Box Type: Nails/Beauty
Cost: $19.99/mo
Julep Maven is a really neat nail and beauty care subscription box where you can get either two bottles of nail polish and a full sized product, three bottles of nail polish, or two full sized products every month for $19.99! What's awesome, though, is that you can get your first box from them for free! Just enter the promo code FREEBOX when you sign up, and you'll only have to pay about $3 in shipping. :) And every box comes with at least $40 worth of merchandise! Not only that, but you'll also get a discount off of everything in their store and you'll be able to start collecting Jules, which are like a points system to help you get free/discounted products :)When you sign up, you'll take a quiz that will help them to determine your style, and then Julep will select products for you every month based on that style. It's easy to customize and it's really fun, too!
When I took the quiz, I kept getting the "Boho Glam" style but I'm not stupid and I know that's the last choice I would have picked lol. So I chose to do the "Bombshell" box instead because I like bold, sparkly colors and not boring natural colors.
Mighty Nail & Cuticle Serum ($28): Out of everything in the whole box, I was really looking forward to this. I've only used it a few times, and it says you're supposed to use it twice daily for two weeks for treatment, and then follow up with doing it once per week for maintenance. So far I've only used it for a day and a half so I haven't seen results yet. My nails are really fragile and brittle so I'm really hoping that this serum really does what it says it does.
Orange Nail Buffers ($2): To be honest, I probably will never use these. I rarely ever buff my nails and I don't really need more buffers haha. It was a cute extra, but it is of no use to me.
Here are the two polishes I got, which I will describe in greater detail below:
"Kendra" It Girl Nail Polish ($14): Honestly, I think this nail color is kind of gross. It's like a weird green color that's almost black. Or maybe it's just a dark grey that has a green hue to it in the right light. There's nothing necessarily wrong with it, but it is just completely not my style, and I will never use it. I'm not quite sure why Julep sent me a nail polish from the It Girl collection, either. Do they normally mix the collections like that? It's definitely not something I was expecting, that's for sure.
"Jane" Bombshell Nail Polish ($14): I don't normally wear colors like this, but I thought this was a really pretty color and is a great addition to my collection. It's like a glittery copper color and could go well with many outfits. I tend to stay away from more neutral-looking colors, but I think this color gives my nails that gentle sparkle that says, "I'm pretty, but I don't want that much attention."
Overall: I thought that the value of this box was awesome! I got $58 worth of products for only $3 because I used the coupon code for a free box! What a great deal! And while I might not be totally crazy over certain colors, the quality of these products is still really nice. I put on both of these colors the night before I wrote this review, and they both withstood the "shower test" (aka they did not come off in the shower like a lot of polishes do) so it seems that they are durable. I would definitely recommend this subscription to anyone who likes to pamper their nails and get other beauty products as well!
If you want to sign up for Julep Maven, use my referral link!! :) and don't forget to use the code FREEBOX to get your first box ($40+ value) for free!
Tell me about your subscription with Julep, or any other suggestions you might have! :)
-Amanda
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