Friday, December 13, 2013

Kester Black - nail polish giveaway!

I am SUPER EXCITED about this!!

Gorgeous Anna Ross makes a brand of nail polish called Kester Black that is cruelty free, carbon neutral, ethically produced, carcinogen free, made in Australia, vegan and non toxic.

Sounds too good to be true, right?!

Well it gets better. Kester Black nail polish is high shine, chip free and right on trend with all the latest and greatest summer colours.

I know, right!!


When Anna contacted us and asked if we wanted to try out some of her gorgeous range we quickly replied with a great big YES! My girls love a bit of sparkle and polish, but we are always nervous about all the icky stuff that goes into the cosmetic products and the not so ethical production methods.

To be able to paint my girls' nails in polish that is not only safe for them but for the environment is winning all over.

(Do you like my attempts at fancy cup cake nails?)


After we tried and fell in love with Kester Black (even I have blue toes), we asked Anna some questions.

Where did the name Kester Black come from?
I was holidaying in the Queen Charlotte sounds (New Zealand) with some family friends about 6 years ago and we took their boat out to find a nice sheltered bay to swim in. I was taken to St Kester Bay and the only house in the whole bay was owned by a priest. St Kester Bay is the most beautiful place I have ever been to and I wanted to use that in my name. A few days later when we went back to the same bay, there was a group of people there who were dressed head to toe in black. And that's how my name came about.

Which is your fave shade to wear?
My all time favourite is bubblegum.  

Which celeb would you fan-girl over if you saw them wearing KB?
Kimbra. She is awesome. I think she is a few years younger than me and she's a kiwi too. She also does a lot of volunteer work and supports a lot of different charities.

What book are you reading at the moment?
I am reading two at the moment. Eating animals by Jonathan Safran (what an eye opener) and another business book called the E Myth by Michael E. Gerber. It's a business book about why most small businesses don't survive. 

What is your fave food?
White rice. I love it. If I could eat it every day I would. I was in Japan for a month a few years ago and my Japanese friend taught me how to make the best sushi rice. 

Coffee or tea?
I don't actually drink either. I have just got on the soy hot choc band wagon though!  

When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a fashion designer. I did get a degree and work in the industry for a while, but I realised it wasn't really for me.

What is your dream for Kester Black?
I would love to have a small team that work for me who are really passionate about making high end ethical beauty products. I am currently researching into how to grow my brand from where it is, and think the next step will be to expand my product range. 

I'm not going to write my guide for ethical gift giving but if I did, Kester Black would be right up the top. We are such big fans on so many levels.

And now for the fun bit. Anna has kindly offered to send THREE of you guys her entire range of 15 summer colours!!

That's three prizes of 15 colours each. Amazing right!
Sorry Australia and New Zealand residents only.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below and please make sure I have a way of contacting you. We'll draw the winners next Wednesday and Anna will express post the packages so they will hopefully arrive before the big day.

Yay!

In the meantime, why don't you check out;

The Kester Black website
The Kester Black Facebook
The Kester Black instagram
The Kester Black twitter
The Kester Black blog
The Kester Black shop

Happy weekend.
Be sparkly.

Love Kate xx

230 comments:

  1. We have 4 nail polish mad people here who would love to win

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  2. Thanks for the opportunity to win Kate. I have 2 girls who love having their nails painted, plus myself. At the moment we are all sparkly, but we love to change it up regularly!

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  3. Great giveaway Kate. The granddaughter would love it.

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  4. OMG, I'd forgotten about Kester Black. Saw and coveted the shades a while ago, but can't remember why I didn't quite click buy. I think all the yummiest colours were sold out after the nail art book came out.

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  5. I am ashamed to say that as a NZer I haven't seen this brand before. My daughter and I would love to win some - imagine our Christmas nails. Thanks for the chance.

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  6. My daughter and I would love a set of these, love the cupcakes too! Great prize for christmas

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  7. If ever there was a reason to dig the soil from underneath my nails and stay out of the garden for a day or two... and get pretty...these nail polishes would have to be it! A bit of colour co-ordination with my favourite flowers (forget me nots) seems in order... oh Kate, why do you have to review such cool products?

