A good Irish girl loves a bit of mystery - and I've got a fair amount of Irish blood in my (evidenced by my lily white skin that burns and then turns right back to "twilight vampire white"). So how could I resist a chance to get one of Julep's fabulous mystery boxes? As a maven, I got this for 19.99. I'll tell you more about the maven program in a minute, but first, the box - I am pretty happy with the results!
Let's take a closer look, shall we?
This box included 1 oz of Julep's Glycolic Hand Scrub, 1 oz of their Age Defying Hand Brightener, Base coat (the transluscent pinkish bottle you see), a crystal nail file, and three of their colors - two from the March box, if I'm not mistaken - Melissa, Sofia, and Hayden. I had to skip my March box but I was wishing for Hayden and Melissa, so I'm thrilled. The box also contained five "chocolate coins", but the girls at Julep must have been curious, because one arrived unwrapped - ew! That's not such a big deal since I was in it for the polish, but it's enough to make me not eat any of them...
HAYDEN is a bright, happy apricot color. This one is such a beautiful, modern, springtime color.
SOFIA is like easter grass - a cheerful green bordering on pastel, with fun iridescent blue green glitter of a medium size in it. Super fun.
MELISSA is a unique, white based polish with a flashy aqua sheen in it. You can find an excellent example of this one on a recent post by my good friend, Mommy Does Her Nails (keep an eye out for HER mystery box too!)
The Maven program is a subscription service where you get to receive a box every month with new nail polishes. You begin with a survey of your beauty tastes, and it suggests a box for you - you may opt into a different box if you're not crazy about the contents of yours. It's a fabulous way to get new colors in your collection. While not always unique, I fall for every single color I put on - but I generally don't love them on the website until I see them in person. They are 3 free (safer for your nails than traditional polishes have been) and the box usually includes some other items - nail care products, other beauty things, etc.
There are most often 2-3 colors of polish per box. You also have the option to skip months, which is nice - AND you get a preview of your, and other boxes BEFORE they ship, with plenty of time to swap boxes or skip the month. You also earn referral credits for friends who sign up - every two people who sign up with your referral link earns you a free month's box. I've earned one free month this way. Otherwise, the cost is 19.99 per month.
This cost gets you your box, shipped - which is a retail value of 40.00 of product. It also gives you the benefit of 20% off Julep store purchases, free shipping on their product, and access to deals like the mystery box I received here.
If you want to take the quiz just for fun, or sign up to be a maven, you can click here to use my referral link. Now, excuse me while I strip off my manicure and get to using these GORGEOUS polishes!
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♫The seaweed is always greener, in somebody else's lake♪
A little bit of underwater enchantment for you...

A pain to remove, but so easy to do - if you're looking for your own mermaid inspired manicure, lay down a deeply pigmented polish - I used Sally Hansen's "Teal-y Fast", a gorgeous shimmery teal shade that shines through all the glitter.
All you do after that is dot and sponge different hued chunky glitters (Sinful Colors makes some perfect for this) until you're pleased with the effect. Don't forget to smooth it out with a good, thick coat of seche vite!
All you do after that is dot and sponge different hued chunky glitters (Sinful Colors makes some perfect for this) until you're pleased with the effect. Don't forget to smooth it out with a good, thick coat of seche vite!
Retro Duochrome
Today, I have something truly special for you! I snagged this bottle of "Amber Ruby" at the dollar tree, it was packaged with another polish - so I basically picked it up for $.50! These babies are popping up occasionally at the dollar tree and ross, tj maxx, etc - if you find one of these "Prisms", pick it up - you won't be sorry!
On to the goodness - I did a half moon mani over Essie's "Go Overboard", with little teeny hearts. The camera didn't really pick up the detail of the hearts, but you can get a small taste of the wonder of this polish. Hope you love it like I do!
On to the goodness - I did a half moon mani over Essie's "Go Overboard", with little teeny hearts. The camera didn't really pick up the detail of the hearts, but you can get a small taste of the wonder of this polish. Hope you love it like I do!
Springtime Blues
Hey there! My dearest husband and I recently got our tax return, and so I did some playing, of course - and picked up some ADORABLE converse. I was over at my friend Mommy Does Her Nails' place, putting on my snazzy new kicks, and she (being the queen of greens and teals) had the perfect shade to match my nails to these Converse. Don'tcha just LOVE them? So perfect for spring.
This is Julep Amy, and the accent nail is done with Zoya "Christinna" (White), Sally Hansen "Sun Kissed" (Orange) and "Mellow Yellow", Loreal "Cockatoo's Mystery" (Grey) and Sinful Colors "Secret Admirer" (Black).
One more close up of the accent nail on my right hand:
One more close up of the accent nail on my right hand:
How about it, folks? Are you dreaming of blue skies and spring blossoms? Skirts, linens, and less hail? (Yes, it was JUST hailing here a few minutes ago.)
Friendly Friday manicure spam: Family edition
Many, many the miles...
Essie "Go Overboard" and Finger Paints "Twisted", accent unnamed Cosmetic Arts
Various stamping with Zoya "Anja" and "Breezi"
Butter London "All Hail the Queen" with Zoya "Anja"
Cinderella's trail
Cinderella ran off again, but she didn't leave behind shoes this time...
For those that don't know, Sinful Colors recently added this beauty, "Cinderella" to their line. The spring sky colored beauty's real feature, though, is the gorgeous gold to pink shifting microglitter - which came out in style when sponged for today's half moon manicure. Check out the splendor:
For those that don't know, Sinful Colors recently added this beauty, "Cinderella" to their line. The spring sky colored beauty's real feature, though, is the gorgeous gold to pink shifting microglitter - which came out in style when sponged for today's half moon manicure. Check out the splendor:
(Sponged over Essie "Go Overboard")
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