The September Box! £110+ of Creativity, Autumn Nail Art & Our Biggest Brand Takeover Yet

September happened at full speed, and I have finally had a minute to tell you what went into this box. And honestly? This one was something very, very special. 🎨

This month was all about creativity. Giving you products that let you play, experiment and create sets that feel completely your own. And there was one brand that fitted that idea perfectly: Nail & Beauty Excellence.

So we didn't do things by halves. We gave them the whole box. A full NBE takeover, packed with over £110 worth of products, making this our highest-value box ever. 🤯

That incredible value came from the generosity and excitement of Jade, the amazing woman behind the brand, and we genuinely cannot thank her enough.

Why Nail & Beauty Excellence? ✨

NBE is a brilliant brand with genuinely high-quality products, but it is Jade herself who makes working with the brand so special.

She is an incredible person who is always striving to do better, and her products really do speak for themselves. From the messages and reactions we've seen, I think our subscribers have noticed that too.

NBE also gave subscribers an exclusive 20% off, and seeing that offer being used has made me smile so much. It means you didn't just open the products and think they looked nice. You tried them, loved them and wanted more. That is exactly what we hope for when we introduce a brand through the box. 🤍

Autumnal, But Never Just for Autumn 🍂

We paired the creativity theme with gorgeous autumn colours, because obviously September and autumn nails belong together.

But you know me. I think deeply about every product that goes into these boxes. Probably too deeply sometimes. 😂 I never want you to receive something that works for one set, one trend or one month and then gets forgotten about.

Everything in this box can be used all year round. Even better, several of the products connect beautifully with previous boxes and with what comes next: Halloween. So this isn't just an autumn box. It is another part of the collection month by month.

So What Was in the Box?

Every box was packed entirely with Nail & Beauty Excellence products:

• A huge top coat = and when I say huge, I mean it. Subscribers are already loving this one.
• Two gel polish colours = we had lots of shades to share between the boxes, so everyone received their own autumnal colour combination.
• White art gel = an essential for adding detail and letting your creativity run wild.
• Sculpture gel = this ties back beautifully to our dual forms box, but it can also be used for raised 3D nail art.
• Texture gel = such an easy way to add dimension to a set without overcomplicating it. You can chrome over it too, including with The Gel Obsession chrome from a previous box.
• Modelling gel = another brilliant product for creating designs with shape, texture and detail.
• Tortie hard gel = because who doesn't love tortie? The bonus is that it is a hard gel, but it can still be used like a polish. I've tried it, and it works perfectly.

Then I added a little gift from me: leaves and gold sparkles, ready to make those sets extra autumnal. 🍁✨

The Education: Work Smarter, Not Harder ⏱️

This month's education was called Work Smarter, Not Harder, and we went deep into how to complete your sets more efficiently without cutting corners.

We covered everything from setting up before your client arrives to being more strategic with nail art. Because working faster should never mean rushing or lowering your standards. It is about having a plan, making better decisions and protecting your time.

Find out more about it [here]

The Month I Had Two Weeks to Do Four Weeks of Work 😅

This month came with one tiny complication: I was going away for two weeks, right in the middle of packing and posting week.

So I had two weeks to do about four weeks' worth of work. At the same time, I was completely booked up in the cabin with nail clients. It felt like Christmas week. Everyone from the first week of my holiday needed to come a week early, and since coming home I've had the final week's holiday clients alongside my usual fully booked diary.

To put it mildly, it has been chaos. 😂

I needed to prepare the thank-you cards in advance, print and laminate the posters (yes, I do that myself too), organise the Halloween box and make sure everything was ready to run smoothly while I was away.

I even ordered the box of leaves to the wrong address, which was a fantastic start. Honestly, you couldn't write it. 😂

And Then Emily Stepped In 💗

Through pure kindness, Emily offered to pack and post every single box while I was away.

Handing that over is a big thing for me. These boxes mean so much, and I wanted to make the process as easy as possible for her. But Emily absolutely smashed it. She didn't miss anyone, she handled everything brilliantly, and she made all of us so bloody proud.

Emily isn't just one of our brilliant BAs. She is somebody who stepped up when I really needed her and treated every subscriber's box with the same care I would have given it myself. That means more than I can explain.

Emily, thank you. We are so lucky to have you. 🤍

We have a blog all about Emily [here]

Another Sell-Out! 🎉

Somewhere among all that organising, packing, travelling and general chaos, the September box completely sold out again. YAYYY!

And the October Halloween box has now sold out too. I am so grateful, even though I know that means some of you missed out. The November box will be available soon, so keep your eyes peeled. 👀

Our Community Standout: Jen 🌟

This month's community standout was the wonderful Jen. Our community is built by the people who show up, support others and share the whole experience with us, and Jen deserves to be celebrated.

Read all about Jen [here]

Thank You 🙏

To Jade and everyone at Nail & Beauty Excellence, thank you for your incredible generosity, enthusiasm and trust. Giving us over £110 of products made this our most valuable box ever, but the care behind it meant just as much. We know how generous the brands we work with are, and we never take that for granted.

To Emily, thank you for stepping in and making packing and posting look easy while I was away. To Jen, thank you for being such a wonderful part of this community.

And to every subscriber who opened the box, created with the products, used the offer, shared your sets and supported what we are building: thank you. You are our biggest supporters, and getting to share this experience with you means everything.

September was creative, chaotic, autumnal and completely sold out. Now bring on Halloween. 🎃