The Birthday Bash Celebration Multi-Blogger GIVEAWAY!

Hi Everyone,

I am one of 15 bloggers that joined in to celebrate Pink & Polished 1st Birthday Bash Giveaway! This is an epic giveaway with lots of great prizes and a huge Gift Certificate that the amount is still a mystery.

Pink & Polished pup Leana's 3'rd birthday ;)

Alright here we go!

Pink & Polished

-6-piece China Glaze Glitz Bitz 'n Pieces collection

-OPI Euro Central 4-piece mini set

-2 Layla holographic polishes in Ocean Rush and Coral Glam

-4 'caviar bead' set (red, blue, lavender, gold)

-2 tubes of small hex glitter (pink, teal)

-4 mini flocking powder pots (blue, lavender, white, pink)

-6 pots of medium hex glitter (orange, purple, pink, silver holo, blue, yellow)

-penguin files

-2 piece striping tape

Inky Whisker's Musings

-KleanColor Holo Chrome (scatter holo)

-Wet N' Wild On A Trip (creme)

-Sinful Colors Queen of Deco (glitter)

-Booty Babe Skinny Dip (topper)

-KleanColor Madly Matte (matte top coat)

-Essence It's Purplicious (glitter)

-KleanColoe Pastel Pink (creme)

Ruby Kisses Purple Fever (shimmer)

-Essence Nail Art Designer Set (striper brush & 3 gradient sponges)

-Shany mini glass file

-Cassie Cosmetics bag

Drugs n' Makeup

-12 nail foils (in makeup bag)

-Julep Freedom Top Coat

-2 Salon Effects

-1 Kiss Nail Dress

-5 Misc Polishes

Miss Mani Monster

-4 Wet n Wild Megalast Polishes in fall colors (purple, nude, red, darker red)

Philly Loves Lacquer

-Winner's Choice: Two Full Sized Bottles from new All Holo's Eve collection

Glitter Me This 

-3 New Fall Polishes (handmade) in Golden Fall, Hocus Pocus, Frankie

Fabby Nailed It

-Herome Amsterdam

-Hema Teal Shimmer Polish

Darling Diva in Shameena and Ermehgerd

-2 Applepiepieces accessories

-Handmade Ring and Pendant

Pointless Cafe

-$25 Gift Certificate to Ninja Polish

Babz Nails

-5 Spoiled Polishes 

-Wet n' Wild in Bijou Blue

-SinfulShine in Slick

-OPI Liquid Sand in Tiffany Case

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer

-Two Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquers in Deepest Inquisitions and Watch the Walls

-Candy and fun extras!

And some wonderful ladies have come together to offer a "mystery amount" E-Gift Card to your retailer of choice! Here are the lovely ladies!

-Shelly's Sassy Nails

-Polish Obsession

-Plump & Polished

-Midnight Manicures

-Polish Addicted

-Lydias Nails

And the best part? Thanks to the wonderful ladies that contributed to the gift card, this giveaway is open internationally!!!! The e-gift card and the $25 gift card to Ninja Polish are both international options! Thanks so much ladies!

Now to the most important part! There are 17 mandatory entries to unlock all of the rest of the entries so make sure you do them for a better chance! Tweeting, Posting on Facebook, and posting on Instagram can be done daily. Giveaway will run until October 27th!

So what are you waiting for? Enter!! :)

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Lyme Disease has hit my family again! Please bear with me during my absence from my blog!

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to explain my absence from my blog for the past month or so.  Please read to the end, lots of information here.  My sweet 20 year old Daughter Jayme, got really sick about 5 weeks ago, her health had been waning for months.  I finally went to the Doctor with her and demanded a Lyme Disease test for the very reason that I had seen the exact same symptoms before with myself.  I tested positive in 2003, after 5 years of pure hell with my health.

She was in the Doctors office that day getting the test and she basically crashed right there in the office, they had to call an ambulance to take her to the hospital after her blood pressure was so low, her o2 stats was low and her heart wasn't beating right.  Several days later, her Lyme Disease test came back positive.  She was started on 21 days of antibiotics.

