Giveaway: Birchbox Launches Belle's Nail Polish
Apr 23, 2012
Several weeks ago, you, my lovely readers, turned out in droves to vote for my nail polish shade in the Birchbox/Zoya contest. And now, after what seemed like a lifetime of waiting, my shade (Belle by Capitol Hill Style) is finally ready to be revealed. Hooray!
The Capitol Hill Style polish is being sold in a trio with the shades created by the other contest winners. The middle shade is a gorgeous grapefruit created by Kate at The Small Things Blog. Also in the trio is a bright tangerine from the ladies at Eleventh Gorgeous. And my polish, Belle (on the far left), is a pinky-coral with copper iridescence.
If you apply one coat of Belle, you get a bright, but sheer, shimmery pink that adds just a kiss of color to your fingertips. You can also layer this polish over the other two shades to create the perfect pedicure polish. I, however, like to apply three coats of the buildable formula to create a deep coral-pink shade with just the right amount of lustre to my toes.
For those of you who are concerned about toxic chemicals in your beauty products, Zoya’s polishes are free of harmful ingredients like toluene, formaldehyde, DBP, and camphor. But unlike some “green” polishes, Zoya’s products last about 50 percent longer than other brands.
The shades are being sold exclusively by Birchbox. They’re selling the polishes now for those of you who are interested in purchasing the Zoya Blogger Collection by Birchbox ($22). (If you haven’t subscribed to Birchbox yet, you can get an invite here. You may end up on a waiting list, but it typically takes just a month to get off the list. What can I say? They’re popular.)
In the meantime, I have three pack of polish to give away. So I thought that I would give away one set here on the site, one on Twitter and one on Facebook.
Since these shades just scream summer with all of their bright fruity goodness, you can enter the blog giveaway by leaving a comment detailing your favorite warm weather activity. (Don’t forget to sign in with your email when you comment, this is only visible to me.)
To enter the Facebook giveaway, become a fan of the Capitol Hill Style page and share the post about the Zoya Birchbox shade (it’s the top status update) with your Facebook Friends. And if you want to enter on Twitter, follow Belle on Twitter and simply tweet the link to the Zoya Blogger collection and don’t forget to mention @CapitolHillStyle. Did you catch all of that? Geez, that feels like a lot of directions.
Good Luck! And I hope you ladies love the polish as much as I do.
Being a western girl, I'm all for paddling around in an inner-tube or kayak. For a while, I even had a bathing suit that matched my kayak.
I love hitting the beach with my cousin and our guys when it's hot. Jumping waves will always be fun. =D
Having a fruity drink at a rooftop bar. And congrats Belle!!
Congrats on being chosen for a polish!!
My favorite warm weather activity is a split between sinking my ties in the water at the beach and having a park side picnic with my little guys. 🙂
Congrats Belle! My favorite warm weather activity is a relaxing day on the beach! I'm also a fan of an afternoon at the ballpark, especially when my team is winning.
Sailing, hands down, is my quintessential summer activity. I love being on/near water!
Congrats!! Kayaking with my husband and stopping for a picnic lunch on a deserted bank somewhere.
Sipping wine with the girls at Jazz in the Sculpture Garden!
Trips to the beach, preferably with some friends. Nothing says summer like road trips out of the city!
Congratulations Belle! My favorite summer activities would have to be BBQs and bonfires with friends!
Congratulations Belle! I love the copper and coral!
My favorite warm weather (not hot weather) activity is hiking.
My favorite warm weather activity is riding my cruiser bike on the boardwalk at my parents' beach house.
My favorite warm weather activity is brunching outside with a drink in hand!
I love the polish! My favorite summer activity is lounging on the beach with a good book.
Reading/napping in my hammock. Can't wait for summer!
My favorite summer activity is laying out by the pool, reading fashion magazines.
Drinking a lovely summer cocktail while enjoying the sunny weather and friends.
Love the colors! (I may have voted a few times…) My fav summer activity is having friends over for grilled pizza and homemade sangria or fish tacos and margaritas followed by stooping if the mosquitoes aren't too bad.
