NOTD: Revlon 261 Sparkling Julep Maven Maria

I fell in love with this sparkly Revlon nail polish in 261 Sparkling when I saw the last one sitting on the nail polish rail at Walmart.  It reminds me of rose gold and Carly Cristman!  I layered it on top of my beloved Julep Maven polish in Maria.  I did a blog post here when I wore Maria alone without all the sparkly gorgeousness!

Julep Maven in Maria / Revlon in 262 Sparkling

The sparkles in the Revlon polish is actually quite sparse.  I already put at least 3 coats on my nails.

If you want to have mega shiny nails, you probably need to put on a ton of coats and work with it for quite a bit. 

I actually really like how this combination turned out!  It's super girly and glamorous, but not over the top since the tone is more muted than in-your-face!  It's been a while since I'm this excited about my nails.  And it seems like I never get tired of it!  Another great thing that I like about this combination is that it's super easy to fix if our nails chip since the colours blend so well together.  You can't tell any imperfection in the application at all!  (I'm generally quite clumsy with painting my nails ;P)  It's been about a week since I've started wearing it... and I still don't want to change it up yet!  I add a coat of Sparkling every 1 to 2 days to keep up with wear and tear.  Next time, I'll try Sparkling on top of a darker colour - brown maybe?  I bet it'll be gorgeous!!

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Julep Maven - St Patrick's Day Mystery Box

As you girls may know, being such a nail polish hoarder lately, I couldn't pass up Julep Maven's St. Patrick's Day Mystery Box! The regular price of the mystery box is $60, but there was a promoted coupon code for $20. This is the first time I bought their mystery box... I did some research online for other people's blog posts on their Christmas and Valentine's mystery boxes and they were super awesome!

I was so amazed when I opened the box, I've never gotten a makeup bag in a subscription box before! This one is very sturdy, much better quality than the ones MyGlam make up bags that I've seen on people's blogs. There are four slots inside, 3 narrower ones, and 1 wider one. In my bag, there was 1 nail polish in each of the narrow slots - super cute right?

Blake: Creamy Sunny Yellow

Sofia: Sheer Summer Green with Aqua Sparkle Glitter (online reviews say it is glow in the dark)

Hayden: Neon Peach (my picture does not do it justice)

Other things included:

- Nail Appliques in a summer edgy design.. I'm thinking of using this for Halloween

- Pretty nail filer

- Hand Cream with SPF 30

- Essential Cuticle Oil

I've never used cuticle oil before... the instruction says to apply daily to cuticle around edge of nail to strengthen your nails and maintain your manicure. How often do you girls use a product like this? Let me know your experience with it.

I put on Blake, which is a really nice yellow. Also my first time wearing a yellow polish and I quite like it for this spring :) It makes my hands look tan! However, unlike my previous experience with Julep polishes where only 1 coat was required, I needed to apply about 3 coats this time to get an even finish. As always, I applied a top coat on it.

So there you go with my unboxing post, I think it'll be a while before I buy any more Julep polishes... This has been getting a bit out of hands! lol I saw some bloggers got the Julep base coat in their mystery box and I'm super jealous!!!

Much Love.

Tribal Print Inspired Nails

As always, any interesting nail patterns that I feature on my blog would be my sister's nails. I don't think I'm brave enough to wear a cool nail design going into the office unless it's for the holidays or a special occasion where I have to dress up... I already sometimes cross the line already by painting my nails an unconventional colour.

I thought the colours go extremely well together - perfect for the spring time!

Forever 21 turquoise colour (can't find the name) / Julep in Jodie

Both are creme finishes! Love!

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Julep Maven Box - March 2012 It Girl

This post is about Julep Maven's March It Girl Box. This box is the one that I mentioned last time that I forgot to "skip the month" At first I thought I wouldn't like the colours too much, but it really surprised me! Probably because I'm turning into such a nail polish hoarder now -_-

From left to right:

- Melissa: Sheer opalescent shimmer that gives holographic effect when used over another colour

- Charlotte: Lavender creme

- Jodie: Deep rose with a gold shimmer

This box also came with a black nail filer.

Putting Melissa on top of Charlotte! Okay, that sounded weird... lol, but the final effect is totally cool. It gives it a metallic finish, and the colours totally remind me of a mermaid! I think it's a bit too cool tone for me though, next time I'll try and pair Melissa with a nice pink polish and see what happens :) When applying Melissa, you have a be quite light handed, too much of it make it a little too blue-ish.

And I have a confession to make... I couldn't resist not getting the Maven Julep St Patrick's Day Mystery Box!!! I've never gotten any mystery box from Maven Julep before, and I'm uberly excited! I've seen some blog posts for previous Valentine's Day mystery box and they were amazing! Can't wait to get my box... I think it'll arrive soon! I have a feeling there'll be some green polishes, but I'm not a big fan of green... unless it's mint! *crossing my finger*

Much Love.

Julep Maven Box - February 2012 It Girl

More Julep gorgeousness!!!

I got the It Girl box that came with 3 polishes:

Left: Meryl - gray creme

Middle: Oscar - gold glitter

Right: Rachel - copper shimmer

The box also came with a chocolate... but obviously I ate it already LOL :P

I'm wearing Rachel which is a warm rich copper shimmer. The description is right - the colour is super rich! Same as my previous post when I was wearing Maria, I applied it in 1 coat plus touch up. I'm very impressed! One thing about this polish is that it takes longer to dry.

I actually accidentally ordered the March It Girl box.... because I forgot to skip the month. As much as I like nail polishes, I think I've accumulated way too many polishes than I have fingers LOL There are some colours that are less appropriate for the office environment so look out for a future giveaway soon! :D

Much Love.

Julep Nails!

I tried the Julep nail polish in Maria that came in the Julep Maven box in my last blog post. It's a metallic pink that is very appropriate for work. I was super amazed with this polish since I've never tried anything as opaque and fast-drying as this! Believe it or not, it only requires one coat! And it dries super fast! The instruction on the packaging says to apply 2 coats over base coat and follow with top coat for durability and shine. I didn't follow through with the base coat, but the top coat is absolutely required since this polish chips easily without one.

This polish is also great to remove - it requires minimal nail polish remover and the polish just slips off your nails without too much tugging! One downside is that just like other metallic polishes that I tried, they tend to be streaky. I've yet to find one that's not so I've learned to tolerate it.

I'll be sure to apply base coat and a better top coat next time to maximize the durability. Can't wait to try the other matte Julep nail polish that I have.

Much Love.

Julep Maven Box - January 2012 American Beauty

Yay I got my Julep Maven box today! I kind of forgot that I bought it so when I saw it when I came home from work, it felt like Christmas again :) I learned about this box from Jenny so I signed up for it. At first I was a bit hesitant about spending $20 which is more expensive than a normal sample beauty box, but I received the first box coupon by email for $5 a box so I quickly jumped on it!

The interesting thing about the Julep Maven box is that you know what you're getting that month. Actually, you get to choose a set that best suits you. I chose the American Beauty set because I was attracted by the shimmery pink polish called Maria.

It came with

- Age Defying Hand Brightener (89mL)

- Nail polish in Anne (8mL)

- Nail polish in Maria (8mL)

- Sample hand cream (2mL)

Anne / Maria

Did I mention the packaging of these polishes look super sleek? ;) I can't wait to try these out!

Much Love.