Merci Beaucoup!

I just wanted to take another moment to say THANK YOU to all my lovely followers. :) I love reading your comments and suggestions, and it means so much to me that you take the time to look at my posts! I love each and every one of you! <3

Don't forget to enter my 100 follower giveaway, if you haven't already! *HUGS*

Space Oddity

In honor of today's final NASA shuttle launch, I decided to do my nails in a color that reminds me of space. This shade is L.A. Girl Rock Star in Punk, and it makes me think of starry nights and the vast openness beyond our planet. This is a deep blue jelly, almost purple looking in the bottle, with shimmery blue microglitter. It applies like a dream! This is three coats topped with Seche. 

I think this just might be my new favorite polish! <3

Mini Haul!

Today I had the chance to pick up some fantastic goodies from Ed Wyse Beauty Supply courtesy of my gorgeous and multi-talented friend Ashley. <3 Check out her fabulous jewelry and accessories at her etsy shop, FeatherLust!

Ed Wyse is a local (Pacific Northwest) beauty supply store that sells just about anything a polish lover could ever want! They had OPI, CND, Zoya (!!), and all kinds of other cool polish and nail care accessories, plus great shampoos, cosmetics, and other beauty items. I could have spent all day - and all my money - in there, but finances are tight so I had to exercise some restraint. :) HUGE thanks again to Ashley for helping me cross some items off my polish wishlist! <3

Now, onto the goodies!

This is the whole haul, left to right: OPI RapiDry topcoat (because my old faithful Seche has been causing me major shrinkage issues lately), Zoya Remove+ with Big Flipper, Delon+ Premium Cotton Rounds (these were actually from Costco), Zoya Stacy, Zoya Crystal, Zoya Indigo, Zoya Valerie.

This is just the stuff from Ed Wyse :)

Zoya Crystal. She's a shimmery, silvery light blue with flecks of gold microglitter. Sooo pretty. Can't wait to try her out! 

Zoya Stacy. A deep burgundy/plum creme. Nothing particularly unique or special about this one, except for that my name is Stacy so of course I had to get it :)

Zoya Valerie. Sparkly purple with golden glass-fleck shimmer. 

Zoya Indigo (no color spoon for this one, sorry!). Midnight blue (er, Indigo) with tiny holographic glitter lightly sprinkled throughout!

Indigo, with flash to show the sparklies :)

I'm pretty satisfied with this haul! They literally had just about every Zoya that's been released in the past few years. I can't wait to go back and add some more of these beauties to my collection!

Golden Coast

6/10/11 - Today's mani is brought to you by the lovely Megan at Painting Rainbows. :) She was kind enough to grab me Sand & Stilettos and this beauty, Golden Coast, on her recent 5Below run! 

She's a beauty! I looove this shade, by itself or layered. It's simply stunning in the sunshine! 

Pink Forever!

6/8/11 - Today is Pink Wednesday, for those who participate. I normally don't, but I was feeling a nice pink creme today, so I decided to go with Sinful Colors Pink Forever as my main color and used WnW Teal of Fortune as my accent nail. I like how it turned out! 

Still, I felt like I needed some glitter up in here, so I covered my accent nail with Funky Fingers Sand & Stilettos!

Mermaid's Cove

6/4/11 - I finally found some of the Wet N Wild Mermaid's Cove collection at Bartell's today! They didn't have Atlantis or Waves of Enchantment, but I picked up a few and decided to try them out.

Ocean Grotto. This is a shimmery golden green with glittery flecks throughout. I think this may actually be my favorite of the collection so far ... but I am a sucker for sparkly greens :)

Ocean Grotto in sunlight.

Diving for Pearls with an Ocean Grotto accent finger. DfP is a teal shimmer. The application on these is fairly smooth, even despite the traditionally crappy Wet N Wild brush. :)

Diving For Pearls with Ocean Grotto Accent Finger, flash. 

 For fun, I decided to change my accent nail to Funky Fingers Sand & Stilettos - which came to me courtesy of the lovely Megan at Painting Rainbows!

I love the colors in this collection. They are perfect for summertime manis!

**100 Follower Giveaway!!** ~CLOSED~

"Shawty had them Apple Bottom Jeans ... Boots with the fur ..."

OK, maybe not Apple Bottom Jeans .... but Apple Bottoms nail polish! 

For my 100 follower giveaway I have some special treats for you! AND ... there will be TWO winners!!

** PRIZE PACK # 1 **

First prize up for grabs is a mixed bag of nail polish and cosmetics. It includes this cute six pack of Apple Bottoms high gloss nail polish. I've never seen or tried this brand of polish before, but I LOVE the colors! Left to Right: Red Delicious (a gorgeous red glitter in a clear base), Rock Star (a slate gray/blackened blue shimmer), Gold Mine (gold shimmer), Club Queen (gunmetal shimmer), Paris in Pink (a really pretty pinky-purple with gold glass fleck shimmer .... this one looks suspiciously similar to Zoya Dannii), and Take Me To The Beach (an iridescent light purple/lavender shimmer). 

Also included with prize pack # 1 is an NYC Smooth Mineral Starter Kit in Basic Brown, containing 1 finishing powder, 1 blush, and 2 eye powers, along with a large Kabuki brush and shadow/liner applicator. Additionally, this prize includes one L.A. Colors Sheer Lip Gloss in Jelly Bean. 

** PRIZE PACK # 2 **

Second prize for grabs is another mixed bag. This one contains: 

One pack of 5 L.A. Colors Mini Glitters, containing (L to R): 1 silver glitter with larger hexagonal silver glitter throughout, 1 bright pink jelly with iridescent multi-colored glitter, 1 gold glitter in a clear jelly base, 1 Jewel Tone (a purple, pink, and aqua multi-colored glitter that is a dupe for Nicole by OPI Gone Wishin'), and 1 teal glitter in a clear jelly base. Also included is 1 L.A. Colors Lip Color in Frozen Berries (a pretty deep mauve-purple), and 1 L.A. Colors Shimmering Loose Eyeshadow in Radiant. 

Two winners will be selected. Upon entry, please indicate which prize you'd like to win: Prize Pack #1, Prize Pack #2, or either. One random winner will be chosen for each prize. 

Regretfully, this giveaway is open to current U.S. residents only at this time. Entries must be received by 12:00am midnight PST on July 31, 2011. You must be a follower of my blog to be eligible to win any prize. To enter, please comment below with: 

1) The GFC name under which you follow this blog (Parlez-Vous Ongles);

2) Your first name;

3) Your email address (to be used only to contact you if you win)!;

4) Your prize preference - Prize Pack #1, Prize Pack #2, or Either/No Preference

For extra entries, you can: 

- Blog about this giveaway (please provide link - +1 entry),

- Follow ParlezVous Ongles on Facebook (please provide name - +1 entry), 

- Share this giveaway on Facebook (please provide link - +1 entry),

- Be a member of Nail Polish and Gossip on Facebook (+1 entry).

All products described above are BRAND NEW and were purchased by me with the express purpose of giving them away to YOU! No promotional consideration or endorsement has been received from any company. 

Good luck to everyone ... and THANKS AGAIN for taking the time to follow me and my addiction! <3