September 2012 Julep Mystery Box- Product Lovers Review and Swatch

I am sorry for being so late on this, i didn't realize i had deleted the folder i made on my desktop with all the pictures for this blog. That lead me to assume i had already wrote it. Negative. So I went and took the pictures all over again and am going to make this entry short and sweet since there are so many other recent entries i would like to get done before i fall behind on those.

In September Julep rolled out mystery box's. Julep has been switching things up as a late when it comes to the mystery box, in august offering one per style, and this month appealing to the lovers! Are you a product or polish lover? I am both and therefor had to get both.  You can see my post on the polish lovers box here! That link will also give you more information as to what Julep is!

First things first i received a full size Age Defying hand brightener. I am not sure whose looking at my hands to make sure they defy aging but i do plan on blogging for a long time so i guess my hands will always be youthful and bright!

 A glass nail filer- This glass nail filer not only looks classy but works great! I have never had my nails filed so evenly. This was a pleasant surprise to find in my box.

Even though my box is a product lovers box Julep thought it would be nice to add in two polishes. One is a mystery color with the new flat brush while the other is an amazing base coat. I have the julep top coat so this was a great addition and makes my julep manicure complete. The mystery color was a little streaky but its beautiful color allows me to forgive it.

Also included, but not pictured, was the julep tote bag.

Julep September 2012 Mystery Box- Polish Lover Review and Swaches

I tried so very hard to resist yet another mystery box but i was left powerless... and impressed! Julep did a great job this month with their mystery boxes by offering two different kinds of boxes- Polish Lover and Product Lover. This is perfect if you are on a budget and cant afford 5 boxes (but it was so tempting!), and you want to be able to have all the fun of a good mystery box while getting items you want. I purchased both types and this review will focus on the polish lovers box.

If you loved the tote bag from the August Maven box you are in for an awesome surprise! Each mystery box came with one!  These convenient little bags are the cosmetic way of staying green. How many times have you gone out to sephora or the drugstore to pick up some essentials and have left with a mostly empty plastic shopping bag? Now you can tuck this little tote away in your purse and use it instead. It is green, it has an inspiring quote, and it is quite cute.

 As for the polishes, i once again got the smallest box but as always i love the colors. These shades remind me of the spring and are off trend completely but who says you cant go against the trends!

 Renee-
Creamy, lilac, soft purple. One coat opaque. I love how beautiful this shade looks on my nails. If you own D'lilac by Limecrime wear it with this shade to match your lips!

 Sasha- 
This is described as a fresh cantaloupe melon cream, i think it looks like a fresh strawberry smoothy. Either way, when wearing this you will be craving something fruity! It is such a soft pink. This would look great on toes or fingers.

 Sienna-
This shimmery light gold metallic is one of the few non-streaky metallic's out there. You may require two coats to get this color to look completely opaque but that just means that you can always apply it lightly over another color or do two coats for completely opaque color. This shade is fast drying so work quick!

 MYSTERY COLOR!-
Mystery alert, this new shade has no name but is a shimmery yellow. A thick yellow cream with tons of gold shimmer laced throughout. I love the new flat brush. While it is a little thick it is easy to work with and helps to distribute the polish more evenly. I wonder what they will name this!

 

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 Did you get the mystery box this month? What colors did you get?

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