily Lacquer Innocence

Innocence is a beautiful creamy white jelly full of gold hexagonal glitters and gold iridescent star glitters.  Please check out the Daily Lacquer shop HERE!

 Above:  A prize pack of creams, lotions and oil

Body by Mersado generously donated a prize pack to each winner consisting of a mini China Glaze nail polish, nail file, creams and cuticle oils!  Please check out her shop HERE!

 Above:  Glitters

Gee Whiz generously donated this beautiful green and white glitter collection that can be used for any purpose!  Please check her out on Facebook HERE!

 Above:  nail polish necklace by Bay Street Beadworks

This beautiful necklace was created with nail polish by Bay Street Beadworks!  Please check out their lovely store HERE!

Above:  Ring and earring sets by The Nail Network

the Nail Network generously donated 5 different sets of jewelry that will be randomly put into each prize pack!  Please check out her shop HERE!

Above:  Necklace by Steel and Sashes

Steel and Sashes created these gorgeous necklaces that are in the colors of Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Please check out her shop on Facebook HERE!

Above:  Marshmallow Pops by D'Lu Delicacies

D'Lu Delicacies has donated several marshmallow pops for each winner!  Aren't they cute?  Please check out her website HERE!

Above:  Scarves by Captain Hook Crochet

Each winner will win one of these gorgeous and warm scarves from Captain Hook Crochet!  They will be randomly placed into each package.  Please check out her shop HERE!

Above:  Assortment of Paint Box Polish

Each winner will randomly receive one of these gorgeous polishes by Paint Box Polish!  Check out her store HERE!

Pretty and Polished has created this gorgeous polish specifically for this giveaway.  It's a gorgeous blue and she also is selling a polish where the proceeds go towards Sandy Hook donations.  Please check out her amazing shop HERE!

 Above:  2 coats of Enchanted Polish Halo

Halo is a gorgeous light blue holographic polish.  It's delicate and pretty with a little fun with the holographic lines.  Please check out the amazing Enchanted Polish store HERE!

 Above:  2 coats of F4 Polish Heaven's Angels

Heaven's Angels is a beautiful deep blue base full of multi sized and shaped white and blue glitters.  It has so much depth on the nail!  Please check out the amazing shop HERE!

Above:  2 coats of Dollish Polish Yo-Ho Yo-Ho A Pirate's Life For me

This polish is a deep red jelly full of multi colored and sized glitters.  Please check out the Dollish Polish shop HERE!

Above:  Diamond Lacquer

Diamond Lacquer has generously donated 5 of these polishes!  Please visit their shop HERE!

Above:  Polishes from Two Birds One Store

Two Birds One Store has generously donated these polishes!  The winners will each get 1 polish that will be randomly assigned.  Please check out their store HERE!

Above:  hair pins by Puzzled and Polished

Puzzled and Polished has donated 5 sets of these gorgeous nail polish hair pins for each winner!  Be sure to check out her store HERE!

EACH of the FIVE winners will be receiving ALL of this (except where noted that one will randomly be assigned!)  So, not only are you helping out a great cause with as little or as much as you can donate, but you can also be entered to win one of these incredible prize packs!  More prizes are being added all the time so check back!  To enter the fundraiser giveaway, go HERE and follow the directions!

A Fundraiser and Giveaway for Sandy Hook

As many of you know, on December 14th, 2012, 26 innocent children and teachers lost their lives in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.  This unspeakable event has touched so many lives from the victims families to anyone who can sympathize with this tragedy.  A group of wonderful bloggers, nail polish creators, accessory creators and others have come together to try to show the community of Newtown, CT that there is still good in the world.  We wanted to find a way to encourage donations to the charities that the families of the victims have requested.

Over 25 wonderful people and business have donated items and even created special memorial items in honor of the 26 people who were killed that day in order for us to have a fundraising giveaway!  There will be FIVE winners, each getting an identical prize pack!  These generous and wonderful people have all taken the time, energy and money to create these items below (a list of each person and their donation is at the bottom of this post).  Also please note that there are more donations pouring in and I will add them as I receive them!

 

In order to enter, first fill out your email address on the Rafflecopter form below.  Then please put in the amount that you are donating to any of the charities below of your choice.  Then, I ask that you please send proof of donation to sandyhookdonations@lacqueredlover.com .  You will receive 1 entry per every $1 donated.  You can send a screenshot or forward your receipt if you donate via an online service, or if you are sending a check, please send a picture (with any information you feel appropriate blacked out.)  A spreadsheet will be created in which each person receives 1 entry per $1 received.  At the end of the giveaway, we will choose one winner from Rafflecopter and the other 4 from the spreadsheet using random.org .  Here is a list of the charities and the ones the family members have asked for:

 

Sandy Hook School Support Fund - Donate online HERE

Victoria Soto (one of the teachers who now has a scholarship fund)- Donate online HERE

Anne Marie Murphy (a teacher - all donations go to Autism Speaks) - Donate online HERE

Rachel D'Avino Memorial Fund to help teachers - Donate online HERE

Olivia Engel (loved animals & donations to Newtown Park and Bark)- Donate online HERE

