Julep: August 2013 (Spoilers)

[angismith]

Originally Posted by r4chel77 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

oh no i have hilary but need brown sugar now. i don't own any butter london's but they always look nice.

Rachel,

I don't have any butter london's either, but I was eyeing their new black (wish I had it TODAY), but of all their fall colors, brown sugar was the one calling to me!

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by kira685 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I need to start doing this, with the wet pet food too

Yes, Kira, any kind of can with a tab is murder on polish and nail! Also, trying to scrape labels off things.

 

[cari12]

You should master the art of opening a pop can with the side of a finger ;-) I never use my nails!

 

[LinaMingo]

You should master the art of opening a pop can with the side of a finger ;-) I never use my nails!

That's how I do it. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[invisiblebike]

oh, i use a butter knife to lift up the ring pull on my kitty's wet food and then pull it open. works for me.
 

 

[gemstone]

I've heard such great things about seche vite, I am just so bummed about all the bad chemicals in it /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I just end up changing my polish a lot. I have only male roommates, and if I use anything that's not 3 free they complain about the smell.

 

[kelseyellen]

Originally Posted by jennm149 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got Golden Box 1 and everything in it was a dupe.  Well, everything except the taffy.  That has cured my mystery box ailment!  Would rather use the $24 on something I know I want.

yup. this exact thing happened to me. i was luckily able to swap out 2 of the 4... but apparently I haven't learned my lesson yet because I'm STILL debating over the stupid mystery box...

 

[Lily V]

yup. this exact thing happened to me. i was luckily able to swap out 2 of the 4... but apparently I haven't learned my lesson yet because I'm STILL debating over the stupid mystery box...

Ha! I'm the same way.. I got nothing but dupes & colors I didn't want in the golden box, and swore I wasn't going to buy another mystery and now I'm seriously considering the picnic mystery box (mostly because I loooooooooooooove evie!). Man, I really really hope they offer evie as an add-on in sept's box!

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by cari12 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

You should master the art of opening a pop can with the side of a finger ;-) I never use my nails!

Cari, I used to be able to do this, but sometime last year, Diet Coke made their tabs tighter and I can't do it anymore!

 

[cari12]

You should master the art of opening a pop can with the side of a finger ;-) I never use my nails!

Cari, I used to be able to do this, but sometime last year, Diet Coke made their tabs tighter and I can't do it anymore!

Oh weird! I hadn't noticed! I am still able to do it on mine (fellow diet coke lover here!) that's a bummer /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by cari12 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Oh weird! I hadn't noticed! I am still able to do it on mine (fellow diet coke lover here!) that's a bummer

My understanding is that there are different distributors in different areas, so the tighter tabs may not come to your area.

 

[Lily V]

just tried lacey now (on my toes)- lovely!!!  One coater and glided on effortlessly!  Love it- tell you what, full coverage glitters & shimmers Juelp does a kick-ass job on!! (make MOAR!!)  Some of the creams I've had less luck with ::sides eyes Courteney:: but other I've been totally fine with (especially when they're rich and only need one coat)

- oh & PSA (whoever said about Marion staining- yeah, sadly true) but Orly cutique!!!!  I read online that it's not just for cuticle removal, it does stain removal too & I just happen to have a bottle knocking around, so I tried it- totally works!!

 

[angismith]

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


yup. this exact thing happened to me. i was luckily able to swap out 2 of the 4... but apparently I haven't learned my lesson yet because I'm STILL debating over the stupid mystery box...

NEVER say NEVER, but it will be a long time before I get another mystery box UNLESS an exclusive color is offered and I just can't live without it. Why? Because my polish collection has grown by leaps and bounds since May and the Golden Mystery box contained my first dupe! I DO NOT LIKE getting dupes, so maybe if I hold off until some more colors are released, I will lessen the chance of getting a dupe. Just a strategy I'm planning to try. But if they do something like Kyla and Monica in the July mystery boxes, I won't be able to resist ....

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by gemstone /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I've heard such great things about seche vite, I am just so bummed about all the bad chemicals in it

I just end up changing my polish a lot. I have only male roommates, and if I use anything that's not 3 free they complain about the smell.

Let them complain....they don't do anything smelly???

