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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

It's Been 4 Years? Already?



Hi guys! Today marks Pointless Cafe's 4 year anniversary! I can hardly believe it. Sometimes it seems like 20 years, but most of the time it just seems like last year I started all this.





When I started, I had no idea what I would write or if anyone would read it, but my husband had passed and I'd packed up all my art supplies, which I'd been using as an "outlet", so I just decided one day on a whim to start a blog. For the first few months, it had nothing to do with polish. I rambled on about various and sundry topics, keeping my polish love to myself. Favorite pre-polish posts? The Rat, The Monkey and the Y Chromosome, Thank Goodness for Quilted Toilet Paper, Teachers, Herding Cats and the Pear Tree, Mousecapades.




And then I just got frustrated over some gorgeous swatches of a polish that looked nothing like the swatches when my bottle arrived. I started looking around at some of the blogs I followed and found that very few actually showed what the POLISH looked like. The photos were stunning. Definitely great photographers, but what about the polish? Oh yes there were a couple back then who showed it properly, pretty photos or not. And they're still around, too. But they didn't have every polish I wanted to see. So I decided I would start blogging about polish. Of course since then, so many great bloggers have started so it's not hard to find accurate swatches of just about any polish now. But it wasn't back then.

I see so much improvement in mine since I started. And so much more room for improvement. I'll never be a fantastic photographer, but I try to provide accurate swatches of the polish in various lighting and some "pointless musings" here and there, with a generous helping of nail art when I have time. I've made so many great friends along the way and enjoyed talking to so many of the readers! It's been so much fun and I'm hoping it will remain fun for years to come!

Right now I'm on a sort of hiatus due to trying to move several states away and a lot of other stuff, but I WILL be back!



In the mean time, I just didn't have it in me to coordinate and run a huge blowout giveaway this time. So a brilliant friend of mine came up with this awesome idea of discount codes from a few makers!

Listed below, you will find codes from several makers/etailers with the percentage off, their shop link, the code and when it ends. HAPPY SHOPPING!!! And huge thanks to all who are participating!



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Discount Codes:


6Harts Polish
6Harts Etsy Store
30% off
with code: POINTLESS
good through the 3/17




Alter Ego
25% off one time per person
with code: POINTLESS2015
good through 3/23





BKD Signature
10% off
with code: POINTLESSCAFE10OFF
doesn't expire





Different Dimension
25% off
with code: POINTLESS25
good through 3/16






Elevation Polish
10% off
with code: 7KJ9WK
good through 3/16




Girly Bits
20% off
with code: POINTLESS20
good through 3/17






Glisten and Glow
15% off
with code: POINTLESSCAFE
100 bottles of HK Girl Top Coat .5 oz
good til they're gone





Llarowe
20% off
with code: POINTLESS4YEAR
good through 3/15
(Must be logged in to your account)





Nail Vinyls
25% off
with code: POINTLESS25
good through 3/17






Paint Box Polish
20% off
with code: POINTLESSCAFE
good through 3/17





Red Dog Designs
15% off
with code: 15PCAFE4
good through 3/25





Sea Lore Polish
10% off
with code: PC4YEARS
good through 3/17





Superficially Colorful Lacquer
20% off
with code: 20-from-pointless-cafe
good through 3/17





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Thank all of you SO MUCH for sticking with me for 4 years - and thanks to the new readers too! ♥



XOXO
Sheila ♥




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34 comments :

  1. Congratulations on your blogiversary!

    Thank you for the codes! :)

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  2. congrats! i'm glad you're one of the ones who has stuck with it!
    so, what state are you moving to?

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  3. Congratulations on 4 years - and oh, the discount codes.....so tempting!

    Thanks for showing the polishes as they are - it makes a huge difference :).

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  4. Congrats on 4 years! I hope there are many, many more to come! <3

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  5. Congrats! Good luck with your move!

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  6. Congratulations! Always enjoy your posts & thank you for the codes. Here's to many more years of blogging!!

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  7. I know I haven't been with you from the very beginning, but HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! :-D I love your blog so much <3

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  8. Congrats on 4 years! You're always introducing me to new indies!

    I tried the discount code for Llarowe (POINTLESS4YR), but it doesn't seem to work. :(

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    1. I KNEW if I was going to mess any up it would be that one! I'm sorry - it's POINTLESS4YEAR

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    2. POINTLESS4YEAR isn't working for me either... also tried adding an S, to no avail. :-(

      Congratulations!

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    3. Yeah, POINTLESS4YEAR is accepted, but doesn't actually discount anything. Oh well, got some great polish from Elevation anyway!

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    4. Congrats on the Blogaversary!!

      I too am trying the code and it's not accepting it.

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    5. Llarowe has fixed the code so it actually works ;)

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    6. It still doesn't work for me(

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    7. Oh it works now, I just forgot to login! Great!

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  9. Congratulations! I look forward to seeing you back full time!

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  10. Congratulations on four years! I've been reading you since the first year, it doesn't seem that long to me either!

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  11. So happy for you. Four years is huge, and I wish you all the best!

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  12. Congratulations on four years of blogging! I enjoy your blogs so much!

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  13. Thank you for doing what you do. You have been a favourite since I got back into nail polish around 1 1/2 yrs ago.

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  14. Congrats on 4 years! Good luck with your move!

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  15. Happy anniversary and thank you for those discount code du!

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  16. Yay! Congrats and thanks for the codes! <3

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  17. Congratulations on 4 years! Wishing you the best on the move and getting settled in your new home. How exciting!

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  18. Happy Blogiversary and congratulations on 4 years! Looking forward to more ahead! :-)

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  19. Congratulations with your blog anniversary!
    I admire how hard-working you are. You make so many great swatches so fast, I can't imagine how you manage.

    And many thanks for the discount codes :) 20% for Llarowe goodies combined with their sale... it felt almost like stealing )) I got Darling Diva Verad (holo) for $5,60!

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  20. Hi Sheila, yours is one of my favorite blogs of all the ones I follow, mostly because of your honest chats with readers. I can't imagine what all you went through went your husband died -- but look at how you've channeled your grief into something you never could have imagined. I love your swatches and your unique color choices -- I always feel as though I'll see different polishes here (and different shades) than all the rest of the bloggers. Thanks for all your hard work with the blog, your personal musings, and your artistic output. You've inspired so many ladies, this one included. <3 <3 <3

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    1. Oh Cat, thank you so much for your kind words. You made my day!

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  21. Congrats on 4 fabulous years! Thank you for the discount codes. It's nice that all of your followers can use them. (I have yet to win any giveaway I've ever entered anywhere!) I can always spot a "pointless" swatch when I am shopping! They are always so well done and beautiful! Good luck with the move! xx

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