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CLOSED: Surprise Giveaway: Win This OPI Mariah Carey Liquid Sand 4-Bottle Mini Set

OPI Mariah Carey Liquid Sand Giveaway Surprise! 😉

The second I found out that the OPI Mariah Carey Liquid Sand 4-Bottle Mini Set existed, I knew that it would make the perfect giveaway prize!

So I had to buy it to treat one lucky reader! It’s a small token from me to say thank you for your support.

Not only will you get adorable mini bottles, which are highly collectible, but this set includes all of the Liquid Sand colours released so far!

This will be a great way for you to see which one you like the best before you commit to a full-size bottle.

Since reviewing 2 of the Liquid Sands, OPI Get Your Number (my favourite) and OPI Stay the Night, I’ve noticed that a lot of you are intrigued with the unique Liquid Sand finish…and for good reason! I think it’s one of the most original concepts that we’ve seen in the nail industry in quite some time!

Please carefully read the full rules in this post before entering.

Edit: After this post was published, I’ve also reviewed & photographed OPI Can’t Let Go (purple Liquid Sand), OPI The Impossible (red Liquid Sand), and OPI What Wizardry Is This? (taupe Liquid Sand coming out in March).

Another Edit: The lucky winner is Melissa! Congratulations! Since there are multiple Melissas, just to be clear, the winner is the one who left a comment on January 16 at 6:18 am. I’ve sent her an e-mail. She has 48 hours to claim her prize! Thanks to everyone for participating. I’ll be having another giveaway soon. Stay tuned!

Yet Another Edit: Melissa was so fast! She already replied to my e-mail! So now this giveaway is officially closed.

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Closed: Enter to Win My Milani Giveaway! (2 Winners: 1 CA/US & 1 International)

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Edit (November 1, 2012): The giveaway is now closed. Thank you all for participating! Congratulations, Anna Z and Randi! You both won! You have 48 hours to reply to the e-mail I sent in order to claim your prize. Also, please note that I’ll be replying to all the comments left, but it’ll take me some time. 🙂

Okay, so this Milani Giveaway was delayed a bit, but it was worth the wait, right?

Thanks to Milani’s amazing PR team, I was able to hand-pick every single product for this giveaway! I chose 6 killer nail polishes, 1 powder eye shadow, 1 eye-shadow pencil, 1 lip gloss, and 1 liquid eye liner. Hope that you’ll like the variety of beauty products!

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All of those nail polishes are ones that I’ve never tried, but have been drooling over after seeing beautiful swatches of them online. I tried to choose a variety of bright and dark shades to keep it more interesting.

And here’s the best part…There will be TWO winners!

One will be from Canada or the United States. The second winner will be from anywhere else in the world. Yes, this giveaway is open to ALL of my amazing readers! (Each winner will receive all the products shown in the above photo.) 🙂

Please carefully read the rest of this blog post in order to find out how to enter because it’s a little different this time around. Also, I’ve included larger photos of each product to show you exactly what you can win!

P.S. And, yes, I’m running this Milani giveaway at the same time as my other surprise giveaway announced in the blog post about how I had dinner with Suzi Weiss-Fischmann of OPI! More chances for you to win!

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Blog News: I Had Dinner with Suzi Weiss-Fischmann of OPI (Plus Surprise Giveaway!)

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Suzi-Weiss-Fischmann-OPI-Nicole-by-OPI-Mary-Swatch-And-Learn Use for Blog This is definitely the biggest blog news I’ve ever posted on here, hands down (paws down, claws down, feathers down, flippers down, man down, and Richard-Adams-Watership-Down…You get the idea)!

I’ll always remember Sunday October 14th, 2012 as the day when I met Suzi Weiss-Fischmann (the Executive Vice President and Artistic Director) of OPI and Nicole by OPI and had dinner with her at the Ciao Wine Bar in Yorkville! (Harris Shepard of the PR firm by the same name also accompanied her.)

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you already heard me gushing about it (perhaps to the point of making your eyes roll), but things like this don’t happen everyday, so I’ll keep squealing and squealing until I’m turned into delicious bacon. (Poor piggy…)

It literally was one of my dreams come true, and it was a dream that I never thought would ever happen.

