Julep: August 2013 (Spoilers)

[x3tember]

newbie here... and sorry to bother yall! But i have some questions.

Do yall find juleps small amount is trouble some? I can get Zoya for $8 each and they have over twice the amount...

also, do your Juleps dry really slow? Mine are dinos.

btw, i am REALLY looking forward to the champagne trio! i ordered a it girl box since i dont have much julep yet and i kinda like the brown and orange. pink is always a keeper for me.

Thanks!

 

[zadidoll]

Originally Posted by x3tember /img/forum/go_quote.gif

newbie here... and sorry to bother yall! But i have some questions.

Do yall find juleps small amount is trouble some? I can get Zoya for $8 each and they have over twice the amount...

also, do your Juleps dry really slow? Mine are dinos.

btw, i am REALLY looking forward to the champagne trio! i ordered a it girl box since i dont have much julep yet and i kinda like the brown and orange. pink is always a keeper for me.

Thanks!

Yes. It's one of the things that bugs me about Julep. $14 (regular price) for 0.25 oz makes it $28 if you wanted 0.50 oz of product like an OPI. I never cared for the prices when compared to the amount. It's price gouging. The only reason I stuck with Julep is because I have enough credits to get free boxes through 2014/2015 (if I continue to skip). Honestly, if it weren't for their perks.rewards I wouldn't be getting Julep at all.

 

[swimsalot]

newbie here... and sorry to bother yall! But i have some questions. Do yall find juleps small amount is trouble some? I can get Zoya for $8 each and they have over twice the amount... also, do your Juleps dry really slow? Mine are dinos. btw, i am REALLY looking forward to the champagne trio! i ordered a it girl box since i dont have much julep yet and i kinda like the brown and orange. pink is always a keeper for me. Thanks!

I use Seche Vite and Julep quick dry drops so I have no problems. I also don't really mind the small size of the polish bottle even though I know that it's kind of a rip off. It's just that in all my years I've never once finished up a bottle of polish and I don't anticipate doing so. So it doesn't really bother me.

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by puffyeyes /img/forum/go_quote.gif

http://www.xovain.com/nails/offensive-nail-polish-names#feed=/search?keyword=nail polish

Makes me think of Julep. 

I don't think they hit saturation yet.  However, I think they could use a breathe of fresh air. 

Those are some really obnoxious names .... I guess I shouldn't complain about Julep using women's names ... at least there's little room for scandal there! I do have to admit that I personally own and routinely wear NARS Orgasm blush though. I have been having fun since yesterday naming polishes over on the Bondi FB page .... I don't think I offered anything obnoxious ... the closest I came was naming my husband's selection of the nearly black color, "Naughty". 

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by swimsalot /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I use Seche Vite and Julep quick dry drops so I have no problems. I also don't really mind the small size of the polish bottle even though I know that it's kind of a rip off. It's just that in all my years I've never once finished up a bottle of polish and I don't anticipate doing so. So it doesn't really bother me.

I agree, swimsalot! I have never finished a bottle of polish either and like someone else said, I love the cute little bottles! I am still studyiing how to display my Julep collection so that I can see what I have at a glance. I am a visual learner and I have to see something to know how I want to use it. Twiddling my thumbs here waiting for my selections this month 'cause I already figured out what my first mani is going to be with the new colors!

 

[Imberis]

Originally Posted by x3tember /img/forum/go_quote.gif

newbie here... and sorry to bother yall! But i have some questions.

Do yall find juleps small amount is trouble some? I can get Zoya for $8 each and they have over twice the amount...

also, do your Juleps dry really slow? Mine are dinos.

btw, i am REALLY looking forward to the champagne trio! i ordered a it girl box since i dont have much julep yet and i kinda like the brown and orange. pink is always a keeper for me.

Thanks!

I don't mind the actual amount in the bottles being small if I really love the color, but I hate the bottles themselves because they're so tall. It's not that big of a deal when putting it on, but it feels odd in my hand. I also wonder if the tall bottles have something to do with the polish separating? Julep polish separates far more quickly than any of my other polishes.

