Friday, May 11, 2012

Cinco de Mayo Julep Mystery Box

Why is it so stinkin' hard to resist those Julep Mystery Boxes?  I tell myself EVERY time they come out with one that I don't need it, but somehow I always end up ordering one. And I ALWAYS love them.  This was my 3rd mystery box & once again, I found a new color that I would NEVER buy on my own, but fell madly in love with.  I guess that's why I keep buying them.  

So. . . here's my box of goodies:

Julep Crystal Nail File - $6
Age Defying Hand Brightener - 1 oz. - $10
Drew - $14
Jessica - $14
Emma - $14
Alyson - $14

Total Value of my Mystery Box: $72
I paid $19.99
FABULOUS DEAL if you ask me.


The Age Defying Hand Brightener is one of my favorite products.  It was the first Julep product I ever got & now I can't keep enough on hand.  I always get giddy when I get one of these travel sized guys.  They are perfect for my purse.  I also adore their crystal nail file.  They last forever & since I already have one, I'll be gifting this to my dear friend for her birthday.


Emma is a beautiful sheer shimmery pink color.  I have her already & love putting her over some of my other polishes.  She adds just enough sparkle to make them amazing.


Alyson was a newbie for me.  She's almost an brownish peach color.  I think I'm going to lover her when I get in one of my neutral moods.  (Right now I'm bright & summery, but I'm going to save her for fall when I wear more neutrals.)


Jessica is another one of my favorites.  My original bottle is almost out so I'm VERY happy to get another one to replenish my stash.  She is a GORGEOUS pastel blue color.  I wear her all the time.


And my little diamond in the rough this time around is a color named Drew.  At first glance I couldn't tell if I was looking at a coral, a red, or a pink.  It wasn't until I actually painted her onto my fingernails that I realized she was one of the most beautiful pinks I've ever seen.  She is BRIGHT, SUMMERY, & DARK. . . yet very pink.  You almost want to say she's red, but she isn't.  I LOVE HER.



Well, that's it until next month when another Mystery Box rolls out & I fail to resist the temptation to NOT buy one.  ;-)  Who knows, maybe I'll just start buying 2 every time.  ha ha ha.

For all of you who are trying to decide whether to sign up to be a Julep Maven or not, they have a REALLY GREAT DEAL going on right now. You can get your first box for only$0.01. Try it out, see if you like it, & if you don't just cancel. . . but I'm almost positive you won't.

Every month you will receive a Maven box filled with $40 of AWESOME manicure/pedicure products as well as some FABULOUS polishes for only $19.99. You have the option to SKIP as many months as you want if funds are low or if you just don't like your box. This is the only subscription service I know of that allows you to see your box before it's shipped & then allows you to decide if you like that box or if you want to trade it for one of 4 others. There's ALWAYS one you'll love.

And then the PERKS. Each month, Julep sends 100 lucky maven's a GOLDEN BOX that has $100+ worth of products just because! And then there are contests & sweepstakes you can enter all the time not to mention all the fun coupons they send out. And then there are MYSTERY BOXES! Those are the BEST. They offer mystery boxes every few months & they are worth anywhere from $60-$200 in product. It's just a fun company & their customer service is the best I've ever seen.

So if you want to get in on this great deal, just go to the Julep website here & take the style quiz. Put in the special code SHAREONMAY to get your box for just ONE CENT. I know you're going to LOVE IT.



May 2012 - Julep Maven Box

Okay, so I'm TOTALLY LOVING the new ADD-ON perk Julep Maven has started doing every month.  You get your monthly box worth $40 for $19.99, but they they allow you to add on 2 MORE colors for $5 each or you can add 2 pedi products for $10 each.

So I got the PRODUCT box this month & opted for 2 of the new polish colors as my add-ons.  It was a FABULOUS Julep month!

Here's what I got:


I am "Classic With A Twist" so I got the Product Box this month & I couldn't be happier.  The Best Pedi Prep Ever is amazing.  It came with a fun little foot file to help get those crazy callouses off your feet so you'll be sandal ready in no-time.  This product is normally $20 by itself + $6 for the foot file.  So this alone is worth more than what I paid for the box.

I love the roller ball on the tip of this product.  You simply roll it along your heels or any areas of your feet that are hard & calloused, let it sit for a few minutes, & then file all the dead skin away.  It's truly amazing.  I couldn't believe how soft my feet were after this.



The other big product in my box was the 
Sicilian Orange Foot Soak.  
This is probably my all-time favorite Julep product EVER.  This retails for $26 putting my box worth at $52.  I paid $19.99.  How awesome is that?

You can actually see the orange peels inside the foot soak. The whole thing smells citrusy & fabulous.  I gave my tired feet a bath in this the other night & not only were they soft & smooth afterward, but my husband even commented on how good I smelled.  It's GREAT stuff.


And of course I added on 2 fabulous colors from the other boxes this month for only $5 each.  You can't beat that since these polishes retail for $14 EACH. 

I chose Fina (a blueish silvery chrome) & Kylie (an eggplant magnetic polish).  


Fina is a new favorite.  I absolutely loved the way this looked on my fingers.  I Have SO MANY CLOTHES this color & I just couldn't get over how cool the chrome finished looked.


Kylie is fun too.  It's pretty on it's own, but it's really fun to get the magnet out to make stripes in your polish.  (You can see the stripe effect in the photo of the 2 polishes above.)  I had a hard time getting it to work on my toes, but I'm still learning.  This was my very first experience with a magnetic polish.  It was really fun.



For all of you who are trying to decide whether to sign up to be a Julep Maven or not, they have a REALLY GREAT DEAL going on right now. You can get your first box for only$0.01. Try it out, see if you like it, & if you don't just cancel. . . but I'm almost positive you won't.

Every month you will receive a Maven box filled with $40 of AWESOME manicure/pedicure products as well as some FABULOUS polishes for only $19.99. You have the option to SKIP as many months as you want if funds are low or if you just don't like your box. This is one of the only subscription services I know of that allows you to see your box before it's shipped & then allows you to decide if you like that box or if you want to trade it for one of 4 others. There's ALWAYS one you'll love.

And then the PERKS. Each month, Julep sends 100 lucky maven's a GOLDEN BOX that has $100+ worth of products just because! And then there are contests & sweepstakes you can enter all the time not to mention all the fun coupons they send out. And then there are MYSTERY BOXES! Those are the BEST. They offer mystery boxes every few months & they are worth anywhere from $60-$200 in product. It's just a fun company & their customer service is the best I've ever seen.

So if you want to get in on this great deal, just go to the Julep website here & take the style quiz. Put in the special code SHAREONMAY to get your box for just ONE CENT. I know you're going to LOVE IT.