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Birthday Haul | What I Got for My Birthday!

Happy Tuesday! Haul Week continues with a Birthday Haul today. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, October is my birthday month. I celebrated 26 this year, which is a bit hard to believe. I feel like my Sweet 16 was just a few years back! Nonetheless, I thought I would share the gifts I got with all of you. Perhaps you’ll want to add some of these to your next wish list! Let me show you what I got for my birthday this year.

Birthday Haul What I Got for My Birthday

Benefit Cosmetics Real Cheeky Party Holiday Blush PaletteMy parents got me some practical gifts, and then this awesome blush palette from Benefit Cosmetics! This is the Real Cheeky Party Holiday Blush Palette. It retails for $42, but contains four blushes, the Hoola bronzer, Watt’s Up! highlighter, and two sample sizes of They’re Real! in the eyeliner and mascara. I own one Benefit blush that I absolutely love, and I’ve been wanting to try more. I’m really excited that I now have this in my collection! If you want to get your hands on this, make sure to grab it now. It’s Limited Edition and sure to sell out!

OXO Good Grips Water Bottle Cleaning Set

I told you my parents got me some practical gifts! This is the OXO Good Grips 3-Piece Water Bottle Cleaning Set. It is MUCH needed! I always use a reusable water bottle, and those straws can be really hard to clean well. Not all of my water bottles can go in the dishwasher, and I didn’t even have a dishwasher at my last apartment! I first got the idea for this when cleaning my nephew’s baby bottles back in January. Adults need clean bottles, too, and I’m so glad I have this set!

American Weigh Scales Table Top Postal ScaleThe last gift my parents got me is a Postal Scale from American Weigh Scales. I’ve been wanting one of these for a long time! I send out a lot of packages, and this will help me avoid the lines at the post office and print my own postage at home. I can get the exact weight of all my packages now! That means faster shipping for my giveaways, too. I’m excited to begin using this right away!

Garfield Halloween Collection

Next are the gifts from my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew! First up is Garfield Holiday Collection, which is a DVD of all of the holiday shorts starring Garfield. I mainly wanted this because I love Garfield’s Halloween Adventure, but that almost never airs on TV anymore! Now I get to watch it whenever I want! In fact, I watched it the night I got this gift. I also love Garfield’s Christmas special, so it will be fun to watch that in just a month!
Bob Saget Birthday Wish | Adventures in Polishland

My last gift from my brother’s family is very special. I’ve been a huge Full House fan my entire life, and my brother happened to know someone working on the new TV show Grandfathered. What you see above is a handwritten birthday wish from Bob Saget! I nearly fell on the floor when I opened the card! I really appreciate my brother’s friend going out of her way to ask Bob for this incredible message. And, of course, a huge thank you to Bob Saget for taking the time to write me this note!

All in all, I had a nice birthday that I got to celebrate with my family for the first time in three years! I had my choice meal of Chipotle, and of course a hot pink cake. No celebration is complete without some tasty treats, right?! I hope you liked seeing what I got for my birthday. I’m so thankful for the gifts I received, and wanted to share them. If you are also an October baby, I hope you had a great birthday, too! I’ll see you tomorrow as haul week continues!

Indie Spotlight: Above the Curve in Funilla Icing

Happy Friday! Today is the last post to feature an indie brand from my current giveaway! I hope you have enjoyed these reviews as much as I enjoyed showing you these amazing polishes. I saved Above the Curve’s Funilla Icing for the last post because it is birthday themed, and my birthday is tomorrow! Don’t forget, my giveaway ends at midnight. Enter now before time runs out, and let me show you this delicious polish from Above the Curve!

Funilla Icing is a polish with a white base and a mix of rainbow, hexagonal glitters mixed in. I applied three coats in the photos above, and although the polish was not completely opaque on its own, I still loved the look! If you want to achieve opacity, begin with a base of white polish first. Funilla Icing’s formula was great! No streaks or clumps, and it dries quickly. I absolutely love this polish! It really does look like Funfetti icing, too. I also got lots of compliments on this polish from classmates when I wore it. Funilla Icing is a super fun polish!

You can buy Above the Curve polishes on Etsy HERE. For each polish that you purchase, $1 is donated to Shriners Hospitals for Children!

Also, don’t forget that you can win a bottle of Funilla Icing in my giveaway! Enter HERE before it ends at midnight!

The products in this post were provided for my unbiased review. All opinions are my own.

Adventures in Polishland’s 6 Month Blogiversary & Birthday Giveaway!

It’s a very exciting time here at Adventures in Polishland! Six months ago today I began this blog. You can view my very first entry HERE! In just a short time I am so proud of how far my blog has come, and I can’t wait to continue on my adventures. Not only am I celebrating my Blogiversary, my birthday is in ten days on October 20th. In order to celebrate these occasions and to thank my followers for all the support I’ve received, I have teamed up with some amazing indie polish brands to bring you a HUGE giveaway! Let me show you all of the prizes!

From left to right we have: Above the Curve in Funilla Icing, Charm Your Nails in Glamour Party, LynBDesigns in Party Dress, Maisie Shine in Superstition, and Utopia’s Polish in Cake Topping.

Wonder Beauty Products in You’re My Cuppy Cake

Source: Wonder Beauty Products

Starrily in Birthday Balloons

Source: Starrily

Rainbow Polish in Cupcake and Busted Piñata

Source: Rainbow Polish
Source: Rainbow Polish

Black Cat Lacquer in Let Them Eat Cake

Source: Black Cat Lacquer

Lush Lacquer in Birthday Cake

Source: Lush Lacquer

My Happy Hour in Birthday Girl and Celebration

Source: My Happy Hour
Source: My Happy Hour

For those of you not counting, that is a total of 13 amazing prizes! Thirteen lucky entrants will each receive one of these polishes.

Now, onto the fine print! Please read these rules carefully!

  • This giveaway will run from October 10, 2012 until midnight on October 20, 2012
  • It is open internationally
  • You must be 18 or over, or have your parents’ permission, to win
  • I will be verifying ALL entries. Any false entries will result in that entrant being disqualified from the giveaway, and all of her entries being removed.
  • The winners will be notified through email after the giveaway and will have 48 hours to respond. In the result they do not respond, they forfeit their prize and a new winner will be chosen.

To enter the giveaway, you must click HERE to find the Rafflecopter. You can also enter by using the Rafflecopter widget on my Facebook page HERE.

Finally, a HUGE thank you to all of the indie brands sponsoring this giveaway! Make sure you check out their shops for amazing nail polishes. Simply click on each shop name above to be taken directly to their Etsy pages. As an added bonus, stay tuned for some reviews that will be posted throughout the giveaway featuring some of the sponsors!

Thank you for your support! I hope you will continue to enjoy our Adventures in Polishland!