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Cost: $24.99/month (My Maven) / $39.99 (Maven Luxe)
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Yay! My August Julep Maven box is here! I ended up upgrading to the full “Polish Lovers” option this month so I was extra excited for it to arrive. The colors were just so gorgeous this month I couldn’t decide.
If you aren’t familiar, Julep is a monthly nail polish subscription service. They have recently switched a few things up and are now offering a “My Maven” box for $24.99/month which contains $40+ worth of product and polish or “Maven Luxe” for $39.99/month which contains $60+ of prestige products. Both boxes are fully customizable and you have the option to switch between tiers. Subscribers prior to 4/29/14 are grandfathered in at the $19.99/month rate, however, they will need to upgrade if they want to customize their boxes. If you opt for a prepaid subscription of 3-months, you can also get the $19.99/rate which is fully customizable!
Julep Maven has revamped their shipping and are now using FedEx Smart Post instead of DHL. They are also shipping out of a more central location in Ohio, which works out nicely for me since I live in MI.
The box was pretty small this month so I wasn’t totally sure when I opened it if it was the August box or if it was a few polishes I ordered separately (I have a slight obsession with the Birthstone collection). Happily it was my August box!
The August 2014 Julep Maven theme is “The Wanderlust Collection” and like I mentioned before, I upgraded to the Polish Lovers option. All the colors were just so gorgeous this month that I couldn’t pick. Here is what was included:
~India (Boho Glam) ($11.20 / $14): India is a “freshwater blue shimmer” and is totally gorgeous. It’s shimmery and for sure reminds me of the ocean!
~Waleska (Boho Glam) ($11.20 / $14): Waleska is described as a “eucalyptus green chrome with gold iridescence”. It’s mermaid like to me and actually seems to change color in different lights.
~Neha (Bombshell) ($11.20 / $14): Neha is a “sari magenta shimmer”. I just think it’s bright pink. A very deep, but very bright pink. Love it!
~Tazeen (Bombshell) ($11.20 / $14): Tazeen is a “full-coverage Bollywood gold glitter”. And it’s stunning. For real. I quickly tried this on one nail and wished I had time to do the rest. I have no where that I am going anytime soon that would call for gold glittery nails, but I am not going to let that happen.
~Katie (Classic with A Twist) ($11.20 / $14): Katie is an “orchid iridescent chrome”. Again. Gorgeous. Every single polish this month is gorgeous. Ahh, I love them all!
~Avni (Classic With A Twist) ($11.20 / $14): Anvi is an “african violet shimmer”. I haven’t organized my Julep’s by color yet, but from what I can tell, I just don’t have a ton of purples (or “violets”) so this will be a nice addition.
~Joyce (It Girl) ($11.20 / $14): Joyce is a “lava red shimmer” and might just be the most perfect red ever. I tend to go for more shimmers and glitters as opposed to mattes so this is fabulous. And it reminds me of a lady I used to work with named Joyce who I know would have rocked this.
~Tammi (It Girl) ($11.20 / $14): Tammi is a “lemongrass green shimmer”. It’s probably my least favorite in the collection, but that’s only because I will end up using it the least.
~Kirti (It Girl) ($11.20 / $14): Kirti is a “persimmon iridescent shimmer” and I am not sure what color I thought persimmon was, but it wasn’t orange. Green maybe? Not sure. This is going to look awesome with a spray tan!
~Queen Anne (It Girl) ($6.99): Queen Anne is a “lilac confetti micro glitter” and is a bonus polish to celebrate Julep’s 3rd birthday which is this month! I don’t know if they did this other years, but I would love to find out.
~Extra Goodie: This month’s bonus item was a little phone screen cleaner. You can stick it to the back of your phone and use it as needed. It was also advertising Julep’s new iPhone app, which I am so downloading! I love subscription box apps.
All totaled I came up with a value of $107.79 (that’s using Maven pricing) for the August 2014 The Wanderlust Collection – polish lovers upgrade box. The box was $50, so I got double the value which is awesome. And just look at these colors. OMG so beautiful.
Did you get Julep this month? What collection did you get? As always, if you are interested in subscribing to Julep, click here and use the coupon code “FREEBOX” to get your first box for $4.99 (you pay only the shipping)! Oh and if you missed my post on the latest Julep Mystery Boxes (the 100 Degrees of Mystery Box), you can check that out here!
