Julep September 2013 (Spoilers)

[Lulubelle107]

My second day wearing Julep's matte primer, and I like it!  I used the cleansing oil for the first time last night and am pleased with it as well.  It did a good job of removing my makeup and mascara (not waterproof).  My skin felt slightly slick after rinsing, almost like some oil was left behind.  Not in a bad way, so perhaps it will be a good winter option when my skin is less oily, plus I use my Clarisonic afterwards anyhow.

Two out of two!

 

[angismith]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lulubelle107 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  My second day wearing Julep's matte primer, and I like it!  I used the cleansing oil for the first time last night and am pleased with it as well.  It did a good job of removing my makeup and mascara (not waterproof).  My skin felt slightly slick after rinsing, almost like some oil was left behind.  Not in a bad way, so perhaps it will be a good winter option when my skin is less oily, plus I use my Clarisonic afterwards anyhow.

Two out of two!

I noticed they were getting rave reviews over on FB for Bare Face. Looks like they might have a winner on their hands! I haven't actually tried mine this week ... it's been a lazy, sleepy, stay-at-home week for me.

 

[CheshireCookie]

Quote: Originally Posted by MissTrix /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I've deleted every one but the first without even looking at them. lol
Yep, same here....it was just a whole lotta meh to me LOL

 

[AshY]

Quote: Originally Posted by angismith /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Anybody biting on Julep's emails this week profiling someone who is each type: It Girl, Boho Glam, etc. with a free gift for the first 250? Just not interesting to me at all.

No, I have been looking but either I have the product or I did not want it.  I have an unused rock star, hand scrub cuticle stick, and warming foot scrub already.

I am all psyched for October!.. I have a lot of Julep polishes so no mystery box for me.

 

[angismith]

Quote: Originally Posted by AshY /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
No, I have been looking but either I have the product or I did not want it.  I have an unused rock star, hand scrub cuticle stick, and warming foot scrub already.

I am all psyched for October!.. I have a lot of Julep polishes so no mystery box for me.

I'm not saying NO to mystery box without seeing it first, BUT it's probably a know with 9 Bondis coming, just got 5 Juleps, have 3 more Juleps coming (someday .... DHL), and 2 Deborah Lippmans yesterday, so I am kind of on polish overload ... not counting completing my Bondi Original Collection...oooh....this list all in one place seems BAD! Maybe I better not even look at the Mystery Box? If Julep stays true to form, it will probably have a price increase this month, too, like the Secret Store did.

 

[lizbetstyle]

Wore Mila to a wedding last weekend. It's a gray/silver glitter. Received a lot of positive comments about it all week. Was a little hard to get off though. My really old base coat was gloppy so I threw it out and put Mila on without a base coat. Not sure if that was why it was hard to take off or it that's just the way it is with glitter polish.

 

[angismith]

Quote: Originally Posted by lizbetstyle /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Wore Mila to a wedding last weekend. It's a gray/silver glitter. Received a lot of positive comments about it all week. Was a little hard to get off though. My really old base coat was gloppy so I threw it out and put Mila on without a base coat. Not sure if that was why it was hard to take off or it that's just the way it is with glitter polish.

Glitter polish removal is one of the great drawbacks that makes a lot of people avoid using it, lizbetstyle. I have used the cute little plastic cups to fit each finger but acetone melted the rubber and was a big waste of acetone, too. The simplest method I have found is to cut square cotton pads into fourths, then cut aluminum foil into strips. Soak the pads in acetone and place on top of the glitter. Wrap the foil around the nail bed and twist the ends of the foil. Wait about 10 minutes and apply pressure to the foil and pad as you slide it off and your nails should be clean. 

 

[meaganola]

My approach to glitter polish:  Peel-off base.  It doesn't really *peel* off in one big piece, but it *is* easy to chip off in large chunks.  No remover needed!  I've heard that school glue works just as well, and I'm going to give it a try one of these days when I remember where I stashed it.  

 

[jesemiaud]

Quote: Originally Posted by angismith /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by lizbetstyle /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Wore Mila to a wedding last weekend. It's a gray/silver glitter. Received a lot of positive comments about it all week. Was a little hard to get off though. My really old base coat was gloppy so I threw it out and put Mila on without a base coat. Not sure if that was why it was hard to take off or it that's just the way it is with glitter polish.

Glitter polish removal is one of the great drawbacks that makes a lot of people avoid using it, lizbetstyle. I have used the cute little plastic cups to fit each finger but acetone melted the rubber and was a big waste of acetone, too. The simplest method I have found is to cut square cotton pads into fourths, then cut aluminum foil into strips. Soak the pads in acetone and place on top of the glitter. Wrap the foil around the nail bed and twist the ends of the foil. Wait about 10 minutes and apply pressure to the foil and pad as you slide it off and your nails should be clean. 


The Target brand nail polish remover (Up & Up brand or something like that) in a plastic jar is a dip in remover. However, instead of a sponge, it has these plastic scrubbers that you stick your fingers in to scrub of the polish. It works like a dream and it's cheap! 

