Julep September 2013 (Spoilers)

[jessicalriley]

We wanna see!

I'll try to get some pics of my swatch sticks up tomorrow! I was pretty much in the bed for most of the day again today, but my back is much better than it was yesterday.

 

[donutbaby]

Newb question:  I'm just about to join this month (a friend gave me a referral code) and get my first box free (with $3.99 shipping).  My question is as follows:  do I have to get one of the boxes it gives you after you take the quiz (the Boho and Glam and whatever) or can I get one of these amazing September boxes?  (I apologize if a-this makes me look like I'm complaining about those available; I'm not, I just wouldn't want to miss the Sept. box if I could get it for free!; and b-if it's already been asked in this thread; I tried looking through several pages for this same question & didn't see it!)

Thanks in advance

 

[r4chel77]

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

Newb question:  I'm just about to join this month (a friend gave me a referral code) and get my first box free (with $3.99 shipping).  My question is as follows:  do I have to get one of the boxes it gives you after you take the quiz (the Boho and Glam and whatever) or can I get one of these amazing September boxes?  (I apologize if a-this makes me look like I'm complaining about those available; I'm not, I just wouldn't want to miss the Sept. box if I could get it for free!; and b-if it's already been asked in this thread; I tried looking through several pages for this same question & didn't see it!)

Thanks in advance

don't worry! this group is really relaxed about not killing people for asking something that might have been inquired about recently or reading into discussion as obnoxious complaints =)

you CAN'T usually get the current box as the intro one (i.e. it has to be one of the intro boxes, but it can totally be any of the style profiles and not just the one you got with the quiz) but they did allow that in may (the may collection could be the intro box or any of the assortment of intro boxes there were like there are now). that's the only time i've seen this choice.

if you wait, the intro boxes will usually change every 1-2 months, and they all will usually contain an older product (although the pedi cream is brand new and regular mavens haven't had access to it and most of us are kinda annoyed about it lol- see we can appreciate the valid complaints!) but at least one newer polish. so in june/july, the intro boxes available for free contained some of the gorgeous shades new in may. i anticipate by november, the intro boxes will contain some of the shades being released now for september.. you'd have to wait and play the guessing game.

another option is to sign up for an intro box now and then as soon as the first week of september, all mavens can access any of the september boxes for purchase at the full price of $19.99. so you could get your free box and then pay for the september one you want; you wouldn't miss out. it's too late getting an intro box now (you have to get one several days before the 20th to be able to participate in that month's maven window selection)...

you've read long enough! here is the BEST option! =P :

then, the other option is to sign up for the intro box and wait for the first day of september when all of the september polishes and products will be available for individual purchase. because you're a new maven, you will have access to the beauty bio portion of the website (if you fill it out, you will get an email with a 50% code off of EVERY polish- yup the entire order of them). i  never got my email but the discount code is BEAUTYBIO and you can enter it when you check out. most of us have used our beauty bio discount codes; it's a one-time use associated with every account so make sure you do a big order. the 50% is also off of the maven pricing: polishes will go from $14 retail to $5.60 in your cart, so you can get four polishes for twenty bucks, vs two and a product in the boxes.

 

[donutbaby]

Holy cow, you have been INCREDIBLY helpful!!!  I am DEFINITELY going with your last suggestion!  I just finally got into Julep through trades (I've known of them for a while but never wanted to splurge) and now I am hooked on them (and it's opened Pandora's box for all kinds of higher-end polishes as opposed to the drug store ones that used to be enough for me, lol!) and want to buy a TON!  How long is that Beauty Bio code good for?  My next payday isn't until the 6th

 

[r4chel77]

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

Holy cow, you have been INCREDIBLY helpful!!!  I am DEFINITELY going with your last suggestion!  I just finally got into Julep through trades (I've known of them for a while but never wanted to splurge) and now I am hooked on them (and it's opened Pandora's box for all kinds of higher-end polishes as opposed to the drug store ones that used to be enough for me, lol!) and want to buy a TON!  How long is that Beauty Bio code good for?  My next payday isn't until the 6th

it should last a while; i definitely see it lasting through the 6th. it seems like they made the beauty bio addition to the website for mavens and now it will be a code everyone can use one time at any point. i can't promise it will last forever but there's definitely no date on it. you can also sign up for texting from them by sending 'julep' as the message to the number 33733 and then it will immediately text you and send a code that's also good for 50% off all polishes in the order. however, this is supposed to expire 7 days from when you receive it and some people used theirs months later but mine didn't work just a few weeks afterwards.

 

[Flowerfish]

i was really specific in the beginning, too! neutrals, pinks, reds and the OCCASIONAL pastel. that quickly changed since i bought a glorious set of juleps back in december and suddenly i have more than 60... essentially, i can nearly promise the addiction will happen for you; we can only hope =P

Hehe I think I have been a polish addict for 3-4 years but just got in to Julep. I always thought a polish sub wouldn't work for me since I'm so picky, but today I looked through all of the Classic with a Twist polishes and realized that there was a whole lot of them that were pretty. I currently have about 30 polishes in my stash. About 6 months ago I went through all of my polishes and tossed any that I found myself never wearing so now I have the perfect collection. After looking on the Julep website today I think my stash will certainly be expanding, I just need to hope for a really good coupon code to come up because I have a lot of polishes on my wish list!