Mine dries so, so slow. I live in a very humid climate, so I understand that it takes longer, but Julep polishes take SO long to dry, especially the cream polishes. The glitter polishes dry much faster, thankfully!

 

[r4chel77]

i don't mind sexy names. there's a difference between 'orgasm' and 'starter wife' one is sexy one is misogynistic. 'jail bait' implies sexualization of minors= not okay. 'load'? really gross, ugly color anyways, wouldn't buy it, but not misogynistic.'deep throat' is definitely much sexier but it's not problematic unless nars was marketed towards youth (like urban decay is arguably so). 'saddle me up' isn't a problem. 'porn star' is borders the line of being problematic because a lot of porn is misogynistic. 'surfin for boys' is less problematic than 'boy bait' because at least it depicts female sexuality (or that of the user) as active- most advertising depicts females as passive sexual objects (like 'boy bait' implies).. 'boy bait' is frustrating because it also goes along with the idea that the best hope for any woman is to be worthy of male attention; snag a man and you're a success. a woman with out a man falls short of total success; see my point? i really love the color of mac's boy bait so that's the only reason i use it. however, sometimes i try to stop my bitterness as 'surfin for boys' - who hasn't been on the prowl for a date or someone to dance with or even more? the worst ones - those that just seem anti-woman- like trophy wife or worshipping thinness- just absolutely suck and no matter how pretty they are, they won't get my money. 

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by Imberis /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I don't mind the actual amount in the bottles being small if I really love the color, but I hate the bottles themselves because they're so tall. It's not that big of a deal when putting it on, but it feels odd in my hand. I also wonder if the tall bottles have something to do with the polish separating? Julep polish separates far more quickly than any of my other polishes.

Mine dries so, so slow. I live in a very humid climate, so I understand that it takes longer, but Julep polishes take SO long to dry, especially the cream polishes. The glitter polishes dry much faster, thankfully!

I read somewhere that colors can separate faster because they are free of some of the "no-no" ingredients and to just roll them between your hands to gently mixing them back up, no shaking like we used to do when we were teenagers ... the shakng causes air bubbles in your application.

 

[angismith]

rachel, I did notice while checking out Bondi that they have one color that has one of the disrespectful names you are talking about ... Horny Mistress. I found it really offensive.

 

[jessicalriley]

rachel, I did notice while checking out Bondi that they have one color that has one of the disrespectful names you are talking about ... Horny Mistress. I found it really offensive.

If I got that color I'd send it back to them.

 

[reepy]

Originally Posted by jessicalriley /img/forum/go_quote.gif

If I got that color I'd send it back to them.

i thought it was funny/cheeky and i thought it would make for fun gifts for my friends.  plus it's a great color.  but i just ordered david bowie's bulge too (scofflaw not bondi)  ;-)  

 

[Imberis]

Originally Posted by angismith /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I read somewhere that colors can separate faster because they are free of some of the "no-no" ingredients and to just roll them between your hands to gently mixing them back up, no shaking like we used to do when we were teenagers ... the shakng causes air bubbles in your application.

Yeah, I always roll them around to re-mix them, but my other 3-free polishes don't separate as much as Julep does for some reason. Not sure why, but at least they always mix back up fine.

 

[puffyeyes]

Those are some really obnoxious names .... I guess I shouldn't complain about Julep using women's names ... at least there's little room for scandal there! I do have to admit that I personally own and routinely wear NARS Orgasm blush though. I have been having fun since yesterday naming polishes over on the Bondi FB page .... I don't think I offered anything obnoxious ... the closest I came was naming my husband's selection of the nearly black color, "Naughty". 

I think we are all on the same page. NARS orgasm (and others) is one thing. A really great way to describe the color and isn't disrespectful. Many, many other names from other brands, not so much.

 

[hdmom]

Also new to julep! Been following the thread but decided to finally join in on the chatting fun I joined last month and also did a mystery box, but this will be my first maven month. I was curious about the mystery boxes--when do they typically offer them? Also, are the warehouse sales I hear about rare??