Happy hour drinks outside with the girls!
Congrats Belle! These are lsome ovely.
I'm hoping to spend more time on the links. There is no water within 50 miles..that's really my favorite.
Backpacking with the boyfriend and the dog. Getting away…
Drifting off to sleep under an umbrella on the beach when it's not too sweltering and just breezy enough to make me feel totally comfortable and blissful.
Awesome Belle 🙂
My favorite summer time activities involve being outside around dusk/twilight. Coming from CA I didnt see a firefly until I moved to DC a few years ago…now walking along the monuments in a summer dress watching the fireflies come out is one of my favorite “DC” things to do.
Napping in a hamock!
Picnics in Central Park, with wine smuggled in!
Sunning and reading a good book on the dock in the Adirondacks on the finger lakes.
I live at the beach so my favorite warm weather activity is watching live bands right on the sand at one of the many musical festivals where I live.
Congratulations Belle – the Real Thing looks absolutely great. My favourite summer activity is exploring the gorgeous mountainous area north of my hometown – followed up by a drink in the bath afterwards.
My favorite warm-weather activity, for sure, is eating outside. (Especially brunch. Especially when there are mimosas involved!)
Congrats, Belle! I love nearly anything outdoors – laying by the pool/on the beach, drinks on the patio, cookouts … can't wait!
I LOVE laying by the pool, taking in the rays with a good book 🙂
Porch cocktails!
Laying on the beach reading a good book!
This is a nice thread to read with today's dreary weather!
My favorite warm weather activity is gardening. I can't wait for it to get just a little bit warmer.
Love all three of these colors!! My fav warm weather activities in DC are relaxing after a long week with some wine at Jazz in the Garden or a Sunday afternoon at a Nats game
Without a doubt, backpacking in the forests of WV and making camp next to a waterfall has to be my favorite summer activity! Bring it on Summer!!!
Wonderful! Pretty polishes!
Summer activities: drinking mint mojitos!
My favorite summertime activity is enjoying a freshly-grilled dinner on the patio outside!
congrats on winning! i love barbecues by the pool in the summer- i've already started here in dc and hope this cold weather is a two day only thing 🙂
My favorite summer activity is lounging by the pool, good book in one hand and a delicious cocktail in the other!
Visiting all the awesome fairs and festivals that start springing up all over town!
Gorging on shaved ice popsicles!
Favorite summer activity, aside from not being in school, would have to be having brunch and drinking mimosas on a patio on Saturday mornings after a night of drinking at a rooftop bar with great friends!
Sitting in the sunshine reading a good book, mmm, summer!
anything at the beach on a warm, breezy, cloudless day 🙂
Congrats on the new nail shade! I love the color! My favorite activity is enjoying drinks on the roof and watching the sunset. 🙂
Al fresco dinner and drinks with the girls for sure! Something about a chilled glass of something delicious, big shades, and girl talk go hand in hand.
Hiking at Glacier Park in my home state of Montana!
Sipping homemade sangria at the pool.
Floating the river. I'm from Texas, y'all!
Congratulations, these are gorgeous! Due this past week's nice weather I got to indulge in my favorite warm weather activity a little early- enjoying an adult beverage outside while reading in the shade.
drinks on a roof top with a view!
I love to run through the parks. The sun and the green surroundings…heaven!
Reading magazines on a lounge chair (Real Simple & Oprah are at the top of my favorites) while drinking something iced!
My favorite summertime activity is heading out on the bay to tan, swim, and maybe indulge in a few libations!
Congrats on the collection! It looks gorgeous!
Jazz in the Garden is my favorite warm weather activity.
p.s. Congrats!
My favorite summer activity is long weekends at the lake!
i think outdoor concerts are high on my to-do list for the upcoming warm weather. would love to rock these shades!
Congrats! My favorite warm weather activity is people watching (fun in the coller weather as well, but way more entertaining come summer time).
Laying out in the sun
Such beautiful colors! My favorite warm weather activity is deep sea fishing with my Dad — best part of vacation. 🙂
I love all the colors! My favorite warm weather activity (or even when its not as warm) is to get out to a beach and either enjoy the surf or run with my dog.
