How About An End-of-Hiatus Giveaway?

Hello my lovelies!!
To make it up to you, gentle reader, for being absent for so long (October 15th was my last entry) I am having a GIVEAWAY!!!!!  I discovered this new nail color from Sinful Colors that is a...wait for it....FLAKIE!!  It's called "Green Ocean" and it is frikkin gorgeous.  So I bought extra so I could giveaway one, and started going thru my accumulated new & unused beauty products.  I gathered several selections plus the Green Ocean & came up with, what I think is, an awesome collection of prizes!!  Check out the pics!!

This giveaway includes the following items:

• Of course, the Sinful Colors "Green Ocean" nail polish
• Bath & Body Works Scentportable Clip in a daisy sort of print
• Bath & Body Works Scentportable Refills in Pineapple Orchid
• Two HIP Color Presso lip glosses in 182-Trendy & 680-Spunky
• HIP Jelly Balm pot in 420-Savory
• Blush Cosmetic Brush Set containing 4 brushes, 1 sponge-tip applicator & one dual side lash/brow brush
• Sephora Tropical Jasmine Body Wash 2.5 fl. oz.
• Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in RSVP
• Two Bath & Body Works Liplicious lip glosses in Blue Colada & Forever Sunshine
• Three Meow Cosmetics eye shadow samples from the "Glacial Grove" Collection:
• Permafrost
• Wild
• Icebound
• Eight Aromaleigh eye shadow samples (these are VERY generous samples made by me) from various collections:
• Pure Drama Liner in Copper
• Pure Hue in Antique Green
• Gothic Lolita in Burnt Roses
• Valentine 2005 in Call Me!
• Drama Queen Liner in Topaz
• Opulent Lustre in Tapestry
• Rocks! in Downward Spiral & Spaceoddity

I may be inspired to add a few bits & bobbles every few days until the end of the contest.  A full size Philosophy shower gel?  A sugar scrub or bath bomb or soap from Lush?  Some additional eye shadow samples??  I'll post pics of the additional items as I add them :-}  OH!!  Just to assure you, all of the items pictured & being given away are brand-new, unused & untested.

Now, for the rules:

1. You must leave a comment on this post with the following information:
• You must be a follower of my blog (whether a brand-new follower or you've been with my blog for a while) & indicate such in your post with your "follower" name; 
• Your email address so I can contact you if you're the winner;
• Your favorite item from the giveaway & why;
• Something you are grateful for
2. You can earn (1) additional entry for Tweeting about this giveaway ~ send me the link to your tweet
3. You can earn (1) additional entry for posting about this giveaway on Facebook ~ send me the link to your post.
4. You can earn (1) additional entry for posting about this giveaway on your blog - send me the link to your post.

All told, you could have (4) entries!!!  The only required entry is the comment on this post. Contest will end on March 20th at 9pm PDT.  I will enter all of the entries into random.org to come up with the winner.  The winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email or I will have to choose another winner.  Keep checking back to see what I've added ~ each day could bring a new little (or big!) surprise addition!!

So, good luck everyone!  And thanks for sticking with me...  

Since I went back to work in October, it seems as though I haven't had time to do anything.  The Fibromyalgia is still with me, and it's a daily battle, but I love my job again and that matters to me so much.  We moved to a new building and with the move came a renewed sense of teamwork & positivity.  And bigger desks!!  Going to work has been a joy....

Please enter my giveaway & ask your friends to become followers and enter my giveaway.  I Love doing stuff like this & want to let you know how much I appreciate each & every one of you!!!  My lovely readers!!

Love,

Shayne

Zoya Color Spoons ~ Pictures & Review

Good evening!!!  How are you, my lovelies??  If you'll remember my post about Zoya's new Color Spoons, I said I would post once I received them.  I received them a few days ago, and oh my Jonas they are exquisite!!  Without further ado, I'll share the visual goodness with you!!

I Must warn you, this will be a picture heavy post.  But I have to show you these colors' deliciousness.



The following pictures are of the actual spoons on my middle finger.  They are perfect for seeing how a particular color will look with your skin tone.

What do you think of the colors I chose??  I chose all of the colors from the Reverie collection (Laney, Reece, Happi, Gwin, Adina, Lana) because that one is my favorite.  Which of these colors is YOUR favorite?  Will you be ordering some Color Spoons?  Tell me in the comments!!

xoxo,

me

And I Think To Myself ~ What A Wonderful Haul

Today I received some highly anticipated packages.  The first being my order from Hi-Fi Cosmetics on etsy & the second package contained a bottle of my very own Hidden Treasure!  So, enough with me talking your ear off....let's just look at the pretty pictures, shall we?

You can see the different layers of colors in the bottle.  The "glitter" isn't round at all but more like a flake, like that gold leaf stuff that tears really easy & you have to apply with tweezers and an orangewood stick.  It is so gorgeous I can't even explain it.  It truly looks like a fire opal, with layers of fiery rose gold, gorgeous green sheen & a hint of turquoise.  I want another bottle or two so I never run out. *le sigh*

Now for my new eye goodies.  I ordered these from Veronica, who is the owner & operator of Hi-Fi.  I had heard such good things over at Phyrra's blog about this company & the beauty of her colors.  She recently had a buy 5 get 5 free offer, so in went my first order.  It did take a little bit of time for my order to get here, but long handling, processing & shipping times are the norm when she has sales of any kind.  And I was just impatient to see my new jewels in person.  She is a one-woman show, and now I understand.  I got the following colors  & the descriptions of the colors are from her shop:

• Eclipsed the Sun - an amazing red-gold color shifter
• Fear The Nobodies - a metallic olive shade with a bronzey undertone. LOTS of shimmer!
• Disco - an opaque white with tons of multi-colored shimmer!
• Your Disease - a deep green with an eerie rose duochrome. Very unique and beautiful!
• Let It Snow - reminds me of stepping outside first thing in the morning, after it has snowed all night, and seeing the crystalline blanket of snow glittering in the sun. This color is super sparkly and absolutely amazing!
• Suicide Trees - a deep, metallic teal on an opaque black base! As beautiful as it is dark and ominous!
• Black Magic - an ultra-shimmery gunmetal gray with glimmering hologram sparkles! AMAZING!
• Devil's Daughter - an extremely sparkly, metallic silver. This color has an INSANE amount of shimmer and hologram sparkles! You have to see it to believe it!!!
• Bounce - a sparkling purple with glimmering pink undertones
• Morbid Faith - a whimsical shade with turquoise, purple, and blue shifts of color. Top it all off with a refreshing burst of aqua sparkle!

I also got two free samples.  Veronica graciously blessed me with the following:

• Spotlight Lip Glaze in Salem's Lot - is...well...black. With black hologram sparkles. :) 
• Eye Glitz in No Need For Tears - is a sparkling extravaganza for your eyes!! This is a very concentrated glitter gel that will totally rock any look! Apply a very small amount over any eyeshadow (or directly on the lid) and go GLAM!

So now, without further ado, here are the pics!!!

The next two pics were taken inside with flash

The next two pics were taken outside in sunlight with no flash

Don't they just look yummy!!!  I think my favorites so far are......hmm.....well.....you know, honestly I can't pick just one.  I can't wait to wear them all!!  I will be doing a LOTD tomorrow with a few of these colors, so rest assured, gentle reader, I will be posting it.

So until next time, my lovelies, remember that it's ok to take a day & just rest.  Maybe take a nap, watch a sappy movie, eat ice cream, go for a walk in the cool of the morning or do absolutely nothing at all.  Take a "YOU" day ~ you deserve it!!!

Much love & big hugs!!!