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  8. I have also found it HARD to find a polish that ticks ALL the boxes for me and my 3 girlies...gonna check these out whether I win a prize or not!!!
    Thanks Anna and Kate. AmyXx. amy.jenkin@bigpond.com

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  9. What a great product! Would love to share some ethical gifts this Chrissy :-) x

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  10. ooh I love those colours and so would my daughter. It can be nail polish central around here but I worry about the nasties in it too.
    Thanks Janet (jmgrigg@bigpond.net.au)

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  11. I love Kester Black!! I like to give her polishes as a gift to my mama friends so they can have nice nails without worrying about nasties and I would LOVE the entire range!! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  12. Sooooo many pretty colours! Maybe i could finally do my nails without getting a headache!!??
    Awesome give away! :)

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  14. Wow 0 they are gorgeous. I love the colours but most of all I love that they are ethical. Thanks for being so generous. becsimcowling at bigpond dot com

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  15. This would be such an amazing prize to win! Im in love with the Kester Black nail polish range and loving the Tropicana range, its my fav! Would love to have this as I know it would be completely safe on my nails as well as my little darlings nails as well.
    kelseyfeisst@gmail.com

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  16. Wow love the colours and my toe nails would love the colours too LOL. What a great giveaway.

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  17. You had me at 'ethically produced' and 'non toxic'! Absolutely love this nail polish brand! Would be an absolute delight if I found I had won these, although I don't think I'd be able to keep them to myself! I sense a girls night in in the near future! (deanne_drury@bigpond.com)

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  18. nail polish addicts here, thanks for the chance, great interview :)

    buhagiar2@bigpond.com

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  19. My Ella is so much girlier than I have ever been! She would love this as there are no 'mummy' nail-polishes in the house to play with :P
    Andi xx

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  20. Oh would love this! The little girls and I can while away those hot days painting our nails under the fan :)
    eawooden@y7mail.com

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  21. Oh yes please count me in my girls will love doing their nails with those gorgeous nail polishes. x

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  22. Oh man, I have been coveting these for so long - imagine having ALL of them!! I completely share your fear of most nail polishes, my girls would be so excited to have free range of these.

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  23. Count me in exactly what my girl and I need for our next mummy daughter date x

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  24. Ooh! These look absolutely gorgeous.
    thebell01 @ hotmail

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  25. I love, love, love Kester Black. Best, most beautiful nailpolish ever. I'm going to cross my (currently very non-sparkly) fingers and toes.

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  26. Oh, these are STUNNING! I have a 19 year old niece who is nail polish obsessed, and has taught me to be the same - I've even grown my nails just so I can buy nail polish! I'm heading over to check out her shop now. Thankyou for sharing, and for the lovely pictures (as usual).

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  27. I often go to buy these polishes but end up getting overwhelmed by the amazing choice of colours and scuttle away.

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  28. Thank you for the opportunity to win a fantastic product.

    missy-76@hotmail.com

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  29. Gorgeous, myself and the teen girls would love to try these :) fantastic job with the cupcake nails!
    Louise (erimas66@gmail.com)

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  30. Totally cool idea! And considering how I 'eat' my polish pretty much the day after I put it on (bad habit!) - non toxic is a fantastic idea!

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  31. Im the only female in my household, so I make sure I pamper myself from time to time and add a little colour into our otherwise very blue dominated wardrobe of school uniforms and work wear. We all need a little colour in our lives :)

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  32. I absolutely love Kester Black! The colours are so vibrant and opaque - perfect for my current nail art obsession. And 5-free! I'd love to win :-)

    Contact: management AT amaliward.com.au

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  33. Yes please, I have lots of females I can share this with! email is ckcampbell@optusnet.com.au

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  34. There needs to be more products like this. Even better when they are home grown.

    Thanks for promoting the company.

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  35. In a house full of boys (dog included), I need some girly time. This would be great.