Jazz in the Garden!
my favorite summer activity is cocktails al fresco with friends.
I love a good book by the pool!!! That is just about the only way to get me outside when it gets so hot!
Beach trips!!
Grilling or having a refreshing cocktail or glass of wine on an outdoor patio!
My favorite summertime activity is brunch on a Saturday (so that I still have the entire weekend stretching before me) with friends at a restaurant with an outdoor patio (and preferably bottomless mimosas!).
horse showing 🙂
Drinking a margarita at an outdoor cafe!
Hiking through Rock Creek Park! The shade makes DC summers almost bearable.
Golfing on a sunny morning with mimosas or bloody marys!
i really love going down the shore, although i don't get a chance too often.
Congrats Belle! My favorite pastime is sneaking wine in with the girls to the Screen on the Green.
my favorite warm weather activity is definitely country concerts on the lawn!! cheap tickets with room to dance with my friends!!
love the color you designed, belle!
Cocktails on the porch, either with friends or a good book.
Congratulations! My favorite warm weather activity is cocktailing outside, in the warm air, with good friends.
The beach, or failing that, the rooftop pool at my building.
Your shade is my favorite!
My favorite warm weather activity is reading a book on my hammock (or at the beach).
how exciting! i LOVE birchbox and LOVE the zoya sample i got this month. these new colors are so perfect for summer.
the perfect summer weekend for me involves the lake, warm sun, a cold drink, great music and fantastic friends and family.
Love the color, Belle!
My favorite in summer is making dinner on the grill, then eating on the patio with great friends and lots of drinks. Nothing better 🙂
Love the color, Belle! My favorite summer activity is eating snoballs (or sno-cones, as they're known in other parts of the country) outside in the warm sun.
Sitting by the pool with a soda, sunscreen, and a magazine cannot be beat.
Great color, Belle! My favorite summer activity is spending a day at the beach!
Playing softball!
My favorite summer activities include fishing on the Chesapeake Bay with my husband and relaxing on the front porch of my grandma's beach house with a tall glass of something cold.
Reading a book and sipping lemonade (spiked or otherwise!) while laying in the hammock at my lake house in the Poconos! Congratulations on your polish – it looks amazing!
I love to swim!
Lounging at the beach or by the pool!
My favorite summer activity is walking on the Mall with some Ben & Jerry's ice cream! Congrats on the beautiful polish.
my favorite warm weather activity is laying out in the sunshine reading a good book!
love your color, it's great!
Buying fresh produce at the farmer's market!
Evening Campfires in the north woods!!
Hey Belle! Great shade! My favorite warm-weather activity is grilling out with my friends!
Fresh produce, picnics, and iced coffee!
After spending 4 years for undergrad in DC, I'm sad I just learned about your blog. Congrats on the polish though!
Opps.. I love everything about DC in the summer and spring!
Bocce ball at 4th of july parties!
Congrats on the polish, it looks gorgeous!
Favorite has to be reading by the pool…nothing like warm weather and water.
My favorite warm weather activity is eating gelato!
Congrats, Belle!
My favorite is road-tripping to an ice cream store not too far from where I went to college. It's way out in the country, and about 2 hours from where I live now, but it sells the best ice cream you'll ever taste — and it's made on site. Sitting in one of the store's patios with a waffle cone full of double chocolate is unbeatable.
I love getting some sun by the pool…that is one of my fave's….love the polish colors! Fingers crossed!
Going to baseball games or casual dinners on the deck with my mom and sister!
Love the polish! Already on the waiting list in case I don't win here!
My favorite activity is to sit poolside with a book and a cocktail!
Enjoying shaved ice!
I have yet to find shaved ice here in DC….
My favorite warm weather activity is laying out in the sun (preferably on the beach), with a glass of sweet tea in hand!
My favorite warm weather activity is to drive the 3 hours to where my best freind lives and then we take a canoe out to the middle of the lake that borders Tanglewood, and just drift and listen to the music of whichever band or orchastra is playing at Tanglewood. Its a great way to spend the occasional summer evening – catching up with a good freind and listening to some great music.
