Julep Diamond Mystery Box

So, it was a tough week, at school, it always is, and my district, is one of the only nearby districts that doesn't have the entire week off next week, and my students are done, and I'm done, therefore it was nice, when I came home to find I had a package, and got this at the office:

My first thought was: "Damn that box is huge."

This was the view from inside the box.

Sorin [my black and white kitty] was pretty curious about what was inside the box.

The Diamond Mystery Box was my first Mystery Box. I just got one out of curiosity since the big seller was the glittery topcoat nailpolish that sparkled like diamonds, and I like things that sparkle. For my add ons, I just picked a mystery gift because I like surprises.

My surprises included all this:

Julep Doublestep Foot Treatment, Pink Grapefruit Body Frosting [which the name totally reminds me of when my best friend in high school gave me edible chocolate body frosting for a birthday], A black thing that I have no idea what the hell it is, and Moisture Masks for the hands, feet, and nails, which sound interesting.

I also got all these polishes:

from L to R: Fireworks, Adele, Lois, Ally, Coco, and Babara.

Fireworks is very fourth of July, hence the name fireworks. It's a patriotic glitter polish, which I think will go perfectly with my habit of wearing nailpolish at school to support holidays [like Memorial Day] or just nailpolish in general that seems color appropriate for holidays.

Adela is a glittery gold shimmer color. I approve.

Lois is a shimmery glittery pink neutral color, it's perfect for just any day sort of wear. I approve.

Ally is a bright blue color with a purple shimmer. I happen to really like bright colors, so that works for me.

Coco is a dark brownish red color. It's not really my sort of color. It's not a bad color, it just won't get much wear, if any, perhaps I can gift it to a friend.

I'm excited about Barbara because I had it once, and I loved it, but then in the great nailpolish catastrophe of 2013, it got shattered and broke, so I'm glad they sent it back to me,. It's dark glittery purple with a pink sheen.

Inside of the diamond mystery box were these:

from l to r: Candace, Antonia, Lucy, Eva, Karen, Geo, and Karmen.

I got two repeats: Karen and Carmen, but both are colors that I really love, so I don't really mind having a few extra bottles around, either for myself, or to gift.

Candace is a dark bronze glitter color, I like it because it's sort of a neutral glittery color that can be worn for a lot of occasions.

Antonia and Geo were the diamond colors they promised in each box. One is a pink holographic glitter and the other is a light blue/purple holographic glitter, They're both very pretty.

Lucy is a dark brown color with a hint of red, which will not get worn by me at all because it isn't colorful enough, but perhaps I can gift it to somebody.

Eva is bright pink and I love it. I love love love bright pink polishes!

I gave the rock candy to my fiance, he enjoyed it.

So, no diamond studs from my end, but that's okay, I'm really not much of an earring persin anyways.

However, I got seven polishes, and each retails at about $14.00, so that's $98.00, which is three times what I paid for the box, I got well over what I paid.

My opinion of Mystery Boxes is that they're pretty cool. I don't know if I would buy them all the time, unless it was a theme I enjoyed like Halloween, Glitter, or Christmas, but I do think it was a good investment. I would buy one again.

Now I can't wait for my December Box, I totally upgraded and used my Julep points to get every single color :)

Julep: Holiday Sale

October through January is such a bad time for my wallet. I just love sparkly glitter nailpolish colors and makeup, which is why, when Julep had a holiday sale, my wallet was sad.

So, after I came home, from a long day of crazy pre-k students, who are totally burnt out, and probably just as eager for Thanksgiving break as their teacher, I was ecstatic to discover a package for myself.

I will say this about Julep, they NEVER EVER notify you when your stuff is shipped, so I never know when it's actually going to show up, this came within a week.

It's bigger on the inside.

From L to R: Daria, Char, Angela, and Karmen.

Daria is a dark blue grayish color that's a bit more blue than gray. It's about the same color as my eyes, to be honest, which makes me think, it'll be a great color to wear.

Char is a bright blue color, it's the color the polo shirt I wore to school today. I like it because it's blue and bold and bright.

Angela is a shimmery greenish turquoise color, and I cannot wait to wear it.

Karmen is an example of a red nailpolish color I like. It's red, but it's glittery and shimmery. It's absolutely perfect for the Christmas holidays.

Julep had this deal, last week or so, where you spent like thirty or so dollars, and you got the holiday glam set [a 72 dollar value] for free. I like free, so I gave in.