Since then, she's been put on a heart monitor, had an echo of her heart and she has an appointment with the Cardiologist next week.  She will see an Infectious Disease Dr as soon as they work her in and also an Orthopedic Dr because of her joints, especially her knees are in so much pain, she just cries sometimes.  In my experience, she will also end up at the Neurologist because of her headaches, I just hope the disease hasn't made it into her brain like it has mine.

This has been the worst nightmare for me as a Mother...I DO NOT want her to go through the hell I've been through since 1998 when I first got sick.  She also cries and is worried that she will end up like me.  Today, I also learned that my Husband's Cousin was worried about her Son who hadn't acted right since she pulled two ticks off of him in July.  After learning about Jayme, she promptly took her Son in and had him tested for Lyme Disease, his test also came back positive!  My Husband will be going in next week to be tested.  For those who don't know, Lyme Disease is 100% transmitted by tick bites.

To all the Doctors who told me over the years that Lyme Disease did not exist in North Carolina and that Chronic Lyme doesn't exist either...... and for the CDC who just recently admitted they have been under reporting the existence of it by 100%....may a thousand Lyme Disease infected ticks infest each and every one of your bodies.  Also, to the Insurance Companies that will barely pay for treatment, you deserve the same fate.  Yes, I am pissed!!!

Sorry for the long rant or whatever you want to call it, but if anyone you know have been bit by a tick, whether you have a rash or not (less than 50% do) or if you are having flu like symptoms in the Summer or Fall when the flu is not really around, go get yourself tested.  And don't let anyone tell you it doesn't exist in your state. Here's a link to the CDC's website, even though they are still behind on updating their website and are probably still "under reporting", it does have some good information.  I'll include a few more links to websites that will tell you the truth about the disease.

Thanks for listening, I've been needing to say this for a while.  I want to thank the ladies who have written Guest Posts for me, I will be getting them scheduled soon to post.  And hopefully, I will get back to blogging full time very soon.  To the Brands and PR companies that have sent me products to review, thank you for your patience....there's no worse feeling as a blogger when you have a desk full of products waiting to be reviewed and you don't have the time, energy or a brain that will function to review them...talk about anxiety!

Just one more rant....I had a "so called friend" who was supposed to write for my blog and when I needed her most....she took a bunch of products as a representative for my blog and then flaked on me.  She won't give the products back to me or to the Brand/PR's that provided them.  She used me for a totally free ride to a trade show and vacation in Vegas, where again she was supposed to represent me, just to promote her brand and to get into other events she otherwise wouldn't have gotten into without my blog name....and then lied about it all to people saying it was me..... I can live with it, can she?  She did do 5 posts in 4 months, but they were all about promoting her brand, so they've been deleted.  Yes, I did fire her, after everything I heard from other bloggers and what PR Rep's told me about her at events that she was supposed to represent me at and didn't.  I've kept mostly quiet about it until now because I've had more important things going on, but I think everyone should know about her business ethics or should that be lack of business ethics since she is a business.  She still owes me about $850 for her trip and for products I sent her and product's I've had to purchase to replace for review for brands. (Karma will be visiting her soon!)

Thanks most of all to my readers who have stuck by me, I will be back soon full-time and better than ever!

xoxoxo,
Jeanie

Barielle September Sweepstakes

 The September Sweepstakes will start on September 12^th and end on September 26^th.   There will be 10 prizes given out and one Grand Prize of a Cole Haan Silver Satchel, RSP of $175.00. The Barielle kit will consist of:

1  Two of the Fall Collections 5 Packs (Sophisticated Lady and Nude & Naughty) - $50

2  One Nail Rebuilding Protein Base Coat - $17.50

3  One No Chip Speed Dry Top Coat - $12.50

4  One Nail Strengthener Cream - $17.00

The value of the total Grand Prize is more than $200.00

The Grand Prize will include the fashion accessory plus the Barielle Kit.

The ten prizes are the Barielle products only.

Press Release - ZOYA ZENITH WINTER/HOLIDAY 2013

Harmonious Cosmic Color for Winter/Holiday 2013

Enter the color cosmos with this new collection of six perfectly harmonious nail polish beauties by Zoya.

