Cosmetic Cupcake

Hi ladies! Last month I received some lovely packages from 2 of my awesome blogger friends and it's about time I shared them with you! The first package was a wonderful (and very naughty!) surprise birthday package from my gorgeous British pal Aysh!! ♥


Not only did Aysh include a very sweet card and 2 packs of delicious Hotel Chocolat choccies (polished off very quickly by my family!) but yes you see right - she gifted me the amazing MAX Factor Fantasy Fire and also Meteorite!!!! *faints*


The 2nd package was from lovely Monika who sent me an awesome New Year/Chinese New Year package from sunny Singapore!


Nail polish!!!! Some fabulous polishes from Sasatinnie, Canmake, Etude House, Flormar, Disney Villians and my first Paul & Joe! Eeeeek! The Paul & Joe polish is from their Meow! collection and is sooooooo pretty. I had to use it the night I received Moni's package! I still haven't posted swatches though doh. Also a pretty purple Za lipstick and a Konad plate. It was all wrapped so nicely too =)


Moni also included some great skincare for me! The masks are too cute to use lol.


Thank you both SO MUCH for your wonderful packages =) It really brightened my month!

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Today I'm kicking off my 2nd Birthday Giveaway!! Cosmetic Cupcake turned 2 years old in February and it's less than a week until my birthday so what better way to celebrate but with a little giveaway! I purchased some fun items when I was in HK and there are also 2 items kindly sponsored by Cel's deconails! Thank you for all your support and love over the last 2 years. It's been so much fun! I would LOVE to hear what posts you've enjoyed; what you'd love to see more of/less of and any suggestions you may have, so I've included that in the entry form. Please let me know!

One lucky winner will receive:


3 Revlon Lipburst Lip Butters! In Macaroon, Pink Truffle and Peach Parfait. These are only released in Australia in April!

3 Revlon glitter polishes in Facets of Fuschia, Starry Pink and Blue Mosaic.

A large stamping image plate (template A) and a set of dotting tools.

BK Diamond Duet in 20 (fully swatched here) and Sasatinnie FCGL002 (fully swatched here).

EOS hand lotion in Berry Blossom.

And lastly 2 stunning pieces from Cel's Deconails Alice in Wonderland series!! My very very generous and talented friend Christina has kindly allowed me to giveaway her blue Alice in Wonderland pendant and White Rabbit ring. I showed you some pieces that she gifted me in our last swap and here's your chance to own 2 yourself! If you can't wait to see if you're the lucky winner, head on over to her Etsy store to check out her handmade jewellery, nail art and deco items =) Thank you for donating these pieces Christina!!!!


Here's how to enter!

*Please be a public follower of Cosmetic Cupcake via Google Friends Connect. (3 entries)

* Please let me know what you would love to see on Cosmetic Cupcake! What posts have you enjoyed? What would you love to see more of? Less of?

For additional entries:

* Post about my 2nd birthday giveaway on your blog – either in a separate post or on a sidebar with the first photo from this post. (2 entries)

* Tweet about my 2nd birthday giveaway with a link to this post - don't forget to @cosmeticcupcake! (1 entry)

Details:
Giveaway is open internationally and will close on March 31st at 10pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.

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Hi ladies!! Today I have another gem of a polish I picked up from HK!! Sasatinnie FCGL002 is a very similar to OPI Merry Midnight but not a dupe which is why I'm calling it Merry Midnight's younger sister as it has one of those stupid Asian number names. I discovered this polish when awesome Abby (aka the blog ninja!! xp) from Nothing Personail did a great comparison of the two polishes which you can check out here. After reading her post I knew I had to hunt for it when I went to HK this year!


My swatch pics are a bit below standard from my usual I'm afraid as I did these very late at night x( FCGL002 is a blue/purple based polish with red flakies and blue and silver glitter. The polish is quite sheer so three coats was needed for opacity which is pictured here. It applied reasonably well however the brush is ridiculously short which took a second to get used to!

Close up:




OPI Merry Midnight is one of those polishes I wish I owned that wouldn't set me back some ridiculous $30+ on eBay. There's the new Orly Fowl Play which is touted as a dupe but I've yet to get my hands on it. So does FCGL002 satisfy my lemming for Merry Midnight? Yes pretty much seeing as I'm sure I won't get my hands on an elusive bottle anytime soon. And it was only a fraction of the price too!


Have you tried any or know of any Merry Midnight dupes? Let me know!! I also may have purchased one or two bottles to give away to some loyal readers too in the future.. ;)

Thanks for looking as always =)