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  36. so beautiful! love the blues :-)
    sarah.fuller@ymail.com

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  37. I had never heard of Kester Black nail polish but will seek it out now for me and my daughter (and son actually - he quietly loves his toes painted).
    kedelben@gmail.com

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  38. what an amazing giveaway!! I love my nail polishes, can't ever have enough funky colours to do mine and my 2 daughters nails.

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  39. My Lottie will think that Christmas has come if I get her some of these polishes (wait a minute..). She LOVES nail polish. If I attempted your snazzy cupcakes, she's probably faint dead away with the ecstasy of it all. x

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  40. Oh wow, winning these polishes would be so choice! Just got into Kester Black, and not only is it ethically amazing, but performance wise too. Dreaming of all the fun that could be had given that I gave my buddy the nail art handbook for Christmas... sarah.liz.turner @ gmail.com

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  41. Wow what a great product! I would love to give these to my little girl who is almost 4 and loves nail polish but I refuse to let her wear any cos of all the nasty stuff but this I would happily give to her! I can totally see us with goreous ethical nails this summer x thanks for the chance
    Georgiabrungs (at)(gmail)(dot) com

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  42. Oh wow. I used to wear nail polish all the time but haven't since I got pregnant and became hyper-aware of icky chemicals. Summer toes just aren't the same without it, though.

    Thanks Kate and Kester Black for the fab giveaway. Happy solstice!

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  43. What a great idea...I think ethical cosmetics/body products is really important, but it's HARD to know what's what in the zoo out there.

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  44. Wahh these are amazing! And the cupcake nails <3 ashton.rigg@gmail.com

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  45. I have often wondered if there was such a thing as ethical nailpolish. I use it in Summer on my toes. It would be great to introduce my nieces to this brand- at least two of them are vegetarian/vegan so they would be very into it. I have 3 boys and I know it wouldn't be their thing :-)

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  46. Nice learning more about you, Kate. This is a great prize! Thanks for the opp. Fingers (which will hopefully be sporting some new Kester Black shades) crossed! :)
    msanahon@gmail.com

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  48. Those colours look like fun, joy and exuberance and all the more because of how they are made. I can see myself sharing these with my granddaughters and having a giggling, happy nail polish party.

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  49. Ooooh would love to win this one, I am wearing Kester Black "parrot" on my toes after treating myself to a new bottle of polish - I had a hard choice deciding as they were all so gorgeous. They make a great gift too.

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  50. Gorgeous blog and great giveaway!

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  51. Oh my goodness, what a stunning range of colours and sparkles too! Love the fact that they're environmentally friendly and non toxic. Count me in please!

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  52. Gorgeous colours and such a generous offer and quite a coincidence because today I trend to send my grand-daughter Ivy ( who lives in Melbourne) a range of nail polishes for her birthday. I took the parcel to my New Zealand post-office but they wouldn't let me air-mail them because they are inflammable. So, if I were lucky enough to win I'd want them to go to her

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  53. My nails have gone bare for so long. I too worry about all the icky things in nail polishes so I am happy to hear about Kester Black _ and the fact they are an Australian product just icing on the cake.

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  54. wow haven't worn polish in forever - this may yet turn me into a lady now that polish exists without all the toxic crap - great vibrant colours too!

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  55. my girls adore nail polish...gorgeous colours and being Aussie made and no nasties is a bonus!

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  56. What a wonderful giveaway Kate. I have begun to make the move towards more 'eco' friendly cosmetics but always liked the polish on the toes and struggled to give it up! Very happy to hear about Kester Black and look forward to trying them.

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  57. How awesome is the nailpolish to be all nice and safe and know that it is cruelty free is a huge bonus. Yvonne

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  59. I'd love to win! These polishes always catch my eye because my brother-in-law's name is Kester (it's the Scottish form of Christopher).

    elizabethowheel@gmail.com

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  60. Wow what a great giveaway Kate, fantastic colours and environmentally friendly. Good you and your girls got to try them out. Hadn't heard of Kester Black before and would love to win to give to my daughter. If not will have to buy her some.
    Bev (email; barrade@iinet.net.au )

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  61. These look gorgeous! I have a 3yo son who loves rainbow toes and 3 nieces who love quirky, ethical treasures. We could certainly share the eco love with such a large range of colours. What a great product Anna and thanks for sharing Kate! lenkos33@gmail.com
    Sarah

