Monday 2 May 2016

Hitched - April Meebox Review + Nail Art

Hey everyone! This weekend in the UK was the May bank holiday weekend, so we've had a nice three-day weekend. It's been great to have that extra time off but I'm actually more tired than I should be as I didn't get to sleep until 3 last night. Today I've genuinely spent the whole day re-watching Sherlock and not doing much else really because I was too tired to contemplate being productive. 

Today's review is of the April Meebox*. Meebox is a monthly subscription box (you can see my previous review of February's box here) I must stop you before you roll your eyes and say 'another subscription box?' because Meebox's stand out from the crowd in my opinion and are consistently great. I've been really impressed with both boxes I've received (and other boxes I've seen across social media that I haven't received). For just £20 a month you're getting value for money, this month's box would total almost £40. 

Each month the box has a theme, and this month's theme is 'Hitched', their first bridal theme. Each month you are emailed what the theme will be on the 1st of the month, and you can choose whether or not you would like to receive the box. There's no contract, you can opt in and out whenever you want, and I think that freedom makes them quite unique. I decided to create these simple heart stamped nails with some of the products from this month's box (read on after the jump to see the products).



In this month's box I received:

Clear Jelly Stamper (RRP £7.99)
Miss Cat Nail Stickers (RRP £1.99) + an exclusive 20% off code


I was very happy to receive a clear jelly stamper in the box, despite the fact that I had actually just bought one off eBay, because this is likely to be much better quality and it means I don't have to wait for weeks for it to be delivered from China. It was also a great excuse to continue practice stamping, which I've been loving recently, but with more precision. 



For the nail art I used a coat of Mavala - Riga from the french manicure set, then I stamped using the stamper and plate plus the white from the set. Whilst this wasn't completely opaque, I like how it came out because it looks more like a baby pink shade when stamped over Riga. I attempted to use Leighton Denny - Breakfast in Bed and double stamp over the top but it just didn't show up. I then added nail stickers from Miss Cat Nails and finished off with a coat of topcoat from the set. 


What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
Alice

*Any products marked with a star were provided to me for honest review. Any opinions are entirely my own and were not influenced in any way

11 comments:

  1. This box seems lovely! I love that they include a variety of things from polish to nail art to stamping. The nail art you created looks adorable and so romantic :)

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  2. I've seen another review of this box and it looks gorgeous. I love your nail art too, so pretty.
    Vicky
    @thepolishlist

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  3. What a lovely manicure, Alice! I like that you incorporated the stickers, they look lovely. Are they too raised or does a coat of topcoat fix them nicely? Lovely box overall, lots of nice goodies :)

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  4. I like subscription boxes with the option to see the theme before you commit to buying for the month. :) This looks so fun and I adore the mani you created with your goodies!

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  5. Wow! That is indeed a great box for its full of great stuffs for nails. I love your mani for the colors and design are simply amazing.

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  6. I'm really in love with those stickers, which never happens! They're just so gorgeous! Your stamping nails turned out fab! Always good to have a spare clear jelly stamper too!!

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  7. This seems like a great box - I love that it actually contains everything you'd need, stamper and all! The manicure you created is so cute :)

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  8. I love the theme! So cool the way it's all tied together. I love what you've come up with, it's so lovely. And you can never re-watch Sherlock too many times!

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  9. I can't get over how great your new photos look. :D And those tiny hearts and stars! So sweet!

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  10. Practice & simply ... Love it!

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  11. I LOVE these nails, so pretty! I must check out the Mee box asap

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