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SquareHue
Cost: $19.99/month ($14.99 + $5 S/H)
Ships To: United States & Canada. Shipping to the US is $5, shipping to Canada is $9.
SquareHue, who kindly sent me this box to review, is a monthly nail polish subscription box. SquareHue delivers a unique, curated collection of premium nail polish colors to its style aware members. Three polishes, which are cruelty-free and vegan-friendly, are sent each month and are curated around a monthly theme.
SquareHue ships via USPS First Class Mail and arrives during the first week of the month. Lots of boxes come mid-month, so I liked that this one came nice and early.
This was my first ever SquareHue and I was impressed right away. I loved the packaging and really liked how it wasn’t a big box with a punch of packaging material. They figured out how to ship in a size appropriate box and I appreciated that.
The April 2014 SquareHue collection was The Passport Collection: AMSTERDAM and included the following colors:
~Beethovenstraat (High Gloss Creme): This is exactly the color of Kermit the Frog. And I mean that in a good way! I don’t have a color like this and while I don’t know that I have ever looked for one, I think it will work nicely as an accent color. I’m thinking all pink and then one green glittery one?
~Kalverstraar (High Gloss Creme): Every time I look at this I see a different color. Sometimes it’s more red. Sometimes more pink. Sometimes more orange. It goes on nicely and is my favorite one in the box I think!
~P.C. Hooftstraat (Duochrome): Hopefully you can tell just how pretty this color is. It reminds me of a night sky. Very very pretty! And I know I have nothing like this one.
If you are in the United States, Square Hue is $19.99/month ($14.99 + $5 shipping), which breaks down to $6.67/polish. That is less than what you’d be paying at the store and this is a great way to buy polish since you know you aren’t buying a bottle some random person opened at the store and tested on their nails. There’s always that chance and I always wonder about that when I go shopping.
What do you think about SquareHue? Did you get this month’s box or have you ever subscribed? If you are interested in signing up or just want to learn more, click here. If you sign up for their e-mails, you will get a code for 50% off your first box or you can use the code “BOGO” to get a free surprise collection box when you order the May “RIO” box!!!!
Oh nice sub. I love the kermit color.
It’s fun!
I looked into Square Hue before deciding to go with Julep. I didn’t like that everyone gets the same box every month. At least with Julep you do get a little bit of a choice. Plus I really like the range of colors and vibrancy of the Julep.
That being said, after you’ve had time to apply the SH nail color I would be interested to know how you like its formula vs. Julep. Does it go on evenly & without streaks, how many coats until it is opaque…that kind of thing.
I find the Julep bottle does lend itself to getting some large drops once in awhile, as the color slides down the long brush, which can make it a little bit more of a pain to apply. They also only have .27oz in their bottles and Square Hue looks like they have .5 which is more comparable to OPI & Essie. So three bottles at approximately $20 versus the $8-9 per bottle it costs me to get one of those two in the store does make the Square Hue polish a decent value if their formula is good.
I liked how it went out, but I only tested one. I like these way better than the Julep bottles for sure. They are cute, but not overly user friendly. As for being comparable to Julep, I think that’s hard because I feel like Julep isn’t always consistent.
I have tried julep and I can say square hue is so much better. You get better polish, you get more polish, and I like there company so much more. I had them both at the same time and I dropped julep after trying square hue. I hope this helps 🙂
Thanks!!!
I really want to try this box and review on my blog as well. It looks like a great box. Check me out on theculturequeen dot net