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  62. This is so exciting! My best friend and I would make such good use of this, we change our nail polish multiple times a week! We are running out of colour choices now though... (emilyy.s@live.com)

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  63. Yay a contest New Zealanders can enter, what a great product, love all the colours, so bright and happy, and what fantastic values the company has definitely will be buying these for me and my 2 daughters and recommending to everyone

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  64. As a chemically sensitive mum I can't let my 15yo and 6yo daughters try nail polish as the fumes overwhelm me. I know they'd love to wear something safe that won't make mum feel sick. Thanks for offering a competition, good luck everyone! :-)

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  65. Oooo! Ooo! OOooh! I have just made an advent calendar for my girlies (under inspiration of some friends... if I had a blog I'd say.... see here! Maybe I'll change my photo to show you!) anyway, one of my friends activities is for every member of the family (including the dog!) to paint their toenails all different colours. We wanted to do this too but only have 2 nail polishes (of the Butter fame) at $20+ a pop, more colours seemed a bit outrageous on our budget. But imagine the outrageousness of the creations that could be created out of the Kester Black summer range! Pure colour chaos!!!! And Australian made to boot! <3 And ethical, and eco friendly, and, and, and..... we have loads of toes and fingers to paint with love and cupcakes and..... anyway. Yes please! annshar7@yahoo.com.au x

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  66. Hmmm..... am I technologically able? Did I change my pic? Can you see my advent calendar? YES!!!!!

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  67. I don't paint my nails very often, being a mum of two boys. But I recently gave myself a mini pedi and painted my toes bright pink! I had forgotten how fun it is to have a little splash of colour no the tips of my fingers and toes. I love the idea of being able to have that PLUS know that it is ethically produced.

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  68. Oh how awesome. My daughter has just started to express an interest in painting her nails, and I haven't yet as I was worried about chemicals etc. This is perfect!

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  69. These look so lovely! Your cupcake design is super cute! I can imagine having a lot of fun with all those colours with my cousins on Christmas Day :) would love to win!

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  70. I'm in and i know my daughter will want to play as well. Cheers and happy painting MoniqueX

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  71. Thank you for this review. After years of painting my nails on a weekly basis- I put a stop to it all about twelve months ago when it hit me what nail polish was full of and how it's ethics weren't aligning with mine. I have since been polish- free as I couldn't bring myself to wear anything that compromised my health and the health of other living beings and the environment......but still felt a little sad to miss out on something I once really enjoyed....but now....there's an answer!! Thanks Kate and Anna!!
    Renee reneemichelle86@hotmail.com

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  72. I would absolutely LOVE to..I won't wear nail polish at all because of the nasty ingredients (and the fact a lot of the big make-up brands still test on animals) but I do still love to get dressed up so it would wonderful to win this!
    robintaildesigns@gmail.com

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  73. Love these polishes! As a flight attendant i am required to always have manicured nails....would be lovely to have toxic free & are ethically produced! Great work Anna Ross!!
    Jesswirski@hotmail.com

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  74. Oh yay! Another vegan polish brand! And one that is easily gotten in Australia! Please let this be my lucky day!

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  75. Eep! I would dearly love to win this to share with my (nearly) 13 year old, Bella. We have a big old box of chemically-filled nail polishes and I'd love to replace them with some delightful Kester Black ones. xx
    onecraftymumma@internode.on.net

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  76. My daughter begs to have her toenails painted but the fumes trigger her asthma. Kester Black could be just what we need!

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  77. My so very nearly 6 yr old would love a Kester fiesta- it would be fab for an end of Kindy, Christmas & Birthday celebration! X echidnafamily [at] hotmail.com

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  78. A 7-year old in my house has asked Santa for make-up (and I'm aghast)! We have resisted this so far for so many reasons but some ethical fun nail polish might tick boxes for everyone.

    Thanks for highlighting this fabulous product - now to source it locally.

