Hello! No introduction needed as to what this post is about since you read the title. End of the month means subscription boxes have arrived and today we shall be having a look at the Pumpkin Patch box from Nailbox.
As you can see this box contained four polishes and a nail art wheel. The wheel is by Elegant Touch and has a mixture of silver and gold studs. They come in a variety of shapes ranging from tiny 1mm circles, squares, stars, hexagons and more. I really like the tiny circles and there are some small silver squares that I'm looking forward to using in the future.
Black is a very staple choice for a box that is themed around pumpkins/halloween. This one is by Sinful and is called Voodoo. I have my "go to" black which is Liquid Leather by China Glaze but it's always good to try another out to see how it performs.
What you see here is actually just one coat. The pigment is very strong in this but it was verging a little on the thick side. I still managed to work with it and was pleased with the coverage. I think it's just because I'm so used to my other black I wasn't expecting it to be so thick. Don't get me wrong, it is not unmanageable, just different to what I am used to.
Now this is an unusual colour. Into The Woods by Color Cub is definitely a khaki green but as the name suggests, it falls very much into the browner tones. Not a colour I would pick out for myself as I enjoy pastels, neon and brighter colours. However I have just removed my neon design from my holidays so it could just the the shock to the system of coming out of summer that makes me a little unsure of this one.
I needed to do two coats of colour as the first was a little patchy but the finish was really nice. I just don't know if this colour is "me" though. What do you think?
Third polish is OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-go? I just adore the OPI polish names! I can't be the only one...right? I like this shade of peachy-orange which I don't think would normally suit my pale skin tone, but since I'm sporting a slight tan I think it looks rather good.
Once again two coats of polish was needed to give full opacity. I can't say I've had many OPI polishes that I didn't like. (The only one that springs to mind is When Monkeys Fly) Overall a nice shade and of course an orange tone had to be included because it wouldn't be a pumpkin patch box without.
Final shade of the box is a Rimmel London Salon Pro in the colour Beige Babe. I'm not overly keen on this shade and I also feel the name doesn't really suit such a deep brown tone.
Application was really good, it has one of the thicker rounded brushes that hugs the cuticle area nicely. It was a little patchy on first coat but a second gave the finish that you see here. My over all thoughts on this months box; I like the theme pumpkin patch as I feel it lets you incorporate Autumn and Halloween into the one box. I feel like the Color Club and Salon Pro were too similar in colour to each other that it would have been nice to have had a different shade in place of one, perhaps adding a green. The studs are really cute and in my opinion a universal nail art item to have in your collection that can be used all year round. My favourite of this months polishes would have to be the OPI. I will admit part of that is due to my love for the name but I do also really like the colour. There will be a live swatch video on my youtube channel 27th September so be sure to check that out.
Thanks for reading, Lyn *all my swatches are done with top coat*
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!
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.
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
Month end is almost here again (eeek!) but that does mean it's time to receive my subscription boxes. Today I'm going to share with you June's Nailbox goodies which had the theme Festival Fever.
The overview of this months haul. Four polishes and one nail art item. The nail art item this month comes from elegant touch and is actually striping tape but this is pre-cut and on a sheet. I've never seen it like this before, only ever on rolls. Plus side is, no hunting for that pesky end of the roll! They are really nice metallic colours also.
First polish is a glitter topper by Essie called Jazzy Jubilant. I wanted to test out how dense the coverage was, hence the two nails with no base colour. I did two layers of glitter and as you can see the glitter is quite sparse. I think this is one that might be better sponged on.
It looks much better over a base colour but it was still tricky to apply with even coverage. You can see over the blue base the blank patch of no glitter. I expected this with the type of polish it is but these aren't my favourite types.
Now polish two was super pretty. It took me ages to eventually find the name hidden with the other writing on the back! This is Bourjois Paris Turquoise Block. The bottle has an unusually long neck and is quite strange to work with. The bristles of the brush are dense but this actually works in favour with the curved shape to neatly go around the cuticle area.
I really like this shade! You have to be careful of polish strokes with this one but it did smooth out a lot with top coat. I want to use this soon in some nail art.
