MeeBox is a monthly subscription box which costs £20 (including P&P) if you want to pay month-to-month or £18 per box if you prepay for 3 months. I wanted to give it a chance to see how good it was so I opted to pay for 3 months at once.
July's box came with nail polishes from Models Own, Morgan Taylor and Trust Fund Beauty in the colours of the Rio flag, plus some Deco It nail art stickers from iZ Beauty of London and a Tweexy, which just days before I'd actually been looking at online as I was thinking of buying one to try out.
Models Own - Luis Lemon (£4.99)
This is a super-bright neon yellow, it is from the Ice Neon Collection which I already own the mini collection of but haven't actually got around to using yet. I tried it over bare nails and it took 4 coats to get a decent coverage, over a white base it would most likely only need 1 or 2 coats and it would possibly pop even more. The polish has a nice wide brush which is great to paint with, it has a good consistency and smooths out on the nail and has a semi-matte finish. I used 4 coats with no top coat for the swatch below.
Morgan Taylor - Later Alligator (£11)
This is a new brand to me. The polish is an emerald green creme which has a thin formula but is really pigmented so covers well and dries quickly and very shiny. The brush is quite thin but this didn't cause any issues when painting. I used 2 coats with no top coat for the swatch below.
Trust Fund Beauty - Denim with Diamonds ($15)
This is another new brand to me, I loved the pretty little box the polish came in, it was a lovely extra touch. The polish is a rich blue jelly with a light turquoise shimmer throughout, it looks really pretty in person and I think with a top coat over it would look even better. The formula is quite thin but still has decent coverage on the nail after a couple of coats. It did stain my skin a bit when I was cleaning up which makes me think it could stain the nails as well. I used 2 coats with no top coat for the swatch below.
iZ Beauty of London - Deco It Nail Decals (£4)
The Deco It stickers I received have a tropical theme with flowers and parrots and you get a generous amount of them per sheet. They are really easy to use - you peel them off the sheet using tweezers, place them where you want on the nail and press them down firmly using a top coat over them to seal onto the nail. I did manage to peel one off when I was applying them as I wasn't happy with its position and doing so didn't lift any nail polish off which was impressive.
Tweexy - The Original Nail Polish Bottle Holder (£14.95)
I did use the Tweexy whilst I was painting my nails and, except for one mishap with the Morgan Taylor polish, it worked quite well, kept the polish in place and didn't really interfere with how I painted my nails. I like the fact it's made of silicone so if you do get polish on it, you can clean it off with nail polish remover without damaging it. I'm not sure if it's something I'll use regularly at home since I usually paint my nails on a flat surface anyway but it could possibly be handy for when you're on holiday or somewhere where you don't have a sturdy surface.
I wanted to do something really fun and bright using these polishes to suit the Rio theme. I decided on using Luis Lemon (over a white base this time) and Later Alligator to create a gradient effect. Then on the accent nail I used Later Alligator and Denim with Diamonds for a gradient effect but used a couple of the Deco It nail stickers too. I finished it off with a coat of Sally Hansen's Mega Shine top coat.
I wore this design for a few days, even at work, and I only suffered minor edge wear - the stickers did not lift at all.
The photos below show the nail art indoors with LED light and outdoors with natural light.
With an overall value of roughly £47 the box is definitely value for money and the products included are impressive and work really well together, I'm definitely looking forward to the next box!
Does anyone else subscribe to MeeBox? What are your thoughts?
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