Congratulations on your namesake Zoya polish! Its a beautiful collection for summer. I love all the shades, but Belle is my favorite!
Love the shades! My favorite summertime activity has to be drinking mojitos on an outside deck at a restaurant on the water.
Fave activity is definitely sitting on a beach with a corona! The nail polish would look like perfection against the sand 🙂
Tweeted about the giveaway from @ceperk! 🙂
Visiting the beach with my family! This year will be extra special since we will be in our own condo!
I already bought the polish set & it shipped this evening. Cannot wait for a pedicure with the “Belle” color. So neat!
Love the collection! My favorite summer activities have to do with the perfect sky: floating in the pool admiring the blue sky clouds or no clouds 🙂 and July 4th fireworks, especially lighting our own!
My favorite warm weather activity is sitting on the beach with a fruity drink 🙂
sand volleyball on the beach in hilton head island, south carolina – and then coming up to steam some clams and barbecue some shrimp for dinner. 🙂
July 4th at the beach.:) wouldn't be summer without it!!!!
Being on a boat (which wearing copious amounts of sunscreen, a hat, and sunglasses)!
My favorite summertime activity is going to the beach!
Congratulations Belle!
I love getting together with 13 other Potterheads and playing Muggle Quidditch. Its extremely interactive and fun!
I grew up on the quintessential Jersey Shore so nothing reminds me of summer or my favorite warm-weather activity like going to the beach. A good book, towel, cute bathing-suit, and some iced-tea is all I need to have a great day!
picnics in the park with wine or margaritas
Thanks Belle! My favorite warm weather activity is sitting on the beach with a cold drink. I can't wait for it to get here!
Anything that involves sipping a warm-weather drink outdoors, but specifically drinking margaritas by the pool.
My favorite activity is being planted on the beach!
When the weather is warm, I love to head to Hyco Lake in rural NC for a weekend of bourbon, boating, and swimming. Can't wait to take my freshly pedicured toes out on the lake!
My favorite warm weather activity is either gardening with my son or going to the beach with my whole family. Either way the important part is my family 🙂
I love carpooling to the beach with my friends and having a BBQ!
Wow those are such great colors!
My favorite summer activity is lounging on the beach with some friends. Nothing better.
My favorite warm weather activity is camping!
I love going to the beach/laying by the pool and catching some rays 🙂
I love to swim! And barbecues with my family are the best – sitting back and feeling a nice breeze. I love summer!
Normally, I would say spending a day at the beach. But since that probably won't be an option this year, I hope to spend some time at the park on a picnic blanket, smacking and people-watching.
Mine used to be enjoying a good book in the California sun I used to call home, but since moving to DC, I am looking forward to a summer of exploring parks (and shade) with a picnic and some friends!
Congrats! I love reading outside, going for runs, swimming, and biking!
I love reading (and then napping) on the beach!
Congrats Belle! My favorite warm weather activity is to hang out at the lake and read a book or magazine!
happy hour on a patio somewhere. congrats on the polish- i love the subtle copper sheen!
Sailing. ::sigh::
my favorite warm weather activity is going for an early morning run
My favourite warm weather activity is downhill mountain biking on the mountain that I grew up near
Going somewhere air conditioned. It gets hot out here in Vegas! (P.S. I just bought my first Birch Box today and mentioned you as my referral!)
My favourite thing is probably reading outside in the sun!
My favorite summer activity is a trip to the beach. Especially the yearly trip to the Gulf side of Florida. The water is clear and beautiful and it's not overrun with tourists!
Feet dangling in the water off the edge of the dock as the sun sets over the mountains at Georgetown Lake.
lounging by the pool!!!
Skinny margaritas around the pool, of course!
Those colors look great! I would have to say my favorite summer activity is going to my family or friends' cabins and just relaxing on the beach or on a boat – I love being near the water in the summertime!
def going to the beach ohhh and the summer means drinking lots of ice coffee!!!
