My May Julep Choices!

This month I am getting quite a bit from Julep, but in my defense, ITS MY BIRTHDAY!!! (cinco de mayo!!) so why not?

I am getting all but one of the duos. The swatches above are Shown from left to right: Moonlight & Starlight, Sequins & Showtime, Luck & Magic, Coconuts & Cabanas, 5th Ave & Broadway. I am getting all but Sequins and Showtime.

I am also getting the Plush Pout in Electric Coral. The swatches below (from left to right) are Magenta Plum, Almond Nude, Aurora Pink, Cardinal Red, Vintage Mauve, Fuchsia Berry, Elecrtic Coral and Flamingo Pink. I already own Aurora Pink and while I really wanted Vintage Mauve, it would not work in my box no matter how I tried to swap and flip things around.

I am also getting the clear brow gel (I LOVE the brow powder, so figured I would try this!

And then, the polish. Julep is a polish brand after all. Or at least it was a polish brand. Starting to think its become a general beauty brand. But I am getting basically the entire collection minus the red and the pink.

So the question right now is what are YOU getting? Did you go as nuts as I did? I was lucky in that I was able to customize the Ultimate Upgrade thanks to my mom. She has a customizable box and just so happened to have chosen the three items in my box that I did not want in hers. So I deleted all her choices, made them my own and she will take the ones she wanted out of my box!!

So please everyone, leave a comment and tell me what you are getting!

Julep Maven May Preview!

So here is the Julep May preview. What are you loving/hating?

Julep Kristen Swatches And Comparisons

I was recently asked to swatch Kristen. And I was stunned at how unique it was within my collection!

Its sooooo pretty! Compared to both Cult Nails Living Water and Chanel Nuit De Russie.

As you can see its very similar to Cult Nails Living Water but the shimmer and glitter is not as holographic. Otherwise it looks very much the same!

Julep Eye Gliders - Swatched!

So I thought I would share with you swatches of the Julep Eye Gliders. I own all except for the Teal one, the Olive one (which is in the mail en route) and the new Indigo one which is also en route.

How do I feel about these liners? In case you couldn't figure it out already:

These are so smooth. They glide on, they wear great, they take just enough time to dry that you can smudge them out if you want, but they dry fast enough that you dont have to worry about WAITING for them to dry!

Top to bottom (and left to right): Forest Green Shimmer, Emerald Shimmer, Navy Smoke and Cosmic Black Shimmer.

Top to bottom (and left to right): Smoky Plum, Violet Shimmer, Graphite Shimmer and Blackest Black:

Top to bottom (and left to right): Rich Brown, Sepia Brown Shimmer, Smoky Taupe Shimmer and Champagne Shimmer:

And all of them together:

Julep Forest Green Shimmer and Graphite Shimmer Gel Eye Gliders

I just got Graphite shimmer and Forest Green Shimmer in the mail! That makes 11 and 12 of the 15 shades. But no fear, I have two shades en route and don't want the last one!

These are just as gorgeous and creamy as the others. And they glide on effortlessly! Check back later today for swatches of ALL of them!

And by the way, these are pure and simple

MASCARA MONDAY - Julep Length Matters Mascara In Jet Black

I have to admit I wanted to hate this product. I REALLY wanted to hate it. I really really liked the first mascaras Julep came out with that they discontinued but they dried out SO FAST. I have never had another mascara dry out to nothing in a sealed box before I could even get to it before trying theirs. I loved the formula (when it was fresh and had first come out) and that they had it in brown, but the mascaras were useless after a few months with our backups being also useless. So I still hold a bit of residual anger.

And for that reason I never purchased the new formula. I figured I would EVENTUALLY get it as a gift with purchase or in a mystery box (which I did) and even then, I held on to it for a few months before trying it out.

And DAMN IT! I really like it! I even like the tiny almost non existent wand!

A big difference as you can see on the one eye, And this wand makes applying mascara to the bottom lashes (a battle I am constantly failing at) much easier than with many other.

Overall, the wear time on this is good, it didnt flake or smudge, and it dried quickly. It also was NOT a battle to remove which I appreciated. My bioderma took it off in a single swipe!

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE!!

Julep Don’t Leave Your Brows At Home Colour Guide

So for all of us (I say us because I am included in this) who are totally lost as to what brow powder we should be using, Julep has helped us out. They have provided us all with this nifty set of REAL LIFE images to help us make up our mind. And who would have thunk? I am choosing warm brown instead of taupe? I hope thats the right choice. Which should you get?

All these photos were posted on Julep!

If like me this chart was completely useless and had you question how a medium dark skin blonde and fair skin red head needed the same shades, they have gone further! DO NOT focus on this unhelpful visual below but keep scrolling and take a look at them in action! 

Right brow (our left): Cool Brown. Left brow (our right): Warm Brown.:

Right brow (our left): Cool Brown. Left brow (our right): Warm Brown:

Right brow (our left): Warm Brown. Left brow (our right): Taupe.:

Right brow (our left): Rich Brown. Left brow (our right): Cool Brown.:

Right brow (our left): Cool Brown. Left brow (our right): Rich Brown:

And in the time it took me to do this, I am back to thinking taupe is the best shade for me! BAH! Taupe, or warm brown?  Please help me decide!!!