Friday, May 24, 2013

Julep Mystery Box: Hooray For May!

I was so excited about the Julep Maven program that before I even received my first starter box, I ordered their Hooray For May! Mystery Box. Every month Julep offers a mystery box for $24.99 which contents anywhere form $70 to $200 worth of goods. This month's box was said to include one bright and a bonus nail color in a little gift bag. Based on the hint in the email the bright shade would either be a yellow or a green.

This is the box I received:

Overall, I am content with the contents of my mystery box. I was hoping to get the green bright since I love green nail polish and don't wear yellow much.


I got Chelsea, Korin, Dakota, Amelia, Annette, and Jackie.



Jackie was the bonus polish which came in a cute bag perfect for giving!!

As if the mystery box wasn't enough, I also purchased the Sea Salt Collection after reading this blog post about Madeline.



The set included Sadie, Jill, and Madeline.

I am super excited to try out the sea salt polishes-I'm loving the textured polish trend!! I'll make a follow up post with pictures when I try out my new polishes!!

Julep Mavern: Bombshell Starter Box

I came across a Julep video on the internet advertising a FREE Julep Maven starter box, so I signed up!! I love free stuff!! I took their style quiz and got Bombshell. I added on a few extra items to my order to qualify for free shipping, but I hear it's about $3.99 for shipping if you just sign up for the box and not buy any add-ons (but still $4 isn't bad since the box is suppose to contain at least $40 worth of goods!!).  I was excited to try the beauty item which was to be included, but didn't automatically love the colors shown in my selected box. However, I wanted to keep an open mind and try out what was picked for me especially since I didn't already have colors like them in my current collection.

Here is a picture of the box I received:

I loved the Glycolic Hand Scrub-it smelled amazing and made my hands so soft!! I used it before doing my manicure. A single polish remover pad and nail file made nice little additions to the box's contents.

After watching this video I created the look using Gloria and Vivien below:


I'm still not totally in love with these colors on their own, but I do think they go well together in this nail art. I received a compliment on them and it was nice to try something new.

Here are the add-ons I chose:

I love the Acetone-Free Conditioning Nail Polish Remover-it's easy to use and reminds me of the ones they use in the salons! The Quick Dry Polish Drops and Freedom Polymer Top Coat both dry nails quickly. I haven't tried out the Glow On Age Defying Hand Brightener or Facial for Hands yet, but will review them when I do.

If you sign up to be a Julep Maven,  you will be presented with a box based on your answers to their style quiz. If you love the contents of the box, you can choose to buy the box. If you don't like what's inside you can choose to purchase another box offered (there are 5 different boxes offered every month). If you don't like any of the boxes presented you have the option to skip that month and will not be charged anything. You will be charged a $19.99 monthly fee unless you cancel your subscription or skip the month. Each of the polishes retail for $14 and each box is supposed to include product worth $40 or more. Julep Mavens receive many benefits such as product discounts, access to a secret store, and the ability to earn points for use towards future purchases. Use the code “FREEBOX” if you want to try it out.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Gnarly Gnails: Grab Bag Giveaway!!

I love free stuff!! Do you like free stuff?? Today I wanted to share with you a special giveaway where you can have the chance to win some really unique items!!

Gnarly Gnails is giving away 3 grab bags in honor of reaching 500 posts! Each bag will include several polishes, nail art supplies, AND a one-of-a-kind polish made by Gnarly Gnails!!

I am super excited for the chance to add more polish to my growing collection and any one of the 3 unique Franken Polishes would make a nice addition. But I'd be thrilled if I won Mermaider (shown in the link below), which depicts my love of mermaids perfectly!!

To enter this giveaway, click here and fill out the Rafflecopter!

Monday, May 20, 2013

Introduction: Aquatic Allure

Hi everyone! As a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant, nail polish collector, and makeup junkie, I want to share my love of beauty products. I'm also a lover of mythology-my favorite mythical creatures being sirens and mermaids. I particularly love the colors turquoise, teal, and aqua which remind me of these dangerous yet beautiful creatures. In this blog I hope to show the aquatic allure of these creatures in the beauty products I come across. I hope you enjoy my product reviews!!