Entity Beauty- Spring/Summer Collection

Now, I KNOW Summer is coming to a close, but these colors are SO awesome and I will be cheating a little and using them all year long 🙂 This is called the Pearl Enamel Collection (officially) and while they are beautifully pigmented like creme polishes, they have a nice subtle shimmer to them.

Included at 7 shades. Yellow, Orange, Pink, Red, Purple, Blue & Green. Each one of these way a one coat wonder! Though out of habit, I applied two coats.

Even though these covered in one coat, I was surprised at how thin the polish was. Not in a bad way, but in a smooth, easy to apply way.

Of course I had to do a SUPER colorful mani with these 😉

And I did a second manicure, just to test all the colors.

Overall, I really loved this collection! I’ll be trying out future collections from Entity Beauty for sure!
Have you tried Entity Beauty yet?

Julep Maven August- Bombshell

I’m not going to lie to you all, I wasn’t THAT excited about this month. That has nothing to do with Julep or the subscription, it’s just that I prefer cremes OR glitters. I’m not into the metallics or shimmers, so I really only got this month because of the non-nailpolish item and the EXTRA we got a sneak peak of on their Facebook 🙂

Don’t FORGET! If you haven’t tried Julep yet,
you can get your first month for only ONE PENNY: Click HERE & use the code COLOR2012
If you decide to sign up, drop me a comment! I’d love to know what Style you chose 🙂

This month is actually Julep’s One Year Anniversary! So happy you guys survived a year and are doing wonderful! It’s a huge deal for them and they printed this months box in pink and printed “We Celebrate You” on them as a Thank you to all their Mavens 🙂

And the inside says the same thing I mentioned above- It’s their Birthday! And the used a white tissue paper with large silver glitter.

Mini card announcing the theme with a quote from Oprah Winfrey 🙂

This month I chose Bombshell! Which is my go-to Style. I JUST ordered the Bombshell Mystery box! I cannot wait to share what’s inside! It should be here in a few weeks 🙂

Our “extra” this month that they sneak-peaked on Facebook this month was this cute little tote! Some people were surprised at how small it is (about 3-4″ shorter and less wide than a typical shopping bag) but I think this is a great size for nail polish and mani-pedi supplies, which I’m sure is what it is intended for!

And the sides were lined in this cute hot pink pattern with the Julep symbol 🙂

So this month, Julep went with metallic polishes. I’m not a huge fan and that was what almost made me skip this month BUT I was just talking to a friend a few days before our peak inside this box about how I wish Julep would come out with a polish removed and how they should have a pump top lid- that would be boss! Then, they read my MIND!! I was SO excited! They just released this 4oz pump bottle of non-acetone conditioning nail polish remover 🙂 So I had to get the box….and add two of the polish removers too….

My colors were Harley & Kim.

I expected Harley to be a white metallic color, so I was a little thrown off when it was a silver. But none the less, these are very forgiving, one-coat, metallic polishes that are a great addition to any collection 🙂

Stay tuned for that MYSTERY BOX!!

imPRESS Press on Manicure

Recently, I got to try imPRESS press on manicure through my Influenster Mom VoxBox. As you all probably know, I’m huge on painting my nails, and honestly, I never think to use press ons.

I decided to give these a try because I love this color and because, well, this product claims to have everything that I never got out of press-ons before. imPress uses advanced nail technology to give you salon perfect nails in seconds. All you do is peel off the tab and press them on. Tadaa! no drying time, amazing shine and they say they can last up to a week. I personally, couldn’t wear these nails. But- NOT for lack of trying. I have super narrow nail beds and no matter what I did, I couldn’t get them to fit my nails. I will be passing these along because they should be used. I will be looking out in the future for some that are less wide. I was excited to see that they carry 35 colors and patterns! Everything from neons, classic colors and spunky animal prints- wouldn’t they be fun to mix and match?!

Another great thing about these is that you can find them almost everywhere. CVS, Rite Aid, Duane Reade, KMart, Walgreens, Walmart, HEB and more.  You can check out their website for a downloadable coupon $1 off of these already affordable press-ons. The solids sell for around $5.99 .

 

 

 

 

Julep June Mystery Box!

Every once in a while Julep will roll out a great offer they like to call a Mystery Box.
They charge $19.99 for $60-$200 worth of their products.
This is something you can buy in addition to your Julep Maven box
or purchase on it’s own- even if you aren’t a Maven.
They usually announce this deal & others on their Facebook Page so be sure to “like” them to get the latest.

If there is one thing I learned from spying around the web on everyone else’s June Mystery Boxes it’s that you want the white boxes!
They are larger than the standard Julep Maven boxes that come in black
so if you get upgraded to a plain white box- your items were too big to fit 😉

So, Guess who got a white box 🙂
And I was shaking in my little boots getting it opened!!