I have to thank Langton Communications for inviting me to the exclusive event. Suzi flew in especially for this occasion, which was a huge honour in and of itself.

I have great memories that I’ll hold onto until the day I die. (Although I almost died when she walked into the room. Before she even introduced herself, I had a total fan-girl moment and said, “Hiiiiii, Suzzzzziiiii!” louder than I expected because I was so excited.)

My account in this blog post is based purely on my memory. Unfortunately, I didn’t think to bring a notebook and pen like many of the smart bloggers who attended.

P.S. Keep reading and find out how you can win an autographed bottle of OPI Movin’ Out by Suzi!

Edit (November 1, 2012): I’ve contacted the lucky winner – Congratulations, Melissa V! She replied to my e-mail to claim her prize, so this giveaway is officially closed. Thank you all for participating! Also, please note that I’ll be replying to all the comments left, but it’ll take me some time. 🙂

Edit (March 24, 2013): I recently got the opportunity to attend another exclusive event and meet Suzi Weiss-Fischmann a 2nd time! Click here to read my detailed blog post on it!

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Giveaway: Canadians, Enter to Win the Entire OPI Germany Collection!

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Update (August 1): Congratulations go out to Jan! You’ve won the giveaway! Please check your e-mail and claim your prize within 48 hours. (I sent the e-mail at 12:17 am Eastern.)

Thanks to everyone for participating, and stay tuned! You know that I’ll be organizing another giveaway for you. 🙂

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As you know, I had been planning this OPI Germany Collection giveaway for quite some time.

I teamed up with OPI PR and chose July 25 well in advance (because today marks Swatch And Learn’s 2-year blogiversary)!

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So…here it is! The huge giveaway that I’ve hinted at on many social-media platforms leading up to today!

Canadians, enter to win the entire 12-bottle OPI Germany Collection!

Please read the post for information on how to enter.

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Giveaway: Win a Set of 8 Nubar Nail Polishes!

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Nubar Giveaway SwatchAndLearn NailPolishCanada Update: Kelley replied to my e-mail on June 9th. The giveaway is officially closed. Thanks to everyone for participating!

Edit: The winner of my Nubar giveaway is…….KELLEY! Congratulations! 😀 Please check your e-mail and reply within 48 hours to claim your prize! (I e-mailed you on June 7th at 9 pm Eastern.)

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It has been a little while since my last giveaway, and I wanted to do something special for you because your support and encouragement means the world to me.

If you’ve been following Swatch And Learn for months, you’ll know that I’ve had great experiences working with NailPolishCanada in the past. So, naturally, I decided to reach out to them and see if we could team up again for an upcoming giveaway.

They were extremely generous! Take a deep breath! Get ready to scream at the top of your lungs!

NailPolishCanada offered an entire set of nail polishes for one lucky winner! *SCREAMS* 😉 And it gets cooler. They allowed me to choose from an awesome list of polish sets. I decided to give away a Nubar 8-piece set because I know how tricky Nubar is to get hold of. Plus they’re a brand that I absolutely adore!

And to put the icing on the cake, I asked NailPolishCanada if the winner could choose exactly which Nubar set they’d receive – YES! 🙂

Please carefully read the rest of this post for the important details on how to enter!

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Smorgasbord Sundays: From Mary’s Desk – How to Plan & Execute a Blog Giveaway (Part 3)

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How to Plan a Giveaway for a Blog SwatchAndLearn It has been a while since my previous installment of From Mary’s Desk, so I thought that it was fine time for this Smorgasbord Sundays post.

Today’s topic is How to Plan and Execute a Blog Giveaway.

I think that this might be especially helpful to those who are new to blogging and have been considering running a giveaway.

Some things I’ll go into more detail about are why a giveaway could be a good idea for your blog, how to choose what to offer, sponsored giveaways, online giveaway tools, how long you should run your giveaway, etc.

No, I’m not an expert on blog giveaways, but I have run a few in the past on Swatch And Learn, and along the way, I’ve learned a thing or two.

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