Today is a very special day for me, and I want to celebrate with all of my readers because, let’s face it, you are the best! 😉 Thank you for everything you have done to put a smile on my face and in my heart.
In this post, you’ll find the details about my OPI Nordic Collection Worldwide Giveaway, which starts now and ends Wednesday August 6, 2014 at 11:59 pm EDT. I’m also sneaking in a box of 10 OPI Wipe-Off! Acetone-Free Lacquer Remover Wipes because I loved them so much, and I know you will, too.
Read the giveaway details in this post carefully, so your entry/entries will count!
I also reflect a little bit on blogging, as well as answer some of the questions readers asked me (scroll to the very bottom for my answers).
P.S. Psst! I actually have more fun giveaways planned verrrry soon. Yes, you can enter all of them!
Edit (August 7, 2014): Congratulations, Emily A.! You’ve won this giveaway for the OPI Nordic Collection and OPI Wipes! Please reply to the e-mail I sent within 48 hours to claim your prize. Thanks to everyone for participating, and remember, the other giveaway is still going on for Pretty Serious Swatch And Learn. Plus even after that’s over, I’m planning more exciting nail-polish giveaways, so stay tuned!
When I first began blogging on July 25, 2010, I wasn’t sure what direction exactly I’d take Swatch And Learn. (To read a little history of my blog, click the link.)
These 4 years have been a wild ride, and it has been an honour to share the journey with my readers. You inspire me to keep going, to improve, and to see the positivity in life that’s always there, but that sometimes we miss because of a bad day or social blinders.
Juggling a full-time corporate job, maintaining a social life, being a freelancer outside my job, dealing with life’s curve balls, and other challenging things, all while maintaining a blog haven’t been the easiest. But, you know what? My readers are worth the extra effort!
On a daily basis, you continually remind me that everything worth pursuing doesn’t come easy – you have to work for it!
I blog because I enjoy the challenge, the creativity, and the opportunity to engage with people all over the globe who I may not have met otherwise.
Each time I sit down at my computer to compose a post, my readers are always on my mind. It amazes me how so many different people can be united by a single passion, and the nail community is a very warm and welcoming one. We can learn so much from each other, and that’s why I’ve never gotten bored of nail polish OR nailphiles! 😉
In fact, I dedicated the nail-polish colour I designed (Pretty Serious Swatch And Learn) to my readers, if you read the press release about it! (I always want you to know that you’re important.) Psst! If you’re reading this, here’s a heads up: I’ll be having a giveaway for this nail polish realllly soon!
Blogging opened many doors…and minds! It has helped me communicate my personal philosophy that happiness is more important than perfection and that no matter how much life or people seem to kick you when you’re down, you should always try to stand up.
My life isn’t full of rainbows and unicorns (despite what my blog’s cartoon-ish header may suggest…hehe!), but I try my best to give more weight to the positive things that bring me happiness. If we focus on the negative, it’s easy to become more sour than a lemon wishing it were a lime!
Swatch And Learn is my safe haven, and I want it to be a place of positivity for you, too. When you’re having a bad day, come on over and look at some polish or beauty products. Sometimes all it takes is a pretty colour on your nails to put you in a better mood, and if that’s the little pick-me-up you need, I’m so happy to be able to help! (Then, once you’re in a better place, reach out to your friends, your family, and within yourself to rise up and overcome daily obstacles.)
*Hug*
Hehe, if that isn’t a lovefest, then I don’t know what is! 😉 I hope you can feel the love from me radiating toward you and bursting out of your screen!
Come, let’s celebrate Swatch And Learn turning 4 together!
Giveaway Details:
- Starts: Now
- Ends: Wednesday August 6 at 11:59 pm EDT
- Who Can Enter: Everyone! (This is open worldwide!)
- Prize: The entire full-size 12-bottle OPI Nordic Collection (Oh, and as a bonus, you’ll also get a box of OPI Wipe-Off! Acetone-Free Lacquer Remover Wipes!)
The OPI prizes are provided by OPI’s PR. A HUGE thanks to the hardworking, talented, and beautiful ladies at Langton Communications for making this possible and for always supporting me!
You Must Do BOTH Things Below to Enter My Giveaway:
- Fill out the below Rafflecopter form.
- Leave a comment on this blog post telling me what you enjoy the most about SwatchAndLearn.com.
Want Extra Entries?
- You can earn extra entries by completing the other options listed in the Rafflecopter form. (There’s an option that allows you to gain a new entry daily!)
Selecting the Winner:
- Sometime on August 7 or 8, I’ll notify the winner (chosen randomly by Rafflecopter) via e-mail. I’ll also announce it on some of my social-media platforms, as well as in this blog post. The winner will have 48 hours to reply to my e-mail to claim the prize. Failure to do so will force me to randomly draw another winner.
What Happens Next?
- The winner will send me her/his mailing address.
- In Canada? I’ll forward the address to OPI’s PR team, who’ll send you the prize directly.
- Outside Canada? I’ll send you the prize myself.
Important Note:
- Please add swatchandlearn (at) gmail (dot) com to your Safe list so my e-mail doesn’t accidentally go to the Junk folder.
Good luck!
My readers are the best!
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As I do more in-depth reviews with swatches of the polishes from the OPI Nordic Collection, I’ll link them here:
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- My Voice is a Little Norse
- Can’t aFjörd Not To
- How Great is Your Dane?
- My Dogsled is a Hybrid
- Suzi Has a Swede Tooth
- Do You Have this Color in Stock-holm?
- Thank Glogg It’s Friday!
- Viking in a Vinter Vonderland
- Skating on Thin Ice-Land
Questions & Answers
A little while ago, in this blog post, I asked readers if they had any questions for me. A few people did, so I’ll answer them now. 🙂
Debi asks: “You do a lot of work with OPI polishes, and they are definitely a good brand. But if you couldn’t have OPI — what’s your favorite brand?”
That is a tough one because I usually am drawn more to colour and formula than to a specific brand. However, if I was forced to choose one brand other than OPI, I would have to say A-England, since every single polish I’ve tried from them have had stellar formulas, amazing pigmentation, and a really cool colour!
Mary asks: “You are stuck on a desert island…what 5 nail polishesdto you have with you? Also what 5 other beauty or fashion items do you have as well?”
Wow, another difficult question! Okay, I’ll try! The 5 nail polishes that I’d want with me are: Pretty Serious Swatch And Learn, China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy, Clarins 230 (aka Unicorn Pee), OPI I Just Can’t Cope-acabana, and Nicole by OPI That’s What I Mint. This is all assuming that I’d have my trusty base and top coats with me.
As for the 5 other beauty or fashion items I’d want with me: Shiseido Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Day Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 18, Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25, any facial cleanser, any good shampoo, and lots of hair ties!
Melissa asks: “What do your nails look like bare? What do you recommend for nails that tend to split and/or peel? If you could only wear 1 color for the rest of your life, what would it be?”