 

[AshY]

Quote: Originally Posted by angismith /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
Glitter polish removal is one of the great drawbacks that makes a lot of people avoid using it, lizbetstyle. I have used the cute little plastic cups to fit each finger but acetone melted the rubber and was a big waste of acetone, too. The simplest method I have found is to cut square cotton pads into fourths, then cut aluminum foil into strips. Soak the pads in acetone and place on top of the glitter. Wrap the foil around the nail bed and twist the ends of the foil. Wait about 10 minutes and apply pressure to the foil and pad as you slide it off and your nails should be clean.

I like your idea, I may try it.

 

[greatbleuheron]

Quote: Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  My approach to glitter polish:  Peel-off base.  It doesn't really *peel* off in one big piece, but it *is* easy to chip off in large chunks.  No remover needed!  I've heard that school glue works just as well, and I'm going to give it a try one of these days when I remember where I stashed it.  

I just pick it off.  Which, given that something is wrong with me, I love doing.  (Then I use a tiny amount of nail polish remover to get rid of stray bits that I wasn't able to scrape off.)

I know some people say that picking it off damages your nails, which is probably true.  I can see how a microscopic layer of fingernail would come off with the polish.

But I figure that acetone damages your nails (and skin) too, so it's six of one, half-dozen of the other.  

I haven't noticed any problematic damage on my nails using the pick-off method, and it's how I've been taking off my polish every five days or so for a while now.  And this method works just as well for glitter polish as for any other kind!

 

[AshY]

Because acetone is damaging, I only use it if I have glitter on my toes and to clean nail art brushes.  It's a pain to get glitter polish off with non-acetone remover.

 

[angismith]

Quote: Originally Posted by jesemiaud /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
The Target brand nail polish remover (Up & Up brand or something like that) in a plastic jar is a dip in remover. However, instead of a sponge, it has these plastic scrubbers that you stick your fingers in to scrub of the polish. It works like a dream and it's cheap! 

I forgot about the post regarding this ... it has been so many years since I have been to Target ... can you order the store brand online?

 

[angismith]

Quote: Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  My approach to glitter polish:  Peel-off base.  It doesn't really *peel* off in one big piece, but it *is* easy to chip off in large chunks.  No remover needed!  I've heard that school glue works just as well, and I'm going to give it a try one of these days when I remember where I stashed it.  


Quote: Originally Posted by greatbleuheron /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I just pick it off.  Which, given that something is wrong with me, I love doing.  (Then I use a tiny amount of nail polish remover to get rid of stray bits that I wasn't able to scrape off.)

I know some people say that picking it off damages your nails, which is probably true.  I can see how a microscopic layer of fingernail would come off with the polish.

But I figure that acetone damages your nails (and skin) too, so it's six of one, half-dozen of the other.  

I haven't noticed any problematic damage on my nails using the pick-off method, and it's how I've been taking off my polish every five days or so for a while now.  And this method works just as well for glitter polish as for any other kind!


Quote: Originally Posted by angismith /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I forgot about the post regarding this ... it has been so many years since I have been to Target ... can you order the store brand online?

How do you peel off fingernail polish?! There is no way mine is going to peel or pick off! The only manicure I have done that resulted in this was doing a caviar nail over two coats of Julep and then deciding to add Seche Vite to the top of the caviar. It peeled right off the next afternoon.

 

[luckyme502]

I file away the glitter.  First I use acetone free nail polish remover, then I take a nail file and file away most of the glitter, than I use more acetone free nail polish remover to remove the rest of the glitter and nail polish.  I only use glitter polish over other nail polish so I'm not filing down to the nail.  

 

[greatbleuheron]

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How do you peel off fingernail polish?! There is no way mine is going to peel or pick off! The only manicure I have done that resulted in this was doing a caviar nail over two coats of Julep and then deciding to add Seche Vite to the top of the caviar. It peeled right off the next afternoon.

I usually start picking/peeling at the base, near the cuticle.  There's usually a little bit of a lump there that responds to pointed pressure by detaching from the nail.  Come on, am I the only one who finds this (bizarrely) fun?  It's like picking zits, but not gross!

 

[meaganola]

Quote: Originally Posted by greatbleuheron /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I usually start picking/peeling at the base, near the cuticle.  There's usually a little bit of a lump there that responds to pointed pressure by detaching from the nail.  Come on, am I the only one who finds this (bizarrely) fun?  It's like picking zits, but not gross!
That's where I start as well, although the polish sometimes lifts up at the tips, so there's another option.  Even if there's not a little lump, there is usually enough unpolished space between cuticle and polish if you push the cuticle back to get a bit of a push to start the peeling.  It also helps if you have enough layers of polish to be noticeably thicker since thicker polish tends to come up easier (at least for me).  

 

[angismith]

Okay, I am going to use my age card .... picking nail polish off is similar to picking boogers .... DON'T DO IT!!! It'll harm your nails in the long run. STOP!

 

[meaganola]

Quote: Originally Posted by angismith /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Okay, I am going to use my age card .... picking nail polish off is similar to picking boogers .... DON'T DO IT!!! It'll harm your nails in the long run. STOP!

I'll play my modern chemistry card:  The peel-off base coat is specifically designed to *not* hurt your nails.

 

[angismith]

Quote: Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I'll play my modern chemistry card:  The peel-off base coat is specifically designed to *not* hurt your nails.

I was just playing with them, Meagan ... you were the only one who was using the peel-off base coat!