Help Japan through Swag Bucks!

As most of you have heard by now, on March 11, 2011 Japan was hit with a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, followed by a tsunami. The result of these catastrophic events have left the people of Japan in a state of emergency. Thousands of people are left homeless and thousands are still missing.

Many of you have been looking for ways to help out, whether it may be through monetary gifts or donating clothing and food. For those of you that may not have money to spare, there is still a way to help and that is through donating Swag Bucks.

SwagBucks.com is a search and win website in which you win Swag Bucks by searching, watching videos, completing special offers and special swag codes. It is completely free to sign up and very easy to use!

Now you may be asking, what exactly are Swag Bucks? You can exchange your Swag Bucks for numerous prizes and sweepstakes (known as Swagstakes). These prizes include Amazon gift cards (the most popular and my favorite as well), PayPal money, iPods, video games and more.

Here is how you can help Japan through Swag Bucks. For the past few weeks, Swag Buck users have been able to donate their Swag Bucks, which are being converted into real money that SwagBucks.com is donating directly to All Hands Volunteers, a non-profit organization that assists in disaster relief worldwide.

Here is the conversion chart, provided by SwagBucks.com :
10,000,000 SB = $100,000.00
7,500,000 SB = $73,750.00
5,000,000 SB = $47,500.00
2,500,000 SB = $23,250.00
1,500,000 SB = $13,750.00
1,000,000 SB = $9,000.00
750,000 SB = $6,375.00
500,000 SB = $4,050.00
250,000 SB = $1,925.00
200,000 SB = $1,500.00
135,000 SB = $1,000.00
68,000 SB = $500.00

As of March 24, 2011, over 1,590,335 Swag Bucks have been donated. This converts to over $14,000 US and this number is still growing!


SwagBucks.com has provided me with a 50 Swag Bucks bonus registration code for my readers to help you guys get started on SwagBucks.com. Even if you decide that you don't have time to use the website, you can sign up and donate those 50 Swag Bucks that you get for signing up!

Head over to SwagBucks.com and enter "HelpJapan" (without the quotes, of course!) into the registration section and just verify through your email. You can start earning Swag Bucks right away. To donate your Swag Bucks, head over here and enter the amount of Swag Bucks you want to donate! Donations on the SwagBucks website will conclude May 2, 2011 at 12pm PDT. It is a very simple and fast way to donate, especially if you do not have the spare cash to donate out of pocket!

For those of you that may be a bit skeptical about this website, I have earned over $100 in Amazon gift cards since joining the website in November 2010! =]

*I was not paid to post this. SwagBucks.com had provided me with a bonus registration code for the readers of this blog.

OH you fancy, huh?

 

First off, please excuse the crappy lighting in this picture but at least it shows the true color of this nail polish!

This is three coats of Icing Pinot Noir. It is purple toned burgandy nail polish with a pretty bad formula. It did not apply well at all! To spruce it up a bit, I added Milani Jewel FX Gold, which I have been LOVING!

I want to say thank you to all my new and old followers! There is going to be a giveaway in the very near future!

Milani Jewel FX Gold

After a few months of searching I have FINALLY found Milani Jewel FX Gold. Seriously, everytime I go into a drugstore or any store with a Milani display, I desperately searched for this gold hexagonal glitter polish. I finally found it yesterday at a Walgreens about 5 to 10 minutes away from my house. Go figure! There were also two bottles of Milani Jewel FX Gems in the display but I decided to leave those alone because I already have it, after finding it at a CVS about an hour away from my home ;x

The above manicure shows Milani Jewel FX Gold on the accent nail. To get it to completely cover the nail I had to pat it on and maneuver some of the glitter into the place I wanted it to be. It is definitely not hard to work with though!

The rest of my nails are painted in two coats of Cover Girl Midnight Forest, which I showed you all in my Dollar Tree Haul.

Blue Skies and Green Grass

From L to R: Kleancolor Neon Green, China Glaze For Audrey, Confetti Wedding White

Being that yesterday was the start of the Spring season, I decided to do a quick manicure based on what I love about the Spring season: warm air, blue skies and bright green grass.

A little side note: I am 7 followers away from having a giveaway! Come on guys! Help me hit that 100 GFC follower mark!

Lookin' like Birthday Cake

From L to R: Party of Five, Garden Hose, Collecting Pollen

I think it looks a bit like birthday cake, don't you? Or a decorative Easter egg!

Base Color: 3 coats of Collecting Pollen
Wavy Tip: Garden Hose and Confetti Wedding White
Accent: Party of Five

I picked up these three Wet n Wild polishes at Harmon's Discount. I heard about this store on someone's blog and decided to check it out. WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS PLACE BEFORE?! It is amazing! Such a great selection of nail polish, makeup and other beauty products. I am lucky enough to have two of them within a half hour of where I live.

Spotlight: drewby1xo

Its about that time again to step aside from the normal posts of nail polish and body products! Today's Spotlight post will be showcasing another very talented YouTube star.

Her name is Drew (drewby1xo) and she makes YouTube videos covering songs and adding her own flare to them! I absolutely love this girl's voice. Honestly, this girl is amazing!! Check out her cover of "Blow" by Ke$ha. If you have ever heard the original, it is a load of crap compared to Drew's version. Check out her YouTube channel and be sure to subscribe to her!

Nature's Essence

Like I said before in previous posts, I've been a bit lucky in winning some giveaways and contests lately! Below are my prizes from a company called Nature's Essence, which is a company that specializes in bath and body products. I entered the contest through the shop owner's YouTube channel. Dani, over at Nature's Essence, is such a sweet lady and makes awesome videos showcasing her items that she sells in her Etsy shop. Make sure to check out her site and subscribe to her YouTube channel!

Dani sent me 3 bars of soap and she even threw in an extra surprise - a little cupcake soap! The soaps are creamy, which I LOVE!! They also carry a pretty good lather and do not seem to dry out my skin! She packages everything so well and this is definitely a company I would recommend to you all.

Angel- This white, pink and green swirled soap smells very floral and perfumey. I didn't cut this one up as yet because I will probably be giving this to my mother!

The top of the soap decorated in fine diamond glitter. So cute!

Macintosh Apple- This soap smells JUST like apples! So yummy and fresh.

I cut the soap up into 6 slices for easier use in the shower!

Butt Naked- This soap is my favorite out of the bunch. I mean, besides the silly name, this soap smells AAAMAZING! I can't even put my finger on the scent but it is fruity and sweet, but not too sweet. Yum!

Look at the creaminess of this soap. I cut through this baby like butter!

This cupcake was the extra surprise in the package I received. the base doesn't really have a scent but the green part smells citrusy. This one did not come with a label.

Thank you so much Dani! I encourage you all to check out the links above!