Shannon Mahoney March 25, 2009 Giveaways

Purse Blog and Luxaholics Team with Adriana Castro

You might remember, back in December we partnered with Luxaholics to bring you the 12 Days of Handbags Giveaway. Thanks to the great partnership as well as the many designers who donated gorgeous bags, the giveaway was nothing short of amazing. Well, it is time for another great collaboration. This time Purse Blog and Luxaholics are partnering with the fabulous exotic handbag designer, Adriana Castro.

While the actual dates for the giveaway are being ironed out (I will tell you that it will be sometime in May) we all thought our amazing readers would love to be part of the creative process. The giveaway will last for 5 Days and thus, you have the opportunity to select which colors you’d like used for the bags. How awesome is that? Not only do you have a chance to win, but also a chance to vote on your favorite colors for the bags. Enjoy and remember, your vote makes a difference.

Day 1

Which color is your favorite for an exotic cosmetic case?

Purple (1,063 Votes)
Orange (300 Votes)
Green (261 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,604

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Day 2

What color python should be used?

Natural (647 Votes)
Red (504 Votes)
Purple (473 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,604

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Day 3

Which color should the Day 3 clutch be made out of?

Red (852 Votes)
Green (411 Votes)
Yellow (354 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,600

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Day 4

The day 4 color choices are all gorgeous, but which was it truly worthy?

Unbleached (686 Votes)
Hot pink (519 Votes)
Purple (315 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,465

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Day 5

It's day 5... the grand prize... which should be the grand color?

Purple Multi (629 Votes)
Azalea (627 Votes)
Sun (382 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,622

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Nicole

omg i’m getting so excited just looking at the material!! can’t wiat!!
mariah9999

This is wonderful!
Jan Launius

Awesome!!!
Jan

A+
Sarahsaurus

Ooooh, exciting! I can’t wait to see what it is!
AZ

Will this be open worldwide? Hope so!
Diana

i think these giveaways a great hit! it gives many of us norms a chance to own something specials the rich take for granted…. a piece of luxury.
Thelma Howe

They are all beautiful.
Jen

This is exciting.
Melinda

These are cool!
Patty

What beautiful colors. Hope I win one!!!!!!!
elizabeth

I can’t wait for this to start!
april

love the colors
Bri

The colors are so rich and pretty!
Lauren

I can’t wait!!!
coach4me

those colors- all of them… are gorgy! Almost impossible to choose favorites!
Laura

Very exciting. I would really love to have one of her bags!
luvhautecouture

Can’t wait to see which get picked!!
tina coleman

WOW, WOW, WOW, THESE ARE GREAT COLORS AND DESIGNS CAN’T WAIT
Lillie

What beautiful colors! This is a great idea!
Queenmab

The colors are all SO amazing! This looks just so..so…
I don’t even have the words! *faint*
Zarka

Great giveaways…WOW…WOW…
D-

Love the colors!!!!
D-

awesome!
Cate

Truly amazing colors, it was hard picking a favorite!
Joan Thomas

The beautiful bright colors makes you feel like spring.
Joan Thomas

I love the beautiful bright colors.
itsnicole

The colors are all so beautiful! I’m especially loving the hot pink.
Shawna

What a great way to celebrate spring!
Rochelle K

I’m confused – is the voting closed? It says “The giveaway will last for 5 Days and thus, you have the opportunity to select which colors youâ€™d like used for the bags. How awesome is that? Not only do you have a chance to win, but also a chance to vote on your favorite colors for the bags. Enjoy and remember, your vote makes a difference. ” – Where do you vote?!?!?
Rochelle K

What the heck? Disregard last comment because for some reason as soon as I posted it – the options to vote opened up (it just stated results before). That was weird…
http://www.purseblog.com/ Shannon Mahoney

No problem Rochelle. I’m glad there aren’t any glitches! :)
Prada Psycho

Looks like some yummy stuff coming our way! :D
http://www.purseblog.com/ Megs Mahoney Dusil

The giveaway will be in May… so this is just for the color choices!!

