Smorgasbord Sundays: Link to Your Blog or YouTube Channel

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Smorgasbord Sundays Link to Your Blog or YouTube ChannelA lot of the Smorgasbord Sundays posts are about me, knitting projects, some of my crushes, and even bald men!

But I wanted to turn the tables around and focus on my amazing readers.

Not only do you continue to inspire me, but the feedback you provide me with adds fuel for me to continue blogging.

Thank you for accompanying me on this journey! 🙂 I feel like I’ve learned a lot with you and from you.

Do you have a blog or a YouTube channel? Now’s your chance to put it in the spotlight right here on Swatch And Learn, and give it more exposure!

I’ll try my best to check them all out because I’d like to see what you’ve been up to! 🙂

Smorgasbord Sundays Link to Your Blog or YouTube Channel

Feel free to leave a comment that includes the name of your blog or YouTube channel and a link to it. You may also want to write a brief description so that we’ll all know what it’s about.

Additionally, if you want to include a link to your latest blog post, make sure that you check the box for “commentluv”, and it’ll show up.

For those who don’t have a blog or YouTube channel, you can still participate! Just leave a comment with a link to your favourite blog or YouTube channel and say why you like it so much.

I think this will be a great way for us to get to know each other better because I’m sure that we share common interests.

As usual, all comments must be manually approved by me, so be patient if your comment doesn’t get posted right away. (I try my best to approve them as soon as I can.)

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday and are enjoying the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend!  (And a Happy Columbus Day weekend to my neighbours south of the border!)

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Amanda!

      You’re very welcome! 🙂 Thanks for participating in this.

      Oooh, Let Me Fly looks wonderful in your photos! You’re right – it IS gorgeous! Your photo with the flash really showed off the sparkly quality of this polish. Great job!

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  2. Charlotte

    This is such a sweet idea! I actually just started a new blog yesterday. The plan is to put stuff like recipes, fitness- and nailstuff in there. Whatever I feel like, other than diary-stuff 🙂
    I guess I don’t really know how it will shape up, but I thought about it for a little while, and then when I made my wannabe smiley faces last night I just decided to create it. That means pictures of my ridiculously small nails are now available for anyone, anywhere with internet 😉
    A bunch of blognames are taken, so I went with random/awesome, The adress ended up being http://piratesandfood.blogspot.com.
    (Pirates – awesome. Food – awesome!)
    Charlotte recently posted: Arrr. The Introduction.

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Charlotte!

      Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging! I hope that you’ll enjoy your journey and learn a lot of things along the way. It’s a great creative outlet, and you’ll get to meet a lot of cool people who share similar interests as you.

      Aww…your smiley-face nail art put a smile on MY face! 😀 So cute!

      P.S. Hehe, I agree. Pirates and food are both awesome! 😉 ARR!

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      1. Charlotte

        Thanks, Mary! 🙂

        And thanks so much for checking my new blog out. I’m really happy you liked my nailart!
        I find that it’s kind of motivation to try new nailarts when you get to blog about it afterwards.

        I also thought about ninjas and vikings, but the pirates popped up first, and I figured it would get a bit crowded with all of those guys 😉
        Charlotte recently posted: Nails: Little Hearts

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        1. Mary Post author

          It was my pleasure! 🙂 And, yes, I totally get what you mean about blogging. You get to show off your creativity to the entire world – how fun! 🙂

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  3. Kayla

    Awesome, thanks so much! I had about a month’s worth of entries but fell so far behind that I just deleted them all and started over at the beginning of the month. I have two posts ready to go up later. =)
    Kayla recently posted: Monster Mash by Orly

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Kayla!

      I took a look, and, hehe, high five to you liking green nail polish in the fall! 😉 I’m a big fan of greens, so I think we’ll get along very well. Hehe!

      Your description of Monster Mash is so detailed that even if you didn’t include photos in your blog post, I got a great mental image of it. Great job!

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Stacy!

      Kudos to you for taking on that challenge. I’m sure that you’ll amaze and inspire yourself and what you can do along the way!

      I poked around your blog. Really cute pink floral design you did. And the manicure you wore to your brother’s wedding is very fun. I think it went very well with your dress! 🙂

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Fedoraharp!

      WOW! Your nail designs that you showcased on the nail wheels are so adorable and creative. You’re so talented! Hehe, the Timon and Pumba designs are so cute. Wow, you must have really steady hands to be able to paint that with such detail. I’m impressed!

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Elissa!

      Glad to hear that you’re having a blast so far! I hope that you continue to enjoy blogging and that you’ll continue to improve and find new inspiration. 🙂

      I was really happy to see that Max Factor Fantasy Fire made it into your Top 5 list! 😀 It’s a stunner for sure!

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Cherie!

      Oh my gosh – the photo you posted of the mini orange nail polish is so adorable!

      Whoa, and after seeing your photo of Sally Hansen Lustre Shine in Lava, I think I need that colour in my collection!