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  79. My so very nearly 6 yr old would love a Kester fiesta- it would be fab for an end of Kindy, Christmas & Birthday celebration! X echidnafamily [at] hotmail.com

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  80. Would love these! Always looking for better beauty options! I'm such a product junkie...

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  81. Hells yes please!! Painting my 2 yo' snails is the only way she'll let me cut her toe nails. They grow over the ends of her toes (thanks daddy) so cutting them is a bit of a nightmare!! I often feel guilt over the cheap nasty polish I use, but budgets are tight and I can't let her toe nails cut if her toes lol.

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  82. Wow Kate, this is awesome and the fact that I have 3 girls makes this even more of a winner, although I think that the nail polish would run out quicker than I could blink. Thanks for the chance.

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  83. I'd share these with my vegan, yoga instructor sister and my three little girls too... beautiful!

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  84. These are stunning colours, we would LOVE to give them a try here in New Zealand! And I think I might have to go and find out how to get to Kester Bay as well!

    sezzaknits@gmail.com :D

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  85. Ooh I love these. Have been trying to decide just which colour is best. Great that it is enviro friendly!

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  86. It's wonderful we can all help to support brands and people that are working their hardest to make this world a better and more colourful place! Very excited to be arriving in Melbourne next Wednesday for the following 8 weeks - can't wait to see some sunshine! Thank you Anna for this amazing giveaway - these colours will look amazing on my toes at the beach ;) Thanks to you too Kate - always an inspiration.

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  87. Lovely product, lovely colours, lovely endorsement! Thanks for chance to win. Xx

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  88. We love Kester Black in this house, which I bought for the reason that my 11 year old wanted to paint her nails, and I was concerned about the chemicals and nasties in nail polish. I bought myself 2 shades to share with my girls. Love the colours and a bit if sparkle of course. My 11 year old daughter actually has Kester Black nailpolish on her wish list this Christmas. Yep, shades requested and all. I enjoyed reading your interview with Anna. I look forward to the Kester Black range expanding. kirsty@repurpose.com.au

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  89. Wow nail polish that doesnt chip and comes in 15 different colors and is good for the environment sounds wonderful Kate. I normally dont wear nail polish anymore because as soon I wash the dishes it normally chips off. Isabelle on the other hand is a nail polish wizz and would love it (and I could try it too). It sounds like a fantastic chance to try some really neat new stuff!

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  90. Oh, I like that. I work with environmental volunteers and some of them (including me) are slowly approaching the age where you need reminders. A colourful pinkie reminds you to make time for daily exercises, to contact friends and don’t stay lonely, send happy thoughts in the universe. I’d like to win the Kester Black nail polishes to give them away to these volunteers that do so much good.
    Cheers
    Barbara

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  91. What a great range! I love hearing about people really making a difference! The colours are amazing - I think even my boys would like their nails painted in those vibrant colours!

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  92. What an amazing giveaway ... I always hate the thought of what goes into most nail polish so this brand sounds awesome

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  93. If I won these I would happily throw away all the other nail polish in my house. Fingers crossed (and hopefully awaiting this nail polish!) . deborah.lee911@gmail.com xx

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  94. WHAT! That is completely awesome. I've never heard of them before. My girlies looove painting each others nails, but I always worry about how many nasties are in it! I am definitely going to check these out... stocking stuffer for my biggest girl might be a plan :)

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  95. I love all your give aways. Why are they all only for Australia?? I live in New York USA.I also love reading your blog and learning about Australia and your life there. We are in winter here so its nice to read each morning about your summer

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  96. My girl would loooooove these. She is always ooooohing over all the colours in the shops now, but I resist because of all the chemicals. I will check these out now!

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  97. Such beautiful colours! Anna, I love you vision. Go girl!

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  98. Oh my gosh my girls love nail polish, they would be in heavenly bliss. Your cupcake design is so cute, we are stealing that idea Kate.

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  99. Would love to win, thank you!! anniekins_s@hotmail.com

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  100. Hi Kate, I have to say I'm just loving those nail polishes, with an 18 year old daughter they would be just perfect, I will definitely checking them out! Have a happy weekend xxBrenda

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  101. How lovely and kind. I would love to give these to my daughters and know that they were using a beauty product with ethics!

