Always keeping my eyes peeled for a good deal, I came across Julep's Facebook ad a couple months ago about a 5pc nail box for free with only $2.99 shipping. Now, I knew there had to be a caveat so I read the fine print as always. Ordering this automatically enrolls you into their monthly subscription of Maven boxes, which is about $25 a month. Yikes.
I checked and there were no cancellation fees and no horrid review about issues with cancelling. Since I'm a super organized person who pretty much lives inside my calendar, and I've done the whole order and cancel subscription afterwards thing with similar sites, I had no issues proceeding. (And it turns out that worked out just fine, because cancelling took literally 5 minutes over the phone with no hassle.)
First, I tried to do the free 5 piece deal but couldn't find the coupon code. I ended up ordering something else instead, which is "First Box Free" for new members. This is what I got:
I really liked the coral, was okay with the blue, and didn't really care at all about the Cuticle serum. For $2.99, this was an okay deal.
Then I found the coupon code, which at the time was "HELLOYOU", for the 5 piece box and created ANOTHER account to order it. I liked this one much more.
The green is gorgeous, love the plum on my toes, iffy about the lavender, LOVE the gloss which actually is really sheer with just a tint of plum, and the eyeliner is meh. I don't really use pencil eye liner much, but it's glides on smooth and is double sided with two colors: black and brown.
Now, let's talk about the polish. The bottles are REALLY small, about half the size of an average bottle, so it makes me rethink how much it's worth compared to other quality brand names. It is only .27 ounces of polish in each bottle compared to OPI's .5oz bottles.
The polish is very pigmented and will appear on your nail pretty much exactly how the bottle appears. Great for a bold look. The pamphlet says it is supposed to dry fast, though I didn't notice a major difference. They also did not last too long...after a week had passed the tops of my nails were chipped and I had to redo them.
The next time I re-did my nails I made sure to add a top glitter coat (from Victoria's Secret) and that has helped with the chipping. However, from a nail polish company that charges a lot and claims to be premier, I don't expect to NEED to apply a top coat of any kind. I have better results with Sally Hansen Perfect Salon which is way cheaper.
Overall, I give these polishes a rating of 7.5/10.
In my opinion they are nothing to rave about, and I wouldn't buy them at full price. I am satisfied with the deals I did get however.
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