WINNER!!! + Your Answers (Why have you answer all those questions if we're not going to share any of them?)

Yay! Congrats to Penny!  See doing the essay question paid off! She has been contacted.  And has 24 hours to respond  to our email which was sent a few hours ago And she has responded.  No Chanel Peridot why wont the winners get back to us incident this time!  Congrats to everyone who participated!  If you didn't win it's all good.  Because guess who is celebrating their 1 year blogiversary next month?

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And now just for fun let's see some of your answers since you never really get to see them.

Favourite Baked Good
Because I can I added some recipes!
"My homemade biscotti :D"
"Passionfruit center muffins. oh. my gosh."
"Raspberry Cheesecake COOKIES!"
"Pastel de Nata! Google it if you don't know!" Give me pastries any day!
"My mom's chocolate chip cookies" Are they chewy?!?!?!
"Pink lemonade cupcakes"
"I have no idea what the name is in English or if it even exist outside Sweden. Budapest Cake"
"toffee blondie. is mouthgasm." I'm all for mouthgasms.  Especially multiple mouthgasms.
"creme brûlée, they bake that shit right?" Gurl, you bake and blowtorch that shit.
"vegan pumpkin cinnamon bread" Vegan food is amazing when done properly!  You should all try it!
"Oh god... ALL THE BAKED GOODS! Ok. If I have to choose. A really perfect croissant. It's the ideal pastry, and a perfect vehicle for numerous other tasties (chocolate, jam, bacons and eggs, cheese). Also perfectly good in it's own right. What were we talking about again? "  I feel like you would be someone who also like Crêpes. DO YOU?
"Lasagna" It's baked, and it's good.  You can't argue that.

Best Animal (Can be mythological)
Phoenixs, unicorns and mermaids were the big ones!
"box jellyfish" Fact: They make the best pets.
"Red Pandas. seriously. not sure if you read all of these, but look at this gif. do it.
This is the gif that was attatched:

"DINOSAURSSSSSSSSSS"
"I don't discriminate. I love all animals"
"magical flying rainbow unicorns :)" Not a just any unicorn.
"The stegosaurus is the most noble of all creatures." I agree.
"cats, dragons"
"direwolf"  The Game of Thrones fangirl in me got all excited!
"Lavender colored unicorns"  We can't all like Rainbow unicorns.
"my hubby (lol)"

Favourite member of Take That
Only one Mark Owen.  Jason and Howard had more.
"Gary Barlow he is the hottest one of the group!!! "
"I had no idea what Take That was until just now... Um... No comment? Feel free to invalidate this entry if you want LOL" At least you know now.
"uuuhh...Wiki informed me that Robbie Williams is a member and I have at least HEARD of him, so yeah. Robbie Williams." Props for looking them up.
"Jason Orange, because I like his name" I like his torso. 
"who is take that? lol" You must be new here :P
"Helena"...
"back for good" That's my favourite member too.  Also my favourite member of queen is Don't Stop Me Now. :P
"None... :-S"  Get out.  I'm just kidding :D
"Jared Leto <3" I see what you did there.
"i don't even know who that is. am i old, now?" You might just be too young.
"What's a Take That? <3" Mythical creature. 

Study Sheet(Because this will be on the test next time)
Mark Owen:

Howard Donald:

Jason Orange:

Gary Barlow OBE/Space Cadet Extraordinaire:

Robbie Williams:

Favourite Shakespeare Play
It was mainly Romeo and Juliet,  A Midsummers Night's dream, Hamlet and Macbeth.
"Hmm Othello was pretty scandalous!"
"Midsummer Night's Dream. without a doubt! I don't find Romeo and Juliet very romantic at all :/"
"I'm sad to say Romeo and Juliet is the only one I've actually read..."
""Hamlet... the Musical" (1988). Epic hilarity."
"The Tempest, because I got to see it performed in The Globe Theatre in London when I was 15, it will always hold a special place in my heart"
"Merchant of Venice (I adore Shylock's speech Act III Scene I)"
"Much Ado About Nothing! (It's even funnier when you find out that "nothing" was slang for vagina!)"
"I was going to say Beowulf...but I don't think that's Shakespeare. I will be unoriginal and say Romeo and Juliet..."
I didn't comment on this because I don't know Shakespeare very well.

Favourite Doctor (Doctor Who?)
Every doctor got at least one vote minus William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Paul McGann.
"Lololol My mum actually loves Doctor Who but I've never really watched it. " WATCH IT!
"I've never watched the show but David Tennant is so adorable to me."  That's a good enough answer for me!
"I have a general love for all things Dr. Who since that's how my dad and I bonded, so I'm going to have to go with Dr. #4 (Tom). Those are the earliest episodes I remember watching with my dad. Which reminds me, I need to search for the latest complete season for my dad's Christmas present...." Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
"Dr Oz" No.
"Rory Williams" He is not the doctor despite the fact that he liked to die and come back.
"I've actually never watched it, maybe I should.." You should... GO!
"John Pertwee (showing my age!)"  More like showing your amazingness.

