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SquareHue
Cost: $19.99/month ($14.99 + $5 S/H)
Ships To: United States & Canada. Â 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. Â 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. Â I loved the packaging and really liked how it wasn’t a big box with a punch of packaging material. Â 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. Â And I mean that in a good way! Â 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. Â 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. Â Sometimes it’s more red. Â Sometimes more pink. Â Sometimes more orange. Â 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. Â It reminds me of a night sky. Â Very very pretty! Â 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. Â 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. Â There’s always that chance and I always wonder about that when I go shopping.
What do you think about SquareHue? Â Did you get this month’s box or have you ever subscribed? Â If you are interested in signing up or just want to learn more, click here. Â 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