Here are two photos that I posted on Instagram of my nails with only OPI Nail Envy on it. Hehe, that’s as bare as they get. When I don’t wear a colourful polish, I make sure my nails are protected somehow. Without the OPI Nail Envy, they’re just matte, but still the same. I sometimes have yellowing (from stains) and I have ridges.
For those who have peeling or splitting nails, I really recommend OPI Nail Envy. (I was NOT sent that nail treatment by PR. I bought it because lots of nailphiles rave about it, and I wanted to try it.) I was so pleased with the performance!
My nails are naturally strong and don’t tend to split or peel, but OPI Nail Envy really seems to make them look healthier and even stronger! (If you use that, make sure that eventually you switch to the maintenance formula once you get your nails in their peak condition. Otherwise, I heard that your nails will go back to splitting if you keep using the Original Formula for too long. I haven’t experienced that, but this is just a heads up.)
As for your final question, if I could only wear one colour, it would have to be a green! Hehe, and I’m biased, but it would have to be Pretty Serious Swatch And Learn! 😉
Mary N asks: “How did you get into beauty blogging?”
Haha, I think it all started when I reignited my love for polish and started looking online for swatches. After following several amazing bloggers, I decided to begin one myself, which would be a creative outlet outside work and a way to keep me busy with something positive to look forward to, as I was coping with the unexpected passing of my father. (He passed in March 2010, and this blog began in July 2010.)
It was also a way for my co-worker and I to share a fun activity. (This blog was originally created by both of us, but then she decided to stop blogging after a year.)
There’s more detail about the timeline in my About section, if you’re interested! 🙂
In my post on OPI Can’t Afjord Not To, I got a question that I thought I’d include here:
Kel asks: “How do you get Seche Vite to work for you so well? Whenever I use it, it makes my polish shrink.”
Whenever I polish my nails, I wait at least 5-10 minutes in between my coats of colour and also after my last coat of colour. This prevents a lot of shrinkage, but with certain polishes like jellies, I find that it will shrink if the formula is very watery. The trick is to wait longer to let the polish dry a little on its own – this will reduce the amount of shrinkage. Hope that helps!
Happy 4 years Mary! I’ve enjoyed your tutorials- (the stamping one helped me so much when I started!) and that you answer readers questions and interact with your readers. 🙂 And also that you throw in other posts occasionally, besides nail polish. 🙂
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I really like swatch and learn because of the different blogs they post. I really like their creativity. I decide if I want to buy a new nail polish or not. Your blog page inspires me a lot!
Congrats on you 4 years. I love the fact that you are straight forward & honest. You always say why you don’t like something. Your blog is the first one I go to when trying to decide if I want to buy a nail color ( which is always a great thing). Happy 4 years and to many more. :~)
I love the fact that while your passionate about OPI, your honest and not afraid to say if something has a bad formula
Happy 4 years! I just enjoy your “voice” here on the blog, it’s friendly and engaging!
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I really enjoy seeing all of your swatches! It really helps to know what the quality of the polish is and what the color looks like on the nails before I go to buy it. I also like that you reply to comments when you can! Happy 4 year blogiversary!!!
I love giveaway.I love OPI and I have no brown nailpolish also no orange ,
Once I buy a stamper (yes I’m the idiot who bought a plate collection without a stamper ) I’m going to use your stamping guide .
Congrats on 4 great blogging years! I simply love your swatch posts…you always have a ton of pictures of just the one colour, while lots of blogs simply posts collections together with one picture of every colour…I like that your posts really show off the true colour of the polish:)
I love the variety of photos that you have for each post. I think it accurately presents the way the polish looks!
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Congrats on your 4 year Blog-a-versary!
I just love this entire collection. I haven’t felt that way since the Nice Stems Collection.
Dear Mary,
Congrats on your 4-Year Blogiversary 😉 Just wanted to say that I really enjoy your blog because your honest, in-depth reviews, your sense of humor plus you always take time to write something back. That makes your blog personal and blog, because swatches are all over the internet but I love sharing my passion for nail polish and so do you! So keep up the good work!
Kind regard from the Netherlands 😉
I love the swatches…I suck at doing my nails but love to see how great you do it
Congrats on 4 years. Hope you have many more.
So detail oriented and positive. I love that!
Hi from a normally silent reader! I may not be an active commenter but I’m always there. And what keeps me coming back is the love for green and your OPI swatches. OPI is one of my fave brands and I love that you post so many photos in one blogpost of a polish. I truly enjoy staring at it, haha!
Happy Blogiversary 🙂
I enjoy your tutorials! Stamping is still my enemy though.
Thanks Mary, for the time you invest in Swatch and Learn! I always check your comments on the latest OPI collections before purchasing any of them; the way you have in depth reviews and your lovely pictures are really great! Keep up the good work while you enjoy it!!
Congrats!!!
I love your honest reviews! You have nice writing style and good pictures. I buy most of my nail polish online, so I heavily rely on honest bloggers like you 🙂
I buy a lot of polish online, and when you do that it’s very important to see swatches first. That’s why I love your blog, because your very detailed reviews give me a very good idea of what a NP looks like before I buy it.
Congrats!!!
I enjoy your awesome swatches of course! With honest verdicts))
i love seeing all the swatches- it really helps when deciding if I should buy a products 🙂
I looooove your swatches. 🙂
Congrats on your blog anniversary! What I like most is the detail you go into with your swatches and reviews. I nearly always buy polish online so I like to check your site when picking colours before I buy them. Thanks for all your hard work! x
Congrats! I love how thorough you are with your posts. While pretty swatches are always nice, you also post information that is actually helpful. If I’m researching a polish, I know I can count on you for an honest, accurate review.
I enjoy seeing your swatches:) xxx
Happy 4 years. I really like this post, it is full of love for this blog and the followers. Your blog is amazing, and all your swatches are always perfect. Keep going like that. :))
Wishing you a very happy blogoversary and many more years to come! I just love the colourful and fun place you have made Swatch and Learn! Reading your posts always makes me smile, because whenever I read your words I feel like you were writing them with a smile on your face or a giggle 😉 Love all that joy of life and good humour! 🙂 Thanks so much for the terrific giveaway!
Congrats!I like your swatches from new collections!
Wow! Congrats on 4 years old 🙂
I think the thing I like most about your blog is your posts about upcoming OPI collections and the swatches of them too 🙂 I like to know what they look like before I buy and your blog is a great source of information 🙂
Hi! I really like this blog, because I love to see a lot of swatches and beautiful manis. I hope you’ll never finish it! 🙂
Best wishes,
Sophie from Hungary 🙂
happy anniversary and greetings from Belgium 🙂 I always look at your blog if i want to buy a new polish, because the colors you show are the same in real life.
Congrats Mary on all your endeavors!
What I love most about this blog is your comprehensive reviews. I love how you include pros and cons, and a final verdict; they are incredibly helpful when I’m doing research on a polish.