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by Lily V /img/forum/go_quote.gif

just tried lacey now (on my toes)- lovely!!!  One coater and glided on effortlessly!  Love it- tell you what, full coverage glitters & shimmers Juelp does a kick-ass job on!! (make MOAR!!)  Some of the creams I've had less luck with ::sides eyes Courteney:: but other I've been totally fine with (especially when they're rich and only need one coat)

- oh & PSA (whoever said about Marion staining- yeah, sadly true) but Orly cutique!!!!  I read online that it's not just for cuticle removal, it does stain removal too & I just happen to have a bottle knocking around, so I tried it- totally works!!

Great info, Lily! I will have to pick up a bottle ... I definitely plan on using more Color Club and the one color I have used did some staining. As did Julep's Mackenzie, but I love both colors still!

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by Lily V /img/forum/go_quote.gif

just tried lacey now (on my toes)- lovely!!!  One coater and glided on effortlessly!  Love it- tell you what, full coverage glitters & shimmers Juelp does a kick-ass job on!! (make MOAR!!)  Some of the creams I've had less luck with ::sides eyes Courteney:: but other I've been totally fine with (especially when they're rich and only need one coat)

- oh & PSA (whoever said about Marion staining- yeah, sadly true) but Orly cutique!!!!  I read online that it's not just for cuticle removal, it does stain removal too & I just happen to have a bottle knocking around, so I tried it- totally works!!

Forgot to say, Julep has some AWESOME glitters & shimmers - yes, definitely kick-ass job. I really don't like all the bashing that is going on re: Julep vs. Bondi. I have room in my life for both and don't feel like I am being disloyal to one or the other. I love Chanel, too, but I don't own any! That's why sub boxes like Julep and Bondi are so great ... you can still get a good quality product and feel like you are wearing Chanel on your fingers!

 

[LinaMingo]

Do all the mystery boxes ship at the same time?  My status is still processing! It's driving me nuts.

 

[Lily V]

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

Forgot to say, Julep has some AWESOME glitters & shimmers - yes, definitely kick-ass job. I really don't like all the bashing that is going on re: Julep vs. Bondi. I have room in my life for both and don't feel like I am being disloyal to one or the other. I love Chanel, too, but I don't own any! That's why sub boxes like Julep and Bondi are so great ... you can still get a good quality product and feel like you are wearing Chanel on your fingers!

I haven't got my bondis yet, but I'm looking forward to having both in my collection!  I'd like to think there's easily room for both for the polish hoarder collector.

Both companies have pros & cons I'm sure- granted I've only been a maven since end of may- but I've loved it all since then (well june & the dd cream was a bust for me...)

and I hear ya about the chanels! there have def been some colors I'd love to have from them (us version of vamp, Rouge Noir, Ciel De Nuit,)- but I could never justify the price (& of course those ones so rare now- that if they come up on ebay they're like $100+... ummm no freakin way.)  The most expensive polishes in my collection are the couple of RBLs (rescue beauty lounge) I have- which are still too pricey at $18-20 each.  ouch.  And would you believe that the RBL I'm wearing now (frugalista)- I already have a chip in less than 24 hrs??? For $20 polish, I expect perfection man!!! heck, my juleps (which I'm really only paying like 5-6 dollars each for)- I can get days without chips!  to be fair tho, I am testing out a new base coat, but still... *grumble grumble*

 

[r4chel77]

alsa, the oxygen treatment made my nails peel! i have super crappy nails honestly. i mean i'm grateful i have fingers and nails that match accordingly but they're peely and always breaking. i'll have a nail pretty much fold and create a perforated edge that has no hope of staying on; only attached at the edges. what's the opi nail envy like? i need to know of your absolute best nail saving products, because nothing has helped me no matter how careful i am. i've tried nailtiques' protein coat, orly's calcium shield and now the oxygen treatment. for stats, i had three peeling nails, and now all ten are peeling. i think the orly calcium shield was helping them to not peel at least, even if not to be harder and thicker. i should try the biotin that some of you were discussing, too.

i couldn't help but share my sephora haul, even if it isn't the right thread just because i was way too excited to even wait for the beauty event where different rewards tiers members get multiple points for every dollar instead of just single points. anyways, i'm insane, but i got the boudoir eyes palette from too faced, the sephora pro brush smudge brush #11, sephora liquid liner in glitter kaki, and sephora anti-bac daily brush cleaner. i also sort of ordered the smashbox master class palette #2... =)

 

[Alicia Loves]

Oh my gosh you couldn't wait one day to spend at sephora lol! That's a nice haul!

I think I better stay away from the oxygen treatment then. I've never had peeling nails and I don't want them! How do nails peel? Is it a layer that comes off over the whole nail or in little sections? I've never even heard of that before until now.