I wish I could enter to win!!!!
Bianca

I love the purses
Lorraine levine

They are just awesome,I have never won anything in my life,would be with just complete with these. Keep up the great work & wish me luck :) :)
Rainy :)
Mrsshoegal

I love these and the chance to win one as I would never buy one.
jamisa

i think these bags are so hottt!!!
Michelle

Beautiful colors! I love them all.
Jennifer

This is amazing May is going to be a truly awesome month!
Kelly Burge

I’ll take one of each :)
bgcutiepie00

YUM!! I just loved all the colors honestly!!!!!! This is so exciting!!
terry oliver

This is so great! I love these colors!
exotikittenx

Wow, GORGEOUS! I can’t wait for this contest.
purplecoachgirl

I voted purple all the way! (well, except the one where it wasn’t an option!)
Candice

Loving the purples and the naturals…so gorgeous can’t wait to see the final results of these amazing materials!!
roie

Love the colours, amazing python, esp the purple multi.
Anne

Wow ! Love the colors can’t wait to see them.
KathyP

That Azalea color is simply stunning. I don’t care what the bag looks like, just gimme that color!
darlinga

Oh my goodness! Gorgeous gorgeous!
Pinkcaviar

Very exciting -I’ve already voted, but my faves would definitely be an exotic in Purple and Hot Pink! ;)
Swank

Day 4 didn’t work for me :( There was no “vote” option on that day only
Maria Cummings

They are amazing and I’m enjoying my bags so much.
laurie

wow great wonderful.
Beverly

love the colors
carol

This is fantastic!
TygerKitty

OMG exciting!!!!!!! These choices are GORGEOUS, I’m not sure you can really go wrong with any of them… woo woo, thank you TPF and Luxaholics!
TygerKitty

And, a VERY special thank you Adriana Castro!!!!!!!
Regina

What BEAUTIFUL colors & materials! Wow!
Thanks, Luxaholics & TPF. :-D
ladakini

Just delicious. I love the self indulgence of skins. Thank you, Adriana, Luxaholics and TPF.
JennMSU

hello gorgeous!!! :)
Kymberley

I have great taste; my votes were the ones that were all ranked the highest!!
mariah9999

I loved voting for all the colors!!!
ZG

OMG, the swatches look gorgeous! I can’t wait!
Thanks for letting us be a part of the process!!
Dana

I hope I win, I am so excited!!!

Good luck everyone else.
Wilma

Good luck to everyone. I wanted an Adriana Castro bag for soooooo long xD
emm

beautiful colors!
Julia

I’m getting excited about the Adriana Castro bags tooooooo!! The patch of colors are exciting alone. :) After every vote I saw that I liked what many of you liked too. AWESOME
http://www.purseblog.com/ Vlad Dusil

Sorry everyone, poll #4 was accidentally closed for a while, it is now open again!
Whitley_Gilbert

Those were so difficult to choose from because the colors are all really pretty.
John 5

The colors are so rich! The Unbleached color for Day 4 is breathtaking!
Ainhoa Ferrer

The colors are all amazing!
Amanda Kreft

the colors are amazing
Priscilla Moore

These colors and material are so unique and gorgeous.
Elisa

Wow! These are beautiful!
Liyah

Wow….Purple is my fav color~!!!
All colors r amazing!!
Luc

The colors are just stunningly beautiful. My favorite is Unbleached.
willowsmom

love extics & the color choices are just stunning!
Kelly

plzplz let me win!!!!!!! the colours are so gorgeous!!!!!
Bubble

These colors are just stunning!
Patricia

Beautiful colors and textures – it was difficult to choose!
Charlie

OH MY GOD!! Enough said XD
iris

This is truly bag heaven. Sigh
http://www.purseblog.com/ Megs Mahoney Dusil

Ohhh some of these are close!!!!!
Jean

Wow, I actually played a small part of the creative process of a soon -to-be bag!
TPF rocks!
Karen

wow, these colors are so vibrant and wonderful!
betty_boop

i love all the purples & the details of the material..
Kansashalo

I really loved ALL of the colors so no matter is chosen, it will be HOT!!!!!
DebO

