Have you all heard of Julep? I had never heard of them until just a few months ago when I heard about their Julep Maven boxes. Basically, it’s a subscription service where you receive a box of nail polish (and sometimes other assorted manicure/pedicure items) for $20 per month. You take a style profile quiz to see what type of box you might like and then those are boxes you receive each month. But you can also swap for a different box if desired, or skip a month. It’s very flexible, which is what I like.
Anyhow, I got my very first box just over a week ago (btw, I received the American Beauty box). Inside were two colors, pedicure toe separators, and a pedicure lotion. I had heard that Julep polishes were thicker than other polishes (great for just one coat manicures), so I was curious about the formula.
Enter Julep Renee, a pale lavender polish. I received Rene and another polish, Eva (a bright berry red). I have a few polishes that look very similar to Eva, but none like Renee, so of course I decided to try out Renee first…
As reported by other bloggers, the Julep formula is thicker than I expected. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it wasn’t overly hard to work with. I could have gotten away with one carefully applied coat of polish, however I did apply a second coat. And the beauty of it was that it self-leveled and evened out. Perfect! It also played with Seche Vite, my all time favorite top coat. Just passing the Seche Vite test gives any polish bonus points with me. :)
All in all, based on this one polish, I’m going to keep my Julep Maven subscription. Julep polishes are now being sold at Sephora for $14 each, so to receive at minimum two polishes + any extras they send for only $20 is a steal in my book. And a no-brainer for any nail polish junkie. :)
EDITED TO ADD: My only complaint about Julep polishes is that they are smaller than the average nail polish bottle. Most polishes are 0.4 oz – 0.5 oz. However, Julep polishes are only 0.27 oz. That’s nearly only half. Not sure what’s up with that. (Butter London is 0.4 oz. and also costs $14 at Sephora).
Here’s another look at Renee before I go…
11 Responses to My First Julep Maven box & Julep Renee
Kelly O. June 24, 2012
Love that color:)
Holly June 24, 2012
I’ve been getting these as well and I love them. Fun colors.. July is the first month I switched to another Style.. I’ve been a Boho Glam.
nicole June 25, 2012
I love julep maven. I am American beauty as well, although this month I went for boho glam instead.
Jana Oliveira June 25, 2012
Do you know if they test on animals?
Stephanie July 4, 2012
No, Julep doesn’t test on animals. They never have.
Stephanie June 26, 2012
thanks for introducing me to this site!!! Have you seen or tried the marbling technique!? I just tried it out! Time consuming but worth it!
Melissa Bi. June 26, 2012
Pretty colour :)
Your polish is always applied so perfectly around the cuticles! Any tips other than having a naturally steady hand?
kristina July 6, 2012
Clean up with a stiff brush and polish remover. Don’t always rely on this, though. It’s better to practice practice practice. :)
TeaJae June 29, 2012
brand new to your blog, happy to be here, thanks for the julep box suggestion wasn’t familiar with them. i’m a die-hard zoya girl i will give julep a try. thanks again
Nnenna July 2, 2012
Just stumbled onto your blog and I’m such a fan! You take beautiful pictures of your nails :) I really like Julep polishes, and although I don’t get my box every month I’m really pleased with all the colors I’ve received so far!
kristina July 6, 2012
Thanks, Nnenna! :)