So excited to see the shades in person! My favorite warm weather activity is tubing from Harper's Ferry … or heading out of town to the beach!
trying different recipes with mangoes like mango shakes..
My favorite warm weather activity would be Friday evening cocktails at Poste! Love when they go pick mint from their mini garden to make you a mojito right in front of you!
My favorite summer activity is easily reading all day on the beach:)
Tailgating at the ballpark – Go Brewers!
Glad all of our votes paid off!
Nothing is better in the summer than laying out by the pool while reading a great book or magazine. Time flies in this ultimate form of relaxation.
Congrats, Belle! My favorite summer activities are rooftop bars and barbecues.
Sitting on the porch during a warm summer rain.
Sitting on the beach with gossip magazines and an adult beverage!
Lovely polish! I love reading trashy books in the summer
hiking followed by a nap at the beach
My favorite summer activity used to be sailing in a friend's boat, preferably sailing to another friend's family cabin on an island.
Now that I live nowhere near these friends, and the friend with the boat sold it, my favorite summer activity is patio drinking. 🙂
Taking time off work and traveling.
Grilling and eating outdoors!
Backyard soirees with mint juleps!
My favorite summer activity is sitting on the beach, reading a good book!
I am excited to share my favorite summer activity! My daughter will be 9 months in August and my husband and I are taking her to the beach for the first time! I am counting down the days to have some family time and putting her in that super cute ruffled swimsuit!
I love going to the beach and swimming. So relaxing.
I love walking through the town square after dinner and stopping for ice cream!
Without a doubt, afternoon grilling with friends and some adult beverages is my favorite summertime activity!
My favorite warm weather activity is grilling out in the backyard with friends, having fun drinks, and playing corn hole!
Jazz in the Garden…before the crackdown!
Moving Cattle. Getting up at 4:00 AM to beat the heat is a sure sign summer is here!
Our favorite summer activity is going to the lake and wakeboarding!
Softball, softball and more softball!
My favorite summer activity is to be with family at the beach enjoying a seafood cookout (shucking oysters and eating crab legs). It's been a family tradition to go to the beach every year. I can't wait for this year! 🙂
Reading and then falling asleep outside!
I just signed up for a birchbox subscription because of your blog Belle…they should start giving you a commission. I love day drinking in the summer on a patio…nothing better
Congrats! I love sitting on my roof watching the sunset with friends/wine.
My favorite summer activity is most definitely riding my horses! Can't wait for the nice weather =)
I love spending my summers just sitting outside and talking with good friends.
Participating in a friendly Community Game of Softball down at the local Park followed by an Evening of BBQ Tailgating while watching the Kids run around in the Field. 1st Game Starts in 3 weeks and I can't wait!
My favorite warm weather activity is hanging out at the beach! I love to go for long walks up the coastline listening to kids playing, and the seals honking.
Congratulations! I love Zoya! My favorite thing is drinks on the patio.
My favorite warm weather activity is laying out at the pool or the lake with a great book.
I can't decide whether I prefer wine tasting or going on a long hike! But maybe going on a long hike, showering up, and then going wine tasting. I live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon where these activities can all be done just a couple minutes from home. Beautiful polishes and congrats!
My favorite warm weather activity is hanging out on the beach with a book and music.
My favorite summer activity is camping and just being outdoors.
I look forward to the Kentucky Derby to start every summer. I love to wear a big hat and see what everyone else has one. Plus you can't beat a mint julip!
My favorite summer time activity would have to be going to the Florida Keys and going out on the boat with my friends and family and tanning
Absolutely biking! There's nothing like dressing up in summer bike chic (preferably with fancy nail polish), and biking through the city on a warm summer day.
My favorite summer activity is going to the Drive In movies with my girlfriend with a picnic dinner and watching movies under the stars in lawn chairs while drinking icy soda from a cooler. 🙂
Baseball games are my favorite warm weather activity (with ice cream and peanuts as necessary snacks).
Hands down, I love sipping a fruity drink or lemonade by the pool with a stack of magazines or a good book!
A day at the beach.
My favorite warm weather activity is going to the beach
A margarita on the beach 🙂