I loved all the colors, so hard to choose!
izabella

love the colors!
izabella

love the colors,can’twait!
Stefani

such hard choices! But I am so excited!
candice

Ohhhhh… Hope I win!
Texas_glitterati

This is exciting because you get to have role in the creative process. Love’s it!
betty

gorgeous colors!!! wow!!
Anna

Great color choices.
angel

oohh i’m loving this!!
rorosity

I love the purple multi!!
Nina

Wow, all the colours are stunning! The azalea makes my heart sing!!!
eorchid

what a fabulous idea!
love the skins!!!
azureartist

I’ll take one of each!
erinqq

what an amazing event this would be!
Stella

Oh this was a hard survey! They were all beautiful but my heart belonged to mostly the purples. Gosh it’s pretty. I can’t wait to see the final product!
hazel

I voted! It was hard to choose though! So many lovely choices =d
Irene

awesome – very exciting !
jessica

I love the metallic and the unbleached python. The azalea is beautiful also!!
temo

All of them are awesome!
Rashmi

I never won anything so i’m really hoping that i’ll win this time. I love Adriana’s beautiful designs!
kirkcaldy

the colours are amazing,but i have more chance of marrying george clooney,than wining,good luck to eveyone will be a great prize for whoever wins
Elsa

Can Canadians participate in this giveaway too?!?! I hope so!! The colors look awesome.
catamount_judy

I want to win even once!
girlvintage

is this giveaway still only for US residents or is it now open world-wide.. ?

because i was totally bummed i couldn’t join the last giveaway :sad:
ladamadelbosco

All of them are fantastic, but the hot pink is awesome!!
plumeriarose

The vibrant colors are amazing!!!
John

The candy colors look really yummy!
angelbrtn

Wow! These are amazing.
Louise

Those colours are all so rich – hard to chose.
Merve

I so love Adriana Castro ahhhhhh
Peaches

Well looking at this contest from the point of view of a person who only had 2 hanbags at any given time I can hardley wait….
char

Beautifully crafted bags, stunning colour palette’s
Mohnblume

Can’t wait to see!
Lissett

There really is NOTHING like an exotic bag….truly dreamy… :)
setty

its one of the best opportunities, not only to win but also to get input on designers’ work and popularity.
snowshoe

they were all so fab it was hard to pick
Roxana

Wowwwie! That are some amazing colors and materials, it promises lots of good for that give away!
Mat Allston

Love the hot pink!!!!!
belen

The colors are gorgeous ….Can’t wait.
muggles

Hot colors!
teddiescorner

Great choices!
$hopstoomuch

Wow, these are some great colors and some nice looking swatches! Can’t wait to see them!
pltprincess

So hard to choice. So much loveliness … I love it all!
courtneyh

LOVE THESE COLORS!!! Cant wait!
Sunshine

Fabulous colors!!!
japskivt

OMG! The skins and colors are incredible. Thank you TPF!
shakti29

I love anything pink.
Suzanne

The colors are so brilliant. I’m definitely looking forward to this contest!!
pink

this is fantastic
NagaJolokia

Looking forward to this event in May, and I’m surprised how I nearly 100 % consistently agreed with other voters on the top choices until the bottom poll which was almost a tie.
Arlene P

I am drooling in my morning coffee already!!!!! How gorgeous!!!
karen

Love the colours!
sammiekat

I am loving all of the pinks!
~bastet

All the colors are beautiful! I loves me some python! ;)
lark_lulu

The choice of colours and leathers made it harder than I thought to decide but the purple is my grand fav.
Voodoo

OMG droooooooooooool!
M_butterfly

ME ME ME Pick me!! Fabulous as always!!
bagaholic85

the colors were so amazing that the voting was so hard! no wonder u guys pawned it off on us…
Chanel

Beautiful colors! The python, the purple multi and the unbleached color are my favorites.
BLINGAHOLIC

love all the purples!!! <3
Cocoholic

These colors are so hot!! sizzle~~~~
annabelle

love all the colors!
susan

They are all so gorgeous, it was hard to decide!!
jo

woooow! i love this!
Kristin

So beautiful!!
Juilin

i really need an exotic skin leather bag and I think purple was it color for those leathers.
Christiflora

I am in love!
serendipity

Love these colors!
KissMeDeadly

WOW!! Those patterns are incredible!! I cant wait to see the finished products in May!
ice-cream

Amazing colors !!!!
smiles

Beautiful!
songofthesea

After a long, dark and cold winter, leaves off the trees and snow turning black, it is energizing to see such beautiful spring colors. They make the heart sing and remind me of all the blooming plants and new life that spring brings with her!
J.J.