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  102. What a great idea! My girls would love these, and their Dad won't mind either, given their ethical credentials.

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  103. It would be so lovely to get to try these out,I'm sure the littlest would be super excited!

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  104. Thanks so much for explaining about this nail polish! I was shopping for my nieces the other day and came across it and almost bought them some, but stopped because I didn't know anything about the brand. Now I must go back and get some for them - they will love it, and I will too knowing the story behind it. P.S. I would love your list of ethical presents suggestions too! xx Sandra (s.hocking@optusnet.com.au)

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  105. Woo hoo! I currently have no nail polish as I find it hard to find any that ticks all the right boxes! Awesome!

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  106. Btw I can be reached at skyefraserATme.com

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  107. What a fantastic product! (I know I'm not allowed to win) :( I stopped wearing nail polish for several reasons, but the main one was that it was such a yucky, chemical filled product tested on animals. So nice that there is a feel good version out there, but that still won't help that I don't have the time in my day to wait for it to dry!

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  108. What a great giveaway! I've seen these and love that they are so ethical and not produced by a multi national company. I haven't bought one yet as I have a tight budget at Xmas time but they are definitely on my wishlist! Thanks Kate and Kester Black xx (leanne.roach8@bigpond.com)

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  109. The cupcakes are adorable!!

    Love the fact that these are made by a small business and don't contain any nasties!

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  110. Love the sound of this company. I wish I had 15 fingers :-)

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  111. These are wonderful...loving all the colours!

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  112. What an amazing giveaway ... Ive never really known what goes into most nail polish so this brand sounds awesome now i know.. and the colors are very cool ..
    thanks for the chance to own them ( and for the cupcake design of course)
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  113. My girls and I would love to win this. That glitter one is awesome!

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  114. Oh this is such an amazing product. I would definitely love to win this and know someone that would love to receive it under the christmas tree!!! Lisa

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  115. Oh wow! What an amazing product!!!
    Xo

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  116. I've always bitten my fingers nails. My mum was constantly trying new ways to stop me. Even throughout my adult life, my nails are usually chopped or broken or picked right down. But throughout my pregnancy my nails have grown long and strong. I've been wanting to paint them but an weary of the chemicals etc. these colours are just stunning, so perfect for summer!

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  117. Thanks for the information, I've seen this nail polish around, and was wondering if it was a no nasty ingredients one, which all I will buy these days, especially for my little girls. Now I know it is, I'll pay more attention to where I've seen it! Thanks for the chance, what an awesome prize!
    alikat3218@msn.com

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  118. Oh boy, I cant resist!! I've been searching for exactly this for my two possums and, Kate, your concerns about chemicals etc are mine too. What luck to stumble across such a perfect give away! And what gorgeous colours! Thank you so much for the chance. x

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  119. Oh yes please!!!!! I've always been wary of nail polish (it just can't be ok, with a smell like that, can it?) and have therefore never worn it. Being a little older and needier in the beautifying department now and having girlies that are wanting to wear some pretties, makes me very thankful that some folks are doing something towards creating a non toxic version. Thanks for the opportunity to try it out.

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  120. I wore a Peach shade of Kester Black to my wedding two weeks ago. It looked great, but I was most impressed it lasted a week after the wedding. As a Kinder Teacher with hands constantly in glue, paint, play dough and a sandpit, I was amazed it stayed on and didn't chip. Now with school holidays coming, 15 shades would be fun to play with!!!!

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  121. wow. great giveaway. would love to win.
    zorconinternational@yahoo.com.au

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  122. Now this is my type of thing 15 shades fabulous.



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  123. My girly girl would so love to receive this under the tree!

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  124. I can't believe this came up! I was just looking into buying your book (as we are doing a 6 month trip with our kids next year) and saw your blog about the ail polish....I have been looking everywhere for some nail polish that is not scarey to put on my daughter. ;) this looks great :

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  125. Email for above Celeste.lambie@bigpond.com

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  126. Love the colours love the name love the premise!!

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  127. Love the colours love the name love the premise!!