 

[jessicalriley]

Okay, here are my swatches for the polishes I bought from the sale! Left to right: Karen, Scarlett, Sharon, & Harley

Left to right: Etta, Zelda, Julia, Angelina, Esmerelda

 

[angismith]

Originally Posted by jessicalriley /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Okay, here are my swatches for the polishes I bought from the sale!

Left to right: Karen, Scarlett, Sharon, & Harley



Left to right: Etta, Zelda, Julia, Angelina, Esmerelda

Thanks for sharing, Jessica! How's the back today?

 

[jessicalriley]

Thanks for sharing, Jessica! How's the back today?

A lot better, thanks! Still not 100% yet, but I'm sick of being in bed. I'm just trying not to over do it!

 

[angismith]

I hate not having a camera right now, but here is Bondi's Starry Night with an attempt at a glitter gradient with Julep's Clio.

 

[rockhoundluna]

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



I hate not having a camera right now, but here is Bondi's Starry Night with an attempt at a glitter gradient with Julep's Clio.

Wow that is just beautiful! I've got Starry Night on right now and I used a silver glitter topcoat but I like your glitter gradient sooo much better. I'm kind of a klutz when it comes to techniques but I may try this.

 

[jessicalriley]

I hate not having a camera right now, but here is Bondi's Starry Night with an attempt at a glitter gradient with Julep's Clio.

I had trouble with a glitter gradient, too. I think my polish was too thick when I tried it. I'll have to give it a go again, because yours looks great! I just love Starry Night but I haven't used Clio yet.

 

[angismith]

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

Newb question:  I'm just about to join this month (a friend gave me a referral code) and get my first box free (with $3.99 shipping).  My question is as follows:  do I have to get one of the boxes it gives you after you take the quiz (the Boho and Glam and whatever) or can I get one of these amazing September boxes?  (I apologize if a-this makes me look like I'm complaining about those available; I'm not, I just wouldn't want to miss the Sept. box if I could get it for free!; and b-if it's already been asked in this thread; I tried looking through several pages for this same question & didn't see it!)

Thanks in advance

Call the Customer Service phone# on their site. I got my Intro Box in late May and called and asked them if they could go ahead and take out the money for June's box so that I could get it, too. While I did not get to participate in the Maven Selection window, I did get my It Girl box for June. Also, I knew nothing about the secret store at that point, so that was a bonus for my wallet! LOL!!! Sign in with your Maven login and go to the submenu for Monthly Maven Activities. The Secret Store is open only to those who took their monthly box for 72 hours the first of the month.

 

[angismith]

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


Wow that is just beautiful! I've got Starry Night on right now and I used a silver glitter topcoat but I like your glitter gradient sooo much better. I'm kind of a klutz when it comes to techniques but I may try this.

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

I had trouble with a glitter gradient, too. I think my polish was too thick when I tried it. I'll have to give it a go again, because yours looks great! I just love Starry Night but I haven't used Clio yet.

Thanks for the compliments, ladies! The purple showing through in the first coat of Starry Night is what gave me the idea to use Clio. I had not used her yet, but she does have some lavender in her. This picture does not do this mani justice at all since the glitter is just shiny and blurred - it is defined in real life. And now that I look at the pictures ... I think I messed up the gradient ... you are supposed to bring a gradient that starts at the cuticle to a point towards the center. The way I did it is opposite the instructions for doing a gradient from the tips! Leave it to me ... I was born breech and my family says I do everything backwards anyway! LOL!!! 

 

[pvtfridays]

I upgraded for the full box! I had a lot of Jules to use. I really like MOST of the colors! Karmen looks like one of Zoya's new pixies. i'm on the fence about the bottle of cleanser but we'll see. I am still weirded out about the sponge lol! LOVE the navy cream! I just got Lacey and it's a navy microglitter so I guess I'll have both for this fall!

 

[marfer30]

Hi! I'm incredibly new to this, but I've been lurking for awhile.  I wanted to put my two cents in as well. I skipped the past two months because I just haven't been wowed.  And skipping August was what made me think ordering the "Golden Mystery Box" was a good idea. It wasn't. I took the money I would have spent on September's box and went to Ulta instead, haha. 

Anyway, it's really nice to meet all of you! I think you have great opinions!

 

[JC327]

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



I hate not having a camera right now, but here is Bondi's Starry Night with an attempt at a glitter gradient with Julep's Clio.

Love it, I think I might need to get that set.

 

[JC327]

Originally Posted by marfer30 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Hi! I'm incredibly new to this, but I've been lurking for awhile.  I wanted to put my two cents in as well. I skipped the past two months because I just haven't been wowed.  And skipping August was what made me think ordering the "Golden Mystery Box" was a good idea. It wasn't. I took the money I would have spent on September's box and went to Ulta instead, haha. 

Anyway, it's really nice to meet all of you! I think you have great opinions!

Welcome!

 

[AshY]

I ended up changing my add ons 2 hrs before the window closed.

I got CWaT, Tatiana, Karmen and Candace instead of Reece.  I figured I had Zoya's Aurora which is a purple holo too, just a different shade of purple.  I'll wait for real swatches to decide if I really need it.  I don't have anything quite like Candace.

 

[Flowerfish]

I skipped this month and am now regretting it. I think I have seen someone say that starting on the 1st of the month all of the boxes are available for $19.99. If I go ahead and buy it at that point do I not get the jules I would have received if I had taken my box initially? Kicking myself right now.