ZP689 - Seraphina: Polaris Silver Metallic. Full Coverage Formula (bottle shown above).

ZP687 - Cassedy: Celestial Pewter Metallic. Full Coverage Formula (shown above).

ZP678 - Belinda: Cosmic Purple Metallic. Full Coverage Formula (bottle shown above).

ZP688 - Payton: Galactic Cranberry Halo. Full Coverage Formula (shown above).

ZP686 - Dream: Deep Space Blue Halo. Full Coverage Formula (shown below)

ZP643 - Mosheen: Astro Ice Blue Topper - great for layering over other hues (bottle shown above).

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com. Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!
Zoya Zenith Collection

$8.00 ea. (US)
Available on Zoya.com

FALL COLOR – AVAILABLE OCTOBER 01, 2013

*Press Release

Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Roundup - September 15, 2013

Mama Fashionista: Summer's end is no reason to let your tan fade away! Quinn shares her fave products to keep that glow year round.

Blushing Noir: GIVEAWAY! September 2013 Fall Into Beauty & win an amazing prize pack! Open Internationally!

Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: Aftelier Perfumes Wild Orange Face Elixir with Cedarwood and Patchouli is the most unique and sumptuous luxury face oil that will soothe your skin and soul!

TheFabZilla: Love or leave? TheFabZilla reviews Marc Jacobs Highliner in Ro(cocoa). Come check it out.

My Highest Self: Tina reviews Viva La Juicy Noir Eau de Parfum, the bold side of Viva La Juicy!

Beauty by Krystal: New York Fashion Week is here; all the gorgeous Spring 2014 collections are hitting the runway. Check out these Zimmermann inspired nails, easy to DIY in just minutes!

Painted Ladies: Sheila's newest favorite budget buy is The Natural Eyeshadow Palette by NYX Cosmetics - silky smooth and utterly blend able.

The Dark Side of Beauty: Nancy from The Dark Side of Beauty creates another look inspired by House Ravenclaw from Harry Potter.

D.G.S.Beauty: Love MAC products? Hurry and enter my MAC Lightscapade Giveaway!

Beauty by Miss L: Do you know how looks antique bronze & turquoise glitter combo?

The Stepford Witch: This week's feature is Etude House Bling in the Sea Proof 10 Color Eye Stick collection. A definite must-read for eyeshadow junkies!

In Her Makeup Bag: Stephanie shares how to get the "oxblood" lip trend for fall in two easy steps!

BeautyTidbits: Had too much fun in the sun? Check out 7 Easy Ways to Fix Sun Damaged Skin & Hair over at BeautyTidbits!

Lipgloss Break: Swatches from Zoya's Cashmere Collection - Just in time for Fall!

Slashed Beauty: Miranda determines if Stila's Lip Glaze is worth splurging on!

A Little Polish: Looking for the perfect shade of polish for the Fall season? Check out these two great fall shades from Seche Nail Color!

Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup - September 15, 2013

• Mama Fashionista: Quinn shows you how to make back to school "scentsational" with Bath and Body Works!
• Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: Aroma M Camellia Face Oil is a lovely and fast absorbing beauty oil that delights the skin and the senses!
• Makeup, Life and Love: On the search for a good pigment? Jamie shows us her latest find...
• TheFabZilla: Have you tried The Face Shop Ageless CC Cream? TheFabZilla reviews one. Yay or nay, find out.
• Beauty by Miss L: Great neutral eyeshadow palette by Vivo Cosmetics.
• Glamorable!: Check out one of the entries for the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge - a beautiful gradient rainbow manicure.
• Carinae L'etoile's polish stash: Literary Lacquers goes all Literary Liquor on us!
• ColorMeSoCrazy: NCC Technique 2- Failed Technique Week.
• Put On Your Big Girl Lipstick: Put On Your Big Girl Lipstick tests out a fabulous art-supply store find for cleaning makeup brushes, Master's Brush Cleaner.
• BellBelleBella: A Week with No Polish Chips?! CND Vinylux Weekly Polish: Forbidden Collection Review.