Congrats on 4 years and thank you for all your hard work!
Congrats Mary!! I enjoy every single post on your blog! Your pictures are always great too and I’m a huge fan of your OPI event posts!
Thank you for the giveaway xx
I love your swatches and your upbeat attitude. Congrats on 4 years! 😀
Congratulations Mary! That is so exciting, and such an amazing accomplishment!
congrats on your 4th blogiversary! I love seeing your swatches of course but also your interviews with Suzi. Thanks for the giveaway!
Happy blogiversary! I love S&L because it has some of the most in-depth reviews I can find. I like that you really focus on each polish in collections that you review.
Hmmm, what is it that I love about your blog?? I think it would have to be your witty commentary 😉 You have a lot more to say in your posts than the usual review which gives your blog personality and I admire it. Congrats of 4 amazing years! And here’s to many more 🙂
Congratulations on four years! My favourite thing about Swatch and Learn are all your up to date swatches and bottle shots =)
Congratulations on your blog-iversary! Four years is a great achievement! I’m so very happy I’ve found you. I truly enjoy reading your reviews and “getting” your humor! Here’s to you!
I just love your blog! I always check here before I buy any new nail polish color to see your swatches! Keep up the good work!! 🙂
Happy 4 years! I don’t read a lot of blogs, but I was drawn to yours not only by the helpful swatches and reviews, but also because of your philosophy. I’m a devoted but admittedly sloppy nailphile, so a blogger that’s more worried about the fun than perfect cuticles is my kind of blogger! Keep up the great work!
Congrats on 4 years!!! I love your swatches! It really helps me decide wether or not to buy a polish.
Your swatches of OPI especially. You post so many great pics which really helps when thinking about buying new polishes. I often wait until I’ve seen your posts before buying!
Your swatches & inside info are always great:) Congrats!
You were right, I’m loving this giveaway!!! Congrats again on 4 blogging years 🙂 What I love about your blog is discovering polishes and brands I’ve never heard of before.
Thanks xoxo
happy 4 years glad to have been there 🙂 i think for a pretty long time sinds 2010 if I am not mistaken 🙂
greets
I love the blog for several reasons. I love the swatches; the hints and tips; the “insider info” on new brands/collections; and I love the fact that you take time out of your busy schedule to share your ideas with the rest of us. If wish I had a 1/10th of your talent ( and time lol). Thank you for giving us this great blog (and answering my questions 🙂 )
Happy blogiversary! 🙂
I love your swatches, the pictures are always great and love your honest reviews. It helps a lot before I buy a new polish 🙂
Happy Anniversary! I know you’re proud of the blog and you should be. Here’s wishing you many, many more years of success!
Happy Four Years Blogiversary!!!! I hope that you will have maaaany many more great blogging years! I first came across your blog while looking for some Essie Nailpolish swatch (i cant remember which colour)….my oh my! what a gold mine of swatches i have FOUND! I love that you show the colours in different light it makes buying a nailpolish colour sooo much easier and your nails are just super cute to look at.
Congrats on the blogiversary! I like your in-depth reviews and that you report pros *and* cons of the polishes (where many bloggers just report pros). Cheers!
I love the swatches you do! And you tell it like it is…if you’re not digging on a color (for whatever reason), I probably won’t like it either lol. Thanks for all you do!
I love all the swatches, your honest reviews and neat tutorials
Happy 4 year Anniversary!!! I myself am a nail polish-aholic lol So I love your blogs! Keep up the great work!
🙂
Congrats on 4 years of blogging !!! I actually stumped upon this blog when I was looking for detailed swatches of OPI nail polishes….it gave me a clear picture of nail polish from every angle….that was very commendable 🙂 Also you keep the review upto the point.
Congrats on your 4 year anniversary! I’ve been a reader of yours for about a year and a half, and have always loved that you don’t just swatch – you wear the polishes. I always appreciate hearing about how a color wears, rather than just seeing how it looks. Keep blogging please and I’ll keep being a fan 🙂
Happy Anniversary! Four years are a long time on the internet.
What I like most about your blog is how detailed and structured your posts are. Relevant facts are visible at first glance. Keep doing what you’re doing! 🙂
Congratulations on your four years!
Happy 4th Anniversary! What I most enjoy is your personality and your lovely swatches and reviews of polishes. I love the beautiful pictures that you post and the in depth discussions of the polishes. You have such a funny and warm personality. I follow quite a few nail blogs but I read yours first because I enjoy it so much!
I love how in depth and honest your swatches and reviews are!
Honestly, the giveaways are my favorite! Congrats on your 4 years!
I love your blog for the writing and honesty! Keep it up!
yay.. i understand what you say about not having time to do the blog.. i really admire you for keep doing it
mine is forgotten since last year!!! i opened a ig account along with a friend, but we never update the blog anymore..
what i love about your blog is that when I’m polish shopping, i just have to enter to your blog and look for your review about it and it really helps me when it comes to buying it.. and also, i love the posts about other stuff on sundays (or saturdays, i’m not sure but i always read it on sundays)..
I use this site as a resource on what nail polishes to purchase for our our community events. Our most popular attraction is the “Kiddie Nail Spa Station,” so I like to keep up to date with the new trends, even though I’m a guy…lol. All for the kids!!!
I love how thorough you are and how you post many pictures of your swatches. it’s awesome to get to see so many views before i make a decision to buy a certain nail polish. You’re one of the 1st blogs i go to for swatches ♥
Congrats on 4 years! I love your reviews the most. I love that you have photos in multiple lighting settings and that your in depth reviews will include both positive and negative aspects of a polish.
Happy 4th Anniversary!!! I love your swatches and helpful hints!!
I love, love your swatches, love your nails and love the way you tell us about the events you’re invited to!
Congrats 🙂
Happy anniversary! My favorite is the swatches (duh ;))!
Congrats! It’s 4 years old? Wow, that is awesome. I remember coming here to see swatches of some China Glaze I just bough less than 2 years ago. This blog popped up in every search for a China Glaze, some Kleancolor and a lot of OPI. What I like the most are the swatches and press releases, but I also enjoy (a lot) the Smorgasbord Sundays.
Congrats again!
Congrat! It’s nice to see all the polish posts from you. I’ve got a quite a few bottle of new polishes after reading your post, although some of the colour is not great for office wear, but it’s nice to share the tread with my colleague.
I love reading your reviews! Congrats on 4 years of blogging, that’s an awesome milestone.
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Congratulations on 4 years. My favorite thing about your blog is the variety of different polishes that you swatch.
Congratulations on your 4th blogiversary! I enjoy your blog a lot and I really like to see your swatches and hear what you think about the polish. I have often decided to buy or not to buy based on these. My favorites posts though have been your blog events and hearing about the parties and meeting with Suzi from OPI.
Happy 4 years Mary! I love the in-depth analysis you provide, and Smorgasbord Sundays are always fun to read!!!
