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My experience with Nail Polish Canada {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}

Posted on July 27, 2011November 20, 2015 by Elaine

I have been experimenting more with nail polish probably thanks to my Seche Vite top coat that I wrote about in this post.

Seche Vite at ShopStyle

Now that I’m able to actually have my colour last more than an hour, I’m more motivated to experiment 😉
Even though I’m trying out new colours and becoming more aware of what’s out there I’m certainly no nail polish or nail art expert.  There are some CRAZY things you can do to your nails!!

I was recently contacted by a company called Nail Polish Canada.  I admit I have never heard of them before – to be honest I never thought to actually order Nail Polish online since nail polish is fairly readily available however since I started blogging I realized that there were actually brands out there that I had never heard of and “coveted” colours that were hard to get.

I decided to place an order so I could see for myself.  I was quite pleasantly surprised at the amount of nail polishes available, including a brand called “Color Club” which I have never heard of.  I ended up getting the Alter Ego 7 Polish Set by Color Club and the Seche Vite French Manicure Travel Kit.

I couldn’t get a great shot of all the nail polishes together so I did a little collage – hope all the pretty colours are visible!

Nail Polish Canada July 2011 purchase

And I’m excited about this travel kit too – it’s perfect for doing my nails on vacation. It even comes with a nail file 🙂

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Most of the prices seemed reasonable – close to what I usually see at the stores, however I got my Seche Vite Top coat and base coat for much less; but at places like Winners you can’t always count on stock being available.

I wanted to note that I purchased the above items myself however Nail Polish Canada did offer me a 20% discount to help me out with my first order which I thought was very generous!

Ordering online was REALLY easy and shipping was incredibly fast.  I placed my order late Wednesday evening and by Monday everything had arrived!  Pretty impressed considering how long mail usually takes to arrive.

Nail Polish Canada has decided to offer a great little prize for my Canadian readers!!!
(Sorry US and International friends)
Here’s what you can win:
My favorite – Seche Vite Top Coat
Seche Vite Top Coat
AND

ONE of the following mini sets:

Color Club Best of the Best (mini set of 4)
Best of the Best

Color Club Colors of the Cure (mini set of 4)
Colors of The Cure

Color Club Frenchies Mani Kit (mni set of 4)
Frenchies French Manicure

Color Club Might Brights (mini set of 4)

Mighty Brights

Color Club Nail Essentials (mini set of 4)
Nail Essentials
Here’s how to enter:
Mandatory Entry (fill out the form below):
1. Follow my blog either through google friend connect, facebook or subscribe through email .  For all the ways to follow me see my right side bar.
2. Let me know which Color Club mini pack you’d like if you are the winner.
3. Leave me an email address where I can contact you if you win!

Bonus Entries:
(+1) Visit Nail Polish Canada and leave a comment below telling me which product you’d love to try
(+2) Follow me on Twitter and tweet about this contest using this link. Please comment that you tweeted!

****Good luck!!!  The giveaway will close Wednesday August 3rd at midnight EST!!***

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21 thoughts on “My experience with Nail Polish Canada {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}”

  1. Rita says:
    March 24, 2014 at 2:49 am

    hi

    Reply
  2. moose says:
    July 31, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Great post Elaine 🙂 and an awesome giveaway.

    Thanks for pointing to http://www.nailpolishcanada.com/ – a lot of video tutorials I saw lately used pro tools that I had no idea where to pick up from and this website sells them! Polish-wise I would love to try China Glaze as I’ve heard so much about them – like this one here: http://www.nailpolishcanada.com/products/Crushed-Candy-Crackle-by-China-Glaze.html

    I love playing with my nail colors as you can see on my blog and to be honest it was hard to choose between the mini-sets. I don’t have tweeter though and don’t plan to get on it, so I guess here’s my 2 entries.

    ronnie

    Reply
  3. Glogirl says:
    July 30, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Bonus Entry #2:
    I follow you on Twitter @glogirl3 and tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/glogirl3/status/97482939029389312

    Reply
  4. Glogirl says:
    July 30, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Bonus Entry #1:
    I’d love to try Nomad’s Dream by OPI.

    Reply
  5. Jenny says:
    July 30, 2011 at 9:15 am

    i love the seche vite top coat!! and i’ve seen these nail polishes at winners! no where else though 🙂

    Reply
  6. B.Inspired says:
    July 29, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    Hi Elaine! I’d love to enter but since I don’t live in Canada and shipping nail colour is a pain in the @$$ I’ll just comment here! First, thank you for introducing us to a new brand, I’ve been buying OPI for the last 7 years and they’re colours don’t last. Chipping action starts like 1 hr later. 2. If I were to win I’d pick best of the best! 3. I’m going to follow you on twitter just bc this blog of yours is awesome!

    Reply
  7. Katherine says:
    July 29, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    Beautiful colors and I love the travel set! I wish I lived in Canada 🙂

    Reply
  8. seun says:
    July 28, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    hi. just entered and tweeted. @oadebellefaces.
    email-oadeba@gmail.com
    🙂

    Reply
  9. Jen says:
    July 28, 2011 at 11:12 am

    Hey you! Love it, i follow you on google connect, twitter and tweeting your contest too. You know me 🙂

    xx
    jen

    http://redsolesandredwine.com

    Reply
  10. Erin says:
    July 28, 2011 at 7:45 am

    I tweeted (and if I win, I’ll donate to a Canadian friend) 🙂

    Reply
  11. Erin says:
    July 28, 2011 at 7:44 am

    I would LOVE to win the top coat – I have been wanting to try it forever! Thanks so much for the giveaway. I love the brights pack – so great for summer!

    Reply
  12. Andria says:
    July 28, 2011 at 7:00 am

    Great Contest! I would love to try to crackle polish. Tweeted your link from @andriacm
    Thanks!

    Reply
  13. meredith says:
    July 27, 2011 at 7:55 pm

    oh-m-g Elaine if this isn’t a great giveaway! Of course I follow you on GFC as ettuandyou aka Meredith! I would love to win Colors for the Cure and I tweeted your link!!! Wonderful!!

    Checking out Nail Polish Canada-thank goodness companies are starting to recognize that Canada is chock full of beauties! About time!

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says:
    July 27, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    Great contest! Just entered and tweeted (@LadyCuteKitty) about it via the link you provided. Would LOVE to get my hands on that Nail Essentials kit 😀

    Reply
  15. Elaine A (TOBeautyReviews) says:
    July 27, 2011 at 5:37 pm

    @theresa I found Seche Vite at Winners and at Toronto Beauty and Barber Supply outlet! Try there if you can’t wait 😉 If you don’t have those stores around you then Nail Polish Canada is a great option 🙂

    Reply
  16. theresa says:
    July 27, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    I’d love to try Seche Vite top coat but couldn’t find it in Canada. Great giveaway!!!

    Reply
  17. Cee says:
    July 27, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    I can’t enter, but I just want to say I <3 my Seche Vite top coat!

    Reply
  18. Venus In Virgo says:
    July 27, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Nice colors. Too bad I can’t enter 🙁

    COme join my giveaway if you like. XOXO

    Reply
  19. AubreyOhDang! says:
    July 27, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    seche vite top coat…best in the biz!

    Reply
  20. Major Gal says:
    July 27, 2011 at 10:41 am

    i love how easy it is to enter your contests – setting up the entry form is a great idea 🙂

    Reply
  21. Harija says:
    July 27, 2011 at 10:04 am

    Great Review and I love the Colour for cure nail polish set!

    Reply

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