This June, Australia's first and original indie polish box  - What's Indie box? - celebrated it's one year anniversary.  With news that the box was going to be an all holograoghic box, I just couldn't help myself, and I made sure I put an order in before the end on month deadline. I thought, sure I could easily mix up a range of holo colours myself, but I also wanted to help celebrate our Aussie indies, especially because the majority of the brands all got started because of contacts I made through my blog with the Australian supplier of for nail polish making supplies a few years ago.

Each month the list of participating Aussie indie brands slightly changes. For the one year anniversary box it was going to include polishes from Peita's Polish, Glittering Elements, Glam Polish, Powder Perfect and Lilypad Lacquer.

I have to say that I really love the idea of the polish surprise. Each month in the lead up to the next months box, the What's In-die Box facebook and instagram account provide details of the theme and colour boards to show what each polish is inspired by.  For me, this provides just enough detail to know if I want to purchase the box because I can get a feel for the polish colours that should be included. I also love that it is not a subscription box and that you can choose month by month if you want to purchase it.

Glam Polish - Don't make me blush - A saturated coral pink holographic polish with gold and pink glass flecks.  This one is just so beautiful in real life.  I read lots of girls raving about this one when they opened their boxes. The glassflecks in the base make this more than just a regular holo polish, this one looks awesome in low light too. This was two easy coats.

Powder Perfect - Party in the Park - a dark blackened green holographic polish.  There is also some other pigment in the base, wither it's glass flecks or something else I'm not sure, but it means this polish is still interesting in low light too.  This is two smooth and perfect coats and the holo flame was nice and strong, probably the strongest of the five polishes in the box.

Peita's Polish - Pink Blitz - a bright medium toned pink holographic. The holo flame in this one was probably the weakest in the collection, but the bright and saturated pink shade still makes this a gorgeous polish. Two coats with top coat shown here.

Glittering Elements - Queen of the mermaids - a bright blue holographic jelly polish with aqua blue glass flecks.  In direct sun this looks very royal blue, but in lower light the polish leans more aqua. I love the glass flecks in this polish too, as it makes the polish complex and interesting in low light. Two coats here with top coat.

Lilypad Lacquer - Violet Blaze - a deep, rich and regal purple holographic with red glass flecks.  I'm loving what all the girls have done with these mixes of holographic and glass flecks.  This one looks really purple in the sun where you see the blue part of the holo flame standing out, but indoors the red glass flecks make it look much warmer toned.  This is two coats plus top coat.

I'm really thrilled with the polishes in this months box.  I think the girls created some beautiful and unique holo polish for the box's one year anniversary. I'd be hard pressed to pick a favourite as there are four that I really love.

Orders for next months What's Indie Box close at the end of the month and can be made through the Pieta's Polish shop. International shipping is available.

Who else got the one year anniversary box, and which was your favourite polish?

Hello? Is anyone out there?  Kat Daniels? You're my runner up, now winner of the Ulta3 Glitterati Collection, you only have 24 hours left, otherwise the prize is offered to 3rd place.

I'm excited to show you this post tonight.  I'm sharing the July What's In-die box?  For those that don't know what What's In-die Box is, it's a new monthly subscription box (July is the second month) in which you get 5 full sized Indie polishes from a range of different Aussie Indie brands, which we all know are the best indies around (OK maybe I'm a little biased!)

Each month the polishes are themed and all bottles are individually numbered.

The package arrives with all polishes individually wrapped in bubble wrap inside colour tissue paper and crape paper streamers. 

This months theme is "Little Miss" and polishes have been created from the following Aussie indie brands:  Peita's Polish, Lilypad Lacquer, MacFresh Nail Attire, Shades of Phoenix and Glam Polish.

Let's take a look at each of the shades individually.

I am Miss Haughty Taughty - by Lilypad Lacquer. Predominately green, blue and holographic fine glitter with large pink and yellow hexes.   I applied two coats over a green creme polish from a Glam Polish set I bought in a tube at Target. Application was good and I was easily able to get the pink and yellow glitters out of the bottle and positioned nicely on my nails. This is so much more sparkly in real life and it is really pretty.

I'm a Chatterbox - by Peita's Polish. Fine matte glitters in mainly pink, with some blue and yellow.  I love these sorts of polishes, the only other similar one I have is Floam, but I've always liked the other colour combinations of the glitter.  This is two coats of I'm a Chatterbox over Ulta3 Spring Break.  Totally in love with this combo in real life.

Little Miss Naughty - by Glam Polish. A bright lilac crelly polish with pink, green and white squares. The base colour has a nice opacity where is shows the glitters well but provides coverage in two coats.  I did need to scrape some of the glitters from the side of my bottle and mix them around a bit, and the side of the bottle still shows lots more glitter than I was able to get on my nails. Application was smooth and easy and the polish is classic Glam Polish style. This is two coats with Seche Vite.

Little Miss Bad - by Shades of Phoenix. A light blue creme with pink, blue and black glitters of various sizes.  Great smooth application with a really good opacity for a pastel creme with glitter.  I used two coats with Seche Vite top coat.  This is one polish that really comes to life with top coat.  Without it, it looks kinda dull an a little bumpy, but the instant you apply top coat it all smooths out and looks so pretty and delicate.

Whoops! - by MacFresh Nail Attire.  A light purple jelly base with black hexes and bars, pink dots and white rectangles.  A truly unique polish and the finished mani is really something quite special, but you will require a bit of skill and patience in applying this polish.  The bar glitters are long (but don't curl), but your going to want to make sure they are positioned away from your free edge, otherwise they are scratchy and you end up picking at them.  The large rectangles also tend to make the glitter clump a little, so you will need to jiggle that brush.  I did four coats to get opacity, so probably should have layered it, but I really love the finish I got.

So you want in on this deal right!  You're bummed you missed out on this month and you want all the deets for next month?  Alright!

Next months brands are Gloss 'n Sparkle, Sayuri Lacquer, Pieta's Polish, Lilypad Lacquer and Glam Polish.

The theme for August's box is Wreck It Ralph, and the following images have been provided as polish inspirations.  COOL!

The August What's Indie Box goes on sale this Saturday, 13 July from the Glam Polish Big Cartel Store.  The box costs $47.99 + $7.95 postage.  Shipping is only available to Australia.

So I have a whole bunch of questions you guys can answer, such as: