Sorry it's been such a while since my last post but I've been really busy! I'm glad that the item I'm about to talk about arrived on my day off where I had the time to open and swatch everything.
Today I'm going to talk about Coloristiq. I found them via social media and they are a UK based company. They actually do a nail polish rental service which I had never heard of! If you would like to find out more about this, click the link here:
Coloristiq Explained
I personally wasn't interested in the rental side of this company (I love my polish too much to have to give it back :D ) but they do a monthly manicure themed box that took my interest. You don't have to subscribe to this, you just buy the box if you like the look of it. They even let you know exactly what you'll find inside along with the price should you have bought each item individually. You pay £15 for a box.
Here is the Summer Getaway box that I choose to buy. It was actually on sale as it is the box from July so there was only a limited number of these left.
I want to take the time to tell you how much I LOVED the way this came packaged. It arrived in a large cardboard box that held the smaller polka dot one you see in the picture which was securely held in place by shredded black paper. Once you open up the smaller box, your polish is safely wrapped inside more shredded paper and held neatly together with tissue paper. Such a great touch!
The leaflet with the box has details of the items included on the back and the centre fold contains a nail art idea using your months polish. A fantastic idea for people new to nail art to copy an easy design.
For the first colour we have Sally Hansen Lemon Zest. This colour is gorgeous! It was opaque with just 1 coat but I did two plus topcoat for this picture. You can see from the macro shot that it has a subtle glitter through it. I can't wait to use this polish.
Next we have an Essie mini Full Steam Ahead. Now I am a sucker for any purple polish and this one is no exception! I didn't realise until I applied it that it actually has flecks of silver glitter through it. Application was nice and smooth and this is two coats and top coat.
Lastly we have Nicole by OPI Diva Into The Pool. I done two coats but it was still a little sheer which you can see slightly towards the bottom of my nail and the tip line was also slightly visible. Three coats would give a complete opaque finish depending on the look you were going for.
You might have noticed I'm missing a swatch of the red polish Nails Inc Gatwick. Unfortunately the one I received was faulty and I'm waiting for a reply from Coloristiq about it. I'm posting this on the day I got the package which is a Saturday so I'm not expecting a reply until Monday.
The Nails Inc polish in the box is the Soho Silk Colour Enhancing Base Coat. It went on smooth to leave a creamy looking base and when I applied the colour on top, application was easy. I used this under each of the swatch colours.
So what are my overall thoughts on Coloristiq manicure box? To get straight to the point, I love it! I would definitely order another one (hurry up payday!!) and I'd recommend them to other UK nail addicts. My video review shall be up soon so be sure to subscribe to me on Youtube under the name Nala Nails. To find out more about purchasing your own box, have a look here:
Manicure Box Information
Edit: Coloristiq got back in touch with me promptly Monday morning apologizing about my faulty polish and offered a refund. Wonderful customer service and I've now ordered the August manicure box!
Thanks for reading. Until next time!
Lyn
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