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Happy 4 years. My favorite thing is seeing the swatches on the blog. I also love that the colors are described since sometimes they can look different than what the actual color is.
Congratulations on the 4 year blog anniversary! What I love most about this blog is that it’s Canadian. There are many polish blogs out there but it’s nice to see one that features brands I can readily get my hands on
Congrats!! What I love most are the extensive polish reviews that you do (claims, keynotes, etc). It really helps a lot!
Congrats on 4 years and thanks for the giveaway!
My favourite thing about your blog is seeing your swatches.)
Happy 4th Blogiversary! I always enjoy the nail polish swatches which make me want all the nail polishes that you post.
Congratulations on 4 years! xx
I love all of the detail and care you put. Your love for nail polish really seems to show.
I love your honest reviews.
I love your swatches!! All the different angles and lightning. Very thorough.
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Why? Because you’ve been fun!
Not just a “here’s the swatch, the brand and the release date”, you talk about the formula, the brand, you use polishes to make fun designs for all ages.
That’s why.
Congratulations! (And thanks for the answer! This gives me one more reason to go get more A-England.)
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary! What I love the most about your blog is that your wonderful pictures, as well as your comments on each polish, make it very easy for me to decide whether or not I’m going to buy a particular polish.
Congrats! I like swatches of course and you trying to show us the best you can so we may make an informed decision.
I love your swatches! And that you’re a fellow Canadian 😉
Oh my gosh Mary you answered my question! You’re so so so sweet! <333 Congrats on blogging for 4 years! I hope for many more to come. <3
I love that when I’m interested in seeing swatches from OPI that I know to come here.
Happy 4th anniversary! I just love your posts…so informative!
I like the way you lay out your swatches and reviews, especially the pros and cons for each polish.
Congrats on the milestone! I love your great pictures and your writing style!
Congratulations !! I like the quality and quantity of pictures, showing swatches in different lighting . Plus your honest reviews helps a lot in my decision to purchase. And i support a fellow Canadian.
ps i also love your giveaways 🙂
I really enjoy your swatches. I sometimes find it hard to find good swatches on the internet but yours capture the true colours of the nail polish well. You got the nail photography skills!
Hi Swatch and Learn! I’ve never commented before to show my appreciation for your work, but I am very grateful for all of your thorough nail polish reviews. You put so much thought into your evaluations, and they are incredibly comprehensive. I really love how you critique each nail polish you try out from so many aspects, and then give it a score at the end. I definitely trust what you say about a nail polish when I’m looking for new ones to purchase. You’ve definitely got something special here, so keep going!
Mary, congrats! I love the honest and entertaining posts you provide. At the end of my day, I love reading your latest post because I know it’ll put a smile on my face before bed. Thank you so much for your dedication.
HAPPY 4th Anniversary!!! You do such an excellent job. You are the reason I so much nail polish
now and support for men expressing themselves is great. My favorite part of the website is your reviews and the pictures.
Congratulations Mary!! xxoo
Hi Mary! Congratulations on your blog turning four!! That’s a huge accomplishment! I’ve been following for three years now, and you’re one of the first (and favorite) blogs I followed.
I love your swatches most of all because you really go in depth about one color. Although certainly not as common, I absolutely adore your “Meet Suzi” posts or anything else about the awesome press events you get to go to. You take a ton of pictures and its just like debriefing with a friend.
My favorite part is the swatches and reviews…helps me figure out what to buy!
Congratulations On Your Milestone!
Congratulations! I love the shape of your nails and your beautiful swatches.
Love your reviews because they are informative and objective. Your pictures are amazing. Thank you.
I like product reviews.
Congrats again on 4 years! My favorite things about your blog:
The consistent, easy-to-understand “bottom line” ratings at the end.
All the great close-up photos.
Your friendly, conversational tone. 🙂
Congratulations! I love your blog, the design, the easy and informative language and the beautiful pictures. I always come here to look for swatches of p polishes I might buy.
Happy Blog Anniversary!
I love read your post, because you wrote them cristally clear. I have a question for you (but this could be posed to all beauty bloggers, of course): what is to help you to stay and go on after 4 years. The love for what you have done and for what you want to do. But, there’s a moment when you have think “Ok, I’ off with this stuff!”?
An how can you manage those moments when the blog life is not a bed of roses? Do you have a tip? A secret spell? Something? Please, share it whit us!
xoxoxoxo
Francine
Congrats with the milestone! Wishing you an army of followers!
What i enjoy most is the good quality pictures, keep blogging!
Congrats on your four-year anniversary, Mary! That’s quite an accomplishment! I think I’ve said this before, but what I like most about Swatch and Learn is the effort you put into all of your posts. Your writing really brings out your voice and you make it very personal. You try to tell a story and it’s obvious that you put a lot of thought into your posts!
I love the reviews.
Congrats on 4 years!! That is awesome!! I love how detailed your posts are. You give a really thorough reviews and that is super appreciated. 🙂
Whooohoooo on four years! I love reading your blog because you seem so down to earth and it feels like I’m reading something a friend wrote, not just a “beauty blogger”. Thanks for spending so much time to give us all such great reviews and tips!
I really like your reviews as they are very thorough and I also enjoy entering the contests you host.
Hi Mary, congratulations!!!
The thing I like best about Swatch and Learn is you.
Sure, nail polishes are what brought me here and of course the swatches are a very important part of your blog but what keeps me here is the way you write, the humor, the laughs and sometimes the tears and of course recognizing things that cross my path as well as yours.
I hope you’ll blogging the way that you are doing now… I’ll be here reading each post, even if I don’t reply all the time.
Happy 4th anniversery!
Your blog was the first one I seriously started following when I first got interested in polish and nail art, and I really enjoy you swatches and tutorials
I love your makeup posts !
Congrats on your 4-year Blogiversary! I really love your swatches and tutorials, your photography skills are awesome!
I’m from Denamark – This collection is a must for me !!!
I enjoy that you always give nice swatches of all the new polishes and give great descriptions and reviews, which gives a very good idea which I would like to buy myself.
Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Happy blog anniversary! I like the level of detail you go into for each swatch. You give an idea not only of how the polish looks but also what it’s like to wear it, which is very helpful.
Thank you so much for this giveaway! big fan! your site makes its so easy to decide which polishes are worth my money
Hi & Congratulations!! What I love most about your blog are the OPI posts. You have the best & most beautiful swatches!! Thank-you for the chance in this awesome giveaway!
Congratulations! You were one of the first nail blogs I followed three years ago! It’s amazing to see how far you’ve come and how much you’ve shared with us! Thanks for this opportunity, and can’t wait to read more of your posts!
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I enjoy the cute nail art you do from time to time the most, I think!
Happy 4TH year blogiversary!
Your post are so detailed yet funny and have always made me learn something more. Not to talk about all the hues that I found out charming , after reading your review, in spite of my first impression that would suggest me to pass on them.