 

[gypsiemagic]

I miss the months where everything was the same finish, and the finish was different each month. Now they are just doing colors in various finishes. I still like them, but not as much

 

[gypsiemagic]

also did julep have a first anniversary color?

 

[normajean2008]

Originally Posted by hdmom /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Also new to julep! Been following the thread but decided to finally join in on the chatting fun I joined last month and also did a mystery box, but this will be my first maven month. I was curious about the mystery boxes--when do they typically offer them? Also, are the warehouse sales I hear about rare??

The mystery boxes are not on a set schedule for release.  They used to be every couple of months/major holidays up until like February or March of this year.  Now they have been doing them about 1 a month. But they aren't guaranteed to be that often. 

The wearhouse sales are once per year (June), and this was the first year they have offered it online, last year it was only in person at their place in Seattle.  We don't know for certain if they will offer it online again, I'm sure they will announce next spring when they remind about the sale coming up.  They had a lot of hiccups with it this year, but since it was the first time they did it online, maybe they know how to make it better next year? 

They also have an end of year sale right after Christmas.  It was just as good, if not better, than the warehouse sale! 

 

[normajean2008]

Originally Posted by gypsiemagic /img/forum/go_quote.gif

also did julep have a first anniversary color?

Hmmm, I don't think so.  I could have missed it (so nobody quote me, LOL), but I'm pretty sure they didn't have a selected "color" for the first anniversary.  It was the "metallic and chromes" collection series.  They did have a gift in the box.  It wasn't really a "gift" per say, it was in place of the usual free treats they send in the box each month.  The gift was that cheapo reusable tote bag they still have online now/have given out in multiple mystery boxes to reach the value claims. 

 

[jessicalriley]

i thought it was funny/cheeky and i thought it would make for fun gifts for my friends.  plus it's a great color.  but i just ordered david bowie's bulge too (scofflaw not bondi)  ;-)  

DB's bulge wouldn't bother me, & I get funny, sexy names. There's something really demeaning about the combination Horny Mistress. I would be okay with just Horny, but there's something sickening about the two words together that I'm trying to put my finger on... Maybe the implied infidelity? I tend to deconstruct language and notice subtle nuances. That may explain my sensitivity. Also, I agree with what Rachel explained ab women being passive sexual objects. I have also seen some concerns ab "Oxblood" as a description of a certain shade of red (not necessarily the name of a specific polish). There are words (& the images they represent) that bother some & not others, so that kind if makes this whole conversation moot. And that is what language is- a set of signifiers for the images we intend to communicate to another person. I except companies will continue to use edgy names in order to project a certain image of themselves & to appeal to their target demo. And they have the right to do so. But, if I did receive a product with a name that offends me, I would return it with an explanation of why it did so. That being said, to each her own! If you love the product & don't mind the name, awesome! Language is subjective. I just wanted to explain myself further as I rarely post long entries. Sorry if it felt like a lecture, but this sort of debate regarding names is intriguing for me.

 

[r4chel77]

if you think about it, why would a company that markets products towards women name them as hateful, antif-women things? marathin? trophy wife? it's disgusting. 'horny mistress' implies infidelity and monogamy doesn't encompass everyone anyways but it implies secrecy. i don't know. it's bad but again, things like marathin and trophy wife are abhorrent. 

this leads me to my next point: if you feel strongly about these things, i hope that you won't buy them as i don't. do what you're comfortable with but remember that women make and influence a lot of consumer decisions: you can vote with your dollars. that's why i support julep: they don't pull that misogynistic crap that so many companies do, are led by women, and their very message 'beauty is about connection, not competition' is invaluable in a world of 'trophy wife' and 'marathin' and 'horny mistress', all of which encourage women to see each other as hateful competition along the axes of intersectionality/patriarchy. ending angry feminist rant? for now. =) also, i'm super glad that it seems most people discussing it see the distinction from these and just sex-related things.