Good morning!! I officially reinstated my Julep Maven membership, something I've been hemming and hawwing over basically since I quit over a year ago. Lots has changed in the world o' Liesl's nails, and then this collection happened (which I've sadly missed out on), and I thought it'd be worth giving the subscription another go. So as I wait for my new box to arrive, I thought I'd play with one of my older Juleps, an add-on to my Jan. 2012 box (I can't believe I remember that).
This is Julep Gayle, a deep, elegant aubergine creme. You've maybe heard of Julep's one coat cremes; Gayle is one of them. I could not help but notice the similarities between Gayle and a dark
purple creme from OPI's Euro Centrale collection, and I thought that
glorious gold shimmer topper, OY- Another Polish Joke, would likely look
smashing over Gayle.
Gayle is very pigmented but pretty thin, and that, combined with Julep's longer than average brush makes for a difficult application. It is a gorgeous color, though, dark, glossy, and elegant without really veering into vampy territory. I just love Oy over this, too. This polish seriously looks amazing over anything.
Now is actually a great time to sign up with Julep if you haven't already. As always, you can get your first box for $0.99 + shipping, but right now, you have the option of getting your intro box for $9.99 and two add-ons for free. Include one of the $4.99 specials for free shipping and you essentially get five polishes for $14.98, which is highly awesome considering one Julep normally costs $14 on its own. You can use my referral link here to sign up and give me credits to ensure the delivery of MOAR Julep posts directly to your inbox/dashboard/bloglovin'/whatever. ;)
Thank you for reading and have a lovely day! ♥♥
Gayle is very pigmented but pretty thin, and that, combined with Julep's longer than average brush makes for a difficult application. It is a gorgeous color, though, dark, glossy, and elegant without really veering into vampy territory. I just love Oy over this, too. This polish seriously looks amazing over anything.
Now is actually a great time to sign up with Julep if you haven't already. As always, you can get your first box for $0.99 + shipping, but right now, you have the option of getting your intro box for $9.99 and two add-ons for free. Include one of the $4.99 specials for free shipping and you essentially get five polishes for $14.98, which is highly awesome considering one Julep normally costs $14 on its own. You can use my referral link here to sign up and give me credits to ensure the delivery of MOAR Julep posts directly to your inbox/dashboard/bloglovin'/whatever. ;)
Thank you for reading and have a lovely day! ♥♥
Cool! I'm glad you started it up again. And it's nice that you can skip months if something doesn't jump out at you as a must have. This looks beautiful and of course, Oy looks perfect:)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm excited for my new box to get here :) I missed those pretty little thin bottles, lol. And thank you ♥
DeleteIsn't it funny what we remember when it comes to polish? Glad you started up with Julep again. I like their polishes. Gayle looks lovely on you.
ReplyDeleteIt is! I could probably list off how I received my polishes in chronological order, lol. And thank you :)
DeleteThis is really lovely. I have a mini Oy that I haven't used yet. I think I should fix that.
ReplyDeleteYou should! It's like Frank's Red Hot Sauce, lol. You can put that ish on everything XD
DeleteGayle is so pretty, but I so love that gold over it!
ReplyDeleteOy is a total awesomeness amplifier ;)
DeleteThis is a very lovely combination!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteGreat vampy color! Love the combination you did here too :)
ReplyDeleteI've never tried Julep. Been tempted a couple of times...but I let it wane. You're tempting me now with this beautiful Gayle. And can I just say that OY looks beautiful over everything!
ReplyDeleteYou can, because it's true! :D And you should totally give Julep a shot. $4.49 for two quality polishes and a fun extra can't be beat and you can ALWAYS skip. :)
DeleteReally pretty. I love my subscription and their one-coat creams are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThey are :) I'm so excited for my new box :)
DeleteGlad you're a Maven again! If you don't like a month's, you can always skip so you don't miss the boxes you really like. :D And I like Oy over Gayle, though I suspect it's because Oy covers up most of Gayle. Did I mention I just can't bring myself to like eggplant purple colors? I think it's to do with my hatred of eggplants (the plant). *shudders thinking about it*
ReplyDelete~ Yun
Yes, you have mentioned it, in fact I considered posting a link to my original Gayle post (I think it was, like, my fourth) and then telling you specifically to not click through because I posed with an actual eggplant. But then I thought you might, anyway, out of morbid curiosity, so I decided against the whole thing, lol. Mighty kind of you to comment on this one, though ;) :)
DeleteHaha curiosity would have gotten the best of me, for sure! Yes good thing you didn't. :D
DeleteGayle is so pretty! I have a few Juleps that I got from a mystery box last year. I do like the shape of their bottles.
ReplyDeleteAren't they fun? A little on the impractical side (I actually tipped my Gayle bottle over as I was painting, lol) but not bothersome. Plus, you can fit lots of them in a small space, lol.
DeleteI love Gayle! It's awesome that you signed up to get your Maven box again-- I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty exited, lol ;)
DeleteWow...like I was just saying in a reply to your comment one of my posts, your manis are always sooo pristine! GAH. Can't even fathom how that's possible 100% of the time. Mmmm...this is SUCH a luscious deep purple color, and putting Oy as a couple of accents was the perfect touch! My roommate got me the Euro Centrale mini set for my b-day & I'm sooo glad to have them. :-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the minis. I wasn't even interested in OY. I got the minis for the light purple and blue, and I ended up LOVING OY, so much so that I went and got myself a big bottle. It's absolutely gorgeous over every color in the mini set. And my manis are SO not perfect 100% of the time but I appreciate your comment so much ♥♥♥
DeleteHello Maven, beautiful mani!!! I've been reading also through the comments and of course got hooked on Yun's. I admittedly don't care much for the plant either, but on the nails? I just LOVE it ;-)!! Adding OY gives it a brocate feel that I find so captivating. I particularly love that you did two nails vs just one accent nail - enjoy your evening xxx
ReplyDeleteOh brocade! You seriously come up with the prettiest, most perfect descriptions. ♥ I don't mind my eggplant in certain dishes but it isn't my favorite and the seeds are weird. :p
DeleteThis polish looks great and I love the layering you did! Too bad about the application though. We don't have nail polish boxes in the Netherlands unfortunately. I'm jealous of you US girls!
ReplyDeleteYou don't? Saaaad face! There's a brand new indie-based box in Australia, here's hoping some of the EU companies do something similar for you :) And thank you :)
DeleteI really like this combo. Looks like a bond girl polish.
ReplyDeleteOoh, it could totally be a Bond Girl polish! Good call. :)
DeleteGayle is so gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI think so, too :)
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