FVS Nail Polish Subscription Box Review – June, July, August 2016

FVS Nail Polish is based out of Alberta and makes awesome vegan, cruelty-free polishes! They sell the polishes individually in their Etsy shop but also have a monthly subscription box! Because of the possible mail disruption with Canada Post, the owner graciously offered to send me all three months at once which I really appreciate! When you subscribe you can choose between cremes, shimmers, holos, and glitters — I chose mixed, as I wanted to try a little bit of everything!

Everything arrived safe and sound — while the brown paper packaging was pretty nondescript, the goodies inside were anything but! Warning: glitter! There was a lot of loose glitter, which I mostly cleaned up for the below photos. (Most of the glitter landed on me. I’m sparklier than a vampire in Twilight.)

Everything included! (See what I mean about the glitter?)

I swatched five of the seven polishes on my nails — the photo will be at the end of the breakdown!

June included polishes in Shocking Pink, a shimmery raspberry pink, and Bamboo, a shimmery green I really like! I think these are great summer colours. Bamboo is the more sheer of the two — I had a hint of visible nail line after two coats but I think three would have been perfect. Shocking Pink was opaque after two coats.

Lace tape was also included! Make striped designs on your nails using this purple tape — I think it would look particularly awesome with either the pink or the green polish!

July included a fantastic creme polish in a gorgeous orange called Rogue Xs. No shimmer to this one, it’s just a lovely creme that was fully opaque after two coats. BFF is a purple and silver glitter — I didn’t swatch this one just because it can be a pain to remove and I couldn’t commit to doing a full manicure tonight. I was also sent holo transfer foil to try my hand at a new (to me!) style of nail art — just press a sheet of the foil to your nail, leave it for 90 seconds, and then carefully peel off to have a neat graffiti effect. I can’t wait to try this!

August featured monochromes! Thin Ice is a mother of pearl shimmer, which has a really nice pearly finish but was fairly sheer — like Bamboo, I think a third coat would have been perfect. And Forbidden is a creme black that was actually opaque with just one coat! I was also sent gold flake foil, which I think would look great on the white but AMAZING over the black… I’m getting ideas already.

Some bonuses were included! I love crystal files; they don’t pull or tear at the edges of your nails. And the Holiday Bash is such a cool glitter — again, I didn’t swatch, but it’s great. A burgundy base with silver glitter — love it.

Swatches! From top to bottom: Bamboo, Shocking Pink, Rogue Xs, Thin Ice, Forbidden. All with two coats.

I really enjoyed trying FVS Nail! I loved the variety of colours I was sent, and I like that you can choose what finishes/styles you prefer for your subscription. The bonus item each month was also a great complement as well. Best of all, the polishes are 5-free, vegan, and cruelty free as well — I feel good about wearing their polish on my nails! I could do without the rainstorm of glitter, though!

Which FVS colour was your favourite? Let us know below in the comments!

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