The first thing I pulled out was the Pomegranate Body Scrub.
I’ve been in love with sugar scrubs and self tanners lately so this could not have come at a better time.
They stayed true to their Julep morals with several organic ingredients and of course no parabens.
This retails for $18 (4oz) on the Julep website.

My Pomegranate body scrub said to follow up with the Pomegranate Body Creme,which was also included.
Also paraben free, this formula includes some amazing natural oils- Palm oil, Pumpkin seed oil, Mecadamia nut oil & many more.
This Creme also retails for $18 (4oz).

I received another Julep favorite & the product that turned me on to Julep in the first place: The Best Pedi Creme Ever
. And the name does not lie. This is my 3rd tube of this & I was very happy to see this in my box.
You see results fast (1-2 uses) on even the roughest feet.
I’ll have to do a before and after soon! This 2oz tube retains for $22

Next, I got Julep’s Pout Plumping Lip Gloss in the color Arousal. They describe this as a rosy-brown.
I think this is the great nude pink. At first the plumping acting is a bit strong for my liking,
but I would say that only lasts for 10 seconds or so. I could really tell a difference in my pout after about 2 minutes.
The tube was just clear and wrapped in plastic so I wish I knew more about this product.
The only label is the small sticker at the bottom with the color name. This one sales for $18.

I was SO excited to see the Julep Reveal Nail Growth Revitalizing Serum in my box!
I have been wanting to try this most out of any Julep product
I’ve already seen such a huge improvement in my nails since I started using Julep (because it is free of all the harsh chemicals)
so I can only imagine what this will do for my nails! Paraben Free and this one retails for $38

On top of all that (exclamation point!!) I also got 6 polish bottles!

My first color is a (much welcomed) duplicate for me- the color is Alyson
& if you recall, I ordered this during Julep’s 2 for1 Tuesday deal! I’d call this a one-coat-wonder!

Next, I got a color that will look amazing with Alyson, it’s called Sienna.
Silly me, ordered this shortly after my Mystery Box shipped. Glad I love it, because soon I will have two 🙂

This is a color I’m not sure about. It’s beautiful, but I never use blue unless it fits into a nail art design I’m trying.
This might be a fun pedicure color, we’ll see. This baby blue creme is called Amy.

This color will look good with Amy, this is a somewhat sheer blue shimmer, called Megan.

I was really surprised at how well my nail polishes complimented one another.
I have never seen this before in a mystery box. It was an amazing bonus.
I love to have accent nails on my manicures and I’ve already started hatching plans for these beauties!

Lastly, I received both Julep’s Fast dry Top Coat & Basecoat!

I really made out like a bandit on this one! This was my first Mystery Box
& I knew that I would have been happy with even the smallest boxes that I saw other people getting.
My box had a value of $198! & I only paid $19.99 for it.
You can’t beat that deal. I will definitely be purchasing more Mystery Boxes in the future!

Fun Find!

I was shopping at Marshall’s this evening, like I often do. On the hunt for some fun bargains!
When I stumbled upon the most awesome nail product I’ve ever seen on sale!

This is Jessica No Shine Finish. Jessica is a nail color company that has been around forever & with good reason!
So, what is “No Shine Finish“? It’s an awesome topcoat that will turn any nail polish you own into a matte color.
It’s genius!

So, I had a pretty, glossy manicure all ready for this, using Rose by Julep.

And after applying the Jessica No Shine Finish. (I left a small stripe on my middle finger) It dries instantly & I just love the way it looks!
This is a great way to expand your polish collection without actually having to do much at all! Matte polish is highly underrated!
This was such a Fun Find & I cannot wait to come up with more creative ways to use this!

Julep Maven Add-ons for June

Today among my mail was this tiny little box with a Julep stick on it. Initially, I was confused.
Obviously, this is NOT my Julep Maven box.

Upon further inspection, this box is my Add-ons I ordered for the month of June! I checked tracking and while my box did ship two days before this box, it seems to be stuck out in Kent, Washington. Hehe.

Like I mentioned in my previous review of my Introduction box, Julep Maven gives it’s subscribers the option to add up to two products to their box (it does state that they might ship separately as to not delay shipment of your actual box, so no, this was not an error) at an EXTREMELY discounted price. From what I’ve noticed from my options,they are always colors and products that are available in all the different boxes for that month.I chose two nail polishes. They usually retail for $14 each, as an add-on, they are $5. With any Julep Maven subscription you are always given free shipping and 20% off any items. This add-on deal trumped that offer by miles!

I chose two colors I thought would be perfect for Summer: Rose & Sasha. It was great to have these as options because I almost chose different boxes just to get these two- it’s always SO hard to decide!

Just like with my last box, these are super pigmented, dry quickly and smoothly & only require two coats.

My June box should be here in just a few days so I will keep you all posted!
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