NEW GIVEAWAY WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Pin It I never heard from 2 of the ladies after 48+ hours of trying to reach out to them!

Here are my new winners - you have until 8PM EST tomorrow night to respond or I'll have to choose again! My 2 new winners are:

Stephanie Ladd - Prize from Lace & Lacquers: 5 Wet n Wild Chrome mini polishes
Christina Lauro - Prize from Zombified Nails: Full size Zombified Nails Sympath and Rahlman

{If you have received an email from me on 10/31 around 8PM with this link, please respond and I'll give you a backup prize due to my stupidity lol}

Sending emails NOW!

10/31 Go Pink Wednesday: Pink Gradient Nails

Pin It NOOOOO! It's our last Go Pink Wednesday together :[ As much as I hate pink haha, this was a fun project to do and I hope we did something good in our little (not so little) community or beyond!

A final thank you to Andrea of Finger Painting Fingers for putting together Go Pink Wednesday! I'm glad I was asked to participate these past 5 weeks. It's fun seeing what the other bloggers came up with :]

If you followed my Go Pink Wednesday posts (If you haven't, check them out here!). As I do every Go Pink Wednesday post, breast cancer facts. Since this is the last post and all my facts have been mainly about women, these facts will be about the men. Although mens' risk for breast cancer is quite low, it is very possible. You must read themmmmmmm or else I'll come find you and MAKE you read them! ;]

1) "Breast cancer risk in men is increased by elevated levels of estrogen, previous radiation exposure, and a family history of breast cancer". Medicenenet

2) "In 2012, it is estimated that among U.S. men there will be: 2,190 new cases of breast cancer 410 breast cancer deaths". komen.org

3) "In men, breast cancer can happen at any age, but is most common in men who are between 60 and 70 years old". CDC.gov

So, feel your man's boobs! Ok. that's awkward... YAY MANICURE TIME! :|

More pictures and such after le jump!

CHINA GLAZE 2012 Holiday Joy Collection Press Release

Pin It Feast your eyes on these babies! Excited about the glitters! Not so much the abundance of red...

MAKE YOUR MANI MERRY AND BRIGHT

China Glaze® Debuts 12 Glittering, Shimmering, Ravishing Colours for Holiday 2012

The holiday season: it is truly the most wonderful time of the year – for nails! From gorgeous glitters to rich crèmes, ‘tis the season to add sparkle and shine to any manicure and pedicure. Celebrate the season in colour with the new China Glaze® Holiday Joy collection!

Bringing tidings of good cheer, the China Glaze® Holiday Joy collection features 12 merry crèmes, glitters and shimmers including:

Halloween Themed Nail Art

Pin It Since tomorrow is Go Pink Wednesday AND Halloween, I decided to post my Halloween manicure today!


I'm kind of sad this is the only Halloween manicure I got around to doing this year but, at least it's cute and festive! Plus, I love me some candy corn! More pictures and details after the jump :]

10/29 Manic-ure Giveaway Monday

Pin It Yay another Manic-ure Giveaway Monday! But a special one, because I'm announcing the NINE winners of my giveaway :] Here are my winners and their respective prizes:

a Rafflecopter giveaway Grace Lee - Prize from Lace & Lacquers: Urban Outfitters Sea Dust, Sinful Colors Hot Wired, Orly Sashay My Way, mini Orly Fowl Play and mini Orly Purple Leather
Mila Sotirova - Prize from Lace & Lacquers: 5 Wet n Wild Chrome mini polishes
Georgia Karantani - Prize from Mani-Curiously: New LA Colors Color Craze Extreme Brights 7 polish set
Lauryn Lofgren - Prize from Pinked Polish: New Sinful Colors Heavy Metal and nail foil set in Smoky Silver, African Jade, Daybreak and Passion Pink
Nichole Chevrie - Prize from Makeup Your Face: Full size I Need Blue Tonight and mini Keep On Loving You 
Christina Lauro - Prize from Zombified Nails: Full size Zombified Nails Sympath and Rahlman
Christina Wang - Prize from Shimmer Polish: Full size Shimmer Polish Lorene
Nicole (of Nearly Nailed) - Prize from Polish Addict: Ghoulish and Party Fever minis
Wendy Stanbury - Prize from Polish Addict: 50 Shades of Grey and After the Rain minis

CONGRATS EVERYONE!! I have sent emails to the email address you have provided me, I probably won't see comments so PLEASE EMAIL ME. Remember per the giveaway rules -  Winners have *48 HOURS* to respond via e-mail, I am emailing the address you provide. If no response, I will choose another winner. Thanks everyone who participated, all 7k+ entries of you! There will be another giveaway or two in the near future ;]

Now onto the weekly list!

