Unboxing: Meebox August

Hello :)
Welcome back to another unboxing blog post where I share swatches and thoughts with you over the contents from the boho themed Meebox for August.

There were some really nice goodies this month.  First is a cute sterling silver midi ring that I adore and have been wearing ever since I got it.  The next little pot of goodness is some funky multi coloured foil from Miss Cat Nails.  I've never seen anything like it and I'm looking forward to trying to use it in some nail art!  The final non polish item is a little bottle of polish remover which is grape and raspberry scented.  I could still smell that standard polish remover scent, but there was the undertones of grape and raspberry coming through.

First shade of the box is Aggie by Zoya.  I don't have many Zoya in my collection at the moment so I loved to see this one included.  It is a beautiful gold-bronze with green undertones.  There also seems to be flecks of tiny gold glitter throughout.

This is the best picture I could get showing you there really is green in this polish!  It's frustrating to have such an amazing shade and being unable to capture it's full potential in a photograph.  I did two coats and top coat for the swatches.

Second shade is by Barry M and is called Green Berry.  This is from their Gelly Hi Shine range so after two coats of colour I didn't even apply top coat.

I think Barry M is a fantastic mainstream brand that is good quality but also affordable and readily available.  This is a really pretty shade and I do have a soft spot for these pastel tones.

Check out this amazing colour!  This is Cuccio Prince I've Been Gone and boy is this a deeeeep green!  So much so I had a hard time taking pictures of it without it seeming to be black!

 
 This was two coats and top coat and you can even see my camera reflection in the glossyness!  I find this to be a very unique shade and though not one I would have picked out myself to buy, I think it really suits my skintone.

Another month has come and gone and once again I'm pleased with the contents of this months box.  I have to say my favourite item this month is the midi ring, but if you want me to pick a favourite out of the polishes then it has to be Green Berry.
Next months theme has been released as Pumpkin Spice which makes me excited about what the contents will be.
Keep an eye on my YouTube channel for my unboxing and live swatch videos which will be up soon and I will see you in the next blog!

Lyn
 

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Unboxing Nailbox August

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If you read the title then you know what is here ;)  Once more we find our self at the end of the month and that means I've received my subscription boxes.  The theme for this months Nailbox was "Into The Sunset"  Sadly we are approaching the end of summer and I couldn't help but notice the earlier dark nights creeping in already.  Oh well, I've got my holidays to look forward to soon ^_^

The package this month had three nail polishes, a stamping polish and a stamp.  I was really excited to find out what the little box contained and that turned out to be the stamp.  Now it's not one of your "normal" stamps as in this one is like a stamper and scraper in one.  I will be doing a tutorial on trying this out so watch out for that coming on my channel.  The white stamping polish is also by the same brand Apharsec.
I did some googling since I had never heard of them before and they do some nice stamps.  The one in this box is valued at £7.99 and the polish is £4.99.

First up for the swatching was this beautiful purple grape shade by OPI.  Called Lost My Bikini In Molokini, it is actually a duplicate for my collection as I had recently purchased this.  Being the purple lover that I am, this isn't an issue for me as it's a really pretty shade.

For the swatch I have done two coats and top coat.  This is so nearly a one coater and I think if you applied it carefully enough (and had shorter nails than me) you could manage it.  I am very fond of OPI as a brand so I love getting their polishes.

Polish two is from Bourjois Paris and is called Orange Creation.  It's a really deep orange tone.  I ended up only needing one coat for this gorgeous colour and then added top coat.

 This is certainly a unique shade of orange, I don't have one anything like it.  It's always nice to try out new shades through subscription boxes.  It's so shiney in this macro shot you can see my camera reflection too!

 Last polish is Nicole By OPI in the shade Carrie'd Away.  This is from the range with Carrie Underwood and is a blingy gold glitter.  You can see it did leave a visible nail line after two coats.

Although this is a very dense glitter, you get an almost full coverage in two coats but you don't have that gritty finish like some polishes can have.  I really like this one and it's my favourite for this month.

That's us to the end of the August Nailbox already.  I'm enjoying seeing new brands appearing in this box each month and I can't wait to create some cool sunset-esque nails with these shades.  Watch out for my live swatch video on my youtube channel, along with my unboxing and stamp review which will all be up soon.

thanks for reading,

Lyn

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Unboxing: Meebox July

Hello readers,
it's time to share with you all the July edition of Meebox and this months theme was Rio.  Unless you are hiding under a rock you will know it's almost time for the Rio Olympics so the theme was aptly picked.

As usual the box contained three nail polishes and two nail related items.  The first being a large sheet of stickers that has on it a mixture of parrots and flowers.  They come from the brand Deco It.  This was a new brand to me so I took a look at their website and they have a large variety of stickers on offer for £4 or under along with other things.  Meebox is certainly good at introducing me to new nail websites to shop from!  I love that they go through a wide range of brands when picking box contents.
The other item included was a polish bottle holder by Tweexy.  I have seen this on social media before and it was an interesting addition to the box.  This came in the blue glitter colour but there was other options on the makers website too.

 Let's move onto the polishes.  This is a really big bottle at 17ml and made by Trust Fund Beauty.  Once more this brand is new to me and a first for my collection.  This shade is called Denim With Diamonds.

 I love the name of the polish, it just suits the shade so perfectly.  The deep blue is loaded with delicate flakes of a lighter blue glitter. 

Moving to polish two we have a Morgan Taylor which is brilliantly named Later Alligator.  It's a leaf green and I did two coats and top coat for the swatches.

I'm not sure this colour suits me but I can definitely use it for future nail art.  Considering I don't ever wear just plain coloured nails, I think it's going to work out fine.

I've saved the best, in my opinion, for last.  The photos on my pc screen do not do this colour justice.  This is a bright neon yellow and I love it.  It's by Models Own and it called Louis Lemon.

As you would expect with a neon polish, it is best painted over a white base and that is what I did here.  Two coats of white and one of Louis Lemon with top coat.  This came in at a good time considering my go-to neon yellow is almost out.

So there we have July's Meebox.  Which was your favourite this month?  The theme for August has been released as BoHo and I'm really excited to see what's inside already.  If you are interested in subscribing you can find all the needed info here.

Thanks for reading!
Lyn


 
 

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