WOW, loving this for summer!
Threshold

LOVE the textures and patterns… great summer colors for a seasonal bag.
MichelleD

This was fun and exciting.
cartucci

The unbleached and purple multi are very beautiful and different. I’m excited to see the finished product.
Winnie Ng

They’r Awesome!!!Making use of beautiful leather,From vibrant to classy colours.To express different mood and attend in different occation…what can say?!?they’r to just too good!!!
cant wait to be the lucky 1…*Drooling* =p
Colleen

I would love any of these pieces! The colors are so gorgeous that they’d spruce up any outfit!
SkyJuicy

Awesome! I fall in love with teh colors!!
Leslie

This is amazing!!!
Bethr

I love these colors!
ann

These colors are out of this world!!!! Can’t wait to see how it pans out :) thanks for including us in the choosing :)
Jen

This giveaway is on my birthday month! Love the gorgeous color choices. Hope I get something great for my birthday!
bindc

Can’t wait to see the bags!!!
candace

wow these are awesome- can’t wait!
pam young

love all these, would love to win
Carolina

Such fanastic colors, I am looking forward to hearing more!
Tara

Hopefully Canadians will be eligible this time….. :(
Alison

Can we have something for the rest of the world please?

i.e. Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia / New Zealand etc

As there are lots of us who frequent the Purse Forum that don’t live in the US
(the last giveaway was for US citizens only)
vikauz

wonderfull colors, can’t wait to see what they look like
LOREBUNDE

LOVE ALL THE COLORS BUT THE PURPLE IS TDF!
QueenCatherine

I love seeing true deep saturated colors back into handbags. They become more of an accesory rather than just a place to haul all our treasures. The purple in any of the samples , is a refreshing and exciting choice…the color of royalty~yet so blendable and almost neutral when part of the big picture of an outfit.

And in the snakeskin, in my opinion..the closer to natural the better. The snakeskin can be worn with anything and bring a touch of elegance to anything from jeans to cocktail dresses.

Fashion is exciting now and accesories have never played such an important role in the look and feel of an outfit.

Thanks for the chance to vote and enter…this was so much fun!
irishgrl

Love them all!! So hard to vote…
Sarsi

Wow!
Shoprat

Any would really make my day…well, make that my month!
fabiana

Can’t wait !!! beautiful colors!!
Vanessa

May 9th is my birthday and that would make a lovely gift. Anyways I really like the color options and the python material is cool.
bella sarafina

oh, wow! that was like choosing among gorgeous diamonds – the colors, the textures…pure sex!
Maria Cummings

JUST FABULOUS!!!!!
gina

These colors are so pretty! Love them!
Olivia

Basically I love all the colors but my favorite one is those colors that are not too much in lighter, the reason is because of the texture of the leather. It’ll be so perfect at the end touched with not that light of color, make it become more exotic!
Alycia

I love the colors and textures! I have always like the luxe look of python, and purple is so regal and popular this year. I love hot pink, silver, yellow and green as well. The multi purple python is a beautiful mix of colors as well. Can’t wait so see these bags!!!!!
berri

amazing!
Ji

OMG THESE are awesome colors!
Regina

Purple is my fave – but I love them all! :-D
maida acosta

The colors are amazing. Thanks so much. Day1-GREEN; Day 2-NAVY BLUE; Day 3- Red; Day 4-PURPLE; Day 5-PINK. Those are my picks.
Real Estate NJ

All colors are gorgeous! But natural colors are my favorite in general. Somebody will be lucky!!
Donna Gwizdowski

Love them all!
Tina

I NEED those purples!!
Natalia D.

Such a nice colors! Right for my spring!
Theresa

can;t wait to get one. the colors are great. love it!
Debra L. Donlan

What classy and unique styles! I would love to win one or two or three. lol
Jiwon

Exotic skins are rock!!!!