Kisses and thanks for sharing with us another wonderous opportunity.
Happy 4-Year Blogiversary! I enjoy your Blog and all the grat Swatches very much!
I enjoy the pictures. That way, I know exactly what you’re talking about.
I wish you a very happy blogiversary!
Congrats Mary, I like your blog because you actually wear the polishes for a few days. Your reviews are honest and in depth too.
Mary, I love your great swatches, your in depth reviews, and your positive, fun style of writing.
I really love your fun personality and your thorough reviews.
I love ur swatches!
Happy anniversary, Mary!
I like your blog for the thorough reviews and the fact that you are usually reviewing one shade per post mention weartime.
Oh, and you swatches tyrn out to be one of the most accurate to what I see on myself.
And you are appear to be a reall easygoing and nice person.
I love your very in depth reviews of collections and individual polishes.
This is my first visit. I love your graphics and am looking forward to reading more!
Congrats!!! I love your many photos 🙂
I love your helpful reviews!
Happy 4 years! I love the unique colors that you swatch.
i like when you do swatches i wish i can do them as good as you lol
Hi Mary!
first of all, CONGRATS !!!!! congrats for 4 years of good blogging! I’ve been a reader since day one and I will always be.
Now, I always loved the honesty and the simplicity of your blog. simple nail art that I could always recreate successfully. Good tips too…some ppl go overboard with crazy nail art and salon technique you can’t really nail at home… An honest opinion from one ”normal” girl to another.
Also I like the way you went off topic in posts, so very personal, but still made the main thing about what we’re here for. POLISH! (drool)
I LOVE IT! bravo! i’m from Montreal, quebec, Canada and like we say around here;
Continue ton bon travail ! Felicitation pour 4 belles annee et bravo pour tout ce que tu as accomplie!
I hope you the best in life and make the most of it! I’m reader for life!
xx Marine
Congratulation! It’s been quite a journey! 4 years now! I can’t remember when I start reading your blog, maybe about three years ago when I start addicted to OPI lacquers! I love reading reviews, enjoy google all the swatches from variety nail bloggers just to see the photos how the shades are different when applying on different people & your blog are one of my top favs! Your blogs always got an early swatches from the press release and this is fantastic, so I can plan ahead whether to buy them or not. Thank you, it’s really make my decision a lot easier whether to buy some colors or got it the entire collection! LOL~ Lastly, keep up the good work and looking forward to see more stunning nails laquers swatches!
Swatches and the reviews!
Seeing all the latest nail trends
I really like your reviews!
Thanks for this amazing giveaways!
What I love the most about your blog? How humble, down to earth and positive you are! And, of course, your nice swatches. They are very useful when deciding if a nail polish is worth making my 200-something collection bigger… sigh. xD
I like that you organized the polishes by brand.
Congratulations on 4 awesome years! I love the rating system you use, as well as how to organize each review. (Finish, application, etc) Your posts are so neat and orderly!
I always depend on your site for the best reviews!
Happy blogiversary!! Four years is a long time! I obviously love to see your swatches, as it helps me pick out new products 🙂
Happy anniversary! Here’s to 4 more!
I love that this blog gives me so many ideas to try things I wouldn’t normally do (or have someone do) on myself.
But your positivity is the biggest thing I like about this blog. Keep it up!
These polishes are quite beautiful! I have always enjoyed your blog; congrats on 4 years!
I like all the swatches, obviously! 🙂 and I like how in depth your posts are!
Happy Anniversary Mary!
I appreciate that you answer every email…it such a big help to a novice like myself.
i love anything that has anything to do with nail art and nail polish!
i enjoy reading about swatches and reviews
Super-happy blogiversary!!!
I adore your great &amazing swatches and nail arts *_* need to learn more…just I’m too lazy 🙂
Of course, also love your generosity holding million of giveaways for us with special and unique prizes !!!
sparkly thanks!
Congratulations on the blog anniversary! Four years is a big accomplishment. As someone who checks your blog daily I would say my favourite thing that keeps me coming back are your swatches and honest description/opinion on products…extra bonus for being canandian!
Keep up the good work
I love how detailed your swatches and reviews are! 🙂
I enjoy your reviews
I love seeing your swatches. They really help me know which colors are worth buying and which aren’t. Happy 4 Years!
I love all.
Congrats, good job (y)
Happy Anniversary.
I love that you post so regularly – I can always count on something new to be found here to give me ideas & inspiration !
I am fairly new here but your dedication seems amazing
I love Smorgasbord Sundays the best. And of course your swatches!!!
I like your reviews.
I love when you include pictures of the nail polishes on your nails. As I’m sure you know, nail polish doesn’t always look the same shade once it’s applied as it does in the bottle.
Would love to win ^-^ nail polish is like my life
What I love most I’d your honest opinions
Happy 4 years Blog-a-versary Mary! I love your tutorials and swatches!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love reading reviews and learning about nail polishes that I probably wouldn’t have known about otherwise! I just got into nail art and it can be so expensive, it’s invaluable to have honest, detailed reviews so I can make good choices from the start!
Parabens pelo blog, estou adorando te conhecer e conhecer um pouquinho das coisas daqui
Hey Rosana!
I don’t understand what you wrote because I’m only fluent in English. Aww…
I like all the new shades you introduce.
Congrats! I love your reviews 🙂
One can never have too many “safe havens”, love that Swatch And Learn can be that for me, thanks!!
I love the fact that you really love OPI beacause i LOVE them too
I love all the practical reviews! Products that I would actually use (and am generally able to afford!)
I am new. I love reviews on products brought to my attention. I especially love bath, perfume…. all womanly things. Also new electronic products that come out.
OPI is by far the best nail polish I have ever used. Love the colours and that it seems to be chip proof!
i appreciate your honesty when you give a review!
Congratulations on your anniversary! I really appreciate all the tips and tutorials because I am sort of a newbie at doing my nails and need all the help I can get!
Hi,
I’ve discovered this blog only a few days ago, however I enjoy your versatile choice of polishes (concerning the colours, shimmers …) and the fact that you review not only nail polishes, but many other products too.
Moreover, as a non-native English speaker, reading blogs in English, including yours, helps me to improve my skills in English as well as with polishes 🙂
Happy blogiversary!! 🙂 I like your reviews! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Congrats! I relly love the reviews, there are sincere in my opinion. 🙂
I like that I no longer have to stand in the salon looking at the shelves full of polishes. I can go here, find ones I like, and not waste time!
I really enjoy reading your tutorial posts
I love the swatches and review on nail polishes!
Thanks for giveaway!
Congrats on your 4-Year Blogiversary!! I really enjoy the swatches and learning about new collections that are coming.
happy 4th year anniversary, what I love most about your blog is your honesty
What I love the most about Swatch & Learn is that it is just like talking to a friend who is crazy about nail polish and a lil’ bit over the top about every shade of green polish that comes out….just like me!
thanks for chance! 🙂
I just love your posts but I love also the swatches
Congrats on the four years! Here’s to many more years bloggin and many more nail polish colors!