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Nageldraken!

      Your expert layering is amazing. I think I’m going to need to track down a bottle of that Ninja Polish! *drools*

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Lawren!

      Dime a dozen? No way, Jose! 🙂 (P.S. LOVE the eye look you came up with!)

      Wow, I’m surprised that you aren’t a big fan of blush. Even though I don’t wear it everyday, when I do, I feel like it really ‘wakes up’ my entire complexion!

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  10. Gelic' nail art

    Hi!
    What a fun smorgasbord post subject 😀

    I’m a 24 year woman/girl(?) from the north of Sweden and my blog is http://gelicnailart.blogspot.se/ and as the title describes it’s almost all about nail art. I first started to paint my nails regularly when I was about ten and the more serious nail art interest started when I was perhaps 18, and since then I’ve been polished every day! I like getting inspired by other, both reading about nail polish and also about nail art. For a long time I’ve taken pictures of my nail art and early this summer I decided to start bloging myself, partly to inspire others but also to have an amazing archive for myself and also to have a voice in the blog community, like >this is me<. I grade my nail art, mainly for my self for the times when I can't decide which nail art to make, the 4-5 grade is the ones I could consider to do again but maybe with other colors. The rest I still show because others might like it or could be inspired of it. 🙂

    So please check it out if you like! 😀
    Gelic’ nail art recently posted: Classical french manicure with yellow rhinestones

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Gelic’ nail art!

      Cool manicures. I like how you used fimo in one of your manicures. Actually, I bought some fruit-shaped fimo pieces a while ago, but just never used them because I found it intimidating. After seeing a manicure you did and how it turned out, I should try mine soon. 🙂

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  11. Naomi

    Oh Mary this is really wonderful of you.
    I’m a Caribbean beauty blogger residing in Trinidad and exploring all possible means of beauty. At the moment I’m doing the 31days nail challenge which is so fun and has pushed me to be better at my nail designs. For more reviews and looks you can find me at http://www.bellezzabee.com/
    Mary has an absolutely awesome bee nail design that always makes me smile!
    Naomi recently posted: Nail Challenge Day 19: Purple Galaxy

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Naomi!

      Thanks for participating! 🙂 Hope that others will visit your blog and poke around, too.

      I really love the purple galaxy nail art you did. Great colour choices, well-executed technique, and a gorgeous finish!

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  12. Shelly

    Hi! My name’s Shelly and I’m 13. I just really love how it’s possible to paint pretty much anything on nails. And I really love making designs that make people go, “Woa!” I started my blog to just kinda start a hobby of painting my nails. It’s called http://nail-stuff.tumblr.com/
    (very creative, yes I know). My most recent post was me replying to a message from one of my followers, but the one right before that was a nail design based off of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”. 🙂
    Shelly recently posted: OMGOMGOGMOGMG SO FREAKIN AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Shelly!

      Your Starry Night nail art is incredible! I really love how you put a lot of fine detail in. Really does look like a painting on your nails. 🙂 Excellent job!

      Hehe, and your pizza nail art made me giggle. That’s exactly the kind of design that’s right up my alley! (Actually, I just pinned it now on Pinterest so others can see and drool over it.) 😉

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Stella!

      No problemo! 😀

      Wow, very nice that you got an Essie LuxEffect nail polish in your March Birchbox! (I giggled at your comment in a blog post about how you wanted to use the word ‘holla’. You’re so cute!)

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Candice Arzic!

      That’s a really original design. Love the colours and how you painted the roses! (And I love how when I looked at your nails, the song about painting the roses red from the movie immediately sprung to my mind and put a smile on my face.)

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  16. Frosso

    You’re so awesome to offer up some of your blog space here for your readers. Every little bit helps 🙂 I always love to find new blogs, because the hundreds I follow just aren’t enough, so this is great to find some more gems I wouldn’t normally stumble upon. Plus I know the feeling of starting a blog and feeling completely alone wondering if there’s anyone out there so I enjoy giving new bloggers a lil boost to keep them going.

    I’m sure you know my blog by now since I’ve been stalking yours since I started blogging 😛 I created Lacquer Me Silly as a means to keep myself sane a year after I moved to a new state with my boyfriend. Little did I know, it would become more of an insanity rather than a sanity 😛 I swatch and review nail polishes as well as dabble in some nail art. Every now and then I review other beauty products that I love and would like to share. I’ve been at it for just short of year now and I’m so excited to reach my 1 year blogiversary!
    Frosso recently posted: Breast Cancer Awareness Mani

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Frosso!

      Hehe, yes, I’m familiar with your blog. Happy Blogiversary! Weeee…it’s an exciting milestone! (Thanks for leaving me such great comments all the time, by the way!) 😀

      Hahahaha, your ‘boobie’ comment in your blog post made me giggle!

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey ahhhdri!

      Good tip about filing down the edges of the nails when using OPI Save Me. I totally didn’t do that and then really disliked the scratchiness. I’ll have to remember this for next time.

