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I wasn’t totally sure that I would receive my January Julep Maven box this week, but it actually arrived on Monday! Which was actually the day I got my shipping notification as well!
Julep ships their monthly maven boxes via USPS Priority Mail. All other orders are shipped via DHL Global Mail, but happily, they do not ship Maven boxes that way. My box took the promised two days.
When I opened this box on Monday, I had no idea what the collection was for January. I JUST made my selections for this box on the 20th of December, but that was like a lifetime ago. You could have given me a multiple choice quiz which included the name of this collection and I still wouldn’t have been able to guess!
The January 2014 Julep Maven theme was “The Boudoir Collection” and included “fancy finishes & top-drawer products”. I actually opted for the “Ultimate Upgrade” this month, which included everything in the Boudoir Collection PLUS the Resort Collection. It looks like my Resort Collection is coming in a separate shipment, but since I can easily grab those pictures online, I didn’t want to hold up my review for it. My comments on the polishes are going to be brief, because I realized when I opened this box that I don’t love this collection at all. I actually should have just gotten the products plus the Resort Collection add-on!
~Julep Hope ($11.20 / $14): Hope is a stark white satin and I am kind of loving this. It’s snowy if that makes sense?
~Julep Farrah ($11.20 / $14): Farrah is a lilac silk and while I love these finishes, the color isn’t my favorite. I don’t hate it, but I tend to go for darker polish colors.
~Julep Annemarie ($11.20 / $14): Annemarie is a warm cocoa crème and meh. I don’t love this. I NEED to get my polishes organized so I can figure out what to do with all these polishes I don’t love.
~Julep Margot ($11.20 / $14): Margot is an old Hollywood gold shimmer and I am loving this one. It’s probably my favorite of the collection. It’s got good coverage and can be worn alone, which is different than the other gold polishes I have.
~Julep Mona ($11.20 / $14): Mona is a storm cloud grey crème. I like this color in theory, but I know it’s not one I would grab.
~Julep Abigail ($11.20 / $14): Abigail is a light peony pink silk and while gorgeous, just isn’t a polish for me.
~Julep Mae ($11.20 / $14): Mae is a soft lavender satin. It’s actually super similar (to me) to Farrah. Maybe too similar for the same collection?
~Julep Noelle ($11.20 / $14): Noelle is a sandy beach silk and I actually thought it was quite similar to Abigail. Yes? No?
~Julep Hannah ($11.20 / $14): Hannah is a sage crème and I think it’s fair to say I do not have any polishes like this. I probably wouldn’t do a full set of nails with this, but it might come in handy for something.
~Essential Cuticle Oil ($18 / $14.40): Totally love cuticle oil and I need to make it a point to use this more. I am going to leave it out because my cuticles could use some work.
~TADA! Quick Dry Drops ($11.20 / $14): I don’t know that these are any better or worse than the OPI drops I use now, but I like them! I wouldn’t paint my nails, use the drops and then like, go to bed because I know I would get sheet marks, but I also know that some people have luck with it, so who knows. It could be that I use too many coats of polish when I do my nails as well?
~Julep Vanish Cuticle Softener & Remover: This is supposed to soften / loosen overgrown cuticles. It’s to be applied with an orangewood stick or a cuticle pusher, neither of which I own, so I need to wait to test this one out. Tell me, if you got this product, did it come with either one of these?
~Resort Collection: The resort collection (which I’ll add a picture of later when it arrives) includes three polishes – Lani (a mediterranean teal blue creme), Anita (a berry sorbet creme) and Malia (a brilliant coral creme). It also includes the “Freedom Polymer Top Coat”, which I can always use more of!
Did you get a Julep Maven Boudoir Collection box this month? Julep boxes are $20/month, but like I mentioned, I opted for the Ultimate Collection this month, which added an additional $55 to that. So for $75, I received $204 worth of products. I, however, should have paid more attention to the colors and opted for a different box this month because I totally didn’t need the full collection!
What was your favorite color (or product) in the box and what collection did you opt for? Did you get any add-ons? If you are interested in signing up, or just want to learn more, click here. And, as always, you can use code “FREEBOX” to score your first box FREE (you pay shipping which I think is $3.99). If you want to see if how you like the Julep colors / formulas, this is the best way!
