(Julep) Charlotte

Julep "Charlotte" is one of the colors I got in my March Julep Maven box and she's so pretty! She's a dusty purple, like a dusty grape color and was opaque in one coat! Amazing!! I didn't even need a topcoat she was so shiny.

Sorry if these pics are a little blurry, like with some blues/purples/reds, the color changed way too much with flash!

Julep Stash Update!

My Julep stash is still growing, but I needed a picture of the pomegranate scrub so here we go!

(Pomegranate scrub at the top, a nail polish remover pad, cuticle oil and nail therapy below the pad)

Nail colors from top to bottom are Taylor, Marisa, Oscar, Maya, and Ellen.

I tried the scrub yesterday and I LOVE IT! No surprise! Julep makes amazing stuff! I scrubbed my hands (mostly the palms) before I showered, and then again afterwords. Added some lotion and my hands were smooth all day yesterday and today! Bf even commented at dinner last night that they were way smoother than he remembered and asked if I killed baby seals to do it D: ew! 

However, his bad joke made me check ingredients. I trust Julep enough that I doubted anything bad was in there, but I got curious anyway. Turns out it's mostly different kinds of salts with Shea butter, coconut and sunflower oil, and then pomegranate and cranberry scents. 

Needless to say I recommend it if you have rough hands or elbows like me. I'm trying to be better about how I treat my hands, as I used to do dishes without gloves and went to chem without them too! Now I have some nice lavender dish gloves that are super thick (no more cutting my hands open on knives my roomates leave in sink water!) and I badgered my TA into letting me use a box of bigger latex gloves when we work with chemicals. The ones she had out were tiny and made my hands sweat terrible, and cut off circulation so I never wore them :S Stupid man hands...

My only request to Julep is... MORE SCENTS PLEASE!!! xD

<3 and sunshine! And soft hands to boot ;3

(Julep) Ellen

Yes! A polish with my name!! xD "Ellen" is a deep red, described by Julep as "a stunning, deep berry" but it looks just red to me. I was debating if it was closer to dried blood or tomato paste and the bf said tomato paste. Thoughts?

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(Julep) Maya

Julep describes Maya as a "peachy pink seashell" and honestly, that's spot on! It has a great shimmer too, shiny and shimmering splendid! It's also kind of frosty with brushstrokes, but they aren't as bad as some others I've dealt with.

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(Julep) Marisa

Ok, sorry for the terrible pic quality and lack of bottle shot. I must have eaten something bad this afternoon because I became very very sick, had to cancel my date with my bf, and slept for three hours. Bleh. Needless to say my brain isn't in the right place, but I love this polish and have to share it.

Julep "Marisa" is one that I got from my February box, and I added "Oscar" to my ring finger in a wannabe gradient, mostly just to spice things up.

Since the usual picture editing site I've been using for years will be closing soon, I'm trying to do this through google+. Bah!

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