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Paola!

      You’re very welcome! I hope that others will check out your blog and get inspired. The manicure you did with that fiery Cult Nails polish is wicked! 😀

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  20. Shannon

    Hi Mary!

    I hope my comment works this time 😀

    My blog is really new, but I am having so much fun with it. I plan to do some swatches and reviews as well as nail art, including challenges.

    This all started with my love for pretty nails. Every time I painted my nails I loved them so much I wanted to keep them. So I’m going to keep them on the internets.

    Somewhere over the polish rainbow:

    http://polishrainbow.blogspot.com/
    Shannon recently posted: This Is Halloween Nail Art Challenge: Ghosts

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Shannon!

      Thanks for e-mailing me about the weird issue. Good thing that this time, I was able to fish your comment out of the spam folder. Not sure why it ended up there, but at least now it’s published in the right place. 🙂

      Wow, I adore your ghost nail art. It’s so fun how they’re flying all around. You did an awesome job, and you should be very proud!

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  21. Angela

    How cool are you to do this? Very, I think! :0) I just started my blog and only have a couple entries so far but hope to get better. I’ve seen so many blogs in the last few months I was just inspired to start my own as I love to do my nails and have ever since I can remember, even though I was a nail biter for years. Now that I have broken that nasty, nasty habit and actually have decent looking nails, I’ve decided to share my love of polish with my friends, family, and the web, where I hope to make many new friends, as I have in the past. I also have a personal blog as well, that I also just started. If you have any advice or suggestions, I’d be glad to hear it. :0) Have yourself a wonderful day!

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Angela!

      How cool am I to do this? As cool as you are to participate! 😉 Let’s be cool together.

      Hmm…I tried to join your site on Google Friend Connect, but when I clicked on the button, it led me to a 404 error. I’ll try again another day, but you may want to look into it in case there’s a coding issue.

      SO HAPPY to hear that you quit biting your nails. I personally know how challenging it is to do so. (I’m a former nail biter!)

      Hehe, I like the name of your blog – it’s cute and TRUE!

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      1. Angela

        Mary,

        We’ll be awesomely cool together and invite all the other awesomely cool ladies to join us as well. :0)

        I took at look at the GFC widget and didn’t see anything wrong with it. Would you mind trying it out again for me to see if it gives you the same error code and let me know what happens? I sure would appreciate it!

        Have a happy Friday!

        Ang

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        1. Mary Post author

          Hmm…I’m not sure why my GFC account isn’t working! I’ve tried again today (on a different blog), and it still won’t let me add anyone. 🙁 I wonder if it’s a browser issue or if something on my computer needs to be updated…

          Happy Friday to you, too! 🙂 Enjoy the weekend!

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          1. Angela

            Hi Mary,

            I was just wondering if you’d figured out the issue you were having with GFC or not? I seem to be getting a few page hits every day, but no followers so I’m wondering if mine even works now. Do you think I should take it off my page and reinstall it? I thought maybe you might be able to advice me a little on it. If not, I’ll see if there is any help in the help documents or in a forum somewhere. :0) I do hope you had a fantastic weekend!
            Angela recently posted: Radiation and Luxury – In A Bottle?

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            1. Mary Post author

              Yes, I’m still having problems adding people on Google Friend Connect. 🙁 It’s not just a problem with yours, it’s with everyone.

              Hmm…I don’t think reinstalling it will help. (Then again, I use WordPress, not Blogger, so maybe there’s an upgrade feature you can look for in your Blogger dashboard?) I can’t really try anything out because I removed GFC from my blog a long time ago after Google made it no longer compatible with non-Blogger sites.

              Are you able to add anyone? If it works for you, maybe it’s just my GFC account that isn’t working…

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  22. Lacquer-Loving Lawyer

    Hi! I would be honored if you would look at my little blog. I love your blog and have read every one of your posts since I added you to my personal Google Reader. Do you know if there is a way to tell who has added you to their Google Reader? I imagine it adds to official page views (hopefully).

    I have a little Halloween giveaway on my site now. http://lacquerlovinglawyer.blogspot.com/2012/10/halloween-giveaway.html?m=0

    Thank you for letting us mention our blogs!
    Lacquer-Loving Lawyer recently posted: Halloween Giveaway

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Lacquer-Loving Lawyer!

      Wow, thanks for the huge compliment! 🙂 You’ve read all of my blog posts since you added me to your Google Reader? Oh my gosh! 🙂 THANK YOU!

      I checked out your blog and wanted to follow you on Google Friend Connect. Seems like my account is having a recent problem. 🙁 I’ll have to try again later.

      The skull nail-polish bottles are really cool! (Have a fun giveaway! :D)

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    1. Mary Post author

      Hey Viktorija!

      Thanks for participating! I hope that people will go check out your blog and get inspired. 🙂

      And…HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, by the way! 😉

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