Scratch Subscription Box - March 14

Lua P from Le-Happy.com

 This month's box was designed by fashion blogger Lua P from Le-Happy.com and it comes with the following items:

• 3x Nail Wrap Sets
• Circle Studs
• Star Studs
• 1x Mini Color Club Polish in Williamsburg
• 1x Nail Art Tweezers
• 1x Heart Shaped Ring (gift)

 These nail art tweezers are seriously a GOD SEND and I don't know why I never thought to buy these before (well now I don't have to). If you're some one who likes to put all sorts of embellishments on your nail these are a MUST HAVE!

ADORE THIS COLOUR!!!!

'GRRL' 

 

As soon as I opened up the box my eyes were immediately drawn to this set and it is my favourite for this month by far! I love the details and especially the see through feature of the diamond design. 

 'EMBOSSED'

 

 These wraps are really cute and preppy. They totally remind me of that 90's movie 'Clueless' and the song Fancy by Iggy. When I opened these ones up I noticed that they REALLY smelt like wet nail polish, which I kinda like - weird huh?

'LA LUNE'

 This one was my least favourite design for the month. This will probably be donated to one of my lovely friends - lol!

These Scratch boxes are definitely getting better with each month. When I first subbed I was mostly skipping each month but now every email preview I get keeps getting better and better but my wallet is not happy with me!

If you live in the US these nail boxes will set you back $30 a month with free shipping. International is an extra $8 shipping which equates to about $43.00AUD once you also include conversion fee from your bank. In the end it ends up being a little pricey but I love the variety in each box as well as the gifts that come with it. Next months gift is GREAT! Review coming super soon for that one :)

PS - some people have asked why my reviews on these come at the later end of the month/early in to the next month. The reason being is that shipping takes about two weeks for the boxes to reach me, then I take photos and do a manicure etc but I try and get it out asap!

Scratch Subscription Box - Feb 14

Feb14 Scratch Sub Box

February's Scratch box contains nail wraps designed by Hannah Lee of Hannah Rox It blog/vblog. Before this box I had never heard of her before but I adored her designs, especially the Enchanted Windows set.

This month we received three nail wraps, rhinestones, nail file and orange stick, as per the norm every month. The freebies this month was a wax pencil rhinestone picker, sharpener and a dark chocolate bar with cherries and almonds which tasted AWESOME!!!!

SWEET SPOT

Picture courtesy of www.goscratch.it

Sweet Spot is colourful dotted nail wrap design which totally reminds me of 'hundreds and thousand' sprinkles. Super cute, bright and punchy.

HUG ME, KISS ME

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Hug Me, Kiss Me was really hard to take a picture of. They're a transparent/clear base nail wrap with red and pink heart features.I was planning on wearing these for Valentine's day but I was so snowed under with work that I didn't get the chance to do it. Can't wait to use these - I have something in mind for them. Keep an eye out for it on my instagram (@jolinaohair).

ENCHANTED WINDOWS

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Enchanted Windows was what made me want to purchase the February box. The design and the colours are just PERFECT and totally reflect my style/personality.

Macro shot of the Enchanted Windows nail wrap

The nail wraps were easy to apply and the majority of them fit well on my nails except the thumb nails as I have really big nail beds, which you can see in the images below, but the other fingers fit okay.

Scratch It is definitely one of my most favourite subscription boxes as they send you a preview for each month and if you don't like what you see you can skip it or gift it. Check them out at  www.goscratch.it - you won't regret it! x

Ciate London Denim Manicure Kit

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

 

Hope you guys have all been well and sorry I have been neglecting this blog. Like most people, the end of the year is super hectic and I just had sooooooooo many clients/jobs as well as finishing my Certificate IV in Training and Assessing that I never got a chance to blog!

Now that January has rolled around things have started to get quiet again and I've had time to play with one of the nail kits I got while I was in Hawaii in August.

This is the Ciate Denim Manicure Kit which I got from Nordstroms for $18.00USD. It contains the following:

 

CIATE PAINT POT IN 'REGATTA' (1x 13.5ml)
GRIP GLUE (no individual picture)

 

STUDS (30 PIECES)

 

WATER TRANSFERS (2x SHEETS)

 

 This kit has everything you need to create your own denim nail art with detailed instructions on the back of the box as well as within a leaflet inside the box.

The studs add a three dimensional element to it in conjunction with the water decals in the shape of stitching (it comes in gold and white).

The decals themselves were a little tricky to apply but once you got the hang of it it wasn't too bad. I highly recommend using tweezers for that part!

I ended up pairing this kit with some Sally Hansen Polish Strips in the Zip It! Design. Here is the final look I came up with:

All in all this was a really funky kit and at only $18.00USD it was a bargain. I'm not sure if you can get in Australia anymore but you can probably find it on Ebay/Amazon.