I just recieved my second Julep Maven Box in the mail two days ago. Julep Maven is a monthly subscription box, in a similar vein of Jewelmint. Each month Julep will create a box of at least two nail polishes that they believe will fit your style. If you don't like the colors than you can pick another box or skip a month. Julep is a company based right here in Seattle! Whoot.
The box came with two shades. Sofia [described as a sheer spring green with a flash of aqua sparkle glitter] and Natasha [a vibrant orange creme]. The green color is really, really, really sheer. It would take five or six coats to make it opaque. It is more of a top coat than an actual polish color. It also came with a bottle of Moroccan oil. I've never tried Moroccan oil before but I've heard so many people rave about this stuff.
Here is a comparison of the size of the Julep nail polish with an OPI and Essie polish. A Julep polish holds 8 ml or 0.27 FL oz. In comparison an OPI holds 15 ml/0.5 FL oz and an Essie contains 13.5 ml/0.46 FL oz.
Now onto the review. I think that these polishes are very expensive. They range from fourteen-twelve dollars and from my experience with this box and the previous box, the polishes can be hit or miss because it is hard to accurately judge a color from a picture online. And that's a lot of money to pay for a color you necessariily won't like. But, that is always the problem with buying anything online. The price is what prevents me from purchasing a box each month. I know that it might not make economic sense but I wish that boxes were a little bit cheaper.
The part of these boxes isn't the nail polish but the exttra full-size goodie. This month it was morrocan oil and last time it was a hand scrub. This is what will set Julep apart from other monthly subscripton boxes. This month I was disappointed with Sofia because in the bottle it looks beautiful but it failed to live up to my expectations. It was really difficult for me to sign up for the website back in mid December and I hope that things have imporved since then. Swatches of both polishes will be up soon.
In the comments below tell me if you've heard of Julep and tell me about your experience if you've ever purcahsed anything!
