Celebrating the Thousands! *CLOSED*

WHEEE! It's time for another round of celebrations! :party

Sometime last week, we've reached 100,000 pageviews (and nearing 900 followers) on blogger!!  I can hardly believe this! :o
To top it all off, I've also recently reached 3000 followers on Instagram (@thepolishwell) after just three months! :L
Thank you ALL so much for your support!!! :k

To express our heartfelt gratitude, we've decided to hold a two-part celebration so that there is fun for everyone! :e 

Part 1: The Giveaway!

As per the usual TPW tradition, we've decided to hold a giveaway where the winners will be allowed to choose colors of their choice from a selection of polishes. Where's the fun in receiving colors that you don't like, right?

This time round, winners may choose their prizes from any of these 2012 collections:

• OPI Germany Collection (swatches part 1 and part 2)
• China Glaze On Safari Collection (swatches)
• China Glaze Bohemian Collection (duochromes said to be released in July)
• Orly Flash Glam FX (although not fully released yet, it is said to have 22 awesome glitters which you can view here *drools*)

Cremes, shimmers, duochromes and glitters! Definitely something for every lacquerhead, don't you agree? ;)

The Rules:

• Open to all my followers on any of these platforms: Blogger, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ (I hope I didn't leave out any this time round!)
• This is will be open internationally.
• There will be 2 winners 
• The first winner may pick up to 3 polishes from any of the above collections.
• The second winner may pick 2 polishes of his/her choice.
• Giveaway will be held from 1 July 2012 until 31 July midnight EST.
• All entries will be verified and winners will be chosen randomly using Rafflecopter within a week of the closing date.
• All polishes are brand new and will only be purchased after the winners have indicated their preferences.

As a special thank you to those who comment regularly on IG and Blogger (you know who you are), we will be giving you an extra 2 entries each. There will be no need for any actions on your part. Thank you so much for making our blogging experience such a wonderful one! <3

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Part 2: The Nail Art Contest!

As you may have already known, I've been bitten by the nail art bug with all the nail art contests going on recently. To share all the fun I've had, we will be hosting our very own nail art contest! ^_^

In order to make this fun and simple for everyone, the theme for this contest shall be...

Fashion!

Prints, pattern, colors... you name it! Just deck your nails out with any design inspired by your favorite style, clothes, shoes, accessory, brand, etc. Let your inner fashionista run wild!

The Rules:

• Contest is open internationally to all my followers.
• Entries will be accepted on both this blog and Instagram but contestants need only enter their entries on one platform.
• There is no entry limit - you may submit as many entries as you want.
• Design must be done on your own nails.
• No stickers, decals, foils or wraps. Stamping is strongly discouraged but not prohibited. 
• Pictures should be clear and display a handwritten note that says "#tpwfashioncontest" in the same frame as the nail art. Yes, that does mean you will have to submit a design done specifically for this contest. 
• Contest will also end on 31st July at midnight.
• 10 finalists will be chosen from all the entries (on blogger & IG) based on originality, creativity and execution.
• The shortlisted entries will be posted on both Facebook and Instagram on 2nd August for public voting.
• Each person is entitled to vote once on each platform and voting will end on the 4th August. 
• All the votes will be tallied by 5th August and the finalist with the highest total number of votes will be the winner.
• Entry into the nail art contest does not prohibit you from entering the giveaway above.

The Prizes:

Ok, now, the exciting part! I had wanted to make this contest extra special for all participants so after much deliberation, I've decided to put together the following prize pack:

• 5ml of my franken, Purple Rose of Virgo;
• 5ml of my franken, Invidia / Envy;
• 5ml of my franken, Ira / Wrath;
• 5ml of my franken, Luxuria / Lust and
• a 5ml decant of your choice of any Lynnderella in my stash (except The Glittering Crowd and Connect the Dots)

I've received some positive comments and even some inquiries about my frankens so I thought it would be great if I could share them with you. Unfortunately, I have very limited supplies of the polishes I'd used so I could not make them in large quantities for sale as of now. Instead, I've decided to include a precious bottle of each in the prize pack up for grabs. Although they may not be as pretty/popular as the polishes from other indie brands, each franken is special and carefully hand-mixed with much pride and love.

I've also included the small Lynnderella as a way to share a little of what I was lucky to get before the recent change of events. Instead of selfishly sitting on my Lynnderella stash (till death do us part), I've decided it is much more meaningful to share it with those who did not have a chance to get the Lynnderella they wanted. Believe me, it was a difficult decision to part with some of my favorite polishes but sharing is one of the reasons why we've started this blog in the first place, right? *nods*

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So that's all I have to say for now! I really hope you like the prizes that we've chosen!
If you have any questions, please feel free to comment below or email us, we will try to get back to you asap! 

xoxo,
mich