From L to R: Anisa and Oscar.

Anisa is very red. It's a dark red than Sheila though, and not the color of a fire hydrant, so it has the potential to be worn. Oscar is gold glitter.The two of them combined, would make a lovely Christmas nail color.

An eyeliner pencil sharpener, which is awesome, a brown shimmer/carbon black eyeliner combination pencil, and Daring lip gloss.

I'm excited about the eyeliner, I love eyeliner. Eyeliner is basically the only daily makeup I wear. In college, I would beg my friends, who actually, knew how to put on makeup, to put black eyeliner on my eyes, so I looked goth.

Therefore, any new eyeliner is fun and exciting for me.

I'm not sure how I feel about Daring. It's very red. I don't really wear red, let alone lip color that is red, so I'll have to try it on, and see if it's as red as it looks before I pass judgment.

But overall, I'm very satisfied with the holiday glam set because I love the nailpolish, eyeliner, and sharpener. That's 75% satisfaction, at least, possibly more after I try on the lip gloss.

The eyes aglow set has five mini eyeliners. From l to r: violet shimmer, black shimmer, teal shimmer, charcoal shimmer, and bronze shimmer.

I haven't worn them yet, but I like them. They have the crayon-like tip that I enjoy so much from Urban Decay's 24/7 eyeliner, which is my go-to eyeliner. They're also slightly shimmery and glittery, and I like the variety of colors. Unfortunately, unlike 24/7, I don't think they're waterproof, but that's fine. I think I'll try to wear one to school tomorrow and see how they look.

The Little Lights nailpolish: Jameson, Colbie, Ivy, Paris.

Jameson isn't glittery or shimmery like the other three. It's a very dark blood red color, almost brown. I'm not sure I'd wear that one.

Colbie is green and silver glitter. Perfect for the holidays :)

Ivy is glitter blue, but the glitter is woven into the nailpolish, so it's a solid glitter color, not like a top-coat. I like it a lot and it will definitely be worn a lot.

Paris reminds me the electromeganetic spectrum. It's big silver white glitter, with all the other colors in glitter form mixed in. Another great holiday color... AND IT'S SO SPARKLY!

So overall, I am quite satisfied with my holiday store purchases.

My wallet may be sad, but I am glad.

Julep: November Box

According to Julep, my style profile is "Classic with a Twist", while I'm not sure I agree with that because I tend to like big and bold colors, which really isn't "classic with a twist", I've been pretty satisfied with what I've gotten, so I haven't bothered to change it.

In my November box was the following:

From L to R: Glowing lip gloss, Zora, Cynthia, and Sheila.

Let's preface this by saying, I am not a makeup person. My makeup routine consists of eyeliner and lots of mascara, I scarcely ever wear lip gloss, and I hate lip stick. Therefore, I was like meh when I got the lip gloss.

However, I figured I'd give it a try, my fiance and I went to a rock concert in the Woodlands, and I put on the lip gloss. I was very happy with it. Glowing isn't pink at all, which is good because I hate pink. It's basically neutral and it just made my lips glow, hence it's title. It tasted like toasted marshmallow, which is a definite plus, and it lasted awhile. I didn't need to reapply it, at all, so I recommend it.

Zora is the color of pearls and it's shimmery, it sort of reminds me of snow with a hint of pink. I haven't worn it yet, but I wouldn't say that I wouldn't wear it.

I wore Cynthia last week. My pre-k students like it. It's a golden glitter, it reminds me of sand on the beach. The glitter isn't overwhelming like HOLY BLING, but it's glittery enough to make this glitter freak happy. It goes on nicely, and it has a nice texture. It does chip easily though, but I'm a pre-k teacher and I'm a klutz, so that may be no fault of the nailpolish, it just might be me.

Sheila is bright bright red. It reminds me of bright red lipstick. It also reminds me of a fire hydrant. It would be the perfect shade of red to illustrate what red is to pre-k students. However, it's too red and too bright for me and will probably be shoved in a drawer somewhere, or given to a friend, who can appreciate it's redness. Nothing against it personally, it's just not my personal style.

So overall, I was happy with my November box. I truly enjoyed 50% of the products in it, am indifferent about 25% of them, and meh about the remaining 25%, but that's pretty much 75% satisfaction.

Looking forward to my December box and all the random December stuff I bought off of the December holiday sale, so I should hopefully have more  reviews for you then.