All the sales, all the goodies...and the cool bit about this is you don't have to fight for a parking space!!
So is everyone in the northern hemisphere ready for spring yet? I most definitely am. I still have the winter blankets on the bed, and I still wear my fleece jacket in the house half the time. It needs to not be so chilly any more…! I’d also like a few more sunny days to take proper photos of my various holographic polishes. (You know you’re a beauty blogger when the sight of clear skies and bright sun sends you running for products to be swatched!!)
Ready to exchange some nail polish? Zoya's Nail Polish Exchange has begun!! The idea is: trade in bottles of unloved polish from another brand, get a bottle of your chosen Zoya color in exchange - and just pay shipping and handling for the Zoya bottles. In previous years, you'd have to go indicate which Zoya colors you wanted, then send in your bottles to exchange, then receive your chosen colors. This year, you choose your colors the same way you'd place any Zoya order, enter their discount code to get the exchange-price, then send in your old bottles. They've always had a minimum number of bottles - six - but this year they also have a maximum: 24 bottles. (Salon accounts' min/max is 12/48.)
If you've ever wanted to order from Meow Cosmetics but been daunted by the high price of shipping, this is the weekend to place your order (especially for all those foundation samples...) Full details in their newsletter, but here's the gist:
Free Shipping on all orders over $25, worldwide. No Code Required, just choose FREE SHIPPING in the cart at checkout!
**sale ends Sunday 2/20/11 at midnight EST**
TOP SECRET BONUS!
Put the words "TOP SECRET" in the message field of your order when you check out and receive a FREE sample of our upcoming "Supernatural" brow highlight collection!
My birthday was this past Monday, and I celebrated in usual low-key style: painted my nails, did the quarterly metrics for work, picked up my mail, ordered pizza, and rewatched the final five episodes of Caprica on DVD…and one broadcast episode of House.
I know. I lead such a wild life. Well, it’s not glam, but it works for me.
Discovered over on Evil Angel’s site: apparently, this Friday December 10th, Zoya’s going to spoon with everyone (well…everyone in the continental US.) They’re giving away 6 free color spoons - and not only will you get your six color spoons, you’ll get the credit toward a future purchase. That’s $3 (fifty cents per spoon, six spoons), which you can apply toward shipping, toward another bottle, whatever. Shipping is apparently free, which is nice. Just enter code SP6. More info, and Zoya’s official pretty picture-coupon-thing, over at Scrangie’s place.
I’m eyeing Cassi, Felicity, Pru, Venus, Calypso, and Snowsicle. (I’d actually love to test out L.A. Pop, but it’s not available as a color-spoon.) What about you?
I had a burst of efficiency, and I've got posts scheduled out for the next two months. I just have to do some finishing bits - some photos, a writeup-tweak here and there, et cetera. That's calmed my days down somewhat, which is good...seeing as how I seem to be coming down with strep throat, and I need my sleep. On the other hand, it means that I've got more time for things like weekly wrapup posts. Sometimes there's stuff going on, sometimes there's not...but I kind of like doing them, anyhow.
I received my Meow samples yesterday, so I’ll be happily swatching the day away (and making composite-pro photos for various kits and collections), but before I disappeared again, I wanted to remind folks of some endings, some beginnings, and some up-and-comings.
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