Happy Nail Year

Tis the season for a 2015 roundup of my favorite polish brands as well as polish colors.

VARNISHTA HAPPY HIATUS

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It has been a wonderful Happy Nail Year spent with all of my Varnishtas- new and old. I am pleased to share with you a few updates that will be going on with the site.

WE ARE GOING ON HIATUS

  • BE BACK SOON!

That’s right! Varnishta will be going on hiatus for a few months to work out our kinks and bring you a brand spanking new and improved look and feel. Don’t worry! We’ll keep you updated on some of the new things in store but there will NOT be posts every single day.

I KNOW! YOU’RE SHOCKED RIGHT.

Since it’s conception, I have made at least one post on Varnishta every single day since last year Jan 16th, 2015. I pride myself on the constant dedication to this site and figuring out which things worked and which things didn’t.

Nevertheless, if you have any comments, questions or concerns about Varnishta PLEASE feel free to go to the contact page and shoot us an email (varnishta@gmail.com). Have a fabulous February and we will see you on the flip side!

xx – varnishta

VARNISHTA GIVEAWAY FINALE

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The giveaway is over [tentatively until the winner replies], all the polish has dried and all the hauls have commenced. I am so proud to have run Varnishta for a full year and cannot wait to share with you all the fun tips and tricks that accompany my polish addiction. Stay tuned tomorrow for a BIG announcement regarding Varnishta. 

In the meantime, sweet dreams and have a wonderful New Year!

xx – varnishta

GRAND PRIZE SNEAK PEEK #2

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When Salon Perfect was my Varnish of the Month for March, I stressed the fact that I was obsessed with their top coats. I think Salon Perfect has nailed the market on a bear perfect Top Coat polish that could even stand on it’s own without a base. So of course I had to include some Salon Perfect top coats in the 75 Piece Varnishta Mystery Grand Prize. 

There are TWO FULL SIZE SALON PERFECT TOP COATS included in the set- but I won’t give away which ones are in there. I’ve got to keep some air of mystery going on. Make sure to send us an email and apply to win this amazing Grand Prize worth over $100. 

CLICK BELOW TO ENTER THE GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY

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xx – varnishta

 

 

GRAND PRIZE SNEAK PEEK

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OPI’s Malaga Wine may have topped my polish list for 2015, yet there are so many fun colors to try out to see what fits your fancy. So I am proud to preview this amazing OPI All Stars 10-Mini set is part of the large grand prize giveaway.

If this doesn’t entice you, stay tuned this week for more amazing previews from the giveaway!

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xx – varnishta

VARNISHTA GRAND PRIZE MYSTERY GIVEAWAY

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It’s our anniversary, Varnishtas.

I’m so glad to be here celebrating with you all. So I decided to do a HUGE giveaway to put an exclamation point to the end of Happy Nail Year.

And why do something small when I can kick things off with a  MYSTERY GRAND PRIZE.

 What will it be? A limited edition polish? An exclusive color or shade? How about I give you a little bit of a hint.

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VARNISHTA ANNIVERSARY GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY

A 75 piece Varnishta curated care package celebrating Varnishta’s first active year.

You read that right. 75 pieces. 

And I can tell you that about 90% of that is going to be polish. There is a mix of mini polishes, full size polishes, nail wraps, nail care products and more that make this amazing grand prize worth over $100. 

Throughout this week, I will be giving teasers to the various products you will find in the grand prize!  Plus, stick around until next week to learn about BIG CHANGES happening with Varnishta this year!

So enough talk!  Lets get down to the nitty gritty- how do you enter?

GIVEAWAY  DURATION:

  • START: SUNDAY JANUARY 17TH, 2016 AT 9:00PM EST
  • END: SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2016 AT 9:00PM EST.
  • WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED ON SUNDAY JANUARY 24TH, 2016, VIA EMAIL.

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE RULES SECTION.

RULES

  1. You must be a Varnishta- that means you must be follower of my blog.
    1. If you are not following my blog your entries will be invalid.
  2. Answer the questions/tasks below by sending it to the Varnishta email with you name and date of birth!
  3. All winners and former applicants are open to this giveaway!

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • This is a United States ONLY giveaway. I apologize in advance to all my international followers! It’ll be a pain trying to send these polishes oversees.
  • You must be 13+ to enter this giveaway.
  • The winner will have 2 days from the time I email you to respond back to the confirmation email.
    •  If I do not receive an email back in 2 days, I will pick a secondary winner. 

Have fun and I can’t wait to see what you all love about Essie!

  • HOW TO ENTER

    1. FOLLOW VARNISTA.WORDPRESS.COM (You must be a follower to win)
    2. EMAIL VARNISHTA@GMAIL.COM WITH THE FOLLOWING THINGS:
      1. Subject Title: HAPPY NAIL YEAR GRAND PRIZE ENTRY
      2. Name & Date of Birth 
      3. Name of your Blog: [so I can verify you follow Varnishta]
      4. Answer the following question:
        1. What do you love about Varnishta?
        2. What is one thing that our site can improve upon?

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IMPORTANT NOTE: This is NOT a sponsored giveaway! All products were purchased with my own money as a gift to all of my wonderful Varnishtas. Once again, this blog is for leisure and is based on personal opinion.

HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, VARNISHTA

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HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, VARNISHTAS!

One year ago today I made made my first posts kicking off Varnishta. One year later I am proud to say that we are 390 posts, 2,332 visitors, 3, 976 views and 170 Varnishtas in total. That may not be a lot in the grand scheme of things- but it means a lot to me. For the first year I wanted to get my feet wet with Varnishta and see if I could really dedicate myself to a blog of a certain passion- polish. And I did. Varnishta has become more than I ever thought it could be and I’d like to thank you all for that. I love interacting with all of you and learning about new polishes and people I would have never known a year ago.

So thank you to you all.

xx – varnishta

YEAR 1 RECAP – FAVORITE GIVEAWAY

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FAVORITE GIVEAWAY- SINFUL COLORS 

The SinfulColors giveaway had to be one of my favorites. I know for this one I didn’t give away tons of polish like the previous giveaways. However, I loved the fab feedback that I got once I shipped off the Flirt With Hearts Collection. 

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Above we have February winner Haley S. with her mom enjoying the awesome SinfulColors collection that she won. This probably made my day because I get to actually see my Varnishtas really getting into Happy Nail Year. I love to see you all enjoying the giveaways that I do and really having fun with it. The giveaways are my favorite part so I spend all month curating them in hopes that it will satisfy the lovely winner’s varnish vibes!

Welp, the recap has winded down to the end and tomorrow will officially be the anniversary of Varnishta- which means I have an EPIC giveaway coming your way!

What has been your favorite giveaway from Varnishta in the last year?

xx – varnishta 

YEAR 1 RECAP: FAVORITE NAIL MOMENT

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FAVORITE NAIL MOMENT – NAIL SALON HORROR STORY [7/14/15]

If you weren’t able to read over my Nail Polish Horror Story from last July, click on the title above to do so. It was cringe inducing, yet I was able to get this wonderful manicure out of it. Word to the wise, don’t get a manicure done in a salon that has half rusted tools and cobwebs all over the place.

What has been a Nail Salon Horror Story moment for you? 

xx – varnishta