Polish three is Rimmel London and the shade is Cheeky Chap. This is a matte finish and I did find this one a little tricky to apply. It did dry quickly after each coat (I did two) and went very rapidly to that chalky-matte finish.
My brush strokes are noticeable with this one even with the application of a matte top coat. I have to say that matte isn't really my thing and I would quite happily wear this with a gloss top coat instead.
Last polish comes from OPI and is called Is Mai Tai Crooked? I actually just recently purchased this one so now I have two! I've always been a fan of OPI and this one doesn't disappoint.
Normally I would have thought this shade too pale for my skin tone but it has just enough orange in it that I find it is warm enough.
There we have the contents of June's Nailbox. If you would like to check them out for yourself, you can visit their WEBSITE
Keep an eye on my YouTube Channel for my unboxing and live swatch videos. Thanks for reading and until next time, Lyn
Hello readers, once again quite a bit of time has passed since my last blog. Been busy with extra hours at work and I'm also getting ready to move house at the end of the month so I think I can be forgiven :)
In today's blog I am going to share with you the most recent items I got sent for review by Bornprettystore. I always love trying out their products as I've yet to find anything bad from them and enjoying using their items. They also sell items for a really good price and who doesn't love a bargain?
Here is my pick of items. I got some gold heartbeat and V shaped stickers, colourful feather water decals, a pot of glitter and full nail water decals. If you would like to see the items in closer detail then feel free to watch my video showing you everything:
I have been working my way through using the items and I am actually just about to record one using the glitter so stayed tuned for that popping up soon! I already filmed a tutorial on using the full nail water decals and you can check that out here:
These were really easy to use and I liked the design choice. It's a quick and easy way to cute nails. If you do want to buy anything on the website you can feel free to use my 10% off code AIJW10 (I don't earn anything for you using it, just in case you wondered)
A short blog this time but as I said I've got lots to do and not enough time to do it in! Thank you all for reading and I will see you in the next one.
Hope you are all enjoying the nice weather that we've been having recently. I have been so busy with work recently that I am very late to getting this blog done for May's Nailbox goodies so let's just get into it.
This months theme was tutti frutti and the box contained three polishes and two nail items. The first item was a wavy nail file by stylfile that has a furry leopard print side and then the file on the other. Due to having square nails, this file isn't really of any use to me but I can see the benefit of this for someone who has rounded nails. I'm going to gift this to my mum so it gets used. The second nail item was an elegant Touch treatment, this time being a nail growth treatment. I'm making quite the collection of Elegant Touch goods thanks to Nailbox!
Let us move onto the polishes for May's box. First up is this vibrant deep pink by Essie and is called Haute In The Heat. This is a really pretty colour and I just adore the shape of the Essie brushes. They are rounded and allow for perfect application around the cuticle.
This was so pigmented it only took one coat to get the colour shown here. Pink is a close second to purple when it comes to my top choices of polish colour and this one is just amazing. Essie never fails to impress me.
Polish two is my first ever Orly polish and is called Orange Punch. An apt name for a vibrant, slightly neon-esque shade. This once again had so much pigment it only took one coat for full coverage!
This macro shot isn't a true representation of the colour but it does show you just how opaque it is with one coat. I didn't use any top coat either for these swatches as I like to let you see the true effect of the polish.
Polish three is a favourite of mine as it is a pastel shade. This is Mint condition by Cuccio and I love it. I'm starting to build up a little collection of Cuccio now (I actually just put an amazing glitter polish by them on my toes the other day!) and I'm always happy with the polishes they produce.
As is common with pastel shades, this one was streaky on the first coat but smoothed out perfectly on the second to give this finish you see here. Personally I have no issue with polishes that take two coats of colour as to me that is standard, I'm not so keen when a polish takes three. So there we have May's (late) Nailbox blog! I have also uploaded a couple of videos to my Youtube you can feel free to check out too. I have the unboxing video here:
and if you would like to watch me live swatching these three polishes then you can check that out here:
Thank you all for reading and see you in the next blog! Lyn
Hello readers, I'm really working through these blogs today! Next up is Meebox April edition. This months theme was hitched, so let's take a look at what we got.
