Cancelled Julep So PLEASE DON'T Use My Referral Link!

Hey Everyone,
Since I have two other nail polish subscriptions that are better than Julep I have decided to cancel Julep so please don't use my Julep referral link anymore.  I find it still works even though my account is cancelled so please don't use it.  Thanks!

Maggie

Another Julep Maven referral and my referral link plus free box code

Hey Everyone,
I just wanted to thank Luis for using my Julep Maven referral link.  I got a 1,000 points to use towards add-ons.

If you are looking to join Julep here is my referral link- http://www.julep.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/43858/

Also, to get your box for free use this code, FREEBOX.  You just have to pay shipping on it.

Stay tuned for more!

Maggie

Julep Maven It Girl Box for January 2014: The Boudoir Collection

Hey Everyone,
Sorry I was MIA for a few months.  I was finishing up the Fall semester of school plus I had some financial difficulties but I hope I'll be back with some subscription box reviews.  So this month's Julep Maven box was all about fancy finishes and top drawer products (which didn't interest me that much, the products I mean) but I loved the silk and satin finishes so I used my Julep Jules points to get this box free plus a couple of add-ons(thank you to those of you who used my referral link).  So let's get to it.  I don't have a picture of the box itself or the polishes but I'll do my best to describe them.

Annemarie- Annemarie is a warm cocoa crème.  She looks similar to a polish I got from squarehue called Chatham but a little lighter.  To spice it up I put a coat of Sally Hansen's Pixel Perfect on her.  Here's a swatch of Annemarie without the glitter coat.

 

 

Hope- Hope is a stark white satin finish polish.  It is definitely white, matte and has a satin feel to it.  It looked too plain so I put Sally Hansen's Bold Gold top coat on it and that spiced the white polish up a little.  Here's a swatch of it without the top coat.

 

 

 

 

Farrah- Farrah is a lilac silk finish polish.  I haven't tried it out yet but it's got a metallic shimmer look in the bottle and I can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

 

Mae- This was one of my add-ons.  It is described as a lavender satin finish.  It looks like a pale purple color in the bottle.  Can't wait to try this one on my nails.

 

 

Margot- This was my other add-on.  It is a old Hollywood gold color.  It looks metallic in the bottle.  I swatched it on the cap and it looks out of this world.  I love metallic polishes along with shimmer, frost, and now silk and satin finish polishes.  Julep keeps on getting better and better each month.

 

 

That's all for now.  Until next time guys have a great night and stay tuned for more!

 

 

Maggie



My Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Julep Maven Referrals

Hey Everyone,
I just wanted to thank Devin, Lea, Karisa, and Mary for using my Julep referral link to order their free boxes.  Because of them I earned enough points for a free box.

If you want to join Julep just look for my posts that have my referral link in them.

Stay tuned!

Maggie

Review and Swatch: SquareHue's "Portsmouth" Nail Polish

Hey Everyone,
Here I am again with a review and swatch post, this time it's SquareHue's "Portsmouth" Nail Polish from the November "Coastal" Collection.  Here's the swatch:

As you can see it's more blue on the swatch than in person.  In person it's a nice shade of bluish-grey.  The formula is great, it went on effortlessly and easy.  I used two coats in this picture.  This color is similar to another color but I won't mention names or companies.  It's a pretty blue almost a deep blue mixed with grey undertones.

Until next time guys have a great day and stay tuned for more!

Maggie

Review and Swatch of SquareHue's "Chatham" Nail Polish

Hey Everyone,
Just thought I'd pop in with a review and a swatch of SquareHue's "Chatham" Nail Polish.  It's a beautiful color and perfect formula.  Here's the swatch:

As you can see it blends in with my end table.  I just don't have the means or the time to photograph quality swatches so I make do with what I got.  Anyways, this color is a rich milk chocolate color and I used two coats but some people whose blogs I've read used three coats with this color but I got away with two.  It went on easy and effortlessly and after two days I had only one chip on one nail and it's usually on my right hand which is my dominant hand.  I'm very impressed with SquareHue and will continue being a subscriber.

Until next time guys have a great day and stay tuned for more!

Maggie

November 2013 SquareHue Box-The Coastal Collection-My First Box!

Hey Everyone,
When Bondi axed their subscription box I had to find a new nail polish sub box so I remembered hearing about SquareHue a while back and then I was considering subscribing before September's collection was released but I couldn't afford a third nail polish sub box at the time.  But now I can, after Bondi cancelled their box, of course.  Right now you can get a Square Hue box for $14.99 a month plus $5 shipping so it's $19.99 a month which is what Julep sells their boxes for so good for me.  I got the November box in the mail today and all I can say is...WOW!  The polishes were beautifully packaged and came with a card listing the collection name and the polish names.  November's collection is called The Coastal Collection and here's a picture of all three polishes I got today:

 

From Left: Nantucket, Chatham, and Portsmouth

 

 

Here's a detailed description of each polish:

 

 

Nantucket-This is a medium teal polish that looks more green than teal.  It is described as a HiGloss Crème polish and goes on very easily.  In the swatch I used two coats and a clear coat to top it off.  This color is beautiful and could be worn on St. Patrick's Day.  Here's the swatch:

 

 

 

 

 

Chatham-I thought from the pictures I saw on other people's blogs that this polish would be orange but that's silly since they had an orange in last month's collection.  This HiGloss Crème is actually a chocolate brown and it looks absolutely gorgeous in the bottle.  I would also imagine that it would look beautiful on the nails as well.  Swatch coming soon!

 

 

Portsmouth-This nail polish is described as a blue-grey HiGloss Crème.  It looks exactly like a storm cloud on a rainy, stormy day in a bottle.  It has to be my favorite color out of the three because it's so unique to me I don't know.  I mean it's just nail polish but it's unique nail polish, you know.  Swatch is coming soon!

 

 

 

I loved this box so much that I can't wait for December's box, which is The Passport Collection: New York!  Wonder what colors they'll come up with for that box?  A girl can only dream.

 

 

Anyways, as always, have a great day guys and stay tuned for more!

 

 

Maggie