TIPSY TURVY NAILS: Don't Fall Asleep

Pin It Halloween is soon approaching so, how about another Halloweeny polish?!

Tipsy Turvy Nails Don't Fall Asleep

Tipsy Turvy Nails is a newer polish brand made by the sister duo over at Can't Hold My Lacquer! They have a good chunk of polishes in their store right now and I am excited to show you one from their Horror Series line!

ZOYA: Ornate Collection Swatches & Review

Pin It I know it's not even Halloween yet and I dislike Holiday decor taking over Halloween decor at the store as much as the next psycho BUT... I have to share the Zoya Ornate Collection with you :]

The Zoya Holiday 2012 Ornate Collection

 

I have to say, even at just looking at bottle shots via Zoya on the Interwebs, I knew this collection was one to get excited about. I found this to be one of the more unique Holiday collections this year. I also found it to blow Zoya's 2011 Holiday Collection (Gems and Jewels) out of the water!

Jump over, I have swatches and such for you guys!

Halloween Saran Wrap Manicure

Pin It Hi lovelies! Today is a little different :] Head on over to Mandy's Polish and check out my guest post! You can find out how to do the Halloween themed manicures below! Checkkkk it outtttttttttt here!

Ta ta for now!

FREAK SHOW POLISH: Sword Swallower

Pin It Trying to get today's post in before it gets dark! xP


Here's another polish from Freak Show Polish! I've showed you 2 already and I can't wait to share another with you :]

10/24 Go Pink Wednesday: Big or Small, Let's Save Them All!

Pin It Awww Go Pink Wednesday is almost over! One more post after this and the month is over! But, of course that doesn't mean stop spreading awareness of breast cancer and taking care of yourself!

Another thanks to Finger Painting Fingers for organizing a way for nail bloggers to spread awareness! I think your efforts, along with efforts put forward by other bloggers really did reached people! I hope this coming together of bloggers sparks more organized monthly awareness posts like these!


If you followed my Go Pink Wednesday posts (If you haven't, check them out here!) You know I don't let you go onto my manicure unless you've read my breast cancer facts! A little different for this post. Julep has put together a great Breast Cancer Awareness infographic. So, I am sharing that today as a great way to overview and review all the facts I've posted thus far:

(click the picture above, or click here to see a larger shot)

So, today's manicure is a little fun and was inspire by the phrase "big or small, let's save them all"!

Jump on over for more pictures!

FEMME FATALE LACQUER: Lacey's Pumpkin Spice Latte

Pin It I just noticed today is the 23rd, I can't believe this month flew by so fast!! I need to get on a Halloween manicure before Halloween is long gone haha. But, not today! Today I have something special to show you :]


Femme Fatale Lacquer Lacey's Pumpkin Spice Latte 
About a week ago Femme Fatale Lacquer emailed me asking if it was okay to name a polish after me called "Lacey's Pumpkin Spice Latte", pfttt like I was going to say no!? Polish and pumpkin spice lattes?! HECK YES MA'AM! :] So here's a few swatches of the pumpkin-y goodness after the jump!

10/22 Manic-ure Giveaway Monday

Pin It Here's another weekly installation of Manic-ure Giveaway Monday!

Before you jump on over, make sure you check out my giveaway! I have a total of 9 international prizes! Don't forget your daily share entries, those are the entries that seem to win all my giveaways ;] It ends on the 29th!

These are the giveaways I've seen on my Facebook feeds, Google, Twitter, Blog feed and emailed to me. If I missed yours and haven't posted it yet, please email me (LaceAndLacquers@gmail.com) with the link to the giveaway and I will put your giveaway in next week's post! :]

My compilation is after the jump!

POLISH ADDICT: Black Widow

Pin It Oops, another late post. Sorry guys! I was spending the afternoon not tying to pass out while making a stash list, which I finished! Thank God.

Polish Addict Black Widow

Halloween is TEN DAYS away! Do you have a spooky mani ready?! If not, let me introduce you to Black Widow by Polish Addict:

MAKEUP YOUR FACE: Quartz

Pin It Hope everyone is having a good day!

Makeup Your Face Quartz

Today I have Quartz by Makeup Your Face to show you! This top coat is an interesting way to spice up any polish. Check it out!

Not seeing my Facebook posts?!

