Spring Fever VoxBox.

If you've been keeping up with Holy Manicures for a while now, you've probably seen one of my posts mentioning Influenster. If you're just joining us or have forgotten about Influenster, it's a website where you can sign up and receive boxes full of awesome, free stuff. In return you post about what you received on the forms of social media you use. It's a pretty great program, and if you haven't signed up yet I recommend it!

I recently received my fourth VoxBox, which I was excited to find had three beauty items inside.

One of the items was the Broadway Nails imPress press-on manicure in Over the Moon. The pattern mimics a water marbled design, which can of course be a real pain to do, and is the perfect kind of design for fake nails.

I personally don't wear false nails because I don't have a problem growing my nails out, and I like my natural nails better. However, I did originally plan to take these for a quick test drive. The only issue was that I believe these are meant to be used by people with quite short natural nails and I found that my nails were too wide at the tops for the fake nails to cover them completely. I appreciated that these fake nails were a very reasonable length, but since my real nails were of a similar length it didn't quite work.

If I was typically a fake nail wearer, I don't think there would have been a problem as I would have happily been able to trim my own nails down and rock these. But alas, that isn't the case and since I'm working on getting my nails longer, it was a no go.

So, I can't offer my personal experience with wearing the nails, but I can say that if one of my friends was going to be wearing fake nails, I'd recommend these. As I already mentioned I like the pattern and the length, but there is also the important fact that you don't have to use any messy glue, and it's a nice bonus that the packaging is totally cute and functional! I'll be passing these on to a friend since I couldn't get much use out of them.

The other beauty products in the box were Osis+ Dust It, which is a mattifying and NYC Applelicious Glossy Lip Balm, which seems to be their response to Revlon Lip Butters or Maybelline Baby Lips. Since I prefer to focus on nail related things here I won't go into too much detail about these items. The mattifying powder doesn't really serve my needs although has a lot of great reviews (it's better suited for someone with fine hair.) The lip balm is in Big Apple Red, and provides a nice sheer wash of color. I don't wear red lips much, but I approve!

Beauty Blogger VoxBox.

I've posted about Influenster a few times before, but once again it's a great way to try out new products, for free if you liked to sign up! 

This month I was very excited to receive the Beauty Blogger VoxBox. The box didn't have any nail products for me to review to you, but there were a bunch of products I was interested in testing out. 

The thing I was the most excited about and have already put to use are the Goody Spin Pins. I'd of course heard of them before, and even seen videos of people using them to create perfect buns, but I was a bit skeptical. However, after a little playing around with them, I can say that they really are super easy to use and are great for making a flawless bun.

The other product I really looked forward to using is the Not Your Mother's Smooth Moves Frizz Control Hair Cream. I've recently been getting much more interested in hair, and am always looking for new hair products, especially ones that can tame frizz. If you like coconut scents this smells great (it very nicely compliments my favorite shampoo and conditioner) and seems to do a good job at handling any frizziness in my hair.

The two things in the box that I was slightly familiar with were the NYC palette and the Slatkin & Co Candle. I have another of the NYC palettes with different colors, and it's perfect for traveling. The highlighter isn't my favorite, but I've always been very impressed with the primer! As for the candle, Slatkin & Co are always my favorites, but Pumpkin Cupcake wasn't a scent I've ever tried. I was pleasantly surprised by it, it's the perfect thing for fall. I can't wait to burn it when I'm home for Thanksgiving.

I haven't had an opportunity to make use of the false lashes yet or the EBoost, but when I do I'll probably be tweeting about it!

Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color Review.

Back in March when I was first starting this blog, I posted a review for a product I received in my VoxBox, and talked a little about what VoxBox is. But there are a lot more people reading these posts now, so I'll explain again.

Influenster is a subscription service like Birchbox, Julep Maven, etc. The big difference is that Influenster is free! Anyone can signup, and then you just might get sent a VoxBox full of fun things.

This month I received my second VoxBox, which is the summer beauty box, and I was happy to find not one but two manicure related items inside.

The item I was really excited to review for you is the Sally Hansen Magnetic nail polish in Silver Elements. This is the first magnetic polish I've owned, I never was particularly tempted to try out this trend, but just recently I was requested to use a magnetic polish in a manicure.

The polish applied very nicely and was super easy to use. You paint one coat on all your fingers and then one my one add a second coat and use the magnet on the cap to create your design. The cap also has a helpful guide you can place on your cuticle, which helps to keep your nail from bumping the magnet, and keeps the magnet centered over your nail.

I don't think this trend is for me since I enjoy doing my own nail art, but the shimmer in this polish is surprisingly very pretty and I'm happy to wear this until I do my next manicure. This is something I'd definitely recommend to my friends who might want something more than a solid color but don't want to add any extra time to their nail painting. This is about as quick as nail art can get!

Moving on to the other  manicure related item in the box...

Since I'm always painting my nails and removing polish and the like, I can never have enough hand cremes, so this Sally Hansen Nails and Cuticles Hand Creme was a perfect thing to receive. There isn't that much that I have to say about this, other than it's nice and the sample size I received will be great for keeping in my purse.

These are just two of the items I received in my VoxBox, and for something that's free these two items alone are better than some of the boxes I've seen people get from paid subscription services. I definitely recommend everyone to sign up!

Kiss Nail Dress Review.

Today I'm going to talk about a product I received in my VoxBox. What is VoxBox? A VoxBox is part of a subscription service called Influenster. It's similar to Birchbox or Julep Maven, except you don't pay anything! Anyone can sign up, and then if you're active on the website you could get sent a box.

I received the Love VoxBox this month; which had chocolate, a razor, and tea among other things. But more importantly it had a set of nail stickers from the brand Kiss.

I've never had much desire to try out nail stickers because I enjoy doing my own nail art. However, of course I couldn't pass up the chance to test out a nail product that was in my possession anyway.

I wasn't crazy about the pattern (it's called Shrug) I received, but looking through the little leaflet included, I saw they had a pretty good selection. If I were going to use them again I would go for one of the cute floral prints. There are 18 choices overall.

I found the hardest part of the whole application process was just finding the right size stickers for each of my nails. There are 28 stickers in each package though, so there are plenty to play around with and find the right fit. You'll also have plenty left over for another project. They wouldn't be the right sizes, but Kiss recommends that you could cut them up and use them as part of another manicure. They won't dry out so you can always keep them on hand for a later use.

Once I had that figured out which sizes to use for each of my nails, it was very simple. Removal was even easier, all you have to do is peel them off and then use a bit of nail polish remover to get rid of any sticky residue.

My least favorite thing about the stickers was that I couldn't seem to get the edge I filed off to be smooth on some of my nails.

I don't think I would use them again, but only because I feel like there aren't any designs that I care for enough to make it worth buying the stickers, when I could probably do something similar by hand.

I would however recommend the stickers to any of my friends who need a detailed manicure in a pinch, aren't patient with their nail painting, or just can't do anything other than a solid color on their own. They would be perfect for a fun manicure for someone who doesn't enjoy doing or can't do their own nail art.

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If you are interested in trying these out for yourself, their suggested retail is $6.99. I saw them for sale around me for $8.99 the other day so make sure you look out for the best price. They should be really easy to find, they're available at Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, etc.