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  128. How exciting! deestroys@gmail.com

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  129. Wow, u must have read my mind, just bought some kids ones and want some for myself without nasties, would LOOOVE to win these! Kate

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  130. Hi Kate, I have 2 gorgeous girlie girls (5 and 2) who adore painting their nails. This would be wonderful stocking filler! :-) rjcorrales10@gmail.com

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  131. Very cool! Girlies would love all this x

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  132. Wow those colours are amazing. I too struggle with letting my two 9 and 11 year olds wear nail polish yet at the same time feel like they fit in with others. Kester Black looks so vibrant and with goodness of knowing that you can feel good about letting them use it. I would be the coolest Mum ever if I presented this at Xmas time. Thanks Kate for the lovely giveaway. Leanne

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  133. I haven't worn nail polish, perfume and a lot of make up for over 12 years due to chemicals so Kester Black sounds great. Just one question, what about the polish remover? That can be worse than the actual polish. Wishing the best of luck to the company and its creator!

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  134. Love to cover the ugly toes with such wonderful colours :-)
    meredith@gmail.com

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  135. Quite unexpectedly my nearly four year old is a very girly girl, she would love this choice of colours and I would love the time spent with her working on funky designs for her tiny toes and fingers :).

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  136. I'm always looking for great nail polish - I love the bright colours! :)

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  137. Omg omg omg !!! I've heard about Kester !!! I occasionally use Butter but know its not 100% human-friendly... I would like some new summer colours and would love to say yes to my girl when she asks if I can paint her nails - without the nasties!! Thanks Kate and Kester!!
    Merry Xmas!
    Lauren
    lbbh2012@gmail.com

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  138. Kester Black is an amazing brand! I've heard so many good things about it! This would make me ecstatically happy to be able to get a chance to use this! Anybody who receives this would be very lucky and in time for Christmas so there nails look amazing for the big day xx

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  139. Awesome my girls are always asking for nail polish but I hate buying the crappy ones they always want

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  140. This would be amazing!!! I was just sorting out my nailpolishes in the hope of a little at home pedi but gave up cause all my polish is blagh!
    kljohnston01@gmail.com

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  141. They look amazing and are just what I am looking for for myself and my daughter, free of nasties, love it!

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  142. Wow the nail polish and well done the cupcake nails . I didn't know you could get nail polish that was that good.

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  143. How amazing to win this nail polish!! Will definitely be on the look-out for it. Thanks for sharing : -)

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  144. Awesome, I love polish especially in summer! Thank you :-)

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  145. Awesome, I love polish especially in summer! Thank you :-)

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  146. OOOOOH I have a nail polish mad teen in my house....how lovely to have her paint her nails and maybe mine in something so lovely. xxxx

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  147. Brilliant! What an awesome product!! I can't resist colourful toes and my girls love it too. Would be super to have some I could feel good about using :) linda.coull(at)bigpond.com.au

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  148. Brilliant! What an awesome product!! I can't resist colourful toes and my girls love it too. Would be super to have some I could feel good about using :) linda.coull(at)bigpond.com.au

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  150. Great post. Beautiful girly nails. Sounds like an awesone producer. New to me, but defenitely sonethibg I will look more into. Hope to win. That would lovely.

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  151. My little girls would adore these (and me), I am so put off by the smell & nasties in nailpolish, I haven't bought them any. Thanks for the chance.
    nessiesews(at)gmail

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  152. I'm addicted to nail polish and would love to try this brand! 15 bottles is so generous, thanks for the opportunity :)

    djchilds@hotmail.com

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  153. I would love to try these, and dream of summer.

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  154. Wow, those cupcakes you painted for the little girl were sooo adorable! This brand is so pretty! I'd love to be able to try them out :P

    its.tami@yahoo.com

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  155. I would love to try these, and dream of summer.

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  156. I'd love to try them - I am crazy about nail polish!

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  157. Ah such a good give away! Thanks so much for the opportunity! :)

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  158. Such beautiful colours, perfect for summer! Will definitely find some Kester Black to try out.

