Nail Therapy (belated) Thursday - Julep Brooke

I forgot to post my nail picture yesterday, I even had it ready to go but was too busy with my work!

Here you go :) This is Brooke - a purple glitter top coat. I wanted to try it with Black underneath but I made a mess of the black with my nails being so short right now. So this is it alone, THREE coats!! I like it because it's subtle and when it catches the light it turns different shades of purple/blue and sometimes pink.

Nail Therapy Thursday

I'm going to start making Thursday's my Nail color day!

This week's is Julep Maven's Jodie, which I got in my 1 Cent intro box along with 2 other polishes and a hand scrub! Go here if you're interested, and use the code COLOR2012 for the 1 cent promo.

 

I originally thought this was a bronze/red color because the lighting in my room is terrible. But when I took it to my office I then saw it's more of a shimmery pinkish red (it also look more bronze in this picture although in reality it's pinker). I love all of Julep's polishes because it takes them about a week before they start showing any wear for me. This color isn't the greatest for my short nails (or that fact that i'm not super girly) but overall I still like it.

L'Oreal Colour Riche Nail Polish- Safari Chic

I decided to treat myself to some nail polish with my 25% off CVS coupon! This is L'Oreal's Safari Chic. My nails are pretty tiny (and I bite them which doesn't help...) but you can see that this is a muted green/camo color.

I really like this color, however it did take around 3 coats to become this opaque. And it started to chip by the end of the day!! It almost seemed like it just peeled off rather than chipping off which is rather strange.

I'm not sure if this whole line is like this but this one was rather annoying since I had to reapply it the next day.

Color = A+
Consistency = B
Wear/Duration = C

Has anyone tried this line? Do they all "peel" off like this one?  

Birchbox Teen Vogue - and Essie Giveaway!

Edit: Since more than 5 people commented, I WILL be including the Essie in my giveaway! Only 20 more followers until I put it up!



 I got my first Birchbox this last week, and it was the special Teen Vogue box! Birchbox is a monthly beauty box subscription for $10 a month, and if you review the products in your box every month you get 40-50 points + the 10 for the box that month. Every 100 points is worth $10 at Birchbox's online shop! It's a great deal since you're essentially getting each box for $4-5 if you end up using your points in their shop. Sign up here if you want to join!

 

I ended up getting :

1. Essie Luxeffects in Set in Stones Full size - $8

2.  Tarte LipSurgance in Amused Full size - $24

3. Shiseido Oil-control Blotting Papers - Sample size of 10, so valued at $1.8

4. Twistband Hairtie in Red - One is $3 I believe?

5. Sample of Annic Goutal's Petite Cherie perfume. I don't give perfume samples values even though I love this scent!

Total Value = around $37

 I haven't tried the LipSurgence yet, but this is the swatch, as you can see it's almost the same color as the Birchbox Pink tissue paper :)

I know all of you are wondering about my post title, I do NOT like glitter! So i'm going to be including the Essie Nail polish in my giveaway (once I get 60 followers). But only if at least 5 people comment on this post and express interest in this! Otherwise i'll trade it on the Makeuptalk.com forum.

Remember, sign up here if you want to join their monthly beauty box program!

I paid for this box on my own, and these reviews are strictly of my own desire.

JULEP MAVEN - First Box for a Penny! And $20 Mystery Box!

Hey everyone, I'm not the biggest nail polish person. However this is because I bite my nails constantly (grad school stress...), and usually just stick with black nail polish when I want to strengthen them and grow them out for a bit.

I've heard GREAT things about Julep's services and products and decided to give it a try since the first box is only a penny if you use the code MARCHINTRO. It's basically a monthly subscription, giving you $40-100 of products for $20 a a month. You can also skip a month if you would like or cancel anytime (even after your free box). You also take a quiz that tells you which "style" you are, giving you the option every month to stick with your style's box of the month or switch to another.  You can always see what all the boxes will be ahead of time so that you can pick which you want or skip the month.

So I went ahead and bought the .01 cent first box (my style is It Girl so I will be getting 3 polishes, which I will review), and then realized that they have another deal going on! A deal that is sure to go quickly and is already selling out! Julep is having a mystery box sale for St. Patrick's day. The box is retailed at $60, and can be anywhere from $60-200 worth of products. However if you use the coupon GREEN you can get it for $20!  They only have 2000 available so get it while you can! After signing up here, click on this site to buy the mystery box.

Or just try out the first box free :)