Chromes and Metallics from Julep

I told you guys before that I am not a fan of this type of finish. I'll show you just why in the pictures of Isla, Piper and Melanie. I love the color of Melanie and Piper, but I just can't get passed the brush strokes that chromes and metallics leave on the nail.


Isla is a beautiful milky white metallic shine. The color is pretty, but this is definitely not my favorite.

Piper is a very pretty teal metallic. This color reminds me of water or paradise. I really loved this color.

The Brush strokes are very visible. I also 

did not use a top coat.

Melanie is a bluish grey color. This beautiful blue was an add-on for me in my August box. As beautiful as she is the finish made me frown. I really hate seeing brush strokes and such. 

Overall, Melanie applied very well just like Piper and Isla. If chromed and metallic finishes are what you like, then these are definitely the polishes for you. Melanie had a sort of bumpy finish, but as I'm typing this now, I wish I had added a top coat to try to smooth it out a little more.

Julep's Acetone Free Conditioning Nail Polish Remover works well. I don't like the smell, but it works well and doesn't dry the skin. The Remover was used to clean up around the cuticles in the pictures. They are shiny from the remover and not cuticle oil :-)

The items reviewed about are from My August Julep Maven box shown here.

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xoxo -Tamala

August Julep Maven box!

This month I wasn't very happy with the Selection of my normal Julep maven box. I'm usually an It Girl, but I wanted the remover that was offered in the other boxes. The remover and the pump caught my eye! I ended up getting the Boho Glam box.

 The theme of the Julep boxes for August was Metallics and Chromes. I'm really not a fan of these polishes, but I wanted the remover and decided not to skip the month. I, also, couldn't pass up a pretty blue polish. I added Melanie from the It Girl box as an add-on for $4.99.

What I got in my box:

Julep Reusable tote, Melanie, Isla, Piper and 

Julep Acetone Free Conditioning Nail Polish Remover

The Bag:

"Beauty is about connection. Not competition."

A closer look at Melanie, Isla and Piper

Julep Acetone Free Conditioning 

Nail Polish Remover with pump

This is what I received from my Maven box for August. I will review these items in a later post.

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Thanks for reading,
xoxo -Tamala