December Square Hue Review

The last Square Hue box received was March's O'Hue Collection, and then after that box I put my subscription on hold.  I was very impressed by Square Hue's polishes, I just have so many already that I figured I would only choose to receive a box every few months or so.

Quite a bit of time has passed since March, but I decided to finally reactive my subscription with December's collection because it was New York City-themed.  I live in Western NY, but I've always wanted to live in NYC.  I figured I'd love whatever colors they included, and I was hoping for some dark, vampy polishes for winter.  What was actually sent was only so-so, but I still enjoy Square Hue because their polishes are cruelty-free, big-3 free, and a portion of their proceeds are donated to charity.

Each collection contains three .50 oz bottles, which is the same size as most other nail polishes you'd find in stores.  Square Hue's polishes have a great formula: they glide on very smoothly and are usually opaque after two coats.  This month's colors were as follows:

• Broadway, a sheer pearl shade that I feel looks best over another polish.  This one was just a little bit streaky upon application for me.
• Times Square, a gorgeous silver holo -- my favorite of the bunch!
• Fifth Avenue, a classic red creme.

To be completely honest, I didn't love this collection as much as I was hoping I would.  I love Times Square, but the other two are underwhelming to me.  I don't care for Broadway at all, and I already have a bunch of reds so I didn't need another like Fifth Avenue.  But that is the chance you take with Square Hue, since you never know what the colors are going to be.  I still really like this subscription a lot and will ship another box in the future, and I'll probably either swap Broadway and Fifth Avenue or give them to a friend.

Bottom Line: If you're a nail polish addict like me, I definitely recommend Square Hue.  If you're okay with not knowing what shades you're going to receive ahead of time, I think you'll be very happy with the formula and quality of these polishes.  For more information on how the subscription works, please check out my first review.

*Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post.

March Square Hue "O'Hue" Collection Review

This post is coming a little late and I apologize for that; I've gotten a bit behind on my blogging but I'm queuing up some posts tonight to get back on track.  I received my second Square Hue collection this month, but it's my first official shipment that I paid for since February's box was sent to me to review.

I was really excited for the O'Hue Collection because green is my favorite color, and I knew that they pretty much had to include some green shades for the St. Patrick's Day theme.  I liked the colors this month, but I didn't love them as much as I was hoping to.

I was kind of hoping that the box would have more than one green shade, but I guess that would be redundant of them.  I did like that they used the colors of the Irish flag (kind of), however; I didn't care for the titles of the polishes.  I know that, for the most part, St. Patrick's Day just means drinking to most Americans.  My nationality is South Korean but I was adopted into an Irish-American family, and one of my pet peeves is that it's just a day for people to drink and go crazy.  That's not the only thing Irish people should be known for!  Ah, sorry for the mini-rant -- back to the polishes.

What I do love about Square Hue's polishes is that their formula is just amazing.  The brush is the perfect size and the polishes glide on incredibly smoothly.  Right now I only have Patty's Pint swatched, which you can see below (left is with flash, right is without).  It's a dark forest-green with hints of shimmer.  Amber Lager is a copper shimmer, and Blond Ale is a light cream/gold shimmer.  I would have liked to have had at least one matte in the collection, but I do love my shimmers, too.

 

Bottom Line: I'm still loving Square Hue's polishes and I think that for $21 a month this service is a steal.  The polishes are high quality and also cruelty-free.  Learn more and sign up by clicking here.

*Disclaimer: I purchased this and was not asked to review it.  I received no compensation for this review and the honest opinions here are entirely my own.

Square Hue Review (February's Box)

I recently found Square Hue in my wanderings around the world of subscription services, and I'm in love!  I am a nail polish addict (even though I don't post swatches that often), and I change my nail color at least twice a week.  My cuticles don't like it, but I just love buying up new colors.  I've tried the one main nail polish subscription that you're probably thinking of and I didn't care for it at all.  I have been hoping for one with high-quality polishes to make its debut, and it's finally here: Square Hue!

Square Hue kindly sent me their February collection to review, and I can't gush enough about it.  Most importantly, the formula is amazing.  The polishes glided on so smoothly and were sufficiently opaque in three coats.  The brush is a good size, not too long like that other service (sorry to keep bringing them up, but Square Hue is just so much better than them), and the colors themselves are beautiful.

February's collection is titled Vintage Love, obviously for Valentine's Day.  They could have just stopped there, since the shades are pinks and reds and that makes sense, but I am really loving how much they tied the names into the theme, too.  Maybe it's the former English major in me, but the way they really tied the theme through is just fantastic.  The names tell a story, as do the colors--"High School Crush" is an innocent pink cream, "Wartime Romance" is a bit darker fuschia/pink cream, and "Dear John" is a vampy, dark red shimmer.  The colors progress in maturity, and the fact that it ends with "Dear John" instead of a happy ending is really clever.  If you don't know what Dear John letter is, it was when a soldier would receive a letter (especially during the WWII era) that their girl back home was leaving them.

I already mentioned how great the formula was, but I also really like the design of the bottles.  They're .5 ounces, so the standard size for most polishes.  I think they would look really pretty on display; I like the simple but bold "hue" logo.

Bottom Line: I am in. love. with Square Hue!  Here is everything you need to know about the service, aside from what I've written above:

• The service costs $21/month, including shipping.  They currently only ship to the continental U.S.
• You can cancel at any time, and also suspend your account (skip a month).
• Each collection is only sent out that month--they currently do not have a shop where you can purchase past colors.  So each polish you get is a limited edition!
• Cruelty-free, Big 3 Free (DBP, Formaldehyde, Toluene), and camphor-free
• Made in the USA
• Connect with them on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr

Check out my swatches after the "read-more!"