Pin It Hey guys!

I interact a lot on my Facebook page. I post deals, coupons and other stuff I find that would be of interest to anyone who likes nail polish (or discounts!).

It has come to my attention Facebook is making it harder and harder for pages to interact with their fans, unless we pay for our posts (not happening).

Can you follow your favorite pages and make sure you're not missing out on the action?! Make sure you're on a computer when you do these steps (or you're viewing the full site on your mobile phone:

1) Go to my Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/laceandlacquers
2) Go to the right hand side of the page, across from the page name under the cover photo.
3) Click on the "liked" button, or the setting's gear, then click on "add to interest list"
4) To view your interest list, go to your Facebook homepage and you can find the list on the left hand side of the menu under "INTERESTS". Do this for any pages or friends that you don't want to miss out on posts on!

Hope this helps! I love interacting and sharing with you guys beyond my blog! :]

FREAK SHOW POLISH: Fire Eater

Pin It I wasn't going to post today, I'm still sick and today is the worst day yet BUT, the show MUST GO ON!

Freak Show Polish Fire Eater

Today I have another glitter top coat from Freak Show Polish to show you! Jump on over for more info!

KBSHIMMER: No Whine Left

Pin It My days are all messed up, I keep thinking it's Monday! I was all ready to start searching for more giveaways hahahaha! But here's a pretty little polish from KBShimmer's Fall Collection.

KBShimmer No Whine Left

KBShimmer has some awesome polishes, I only own 3 but I love them all! This one seemed so super unique to me when I saw the Fall swatches so, I had to buy it! Swatches and such after the jump :]

10/17 Go Pink Wednesday: MAKE UP YOUR FACE: Breast Cancer Awareness Duo

Pin It Sorry this is a little late! We got home around midnight last night so I slept in a little! BUT I can't miss Go Pink Wednesday!

Again, Thanks to Finger Painting Fingers for forming a great way for the nail polish community to spread awareness of breast cancer! Make sure to check out the other bloggers at the end of the post!

Here are this weeks 3 facts about breast cancer. You MUST read them before you move on to my pretty swatches :]

1) "Over 40,000 people will die this year; about 400 of them will be men". Breast Cancer Awareness
2) "It is estimated that 5% to 10% of breast cancers can be attributed to genetic predisposition". BCA Campaign
3) "The chance of a woman being diagnosed with breast cancer some time during her life is 1 in 8". BCA Campaign

Now, onto my review of the Breast Cancer Awareness Duo by Makeup Your Face:

Makeup Your Face Breast Cancer Awareness Duo

10/15 Manic-ure Giveaway Monday

Pin It Manic-ure Giveaway Mondayssssss from Houston, Texas! I haven't had the time to search as in depth as I usually do, but I feel pretty good about this list :]

Before you jump on over, make sure you check out my giveaway! I have a total of 9 international prizes! Don't forget your daily share entries, those are the entries that seem to win all my giveaways ;]

These are the giveaways I've seen on my Facebook feeds, Twitter, Blog feed and emailed to me. If I missed yours and haven't posted it yet, please email me (LaceAndLacquers@gmail.com) with the link to the giveaway and I will put your giveaway in next week's post! :]

Domestic Violence Awareness - "Break Silence" Stamping Manicure

Pin It Lazy Sunday for me! Hope your weekend went well :)

October, October. A month of Halloween and best known for breast cancer awareness month. Often, because those are so widely known, other awarenesses that share October are overlooked. You can find a list of awareness months here.

The ones, besides breast cancer awareness, that stand out to me the most for October are Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Infant Loss Awareness, Bully Prevention and Domestic Violence Awareness.

So, today's "the list" manicure is inspired by Domestic Violence Awareness in October.


Like my Go Pink Monday posts, I present you with facts:

1) "Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the United States, more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined". Source

2) "1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime". Source

3) "1 in 10 calls made to alert police of domestic violence is placed by a child in the home". Source

Ok, now that the educational business is over, you can click over for the mani ;)

MAKEUP YOUR FACE: A Haunting We Must Go

Pin It Happy Friday! Only a short time until Halloween! I haven't gotten a chance yet to do some Halloween nail art, I will when I get home next week but, I do have another Halloween Indie for you guys!

Makeup Your Face A Haunting We Must Go

Good 'ol Makeup Your Face! This one is called A Haunting We Must Go. It's a Halloween themed glitter top coat. More pictures after the jump!