I see you for the first time, but I love your writing and the way your posts look so I’ll definitely follow your blog in the future 🙂
I love that you have a section for nail polish on men, which to me is not meant solely for men, but for anyone who has “man hands” and wants to beautify them
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I love the swatches and reading the reviews you write before trying out a new product.
I love the reviews, GREAT posts and love the swatches
Happy blogiversary!! 4 years is a long time! I love to see your swatches because it helps me pick out new products 🙂 I also love the nail art even when I can’t do it for my self.
Love the way you describe the colours and the formulas, it makes it so much easier to decide which to buy.
Nail polish swatces!! I get so many ideas!!
Congratulations on 4 years)) Good luck.
The reviews 🙂
Hi!
What I love about your blog is the writing style. It’s very readable and cool. And of course I must mention your amazing nail arts. It is so awesome!
Coangratulations!! I love your swatches
What I love most about SwatchAndLearn.com (besides all the great pictures) is the way you write. I like your sense of humor and that you give us glimpses of your personality without seeming self obsessed. It feels more like reading something written by a friend than a stranger on the internet. 🙂
Love getting the scoop on new polishes! Happy Blogiversary!
I like your reviews!
I love your swatches of course, its too hard to order a polish (since we dont have the coll ones in my country) without taking a look on a blog and see the actual swatch!
Congrats!! I love that you made it so long 🙂 thanks for being faithful! I love the advice on the polishes and swatches!
OMG this polishes are beautiful!
I love the swatches, the tips and tricks, the Hauls of Shames (XD) and mostly the way you write the blogs make it seem like you’re actually taking time to make them fun, reliable, relatable and Swatch and Learn is one of my favorite blogs to visit daily :D.
I like how I can see what colors look like on the nails before I buy them.
Thank you for making this giveaway international!!
Comgrats on your 4 years! I adore your swatches, i like to read your blog, your tips, i like your photos of polishes
I love how full your reviews are. It’s really helpful for me when I’m deciding which polish to buy <3
Congrats on the blog anniversary!
Wow i must give you a stand applause because 4 years is a big accomplishment! I really love to see all the swatches post on your website before i decide to buy any nail polish because all your photos is very clear & look as a good as i see a real hand,,haha
Youve really help me a lot! I was really clueless when it came about my nail, and all the funnstuff i can do with them
Happy four years!!
I love how honest you are, and the pictures of your nails too!
I love the way you’re always coming up with new designs, new colors, you make nails and polish funny and great. Your pictures are very neat. But most important, you’re honest when it comes to press samples.
Thanks for the giveaway.
you are so positive
I like your good pictures & swatches.
Happy birthday to your blog and thank you for the honest rewies! This is one of the blogs that I turn ro, when I need to deside if I should buy a polish or not 🙂
Happy blogiversary! I love your indepth analysis of the polishes you swatch, it’s very helpful when I’m deciding what polishes to buy.
Like it a lot!
I love your Tutorials&Tips, and Giveaways 🙂
I love the variety of nail polishes here
Congrats on 4 years! I love how detailed your reviews are.
I like that you personality shows through in your blog 🙂
I’ve only just found your blog, but I really enjoy reading your personal stories you include in your posts! Happy 4 years of blogging, and here’s to many more! *cheers*
Heyyy Mary! Happy 4th Bloggiversary to you! 🙂 From the bottom of my heart, I hope you’ll never stop blogging! 🙂 Always so refreshing to hear your honesty and sincere words ♥
My favourite posts from you (I think I mentioned before, but they still are) are the ones where you shared of your adventures with Suzi with us. I can’t wait for the fourth episode! 😉 My other favourites are the giveaway posts (lol!) I’ll be lying if those aren’t in my list of favourites hahahaha! XD (oh the true colours of nail polish addicts :P). Hehe, of course I also enjoy the swatches. They are always so helpful when I have doubts of certain polishes 🙂 So… really. Thank you so much, for always putting your best effort into each posts. I truly appreciate them 🙂
It’s true that not all days are as merry as we hope it will be. Yet such is life, with its ups and downs. And whatever memories we have, sweet or bittersweet, I think they are all beautiful treasures to be kept. After all, they helped form the little bits of us. So here’s to wishing you another year of wonderful and adventurous memories! 😀
Thank you for such a wonderful giveaway and congrats on 4 years!
Happy 4 year Blogversity!! Looking forward to many more ^__^
I love your swatches!
And happy four years! 😉
i really like your tutorial!!!!!!
I love the reviews 🙂
The swatches, the pretty colors, the giveaways… Oh, & the name!
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I love your honest opinion about things!!
I love the tutorials.
At the risk of sounding unoriginal, I love the swatches the best! That said, I love that you often do a quick look (for those of us who are impatient), and then go in more depth for the individual shades.
I love how you make your reviews more than just “pretty color, good formula, I like it”. You always throw in something funny or insightful. It makes your blog feel alive.
I am a fairly new reader, only having discovered your blog a few months ago, but I absolutely love the specificity that you put into the descriptions of your swatches, and your breakdown of each swatch. It really makes your opinion on the polish clear and concise, and is a huge help in determining whether or not that will be a polish that I will buy in the future 🙂
love your swatch posts!
Happy Blogiversary! I love the swatches, tutorials, and reviews.
Congrats on 4 great blogging years! And the collection is gorgeous!
Happy Blogiversary!!! I really appreciate that your blog is so “you”. There is no other blog like it, because you infuse it with your personality. Thanks, Mary.
Wow, what an awesome giveaway! I think my favorite part of Swatch and Learn is your funny and upbeat writing style :). I’ve followed Swatch and Learn for the past few years (even if I haven’t commented on every post!) and your passion for nails and beauty products has always been evident. Keep up the good work!
You do an awesome blog. Thank you for taking the time to do SO many detailed posts. I love all the categories you have to revoew polishes and the pictures you do in different light. Very helpful. You rock my socks off! 🙂
I’m a 48 tried old newbie w/ 12 copied ideas done on my nails. I ran across your blog and I enjoy recieving your positivity.It makes me smile. So #1 I like reading great blogs #2 I love giveaways and #3 nail colors + tutorials. Have a happy 4th anniversary,and many more!
I love swatch and learn for it’s tutorials, it’s swatches and giveaways.It’s you Mary that made your blogs so successful. Your positive energy will keep me coming back.Congratulations for 4 years,I hope to see you for a few more! Thank You so much. Mindy Arthur
love your swatch photos
I love everything about your blog, but your variety and honest, well versed reviews are what keep me coming back over and over. Not to mention my love of green is almost as much as yours lol.
I love your tutorials! I’ve never had a professional manicure, but your posts make my nails look great
Congrats on your 4th blogiversary!This is an amazing collection!
