Blogger is annoying because it just deleted all of my post. So here it is again. I received 4 Julep polishes this week. Two were from Adventures in Acetone's Blog Sale. Check it out because she still has polishes for sale and some are only $1. I bought Michelle and Diane.
I received the other 2 in my first Julep Maven box. This is $20 a month for 3 items. My third item was a hand soap that exfoliates your skin. I haven't tried it yet. I got Penelope and Portia. You can see Penelope in my previous post. It's a soft pink that, like most light colors, takes 3 streaky coats to get it opaque. Sigh.
Here is my new Julep mani:
Base: Julep - Michelle
Glitter: Julep - Portia
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Top Coat of Essie - Matte About You
The problem with Julep: Each 8ml bottle is $14. There's no way in hell it's worth that much. The application is average (OPI is definitely better) and the colors aren't THAT special. It is 3 free, but so are a lot of cheaper polishes. Still, because Portia was so awesome (that might be worth $14) I'll give the Maven box one more month before I decide to cancel.
Pictures of the bottles
What do you think about Julep?
Love, Bethany
I received the other 2 in my first Julep Maven box. This is $20 a month for 3 items. My third item was a hand soap that exfoliates your skin. I haven't tried it yet. I got Penelope and Portia. You can see Penelope in my previous post. It's a soft pink that, like most light colors, takes 3 streaky coats to get it opaque. Sigh.
Here is my new Julep mani:
Base: Julep - Michelle
Glitter: Julep - Portia
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Michelle is a deep blue. Formula is average.
Portia is a fabulous glitter with teal, blue, orange, and yellow specks. It had a fantastic application and was surprisingly easy to remove.
The problem with Julep: Each 8ml bottle is $14. There's no way in hell it's worth that much. The application is average (OPI is definitely better) and the colors aren't THAT special. It is 3 free, but so are a lot of cheaper polishes. Still, because Portia was so awesome (that might be worth $14) I'll give the Maven box one more month before I decide to cancel.
Pictures of the bottles
What do you think about Julep?
Love, Bethany
I feel like I've seen these before.... maybe? I've definitely never tried them, though. Glad you at least like Portia. Definitely pretty matte-ed! (*snickers* three streaky coats lol)
ReplyDeleteI love the glitter over the dark. $14 is nuts. I wonder sometimes how much I have spent on nail supplies.
ReplyDeleteAll of those look very pretty! I love the combination you did!
ReplyDeleteThe matte makes such a big difference, I'm starting to like them more now. I've never tried Julep and this is only a small criticism, but I don't like their packaging.. mostly b/c I don't want to mistaken it for lip gloss :x
ReplyDeletewish I had a matte top coat. looks great
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The matte topcoat over the glitter is fantastic! Other than that, none of the other Julep colours look very unique.
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Verfy pretty.... I don't own any Juleps
ReplyDeleteI just got my first julep this week too.
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ReplyDeleteI like it better with a matte top coat! :)
ReplyDeleteI've stayed away from Julep because I've heard so many people have had issues with them--from the referral program being all messed up to people trying to cancel their membership and having problems getting that done. I figure there are enough other brands out there I can buy from. I'm weak though--if they come out with a color I really, really want I might get one.
ReplyDeleteI'm weak too, so I know what you mean :P
DeleteI love the combo!!!
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Ooooh matte glitter... *droool* such a beautiful combo!
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for matte and ever better - matte with glitter so I'm drooling all over the place already LOL
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome awesome awesome!!!
However... I don't think I wanna pay 14$ + shipping for one bottle. that's way over my head (this brand is not sold here nor will their website ship internationally) :-(
I will have to find some other close looks...
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