★Christmas Giveaway★

*Throws snow at all of your faces*
*Apologises for getting a chunk of ice in your eye*

Christmas is almost here!  And do you guys know what that means? Cookies, booze and GIVEAWAY TIME!  And on top of that this is our (almost) 200th POST!  We were actually going to have 2 different prizes but due to complications we only have one.  But that just means we'll probably have to have another giveaway early in the new year!

One person will win 3 Butter London Polishes!  Wallis, West End Wonderland and Pillar Box Red!

(because proof that things like this are new and still factory sealed is nice)

Here are the rules:
1) This giveaway is international BUT if you live somewhere where shipping polish is a problem please DO NOT ENTER.
2) Don't cheat.  All your entries will be deleted.  And we do check everything carefully.
3) This giveaway will end in approximately 2 weeks.  We will announce the winner on December 11th.  You will have 24 hours to respond. 

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Thank You!

We're back! And we Just want to send a HUGE THANK YOU to all the guest bloggers over the past few days. Everyone should go and check out their blogs!  You will not be disappointed :D

The Lacquer Tracker
Kelsie's Nail Files
Nailpocalypse
abbienail
The Gorgeois Pig 

And since this all went so smoothly we'll probably have guest bloggers every once in a while! Yay!

Thanks again everyone!

Kas & George

Deborah Lippmann Lady Sings The Blues

Lady Sings the Blues is a deep navy blue jelly filled with small silver glitter and large hexagonal glitter. Application was 2 easy coats. Needs topcoat, drys semi matte.

Kas: Now this is one of the  2 DL polishes I own.  Which I bought at the same time.  And I can say as pretty as the colours are I don't think I'll be getting anymore.  First off I don't know how to describe it but it smells different in a weird way from all the other polishes I own.  And the smell lingers even after it's dry.  Also the pictures are a tad deceiving the glitter is no where near as visible as in the photos.  Flash bring out all the glitter.  Finally I find DL polishes have HORRIBLE wear time (24 hours).  And for the money they cost, they are not worth it.  I shouldn't have to make a polish a special occasion polish because of wear time.   Maybe in the future I'll give DL another go because she does have other VERY pretty, and unique polishes. But for now I'd rather not waste my money on a one night wonder. I mean you wouldn't pay full price for a BMW with a Pinto engine? Blerg... I always feel bad after writing stuff like this. :/

George: Another of your expensive pretties. I like this one, but to be honest it's not a favourite. I love the jelly texture and the way it can appear almost purple in some lights, but the sequins are the part that disappoint me. I wish there were more variety, even more colours. This could've been great if there were maybe an extra size/shape of glitter, and maybe if there were blue glitters instead of just silver. Just more to catch the eye. As it is, this one is pretty, but it doesn't make me want to jump up and buy it, and to be frank, at this price point, that's what I need to feel. No comment on wear time.

 Kas

 Geoege

Ebony and Ivory Swatch China Glazes Hunger Games Collection - Part 2

So just a little recap.  We will now sometimes post together! And the titles will not always start with "Ebony and Ivory...".  So let's move on to the final 3 polishes in out possession.

Electrify (District 5 - Power)

Electrify is a clear base full of gold and slightly larger red glitter.  We used 3 coats for complete opacity.

 

Kas: I like this but I would never buy it for myself.  This is a accent ring kind of polish for me. Even if it's not for me it's quite the dazzling colour. Oui?

George: This one is obviously my favourite of the collection. How could it not be? Two of my favourite colours, gold and red, together in a stunning glitter with two sizes. I love the contrast between the colours and how they look like sparks. I bought two bottles of this one, and I am almost afraid to wear it because I don't want to ever run out, haha. I am in love. I think this is about as close to the perfect glitter as you could ever get for me. JUST LOOK AT IT :D

 

Luxe and Lush (District 1 - Luxury)

Luxe and Lush is another clear base full of different sizes of lilac/pink/blue flakies that flash an assortment of colours depending on what your base colour is. This is definitely meant to be worn as a top coat. We used 2 coats on most of our fingers. And looking at the photos now I think George used 1 on her naked nails.  And each of us swatched it over a plain black cream.

 

George: This one that I love just because it's unique and weird and very me. I love the shapes, I love the pretty flashes of different colours(Blue! Green! Gold! Peach!) and how it just dances in the light. I can't wait to try this layered over things. I want to see it over a blood red.

Kas: Again this is a polish I really like but it's not for me (I'm VERY picky when it comes to polish if you haven't already figured that out). I LOVE how the flakies can have such a dramatic change of colour depending on what you layer it over.  Looking back we should have swatched it over a lighter colour too. Maybe one day George will do that and show us :P

 

Stone Cold (District 2 - Masonry)

China Glaze Stone Cold on Index and middle fingers.  Orly Iron Butterfly is on the ring and pinky fingers.

