tomboy with a nail polish problem | mostly lacquer & unboxings
Slowly catching up on journaling my Instagram posts again... This is Julep Ness and Julep Vibrant Virgo, both polishes that I picked up in my last ever Julep box in February. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2iTp2ZAiMq/ I wish I had tried these polishes earlier because now that I'm writing the post so late after Julep's upheaval early this year,... Continue Reading →
This is super, super late as I was waylaid by various significant medical surprises this year. I'm recovering now, and I'm more or less okay now, so I count myself lucky. Anyway, onward! According to my notes, my February 2019 monthly Julep Maven box arrived on February 22, following the same pattern of the last... Continue Reading →
If you follow this journal, you're probably aware that I've had some suspicions about Julep's business problems in the last few months, with late deliveries, little response from customer support, and changes to the subscription box that I was not a big fan of. Besides these clues that something was amiss, though, I hadn't actually... Continue Reading →
My Julep December 2018 box was again significantly delayed and didn't get to me until December 19th, which is only one day from selection day for the next month's box. I don't know what's going on, but we didn't receive any explanation this time, and my email queries to customer service went unanswered. 😦 I... Continue Reading →
A palate-cleanser sort of polish this time: Julep Sloan, which Julep describes as an "Icy Primrose Shimmer," from my December 2018 box. I don't remember why I picked this color when I made my subscription box selections last month, but it must have attracted me at the time. Once in a while, I suppose, I... Continue Reading →
The Surreal World duo ($20) is the other Julep holiday set that I ordered as an add-on to my December 2018 Julep box, comprising of: Azalea (Bombshell) – Pink Sunrise Holographic Microglitter A pale pink base loaded with fine holographic particles, nearly opaque in two coats, as in my photo, on the ring finger. Also makes a... Continue Reading →
I'm so behind on blog entries, but hopefully I can catch up soon! This is the Julep Avant Garden trio ($30) that I bought with my December 2018 Julep box, which I received late that month. The three colors are: Bristol (Boho Glam) – Lavender Ice Metallic This color is on my middle finger and is a... Continue Reading →
This is Julep Queen Anne, Julep's third anniversary commemorative polish color, described as a "Lilac Confetti Microglitter." I wore this while on vacation in early December because I wanted a low-maintenance polish that would 1) resist chipping and 2) hide any wear and tear well. Glitters tend to fit the bill, and this one didn't... Continue Reading →
My Julep November 2018 box was very delayed, apparently because Julep had trouble procuring the nail polish colors for this month. It might have just been the color I chose, though (Sandee), since my sister got a different color and received her box on time. More on that in a bit. Anyway, the innards: Eyeshadow... Continue Reading →
This is Julep Sandee, from my Julep box this month, which was super delayed because apparently they had difficulty getting the polish colors (or maybe just this one?) out. More on that in my box post later. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqtifGvAMki/ Sandee is described an an oxblood shimmer, and while that's not entirely inaccurate, it's one of the... Continue Reading →