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  160. With three daughters we would love some bling since I have been reluctant to let them wear the 'average' (yucky) stuff!

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  161. Great stuff. My daughter would love this. I'm off to visit the web site.

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  162. I am (eeeeek) and off/ on nail biter (I blame the NZ education system ;) ) ! Maybe this gorgeous looking nail polish would make me really stop! My nails always grow over summer when school is out!

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  163. Wow - great giveaway - I'd love to try them.

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  164. Never heard of Kester Black - and would be really keen to give it a run. After a few decades hiatus I've recently started back on nail polish as compensation for not being able to knit, but I am a bit nervous about the toxicity to me and the world.

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  165. Thanks for this fab giveaway prize opportunity.
    We would love to win, my daughter and I change our nail colours as often as possible and love the Kester Black collection :)
    melpaddy@hotmail.com

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  166. Oh my little missy and I would love to paint our nails with this. I love all the ethical things about it, but mostly that its carbon neutral - nice job Kestral Black!

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  167. To not have to worry about all the rubbish that goes into making a cosmetic would be wonderful. My little Miss and I would love to try Kester Black, the colours look creamy and luscious!
    debacollins@hotmail.com

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  168. Hi the integrity of this brand s brilliant. Good to know about it

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  169. i havent tried out the Kester black nail polish before! they look brill! i love to try it out! 0451173978 lydia_rowan@hotmail.com

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  170. Wow. My youngest would be in nail polish heaven.

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  171. what a wonderful product - ethical & environmentally friendly - perfect
    kate (kate.raccanello@elders.com.au)

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  172. Kester Black looks awesome! Love the colours, and its all-round friendliness is a huge plus.

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  173. What an incredible give away for my lovely girls. tdbray@iinet.net.au :)

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  174. Sounds fabulous. My girls and I would love to try this!

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  175. My girls love nail polish; we'd love to win, thank you!

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  176. Would love to win as like you, I really struggle with this having a 4yo fashionista daughter (well see isn't really but she likes having pretty nails!!).

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  177. Great giveaway! I bought a Kester Black nail polish recently at Markit and I'm definitely impressed! I really like how it's also cruelty free and doesn't have all those nasty toxins. Perfect gifts for the girl friends. x
    (fiona.du1@gmail.com)

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  178. What a wonderful product and giveaway! And 15 colours! Count me in please :-) (tessa_jungling@hotmail.com)

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  179. I just got one of these nail polishes in French Lavender and I am in love! To get the whole range would be so exciting :)

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  180. Colour me a rainbow! Ethical and gorgeous, that's a win win and something for both my daughters 13yrs and 25yrs and me (little bit older). Helen... wilwicks@gmail.com.au

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  181. Wow! I could paint one colour on each of my toenails and one hand and then have five of my favourites on the other hand :)
    (Maureen.Dempsey@bigpond.com)

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  182. Oh these nail polishes are gorgeous, I would love to have a chance at winning these...thank you for the opportunity!!

    hazelmct@yahoo.co.uk

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  183. How fantastic! I'd love to try out the nonchipness, I find it is only ever worth painting my toenails as my finger nails always chip.

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  184. Yay! It's so exciting to find products that are not only safe but ethical too. My girls love to dazzle up.

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  185. These look awesome! I really like the story behind the name. It is definitely on my list of places to visit.

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  186. very cool - i'd love to be in the draw - when i say i, i really mean we (me and my daughter, prairie) x

    louisehatchard@hotmai.com

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  187. Gosh these nail polishes are rad!! I would love to be in the draw!! <3
    mokomoko.whaitiri@gmail.com

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  188. I just discovered Kester Black. My nail polish collection would LOVE to include these. They're all amazing and the bonus of ethical. I have been contemplating starting a nail polish brand as i love nail polish so much and reading this has inspired me to look into it further!
    Thank you!

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  189. My girl would die for these, she changes her nailpolish a couple of times a week it seems, and has a million colours, but none that are cruelty free, carbon neutral, ethically produced, carcinogen free, made in Australia, vegan and non toxic. Wow, that is so fantastic!
    And I love finding out where that great name is from, I would never have guessed :-)

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