First we have this set of three mini polishes that are a french manicure kit. You also get provided with the tip guides to have that perfect smile line. I haven't had the time to try this out yet to see how good the polishes are as I have never heard of this brand before.
Included this month was a stamper and scraper to go along with a stamping plate that I will talk about in a second. I was trying to find a brand for these but they only say clearjellystamper which turns out to be a website which you guessed it, sells stamping related goods! I had a quick look around there site and they have some nice looking image plates. I've not tried this out yet as I haven't had the time, but I'm going to record it and give you my impressions on how well it works.
Next up is the stamping plate that is made by Bundle Monster. This is one of the collaboration plates that were made with bloggers and youtubers (this one is ellandish). I'm excited to try this out as Bundle Monster is one of the more well known brands I'd say when it comes to image plates so I can't wait to try it out. As I said above I will be testing the stamper and scraper and will also try out this plate at the same time. It's got some really nice designs on it.
Here is yet another website I didn't know existed! Darn you Meebox for introducing me to even more places to spend my money! These cute stickers are by Miss Cat Nails and there are loads of nice things on the website. These products are even masterminded by two nail techs.
Last items contained in this month's box is a polish by Leighton Denny called Breakfast In Bed. This polish applied like a dream, Leighton certainly has his formula's right for his polish line. I applied two coats and no top coat.
This polish is a beautiful gold shimmery bronze. I will admit it doesn't sit that great on my pale skin tone but it is still a really nice shade. It had a nice natural finish to it but I would always recommend a top coat when wearing polish to give that lasting finish and high shine.
There we have it, April's Meebox content. I think my favourite thing is the stamping plate and I can't wait to try it out. Next month's theme has been released and it is based around Rihanna so I'm sure we can expect some very cool nail art items (maybe some spikes?!). Feel free to check out Meebox for yourself.
As you can see this box contained four polishes and a nail art wheel. The wheel is by Elegant Touch and has a mixture of silver and gold studs. They come in a variety of shapes ranging from tiny 1mm circles, squares, stars, hexagons and more. I really like the tiny circles and there are some small silver squares that I'm looking forward to using in the future.
Black is a very staple choice for a box that is themed around pumpkins/halloween. This one is by Sinful and is called Voodoo. I have my "go to" black which is Liquid Leather by China Glaze but it's always good to try another out to see how it performs.
What you see here is actually just one coat. The pigment is very strong in this but it was verging a little on the thick side. I still managed to work with it and was pleased with the coverage. I think it's just because I'm so used to my other black I wasn't expecting it to be so thick. Don't get me wrong, it is not unmanageable, just different to what I am used to.
Now this is an unusual colour. Into The Woods by Color Cub is definitely a khaki green but as the name suggests, it falls very much into the browner tones. Not a colour I would pick out for myself as I enjoy pastels, neon and brighter colours. However I have just removed my neon design from my holidays so it could just the the shock to the system of coming out of summer that makes me a little unsure of this one.
I needed to do two coats of colour as the first was a little patchy but the finish was really nice. I just don't know if this colour is "me" though. What do you think?
Third polish is OPI Where Did Suzi's Man-go? I just adore the OPI polish names! I can't be the only one...right? I like this shade of peachy-orange which I don't think would normally suit my pale skin tone, but since I'm sporting a slight tan I think it looks rather good.
Once again two coats of polish was needed to give full opacity. I can't say I've had many OPI polishes that I didn't like. (The only one that springs to mind is When Monkeys Fly) Overall a nice shade and of course an orange tone had to be included because it wouldn't be a pumpkin patch box without.
Final shade of the box is a Rimmel London Salon Pro in the colour Beige Babe. I'm not overly keen on this shade and I also feel the name doesn't really suit such a deep brown tone.
Application was really good, it has one of the thicker rounded brushes that hugs the cuticle area nicely. It was a little patchy on first coat but a second gave the finish that you see here.