10/10 Go Pink Wednesday: Fight Like a Girl

Pin It Are you guys ready for  another installment of Go Pink Wednesday?! I AM! If you saw this already, it's because I shared it on Instagram after I accidentally blew the surprise hahaha... Either way I'm excited to finally post this manicure :]


Again, Thanks to Finger Painting Fingers for forming a great way for the nail polish community to spread awareness of breast cancer! Here are your three facts about breast cancer, remember: you must read them before you read on to the manicure deets ;] October 10th's facts:

1) "Women should have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years between the ages of 20 and 39 and every year starting at age 40". Komen.org
2)  "Most women have more than one known risk factor for breast cancer, yet will never get the disease". Komen.org
3) "More than 1.7 million women who have had breast cancer are still alive in the United States". About.com

I hope you enjoy this manicure as much as I did! I thought it was an awesome depiction of the phrase "fight like a girl". More after the jump!

10/8 Manic-ure Giveways Monday

Pin It Here is my list of giveaways for this week! Although I'm in Houston, it would just be plain cruel to deprive you of the list!

Before you jump on over, make sure you check out my giveaway! I have a total of 9 international prizes! Don't forget your daily share entries, those are the entries that seem to win all my giveaways ;]

These are the giveaways I've seen on my Facebook feeds, Google, Twitter, Blog feed and emailed to me. If I missed yours and haven't posted it yet, please email me (LaceAndLacquers@gmail.com) with the link to the giveaway and I will put your giveaway in next week's post! :]

Jump over for the list :]

POLISH ADDICT: Monster Mash

Pin It Just a reminder, I'm visiting family in Houston so I'm doing posts every other day! I AM doing Manic-ure Giveaway Mondays and Go Pink Wednesdays though :D


Today I have another polish from Polish Addict! This one is Halloween themed, a glitter top coat called Monster Mash.

FRANKEN FROSTING: Cookie Sweet

Pin It Happy Friday! Man, this week went fast! Just want to mention, if you haven't checked out my giveaway, you can find it here! I also donated prizes to Cosmetish's October breast cancer giveaway so, check that out!

Franken Frosting Cookie Sweet

Today, I'm reviewing a polish from a newer indie brand called Franken Frosting. How cute is that brand name?! And how cute are their labels!

Going on Vacation!

Pin It Hey guys!
I'm going on vacation until the 15th. I won't be posting everyday as usual. I'm going to be posting every other day, with the exception of Go Pink Wednesday and Manic-ure Giveaway Monday. :) (This may also have to do with the fact I left my polish book with 20+ mani, swatch, and review details at home haha D;)

So, no post for today! Paint amongst yourselves!

Talk to you Friday!
Laceyyyyyyyy

10/3 Go Pink Wednesday: Save the Ta-tas

Pin It As you may (or may not) know a group of bloggers have come together to dedicate our Wednesday posts in October to breast cancer awareness. Despite pink being my least favorite color haha, I am all for spreading awareness and support for breast cancer. Thanks to Finger Painting Fingers for forming a great way for the nail polish community to spread awareness!


I'm going to have 3 facts about breast cancer in every Go Pink Wednesday post. Here are October 3rd's facts:
1) "Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women". National Breast Cancer
2) "Only 5% to 10% of breast cancers occur in women with a defined genetic predisposition for the disease. The majority of breast cancer cases are "sporadic," meaning there is no direct family history of the disease". Web MD
3) "The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2012, about 226,870 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer". Web MD

I hope you read those facts! (If you didn't, go read them! That's a demand btw haha) Now that you've educated yourself, on to manicure pictures and a short support ribbon tutorial!

FREAK SHOW POLISH: Snake Lady

Pin It Whoops! Took a nap after I uploaded the pictures and forgot to go write the post, that's why this is late! Worth the wait though, take a look!

Freak Show Polish - Snake Lady

Today I have one of many polishes I have from Freak Show Polish to show to you today! I know some of you are leery of buying newer Indies. Well, I hope along with some of my past swatches and today's, I can help change your mind! Take a jump, this one is worth looking at :]

10/1 Manic-ure Giveaways Monday

Pin It Here is my list of giveaways! Before you jump on over, make sure you check out my giveaway! I have a total of 9 international prizes! Don't forget your daily share entries, those are the entries that seem to win all my giveaways ;]

These are the giveaways I've seen on my Facebook feeds, Twitter, Blog feed and emailed to me. If I missed yours and haven't posted it yet, please email me (LaceAndLacquers@gmail.com) with the link to the giveaway and I will put your giveaway in next week's post! :]

Good luck!