Julep: May 2014

I actually had a dream about nailpolish, last night. 

I was in a hotel room, with my co-worker, and I don't remember what we were doing, but I was painting my nails with this candy scented nail-polish... WHICH BY THE WAY WOULD BE AN AMAZING IDEA... And I was using the JULEP PLIÉ WAND™ to paint my nails. Except I kept on getting annoyed because the nailpolish I was using wouldn't stay on my nails. It wouldn't dry. Like the second I finished painting a nail and went onto another nail [because I was totally painting them rainbow colors] the color would vanish from the nail I had just painted. My brain is strange.

Anyways Julep is primarily a nail-polish subscription service. They make other makeup and products, as well, and a lot of their makeup is decent, but they're mainly known for their nailpolish.

They've recently changed around their subscription service. I've been a member since March or April 2013, so I'm grandfathered into their old subscription, which was pay $20.00, you get two nailpolish colors [or three if you're an IT girl] and a beauty product. 

Now there's My Maven, which is $24.99 per month or $19.99 with a paid three-month pre-paid subscription and you can completely customize everything in your box, and you get $40.00 worth of product.

Then there's Maven Luxe, which is $39.99 per month or $34.99 with a three-month pre-paid subscription. It is also completely customizable, and comes with $60.00 worth of product. 

In Julep,you can skip a box with no penalties every six months, if you're a new member.. If you've already been a member, there is no change to your skip options. 

I'm just sticking to what I have, for now. My Maven sounds interesting, but I don't know if I'll make the change, I sort of like how it is. 

I was actually surprised with how big the box was this month. I didn't upgrade and get any add-ons, so I was confused. Usually the monthly boxes are so small that they fit into my apartment mailbox. My fiance had to pick this up from the office.

Ajani would not let me have a good first look at the box, we fought for control of it.

Julep is the second subscription, alongside Ipsy that I chose to keep, when I was ending subscriptions due to money issues with me being on FMLA. Julep was literally THE FIRST subscription box I ever subscribed to, and I love nail polish, so it was a definite keeper.

This is the Julep Plié Wand that was the BIG PRODUCT for all mavens this month. They started a kick-starter campaign for it back in like November to raise money to produce it. 

This is what Julep says about it:

What it is:

An ergonomic nail polishing tool designed to solve common polishing pain points and give you better results. Imagine if you’d spent your whole life writing with a pen cap and then someone finally handed you a full-size pen. That’s what it feels like to polish with the Plié Wand.

What it does:

Long, balanced design improves leverage, comfort, and control

Flexible handle twists and bends so you can get a better grip

Plié overcap fits on any Julep nail polish and attaches to Plié Wand

Precision brush lets you polish closer to your nail

I haven't tried it. I guess I don't care enough about my nails to try it. I mean I like painting my nails and nail polish, but it's not really a work of art to me like it is to some people, especially when I'm a pre-k teacher, and constantly working hands-on with kids, and I'm lucky if my manicure lasts a day as it is.

I'm also lazy, and don't want to clean the nailpolish brush after I finish using it, which also turns me off from using the  Plié Wand.

I'm not saying I'll never try it, I just haven't yet. Maybe, when the right occasion pops up, and I need super pretty nails, I try it, but I don't know when that will be. However, I do think it is a cool product.

from l to r: Maddy & Ramona

I went with my usual classic with a twist profile this month. I didn't upgrade and none of the other colors really appealed to me, and the big May product was the Plié Wand, so perhaps that's why the May color profiles didn't appeal to me.

Maddy is a bright pink color with a sparkly pink sheen. It's a pretty pink, but I also think it's a lot like some of the other pink polishes I have, just a different color shimmer. It doesn't strike me as a unique pink like some of the others have been.

Ramona is a very pale lavender pastel color. You can't quite see the purple that well in the picture, but trust me, it's a pastel purple color.

Does anyone remember Hard Candy Nail Polish? Or am I the only 90's baby left?

They were like the COOLEST things when I was a junior and senior in high school and I spent all my babysitting money on their nailpolishes, which came with a matching plastic ring, which went great with jelly platforms, which were also COOL back then.

[see my nailpolish addiction started early on.]

Anyways Ramona reminds me of the color on the right, minus the sparkle, but it's the same sort of shade of purple.

Man, now if only hair mascara would come back.

Anyways, so if you're a nailpolish freak like me, feel free to check out Julep.

I don't know much about their new subscription programs, but I can totally vouch for their products :)