December Julep Maven Box

Hey guys,

So today we wrap up 2014, wow what a year lots of ups and lots of downs. I'm excited for 2015 hopefully we all have a fantastic year ahead of us all.

So I have the last Julep box of the year. I'm torn on this month's collection I found it to be kind of all over the place and not have a really strong personality. Although it's pretty glitzy and ritzy which is always good for December however I would have loved more rich jewel tones opposed to the more metallic colours, but that's just me.

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A England - Gloriana

Hey guys,

Okay so yesterday I announced that since I had finished up Julep's Birthstone collection I would be showing you guys Lacquer Lust's birthstone collection. Well today I logged into Julep's secret store just to find out that it appears that there is going to be another round of Julep Birthstone Polishes. Well looks like 2015 will be the year of the Birthstones for you guys.

Today I have a polish from A England's new collection. I want to apologize up front for my awful cuticles here. I have since drenched them in cuticle oil. That being said I love this fiery red polish. Great application from A England as always. This is two coats

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A England - Gloriana

Julep - Savannah - December Birthstone

Hey guys,

Well I hope everyone had a phenomenal Christmas! With everything said and done I would say I did. Now I'm in for a much needed week off. And now that Christmas is over I can focus on my next big thing: My Disney World trip in February! EEEP!

Today I have the LAST birthstone polish for you. Well from Julep anyways. In 2015 I will be showing you Lacquer Lust's Birthstone Collection! More on that next month though.
So obviously since it is my birthstone this one is close to my heart. I'm usually not a big fan of shard glitter since it can be a massive pain in the butt, but this wasn't bad, although I think it could have done without the shard glitter. This was three coats.

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Julep - Savannah - Topaz for December

Deborah Lippmann - 99 Luftballoons

Hey guys,

So a few things first. Merry Christmas to everyone. Or whatever else you're celebrating. I realize I have been majorly slacking on any sort of Christmas nail art but I brought my polish collection to my bestie's house for when I move in and then I pushed my move back a little so I am limited to the polish I have laying around the house. So I apologize
Second: Bowling is the devil. Seriously I broke 3 nails (cinderella hand thank goodness) within the first 20 minutes. I won't lie it kind of ruined the rest of the game for me. This can't be a problem only I have right?

Today I have a fun polish to show you guys and if you can walk away without having the song stuck in your head you are a greater man than me. If you have no clue what I'm talking about click here.

Well this was actually a Sephora Beauty Insider gift. I tend to hoard my points I have no clue why but I do, anyways this was totally worth 100 points (it's a DL Mini) This is a red jelly version of Candy Shop or Forget You.
This was three coats.

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Deborah Lippmann - 99 Luftballoons

Julep - Shenae

Hey guys,

Well Christmas is looming near, I am sufficiently excited and now that I am done all my shopping and wrapping I have finally had some time to breathe and enjoy the season. I hope everyone else has gotten to that point? Or are you guys more "wait to the last minute" people?

Today I have a very pretty mint shimmer polish to show you guys, it's hard to see the shimmer in the pictures but I LOVED this colour.
This was two coats.

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Julep - Shenae

Julep - Waleska

Hey guys,

So today was my work's annual Wine Draw, another super busy day for me, although that being said all things considered this year ran super smoothly considering there were 283 bottles of wine up for grabs. I don't drink but I still wound up with a bottle of pity wine, no better time than the holidays to have a random bottle of wine on hand.

Today I have another polish from the August Wanderlust collection. Actually this was a colour that my bestie was supposed to get in her box but got two of the same polishes instead. I am so in love with this metallic teal polish. This was two coats.

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Julep - Waleska

Julep - Sushmita

Hey guys,

So now that my Christmas parties are over and I'm moving on to trying to get other stuff done I totally am really starting to understand why some people dread Christmas I mean don't get me wrong I am a major fan of Christmas. But trying to take care of everything on your own can be insane. All I can hope is that come Christmas break I will still have some shred of sanity and will return to normal.

Today I have a polish for you from one of Julep's summer collections. I want to say August but don't quote me on that. Anyways it was a super popular collection that I probably should have upgraded. Anyways recently they finally got more in stock so I jumped at the opportunity. This is a fuschia purple pink silk polish. This was two coats.

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Julep - Sushmita

Mesh Manicure

Hey guys,

So finally things are slowing down for me, I'm done and all the Christmas parties are over so now the biggest things on my plate this week are making sure I mail out a few gifts. So here is hoping I actually remember to do that.

So a while back I saw this manicure and thought it was fantastic. Well of course when I went to go try it I didn't actually go look at the instructions so I did it wrong. You're supposed to sponge on acrylic paint, well I just used polish and that didn't work but I did come up with almost a mesh stamping method. Not perfect and my clean up is awful but I really like the way this came out.
I used Deborah Lippmann - Mermaid Dream's to stamp.

Julep - Neely

Hey guys,

So tonight I finished all my Christmas shopping! I'm fairly stoked about that. Now just to wrap. Bleh I hate wrapping. I always have great intentions then slowly it just devolves into everything looking like a five year old wrapped it.
Oh also for those wondering my birthday is on the 25th.

Today I have the second polish from the Reindeer Games set, this is s red cranberry glitter topper. I quite like this one. This is one coat over the other polish Nic.

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Julep - Neely
(Over Julep - Nic)

Julep - Nic

Hey guys,

So Christmas lights are up, tree is up, stockings are up. Almost all the gifts are bought. Yet still so much to do. My birthday is almost here!

This is a polish that came as part of one of Julep's Christmas sets. It was this and a red glitter I will show you later this week, in a set named Reindeer Games. This is a deep burgundy wine colour that has a jelly quality I love these types of vampy polishes. This was two coats.

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Julep - Nic

Julep - Aislinn

Hey guys,

So exciting news! My cousin and I booked our Walt Disney World trip for February. EEEP! So excited. Valentines day needs to come NOW. Yeah aren't we fantastic girlfriends, high tailing it out of town on V-Day to go hang out with a giant mouse. I can't wait.

Today I have a really pretty jelly glitter to show you. I am a HUGE fan of how pretty this blackened emerald green polish is, the glitter in this looked great. This was two coats.

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Julep - Aislinn

Julep - Shoshanna

Hey guys,

So lately I have been trying not to paint my nails every single day in an effort to save time and money. Also I moved my polish collection over to my best friend's house that I am eventually supposed to be moving out into, so I don't have my whole collection on me either limiting my nail art opportunities.
Anyways it's been super weird having the same polish on for a couple days.

Today I have a green micro glitter topper to show you guys. This one came in a mystery add on, which usually are just all duplicates for me, but I didn't have this one. I paired it with a light spring green.
I loved how pretty and sparkly this was. This was one coat over green.

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Julep - Shoshanna
over Julep - Adrianna

Julep - Alex

Hey guys

Yay it's December!! That means it's almost my birthday! Wooo! It also means decorations, and cheesy Christmas movies. Which is happiness! I've been so busy and swamped but totally in a good way.

Tonight I have a very pretty purple polish, this is full of silver shimmer. I wore this to my friend's wedding and it was perfect with my purple dress.
This was two coats.

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Julep - Alex