Stone Cold is a black matte/suede with silver shimmer.  We used 2 thin coats but if you really wanted to you could get away with one slightly thicker coat.

Kas:  This is my favorite out of the collection.  I LOVE mattes with shimmer (None of that glorified wall paint stuff).  I have one in almost every colour.  They are my go to when I'm in a rush.  And they look great with top coat.  Anyhoo the minute I saw I swatch of this I knew I loved it and I knew I did NOT need it because I was pretty sure I had Orly's Iron butterfly.  Iron butterfly is SLIGHTLY darker in person.  So if you have iron butterfly (or any black matte shimmer for that matter) you really don't need this.

George: Ahh, the lone matte! This one satisfied my need to own Orly's Iron Butterfly(see our dupe photo) as it's almost identical. I go back and forth on dark mattes, but this one is really interesting and I'm so glad I own it. I love that the shimmer only really comes to life in the right light. It just kind of pops out at you. Really nice colour, though I do wish it were a bit more unique.

Well that's all for today folks!  I'm sleepy.

Ebony and Ivory Swatch China Glazes Hunger Games Collection - Part 1

So first off you should know that we're going to try and do combined posts too.  This is something we've been wanting to do for a while.  We thought it would be nice to be able to come to one place and see how something might look on darker and lighter skin or on different nail shapes. And not only that but taste wise we're pretty opposite. George leans towards brighter colours and glitter where I (Kas) lean towards warmer, and vampy colours, and prefer shimmer. But that doesn't mean we don't deviate.  Also we don't read each others reviews before posting them so it's fun to see when we have two wildly different opinions on things (See Smoke & Ashes :P). Anyways let's get this wheel of cheese rolling!

Quick intro! George is a big Hunger Games fan and I read the first book and I thought it was ok. She was excited for this collection.  I was neutral.  George is tall. I am average height. George bought 6 bottles from the collection.  I bought none.

Riveting (District 3 - Technology)

George

Kas

Kas: In the sun

Riveting is and Orange jelly with golden flecks.  We used 3 coats.

George: I love this colour. It's just so bright and shimmery and I love that it doesn't clash with my skin. It has a lot of depth and just seems to glow. This is definitely one of my must-have picks for this collection!

Kas: I really liked this colour in the bottle but I already knew I wouldn't like it on me.  I find most oranges look horrific on my skin tone. But the colour is by no means ugly.  It's beautiful and if you can work it.... work it :P Also it reminds me of a magical tangerine (because I see them all the time).

Dress Me Up (District 8 - Textiles)

Kas

George

Kas

George

Dress Me Up is a dusty pink cream.  We  both used 2 coats. But you may need 3 depending on how thick you do each coat.

Kas: I was unsure of this colour (as I always am at first of most pinks) but I was hopeful because it was a dusty pink and those are generally the types of pinks I like. I'm happy to say that I really liked it.  And the formula was flawless in my opinion.  This is also a great work safe polish.

George: Well, you already saw this on me in my Pirouette My Whistle post, but here it is again. Let me just say: I LOVE THIS. You all know my feelings about neutrals, but for some reason this one just won me over. I think it's because it's dusty and sophisticated while also being just plain pretty. I mean, look at it! Talk about the perfect neutral.

Smoke & Ashes (District 12 - Mining)

George

George: Sunlight

Kas: Sunlight

Kas: Sunlight

Smoke & Ashes is a black based polish with blue-green micro flecks.  We used 2 coats in the pictures.

George:  A lot of bloggers were disappointed with this colour, which is shocking to me, because I think it's amazing. The blue and green shimmer just come alive in almost any light, and the blackened base gives it versatility. I wore this with a flakie topcoat and the result was absolutely incredible. I just don't understand how anyone couldn't love this.

Kas: Now to be honest I wasn't too crazy over this collection.  But from the initial photos I thought this would be the one I bought. But after swatching it this was quite the disappointment. The flecks don't pop enough. The black om noms too much of it.  Now I love polishes with hidden secrets but the key is the secret can't be hidden forever. In theory this polish was a good idea. But it was executed poorly.

Well that's all for now.  Tomorrow we shall have the final 3 that we own up. 

Ciao!

Blog Awards!!!

Thanks to Miranda over at SPLAT has nominated us for our first blog awards! Yay! Go check out her blog! She's currently having a giveaway now that's she's reached 50 followers (and growing)! Exclamation mark!

I think these awards are really cute.  Mainly because I love looking at other peoples and just learning stuff about them that you normally wouldn't have.

Although this is only half done atm.  George can fill in the other half... whenever :P People will be tagged... eventually... :P   BAM DONE.  Check out my(George) answers below too :) After MANY hours and having hundreds of professionals weigh in we have FINALLY nominated people!!!
We haven't been along for that long so we only chose 5.  Feel free to do as much or as little of these.  We won't cry.  BUT WE WILL CRY FOR ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!