♥ from Brazil.
Congrats on ur 4th blogiversasry, I love ur blog, because ur posts are so detailed and honest, with pic of ur swatches etc
I like your unique blog features like “From Mary’s Desk” and “Smorgasboard Sundays”, Whenever I see those posts on Bloglovin’ I’m always sure to click and read through! I also love that you’re Canadian too!! 🙂
Congrats on 4 years. Hope you have many more. Love the honest reviews
Just discovered your blog and I’m enjoying going through your older posts. Like your unbiased reviews and demos. Great blog! Wishing many more anniversaries!
I love your open-ness, and your ability to talk about stuff, nal polish and also other subjects.
I really like your makeup reviews! It’s helpful to know what really works before you buy.
My favorite thing about your blog is that I can see colors I am interested. It is so much better to see on nails instead of just a bottle. It always helps me make my decision. Keep it up!
I love your honest/straightforward review! 🙂
Congratulations!
It’s a great blog, I always enjoy reading your posts.
Congrats on four years! Several reasons I’m loving your blog! You take the time to do swatches which is awesome, you give your true and honest opinions, and just the fact that you are so passionate about this, makes this my go to blog for nail color!
Your swatches are flawless! I love them! Congrats on 4 years too! What a milestone!
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Love the reviews. Congrats!
That it reviews nail products which I’m obsessed with being a nail polish junkie this is the blog for me! 🙂
Happy aniversary!Love your tutorials most , thanks!
Happy Blogiversary! I love your reviews! Thank you for the chance!!
I love all your precious reviews! Thanks for sharing with all of us!
Happy 4th anniversary!! I like that you take your time to answer the questions us follower’s make and that your reviews are always very good explained and detailed. We can come here knowing that we will find the answer to almost everything nail and beauty related.
I love tutorials and nail ideas. I need it! haha
hi
i love to read about prodcuts reviews
I’m new here but I am loving the variety of topics you post and your polish swatches are perfect so I can really see what the colour will look like. Awesome!
My favorite part about swatch and learn is that the atmosphere is really nice. It really feels professional. I like how you go in depth with your polish descriptions because I feel like I don’t get that with a lot of other nail polish bloggers. Happy 4 years, and I hope there will be many more.
i love your reviews
I love great swatches 🙂
Congrads!
I love your tutorials and reviews!
Happy 4 years 🙂 I really enjoy swatch and learn, your nails look so good, I really love your nail form! I love your reviews!
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I love the giveaways offered! thanks!
I enjoy learning about new polishes and seeing all the pretty swatches!
I love the originality of this blog, and the graphics are so magical! :))
Love your opinions on OPI. I find your take on the products similar to my own.
Congrats on 4 years!
I love your reviews, mostly for nail polish, but it had prompted me to buy and use other cosmetics, which I’m usually quite wary of. Thank you!
It is my 1st post in your blog and I Love your reviews… and the lovely colours. I am from India and unfortunately we are not spoilt for choice when it comes to nail polish, yet… I just love nail polish and have got a pretty decent collection.. I am always excited to read your blogs.. lovely photos and Oh! So many colours!!! I have your blog added to my favourites.. hehe. I love the Do You Have this Color in Stock-holm?,Skating on Thin Ice-Land, My Voice is a Little Norse and Viking in a Vinter Vonderland from this collection. Also I love your pretty secrets swatch and learn colour… If only we could get all that here 🙂 Looking forward to more such lovely colours so that I can hunt in the market and find out something similar hopefully… Ah.. I am hunting for the OPI base coat for glitter polish.. but cant get here.. weep weep… I so wish I was there in US just for the nail polish options!! LOL… loads of love to you and all the best for your future!
Hey Chaitali!
Welcome to Swatch And Learn! I’ve noticed that you’ve left me lots of comments on a wide variety of reviews that I’ve written – thank you very much for all your support! I hope that you stop by again soon! I love interacting with my readers, and although it can take me a little while to get back to everyone, I try my best to reply as soon as I can! 🙂
Thanks Mary! 🙂 And seriously this is one blog that I visit whenever I have some free time.. Haha
Lots of love to you and Happy Swatching!!
I like your bog because you’re very honest and have a love for greener products as I do.
Enhorabuena por los 4 años!!!
Me estoy iniciando con las manicuras, y necesito aprender mucho, gracias por los tutoriales!!!!!
Congrats on the 4 year anniversary. Keep up the great swatches!
Congrats on 4 wonderful years!! I love your open and entertaining reviews, and your photos are amazing as well. Thanks for all you do!
Happy anniversary! I like your nail art tutorials 🙂
Great contest from a great blogger! Best of luck to everyone!!! 🙂
Love seeing your swatches!
Happy 4 year anniversary!! I love your blog because it was one of the first I ever followed and it has always been informative. Your nails and swatches are always great and your photos are true to life!! Just keep doing what you do and I’ll keep reading and reading!!
I love all the great giveaways you have on your blog.
Happy 4 years!!! I’m a fan of your Smorgasbord Sundays. 🙂
Your swatches are great and love the brand loyalty.
Happy 4-Year Blogiversary. I love the swatches.
Congrats on 4 years! Great, spot on color swatches!!!!! 🙂
Congrats on completing four years!
Wish you many many more awesome ones ahead ^_^
I really enjoy your honest reviews quite a lot.
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I have a passion for polish, and all things nail tech because I am one. I’m ecstatic that we share that passion!!
The posts are always very informative! 🙂 Your layout is super cute too haha
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Yayy thank you for this giveaway and congrats on your blogiversary! 🙂 I really enjoy swatches 🙂
I love your reviews 🙂
I just now found your blog thru Facebook! But I already want to learn more about your blog
! I love that you have a history on starting your blog that we can read! I will read that 1st & then start exploring!! This is a fantastic giveaway & I’d love to congratulate you on 4 years!! Awesome milestone!!
The swatches – obvs! It’s also nice to have someone with nails that are a similar shape to mine.
I love your thorough reviews and the layout of your reviews. I also really like how interactive and nice you are to your readers 🙂
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Happy 4 years Mary! I’ve always appreciated your swatches and honest reviews!
I enjoy seeing all of your swatches! I love your reviews.
I just love your swatches! It’s not like I need much persuasion to buy a nail polish since I love doing my own nails, but I like the fact that you always have a bunch of pictures that show the real color of a nail polish 🙂
Congratulations Mary! What a truly amazing accomplishment, and you really deserve all of the success that comes your way!
I really enjoy your swatch pictures! 😀
Love your blog posts on nail polishes, they are very good!
Happy 4 Years! I love that you’re so passionate about what you do. The nail community is a happy place and you make your blog a happy place, too!
I really love how you do your swatches and reviews.
I enjoy seeing beautiful swatches of especially OPI polishes to help me decide which polishes to get.
