Julep June 2013

My June Julep Maven box arrived. 

First Look!

I actually though that I skipped this month, but I was wrong and I received the box in the mail.  I have been skipping the past few months, trying to save money for my trip. My style profile is "It Girl" and with that profile, you receive three nail polishes in the monthly box. Three other style profiles come with two nail polishes and an extra beauty item and the newly revamped "Modern Beauty" box contains three beauty products. I actually just switched my style profile to "Boho Glam" in case I forget to skip another month so I can get the one beauty item alongside my two polishes. This months's beauty item was a new product for Julep, DD Cream. I'm kind of glad that I didn't get the DD Cream in this box, because as I stated above, I forgot to skip this month and I wouldn't have been able to pick my DD Cream color when the box shipped. Which could have meant it a wasted product if it was not my shade.  This month's theme is 'Sail into Summer' and is described as being perfect for summers on Nantucket. 

This month's extra was salt water taffy from Dolle's.  I received the lime, chocolate and strawberry flavors. I tried the lime one and it was good - tasted just like salt water taffy should. I usually like the harder taffy's and these were soft ones - but they were still good. 

The three color's I received were:

Bess

Nan

Char

The thing that I hate the most about Julep polishes is that the formula is so inconsistent. I painted my nails with Bess (Light blue) and Char (Navy) and both of them applied so differently. Char was so THICK. You only need one coat to reach opacity on Char, but it's hard to apply because it is so thick. Bess was much thinner, but needed two coats. Both of the polishes, as with all Julep polishes that I have tried, last a really long time. I would equate the longevity to my Essie polishes. The color lasts more than a week, most times longer. 

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