Monday, October 1, 2012

October 2012 Julep Maven

Whew, it has been quite some time since I have been on here! I am so happy that I heard from some of my readers asking when I would be doing the next post (it always shocks me to find I actually have readers ;) ). I truly appreciate each and every one of you who takes the time to even scroll through the pictures on here, and apologize it has been so long. Summer was the perfect time for me to post as I am a teacher, and now that school is back in full swing grading papers and lesson planning are I use my computer for all day everyday it seems.

Anyways, today both my October Julep Maven box, and add-ons came in the mail! This month Julep went hardcore on the Halloween theme, and the polishes were labeled as simply bewitching. I was really torn as to which style to go with as the featured polishes this month were crackles. I have only had one experience with crackles in the past- my sisters bought a bottle and let me try it out- I thought the effect was really cool, but not something I could see myself wearing too often, and sadly the whole bottle dried up in less than a month. I was debating with a friend which box to go for since I had a free monthly referral left - THANK YOU!!! Then, just when I thought I had my mind made up Julep decided to be even more awesome and come out with a Maven's Choice box featuring zero crackles!  The same day I also found a black OPI crackle at Ulta for $3- yipee!! :) Now I can still do the orange with black crackle on top mani I was planning for my kiddos Halloween party, and get a Maven box with colors I will use on a much more regular basis! Oh happy day!

The Maven's Choice box included:

Maven's Choice

  • Eloise- Smokey indigo blue crème
  • Lisa-  Warm pebble grey crème
  • Keira-  Deep merlot red crème
 







I had my eye on the blue (of course) and the reddish Keira so I was quite happy with this box minus the fact that it did not come with the monthly product of quick dry drops, so naturally I had to add those on. . .and Leslie since I have been wanting a black, and don't forget Caroline the lovely shimmery red that reminds me of the song Sweet Caroline and takes me back to college hockey/ football games ;)

Here is what my Maven's Choice box looked like:

 Julep threw in two glitter pots- an orange, and black as well as candy corns!! Have I mentioned I LOVE Fall? It is the very best season, and I adore everything associated with it so cannot wait to eat up these candy corns haha. I like my Maven's Choice colors (Lisa is for sure more gray than it shows up in this picture- I apologize that I still do not have batteries for my good camera so used my phone).

I am most excited about my add-ons however :) 

 

  • Leslie- Black and silver specked shimmer
  • Caroline-  Darkest burgundy shimmer
  •  Quick Dry Drops


I felt the need to paint my nails with these right away. They are gorgeous in the bottle, and I wish you could see them better in my picture!! Both really shine, and Caroline does look, well, bewitching. 


Both polishes applied quite nicely and gave full coverage in one coat :) The shimmer in Leslie is very faint, but you can really see a silver shine as the light catches it. Caroline has more silver shimmer, but keeps the rich burgundy color you see in the bottle as well. I thought Leslie would be my favorite, but Caroline has trumped her. The quick dry polish drops were fun to use, and spread out nicely on my finger nail. I just had to put one small drop near the cuticle. My polish dried right away as promised. The smell reminds me of a bathroom cleaner scent, so is not so great, but it is also not turbo strong or nasty either. I can deal with it much more than the scent of my recent fast drying top coat from Julep.

Leslie, Caroline, Leslie
Here are my finished nails. Again, I apologize for the jankity picture taken on my phone!! You can see though that both colors are quite dark. My accent nail doesn't really pop like normal, but I like the suttle look. I can see myself using both of these colors frequently :) I am so happy they only take one coat per nail and will last me longer!

What did you think of Julep this month?? Did you get a box, and if so which style? I would love to hear from you below and also see what you do with your October colors!!

If you would like to try out Julep for a penny the offer is still on! Just go to http://julep.com/?r=21739311 and enter promo code COLOR2012 at checkout. I hope you enjoy it as much as me!! :)

15 comments:

  1. Ooh, now I wish I had added on Caroline. I liked the color, but thought it looked too dark in the swatches. I did the American Beauty box and added on Keira and the glow in the dark color. I will have a blog post up about them sometime this week once I've gotten to try them out.

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    1. I wasn't sure about Caroline other than the name, and hoped it would be more red than in the swatches as well. I was quite surprised! I wish I would have snagged the glow in the dark polish though!!

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  2. I opted for the Maven's Choice too, and added on Hermione, Sofia (I was one of the lucky ones that got it ordered before they ran out), and the drops :) I'm still waiting though.

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  3. Sofia is amazing! I got it and it looks so good with shimmers in it!

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    1. I really wish it still would have been on there when I did add ons. I am not sure what I would have switched in its place however? All I know is that the idea of glow in the dark nail polish sounds so fun!

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  4. Love ur box! I would have gotten the maven's choice as well. I love the fact that julep added the glitter pots as well. I would love to do a glitter pot mani but I don't know how to do a glitter mani without creating a total mess. :)

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    1. Haha neither do I so that is why I haven't tried them out yet. I did open the orange one which was a mistake- it got all over my bed. I love glitter but it is so messy. Getting the extras in the box really is nice though, and hopefully soon I will get brave enough to break out the glitter on my nails!!

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  5. i like eloise its a great fall blue too bad i didnt switch to that box

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    1. Which box do you have coming/ have?? I am excited to try Eloise, but am obsessed with the color blue so I feel the need to own them all ;)

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    2. i switched my usual classic w/twist to bombshell i think it was a burgandy one im still waiting for it. im gonna look for that blue at sephora maybe i REALLLLLY like it... im the worst i dont do the 4.99 add ons because im cheap lol and then i end up paying full price grrr :D btw if you like blue you should check out nails inc belgrave place

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    3. I looked up swatches, and it looks amazing!! Belgrave Place is for sure on my wishlist now :)

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  6. Lauren,

    I love your blog and this post about Julep was awesome. Are you looking forward to the suedes next month?

    Alexandria
    Marketing Specialist
    Check out our blog-- http://www.blog.julep.com

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    1. Thank you SO much Alexandria :) I am very excited about the suedes!! I have never tried them before. I am currently having issues with my Jules though :( On Saturday October 20th I went into my account and tried to use my Jules to get the entire Fall Wardrobe box for the month of November. I currently have 3200 Jules with 1000 pending for some reason. It let me use 3000 of my Jules and on the invoice says I owe $12.01. I am not sure if this is correct and I can indeed "pay" partial Jules for my purchase and the remaining $12.01 from my card? I wanted to check before missing out on a box this month. Do you know??

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  7. Lauren,

    Sorry it has been so long since I have commented. I will check into this immediately!

    Alexandria

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