Happy 4 years. I love your upbeat and cheerful presence. I just started following you, so I don’t have a lot of history to draw on, but in the short time I have been following, you have always been so energetic and cheerful.
Congratulations on 4 years! Thanks for the great swatches and reviews! Love your blog! 🙂
I am a brand new fan. I saw someone’s tweet about the giveaway & had to come check it out. I look forward to learning some great nail tips from you!
adoro tutorias e as combinaçoes
I love your swatches and how neat and organized(all the little paragraph-like things) how blog is!
Congratulations Mary! I look forward to your posts because they are always so upbeat. With your posts not only do I get to see great swatches but I also get a smile to start my morning because of your cheerful attitude. Wish you the best with the blog going forward!
Love your swatches and reviews!
Congrats on 4 years! I like the swatches the most. 😀
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I love your reviews
Happy 4 years!! I love your instagram account the most! Seen so many polishes in my life, instagram post are quick however still make me enthusiastic, if I love a polish I straight away click the link in the bio and see what you think of it. Keep up the good work!! X from Holland
I am a new follower and I love reading your swatches and how positive you are and seeing how you care for your followers/readers means a lot thanks congrats as well 🙂
I love your swatches! I like seeing what the colors look like out if the bottle. Congrats on 4 yrs!
I am so happy for you. Enjoy this milestone. I have bought some of my favorite polishes because of your beautiful swatches. Please keep it up.
Happy 4th anniversary! Im a newcomer to your blog having learnt of you through your Pretty Serious collaboration 🙂 I look forward to following your blog being a huge green polish fan myself..
I enjoy your positive attitude, and the fact that you genuinely seem to appreciate your readers and enjoy interacting with us.:-)
I love everything but especially your swatches.
Love the in depth swatches and reviews!
Congrats on four years!! I love that you can tell a friendly, positive person creates each post 😉 I can definitely hear your voice come through in your writing. I also appreciate your honesty, if a polish is less than fantastic, I know you’ll tell us. Thank you! I love reading your blog and following you on Instagram. Keeping doing what you’re doing!
I found you via Twitter. I always like reading blogs from Canadian bloggers and supporting them.
Congrats on your blog success! I feel like it’s not easy to make a go of it, and become a popular blog.
My favourite thing on the blog is looking at all the colour swatches!
Congrats on your 4 year blogiversary. What an achievement considering how busy your life is. I love seeing your swatches of nail polish. They give me an accurate view of what the polish looks like on instead of in the bottle.
Congrats on 4 years!! I love your swatches and great, honest reviews.
I like the name haha very inventive
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I love how you always give in-depth reviews on each polish! Happy 4 years!
Congrats!! I really like your reviews of polish and you’re pretty detailed with the review too. I like how you show the true colour of the polish on the nails too.
I love your honest reviews and the cute nail colors you introduce:)
Congrats on your 4 year Blog-a-versary
love everything, especially your swatches.
I only just found your website today, and I’m so inspired by your enthusiasm! Thanks for considering my entry into your giveaway. I’m off to find you and follow you on all of the other social media now!
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What I love most about your blog is that you tell us about the new O.P.I. collections before anybody else and you swatch them beautifully. Letting us know which polish deserves to save some money for it. Happy anniversary, happy 4 years <3
I love your Q&A
I just love product reviews!
Big congrats on 4 years!!!! Your swatches are always beautiful and I always love your honest reviews of products.
Looking forward to the next 4 years of your blog! 😉
Congrats on 4 years Mary! I absolutely love how often you communicate with your readers. You don’t just put up amazing reviews and swatches, but you actually care about your readers and it’s amazing.
I’m fairly new to this blog, but I’m so happy I found it! I love the clear pictures you include in your posts. Please keep up the good work! 🙂
Just love the reviews
I love the colours!!! Congrats n all the best…
congrats on your 4 years my wife loves trying out your nail art tutorials 🙂 thanks for the giveaway
I love how honest you are (: Bloggers who sugar coat reviews and posts make me fear that I’ll fall into buying a bad product!
I love the tutorials
You were one of the first bloggers I ever started following! It was your beautiful swatches that led me here!
I like your tutorials! Thank you for the great giveaway!
Congratulations on your 4th year anniversary! I love reading about nail polish in general, but your blog is so informative and full of beautiful photos. I especially love how you seem to enjoy and love nail polishes yourself!
Happy anniversary! I love your swtches, and I loved the Q & A part 🙂
Love the sentiment
“If we focus on the negative, it’s easy to become more sour than a lemon wishing it were a lime!”
I almost missed this! I love that you are so in touch with your followers and subscribers! You are awesome at responding to tweets and making us feel valued!
Happy 4 years! I never buy a polish without checking here first 🙂
I would love to win this collection, Opi is amazing!
Congratulations on your 4 year blogiversary 🙂
I love the range of photos you take of a single colour and how in-depth your reviews are – really helps when trying to decide whether to purchase a particular polish or not, especially if, like me, you mainly shop online!
Hi! Happy blog anniversary!
Your blog was one of the blogs I blame for my OPI nail polish addiction :). I’ve been follower for quite some time now and I love your swatches, I get pretty good idea if I’d like to have a nail polish or not, just by checking out your swatches.
I really like how you rate the polish on a scale from 1-10.
I mostly read nailposts but I do like that this blog isn’t just about that and you also have very nice pictures.
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I love your reviews and swatches, especially of OPI 🙂
greets, Petra Sch.
I love your swatches
Congrats on 4 years. :))
I love your passion for OPI nailpolishes, your honest reviews and beautiful swatches. <3
I really enjoy seeing all of your swatches
Your swatches are always so beautiful. I can’t wait to have the blurple, green, and caramel polishes from this collection. So pretty. Thanks for the opportunity in the giveaway.
Honestly, I really just love how your posts always put a smile on my face. I feel like you really transcend the beauty topic to actually connect with people, which is rare. (Plus, I just love looking up OPI swatches, haha.)
I just love OPI Nail Polish and just discover your blog as I fell you are also a big fan of OPI. You are the one who let me know first what is coming out from OPI. I also love how you describe things (it’s always positive) and how often I can read you either on Twitter, Facebook or directly on your blog.
I love your style 🙂
Happy four year!!!! Your blog was one of the first nail blogs I followed. My favourite thing about your blog is the rating and the pros and cons list at the end because it really summarizes the main points of the review. Also, amazing pictures and great interaction between readers.
Love your reviews and seeing what you are up to! Happy Blogiversary!
I like the tutorial on how to do it. With the help of the picture, It’s easy now to understand.
I love your full and thorough reviews instead of just applying, photographing then removing a polish. It’s really thoughtful and seeing as I usually wear a polish for 1-5 days I appreciate the detail.
I really enjoy the swatches and your opinions on them!
I love that you’re honest with your reviews, and how thorough they are.
I love how thorough your reviews are, I also adore Smorgasbord Sundays!
I love your swatches & opi !
Swatches and honest reviews!