Josephine Gay (donations to Joey's Fund for Autistic children) - Donate online HERE

Dylan Hockley Fund (support for children with special needs) - Donate online HERE

Catherine V Hubbard (loved animals & donations to The Animal Center) - Donate online HERE

Ana Marquez-Greene Music Scholarship (loved music) - Donate online HERE

Charlotte Bacon (Act of Kindness fund to promote kindness) - Donate online HERE

Jack Pinto (donations to help children and families)- Find out how to donate HERE

Caroline Previdi Memorial Fund (provides college scholarships) - Donate online HERE

Lauren Rousseau Scholarship Fund (provides college scholarships) - Donate online HERE

Mary Sherlach (donations provide mental health services)-Donate online HERE

Emilie Parker Fund (to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund) - Donate online HERE

Chase Kowalski Fund to help protect children and keep them safe- Donate online HERE

Dawn Laffery Hochsprung Fund in honor of the Principal - Find out how to donate HERE
Noah Pozner Noah's Ark of Hope (to help his siblings) - Donate online HERE
Allison Wyatt Fund (to help siblings)- See how to donate HERE

Jesse Lewis Memorial Fund (to help pay for his brother's education) - Donate online HERE
Daniel Barden Fund (to assist the family during this time) - Donate online HERE

Benjamin Wheeler Fund (in honor of his siblings) - Donate online HERE

Avielle Richman - Avielle Richman Memorial Fund, PO Box 686, Newtown, CT 06470
Madeleine Hsu Memorial Fund, c/o Wells Fargo Bank, 26 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT 06470

James R. Mattioli Memorial Fund c/o Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main Street, Newtown CT 06470.

Grace Audrey McDonnell Fairfield County Community Foundation, 383 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851.
Jessica Rekos Memorial Fund PO Box 713, Newtown, CT 06470-0713
 

Please fill out the form below and don't forget to email your receipt of donation to sandyhookdonations@lacqueredlover.com !  Every dollar counts so please donate what you can to show the families and friends of the victims that we still remember their loved ones.  Good luck to everyone!

 

 

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A HUGE thank you to the list of prize donors:

Llarowe ($25 gift certificate not pictured above)  Planet Beauty (prize pack not pictured above), KBSHIMMER ($20 gift certificate not pictured above), Pretty & Polished , Literary Lacquer , Lacquerhead Polish, , Black Cat Lacquer , SoFlaJo , A Rhyming Dictionary Polish , Jindie Nails , Northern Star Polish , A Study in Polish , Candii Polished , Different Dimension , Dandy Nails , Glitzology, Happy Hands , Sparkle Nail Lacquer , The Polish Bar, Daily Lacquer , Paint Box Polish , Body by Mersado , Puzzled and Polished , Gee Whiz , Bay Street Bead Works , The Nail Network , Steel and Sashes , D'Lu Delicacies , Captain Hook Crochet , Love for Lacquer , Beauty Pop Shop

 

And keep checking back for more!  Thank you all so much in advance for your support and your donations!  Good luck!

 

 

LAQA & Co. Nail Polish in Chubs, Ankle Biter and Plonk Swatches and Review! Plus a Giveaway!

Good morning my fellow lacquered lovers!  Happy Wednesday to you all!  I hope you're having a lovely week so far.  The holiday season is starting to get busy so what better way to kick it off than a giveaway?  But first, I have some new polishes to show you today!

LAQA & Co is a brand I've featured on the blog before with their nail polish pens.  Now, they have expanded into regular nail polish bottles as well!  Now, without further ado, on to the polish!

 Above:  2 coats of Ankle Biter

First up is Ankle Biter.  Seriously love the name and the packaging has a dinosaur skull on it!  This polish is described as being a rose gold but I find it to be more of a bronze on the nail.  I love how much depth this shade has!  The formula was great, opaque in two coats and easy to use.

 Above:  2 coats of Chubs

Chubs is a gorgeous light gold shimmer polish.  It almost borders on a foil but without the streaks that can sometimes happen with a foil polish!  I love how rich and sparkly it looks!  The formula was great, opaque in 2 coats and easy to use!

Above:  2 coats of Plonk

Last up is Plonk!  What a funny name!  Plonk is one of those deep, dark reds that has a lot of chocolate brown to it.  It's like a more brown version of Essie Wicked.  In certain lightings it almost looks black!  I love these rich kind of shades for Winter!  The formula was good, opaque in 2 coats and dried pretty quickly!


All in all, I liked these polishes!  While I had a hard time with the LAQA pens because it was hard to control how much came out, these polishes in bottles are super easy to use and the formulas are great.  These polishes and more are available now on the LAQA & Co website for $12.50 each.  But WAIT!  We're not done!

The lovely people behind LAQA & Co. are hosting a giveaway for TEN lucky winners!  Each winner will receive a bottle of Chubs (pictured above) and their newest polish, Greedy Guts, a gorgeous bright red!  Just fill out the Rafflecopter form below to be entered to win.  This giveaway is open to residents in the US only.


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What did you think of these polishes?  Any Must Haves?  Any dupes?