This June's Mani of the Month box is really amazing. I say that. ALL THE TIME. But I mean it! This month's box has a tropical theme that's perfect for summer.
It contains:
From Heather's Hues
- A Full sized cream polish in Coral Cove
- A mini polish in Seaside
- A baggie of Sea Glass glitter
From Dream Polish
- A mini Smooth Gem base coat in Hawaiian Paradise
- A mini Gem Glam top coat in Hawaiian Paradise
- A full sized cuticle balm in Hawaiian Paradise
From Nails Redesigned
- A sheet of wave vinyls
- A sheet of dolphins (!)
- A sheet of tropical flower masks
- Some little coral gemstones
This month's full sized polish, Coral Cove, is a bright neon. It's a creamy shade, opaque in two even coats, with glass flecks and maybe a hint of a duochrome shimmer. Just a wee bit. It dried almost matte, but shines up lovely with the top coat. For this mani I used the floral nail guides from Nails Redesigned and sponged on some orange to create the flowers, added the top coat, and placed the included gems before it dried to keep them in place!
I did notice that this polish stained, slightly. It's something a lot of neons do due to the rich colouration of the pigment. I've been working on developing a whitening/stain removing soak, though, so it was a great oppertunity to try it out.
The mini, Seaside, is a totally different category of polish. Sometimes the polishes in the box are complementary, but not this month! Seaside is a deep blue jelly loaded with glass flecks and a bit of transparent glitter shapes. For this mani I applied two even layers and stamped some waves using silver and applied the Wax Effect top coat from Dream Polish (not in the box). I've done a mani like this before and thought this was the perfect chance to 'recreate it'. On the accent nail I placed some of the Sea Glass.
The Dream Polish scent this month is Hawaiian Paradise. It's an amazing tropical pina colada scent. It smells so good I want to eat it! It's not something I would have ever ordered on my own so I'm really glad it was included so that I got to try it out because I love it.
I have a couple more ideas for the kit using the wave vinyls and dolphins that I hope to post this week, so keep an eye out!